Warray language
{{Short description|Australian Aboriginal language}}
{{Distinguish|Waray language}}
{{Infobox language
|name=Warray
|states=Australia
|region= Adelaide River, Northern Territory
|extinct=c. 2000
|familycolor=Australian
|fam1=Arnhem
|fam2=Gunwinyguan
|fam3=Warrayic
|dia1=Waray
|dia2=?Wulwulam = Ngorrkkowo?
|iso3=wrz
|glotto=wara1290
|glottoname=Warray
|glotto2=wulw1234
|glottoname2=Wulwulam
|aiatsis=N25
}}
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.{{cite book |last=Dixon |first=R. M. W. |author-link=R. M. W. Dixon |title=Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2002 |url=http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521473780|page=xl}}
Phonology
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|+ Consonants{{cite thesis | last = Harvey | first = Mark | title = The Waray Language from Adelaide River | date = 1986 | publisher = Australian National University | doi = 10.25911/5d7638b71997b}} ! ! Bilabial ! Alveolar ! Palatal ! Velar |
| Stop
| {{IPA|p(ː)}} | {{IPA|t(ː)}} | {{IPA|c(ː)}} | {{IPA|k(ː)}} |
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| Nasal
| {{IPA|m}} | {{IPA|n}} | {{IPA|ɲ}} | {{IPA|ŋ}} |
Lateral
| | {{IPA|l}} | | |
Trill
| | {{IPA|r}} | | |
Semivowel
| {{IPA|w}} | | {{IPA|j}} | |
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! ! Front ! Back |
Close
| {{IPA|i}} | {{IPA|u}} |
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Mid
| {{IPA|ɛ}} | {{IPA|ɔ}} |
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! Open | {{IPA|a}} | |
Vocabulary
The following basic vocabulary items of Warray are from Tryon (1968).Tryon, Darrell T. "The Daly River Languages: A Survey". In Aguas, E.F. and Tryon, D. editors, Papers in Australian Linguistics No. 3. A-14:21-49. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 1968. {{doi|10.15144/PL-A14.21}}
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! 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 |
References
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{{Pama–Nyungan languages|Macro}}
{{Australian Aboriginal languages}}
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Category:Gunwinyguan languages