Pirriya

Family
Pama-Nyungan
Region
Australia
ISO 639-3
xpa
Location
-25.48°, 142.55°
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 [missing] missing
1pl.incl nosotros (inclusivo) nós (inclusivo) grammar [missing] missing
1sg yo eu grammar nganawa inheritance
2pl ustedes vocês grammar [missing] missing
2sg xx xx grammar yinawa inheritance
3pl ellos/ellas eles/elas grammar [missing] missing
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 [missing] missing
ankle tobillo tornozelo body 3191 missing
armpit axila, sobaco axila body wakarla inheritance
ashamed xx xx mental [missing] missing
ashes xx xx environment 3180 missing
at en, a em, a location [missing] missing
back espalda costas body [missing] missing
bad mal mal quality mungany unique
be alive xx xx body [missing] missing
belly barriga barriga body bana
below abajo, debajo abaixo location [missing] missing
big grande grande quality walku unique
bite morder morder body paca:_x001E_ inheritance
black negro preto colour [missing] missing
blood sangre sangue body “karuga” inheritance
blow soplar soprar body [missing] missing
blunt xx xx quality [missing] missing
bone hueso osso body “chiora”
boomerang xx xx manufacture kabuŋgara inheritance
breast pecho, seno peito body ngama inheritance
breathe respirar respirar body [missing] missing
burn quemar queimar environment [missing] missing
chew masticar, mascar mastigar body [missing] missing
child niño, niña criança human “mararida” doubtful loan
climb subir subir motion [missing] missing
cloud nube nuvem environment joŋala unique
cold frío frio quality yirliya unique
come venir vir motion yantanapa inheritance
cook cocinar cozinhar impact kathaangu
count contar contar mental [missing] missing
cry llorar chorar mental [missing] missing
cut xx xx impact parntawina unique
die/be dead morir morrer state pukananha unique
dig cavar cavar impact [missing] missing
dingo/wolf fauna thithi
dirty sucio sujo quality [missing] missing
dream soñar sonhar mental [missing] missing
drink beber, tomar beber body kutha:_x001E_
dry seco seco quality [missing] missing
dust polvo poeira environment [missing] missing
ear oreja orelha body manga inheritance
earth/soil tierra terra environment ngurra semantic shift
eat comer comer body daltarra inheritance?
egg huevo ovo fauna kukari
eye ojo olho body djiloi loan
faeces heces, mierda, excremento, estiércol fezes body kurna inheritance
fall caer cair motion [missing] missing
far lejos longe quality [missing] missing
fat/grease grasa gordura body thutha inheritance
father padre, papá pai kinship thatha(nya)
fear miedo medo mental kayalpathawina
feather pluma pena fauna [missing] missing
fire fuego fogo environment burri inheritance
fish xx xx fauna kamu semantic shift or error
flow fluir fluir motion [missing] missing
flower flor flor environment [missing] missing
fly volar voar motion munhan unique
fog niebla, neblina nevoeira, bruma, neblina environment [missing] missing
foot pie body ðina inheritance
fruit fruta fruta flora kunga
good bueno bom quality [missing] missing
grow crecer crescer state [missing] missing
hair (of head) cabello cabelo body warrkara
hand mano mão body mara inheritance
head cabeza cabeça body pumpa
hear oír ouvir mental [missing] missing
heavy pesado pesado quality [missing] missing
hide esconder esconder motion [missing] missing
hit golpear, pegar bater impact palaanha unique
hit (with hand) xx xx impact [missing] missing
hold correr, asegurar, sostener segurar other karramama unique
how? como como grammar [missing] missing
if si se grammar [missing] missing
in/inside dentro, adentro dentro location [missing] missing
intestines intestinos intestinos body [missing] missing
itch hormiguear, sentir comezón coçar body [missing] missing
kill matar matar impact [altala] unique
know/be knowledgeable saber, conecer saber, conhecer mental [missing] missing
lake lago lago environment 2887 missing
laugh reír rir mental [missing] missing
leaf hoja folha environment [missing] missing
left/left hand izquierdo esquerdo location/body [missing] missing
leg/foot pierna perna body punkurl
lie down acostarse, echarse deitar motion nguna:_x001E_ inheritance
lightning rayo, relámpago relampago environment [missing] missing
liver hígado figado body [missing] missing
long largo comprido, longo quality [missing] missing
louse piollo, piojo piolho fauna [missing] missing
lung pulmón pulmão body [missing] missing
man/male hombre homem human bamːa
meat/flesh carne carne fauna yudi
moon luna lua environment ngalatha inheritance
mother madre, mamá mãe kinship ngamakwaya inheritance
mouth boca boca body thaya inheritance
name nombre nome human [missing] missing
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 miila unique
no/not no não grammar ka'ra inheritance
nose nariz nariz body 3186
old viejo velho quality karrukarru inheritance
one uno um number marinha unique
open/uncover abrir abrir other [missing] missing
other otro outro grammar [missing] missing
person/human being persona pessoa human 3186 inheritance
pimple xx xx body [missing] missing
rain lluvia chuva environment 32 loan
red rojo vermelho colour thikarriwina unique
right/right hand derecha direita location/body [missing] missing
road/path camino caminho manufacture kunjulu
roof xx xx manufacture [missing] missing
root raíz raiz flora [missing] missing
rotten podrido podre quality thungka inheritance
sand arena areia environment makalara unique
say decir dizer mental thapaangu unique
scratch rascar rasgar impact [missing] missing
see ver ver mental [missing] missing
sharp afilado, filudo, filoso afiado quality [missing] missing
shoot tirar, disparar, balear atirar impact [missing] missing
short corto curto quality [missing] missing
shoulder hombro ombro body [missing] missing
sick xx xx body [missing] missing
sit sentar(se) sentar state yinaangu inheritance
skin piel pele body [missing] missing
sky cielo céu environment niila unique
sleep dormir dormir body ngunaangu inheritance?
small pequeño pequeno quality wayiwiya
smell (tr/intr) xx xx body [missing] missing
smoke humo fumaça environment thurrka unique
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 thinaangu inheritance
star estrella estrela environment yityi inheritance
steal robar roubar other [missing] missing
stone piedra pedra environment parri
suck chupar chupar body [missing] missing
sun sol sol time garriː
sweat sudar suor, suar body [missing] missing
swell hincharse inchar body [missing] missing
swim nadar nadar motion thupani unique
tail cola, rabo rabo body [missing] missing
that ese/esa esse grammar [missing] missing
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 [missing] missing
three tres tres number kurːbara inheritance
throat garganta garganta body [missing] missing
throw tirar, lanzar atirar, jogar impact [missing] missing
thunder truenos trovão environment manimani unique
tie up/fasten atar, amarrar amarrar impact [missing] missing
tongue lengua lingua body tharli inheritance
tooth diente dente body yira inheritance
true xx xx quality 394 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 tjoajani
water agua agua environment kaku unique
wet mojado molhado quality [missing] missing
what? que, qué que grammar [missing] missing
when? cuando quando grammar [missing] missing
where? donde onde grammar [missing] missing
white blanco branco colour [missing] missing
who? quien, quién quem grammar [missing] missing
wife esposa esposa kinship nhupanya inheritance
wind viento vento environment yarrka
wing ala asa body [missing] missing
woman/female mujer mulher human warruŋo unique
work trabajar trabalhar other [missing] missing
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 makada doubtful loan
ant (generic) hormiga formiga flora-fauna kathu semantic shift
bird pajaro, ave passaro flora-fauna paya inheritance
blowfly/housefly mosca mosca flora-fauna [missing] missing
dog (camp, domestic) perro cachorro flora-fauna thithi
grass hierba, pasto capim, grama flora-fauna kantha inheritance
kangaroo (generic) flora-fauna parlkan unique
snake (generic) culebra, serpiente cobra flora-fauna kathi 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 kobara unique
bottom grinding stone manufacture [missing] missing
digging stick subsistence tool 363 loan direction unknown
winnow aventar, tirar (sementes) joeirar manufacture [missing] missing
top grinding stone metate, mano; piedra de moler metate, mano manufacture [missing] missing
spearthrower subsistence tool “warga” unique
spear lanza lança subsistence tool kaniny
house other thuru


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