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Maningrida
Burarran
Geographic
distribution:
Northern Territory
Linguistic classification: Macro-Gunwinyguan?
  • Maningrida
Subdivisions:
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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:

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.

Vocabulary

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

gloss Gungorogone Gudjälavia Gunaidbe Burera Nagara Gunavidji Bunarra
man wari angigälije angigälije angigälije wunigalaia jiːdja biːn, ŋanbe
woman gami gamu gamu gamu nawaɽa ŋaɽaːm djulumu
head ŋɔrɔŋɔrɔ bama bama bama magar juwuŋga waːlu
eye mebele miːbele miːbele miːbele guɽbara diːli mil
nose goi guje ŋoira ŋoira lombara maŋu djirdji
mouth ŋaɽa ŋane ŋane ŋana ŋaɽa djäbara lira
tongue ŋaɽa ŋaɭ ŋaɭ ŋaɭa ŋadabirbir djäŋɔl djälaṉ
stomach gɔdjaŋa ŋaburba ŋaburba gɔidjila gunar djälema munda
bone gadjäldi ŋumama ŋumama munmama namoːma ida gidji
blood gɔːlidja maɳiŋan maɳiŋan maɳiŋan, mangaraba nagumbala ganbiliːbala gindjil
kangaroo ganajala gandejala gandejala gonobolo bälmänindja gudjbara wawiri
opossum waraːgun waːragun waːragun waːragun gurbarabulgaga malada djaŋana
emu buɽar wurbaɳ
crow ŋaːridje wagwag wagwag ma'rälgara wagwag ŋainjauŋanj guɽaŋan
fly mɔːji jumuɖbi jumuɖbi mɔːja namɔːnj manjimiːndja ŋurin
sun djinmurga maɳŋa maɳŋa maɳŋa nabɛn warwara djiːla
moon ŋɔlgɔwar ŋandjireɖa ŋandjireɖa ɽangu wunuŋurabildbilaga digilgara jälŋan
fire gunŋudja bɔːl bɔːl bɔːl nadjɔːga juwija waɭu
smoke ginɛlɛ djolŋo djolŋo djolŋo nawuːra gɔlɔŋandjara ŋandjur
water gunmɛnaŋ djidjurog bugulo bugulo goga gaːba ŋaba

See also

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