Jingulu
Jingulu is a Mirndi language spoken in Australia. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Jingulu, also spelt Djingili, is an Australian language spoken by the Jingili people in the Northern Territory of Australia, historically around the township of Elliot. The language is an isolate branch of the Mirndi languages.
The Jingulu have (or had) a well-developed signed form of their language.
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Words in Jingulu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | nayu | |
| person | bayadadu* | |
| name | ligyu* | |
| eye | NabanZu* | |
| ear | laNa* | |
| nose | gilimi* | |
| tooth | NaZalaguru* | |
| tongue | Zala5a* | |
| hand | manda* | |
| blood | NabaraNguru* | |
| bone | gadagada* | |
| skin | gur5u* | |
| knee | muZumi* | |
| breast | Zimudgu* | |
| liver | Zabarga* | |
| water | ibilkini | |
| fire | buba* | |
| sun | wuliZini* | |
| star | gamarindyi* | |
| stone | giZululu* | |
| mountain | galiruNu* | |
| tree | daraNgu* | |
| leaf | nanyalu* | |
| night | NurariZbi* | |
| dog | walagu* | |
| fish | gagwi* | |
| louse | Zudini* | |
| one | guNgubanu* | |
| two | gugyarani* | |
| I | Naya* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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