Ngiyambaa
Ngiyambaa was a Pama-Nyungan language once spoken in Australia.
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The Ngiyampaa language, also spelt Ngiyambaa, Ngempa, Ngemba and other variants, is a Pama–Nyungan language of the Wiradhuric subgroup. It was the traditional language of the Wangaaypuwan and Wayilwan peoples of New South Wales.
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Words in Ngiyambaa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mayi* | |
| eye | mil* | |
| ear | wutha* | |
| nose | murutha* | |
| tooth | wira* | |
| tongue | thalay* | |
| hand | mara* | |
| blood | kuway* | |
| skin | yulay* | |
| knee | puntay* | |
| breast | Namu* | |
| liver | kuralu* | |
| water | kali | |
| fire | wi* | |
| sun | thuni* | |
| star | kirala* | |
| mountain | thirama* | |
| tree | kukur* | |
| leaf | kira* | |
| dog | mirri | |
| horse | yarraaman | |
| louse | kapul* | |
| one | maku* | |
| two | pulakar* | |
| I | Nathu* | |
| you | Nintu* | |
| we | Niyani* | |
| drink | NaruNkiri* | |
| see | Nakiri* | |
| hear | winaNali* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- WiradhuriPama-Nyungan48% alike
- Yuwaalaraay-GamilaraayPama-Nyungan42% alike
- MuruwariPama-Nyungan35% alike
- BayaliPama-Nyungan26% alike
- BadjirriPama-Nyungan25% alike
- WarrnamboolPama-Nyungan25% alike
Grammar
- ThurawalPama-Nyungan84% alike
- YindjilandjiPama-Nyungan84% alike
- YalarnngaPama-Nyungan82% alike
- KayardildTangkic82% alike
- BugunSino-Tibetan81% alike
- Guugu YimidhirrPama-Nyungan81% 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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