Warluwara
Warluwara was a Pama-Nyungan language once spoken in Australia.
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Warluwarra is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language of Queensland. Waluwarra (also known as Warluwarra, Walugara, and Walukara) is the traditional language region in the local government area of Shire of Boulia, including Walgra Station and Wolga, from Roxborough Downs north to Carandotta Station and Urandangi on the Georgina River, on Moonah Creek to Rochedale, south-east of Pituri Creek.
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Words in Warluwara
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | 8awa* | |
| name | yini* | |
| eye | NaNa* | |
| ear | mankaru* | |
| nose | Nutu* | |
| tooth | ku8ana* | |
| tongue | Na8ala* | |
| hand | makana* | |
| blood | wunturu* | |
| bone | wanmiri* | |
| skin | 5iri* | |
| knee | mirimala* | |
| breast | Nama* | |
| liver | kamantili* | |
| water | wuku | |
| fire | manala* | |
| sun | puma8a* | |
| star | mayini* | |
| stone | wata* | |
| tree | yuku* | |
| leaf | wilwili* | |
| night | Tuwala* | |
| dog | warawula* | |
| fish | 5imi* | |
| louse | 8iri8a* | |
| one | yarkulu* | |
| two | kuTa* | |
| I | Nana* | |
| you | yipa* | |
| we | Napala* |
* 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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