| Warray | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Adelaide River, Northern Territory |
| Ethnicity | Awarai, Wulwulam |
| Extinct | c. 2000 |
Arnhem
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wrz |
| Glottolog | wara1290 Warray wulw1234 Wulwulam |
| AIATSIS [1] | N25 |
| ELP | Warray |
Warray (Waray) was an Australian language spoken in the Adelaide River area of the Northern Territory.
Wulwulam may have been a dialect. Ngorrkkowo may have been another name for Wulwulam. [2]
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | p(ː) | t(ː) | c(ː) | k(ː) |
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ |
| Lateral | l | |||
| Trill | r | |||
| Semivowel | w | j | ||
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u |
| Mid | ɛ | ɔ |
| Open | a |
The following basic vocabulary items of Warray are from Tryon (1968). [4]
| 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 |