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Gaagudju

Gaagudju was a language isolate once spoken in Australia.

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Gaagudju · 12.5°S 132.6°E

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

MeaningWordRomanization
womannjinggooduwa
personTiriNi*
namemaramir*
eyebodo*
eargadi*
nosegini*
toothriri*
tongueNanTil*
handNaTay*
bloodmaneNul*
bonebinagara*
skingankir*
kneemamboro*
breastgoNgo*
liverNagalarar*
watergaardu
fireguTli*
sungabolbir*
star5imebili*
treeTubara*
leafmaLaL*
nightmadada*
doggaTu*
fishNanTil*
louseradi*
onenowogoda*
twogermanda*
INayi*
youNi5a*
weNamba*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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