Worrorra
Worrorra was a Worrorran language once spoken in Australia.
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Worrorra, also written Worora and other variants, and also known as Western Worrorran, is a moribund Australian Aboriginal language of northern Western Australia. It encompasses a number of dialects, which are spoken by a group of people known as the Worrorra people.
It is one of a group of Worrorran languages, the other two being Wunambal and Ngarinyin.
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Words in Worrorra
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | wangayinya | |
| person | iya* | |
| name | Numbu* | |
| eye | kwambul* | |
| nose | miNuma* | |
| tooth | bwiyaku* | |
| hand | nunu* | |
| blood | kurlu* | |
| bone | nari* | |
| knee | luNkum* | |
| breast | Namukuwunu* | |
| liver | yuwulam* | |
| water | aaku | |
| fire | wiyanu* | |
| sun | maraNu5a* | |
| star | yankarndama* | |
| stone | karku* | |
| mountain | warnaNkali* | |
| tree | Nuwanu* | |
| leaf | idmaNkanu* | |
| night | wundukum* | |
| dog | kanaNkuri* | |
| fish | Taya* | |
| one | Na* | |
| two | Nun* | |
| I | Nayu* | |
| you | Nu5Tu* | |
| we | Nari* | |
| drink | To* | |
| see | mara* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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