Maningrida languages

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Maningrida
Burarran
Geographic
distribution
Northern Territory
Linguistic classification Macro-Gunwinyguan?
  • Maningrida
Subdivisions
Glottolog mani1293  (Maningrida)
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Maningrida languages (purple), among other non-Pama-Nyungan languages (grey)

Maningrida, also known as Burarran, is a small family of Australian Aboriginal languages spoken in northern Australia. It includes four languages, none closely related:

Contents

Green established the family by reconstructing the tense–aspect–mood inflections of Proto-Maningrida, and demonstrated common developments that set them apart from other Arnhem languages. [1] [2]

Vocabulary

Capell (1942) lists the following basic vocabulary items for the Maningrida languages. [3] Gunavidji and Bunarra are from Capell (1940). [4]

gloss Gungorogone GudjälaviaGunaidbeBurera Nagara Gunavidji Bunarra
manwariangigälijeangigälijeangigälijewunigalaiajiːdjabiːn, ŋanbe
womangamigamugamugamunawaɽaŋaɽaːmdjulumu
headŋɔrɔŋɔrɔbamabamabamamagarjuwuŋgawaːlu
eyemebelemiːbelemiːbelemiːbeleguɽbaradiːlimil
nosegoigujeŋoiraŋoiralombaramaŋudjirdji
mouthŋaɽaŋaneŋaneŋanaŋaɽadjäbaralira
tongueŋaɽaŋaɭŋaɭŋaɭaŋadabirbirdjäŋɔldjälaṉ
stomachgɔdjaŋaŋaburbaŋaburbagɔidjilagunardjälemamunda
bonegadjäldiŋumamaŋumamamunmamanamoːmaidagidji
bloodgɔːlidjamaɳiŋanmaɳiŋanmaɳiŋan, mangarabanagumbalaganbiliːbalagindjil
kangarooganajalagandejalagandejalagonobolobälmänindjagudjbarawawiri
opossumwaraːgunwaːragunwaːragunwaːragungurbarabulgagamaladadjaŋana
emubuɽarwurbaɳ
crowŋaːridjewagwagwagwagma'rälgarawagwagŋainjauŋanjguɽaŋan
flymɔːjijumuɖbijumuɖbimɔːjanamɔːnjmanjimiːndjaŋurin
sundjinmurgamaɳŋamaɳŋamaɳŋanabɛnwarwaradjiːla
moonŋɔlgɔwarŋandjireɖaŋandjireɖaɽanguwunuŋurabildbilagadigilgarajälŋan
firegunŋudjabɔːlbɔːlbɔːlnadjɔːgajuwijawaɭu
smokeginɛlɛdjolŋodjolŋodjolŋonawuːragɔlɔŋandjaraŋandjur
watergunmɛnaŋdjidjurogbugulobugulogogagaːbaŋaba

Notes

    Citations

    1. Green 2003, pp. 369–424.
    2. Koch 2004, p. 44.
    3. Capell, Arthur. 1941-1942, 1942-1943. Languages of Arnhem Land, North Australia. Oceania 12: 364-392, 13: 24-51.
    4. Capell, Arthur. 1940. The Classification of Languages in North and North-West Australia. Oceania 10(3): 241-272, 404-433. doi : 10.1002/j.1834-4461.1940.tb00292.x

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