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Ngumpin–Yapa languages

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Ngumpin–Yapa
Ngarrka–Ngumpin
Geographic
distribution
Pilbara region, Australia
Linguistic classificationPama–Nyungan
  • Desert Nyungic
    • Ngumpin–Yapa
Subdivisions
Language codes
Glottologngum1251
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]

Ngardi, once classified as either Ngarrga (2002) or Ngumpin (2004), has been reassigned to the Wati languages.[1]

Vocabulary

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Capell (1940) lists the following basic vocabulary items for the Ngumpin–Yapa languages:[2]

gloss Wolmeri Jülbre Djäru (Southern) Malngin Ngaɽinman Mudbura Gogodja
man biːn, ŋanbe waḏi mawun ŋumbin ŋumbin ŋarga bundu
woman maːɳin dudju ŋaːriŋga djänga bagali giri dɔdju
head waːlu miläl laŋga waːlu waːluŋ waːlu ŋalja
eye mil guɽu milwa milo mila mila guɽu
nose djirdji mulja djirdji djirdji djirdji djirdji djirdji
mouth gaɳɖalgudal jira lira, djawi barara lira baraːrg lira
tongue djulaṉ ŋalana djälaṉ djälaṉ djälaṉ djälaɳ djälaṉ
stomach ŋaːru djuni munda munda munda madjula munda
bone gudji darga gudji gudji gudji gujuwan juŋguɽu
blood nuŋu jilgu gjaːwili guŋulu ŋurinjin guŋulu jälju
kangaroo wandjiri madjiri djädji djiːa djiːa djiːa maɭu
opossum djämbidjin ŋungudi ŋurgudi djaŋana ŋurgudi mala
emu ganaŋandja wanjaru wanjaru ibaradu ŋäɽin
crow waŋgan djägilgäda wangura wagwag wagwag waŋgurinja ganga
fly bunmuɽ ŋurin ŋurin, muru ŋurin ŋurin, gunama gunuŋa mɔŋu
sun bɽaŋu banal walur gaŋirin wulŋan waŋgu ŋeːlir
moon gilinman rogaŋga järŋan djälaːɳ djägilin baɖaŋara girindji
fire waɭu waɽu djawu djawi djawi djawi, waɭu waɽu
smoke duwi ŋundjur ŋundjur djuŋgaɖ djuŋgaɖ djuŋgaidj djänjuŋu
water ŋaba galju ŋaba ŋaːwa ŋaːwa ŋogo gabi, jura

References

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  1. ^ a b Bowern, Claire. 2011. How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia? (corrected [1])
  2. ^ 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.