Dhurga
Dhurga was a Pama-Nyungan language once spoken in Australia.
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The Dhurga language, also written Thurga, is an Australian Aboriginal language of New South Wales. It is a language of the Yuin people, specifically the Wandandian and Walbunja groups, but there have been no fluent speakers officially recorded for decades, so it has been functionally extinct for some time. Efforts have been made to revive the language since the 2010s.
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Words in Dhurga
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| eye | mabura* | |
| ear | guri* | |
| nose | nugur* | |
| tooth | yira* | |
| tongue | dhalaN* | |
| hand | mana* | |
| blood | dyrali* | |
| skin | wadhu* | |
| knee | NumuN* | |
| breast | Nami5a* | |
| water | NadyuN* | |
| fire | ganbi* | |
| sun | bagar5* | |
| star | dyiNgi* | |
| mountain | bidhu* | |
| tree | bunbal* | |
| leaf | dyirawa* | |
| night | dhabura* | |
| dog | mirigan* | |
| louse | mula* | |
| one | midhandhal* | |
| two | dyiriba* | |
| I | Nayaga* | |
| you | 5indiga* | |
| we | Nayawa5* | |
| drink | Nundhu* | |
| see | 5ala* | |
| hear | Nara* | |
| die | mubura* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- ThurawalPama-Nyungan50% alike
- Northern Inland YuinPama-Nyungan32% alike
- Southern Inland YuinPama-Nyungan22% alike
- DyangadiPama-Nyungan17% alike
- HawkesburyPama-Nyungan17% alike
- BadjirriPama-Nyungan17% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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