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Wadjiginy

Wadjiginy is a language isolate spoken in Australia, by about 5 people. Glottolog rates it moribund.

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Wadjiginy · 12.9°S 130.7°E

An isolate: no relationship to any other known language has been demonstrated.

Wadjiginy, also known as Wagaydy (Wogait) and Batjamalh, is an Australian Aboriginal language. Apart from being closely related to Kandjerramalh, it is not known to be related to any other language, though it has borrowed grammatical and lexical material from neighboring Northern Daly languages.

Wadjiginy was spoken in the Northern Territory.

Wadjiginy (Wadyiginy, Wagaydy, Wogaity) is the name of the people; this native language is Patjtjamalh (Batjamalh, Batytyamalh).

From Wikipedia · Wadjiginy language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Wadjiginy

MeaningWordRomanization
namenity*
eyemipe*
earpipere*
nosewitya*
toothtira*
tongueNatal*
handNele*
bloodkewe5*
bonepuwik*
skinNanaNmetya*
kneemiraNuk*
breastwiN*
livermepere*
waterwik
firewin*
sunkayik*
starmEte*
stonemaN*
treewin*
leafkalkal*
nightNik*
dogmuyi5*
oneNantyity*
twoparkatamalaN*
INatya*
youkene*
weNarara*
newparaNaraN*
fullpepEtya*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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