Languages of hunter-gatherers and their neighbors

Jabirr-Jabirr

Family
Nyulnyulan
Region
Australia
ISO 639-3
dyb
Location
-17.56°, 122.50°
Notes
Features
Basic Vocabulary
Flora Fauna Vocabulary
Cultural Vocabulary
Ethnographic Information
Data Sources
none


Basic Vocabulary (186)
English Spanish Portuguese Semantic Field Part of Speech Orthographic Form Phonemicized Form Gloss as in Source Etymology Code Proto-Form Proto-Language Loan Source Wanderwort Status Etyma Set Etymology Notes General Notes Source
1pl.excl nosotros (exclusivo) nós (exclusivo) grammar inheritance
1pl.incl nosotros (inclusivo) nós (inclusivo) grammar missing
1sg yo eu grammar missing
2pl ustedes vocês grammar missing
2sg xx xx grammar djoe joe inheritance
3pl ellos/ellas eles/elas grammar inheritance
3sg el/ella ele/ela grammar ginjin_g kinyingk inheritance
above encima, arriba acima location galb kalb inheritance
again de nuevo, otra vez de novo grammar belai belayi inheritance
alive missing
all todo todos other djamin jamin inheritance
and y e grammar missing
ankle tobillo tornozelo body missing
armpit axila, sobaco axila body nimarremba nimarremba inheritance
ashamed xx xx mental idjar ijarr inheritance
ashes xx xx environment gadjog kajok inheritance
at en, a em, a location -an_ -ang inheritance
back espalda costas body nik nik inheritance
bad mal mal quality rib rib inheritance
belly barriga barriga body gabor ^ kaborr inheritance
below abajo, debajo abaixo location missing
big grande grande quality bindany bindany inheritance
bite morder morder body inar XXngl he bit it inar inheritance
black negro preto colour mank mank inheritance
blood sangre sangue body missing
blow soplar soprar body bo"" buu inheritance
blunt xx xx quality missing
bone hueso osso body missing
boomerang xx xx manufacture jib; yirrgilE jib; yirrkilE inheritance
breast pecho, seno peito body ngamana ngamana inheritance
breathe respirar respirar body bo"" buu inheritance
burn quemar queimar environment missing
chew masticar, mascar mastigar body missing
child niño, niña criança human ba:b baab inheritance
climb subir subir motion missing
cloud nube nuvem environment missing
cold frío frio quality missing
come venir vir motion dar-m-aran darr-m-arran inheritance
cook cocinar cozinhar impact missing
count contar contar mental inheritance
cry llorar chorar mental wanggarr wangkarr inheritance
cut xx xx impact barbar kangaw XXgl I cut it ?? (? in text) barbar kangaw unique
die/be dead morir morrer state ma-djimben ma-jimben inheritance
dig cavar cavar impact ma-geran ma-kerran inheritance
dingo/wolf fauna gered; kirrid kered; kirrid inheritance
dirty sucio sujo quality missing
dream soñar sonhar mental ma-bu""garen ma-buukarren doubtful loan into protolanguage
drink beber, tomar beber body ma-ge""den ma-kiden inheritance
dry seco seco quality missing
dust polvo poeira environment missing
ear oreja orelha body nilababa nilababa inheritance
earth/soil tierra terra environment bo""r% buur inheritance
eat comer comer body yarre-geden [-kid-] XXgl we eat yarre-keden [-kid-] inheritance
egg huevo ovo fauna lagurr lakurr inheritance
eye ojo olho body nim; -m nim; -m inheritance
faeces heces, mierda, excremento, estiércol fezes body bud% ^ bud% inheritance
fall caer cair motion injalg XXngl he fell injalk inheritance
far lejos longe quality missing
fat/grease grasa gordura body beng beng inheritance
father padre, papá pai kinship ibal ibal inheritance
fear miedo medo mental -jarik- [madjaregan] -jarrik- [majarrekan] inheritance
feather pluma pena fauna bandel bandel inheritance
fire fuego fogo environment djun_g jungk inheritance
fish xx xx fauna gumbu kumbu semantic shift
flow fluir fluir motion djoror jorrorr inheritance
flower flor flor environment bo""b buub inheritance
fly volar voar motion -birril- [ma-berelan] -birril- [ma-berrelan] inheritance
fog niebla, neblina nevoeira, bruma, neblina environment missing
foot pie pé body djambel XXngl hind flippers of turtle jambel inheritance
fruit fruta fruta flora inheritance
good bueno bom quality layb layb inheritance
grow crecer crescer state -bul- [ma-bolan] -bul- [ma-bolan] inheritance
hair (of head) cabello cabelo body mukarn mukarn inheritance
hand mano mão body nimarla; -mal nimarla; -mal inheritance
head cabeza cabeça body nalm; -alm nalm; -alm inheritance
hear oír ouvir mental ngangarlikarra XXgl I hear it ngangarlikarra inheritance
heavy pesado pesado quality djo""ng juung unique
hide esconder esconder motion -jarlg- [ma-j.arl.gen] -jarrlk- [ma-j.arrl.ken] inheritance
hit golpear, pegar bater impact barbar kangaw XXngl glossed as cut, with ? barbar kangaw XXngl klossed as cud, widh ? inheritance
hit (with hand) xx xx impact missing
hold correr, asegurar, sostener segurar other -bad- [ma-baden] -bad- [ma-baden] inheritance
how? como como grammar missing
if si se grammar -gar -karr inheritance
in/inside dentro, adentro dentro location gadin kadin inheritance
intestines intestinos intestinos body bulg bulk inheritance
itch hormiguear, sentir comezón coçar body missing
kill matar matar impact warndab warndab inheritance
know/be knowledgeable saber, conecer saber, conhecer mental missing
lake lago lago environment missing
laugh reír rir mental gulgarr kulkarr inheritance
leaf hoja folha environment missing
left/left hand izquierdo esquerdo location/body missing
leg/foot pierna perna body missing
lie down acostarse, echarse deitar motion ma-djalgen ma-jalken inheritance
lightning rayo, relámpago relampago environment missing
liver hígado figado body kabir kabir inheritance
long largo comprido, longo quality iwarl iwarl inheritance
louse piollo, piojo piolho fauna missing
lung pulmón pulmão body missing
man/male hombre homem human inheritance
meat/flesh carne carne fauna missing
moon luna lua environment kunyol kunyol inheritance
mother madre, mamá mãe kinship berai berrayi inheritance
mouth boca boca body nilirr; -lerr nilirr; -lerr inheritance
name nombre nome human missing
nape base del cuello, nuca nuca body nunggarn nungkarn inheritance
near/close cerca de perto quality yangan yangan inheritance
neck cuello pescoço body missing
new nuevo novo quality missing
night noche noite time missing
no/not no não grammar are arre inheritance
nose nariz nariz body missing
old viejo velho quality djabolj jaboly inheritance
one uno um number missing
open/uncover abrir abrir other ga""b ma-man kaab ma-man inheritance
other otro outro grammar missing
pain/painful/sick dolor, doloroso, enfermo dor, doloroso, doente body binbal binbal inheritance
person/human being persona pessoa human missing
pimple xx xx body bodon_gor ^ bodongkorr inheritance
rain lluvia chuva environment missing
red rojo vermelho colour missing
right/right hand derecha direita location/body djoron_g jorrongk inheritance
road/path camino caminho manufacture makarr makarr inheritance
roof xx xx manufacture [absent] missing
root raíz raiz flora missing
rotten podrido podre quality bi""n biin inheritance
sand arena areia environment band band inheritance
say decir dizer mental ma-djen ma-jen inheritance
scratch rascar rasgar impact -gand- [magandan] -kand- [makandan] inheritance
see ver ver mental -jal- -jal- inheritance
sharp afilado, filudo, filoso afiado quality gardj karrj inheritance
shoot tirar, disparar, balear atirar impact missing
short corto curto quality ruburr ruburr inheritance
shoulder hombro ombro body kurndijan; langan kurndijan; langan inheritance
sit sentar(se) sentar state mijal mijal inheritance
skin piel pele body baden baden inheritance
sky cielo céu environment missing
sleep dormir dormir body missing
small pequeño pequeno quality doln_ dolng inheritance
smell (tr/intr) xx xx body ge""r kirr inheritance
smoke humo fumaça environment lubu lubu inheritance
spit escupir cuspir body djibel jibel inheritance
split partir, dividir rachar, dividir, partir impact missing
squeeze estrujar, exprimir espremer impact missing
stab/pierce apuñalar, acuchillar apunhalar impact m-aran m-arran inheritance
stand estar de pié ficar em pé state jarrajarra XXngl he is standing up jarrajarra inheritance
star estrella estrela environment barranggoman barrangkoman unknown
steal robar roubar other missing
stone piedra pedra environment missing
suck chupar chupar body djonj jony inheritance
sun sol sol time walg walk inheritance
sweat sudar suor, suar body djudugur judukurr inheritance
swell hincharse inchar body -bunkum- [ma-bongoman] -bunkum- [ma-bongoman] inheritance
swim nadar nadar motion missing
tail cola, rabo rabo body joborr; niwal joborr; niwal inheritance
that ese/esa esse grammar missing
thick grueso, gordo, espeso grosso quality missing
thin delgado fino quality missing
think pensar pensar mental -barribarri- [ma-barebaren] -barribarri- [ma-barrebarren] inheritance
this este/esta este grammar missing
three tres tres number irdjowar irrjowarr inheritance
throat garganta garganta body missing
throw tirar, lanzar atirar, jogar impact -ngulu- -ngulu- inheritance
thunder truenos trovão environment missing
tie up/fasten atar, amarrar amarrar impact missing
tongue lengua lingua body niyangala niyangala inheritance
tooth diente dente body jarringk jarringk inheritance
true xx xx quality missing
turn girar, volter, torcer virar other missing
two dos dois number kujarra kujarra inheritance
vomit vomitar vomitar body -ganyb- [ma-ga**njben] -kanyb- [ma-kaanyben] inheritance
walk caminar, andar andar motion missing
water agua agua environment wul wul inheritance
wet mojado molhado quality missing
what? que, qué que grammar missing
when? cuando quando grammar -gar -karr inheritance
where? donde onde grammar arrag arrak inheritance
white blanco branco colour missing
who? quien, quién quem grammar angge angke inheritance
wife esposa esposa kinship marlarr XXngl wife, wife's sister marlarr XXngl wife, wife's sisder inheritance
wind viento vento environment wangal wangal inheritance
wing ala asa body missing
woman/female mujer mulher human warany warany inheritance
work trabajar trabalhar other morrgol ~ murrgurr morrkol ~ murrkurr inheritance
yawn bostezar bocejar body missing
yellow amarillo amarelo colour ber%al berral inheritance


Flora Fauna Vocabulary (9)
English Spanish Portuguese Semantic Field Part of Speech Linnean Name Orthographic Form Phonemicized Form Gloss as in Source Etymology Code Proto-Form Proto-Language Loan Source Etymology Notes Wanderwort Status Etyma Set Range of Term Word Structure Word Structure Notes Classifier Classifier Notes Hypernym Source Association with Social Categories Ritual/Mythologically Significant Ritual Notes Food Source Food Notes Medicinal Medicinal Notes How Collected Who Collects How Prepared Psychotropic Psychotropic Notes Traded Trade Notes Distribution Habitat Dangerous Ethnobiology Notes Species Notes General Notes
tree árbol arvore flora-fauna bardangg barrdangk inheritance
ant (generic) hormiga formiga flora-fauna boia XXgl small red ant boiya inheritance
bird pajaro, ave passaro flora-fauna garrambal; birrajun karrambal; birrajun inheritance
blowfly/housefly mosca mosca flora-fauna mukany mukany inheritance
dog (camp, domestic) perro cachorro flora-fauna gambur kambur inheritance
grass hierba, pasto capim, grama flora-fauna bidilj bidily inheritance
kangaroo (generic) flora-fauna balingg balingk inheritance
snake (generic) culebra, serpiente cobra flora-fauna djur% jurr inheritance
spider araña aranha flora-fauna missing


Cultural Vocabulary (111)
English Spanish Portuguese Semantic Field Part of Speech Orthographic Form Phonemicized Form Gloss as in Source Etymology Code Proto-Form Proto-Language Loan Source Wanderwort Status Etyma Set Etymology Notes Word Structure Word Structure Notes General Notes Source
afterworld, land of dead, Heaven tierra do los muertos terra dos mortos culture-mythology missing
armband dress missing
awl subsistence tool missing
axe/stone axe hacha (de piedra) machado (de pedra) subsistence tool jamion inheritance
bag (string) culture-material karraki loan direction unknown cf jaru
bait for fishing cebo, carnada para pescar, empate (Peru) isca subsistence tool missing
basket (general) canasta, canasto, cesta cesto culture-material binjen inheritance
body feather decorations culture-mythology missing
boomerang/throwing stick (generic) subsistence tool jib; yirrkilE inheritance
boomerang (number 7) subsistence tool missing
boomerang (small) subsistence tool missing
bowl (coolamon) culture-material warndal inheritance
broom escoba vassoura culture-material missing
canoe canoa canoa transport missing
cicatrice culture-mythology baborr inheritance
clapsticks culture-mythology missing
club (nulla-nulla) subsistence tool missing
cook food food missing
cook in earth oven food missing
damper food missing
dance (generic) culture-mythology burrb inheritance
digging stick subsistence tool milkin inheritance
dipper (small coolamon) subsistence tool missing
dream sueño, soñar sonho, sonhar culture-mythology -bukarri- [ma-bu:.karren] (drr) missing
dreaming culture-mythology missing
drone pipe culture-mythology missing
fire drill subsistence tool missing
fire-saw other kaleb inheritance
fireplace hogar lareira other missing
firewood leña lenha other missing
fish poison barbasco, matapez (Colombia) timbó subsistence tool missing
fish (with fish-poison) pescar con barbasco, barbasquear pescar com timbó; tinguijar food ma-banyden semantic shift
fish (with line) anzuelear, pescar con linea pescar (com linha) food missing
fish (with spear) food missing
fishing line cordel/cuerda p/ pescar, sedal, tanze linha de pesca subsistence tool missing
fishtrap (permanent) subsistence tool missing
fishtrap (woven) subsistence tool missing
flour (European) food missing
flour (bush) food missing
game animal caza, animal de caza caça, animal de caça food wil inheritance
ghost (of dead person)/evil spirit espíritu malo, espíritu maligno, fantasma, demonio espirito culture-mythology banbalk doubtful inheritance
glue subsistence tool missing
grave tumba, sepultura, sepulcro sepultura, sepulcro, cova culture-mythology missing
grog food kari loan WW %kari
hair belt dress ba:l inheritance
headband dress missing
healer curandero benzador, curandeiro, kumu (Tukano) culture-mythology missing
honey miel mel food missing
house (European) other missing
hunt cazar caçar food ma-jolben inheritance
initiation (circumcision) culture-mythology missing
initiation (circumcision) culture-mythology missing
knife cuchillo faca culture-material missing
loincloth taparrabos, guayuco, pampanilla tanga, tapa-sexo dress missing
love song culture-mythology kaljend inheritance
mangrove raft transport kalu inheritance
message stick culture-mythology missing
mortar mortero pilão subsistence tool missing
nosepeg other missing
paddle/oar remo remo transport borrej inheritance
ochre culture-mythology babakon [babakun] inheritance
paint body, body paint pintura corporal pintura corporal culture-mythology -burr- [ma-borran] inheritance
pestle pilón, mano de mortero, mazo, moledor mão de pilão subsistence tool missing
pipe for tobacco pipa cachimbo other missing
public song cycle culture-mythology missing
red paint culture-mythology bidimarr inheritance
resin resina, brea, copal resina, brea, breu subsistence tool kem loan English
salt sal sal food missing
shelter (native) other missing
song (generic) canción, canto canção culture-mythology missing
song (for entertainment) culture-mythology missing
spear lanza lança subsistence tool jinal loan WW %jinal WW
spear (fighting) subsistence tool missing
spear (fishing) subsistence tool missing
spearthrower subsistence tool missing
speartip subsistence tool missing
string (from hair) culture-material burrurr inheritance
string (from vine) culture-material missing
sugar acculturation missing
tea food belebel semantic shift
tobacco (European) narcotics ngamare semantic shift
tobacco (native) narcotics missing
spirit child culture-mythology missing
wax cera cera other missing
white paint culture-mythology missing
windbreak other missing
yandy (n) culture-material missing
school escuela escola acculturation missing
net subsistence tool missing
bottle botella garrafa acculturation missing
paper papel papel acculturation missing
corpse food karrikan loan Marrngu
chicken gallina galinha acculturation missing
tree coffin culture-mythology missing
clothing ropa roupa culture-mythology missing
skirt falda, saya, fustan, pollera saia culture-material missing
shoes zapatos sapatos dress missing
medicine narcotics missing
earth oven food missing
policeman polícia policía acculturation widirr unknown
cat gato gato acculturation minyaw loan Kriol WW %minyaw
gun arma, escopeta espingarda, fusil acculturation missing
hat sombero chapéu dress jangkorr [yangkurr] inheritance
rope/string mecate, cuerda, soga corda culture missing
bottom grinding stone manufacture [absent] missing
digging stick subsistence tool milkin milkin inheritance
winnow aventar, tirar (sementes) joeirar manufacture missing
top grinding stone metate, mano; piedra de moler metate, mano manufacture [absent] missing
spearthrower subsistence tool missing
spear lanza lança subsistence tool djinal jinal inheritance
house other missing


Ethnographic Information
Current Population (speakers) Former Population Estimate Subsistence Preference Density Sedentism Ecotome Marriage Pattern Notes Source
small HG medium seasonal no