Pirriya

Pirriya was a Pama-Nyungan language once spoken in Australia.

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Pirriya · 25.5°S 142.5°E

Pirriya (also Birria, Bidia, Kunggari, Kulumali, and Kungadutji) is an extinct and unclassified Australian Aboriginal language. It was spoken by the Bidia people (also known as Biria) of the western and central western Queensland, including Barcoo Shire, Whitula Creek, Cooper Creek, and Jundah.

It is not to be confused with the Biri language and its dialects, also a Queensland language, spoken by the Biria people.

From Wikipedia · Pirriya language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Pirriya

Meaning	Word	Romanization
eye	mil*
ear	kura*
nose	miNku*
tooth	yira*
tongue	tarli*
hand	mara*
blood	karuga*
bone	kampu*
breast	Nama*
water	kaku*
fire	watyin*
sun	mura*
star	yityi*
stone	pari*
night	mila*
dog	titi*
fish	kamu*
one	marina*
two	parkula*
drink	kutaNu*
die	pukana*
come	yantanapayi*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

Nearby languages

Kuungkari of Barcoo River Kunggari Yawarawarga Wilson River (Grey Range)Karruwali Margany Mithaka Yandjibara Bulloo River Gunya

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