Thurawal
Thurawal was a Pama-Nyungan language once spoken in Australia.
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The Dharawal language, also spelt Tharawal and Thurawal, and also known as Wodiwodi and other variants, is an Australian Aboriginal language of New South Wales.
People of the neighbouring Gandangara clans make mention of the Dharawal language as actually being called Gur Gur.
From Wikipedia · Dharawal language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Thurawal
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| eye | mabura* | |
| ear | guri* | |
| nose | nugur* | |
| tooth | yira* | |
| tongue | dhala5* | |
| hand | maramal* | |
| blood | Nawu* | |
| skin | baga5uN* | |
| knee | NumuN* | |
| breast | Nami5aN* | |
| liver | naganuN* | |
| water | NadyuN* | |
| fire | ganbi* | |
| sun | barara5* | |
| star | dyindyinaraN* | |
| mountain | bubara* | |
| tree | gundu* | |
| leaf | dyira5* | |
| night | bara* | |
| dog | miri* | |
| louse | guNgal* | |
| one | midhaN* | |
| two | bular* | |
| I | NayagaN* | |
| you | 5idigaN* | |
| we | 5unalin* | |
| drink | Nunda* | |
| see | nanda* | |
| hear | Narandi* | |
| die | bali* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- DhurgaPama-Nyungan50% alike
- Northern Inland YuinPama-Nyungan36% alike
- WorimiPama-Nyungan24% alike
- SydneyPama-Nyungan23% alike
- HawkesburyPama-Nyungan21% alike
- Southern Inland YuinPama-Nyungan20% alike
Grammar
- RitharrnguPama-Nyungan98% alike
- Woiwurrung-ThagungwurrungPama-Nyungan93% alike
- WanmanPama-Nyungan91% alike
- YulparijaPama-Nyungan90% alike
- ChepangSino-Tibetan89% alike
- KalkatunguPama-Nyungan89% 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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