Mangarrayi
Mangarrayi is a Mangarrayi-Maran language spoken in Australia. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Mangarrayi (Manggarrai, Mungerry, Ngarrabadji) is an Australian language spoken in the Northern Territory. Its classification is uncertain.
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Words in Mangarrayi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | malam* | |
| name | ni* | |
| eye | tyib* | |
| ear | tyalu* | |
| nose | mili5* | |
| tooth | dir* | |
| tongue | tywi* | |
| hand | Nadbur* | |
| blood | guray5in* | |
| bone | dama* | |
| skin | dab* | |
| knee | min* | |
| breast | gig* | |
| liver | Nirmin7* | |
| water | nguku | |
| fire | damayi* | |
| sun | ga5war* | |
| star | galNuda* | |
| stone | nanan* | |
| mountain | nanan* | |
| tree | landi* | |
| leaf | tyurgtyurg* | |
| night | bu5aN* | |
| dog | muyg* | |
| fish | mar* | |
| louse | magerg* | |
| one | wumbawa* | |
| two | Nabaranwa* | |
| I | Naya* | |
| we | Ni* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
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- Manda (Australia)Western Daly9% alike
- MehinákuArawakan9% alike
Grammar
- WagemanIsolates79% alike
- Jaminjung-NgaliwurruMirndi79% alike
- WunambalWorrorran77% alike
- WilawilaWorrorran76% alike
- MuruwariPama-Nyungan76% alike
- Gureng GurengPama-Nyungan76% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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