Wangganguru
Wangganguru is a Pama-Nyungan language spoken in Australia, by about 3 people. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Wangkangurru or Wangganguru is an Australian Aboriginal language of the Pama–Nyungan family. It was a dialect of Arabana spoken by the Wangkangurru people.
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Words in Wangganguru
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | yuwu* | |
| name | pidla* | |
| eye | milki* | |
| ear | yari* | |
| nose | midla* | |
| tooth | yakara* | |
| tongue | 8ali* | |
| hand | katapu* | |
| blood | kupmari* | |
| bone | walpu* | |
| skin | pa8a* | |
| knee | pantyati* | |
| breast | Nama* | |
| liver | kalyu* | |
| water | ku8a* | |
| fire | maka* | |
| sun | muyu* | |
| star | katipila* | |
| stone | kadna* | |
| tree | tyalpa* | |
| leaf | kulta* | |
| night | Nalpuru* | |
| dog | madla* | |
| fish | paru* | |
| louse | kata* | |
| one | Nuyur* | |
| two | parkulu* | |
| I | an8a* | |
| you | unpa* | |
| we | aniri* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- ArabanaPama-Nyungan74% alike
- DieriPama-Nyungan22% alike
- PaakantyiPama-Nyungan18% alike
- BanggarlaPama-Nyungan17% alike
- YandruwandhaPama-Nyungan16% alike
- AdnyamathanhaPama-Nyungan16% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · wang1290 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · wgg