Ritharrngu
Ritharrngu is a Pama-Nyungan language spoken in Australia. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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The Ritharnggu language (Ritharrŋu, Ritharngu, Ritarungo) is an Australian Aboriginal language of the Yolŋu language group, spoken in Australia's Northern Territory.
Dialects align with the two kinship moieties of the Ritharrngu people, one of several Yolngu peoples: (a) Ritharnggu (Yirritja moiety), and (b) Wagilak language (Dua moiety). The Manggurra (the other Dua clan) now speak Ritharnggu, but apparently shifted from Nunggubuyu.
From Wikipedia · Ritharrngu language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Ritharrngu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | yulNu* | |
| name | garar* | |
| eye | maNuTi* | |
| ear | buturu* | |
| nose | Nuru* | |
| tooth | Lira* | |
| tongue | dilN* | |
| hand | guN* | |
| bone | Naraka* | |
| skin | guLa7* | |
| knee | gurpala* | |
| breast | Namini* | |
| liver | Naltir* | |
| water | gapu* | |
| fire | gurta* | |
| sun | waLir* | |
| star | dapaLk* | |
| stone | nuka7* | |
| mountain | gupa* | |
| tree | darpa* | |
| leaf | manTar7* | |
| night | makaL* | |
| dog | watu* | |
| fish | guya* | |
| louse | juku* | |
| one | widipiyaN7* | |
| two | bulalma5Ti* | |
| I | ra* | |
| you | ni* | |
| we | lima* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- DjambarrpuynguPama-Nyungan38% alike
- GumatjPama-Nyungan31% alike
- DhuwalPama-Nyungan29% alike
- DayiPama-Nyungan27% alike
- GupapuynguPama-Nyungan27% alike
- DhanguPama-Nyungan23% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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