Warlpiri
Warlpiri is a Pama-Nyungan language spoken in Australia, by about 2,507 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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The Warlpiri ( or ; Warlpiri pronunciation: [ˈwaɭbɪ̆ˌɻi]) language is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by close to 3,000 of the Warlpiri people from the Tanami Desert, northwest of Alice Springs, Central Australia. It is one of the Ngarrkic languages of the large Pama–Nyungan family, and is one of the most widely-spoken Aboriginal languages in Australia in terms of speakers. One of the most well-known terms for The Dreaming (an Aboriginal spiritual belief), Jukurrpa, derives from Warlpiri.
Warnayaka (Wanayaga, Woneiga), Wawulya (Ngardilpa), and Ngalia are regarded as probable dialects of Warlpiri on the AUSTLANG database, although with potentially no data; while Ngardilypa is confirmed.
From Wikipedia · Warlpiri language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Warlpiri
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| man | wati | |
| woman | karnta | |
| eye | milpa | |
| nose | mulyu | |
| tooth | kartirdi | |
| head | walu | |
| water | ngapa | |
| sun | wanta | |
| moon | kirntangi | |
| tree | watiya | |
| night | munga | |
| dog | maliki | |
| snake | warna | |
| louse | yaka | |
| one | cinta | |
| egg | mula | |
| book | pipa |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- WarlmanpaPama-Nyungan44% alike
- JaruPama-Nyungan24% alike
- NgardiPama-Nyungan24% alike
- YankunytjatjaraPama-Nyungan24% alike
- PitjantjatjaraPama-Nyungan22% alike
- GurindjiPama-Nyungan20% alike
Grammar
- AdnyamathanhaPama-Nyungan80% alike
- NgarinmanPama-Nyungan80% alike
- YulparijaPama-Nyungan80% alike
- ThurawalPama-Nyungan79% alike
- NarrinyeriPama-Nyungan79% alike
- DjambarrpuynguPama-Nyungan79% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Glottolog · warl1254 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · wbp