Yidiñ
Yidiñ is a Pama-Nyungan language spoken in Australia, by about 52 people. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Yidiny (also spelled Yidiɲ, Yidiñ, Jidinj, Jidinʲ, Yidinʸ, Yidiń [ˈjidiɲ]) is a nearly extinct Australian Aboriginal language, spoken by the Yidinji people of north-east Queensland. Its traditional language region is within the local government areas of Cairns Region and Tablelands Region, in such localities as Cairns, Gordonvale, and the Mulgrave River, and the southern part of the Atherton Tableland including Atherton and Kairi.
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Words in Yidiñ
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | buɲa | |
| person | bama* | |
| name | guwal* | |
| eye | dyili* | |
| ear | bina* | |
| nose | digir* | |
| tooth | dira* | |
| tongue | mila* | |
| hand | mandi* | |
| blood | gawar* | |
| bone | babal* | |
| skin | guga* | |
| knee | buNgu* | |
| breast | NunNun* | |
| liver | dyiba* | |
| water | bana | |
| fire | buri* | |
| sun | buNan* | |
| stone | dyubur* | |
| mountain | bunda* | |
| tree | dyugi* | |
| leaf | durwu* | |
| dog | gudaga | |
| louse | guli* | |
| one | guman* | |
| two | dyambul* | |
| I | Na5dyi* | |
| you | 5undu* | |
| we | Na5dyi* | |
| drink | wuNan* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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- KalamangWest Bomberai83% alike
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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