Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

Northern Mangarla

Family: Pama-Nyungan
Region: Australia
ISO 639-3: mem
Location: 0.00°, 0.00°
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Features: Basic Vocabulary
Flora Fauna Vocabulary
Cultural Vocabulary
Ethnographic Information

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Basic Vocabulary (186)

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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

English	Spanish	Portuguese	Semantic Field	Orthographic Form	Etymology Code	Loan Source
1pl.excl	nosotros (exclusivo)	nós (exclusivo)	grammar	[missing]	missing
1pl.incl	nosotros (inclusivo)	nós (inclusivo)	grammar	[missing]	missing
1sg	yo	eu	grammar	ngayu
2pl	ustedes	vocês	grammar	[missing]	missing
2sg	xx	xx	grammar	nyuntu
3pl	ellos/ellas	eles/elas	grammar	[missing]	missing
3sg	el/ella	ele/ela	grammar	[missing]	missing
above	encima, arriba	acima	location	kankarningu
again	de nuevo, otra vez	de novo	grammar	yalparra
all	todo	todos	other	[missing]	missing
and	y	e	grammar	kampaja
ankle	tobillo	tornozelo	body	rlingkipi
armpit	axila, sobaco	axila	body	kalnguny
ashamed	xx	xx	mental	[missing]	missing
ashes	xx	xx	environment	jurnpul
at	en, a	em, a	location	[missing]	missing
back	espalda	costas	body	parlarr
bad	mal	mal	quality	yakurr
be alive	xx	xx	body	walpurra
belly	barriga	barriga	body	purrma
below	abajo, debajo	abaixo	location	kaniny
big	grande	grande	quality	purlka
bite	morder	morder	body	paca
black	negro	preto	colour	maru
blood	sangre	sangue	body	kunpurlu
blow	soplar	soprar	body	purrpa
blunt	xx	xx	quality	rtumu
bone	hueso	osso	body	kuji	loan
boomerang	xx	xx	manufacture	[missing]	missing
breast	pecho, seno	peito	body	marrngamarrnga
breathe	respirar	respirar	body	rangku
burn	quemar	queimar	environment	paya-pu
chew	masticar, mascar	mastigar	body	[missing]	missing
child	niño, niña	criança	human	kartu
climb	subir	subir	motion	karnti
cloud	nube	nuvem	environment	mujungku
cold	frío	frio	quality	pirriya
come	venir	vir	motion	kurrkayi
cook	cocinar	cozinhar	impact	[missing]	missing
count	contar	contar	mental	[missing]	missing
cry	llorar	chorar	mental	ngaci
cut	xx	xx	impact	[missing]	missing
die/be dead	morir	morrer	state	jimpiny
dig	cavar	cavar	impact	rlacu
dingo/wolf			fauna	[missing]	missing
dirty	sucio	sujo	quality	jurnpul
dream	soñar	sonhar	mental	[missing]	missing
drink	beber, tomar	beber	body	kurna
dry	seco	seco	quality	[missing]	missing
dust	polvo	poeira	environment	kunturr
ear	oreja	orelha	body	rnirlapa	loan	Nyikina
earth/soil	tierra	terra	environment	mulnyi
eat	comer	comer	body	kurna
egg	huevo	ovo	fauna	kakirr
eye	ojo	olho	body	mil
faeces	heces, mierda, excremento, estiércol	fezes	body	jarla
fall	caer	cair	motion	pungka
far	lejos	longe	quality	marri
fat/grease	grasa	gordura	body	mannga
father	padre, papá	pai	kinship	wulu
fear	miedo	medo	mental	rayintarri
feather	pluma	pena	fauna	jimpirri
fire	fuego	fogo	environment	warlu
fish	xx	xx	fauna	[missing]	missing
flow	fluir	fluir	motion	wuta
flower	flor	flor	environment	malarti
fly	volar	voar	motion	[missing]	missing
fog	niebla, neblina	nevoeira, bruma, neblina	environment	japurr
foot	pie	pé	body	jina
fruit	fruta	fruta	flora	mayi
good	bueno	bom	quality	mapu
grow	crecer	crescer	state	[missing]	missing
hair (of head)	cabello	cabelo	body	ral
hand	mano	mão	body	rnimarrangka	loan	Nyikina
head	cabeza	cabeça	body	marru
hear	oír	ouvir	mental	pina-ma
heavy	pesado	pesado	quality	[missing]	missing
hide	esconder	esconder	motion	[missing]	missing
hit	golpear, pegar	bater	impact	[missing]	missing
hit (with hand)	xx	xx	impact	kanti
hold	correr, asegurar, sostener	segurar	other	katima
how?	como	como	grammar	[missing]	missing
if	si	se	grammar	[missing]	missing
in/inside	dentro, adentro	dentro	location	[missing]	missing
intestines	intestinos	intestinos	body	jaki
itch	hormiguear, sentir comezón	coçar	body	[missing]	missing
kill	matar	matar	impact	kanti
know/be knowledgeable	saber, conecer	saber, conhecer	mental	pulngurru
lake	lago	lago	environment	[missing]	missing
laugh	reír	rir	mental	yici-pu
leaf	hoja	folha	environment	jalyjarr
left/left hand	izquierdo	esquerdo	location/body	jampu
leg/foot	pierna	perna	body	nyunyjurl
lie down	acostarse, echarse	deitar	motion	minyjikarri
lightning	rayo, relámpago	relampago	environment	jitama
liver	hígado	figado	body	mirliki
long	largo	comprido, longo	quality	wilpirr
louse	piollo, piojo	piolho	fauna	marntu
lung	pulmón	pulmão	body	[missing]	missing
man/male	hombre	homem	human	jipi
meat/flesh	carne	carne	fauna	kuyi
moon	luna	lua	environment	kirrirti
mother	madre, mamá	mãe	kinship	jurla
mouth	boca	boca	body	rirra
name	nombre	nome	human	yini
nape	base del cuello, nuca	nuca	body	nyanka
near/close	cerca de	perto	quality	marnpa
neck	cuello	pescoço	body	kurnankurnan
new	nuevo	novo	quality	cancayangka
night	noche	noite	time	yurra
no/not	no	não	grammar	[missing]	missing
nose	nariz	nariz	body	milya
old	viejo	velho	quality	yurlpurrartangka
one	uno	um	number	wanyju
open/uncover	abrir	abrir	other	[missing]	missing
other	otro	outro	grammar	[missing]	missing
person/human being	persona	pessoa	human	cipi
pimple	xx	xx	body	mul
rain	lluvia	chuva	environment	ngapa	inheritance
red	rojo	vermelho	colour	rnurrkurl
right/right hand	derecha	direita	location/body	junka
road/path	camino	caminho	manufacture	makurr	loan
roof	xx	xx	manufacture	[missing]	missing
root	raíz	raiz	flora	wanal
rotten	podrido	podre	quality	[missing]	missing
sand	arena	areia	environment	mulnyi
say	decir	dizer	mental	mininy-pu
scratch	rascar	rasgar	impact	rlacu
see	ver	ver	mental	milka
sharp	afilado, filudo, filoso	afiado	quality	jaliny
shoot	tirar, disparar, balear	atirar	impact	[missing]	missing
short	corto	curto	quality	kunku
shoulder	hombro	ombro	body	kulpirli
sick	xx	xx	body	mukuyartu
sit	sentar(se)	sentar	state	wani
skin	piel	pele	body	yurrurta
sky	cielo	céu	environment	yirri
sleep	dormir	dormir	body	rlampu-yarri
small	pequeño	pequeno	quality	wipiti	loan
smell (tr/intr)	xx	xx	body	parnti-ma
smoke	humo	fumaça	environment	yukun
spit	escupir	cuspir	body	janguly
split	partir, dividir	rachar, dividir, partir	impact	rlaarr-pu
squeeze	estrujar, exprimir	espremer	impact	rtulypu
stab/pierce	apuñalar, acuchillar	apunhalar	impact	yirnpu
stand	estar de pié	ficar em pé	state	karri
star	estrella	estrela	environment	wiriny
steal	robar	roubar	other	[missing]	missing
stone	piedra	pedra	environment	purli
suck	chupar	chupar	body	kurna
sun	sol	sol	time	ngulungulu
sweat	sudar	suor, suar	body	[missing]	missing
swell	hincharse	inchar	body	rapu2arri
swim	nadar	nadar	motion	jawu
tail	cola, rabo	rabo	body	makarra
that	ese/esa	esse	grammar	[missing]	missing
thick	grueso, gordo, espeso	grosso	quality	[missing]	missing
thin	delgado	fino	quality	rawurr
think	pensar	pensar	mental	[missing]	missing
this	este/esta	este	grammar	parni
three	tres	tres	number	murrkurn
throat	garganta	garganta	body	[missing]	missing
throw	tirar, lanzar	atirar, jogar	impact	yarrka
thunder	truenos	trovão	environment	jitama
tie up/fasten	atar, amarrar	amarrar	impact	karrpu
tongue	lengua	lingua	body	jalany
tooth	diente	dente	body	jawa
true	xx	xx	quality	[missing]	missing
turn	girar, volter, torcer	virar	other	kurarri-ka-rna
two	dos	dois	number	nguyarra	inheritance
vomit	vomitar	vomitar	body	yurala
walk	caminar, andar	andar	motion	parti
water	agua	agua	environment	kaninyjangka
wet	mojado	molhado	quality	ngunja
what?	que, qué	que	grammar	ngantu
when?	cuando	quando	grammar	nyangal-nga
where?	donde	onde	grammar	[missing]	missing
white	blanco	branco	colour	[missing]	missing
who?	quien, quién	quem	grammar	ngantu
wife	esposa	esposa	kinship	marlarr	loan	Nyulnyulan
wind	viento	vento	environment	wangal
wing	ala	asa	body	jimpirri
woman/female	mujer	mulher	human	marnin
work	trabajar	trabalhar	other	[missing]	missing
yawn	bostezar	bocejar	body	[missing]	missing
yellow	amarillo	amarelo	colour	karntawarra


1pl.excl
1pl.incl
1sg
2pl
2sg
3pl
3sg
above
again
all
and
ankle
armpit
ashamed
ashes
at
back
bad
be alive
belly
below
big
bite
black
blood
blow
blunt
bone
boomerang
breast
breathe
burn
chew
child
climb
cloud
cold
come
cook
count
cry
cut
die/be dead
dig
dingo/wolf
dirty
dream
drink
dry
dust
ear
earth/soil
eat
egg
eye
faeces
fall
far
fat/grease
father
fear
feather
fire
fish
flow
flower
fly
fog
foot
fruit
good
grow
hair (of head)
hand
head
hear
heavy
hide
hit
hit (with hand)
hold
how?
if
in/inside
intestines
itch
kill
know/be knowledgeable
lake
laugh
leaf
left/left hand
leg/foot
lie down
lightning
liver
long
louse
lung
man/male
meat/flesh
moon
mother
mouth
name
nape
near/close
neck
new
night
no/not
nose
old
one
open/uncover
other
person/human being
pimple
rain
red
right/right hand
road/path
roof
root
rotten
sand
say
scratch
see
sharp
shoot
short
shoulder
sick
sit
skin
sky
sleep
small
smell (tr/intr)
smoke
spit
split
squeeze
stab/pierce
stand
star
steal
stone
suck
sun
sweat
swell
swim
tail
that
thick
thin
think
this
three
throat
throw
thunder
tie up/fasten
tongue
tooth
true
turn
two
vomit
walk
water
wet
what?
when?
where?
white
who?
wife
wind
wing
woman/female
work
yawn
yellow

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Flora Fauna Vocabulary (9)

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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

English	Spanish	Portuguese	Semantic Field	Orthographic Form	Etymology Code	Loan Source
ant (generic)	hormiga	formiga	flora-fauna	pingi	loan	Ngumpin-Yapa
bird	pajaro, ave	passaro	flora-fauna	cimpirriyartu
blowfly/housefly	mosca	mosca	flora-fauna	purrmuru
dog (camp, domestic)	perro	cachorro	flora-fauna	kunyarr
grass	hierba, pasto	capim, grama	flora-fauna	yuka	inheritance?
kangaroo (generic)			flora-fauna	[missing]	missing
snake (generic)	culebra, serpiente	cobra	flora-fauna	jurru
spider	araña	aranha	flora-fauna	wangkararra
tree	árbol	arvore	flora-fauna	paka

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Cultural Vocabulary (8)

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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

English	Spanish	Portuguese	Semantic Field	Orthographic Form	Etymology Code
bottom grinding stone			manufacture	[missing]	missing
digging stick			subsistence tool	[missing]	missing
house			other	[missing]	missing
rope/string	mecate, cuerda, soga	corda	culture	rupu	loan
spear	lanza	lança	subsistence tool	mangurl
spearthrower			subsistence tool	[missing]	missing
top grinding stone	metate, mano; piedra de moler	metate, mano	manufacture	[missing]	missing
winnow	aventar, tirar (sementes)	joeirar	manufacture	[missing]	missing

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Ethnographic Information

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Current Population (speakers)	Former Population Estimate	Subsistence Preference	Density	Sedentism	Ecotome	Marriage Pattern	Notes	Source
	small	HG	medium	mobile

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