Gaagudju
Gaagudju was a language isolate once spoken in Australia.
An isolate: no relationship to any other known language has been demonstrated.
Gaagudju (also spelt Gagadu, Gaguju, and Kakadu) is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language formerly spoken in the environs of Kakadu National Park, in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia.
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Words in Gaagudju
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | njinggooduwa | |
| person | TiriNi* | |
| name | maramir* | |
| eye | bodo* | |
| ear | gadi* | |
| nose | gini* | |
| tooth | riri* | |
| tongue | NanTil* | |
| hand | NaTay* | |
| blood | maneNul* | |
| bone | binagara* | |
| skin | gankir* | |
| knee | mamboro* | |
| breast | goNgo* | |
| liver | Nagalarar* | |
| water | gaardu | |
| fire | guTli* | |
| sun | gabolbir* | |
| star | 5imebili* | |
| tree | Tubara* | |
| leaf | maLaL* | |
| night | madada* | |
| dog | gaTu* | |
| fish | NanTil* | |
| louse | radi* | |
| one | nowogoda* | |
| two | germanda* | |
| I | Nayi* | |
| you | Ni5a* | |
| we | Namba* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Grammar
- MiwaWorrorran84% alike
- WilawilaWorrorran83% alike
- GamberaWorrorran82% alike
- KungarakanyIsolates82% alike
- KwiniWorrorran80% alike
- Umiida-UnggaranguWorrorran79% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · gaga1251 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · gbu