| Ngumpin–Yapa | |
|---|---|
| Ngarrka–Ngumpin | |
| Geographic distribution | Pilbara region, Australia |
| Linguistic classification |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Subdivisions | |
| Glottolog | ngum1251 |
 Ngumpin–Yapa languages (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan). Ngumpin is the group in the north, and Yapa (Ngarrka) the south. The tan gap in the green is
Ngardi. | |
The Ngumpin–Yapa a.k.a. Ngarrka–Ngumpin languages are a family of Pama–Nyungan languages of the Pilbara region of Australia. [1]
- Ngumpin–Yapa
Ngardi, once classified as either Ngarrga (2002) or Ngumpin (2004), has been reassigned to the Wati languages. [1]
Vocabulary
Capell (1940) lists the following basic vocabulary items for the Ngumpin–Yapa languages: [2]
gloss Wolmeri Jülbre Djäru (Southern) Malngin Ngaɽinman Mudbura Gogodja man biËn, Å‹anbe waá¸i mawun Å‹umbin Å‹umbin Å‹arga bundu woman maËɳin dudju Å‹aËriÅ‹ga djänga bagali giri dÉ”dju head waËlu miläl laÅ‹ga waËlu waËluÅ‹ waËlu Å‹alja eye mil guɽu milwa milo mila mila guɽu nose djirdji mulja djirdji djirdji djirdji djirdji djirdji mouth gaɳɖalgudal jira lira, djawi barara lira baraËrg lira tongue djulaṉ Å‹alana djälaṉ djälaṉ djälaṉ djälaɳ djälaṉ stomach Å‹aËru djuni munda munda munda madjula munda bone gudji darga gudji gudji gudji gujuwan juÅ‹guɽu blood nuÅ‹u jilgu gjaËwili guÅ‹ulu Å‹urinjin guÅ‹ulu jälju kangaroo wandjiri madjiri djädji djiËa djiËa djiËa maÉu opossum djämbidjin Å‹ungudi Å‹urgudi djaÅ‹ana Å‹urgudi mala emu ganaÅ‹andja wanjaru wanjaru ibaradu ŋäɽin crow waÅ‹gan djägilgäda wangura wagwag wagwag waÅ‹gurinja ganga fly bunmuɽ Å‹urin Å‹urin, muru Å‹urin Å‹urin, gunama gunuÅ‹a mɔŋu sun bɽaÅ‹u banal walur gaÅ‹irin wulÅ‹an waÅ‹gu Å‹eËlir moon gilinman rogaÅ‹ga järÅ‹an djälaËɳ djägilin baÉ–aÅ‹ara girindji fire waÉu waɽu djawu djawi djawi djawi, waÉu waɽu smoke duwi Å‹undjur Å‹undjur djuÅ‹gaÉ– djuÅ‹gaÉ– djuÅ‹gaidj djänjuÅ‹u water Å‹aba galju Å‹aba Å‹aËwa Å‹aËwa Å‹ogo gabi, jura
References
- ^ a b Bowern, Claire. 2011. How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia? (corrected [1])
- ^ Capell, Arthur. 1940. 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
- McConvell and Laughren (2004) "The Ngumpin–Yapa subgroup". In Claire Bowern & Harold Koch, Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company.