Wakawaka
Wakawaka is a Pama-Nyungan language spoken in Australia. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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The Wakka Wakka language, also spelt Waga, or Wakawaka, is an extinct Pama–Nyungan language formerly spoken by the Wakka Wakka people, an Aboriginal Australian nation near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Kaiabara/Gayabara, Nguwera/Ngoera, and Buyibara may be varieties or alternative names.
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Words in Wakawaka
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | 5e* | |
| eye | miya* | |
| ear | binaN* | |
| nose | mi* | |
| tooth | diye5* | |
| tongue | dyunum* | |
| hand | gaN* | |
| blood | diyir* | |
| bone | gira* | |
| skin | bem* | |
| knee | bun* | |
| breast | NamuN* | |
| liver | ganaN* | |
| water | guN* | |
| fire | guyum* | |
| sun | Nuwim* | |
| star | miri5gim* | |
| stone | doyi* | |
| mountain | bayer* | |
| tree | dadu* | |
| leaf | gari* | |
| night | no* | |
| dog | bugi5* | |
| fish | guyur* | |
| one | garu* | |
| two | biyayu* | |
| I | Nay* | |
| you | Nin* | |
| we | Na* | |
| drink | dy* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- WuliwuliPama-Nyungan45% alike
- KabikabiPama-Nyungan29% alike
- Gureng GurengPama-Nyungan28% alike
- Tweed-AlbertPama-Nyungan19% alike
- WorimiPama-Nyungan17% alike
- Middle Clarence BandjalangPama-Nyungan16% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · waka1274 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · wkw