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Umbugarla

Umbugarla was a language isolate once spoken in Australia.

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Umbugarla · 12.9°S 131.8°E

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.

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Words in Umbugarla

MeaningWordRomanization
personraNaN*
eyemalur*
earadyalwa*
nosegudyumilik*
toothdamar*
tongueyawariN*
handamarudu*
bloodgarwady*
bonebulumba*
skingurgulik*
kneeimiri*
breastguNguN*
liverdyi*
watergada*
fireNara*
sungimbara*
starib3raNar*
stoneNaradyil*
treedyamar*
leafbulurur*
nightmidyag*
dogmi5*
fishgaty*
onegiriNgir*
INarg*
youNi5*
weyaNa*
drinkgiNi*
seegana*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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