Kumbainggar
Kumbainggar is a Pama-Nyungan language spoken in Australia, by about 90 people. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Gumbaynggirr (also spelled Gumbaingari, Kumbainggar, Kumbaingeri, Gambalamam, and also called Baanbay) is an endangered Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Gumbaynggirr people, who are native to the Mid North Coast of New South Wales.
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Words in Kumbainggar
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | Nobombo* | |
| name | bidyor* | |
| eye | mil* | |
| ear | Nolgon* | |
| nose | dyiNom* | |
| tooth | diro* | |
| tongue | go5ombil* | |
| hand | moro* | |
| blood | mulur* | |
| bone | guluro* | |
| skin | gulom* | |
| knee | bogobogo* | |
| breast | Nudum* | |
| liver | gonoNgir* | |
| water | Noru* | |
| fire | wogoy* | |
| sun | Noyon* | |
| star | biroL* | |
| stone | munim* | |
| mountain | dyulum* | |
| tree | bigur* | |
| leaf | dyoNgur* | |
| night | Nunmor* | |
| dog | wo5dyi* | |
| fish | yomor* | |
| louse | mu5u* | |
| one | gorugun* | |
| two | bulori* | |
| I | Noyo* | |
| you | Nindo* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- YaygirPama-Nyungan38% alike
- WorimiPama-Nyungan15% alike
- BayaliPama-Nyungan15% alike
- WarrgamayPama-Nyungan14% alike
- Yuwaalaraay-GamilaraayPama-Nyungan14% alike
- HawkesburyPama-Nyungan14% alike
Grammar
- AwabakalPama-Nyungan88% alike
- Guugu YimidhirrPama-Nyungan88% alike
- WiranguPama-Nyungan86% alike
- YankunytjatjaraPama-Nyungan86% alike
- JaruPama-Nyungan85% alike
- DyirbalPama-Nyungan85% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · kumb1268 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · kgs