Ngalkbun
Ngalkbun is a Gunwinyguan language spoken in Australia. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Dalabon is a Gunwinyguan language of Arnhem Land, Australia. It is a severely endangered language, with perhaps as one or two fluent speakers remaining as of 2025.
Dalabon is also known as Dangbon (the Kune or Mayali name), Ngalkbun (the Jawoyn name), and Buwan (the Rembarrnga name).
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Words in Ngalkbun
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | bi* | |
| name | NEno* | |
| eye | m3m3* | |
| ear | gEnEm* | |
| tooth | yEmErg* | |
| tongue | dEl* | |
| hand | NErin* | |
| blood | gurEiT* | |
| bone | mo* | |
| skin | gulE7no* | |
| knee | bEd* | |
| liver | NEldi* | |
| water | wE* | |
| fire | mimEl* | |
| sun | modE* | |
| star | gin7gin7* | |
| stone | bEd* | |
| mountain | dulumno* | |
| tree | dol* | |
| leaf | bEl7* | |
| dog | rolu* | |
| fish | TE5* | |
| louse | dod* | |
| one | wE5in* | |
| two | yEbbun* | |
| I | N3i* | |
| you | 5iN* | |
| we | NirE7* | |
| drink | golNon* | |
| see | nE* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- RembarrngaGunwinyguan24% alike
- NgalakganGunwinyguan18% alike
- JawoynGunwinyguan13% alike
- Bininj Kun-WokGunwinyguan13% alike
- NhandaPama-Nyungan9% alike
- WarrayGunwinyguan9% alike
Grammar
- NyangumartaPama-Nyungan87% alike
- WajarriPama-Nyungan81% alike
- Kuku-UwanhPama-Nyungan81% alike
- BiriPama-Nyungan81% alike
- DjambarrpuynguPama-Nyungan80% alike
- YawaYawa-Saweru80% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · ngal1292 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · ngk