Lamalama
Lamalama is a Pama-Nyungan language spoken in Australia. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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The Lamalama language, also known by the clan name Mbarrumbathama (Austlang) or Mba Rumbathama, formerly known as Lamu-Lamu or Lama-Lama, is a Paman language of Queensland, Australia. Lamalama is one of four languages once spoken by the Lamalama people, the others being Morrobolam (Umbuygamu), Mbariman-Gudinhma, and Umpithamu.
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Words in Lamalama
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | bE* | |
| eye | rEtE* | |
| ear | nEburi* | |
| nose | wutE* | |
| tooth | ErritE* | |
| tongue | tEnE* | |
| hand | kul* | |
| blood | tyetyEr* | |
| bone | tEl* | |
| skin | tur* | |
| breast | yuL* | |
| liver | loEn* | |
| water | gu* | |
| fire | rEn* | |
| sun | lun* | |
| star | piL* | |
| stone | pwon* | |
| mountain | Ermyen* | |
| tree | ErtEr* | |
| leaf | liL* | |
| night | Erpemi* | |
| dog | tower* | |
| fish | NEtyEr* | |
| one | xEnEwor* | |
| two | swor* | |
| I | yE* | |
| you | tuy* | |
| we | lEpEl* | |
| see | mEkE* | |
| hear | NEyi* |
* 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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