Warray
Native toAustralia
RegionAdelaide River, Northern Territory
EthnicityAwarai, Wulwulam
Extinctca. 2000
Arnhem
Dialects
  • Waray
  • ?Wulwulam = Ngorrkkowo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3wrz
Glottologwara1290  Warray
wulw1234  Wulwulam
AIATSIS[1]N25
ELPWarray

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.[2]

Phonology

Consonants[3]
Bilabial Alveolar Palatal Velar
Stop p(ː) t(ː) c(ː) k(ː)
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Lateral l
Trill r
Semivowel w j
Vowels[3]
Front Back
Close i u
Mid ɛ ɔ
Open a

Vocabulary

The following basic vocabulary items of Warray are from Tryon (1968).[4]

no.glossWarrai
1headanbam
2hairmeǰa
3eyesandum
4noseange
5earanganïm
6toothanlætma
7tongueanǰæn
8shoulderanmunak
9elbowangunmuŋ
10handænnæbæ
11breastsčœčœč
12backangibæ
13bellyanmiɲ
14navelanlanǰɛrak
15heartandoy
16urinewul
17excreteŋuk
18thighanǰatot
19legangaRa
20kneeanbat
21footanŋobæ
22skinanwik
23fatanli
24bloodkurač
25boneanmɔ
26mannaŋ
27womanalguwulbæ
28fatherpibi
29motherpulbul
30grandmotherwæče
31policemanaǰamɔrɔ
32spearbɔkɔ
33woomeraǰon
34boomerangburan
35nullanullawaRawaRa
36hair-beltčaman
37canoepamuɲ
38axečočo
39dilly bagliče
40firewæk
41smokewudl
42waterwik
43cloudpamŋul
44rainbowkulunǰe
45barramundimadukadl
46seačænbadlk
47riverpopal
48stonekïre
49groundyul
50trackčap
51dustluRa
52sunmiradl
53moonkaRaŋ
54starmœlœbe
55nightŋečpa
56tomorrowlɔrewɔ
57todaywaɲelak
58bigamoǰïlk
59possumwuǰa
60dogŋire
61tailanlaɲ
62meatwaŋ
63snakepælam
64red kangaroočaniɲ
65porcupinekuwaraŋ
66emuŋuriɲ
67crowwagæ
68goannalaliɲ
69blue tongue lizardwalmadatatɔ
70mosquitoŋadl
71sugar-bagbɔk
72camp
73blackanguǰikɔ
74whiteandɔrɔkɔ
75redanbikpitu
76oneanǰærɛɲ
77twokɛraŋludl
78when?ambawayɛn
79what?ɲiɲaŋ
80who?abɛŋ
81Iɲæk
82youŋuɲ
83heagala
84grassčitpam
85vegetable foodmoya
86treeyumbal
87leafmala
88pandanusmæRiɲ
89ironwoodlæŋwalakɔ
90ripeanǰɔlɔŋ
91goodanliwɔ
92badawarɔ
93blindǰæmiɲɔ
94deafawuRïme
95salivakïǰaniɲ

References

  1. N25 Warray at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  2. Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. Cambridge University Press. p. xl.
  3. 1 2 Harvey, Mark (1986). The Waray Language from Adelaide River (Thesis). Australian National University. doi:10.25911/5d7638b71997b.
  4. 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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