Wathawurrung
Wathawurrung was a Pama-Nyungan language once spoken in Australia.
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Wadawurrung (/wʌdəwʌrʌŋ/, WUH-də-wuh-rung), also rendered as Wathawurrung, Wathaurong or Wada wurrung, and formerly sometimes Barrabool, is the Aboriginal Australian language spoken by the Wadawurrung people of the Kulin Nation of Central Victoria. It was spoken by 15 clans south of the Werribee River and the Bellarine Peninsula to Streatham. Various regional programs and initiatives promote the usage and revitalisation of Wadawurrung language.
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Words in Wathawurrung
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | nari* | |
| eye | mir* | |
| ear | wirN* | |
| nose | kaN* | |
| tooth | liaN* | |
| tongue | tyalaN* | |
| hand | mana* | |
| blood | kurk* | |
| bone | 5il* | |
| skin | dalaN* | |
| knee | bun* | |
| breast | tyuram* | |
| liver | buty* | |
| water | ngubiyt | |
| fire | wiyn* | |
| sun | miri* | |
| star | turtbaram* | |
| stone | lar* | |
| mountain | burabil* | |
| tree | kur* | |
| leaf | muran* | |
| night | murkal* | |
| dog | kal* | |
| fish | wirapiyn* | |
| louse | munya* | |
| one | kuinmoyt* | |
| two | bulayt* | |
| I | beNik* | |
| you | beNal* | |
| we | beNetak* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Woiwurrung-ThagungwurrungPama-Nyungan28% alike
- BunganditjPama-Nyungan23% alike
- WarrnamboolPama-Nyungan23% alike
- Western VictoriaPama-Nyungan20% alike
- Tweed-AlbertPama-Nyungan14% alike
- WiradhuriPama-Nyungan14% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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