Kungarakany
Kungarakany was a language isolate once spoken in Australia.
An isolate: no relationship to any other known language has been demonstrated.
The Kungarakany language, also spelt Kungarakan, Gunerakan, Gungaragan, Gungarakanj, and Kangarraga, is an extinct Australian language spoken in the Northern Territory. Mukngirru was likely a dialect. It became extinct after the last speaker, Madeline England, died in 1989. It is currently undergoing a revival through an AIATSIS language grant and through the efforts of many dedicated people who have contributed their time, expertise and knowledge to revive this once thought extinct language.
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Words in Kungarakany
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | kigerak* | |
| name | kiNi* | |
| eye | mibi* | |
| ear | cel* | |
| tooth | Ne5mek* | |
| tongue | maNar* | |
| hand | mu* | |
| blood | cila* | |
| bone | kimu* | |
| skin | kiwer* | |
| knee | mitpirk* | |
| breast | koyoN* | |
| liver | kukotkot* | |
| water | koba* | |
| fire | poNo* | |
| sun | pit* | |
| star | mibikimuyik* | |
| stone | kembe* | |
| mountain | kere* | |
| tree | poNo* | |
| leaf | mala* | |
| night | Nik* | |
| dog | lirmi* | |
| fish | meTa* | |
| louse | tin* | |
| one | woNapuN* | |
| two | kiTaraba* | |
| I | ar* | |
| you | Ni* | |
| we | kur* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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