Walmajarri-Juwaliny
Walmajarri-Juwaliny is a Pama-Nyungan language spoken in Australia. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Walmajarri (many other names; see below) is a Pama–Nyungan language spoken in the Kimberley region of Western Australia by the Walmadjari and related peoples.
Walmajarri is declared a definitely endangered language by UNESCO based on their scale of Language Vitality and Endangerment.
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Words in Walmajarri-Juwaliny
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | piyin* | |
| name | yini* | |
| eye | mil* | |
| ear | pina* | |
| nose | tyri* | |
| tooth | lira* | |
| tongue | tyala5* | |
| hand | kurapa* | |
| blood | nuNu* | |
| bone | kutyi* | |
| skin | patu* | |
| knee | nimiti* | |
| breast | Namana* | |
| liver | miliki* | |
| water | ngapa | |
| fire | walu* | |
| sun | puraNu* | |
| star | wil* | |
| stone | pamar* | |
| tree | mana* | |
| leaf | tyalyar* | |
| night | puka5tya* | |
| dog | kunya* | |
| fish | kapi* | |
| louse | ma5al* | |
| one | kayan* | |
| two | kuri5* | |
| I | Natyu* | |
| you | 5antu* | |
| we | Nalimpa* |
* 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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