Djeebbana
Djeebbana is a Maningrida language spoken in Australia. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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The Ndjébbana language, also spelt Djeebbana and Ndjebanna and also known as Kunibidji (Gunavidji, Gunivugi, Gombudj), is a Burarran language spoken by the Gunavidji (Ndjebbana) people of North-central Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia.
"Gunavidji" (and variant forms) is an exonym used by speakers of Kunbarlang, Kunwinjku and Maung languages.
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Words in Djeebbana
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | lakara* | |
| name | wala* | |
| eye | dila* | |
| ear | kala* | |
| nose | maNuya* | |
| tooth | rida* | |
| tongue | dyaNona* | |
| hand | kudya* | |
| blood | kanbilibala* | |
| bone | yida* | |
| skin | koda* | |
| knee | 5ama5a* | |
| breast | kolola* | |
| liver | Nadabamba* | |
| water | kaba* | |
| fire | yuya* | |
| sun | wawara* | |
| star | 5ananaba* | |
| stone | waleykara* | |
| tree | kula* | |
| leaf | kakara* | |
| dog | barbaya* | |
| fish | bokala* | |
| louse | kada* | |
| one | waraba* | |
| two | kanayedyaba* | |
| I | Nayaba* | |
| you | 5indyaba* | |
| we | 5iraba* | |
| drink | dyi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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