Yaygir
Yaygir was a Pama-Nyungan language once spoken in Australia.
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Yaygir, also spelt Yaygirr or Yegir, is an Australian Aboriginal language. It was spoken by the Yaygir people in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales.
There are attempts to revitalise the language, including the publication of a dictionary in 2012.
From Wikipedia · Yaygir language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Yaygir
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | yayar* | |
| eye | mil* | |
| ear | Nalgan* | |
| nose | iNa* | |
| tooth | dira* | |
| tongue | a5ambil* | |
| hand | yamba5* | |
| blood | mulur* | |
| skin | arumbin* | |
| knee | arin* | |
| breast | Nudu* | |
| liver | umbagil* | |
| water | Naru* | |
| fire | wagay* | |
| sun | Nawray* | |
| star | wilaraNgan* | |
| mountain | waman* | |
| tree | yaligir* | |
| leaf | yagura* | |
| night | Nagwan* | |
| dog | dabay* | |
| louse | mu5u* | |
| one | arugun* | |
| two | yilwari* | |
| I | Naya* | |
| you | Ninda* | |
| we | Naliga* | |
| drink | Nabi* | |
| see | 5a* | |
| hear | NaraNa* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Grammar
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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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