Pakanha
Pakanha was a Pama-Nyungan language once spoken in Australia.
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Pakanha (Bakanha), or Ayabakan, is a nearly extinct Paman language spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia. In 1981, there were 10 speakers of the language, originally spoken by the aboriginal Pakanha people in the central part of the Cape York Peninsula.
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Words in Pakanha
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| eye | mE* | |
| ear | totu* | |
| nose | kokutu* | |
| tooth | woNo* | |
| hand | mo7o* | |
| blood | komu* | |
| bone | yEnkEn* | |
| skin | 7oku* | |
| knee | puNku* | |
| breast | tutu* | |
| liver | wana* | |
| water | ukulu | |
| fire | tumo* | |
| sun | kinTo* | |
| star | muTa* | |
| stone | wolko* | |
| mountain | yoyko* | |
| tree | yuku* | |
| leaf | koNko* | |
| night | muto* | |
| dog | ko7o* | |
| louse | tuko* | |
| one | ntonoNko* | |
| two | kuTEm* | |
| drink | tu7i* | |
| hear | Naye* | |
| new | pukokome* | |
| full | nondomuLu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Yintyinka-AyabadhuPama-Nyungan30% alike
- Wik-MungkanPama-Nyungan26% alike
- Kuku-UwanhPama-Nyungan21% alike
- Kuuku-Ya'uPama-Nyungan20% alike
- ThayorePama-Nyungan14% alike
- BiyoSino-Tibetan13% 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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