Nugunu (Australia)

Nugunu (Australia) was a Pama-Nyungan language once spoken in Australia.

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Nukunu (or Nugunu or many other names: see below) is a moribund Australian Aboriginal language spoken by Nukunu people on Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. As of 2017, there is a revival and maintenance programme under way for the language.

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Words in Nugunu (Australia)

Meaning	Word	Romanization
eye	mina*
ear	yuri*
nose	mudla*
tooth	yira*
tongue	yEli*
hand	mara*
head	kakarti
blood	karu*
water	kawi
fire	ka8la*
sun	dindo*
star	budli*
stone	kadnya*
mountain	tartu*
tree	wita*
night	wiltya*
dog	kadli*
fish	kwiya*
snake	kampu
one	kumarna*
two	budlaina*
you	nina*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

Nearby languages

Ngadjuri Kaurna Banggarla Narungga Nauo Adnyamathanha Lower Riverland Upper Riverland Guyani Lower Darling-Lower Lachlan

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