Tangkic languages

Tangkic
Geographic distribution	southeastern coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria, Wellesley Islands
Linguistic classification	Macro-Pama–Nyungan? Greater Pama–Nyungan? Tangkic
Subdivisions	Leerdil Kayardild–Yangkaal Yukulta ? Minkin †
Language codes
Glottolog	tang1340
Garawa and Tangkic (green). Tangkic lies along the coast.

The Tangkic languages form a small language family of Australian Aboriginal languages spoken in northern Australia.

The Tangkic languages are Lardil (Leerdil) and its special register Damin, Kayardild, and Yukulta (also known as Ganggalida or Nyangga). Of these Lardil is quite divergent, while Yukulta and Kayardild are mutually intelligible.

The extinct and poorly attested Minkin language may have been part of the Tangkic family. ^[1]

Vocabulary

Capell (1942) lists the following basic vocabulary items: ^[2]

English	Laːdil	Neːmarang
man	jugadbaɖa	bidinaŋga
woman	binŋin	magudaŋga
head	lälga	nälda
eye	gɔa	miːbul
nose	njulda	girga
mouth	Lämin	wara
tongue	djalda Lämin	djärŋana
wallaby	gandjin	magurag
crow	waːga	djaɖag
sun	warga	wargu
moon	giɖigiɽ	waldar
fire	njuda	ŋida
smoke	ḏuŋal	wadu
water	ŋoga	ŋogo
raft	wälba	wälbu
paddle	bilir	bilir
father	ganda	ganda
mother	ŋama
sky, above	vägiri, walman	warmu
ground	duLga	duLga
wind	wanŋal	warma
snake	jälbur	jälbur
food	vɛnɛ	wulaŋ
ashes	bɔrbo	galar
sea	mäla	mala
whirlwind	warguḏulɛn	danamaŋ

References

1. Bowern, Claire. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, 23 December 2011 (corrected 6 February 2012)
2. Capell, Arthur. 1941-1942, 1942-1943. Languages of Arnhem Land, North Australia. Oceania 12: 364-392, 13: 24-51.