Kunbarlang
Kunbarlang was a Gunwinyguan language once spoken in Australia.
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Gunbarlang, or Kunbarlang, is an Australian Aboriginal language in northern Australia with multiple dialects. Other names are Gungalang and Warlang. Speakers are multilingual in Kunwinjku and Mawng. Most of the Gunbarlang people now speak Kunwinjku.
The language is part of a language revival project, as a critically endangered language.
From Wikipedia · Gunbarlang language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Kunbarlang
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | gidimarg* | |
| name | Neyowa* | |
| eye | wumu* | |
| ear | galmu* | |
| tooth | gayaN* | |
| tongue | Nag* | |
| hand | gunbid* | |
| blood | mulubin* | |
| bone | gagag* | |
| skin | giwid7* | |
| knee | bilNar* | |
| liver | yuwunal* | |
| water | 5u5ug* | |
| fire | widiT* | |
| sun | ganag* | |
| star | maniligar* | |
| stone | walar* | |
| mountain | NoloraTunTa* | |
| tree | gendulg* | |
| leaf | maTula* | |
| dog | durdug* | |
| fish | barbuN* | |
| louse | minaN* | |
| one | naguTi* | |
| two | gaburg* | |
| I | Nayi* | |
| drink | badiTi* | |
| see | na* | |
| hear | Nalyu* | |
| die | warmi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Bininj Kun-WokGunwinyguan15% alike
- MawngIwaidjan Proper11% alike
- NgandiGunwinyguan11% alike
- RimanggudhinmaPama-Nyungan10% alike
- MarraMangarrayi-Maran10% alike
- HawkesburyPama-Nyungan10% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · kunb1251 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · wlg