Djinba
Djinba is a Pama-Nyungan language spoken in Australia. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Djinba is an Australian Aboriginal Yolŋu language, spoken by the Djinba in eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory.
Dialects of the two moieties are (a) Ganalbingu (Ganhalpuyngu) and (b) Mandjalpingu (Manydjalpuyngu).
Speakers of Mandjalpingu include the actor and traditional dancer David Gulpilil.
From Wikipedia · Djinba language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Djinba
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | yulNi* | |
| name | garark* | |
| eye | mil* | |
| ear | gi5Ti* | |
| nose | Nuri* | |
| tooth | rirpal* | |
| tongue | TalaNan* | |
| hand | gumbur* | |
| blood | gulaN* | |
| bone | Naraka* | |
| skin | Nalan* | |
| knee | yiTir* | |
| water | gapi* | |
| sun | Taribir* | |
| star | girilik* | |
| stone | ririTi* | |
| tree | TuNgi* | |
| leaf | wuNul* | |
| night | maluk* | |
| dog | Ta5ar* | |
| fish | guya* | |
| one | wipani* | |
| two | malTana* | |
| I | Nari* | |
| you | 5uni* | |
| we | lim* | |
| drink | wurk* | |
| die | burpil* | |
| come | balwar* | |
| path | Tukur* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- DjinangPama-Nyungan31% alike
- DjambarrpuynguPama-Nyungan25% alike
- GumatjPama-Nyungan24% alike
- GupapuynguPama-Nyungan22% alike
- RitharrnguPama-Nyungan22% alike
- DhanguPama-Nyungan21% 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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