Martuthunira
Martuthunira was a Pama-Nyungan language once spoken in Australia.
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Martuthunira is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language, the traditional language of the Martuthunira people of Western Australia.
The last fluent speaker of Martuthunira, Algy Paterson, died on 6 August 1995. From 1980 he worked with the linguist Alan Dench to preserve Martuthunira in writing. Most of the understanding of the language comes from their work.
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Words in Martuthunira
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | na5ara* | |
| name | yini* | |
| eye | paniya | |
| ear | kuliya* | |
| nose | muLa* | |
| tooth | Nantari* | |
| tongue | yaLuru* | |
| hand | mara* | |
| blood | yuNkata5u* | |
| bone | kata* | |
| knee | manpur* | |
| breast | piwi* | |
| liver | Namari* | |
| water | kayulu | |
| fire | kaLa* | |
| sun | yakaraNu* | |
| stone | paLa* | |
| mountain | paLa* | |
| tree | kaLaran* | |
| leaf | wuruLwa* | |
| night | wayala* | |
| dog | muyi* | |
| fish | kuLampa* | |
| horse | nyingkurluwinparri | |
| one | kalika* | |
| two | kayara* | |
| I | Nayu* | |
| you | katu* | |
| we | Naliwa* | |
| drink | paya* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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