Garrwa
Garrwa is a Garrwan language spoken in Australia. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Garrwa, also spelt Garawa, Gaarwa, or Karawa and also known as Leearrawa, is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Garrwa people of a northern region of the Northern Territory of Australia.
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Words in Garrwa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | niTi* | |
| eye | yami* | |
| ear | kuwada* | |
| nose | mulu* | |
| tooth | mayi* | |
| tongue | Tali5i* | |
| hand | mani* | |
| blood | Nulya* | |
| bone | Nuli* | |
| skin | kalu* | |
| knee | muTi* | |
| breast | Namulu* | |
| liver | Tunayi* | |
| water | wabuda | |
| fire | TaNu* | |
| sun | Nadara* | |
| star | warswiTi* | |
| stone | duNala* | |
| tree | kunda* | |
| leaf | wanTir* | |
| night | muNa* | |
| dog | baTaNu* | |
| fish | kaku* | |
| louse | dunur* | |
| one | yiNamali* | |
| two | kuTara* | |
| I | Nayu* | |
| you | ninTi* | |
| we | Nambala* | |
| drink | Nara* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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- ThurawalPama-Nyungan83% alike
- NarrinyeriPama-Nyungan83% alike
- WagayaPama-Nyungan81% alike
- WarluwaraPama-Nyungan81% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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