Kuku-Yalanji
Kuku-Yalanji is a Pama-Nyungan language spoken in Australia, by about 388 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Guugu Yalandji, also spelt Kuku-Yalanji, is an Australian Aboriginal language of Queensland. It is the traditional language of the Kuku Yalanji people.
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Words in Kuku-Yalanji
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | bama* | |
| name | buri* | |
| ear | milga* | |
| nose | budyil* | |
| tooth | dira* | |
| tongue | nabil* | |
| blood | Nulgur* | |
| skin | yulban* | |
| liver | dyiba* | |
| water | bana | |
| fire | baya* | |
| sun | wuNar* | |
| star | dawar* | |
| stone | yaNga* | |
| leaf | bira* | |
| dog | gaya* | |
| fish | guyu* | |
| one | nubun* | |
| two | bula* | |
| I | naya* | |
| you | yundu* | |
| we | Nandyin* | |
| drink | Naga* | |
| see | naga* | |
| hear | milgadyanay* | |
| die | wula* | |
| come | gada* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Grammar
- BiriPama-Nyungan87% alike
- NyangumartaPama-Nyungan86% alike
- WarrgamayPama-Nyungan85% alike
- Gureng GurengPama-Nyungan85% alike
- NhandaPama-Nyungan84% alike
- Pintupi-LuritjaPama-Nyungan84% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · kuku1273 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · gvn