Ngamini

Family
Pama-Nyungan
Region
Australia
ISO 639-3
nmv
Location
-27.08°, 139.07°
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 ngañurru inheritance
1pl.incl nosotros (inclusivo) nós (inclusivo) grammar ngayini semantic shift
1sg yo eu grammar nganyi inheritance
2pl ustedes vocês grammar yuRu inheritance
2sg xx xx grammar yini inheritance
3pl ellos/ellas eles/elas grammar thana inheritance
3sg el/ella ele/ela grammar najia inheritance
above encima, arriba acima location kurumu inheritance
again de nuevo, otra vez de novo grammar kalara unique
all todo todos other parrtyana inheritance
and y e grammar ya inheritance
ankle tobillo tornozelo body 827 unique
armpit axila, sobaco axila body kapurrha inheritance
ashamed xx xx mental manngarina inheritance
ashes xx xx environment turpa doubtful loan
at en, a em, a location [missing] missing
back espalda costas body 2304 inheritance?
bad mal mal quality mana inheritance
be alive xx xx body kalpali unique
belly barriga barriga body tunru inheritance
below abajo, debajo abaixo location ngarini inheritance
big grande grande quality pirna inheritance
bite morder morder body matha_x001E_ inheritance
black negro preto colour maRu inheritance
blood sangre sangue body kumarrhi inheritance
blow soplar soprar body walunkana unique
blunt xx xx quality njenji inheritance
bone hueso osso body waRapu loan Arabana?
boomerang xx xx manufacture kira loan direction unknown
breast pecho, seno peito body ngama inheritance
breathe respirar respirar body ngarawaluwalunkana inheritance
burn quemar queimar environment yarki inheritance
chew masticar, mascar mastigar body [missing] missing
child niño, niña criança human kupa semantic shift
climb subir subir motion katiya inheritance
cloud nube nuvem environment kurrara doubtful loan
cold frío frio quality malti inheritance
come venir vir motion yurdunanmayi unique
cook cocinar cozinhar impact kuki doubtful loan English?
count contar contar mental pindakana inheritance
cry llorar chorar mental yanrayi inheritance
cut xx xx impact rdama inheritance
die/be dead morir morrer state naRina inheritance
dig cavar cavar impact pirniya unique
dingo/wolf fauna tirtajapa unique
dirty sucio sujo quality parda unique
dream soñar sonhar mental ngapitya inheritance
drink beber, tomar beber body tapana inheritance
dry seco seco quality dinggipa unique
dust polvo poeira environment kunaputara inheritance
ear oreja orelha body talpa inheritance
earth/soil tierra terra environment walju inheritance
eat comer comer body tajina inheritance
egg huevo ovo fauna pampu inheritance
eye ojo olho body miRki inheritance
faeces heces, mierda, excremento, estiércol fezes body kuna inheritance
fall caer cair motion worantjanta unique
far lejos longe quality warada inheritance
fat/grease grasa gordura body marni inheritance
father padre, papá pai kinship ngaRpi inheritance
fear miedo medo mental pandanu unique
feather pluma pena fauna tilipuru inheritance
fire fuego fogo environment tuRu inheritance
fish xx xx fauna waRi inheritance
flow fluir fluir motion ngakana inheritance
flower flor flor environment punpo inheritance
fly volar voar motion munytyu inheritance
fog niebla, neblina nevoeira, bruma, neblina environment kunmi inheritance
foot pie body dina inheritance
fruit fruta fruta flora tandra inheritance
good bueno bom quality jampa unique
grow crecer crescer state dankarina unique
hair (of head) cabello cabelo body paRa inheritance
hand mano mão body maRa inheritance
head cabeza cabeça body mangadalrra inheritance
hear oír ouvir mental ngaratjanta inheritance
heavy pesado pesado quality mati inheritance
hide esconder esconder motion kurtjibana inheritance
hit golpear, pegar bater impact pardapardapayi inheritance
hit (with hand) xx xx impact tanrra[r]na inheritance
hold correr, asegurar, sostener segurar other patana inheritance
how? como como grammar wananda unique
if si se grammar [missing] missing
in/inside dentro, adentro dentro location pungadundru loan direction unknown
intestines intestinos intestinos body kudnawala inheritance
itch hormiguear, sentir comezón coçar body yupayi inheritance?
kill matar matar impact tankana inheritance
know/be knowledgeable saber, conecer saber, conhecer mental mirkiwatila unique
lake lago lago environment panto loan direction unknown
laugh reír rir mental kingka_x001E_ inheritance
leaf hoja folha environment talpa inheritance
left/left hand izquierdo esquerdo location/body waruntjuta unique
leg/foot pierna perna body tara inheritance
lie down acostarse, echarse deitar motion kurumarana unique
lightning rayo, relámpago relampago environment 57 inheritance
liver hígado figado body kalu inheritance
long largo comprido, longo quality payiri inheritance
louse piollo, piojo piolho fauna kata inheritance
lung pulmón pulmão body [missing] missing
man/male hombre homem human matida unique
meat/flesh carne carne fauna nganytyi inheritance
moon luna lua environment piRa inheritance
mother madre, mamá mãe kinship nganri inheritance
mouth boca boca body mana inheritance
name nombre nome human tarla inheritance
nape base del cuello, nuca nuca body wakara doubtful loan
near/close cerca de perto quality kaRakaRa inheritance
neck cuello pescoço body ngunku unique
new nuevo novo quality maRa inheritance
night noche noite time wongamu loan
no/not no não grammar wata inheritance
nose nariz nariz body 252 inheritance
old viejo velho quality kundru unique
one uno um number ngun[h]ara unique
open/uncover abrir abrir other birinta inheritance?
other otro outro grammar tanangga unique
person/human being persona pessoa human karna inheritance
pimple xx xx body minytyi inheritance
rain lluvia chuva environment kurdula unique
red rojo vermelho colour marlalyi unique
right/right hand derecha direita location/body ngunadimu unique
road/path camino caminho manufacture wadayapa unique
roof xx xx manufacture pungangalpa loan direction unknown
root raíz raiz flora kapara inheritance
rotten podrido podre quality thungka inheritance
sand arena areia environment walyu unique
say decir dizer mental yata inheritance
scratch rascar rasgar impact mirapana inheritance
see ver ver mental nir[r]kala inheritance
sharp afilado, filudo, filoso afiado quality tjerkara inheritance
shoot tirar, disparar, balear atirar impact wandaluandarlka unique
short corto curto quality wordu inheritance
shoulder hombro ombro body pilpiri inheritance
sick xx xx body dapani semantic shift
sit sentar(se) sentar state ngamana inheritance
skin piel pele body darla inheritance
sky cielo céu environment paRiwilpa inheritance
sleep dormir dormir body jindina inheritance
small pequeño pequeno quality wolka unique
smell (tr/intr) xx xx body parnima inheritance
smoke humo fumaça environment tupu inheritance
spit escupir cuspir body ngalytya inheritance
split partir, dividir rachar, dividir, partir impact palka_x001E_ loan
squeeze estrujar, exprimir espremer impact jirpana inheritance
stab/pierce apuñalar, acuchillar apunhalar impact [missing] missing
stand estar de pié ficar em pé state tarka inheritance
star estrella estrela environment didyidalra inheritance
steal robar roubar other kurumimanta inheritance
stone piedra pedra environment marda inheritance
suck chupar chupar body tapayi inheritance
sun sol sol time dityi inheritance
sweat sudar suor, suar body kanga inheritance
swell hincharse inchar body waruterkana doubtful loan
swim nadar nadar motion kukuwalrra unique
tail cola, rabo rabo body nura inheritance
that ese/esa esse grammar nanriya unique
thick grueso, gordo, espeso grosso quality wondra unique
thin delgado fino quality [r]dama[r]damarla unique
think pensar pensar mental ngurkuna loan Arabana
this este/esta este grammar nakatu unique
three tres tres number paRkuna nganha? unique
throat garganta garganta body yurku inheritance
throw tirar, lanzar atirar, jogar impact dijina unique
thunder truenos trovão environment kuRaRamungku unique
tie up/fasten atar, amarrar amarrar impact [missing] missing
tongue lengua lingua body tali inheritance
tooth diente dente body manatiri inheritance
true xx xx quality kalarali unique
turn girar, volter, torcer virar other karatyina inheritance
two dos dois number par[a]kuna inheritance
vomit vomitar vomitar body ngukuwarayi inheritance
walk caminar, andar andar motion wapperna inheritance
water agua agua environment ngapa inheritance
wet mojado molhado quality parda unique
what? que, qué que grammar wananda unique
when? cuando quando grammar wintja inheritance
where? donde onde grammar warada unique
white blanco branco colour purlu unique
who? quien, quién quem grammar waRa inheritance
wife esposa esposa kinship nhiwa inheritance
wind viento vento environment wamaRa unique
wing ala asa body [missing] missing
woman/female mujer mulher human widla inheritance
work trabajar trabalhar other maranuru inheritance
yawn bostezar bocejar body manaterkana inheritance
yellow amarillo amarelo colour paru 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 pi:ta unique
ant (generic) hormiga formiga flora-fauna mirka loan direction unknown
bird pajaro, ave passaro flora-fauna paya inheritance
blowfly/housefly mosca mosca flora-fauna munytyuRunga doubtful loan
dog (camp, domestic) perro cachorro flora-fauna tirita inheritance
grass hierba, pasto capim, grama flora-fauna kanta inheritance
kangaroo (generic) flora-fauna tyukuru inheritance
snake (generic) culebra, serpiente cobra flora-fauna nganytyi unique
spider araña aranha flora-fauna marankara inheritance


Cultural Vocabulary (8)
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
rope/string mecate, cuerda, soga corda culture yinka inheritance
bottom grinding stone manufacture 1418 loan direction unknown
digging stick subsistence tool wana inheritance
winnow aventar, tirar (sementes) joeirar manufacture talipa unique
top grinding stone metate, mano; piedra de moler metate, mano manufacture mardatayitayi unique
spearthrower subsistence tool kukuru unique
spear lanza lança subsistence tool wanakuyu unique
house other warli inheritance


Ethnographic Information
Current Population (speakers) Former Population Estimate Subsistence Preference Density Sedentism Ecotome Marriage Pattern Notes Source
medium HG low mobile yes