Mullukmulluk
Mullukmulluk is a Northern Daly language spoken in Australia. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Malak-Malak (also spelt Mullukmulluk, Malagmalag), also known as Ngolak-Wonga (Nguluwongga), is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Mulluk-Mulluk people. Malak-Malak is nearly extinct, with children growing up speaking Kriol or English instead. The language is spoken in the Daly River area around Woolianna and Nauiyu. The Kuwema or Tyaraity (Tyeraty) variety is distinct.
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Words in Mullukmulluk
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | ni* | |
| eye | numuru* | |
| ear | tyew3r* | |
| nose | yinin* | |
| tooth | tit* | |
| tongue | Nentilk* | |
| hand | ne5ilk* | |
| blood | tawut* | |
| bone | m3r3t* | |
| skin | NaLil* | |
| knee | p3Nk3l* | |
| breast | wiyi* | |
| liver | yelik* | |
| water | wak* | |
| fire | ty3N* | |
| sun | miri* | |
| star | n3m3r3l* | |
| stone | walk* | |
| tree | ty3n* | |
| leaf | tempel* | |
| night | puwar* | |
| dog | muyi5* | |
| one | yanakNa* | |
| two | werena* | |
| I | Na* | |
| you | waNari* | |
| we | yerkit* | |
| new | naNki* | |
| full | arikina* |
* 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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Glottolog · mull1237 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · mpb