Murriny Patha
Murriny Patha is a Southern Daly language spoken in Australia. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Murrinh-patha (or Murrinhpatha, literally 'language-good'), called Garama by the Jaminjung, is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by over 2,000 people, most of whom live in Wadeye in the Northern Territory, where it is the dominant language of the community. It is spoken by the Murrinh-Patha people, as well as several other peoples whose languages are extinct or nearly so, including the Mati Ke and Marri-Djabin. It is believed to be the most widely spoken Australian Aboriginal language not belonging to the Pama-Nyungan language family.
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Words in Murriny Patha
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | murriny* | |
| eye | kamarl* | |
| ear | ye* | |
| nose | yi* | |
| tooth | dimu* | |
| tongue | dhanme* | |
| hand | ma* | |
| blood | kumuluN* | |
| bone | murnu* | |
| skin | darripi* | |
| knee | wiNka* | |
| breast | Napurlu* | |
| liver | punhu* | |
| water | kura* | |
| fire | thuNgu* | |
| sun | NuNa* | |
| star | marrurru* | |
| stone | palyirr* | |
| mountain | dyerredyerren* | |
| tree | thay* | |
| leaf | mulurn* | |
| night | kalkalk* | |
| dog | were* | |
| cat | ku yirrthip | |
| horse | nintu | |
| one | numi* | |
| two | perrkengu* | |
| I | Nay* | |
| you | nangi* | |
| we | Nangi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- MaranungguWestern Daly12% alike
- GurindjiPama-Nyungan11% alike
- MullukmullukNorthern Daly11% alike
- Wilson River (Grey Range)Pama-Nyungan10% alike
- AmiWestern Daly10% alike
- NangikurrunggurrSouthern Daly10% alike
Grammar
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- UrninganggGiimbiyu77% alike
- AuNuclear Torricelli77% alike
- WaimaAustronesian77% alike
- Misima-PaneatiAustronesian77% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · murr1258 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · mwf