Wiradhuri
Wiradhuri is a Pama-Nyungan language spoken in Australia, by about 30 people. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Wiradjuri (; many other spellings, see Wiradjuri) is a Pama–Nyungan language of the Wiradhuric subgroup. It is the traditional language of the Wiradjuri people, an Aboriginal Australian people of New South Wales, Australia. Wiraiari and Jeithi may have been dialects.
A revival is under way, with the language being taught in schools, TAFE college, and at Charles Sturt University.
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Words in Wiradhuri
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | gunhi | |
| father | babiin | |
| water | galing | |
| moon | burganburgan | |
| river | bila | |
| horse | yarraman | |
| one | ngumbaay | |
| two | bula | |
| three | Bula Ngumbaay | |
| four | bula bula | |
| five | marra | |
| I | ngadhu | |
| egg | kubbuga | |
| yes | ngawa | |
| book | garrandarang |
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Vocabulary
- NgiyambaaPama-Nyungan48% alike
- Yuwaalaraay-GamilaraayPama-Nyungan40% alike
- BayaliPama-Nyungan36% alike
- DharumbalPama-Nyungan28% alike
- MuruwariPama-Nyungan27% alike
- Gureng GurengPama-Nyungan25% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · wira1262 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · wrh