Marimanindji
Marimanindji was a Western Daly language once spoken in Australia.
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Marimanindji (Marramanindjdji) is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language of the Daly River region in the Northern Territory. No fluent speakers remained by 2016. The name means 'what language?' and is derived from mara- 'language' and manandjil 'what'. The primary description of Marimanindji is a sketch grammar by Tryon (1974).
From Wikipedia · Marimanindji language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Marimanindji
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | winkin* | |
| eye | miri* | |
| ear | tyaNi* | |
| nose | yen* | |
| tooth | ter* | |
| tongue | NalNi5aN* | |
| hand | muri* | |
| blood | wulkirim* | |
| bone | ama* | |
| skin | ateripiri* | |
| knee | pireNki* | |
| breast | yeNi* | |
| liver | aparwu* | |
| water | wuti* | |
| fire | tyentyi* | |
| sun | panti* | |
| star | yewi* | |
| stone | karawala* | |
| tree | tawur* | |
| leaf | yirin* | |
| night | nityi* | |
| dog | yitin* | |
| one | Nantyipe* | |
| two | pi5iti* | |
| I | yikin* | |
| you | na5* | |
| we | NaNkiwi5im* | |
| new | yaNi* | |
| full | pakawuyty* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- MaridanWestern Daly68% alike
- MarithielWestern Daly61% alike
- MaridjabinWestern Daly57% alike
- MarriammuWestern Daly56% alike
- MaringarrWestern Daly55% alike
- MaranungguWestern Daly36% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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