Dyaabugay
Dyaabugay is a Pama-Nyungan language spoken in Australia. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Djabugay (or Djabuganjdji; see below for other names) is an endangered Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Djabugay people with 81 native speakers at the 2021 census. The Djabugay language region includes Far North Queensland, particularly around the Kuranda Range and Barron River catchment, and the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Cairns Regional Council.
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Words in Dyaabugay
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | bama* | |
| name | guwal* | |
| eye | dyili* | |
| ear | bina* | |
| nose | gu* | |
| tooth | dira* | |
| tongue | 5awil* | |
| hand | mara* | |
| blood | galbal* | |
| bone | dadagal* | |
| skin | dumbul* | |
| knee | dyara* | |
| breast | Namun* | |
| liver | galmbara* | |
| water | bana | |
| fire | biri* | |
| sun | buNan* | |
| star | gaway* | |
| stone | walba* | |
| mountain | bunda* | |
| tree | dyulbin* | |
| leaf | dugu* | |
| night | buga* | |
| dog | gura* | |
| fish | guyu* | |
| louse | guliy* | |
| one | 4iwul* | |
| two | mulu* | |
| I | Nawu* | |
| you | 5ura* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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