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Warray language
Australian Aboriginal language
Warray (Waray) was an Australian language spoken in the Adelaide River area of the Northern Territory.
Wulwulam (Worrwolam) may have been a dialect. Ngorrkkowo may have been another name for Wulwulam.
01Phonology
02Vocabulary
The following basic vocabulary items of Warray are from Tryon (1968).
no. gloss Warrai 1 head anbam 2 hair meǰa 3 eyes andum 4 nose ange 5 ear anganïm 6 tooth anlætma 7 tongue anǰæn 8 shoulder anmunak 9 elbow angunmuŋ 10 hand ænnæbæ 11 breasts čœčœč 12 back angibæ 13 belly anmiɲ 14 navel anlanǰɛrak 15 heart andoy 16 urine wul 17 excrete ŋuk 18 thigh anǰatot 19 leg angaRa 20 knee anbat 21 foot anŋobæ 22 skin anwik 23 fat anli 24 blood kurač 25 bone anmɔ 26 man naŋ 27 woman alguwulbæ 28 father pibi 29 mother pulbul 30 grandmother wæče 31 policeman aǰamɔrɔ 32 spear bɔkɔ 33 woomera ǰon 34 boomerang buran 35 nullanulla waRawaRa 36 hair-belt čaman 37 canoe pamuɲ 38 axe čočo 39 dilly bag liče 40 fire wæk 41 smoke wudl 42 water wik 43 cloud pamŋul 44 rainbow kulunǰe 45 barramundi madukadl 46 sea čænbadlk 47 river popal 48 stone kïre 49 ground yul 50 track čap 51 dust luRa 52 sun miradl 53 moon kaRaŋ 54 star mœlœbe 55 night ŋečpa 56 tomorrow lɔrewɔ 57 today waɲelak 58 big amoǰïlk 59 possum wuǰa 60 dog ŋire 61 tail anlaɲ 62 meat waŋ 63 snake pælam 64 red kangaroo čaniɲ 65 porcupine kuwaraŋ 66 emu ŋuriɲ 67 crow wagæ 68 goanna laliɲ 69 blue tongue lizard walmadatatɔ 70 mosquito ŋadl 71 sugar-bag bɔk 72 camp læ 73 black anguǰikɔ 74 white andɔrɔkɔ 75 red anbikpitu 76 one anǰærɛɲ 77 two kɛraŋludl 78 when? ambawayɛn 79 what? ɲiɲaŋ 80 who? abɛŋ 81 I ɲæk 82 you ŋuɲ 83 he agala 84 grass čitpam 85 vegetable food moya 86 tree yumbal 87 leaf mala 88 pandanus mæRiɲ 89 ironwood læŋwalakɔ 90 ripe anǰɔlɔŋ 91 good anliwɔ 92 bad awarɔ 93 blind ǰæmiɲɔ 94 deaf awuRïme 95 saliva kïǰaniɲ
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