Wardaman

Wardaman is a Yangmanic language spoken in Australia. Glottolog rates it moribund.

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Wardaman · 15.4°S 132.6°E

Wardaman is an Australian Aboriginal language isolate. It is one of the northern non-Pama–Nyungan languages. Dagoman and Yangman were either dialects or closely related languages; as a family, these are called Yangmanic.

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Words in Wardaman

Meaning	Word	Romanization
woman	bangbun
water	wiyan
dog	minini
bird	jigjig
horse	nendo
snake	linin
egg	jarrug

Most similar languages

Vocabulary

YangmanYangmanic31% alike
NungaliMirndi17% alike
WarlmanpaPama-Nyungan15% alike
Jaminjung-NgaliwurruMirndi12% alike
NgandiGunwinyguan11% alike
AtampayaPama-Nyungan10% alike

Grammar

YawuruNyulnyulan83% alike
NyiginaNyulnyulan82% alike
WilawilaWorrorran81% alike
MadngeleEastern Daly81% alike
GamberaWorrorran81% alike
WagemanIsolates80% alike

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

Nearby languages

Dagoman Yangman Nungali Mangarrayi Jawoyn Mudburra Alawa Wageman Nangikurrunggurr Wulwulam

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