Nhirrpi

Family
Pama-Nyungan
Region
Australia
ISO 639-3
hrp
Location
-28.63°, 141.28°
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 nganu- inheritance
1pl.incl nosotros (inclusivo) nós (inclusivo) grammar [missing] missing
1sg yo eu grammar nganyi inheritance
2pl ustedes vocês grammar yurra inheritance
2sg xx xx grammar ini inheritance
3pl ellos/ellas eles/elas grammar thanawiri inheritance
3sg el/ella ele/ela grammar [missing] missing
above encima, arriba acima location [missing] missing
again de nuevo, otra vez de novo grammar [missing] missing
all todo todos other [missing] missing
and y e grammar karru unique
ankle tobillo tornozelo body [missing] missing
armpit axila, sobaco axila body kawalka unique
ashamed xx xx mental [missing] missing
ashes xx xx environment 3192 loan Wangkumarra
at en, a em, a location -yi inheritance
back espalda costas body [missing] missing
bad mal mal quality malandyi inheritance
be alive xx xx body thipi inheritance
belly barriga barriga body thundru inheritance
below abajo, debajo abaixo location -pundhi unique
big grande grande quality pirna inheritance
bite morder morder body matha inheritance
black negro preto colour murrumurru loan
blood sangre sangue body yungguru inheritance
blow soplar soprar body [missing] missing
blunt xx xx quality mityipani unique
bone hueso osso body muku inheritance
boomerang xx xx manufacture tyara inheritance
breast pecho, seno peito body ngama inheritance
breathe respirar respirar body [missing] missing
burn quemar queimar environment ngarrtyi inheritance
chew masticar, mascar mastigar body [missing] missing
child niño, niña criança human muruwa pulya inheritance
climb subir subir motion walki semantic shift
cloud nube nuvem environment ngandyarri unique
cold frío frio quality pundra loan direction unknown
come venir vir motion ngaldha unique
cook cocinar cozinhar impact kula inheritance
count contar contar mental [missing] missing
cry llorar chorar mental yinki inheritance
cut xx xx impact mulpi unique
die/be dead morir morrer state nari loan
dig cavar cavar impact paku inheritance
dingo/wolf fauna [missing] missing
dirty sucio sujo quality palamindyi unique
dream soñar sonhar mental [missing] missing
drink beber, tomar beber body thapi inheritance
dry seco seco quality [missing] missing
dust polvo poeira environment kaRi unique
ear oreja orelha body thalpa inheritance
earth/soil tierra terra environment pala inheritance
eat comer comer body thayi inheritance
egg huevo ovo fauna pampu inheritance
eye ojo olho body mityi inheritance
faeces heces, mierda, excremento, estiércol fezes body kawalka unique
fall caer cair motion warlka unique
far lejos longe quality [missing] missing
fat/grease grasa gordura body marni inheritance
father padre, papá pai kinship ngapiRi inheritance
fear miedo medo mental [missing] missing
feather pluma pena fauna thirripurdu inheritance
fire fuego fogo environment maka inheritance
fish xx xx fauna kalukalu unique
flow fluir fluir motion [missing] missing
flower flor flor environment [missing] missing
fly volar voar motion mundyu inheritance
fog niebla, neblina nevoeira, bruma, neblina environment [missing] missing
foot pie body thina inheritance
fruit fruta fruta flora mulhuRu unique
good bueno bom quality patyi inheritance
grow crecer crescer state [missing] missing
hair (of head) cabello cabelo body pundyu inheritance
hand mano mão body maRa inheritance
head cabeza cabeça body kuka inheritance
hear oír ouvir mental ngaRa inheritance
heavy pesado pesado quality pulubulu unique
hide esconder esconder motion [missing] missing
hit golpear, pegar bater impact ngapa unique
hit (with hand) xx xx impact [missing] missing
hold correr, asegurar, sostener segurar other mandri loan Wangkumarra
how? como como grammar [missing] missing
if si se grammar [missing] missing
in/inside dentro, adentro dentro location windri unknown
intestines intestinos intestinos body [missing] missing
itch hormiguear, sentir comezón coçar body [missing] missing
kill matar matar impact [missing] missing
know/be knowledgeable saber, conecer saber, conhecer mental [missing] missing
lake lago lago environment [missing] missing
laugh reír rir mental [missing] missing
leaf hoja folha environment marrgala loan Wangkumarra
left/left hand izquierdo esquerdo location/body [missing] missing
leg/foot pierna perna body wandi unique
lie down acostarse, echarse deitar motion waRa unique
lightning rayo, relámpago relampago environment [missing] missing
liver hígado figado body parni unique
long largo comprido, longo quality payirri inheritance
louse piollo, piojo piolho fauna [missing] missing
lung pulmón pulmão body muRali inheritance
man/male hombre homem human karna inheritance
meat/flesh carne carne fauna kathi inheritance
moon luna lua environment piRa inheritance
mother madre, mamá mãe kinship ngandri inheritance
mouth boca boca body marna inheritance
name nombre nome human thala inheritance
nape base del cuello, nuca nuca body [missing] missing
near/close cerca de perto quality [missing] missing
neck cuello pescoço body [missing] missing
new nuevo novo quality [missing] missing
night noche noite time marri unique
no/not no não grammar warrayi unique
nose nariz nariz body kintha semantic shift
old viejo velho quality karrukarrru inheritance
one uno um number kurnu inheritance
open/uncover abrir abrir other [missing] missing
other otro outro grammar [missing] missing
person/human being persona pessoa human karna inheritance
pimple xx xx body parla unique
rain lluvia chuva environment ngandyara inheritance
red rojo vermelho colour pidibidi inheritance
right/right hand derecha direita location/body [missing] missing
road/path camino caminho manufacture [missing] missing
roof xx xx manufacture [missing] missing
root raíz raiz flora kaparri inheritance
rotten podrido podre quality thungga inheritance
sand arena areia environment miRi unique
say decir dizer mental gawagawa unique
scratch rascar rasgar impact mirra inheritance
see ver ver mental wa inheritance
sharp afilado, filudo, filoso afiado quality [missing] missing
shoot tirar, disparar, balear atirar impact [missing] missing
short corto curto quality wanda inheritance
shoulder hombro ombro body pinyi unique
sick xx xx body mundya inheritance
sit sentar(se) sentar state nhina inheritance
skin piel pele body dala inheritance
sky cielo céu environment [missing] missing
sleep dormir dormir body mukap(a) inheritance
small pequeño pequeno quality pulha inheritance
smell (tr/intr) xx xx body panda inheritance
smoke humo fumaça environment thupu inheritance
spit escupir cuspir body [missing] missing
split partir, dividir rachar, dividir, partir impact [missing] missing
squeeze estrujar, exprimir espremer impact [missing] missing
stab/pierce apuñalar, acuchillar apunhalar impact [missing] missing
stand estar de pié ficar em pé state [missing] missing
star estrella estrela environment kulhaRa inheritance
steal robar roubar other winka unique
stone piedra pedra environment madra inheritance
suck chupar chupar body [missing] missing
sun sol sol time kulthurru unique
sweat sudar suor, suar body [missing] missing
swell hincharse inchar body [missing] missing
swim nadar nadar motion [missing] missing
tail cola, rabo rabo body ngulpa unknown
that ese/esa esse grammar nhunu inheritance
thick grueso, gordo, espeso grosso quality [missing] missing
thin delgado fino quality [missing] missing
think pensar pensar mental [missing] missing
this este/esta este grammar nhinggi unique
three tres tres number parrkulu kurnu inheritance
throat garganta garganta body [missing] missing
throw tirar, lanzar atirar, jogar impact warrki inheritance
thunder truenos trovão environment [missing] missing
tie up/fasten atar, amarrar amarrar impact karragarra inheritance
tongue lengua lingua body mimi unique
tooth diente dente body rdira inheritance
true xx xx quality [missing] missing
turn girar, volter, torcer virar other [missing] missing
two dos dois number parrkulu inheritance
vomit vomitar vomitar body [missing] missing
walk caminar, andar andar motion [missing] missing
water agua agua environment ngapa inheritance
wet mojado molhado quality [missing] missing
what? que, qué que grammar minha inheritance
when? cuando quando grammar [missing] missing
where? donde onde grammar ilanggi unique
white blanco branco colour [missing] missing
who? quien, quién quem grammar waRa inheritance
wife esposa esposa kinship nhipa inheritance
wind viento vento environment tayaRi inheritance
wing ala asa body kupudhala unique
woman/female mujer mulher human iwa unique
work trabajar trabalhar other yuwa unique
yawn bostezar bocejar body [missing] missing
yellow amarillo amarelo colour [missing] missing


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 dhiri unique
ant (generic) hormiga formiga flora-fauna pudyupudyu unique
bird pajaro, ave passaro flora-fauna dawa unique
blowfly/housefly mosca mosca flora-fauna [missing] missing
dog (camp, domestic) perro cachorro flora-fauna pandi loan direction unknown
grass hierba, pasto capim, grama flora-fauna kanda inheritance
kangaroo (generic) flora-fauna tyukurru inheritance
snake (generic) culebra, serpiente cobra flora-fauna kathikathi semantic shift
spider araña aranha flora-fauna [missing] missing


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 wirni inheritance
bottom grinding stone manufacture [missing] missing
digging stick subsistence tool 125 unique
winnow aventar, tirar (sementes) joeirar manufacture [missing] missing
top grinding stone metate, mano; piedra de moler metate, mano manufacture [missing] missing
spearthrower subsistence tool pinyi unique
spear lanza lança subsistence tool windra inheritance
house other kundi inheritance


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