Western Victoria
Western Victoria was a Pama-Nyungan language once spoken in Australia.
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Wemba Wemba is an extinct Aboriginal Australian language that was spoken by the Wemba-Wemba people along the Murray River and its tributaries in north-western Victoria and south-central New South Wales.
From Wikipedia · Wemba Wemba dialect · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Western Victoria
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | beN* | |
| name | 5ariNin* | |
| eye | mir* | |
| ear | wirimbula* | |
| nose | ga5ug* | |
| tooth | lia* | |
| tongue | TaliN* | |
| hand | ma53* | |
| blood | gurg* | |
| bone | merd3rug* | |
| skin | miTug* | |
| knee | badiN* | |
| breast | gurm* | |
| water | gad3n* | |
| fire | wanab* | |
| sun | 5aui* | |
| star | dud* | |
| stone | la* | |
| tree | bi3l* | |
| leaf | gira* | |
| night | buri5* | |
| dog | wireN3n* | |
| fish | yauwir* | |
| louse | mu5a* | |
| one | gebin* | |
| two | buleTa* | |
| I | yandaN* | |
| you | Nin* | |
| drink | guba* | |
| see | 5aga* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Woiwurrung-ThagungwurrungPama-Nyungan22% alike
- WathawurrungPama-Nyungan20% alike
- BunganditjPama-Nyungan15% alike
- WiradhuriPama-Nyungan15% alike
- BiriPama-Nyungan15% alike
- DhurgaPama-Nyungan14% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.