Garawan | |
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Yanyi, Garrwan | |
Geographic distribution | Northern Territory and Queensland |
Linguistic classification | Macro-Pama–Nyungan?
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Glottolog | garr1260 |
![]() Garawan and Tangkic (green). Garawan is the group inland. |
The Garawan languages (Garrwan), or Yanyi, are a small language familyofAustralian Aboriginal languages currently spoken in northern Australia.
The languages are:
Gunindiri is almost entirely unknown.[1]
Garawan may be related to the Pama–Nyungan languages, though this is not accepted in Bowern 2011.[2] The languages are close: Dixon (2002)[citation needed] says that it should be straightforward to reconstruct proto-Garawa–Wanji.
Capell (1940) lists the following basic vocabulary items:[3]
gloss | Garama | Waneiga |
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man | gadu | jäba |
woman | balŋun | ludju |
head | bɛlbid | gada |
eye | gamal | milba |
nose | djimu | mulju |
mouth | dädbi | lira |
tongue | djɛman | djälaṉ |
stomach | maːda | miälu |
bone | munu | gidji |
blood | gumuluŋ | djugän |
kangaroo | ŋalmuŋgu | maɭu |
opossum | jaːɭ | djaŋana |
crow | waːg | djäŋilga |
fly | moːl | ŋurin |
sun | ŋuŋa | wanda |
moon | mɛrg | girindji |
fire | ḏuŋgu | waɽu |
smoke | wanag | gundjuru |
water | goɽa | gabi |
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