Ganggalida
Ganggalida was a Tangkic language once spoken in Australia.
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The Yukulta language, also spelt Yugulda, Yokula, Yukala, Jugula, and Jakula, and also known as Ganggalidda (Kangkalita, Ganggalida), is a Tangkic language spoken in Queensland and Northern Territory, Australia. It was spoken by the Yukulta people, whose traditional lands lie on the southern coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria.
Nguburinji (Ngubirindi) is regarded as a dialect of the same language, spoken by the Nguburinji people. It is now extinct.
From Wikipedia · Yukulta language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Ganggalida
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | taNkara* | |
| name | nita* | |
| eye | mipuLta* | |
| ear | maralta* | |
| nose | kirka* | |
| tooth | tamanta* | |
| tongue | tyalNa4a* | |
| hand | maLta* | |
| blood | kantuwa* | |
| bone | tyulta* | |
| skin | tarara* | |
| knee | puNkalta* | |
| breast | kuntuNka* | |
| liver | karmita* | |
| water | Nukuwa* | |
| fire | Nita* | |
| sun | warkuwa* | |
| star | kurupa* | |
| stone | kamara* | |
| mountain | kamara* | |
| tree | tiwalta* | |
| leaf | tyintiya* | |
| night | Nimiya* | |
| dog | Nawuwa* | |
| fish | yakuLi* | |
| louse | mita* | |
| one | tyatara* | |
| two | kiyarNka* | |
| I | Nata* | |
| you | 5iNka* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Grammar
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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