Marrngu languages
{{Short description|Branch of the Pama–Nyungan language family}}
{{Infobox language family
|name=Marrngu
|altname=
|region=Western Australia
|familycolor=Australian
|fam1=Pama–Nyungan
|fam2=Desert Nyungic
|glotto=marr1265
|glottorefname=Marrngu
|map=Marrngu languages.png
|mapcaption=Marrngu languages (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan). Marrngu proper is on the coast, Mangarla inland.
}}
The Marrngu languages are a branch of the Pama–Nyungan language family of Australia.
There are four members of the family, which all originated in Western Australia.Bowern, Claire. 2011. "[http://anggarrgoon.wordpress.com/2011/12/23/how-many-languages-were-spoken-in-australia/ How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?]", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, December 23, 2011 ([http://pamanyungan.sites.yale.edu/master-list-australian-languages-v12 corrected] February 6, 2012)
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- Marrngu
- Mangala (Mangarla)
- Marrngu proper
- Karajarri (Garadjari)
- Nyangumarta (Njangumarta)
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Vocabulary
Capell (1940) lists the following basic vocabulary items for the Marrngu languages:Capell, Arthur. 1940. [https://glottolog.org/resource/reference/id/4167 The Classification of Languages in North and North-West Australia]. Oceania 10(3): 241-272, 404-433. {{doi|10.1002/j.1834-4461.1940.tb00292.x}}
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| class="wikitable sortable"
! gloss !! Njängumada !! Garadjeri !! Mangala |
| man
| marŋu || marŋo || djiːbi |
|---|
| woman
| midawa || djando || malar |
| head
| djudju || guŋgulu || djida |
| eye
| bani || bani || mil |
| nose
| milja || milja || milja |
| mouth
| rira || djawa || rira |
| tongue
| djälin || djälan || djalan |
| stomach
| ŋaːlu || ŋaːlu || burma |
| bone
| ŋandi || || gamari |
| blood
| gunbulu || gunbulu || gunbulu |
| kangaroo
| bardjanin || bardjanin || wandjiri |
| opossum
| laŋgur || laŋgur || laŋgur |
| emu
| galaju || bidjaɖa || ganaŋandja |
| crow
| djawari || djawari || waŋgede |
| fly
| wɔdei || wanmin || wanmin |
| sun
| djandja || baːra || baːra |
| moon
| ɖaɖaɖa || ɖaɖaɖa || gilinman |
| fire
| wiga || djuŋgu || waɭu |
| smoke
| baɳɖi || ŋuɽun || ŋundjir |
| water
| ŋaba || ŋaba || ŋaba |