Eastern Daly | |
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Geographic distribution | Daly River region, northern Australia |
Linguistic classification | Macro-Gunwinyguan ?
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Subdivisions |
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Glottolog | east2374[1] |
The Daly languages (color), among the other non-Pama-Nyungan languages (grey) | |
Eastern Daly |
The Eastern Daly languages are an extinct family of Australian aboriginal languages that are fairly closely related, at 50% cognate. They were:
These languages had elements of verbal structure that suggest they may be related to the Macro-Gunwinyguan languages. All are now extinct.[2]
The following basic vocabulary items are from Tryon (1968).[3]
no. | gloss | Kamor | Matngala |
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1 | head | puǰæ | puǰa |
2 | hair | puǰæmaR | pučæmænæŋ |
3 | eyes | miyam | dun |
4 | nose | činin | činin |
5 | ear | piyawuR | peyawuR |
6 | tooth | ŋat | ŋat |
7 | tongue | ŋaltïretïre | ŋænæR |
8 | shoulder | tæwæR | tæwæR |
9 | elbow | dændar | dandar |
10 | hand | mæmæk | mæmæk |
11 | breasts | kuyuŋ | mœRmœR |
12 | back | dætœm | dætœm |
13 | belly | mæn | pak |
14 | navel | čœdur | čœdœR |
15 | heart | mændulma | mændulma |
16 | urine | wure | wœre |
17 | excrete | kœn | kœn |
18 | thigh | čære | čære |
19 | leg | kærær | kaR |
20 | knee | pœŋgaR | pœŋgar |
21 | foot | mær | mær |
22 | skin | baR | karala |
23 | fat | mœdl | mœdl |
24 | blood | čœrŋuɲ | čœruŋœɲ |
25 | bone | pæč | pæč |
26 | man | čiǰe | čije |
27 | woman | pamgun | kuwarak |
28 | father | baŋɔ | baŋgač |
29 | mother | kilaɲŋɔ | kidlaŋ |
30 | grandmother | kalaɲŋɔ | kawoy |
31 | policeman | čayač | čaǰiɲ |
32 | spear | kanbe | kanbe |
33 | woomera | lagač | lagaɲ |
34 | boomerang | čïmbičïmbič | čïmbičïmbič |
35 | nullanulla | magulbɔ | yimnalanala |
36 | hair-belt | maR | muŋuR |
37 | canoe | wænæ | wænæ |
38 | axe | mæŋ | mæŋ |
39 | dilly bag | kalan | kaRaR |
40 | fire | yim | yim |
41 | smoke | wæn | wuŋgɔR |
42 | water | wuk | wuk |
43 | cloud | wœŋ | pær |
44 | rainbow | pululɔy | pulɔypulɔy |
45 | barramundi | kœyl | kœly |
46 | sea | wuk kučuwoy | kærætïl |
47 | river | wukpædæR | pædæR |
48 | stone | pawar | pawaR |
49 | ground | yurɔ | yurɔ |
50 | track | čal | mær |
51 | dust | puruŋ | puruŋ |
52 | sun | mœRœR | mœrœr |
53 | moon | nœdœn | nudun |
54 | star | naŋɔ | milan |
55 | night | ŋoykdiɲ | ŋœyč |
56 | tomorrow | pukunuŋ | neganuŋ |
57 | today | neyœnuŋ | kamɔ |
58 | big | æluŋɔ | kunuwaraŋ |
59 | possum | bɔ | bɔ |
60 | dog | čamar | čamaR |
61 | tail | čirin | čiriɲ |
62 | meat | piɲæk | piɲa |
63 | snake | piɲam | ŋuɲbœr |
64 | red kangaroo | čayïR | čayɛR |
65 | porcupine | mïdlk | mænɛŋɛč |
66 | emu | nœwœt | nœwœt |
67 | crow | waŋgaR | waŋgaR |
68 | goanna | araɲ | aRaɲ |
69 | blue tongue lizard | pïRir | pïRïR |
70 | mosquito | wuræŋ | wœraŋ |
71 | sugar-bag | wamæR | wæmæR |
72 | camp | dak | dak |
73 | black | wakpara | wakwaRa |
74 | white | puŋma | tamaRma |
75 | red | pirpma | piRpma |
76 | one | næmbayɔ | næmbeyɔ |
77 | two | palpmurɔ | kurinǰeyɔ |
78 | when? | anaɲmiye | aneɲïmbediɲ |
79 | what? | anǰanuŋ | anǰa |
80 | who? | nuwun | nuŋuɲ |
81 | I | ŋurɔnuŋ | ŋurɔ |
82 | you | nuŋgɔrnuŋ | waŋare |
83 | he | kuna | kuna |
84 | grass | wæn | wæn |
85 | vegetable food | mæye | miye |
86 | tree | yim | yim |
87 | leaf | wurœr | dæmbæl |
88 | pandanus | čaŋača | čaŋača |
89 | ironwood | pawič | pawit |
90 | ripe | damgane | pirpma |
91 | good | kunburiɲ | kunburič |
92 | bad | kuwaruk | kuwarɔ |
93 | blind | wuɲ | wuɲ |
94 | deaf | ɲaba | ɲaba |
95 | saliva | tak | tak |
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern Daly languages.
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