Wuliwuli
Wuliwuli was a Pama-Nyungan language once spoken in Australia.
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Wuliwuli (also Wuli Wuli, Wulli Wulli) is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language of the Pama–Nyungan language family formerly spoken by the Wulli Wulli people in Queensland, Australia. Wuliwuli is regarded as a dialect of Wakka Wakka.
From Wikipedia · Wulli Wulli dialect · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Wuliwuli
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | guni* | |
| eye | mi* | |
| ear | binaN* | |
| nose | budyun* | |
| tooth | deN* | |
| tongue | bawem* | |
| hand | na* | |
| blood | dir* | |
| bone | dia* | |
| skin | bem* | |
| knee | bundir* | |
| liver | dulu* | |
| water | guN* | |
| fire | gutyum* | |
| sun | dyanan* | |
| star | gugi* | |
| stone | day* | |
| mountain | batyir* | |
| tree | dadu* | |
| leaf | garigari* | |
| night | Nulgem* | |
| dog | bugi5* | |
| fish | bala* | |
| one | garun* | |
| two | botyu* | |
| I | Nia* | |
| you | Nin* | |
| we | Nay* | |
| drink | dya* | |
| see | 5a* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- WakawakaPama-Nyungan45% alike
- KabikabiPama-Nyungan22% alike
- Gureng GurengPama-Nyungan22% alike
- Condamine-Upper Clarence BandjalangPama-Nyungan19% alike
- Middle Clarence BandjalangPama-Nyungan15% alike
- Tweed-AlbertPama-Nyungan15% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · wuli1242 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · wlu