Nhangu
Nhangu is a Pama-Nyungan language spoken in Australia. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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The Nhangu language (Nhaŋu), also Yan-nhaŋu (Jarnango) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Yan-nhaŋu people, inhabitants of the Crocodile Islands off the coast of Arnhem Land, in the Northern Territory of Australia. The Yan-nhaŋu language belongs to the Yolŋu Matha language group of the Yolŋu people of Arnhem Land in northern Australia. The varieties of the two moieties are (a) Gorlpa and (b) Yan-nhangu.
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Words in Nhangu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | yulNu* | |
| name | yagara* | |
| eye | maNuTi* | |
| ear | buduro* | |
| tooth | rara* | |
| tongue | Nanar* | |
| hand | gogo* | |
| blood | gulaN* | |
| bone | ma7irin* | |
| skin | galagal* | |
| knee | nibal* | |
| liver | birila* | |
| water | gabu* | |
| fire | bwimar* | |
| sun | bin* | |
| star | ga5u* | |
| stone | wadaba* | |
| mountain | bande* | |
| tree | bambi* | |
| leaf | Tar* | |
| dog | wuŋgan | |
| fish | Nariri* | |
| louse | mugmug* | |
| one | waliba* | |
| two | marma* | |
| I | Nara* | |
| you | nunu* | |
| we | Nalima* | |
| drink | NurgTun* | |
| see | nama* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- DjambarrpuynguPama-Nyungan37% alike
- DayiPama-Nyungan34% alike
- GumatjPama-Nyungan32% alike
- GupapuynguPama-Nyungan30% alike
- DhuwalPama-Nyungan19% alike
- RitharrnguPama-Nyungan19% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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