Umbugarla
Umbugarla was a language isolate once spoken in Australia.
An isolate: no relationship to any other known language has been demonstrated.
Umbugarla or Mbukarla is a possible Australian language isolate once spoken by three people in Arnhem Land, northern Australia as of 1981, and is now extinct.
From Wikipedia · Umbugarla language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Umbugarla
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | raNaN* | |
| eye | malur* | |
| ear | adyalwa* | |
| nose | gudyumilik* | |
| tooth | damar* | |
| tongue | yawariN* | |
| hand | amarudu* | |
| blood | garwady* | |
| bone | bulumba* | |
| skin | gurgulik* | |
| knee | imiri* | |
| breast | guNguN* | |
| liver | dyi* | |
| water | gada* | |
| fire | Nara* | |
| sun | gimbara* | |
| star | ib3raNar* | |
| stone | Naradyil* | |
| tree | dyamar* | |
| leaf | bulurur* | |
| night | midyag* | |
| dog | mi5* | |
| fish | gaty* | |
| one | giriNgir* | |
| I | Narg* | |
| you | Ni5* | |
| we | yaNa* | |
| drink | giNi* | |
| see | gana* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- GooniyandiBunaban14% alike
- WarrayGunwinyguan13% alike
- WedauAustronesian12% alike
- YaygirPama-Nyungan11% alike
- HawkesburyPama-Nyungan10% alike
- MaranungguWestern Daly10% alike
Grammar
- GamberaWorrorran86% alike
- MiwaWorrorran86% alike
- Umiida-UnggaranguWorrorran85% alike
- WilawilaWorrorran85% alike
- KungarakanyIsolates85% alike
- WinjarumiWorrorran84% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · umbu1235 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · umr