Yandruwandha
Yandruwandha was a Pama-Nyungan language once spoken in Australia.
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Yandruwandha is an Australian Aboriginal language of the Pama–Nyungan family. Yawarawarga is considered a dialect by Dixon (2002), a closely related language by Bowern (2001). It is also known as Yawarrawarrka, Yawarawarka, Yawarawarga, Yawarawarka, Jauraworka, and Jawarawarka).
The traditional language region includes Far Western Queensland around the local government area of the Shire of Diamantina extending into the Outback Communities Authority of South Australia towards Innamincka.
From Wikipedia · Yandruwandha language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Yandruwandha
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | karna* | |
| name | drika* | |
| eye | miTi* | |
| ear | thalpa* | |
| nose | kintha* | |
| tooth | marnardraku* | |
| tongue | paLpa* | |
| hand | mara* | |
| blood | yuNgudu* | |
| bone | muku* | |
| skin | daLa* | |
| knee | panTa* | |
| breast | Nama* | |
| liver | kalu* | |
| water | ngapa | |
| fire | maka* | |
| sun | driTi* | |
| star | driTi* | |
| stone | mardra* | |
| mountain | mardrawita* | |
| tree | wathi* | |
| leaf | thalpa* | |
| night | mabumabu* | |
| dog | pandi* | |
| fish | kaLukaLu* | |
| louse | kadra* | |
| one | kurnu* | |
| two | parku* | |
| I | Na5i* | |
| you | yini* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- DieriPama-Nyungan43% alike
- Wilson River (Grey Range)Pama-Nyungan25% alike
- YarliPama-Nyungan21% alike
- Pitta PittaPama-Nyungan19% alike
- BadjirriPama-Nyungan18% alike
- ArabanaPama-Nyungan16% alike
Grammar
- ArabanaPama-Nyungan94% alike
- YalarnngaPama-Nyungan91% alike
- DhargariPama-Nyungan84% alike
- Aghu TharnggaluPama-Nyungan84% alike
- KumbainggarPama-Nyungan84% alike
- AlyawarrPama-Nyungan84% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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