Nangikurrunggurr
Nangikurrunggurr is a Southern Daly language spoken in Australia. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Ngan'gi, formerly known as Ngan'gityemerri, and also known as Ngan'gikurunggurr, Moil/Moyle, Tyemeri/Tyemerri, Marityemeri, and Nordaniman, is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken in the Daly River region of Australiaʼs Northern Territory. There are three mutually intelligible dialects, with the two sister dialects known as Ngen'giwumirri and Ngan'gimerri.
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Words in Nangikurrunggurr
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | piwari* | |
| eye | damuy* | |
| ear | detyeri* | |
| nose | detyi* | |
| tooth | dedir* | |
| tongue | detye5* | |
| hand | deme* | |
| blood | petyen* | |
| bone | ami* | |
| skin | agarpuri* | |
| knee | denidyi* | |
| breast | tyi* | |
| liver | adara* | |
| water | kuri | |
| fire | yeNgi* | |
| sun | miri* | |
| star | Nanime* | |
| stone | pepi* | |
| tree | yawir* | |
| leaf | miriNgi* | |
| night | NaniNiyi* | |
| dog | wuwu* | |
| one | wukume* | |
| two | pakari* | |
| I | Nayi* | |
| you | 5i5i* | |
| we | nayinime* | |
| new | margu* | |
| full | bakuty* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- NhandaPama-Nyungan12% alike
- MarimanindjiWestern Daly12% alike
- MaridanWestern Daly11% alike
- WarrongoPama-Nyungan10% alike
- KibiriIsolates10% alike
- LavukaleveIsolates10% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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