| Wagaydyic | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Daly River |
| Linguistic classification | Northern Daly ? |
| Subdivisions |
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | None wadj1254 (covered by Wadjiginy) |
The Wagaydyic languages (nowadays more often referred to as the Anson Bay languages [1] ) are a pair of closely related but otherwise unclassified Australian Aboriginal languages: the moribund Wadjiginy (also known as Wagaydy and Batjamalh) and the extinct Kandjerramalh (Pungupungu).
Tryon (1980) notes that the two languages are 79% cognate based on a 200-item wordlist, but there are serious grammatical differences that prevent them from being considered dialects of a single language. [2] [3]
The unattested Giyug may have been a dialect of Wadjiginy or otherwise related. [4]
The Wagaydyic languages have previously been classified with Malak-Malak into a Northern Daly family, but similarities appear to be due to lexical and morphological borrowing from Malak-Malak, at least in Wadjiginy.[ citation needed ]
The following basic vocabulary items of Wadjiginy and Pungupungu are from Tryon (1968). [5]
| no. | gloss | Wadjiginy | Pungupungu |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | head | biǰæ | pœǰæ |
| 2 | hair | mæræbiǰæ | mæræpœǰæ |
| 3 | eyes | mibæ | mibæ |
| 4 | nose | wiǰa | wuǰæ |
| 5 | ear | bibara | pibæræ |
| 6 | tooth | diRæ | diRæ |
| 7 | tongue | ŋadal | ŋadal |
| 8 | shoulder | čælmæ | čælmæ |
| 9 | elbow | čin | čin |
| 10 | hand | ŋælæ | ŋælæ |
| 11 | breasts | wiŋ | wïŋ |
| 12 | back | bæbæra | raɲ |
| 13 | belly | dawara | wunæ |
| 14 | navel | ǰœrač | čœrač |
| 15 | heart | čœnmanaǰ | dœpmadœpma |
| 16 | urine | kæwælæč | kawalač |
| 17 | excrete | guk | kuk |
| 18 | thigh | bælæm | pædlæm |
| 19 | leg | kæræl | kæræl |
| 20 | knee | karaŋok | miraŋok |
| 21 | foot | čœt | čœt |
| 22 | skin | yæræɲ | yæræɲ |
| 23 | fat | wudæwæl | wœdawæl |
| 24 | blood | kawæɲ | kawaɲ |
| 25 | bone | bwik | bwik |
| 26 | man | ŋanaŋ | ŋanaŋ |
| 27 | woman | ŋawolaŋ | ŋawalaŋ |
| 28 | father | bapa | papalak |
| 29 | mother | kalaŋ | kalaŋ |
| 30 | grandmother | makaŋ | æčæ |
| 31 | policeman | wænæn | dukmækæ |
| 32 | spear | wælæra | wælæræ |
| 33 | woomera | kalan | kalan |
| 34 | boomerang | wiɲiŋgiɲ | wïɲïŋgïɲ |
| 35 | nullanulla | langur | langur |
| 36 | hair-belt | bulkaŋ | pulkaŋ |
| 37 | canoe | wutïŋge | winæ |
| 38 | axe | ličpuruk | ličpurp |
| 39 | dilly bag | wargade | waRgade |
| 40 | fire | wiɳ | win |
| 41 | smoke | wïɳgal | wungæl |
| 42 | water | wiyïk | wik |
| 43 | cloud | guk | pærk |
| 44 | rainbow | banaŋak | pulipuli |
| 45 | barramundi | pænŋat | pænŋæt |
| 46 | sea | ŋalgïn | ŋalgïn |
| 47 | river | čakaR | wikmagat |
| 48 | stone | maŋ | maŋ |
| 49 | ground | wut | wut |
| 50 | track | kal | kæl |
| 51 | dust | bœnaŋ | pœnaŋ |
| 52 | sun | gæyïk | kayïk |
| 53 | moon | kara | kalakkalak |
| 54 | star | mœrtæ | mœrta |
| 55 | night | ŋuraǰa | ŋurïnǰe |
| 56 | tomorrow | yiɲmæk | yiɲmæk |
| 57 | today | ŋaR | ŋær |
| 58 | big | pamalaŋ | pamalaŋ |
| 59 | possum | čædæræč | čaǰɛdač |
| 60 | dog | moyiɲ | moyiɲ |
| 61 | tail | kalpæ | kælpæ |
| 62 | meat | mæǰæm | mæǰæm |
| 63 | snake | kulgamalaŋ | walan |
| 64 | red kangaroo | muǰ | kænga |
| 65 | porcupine | nïminïŋač | mænɛŋɛč |
| 66 | emu | ŋœrœn | ŋœrœčul |
| 67 | crow | wak | wak |
| 68 | goanna | ŋaran | ŋaran |
| 69 | blue tongue lizard | bwikmidaŋ | wirič |
| 70 | mosquito | wœRaŋ | wœraŋ |
| 71 | sugar-bag | činæɲ | činiɲ |
| 72 | camp | rak | ræk |
| 73 | black | kalalk | kalalk |
| 74 | white | baybaymalaŋ | baybaymalaŋ |
| 75 | red | wïrewïre | wurewure |
| 76 | one | ŋanǰič | ŋanǰič |
| 77 | two | bakatamalaŋ | parkataŋgæɲ |
| 78 | when? | ænæɲ | anikinæ |
| 79 | what? | ɲinič | ɲinič |
| 80 | who? | naga | naga |
| 81 | I | ŋaǰa | ŋæǰæ |
| 82 | you | kænæ | kænæ |
| 83 | he | ǰamoyič | čamoyič |
| 84 | grass | wœrak | wœrak |
| 85 | vegetable food | mænæɲ | mænæɲ |
| 86 | tree | wiɳ | wiɳ |
| 87 | leaf | kalkal | kalkal |
| 88 | pandanus | ɲïŋarač | nurač |
| 89 | ironwood | mælæ | mælæ |
| 90 | ripe | baramuŋ | paramuŋ |
| 91 | good | čarakɔ | čarakɔ |
| 92 | bad | čalkma | čalkma |
| 93 | blind | kulyuk | kuluk |
| 94 | deaf | ŋamama | ŋamama |
| 95 | saliva | wudak | wudak |