Warray | |
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Native to | Australia |
Region | Adelaide River, Northern Territory |
Ethnicity | Awarai, Wulwulam |
Extinct | ca. 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 | |
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Stop | p(ː) | t(ː) | c(ː) | k(ː) |
Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ |
Lateral | l | |||
Trill | r | |||
Semivowel | w | j | ||
Front | Back | |
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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 |
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