Yarli
Yarli was a Pama-Nyungan language once spoken in Australia.
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Yarli (Yardli) was a dialect cluster of Australian Aboriginal languages spoken in northwestern New South Wales and into Northeastern South Australia individually Malyangapa (Maljangapa), Yardliyawara, and Wadikali (Wardikali, Wadigali). Bowern (2002) notes Karenggapa as part of the area, but there is little data.
Tindale (1940) groups Wanjiwalku & Karenggapa together with Wadikali & Maljangapa as the only languages in NSW that are behind the 'Rite of Circumcision' border - which suggests Wanjiwalku to also be part of the Yarli area.
From Wikipedia · Yarli language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Yarli
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| eye | milpa* | |
| ear | yuri* | |
| nose | minti* | |
| tooth | thiya* | |
| tongue | tharlinti* | |
| hand | mara* | |
| blood | karti* | |
| skin | palatha* | |
| knee | thingki* | |
| breast | Nama* | |
| liver | thangka* | |
| water | Napa* | |
| fire | wiyi* | |
| sun | yuku* | |
| star | puli* | |
| tree | thulu* | |
| leaf | paka* | |
| night | Nawu* | |
| dog | ku5u* | |
| one | kula* | |
| two | pula* | |
| I | Na5i* | |
| you | yini* | |
| we | Nana* | |
| drink | thapa* | |
| see | thitha* | |
| hear | Nara* | |
| die | pali* | |
| come | paka* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- BadjirriPama-Nyungan36% alike
- MuruwariPama-Nyungan31% alike
- PaakantyiPama-Nyungan30% alike
- Wilson River (Grey Range)Pama-Nyungan27% alike
- DieriPama-Nyungan27% alike
- AdnyamathanhaPama-Nyungan22% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.