Pitta Pitta
Pitta Pitta was a Pama-Nyungan language once spoken in Australia.
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Pitta Pitta (also known by several other names and spellings) is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language. It was spoken around Boulia, Queensland.
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Words in Pitta Pitta
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | kana* | |
| eye | miyi* | |
| ear | Nada* | |
| nose | milya* | |
| tooth | milka* | |
| tongue | 8ali* | |
| hand | mara* | |
| blood | kimpa* | |
| bone | pina* | |
| skin | nala* | |
| knee | pa5Ta* | |
| breast | kapiTu* | |
| liver | kalu* | |
| water | Napu* | |
| fire | maka* | |
| sun | walka* | |
| star | Tinpi* | |
| stone | tipu* | |
| tree | mura* | |
| leaf | kadapati* | |
| night | yumulu* | |
| dog | piyawali* | |
| fish | kupi* | |
| louse | 5ilpa* | |
| one | Nururu* | |
| two | parkula* | |
| I | Na5Ta* | |
| you | inpa* | |
| we | Nana* | |
| drink | 8ima* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
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Grammar
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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