Nakara
Nakara is a Maningrida language spoken in Australia, by about 58 people. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Nakkara (Na-kara) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Nagara people of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia.
It is also spelled Nakara or Nagara and also called Kokori.
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Words in Nakara
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | wunakelaya* | |
| name | noraNa* | |
| eye | kurbara* | |
| ear | kelama* | |
| nose | lombara* | |
| hand | kardTa* | |
| blood | kumbala* | |
| bone | muma* | |
| skin | bardabarda* | |
| knee | makuka* | |
| breast | nakeya* | |
| liver | kurda* | |
| water | kuka* | |
| fire | nadToka* | |
| sun | nabena* | |
| stone | wunadTakala* | |
| tree | nadToka* | |
| night | baraka* | |
| dog | nakamana* | |
| fish | nTonTa* | |
| one | Naradawa* | |
| two | kakardaba* | |
| drink | dTi* | |
| see | na* | |
| hear | kelaya* | |
| die | dTorama* | |
| come | naya* | |
| new | kerawara* | |
| full | wuraya* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- DjeebbanaManingrida12% alike
- BurarraManingrida11% alike
- ManyawaAtlantic-Congo10% alike
- Malawi LomweAtlantic-Congo9% alike
- RimanggudhinmaPama-Nyungan9% alike
- DeduaNuclear Trans New Guinea9% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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