Panytyima
Panytyima is a Pama-Nyungan language spoken in Australia. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Panyjima is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken in the Hamersley Range, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It is the traditional language of the Panyjima people. The name has also been spelled Bandjima, Banjima, Banyjima, Paanjima, Pandjima, Panjima, Panjtjima, and Panytyima.
Like most indigenous Australian languages, Panyjima is endangered. Younger generations have English as a first language and make little distinction between Panyjima and its closely related neighbouring languages. There is a formal language register known as padupadu.
From Wikipedia · Panyjima language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Panytyima
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | malba* | |
| name | yini* | |
| eye | 8ula* | |
| ear | gula* | |
| nose | mula* | |
| tooth | yira* | |
| tongue | yaluru* | |
| hand | mara* | |
| blood | mada* | |
| bone | guTi* | |
| skin | ganunmara* | |
| knee | maNunba* | |
| breast | bibi* | |
| liver | Namari* | |
| water | baba* | |
| fire | gala* | |
| sun | garbu* | |
| star | bindiri* | |
| stone | manda* | |
| tree | gandi* | |
| leaf | barga* | |
| night | warugada* | |
| dog | wa5Ta* | |
| fish | gabi* | |
| louse | gulu* | |
| one | gu5Tilgana* | |
| two | gulara* | |
| I | Na8a* | |
| you | 5inda* | |
| we | Naliyaguru* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- NgarlumaPama-Nyungan63% alike
- YindjibarndiPama-Nyungan54% alike
- YinhawangkaPama-Nyungan46% alike
- KurramaPama-Nyungan42% alike
- WiranguPama-Nyungan26% alike
- NgarlaPama-Nyungan25% alike
Grammar
- MartuthuniraPama-Nyungan83% alike
- ThurawalPama-Nyungan83% alike
- YindjibarndiPama-Nyungan83% alike
- Gureng GurengPama-Nyungan83% alike
- WanmanPama-Nyungan83% alike
- MaykulanPama-Nyungan82% 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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