Gooniyandi
Gooniyandi is a Bunaban language spoken in Australia, by about 100 people. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Gooniyandi is an Australian Aboriginal language now spoken by about 200 people, most of whom live in or near Fitzroy Crossing in Western Australia. Gooniyandi is an endangered language as it is not being passed on to children, who instead grow up speaking Kriol.
From Wikipedia · Gooniyandi language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Gooniyandi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| father | ngaboo | |
| woman | goornboo | |
| person | yuwulu* | |
| name | yiNi* | |
| eye | muLu* | |
| ear | manga* | |
| nose | manili* | |
| tooth | mi5Tu* | |
| tongue | taNandi* | |
| hand | maLa* | |
| blood | wari* | |
| bone | guTi* | |
| skin | TuNulmi* | |
| knee | gimani* | |
| breast | gamu* | |
| liver | miLi* | |
| water | gamba | |
| fire | wayandi* | |
| sun | miri* | |
| star | wata* | |
| stone | Nari* | |
| mountain | Nari* | |
| tree | girili* | |
| leaf | yimarara* | |
| night | maniNga* | |
| dog | tara* | |
| cat | minyawoo | |
| fish | gawi* | |
| horse | dimana | |
| louse | 5aNgi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- BunabaBunaban33% alike
- KitjaJarrakan23% alike
- JaruPama-Nyungan16% alike
- UmbugarlaIsolates14% alike
- Wilson River (Grey Range)Pama-Nyungan13% alike
- Kulina PanoPano-Tacanan12% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · goon1238 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · gni