Languages of hunter-gatherers and their neighbors

Wubuy

Family
Gunwinyguan
Region
Australia
ISO 639-3
nuy
Location
-13.80°, 135.82°
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
1pl.incl nosotros (inclusivo) nós (inclusivo) grammar missing
1sg yo eu grammar missing
2pl ustedes vocês grammar missing
2sg xx xx grammar missing
3pl ellos/ellas eles/elas grammar missing
3sg el/ella ele/ela grammar missing
above encima, arriba acima location arrwar inheritance
again de nuevo, otra vez de novo grammar ngijang inheritance
all todo todos other warrawindi unique
and y e grammar X missing
ankle tobillo tornozelo body lhungujun unique
armpit axila, sobaco axila body anyjabal inheritance
ashamed xx xx mental missing
ashes xx xx environment missing
at en, a em, a location ruj unique
back espalda costas body janda unique
bad mal mal quality missing
be alive xx xx body missing
belly barriga barriga body gulmung unique
below abajo, debajo abaixo location lhirribala loan
big grande grande quality runggal unique
bite morder morder body wa inheritance
black negro preto colour duma inheritance
blood sangre sangue body wulang unique
blow soplar soprar body bu:la inheritance
blunt xx xx quality missing
bone hueso osso body ngagara inheritance
boomerang xx xx manufacture missing
breast pecho, seno peito body miimi inheritance
breathe respirar respirar body nganyga inheritance
burn quemar queimar environment nagi inheritance
chew masticar, mascar mastigar body gard inheritance
child niño, niña criança human wirrig unique
climb subir subir motion adada-, rlarlaga unknown
cloud nube nuvem environment nguburnung inheritance
cold frío frio quality mawuraada inheritance
come venir vir motion arni unique
cook cocinar cozinhar impact burddha unique
count contar contar mental munduwa unique
cry llorar chorar mental rugu inheritance
cut xx xx impact missing
die/be dead morir morrer state missing
dig cavar cavar impact gaadhi inheritance
dingo/wolf fauna missing
dirty sucio sujo quality lhagaburnurlk inheritance
dream soñar sonhar mental ambarj AnaWu unknown
drink beber, tomar beber body warla-ngu unique
dry seco seco quality bujbuj inheritance
dust polvo poeira environment lhagaburnulk loan
ear oreja orelha body warang unique
earth/soil tierra terra environment missing
eat comer comer body ngu inheritance
egg huevo ovo fauna maabu loan
eye ojo olho body bagarlang inheritance
faeces heces, mierda, excremento, estiércol fezes body (ng)gurriya inheritance
fall caer cair motion rabi inheritance
far lejos longe quality malanga inheritance
fat/grease grasa gordura body missing
father padre, papá pai kinship baba doubtful loan
fear miedo medo mental darr=ngawi unique
feather pluma pena fauna lhabag inheritance
fire fuego fogo environment ngura inheritance
fish xx xx fauna ngujija unique
flow fluir fluir motion ara- inheritance?
flower flor flor environment dhangarrang loan
fly volar voar motion wilbila inheritance
fog niebla, neblina nevoeira, bruma, neblina environment wuuji unique
foot pie pé body muun unique
fruit fruta fruta flora dhaagardaj inheritance
good bueno bom quality ambarlaman unique
grow crecer crescer state runggal, waranda unique
hair (of head) cabello cabelo body missing
hand mano mão body marang inheritance
head cabeza cabeça body laang inheritance
hear oír ouvir mental yangga inheritance
heavy pesado pesado quality mundurr unique
hide esconder esconder motion binima unique
hit golpear, pegar bater impact wu inheritance
hit (with hand) xx xx impact missing
hold correr, asegurar, sostener segurar other rnima inheritance
how? como como grammar X missing
if si se grammar maanyji inheritance?
in/inside dentro, adentro dentro location missing
intestines intestinos intestinos body daan unique
itch hormiguear, sentir comezón coçar body ririrra inheritance?
kill matar matar impact wu inheritance
know/be knowledgeable saber, conecer saber, conhecer mental missing
lake lago lago environment wurugu unique
laugh reír rir mental ngarrma inheritance?
leaf hoja folha environment yirr inheritance
left/left hand izquierdo esquerdo location/body balajagu inheritance
leg/foot pierna perna body missing
lie down acostarse, echarse deitar motion munyulha doubtful loan
lightning rayo, relámpago relampago environment mindha inheritance
liver hígado figado body amarn unique
long largo comprido, longo quality jarrmayarrmaj unique
louse piollo, piojo piolho fauna yiwiny unique
lung pulmón pulmão body warr inheritance?
man/male hombre homem human missing
meat/flesh carne carne fauna missing
moon luna lua environment ngarlindi loan
mother madre, mamá mãe kinship rrigang unique
mouth boca boca body ramadhan inheritance
name nombre nome human muwaj inheritance
nape base del cuello, nuca nuca body nindhagal unique
near/close cerca de perto quality missing
neck cuello pescoço body arlwag unique
new nuevo novo quality gadhuwa loan
night noche noite time wuurn unique
no/not no não grammar waari inheritance
nose nariz nariz body yimurrg unique
old viejo velho quality bardag unique
one uno um number anyjabugij inheritance
open/uncover abrir abrir other missing
other otro outro grammar anybaj unique
person/human being persona pessoa human missing
pimple xx xx body missing
rain lluvia chuva environment arnbana unique
red rojo vermelho colour mirlmirla inheritance
right/right hand derecha direita location/body walawalamag inheritance
road/path camino caminho manufacture missing
roof xx xx manufacture missing
root raíz raiz flora jang inheritance?
rotten podrido podre quality nhuwul unique
sand arena areia environment mangarag inheritance
say decir dizer mental yama inheritance
scratch rascar rasgar impact arla, lhirrida unknown
see ver ver mental na inheritance
sharp afilado, filudo, filoso afiado quality marlgurra unique
shoot tirar, disparar, balear atirar impact wu inheritance
short corto curto quality dhamungurr unique
shoulder hombro ombro body muurn unique
sick xx xx body missing
sit sentar(se) sentar state burra unique
skin piel pele body missing
sky cielo céu environment gu-wongo inheritance?
sleep dormir dormir body minynganga unique
small pequeño pequeno quality wirrig unique
smell (tr/intr) xx xx body wañja_x001E_
smoke humo fumaça environment ban unique
spit escupir cuspir body yuda inheritance?
split partir, dividir rachar, dividir, partir impact rlarl-bu, rurrdi inheritance?
squeeze estrujar, exprimir espremer impact dhurrma unknown
stab/pierce apuñalar, acuchillar apunhalar impact missing
stand estar de pié ficar em pé state lha loan
star estrella estrela environment miyiri inheritance
steal robar roubar other bagumird unique
stone piedra pedra environment rnuga inheritance
suck chupar chupar body lhangan-dhirra inheritance
sun sol sol time arlirr inheritance
sweat sudar suor, suar body wurijburuj inheritance
swell hincharse inchar body wurlburlwa inheritance?
swim nadar nadar motion ngama inheritance?
tail cola, rabo rabo body rabarra inheritance
that ese/esa esse grammar yuwa: unique
thick grueso, gordo, espeso grosso quality agalhargalharg inheritance?
thin delgado fino quality rdaagarrarrag, yarrayarra inheritance?
think pensar pensar mental yama inheritance
this este/esta este grammar ya: unique
three tres tres number wulanybaj inheritance?
throat garganta garganta body ramaj, yambiya inheritance?
throw tirar, lanzar atirar, jogar impact barawuda unique
thunder truenos trovão environment ngurrurruwa- unique
tie up/fasten atar, amarrar amarrar impact missing
tongue lengua lingua body X missing
tooth diente dente body raa Mana inheritance?
true xx xx quality missing
turn girar, volter, torcer virar other warlarlha inheritance?
two dos dois number wula loan
vomit vomitar vomitar body nganyji inheritance?
walk caminar, andar andar motion nganyji (vb), warrgard inheritance?
water agua agua environment guugu unique
wet mojado molhado quality warlarlij unique
what? que, qué que grammar yangi unique
when? cuando quando grammar lhal-ngargu unique
where? donde onde grammar a-ji-ga unique
white blanco branco colour ngal-ngalngalu-j unique
who? quien, quién quem grammar yangi unique
wife esposa esposa kinship gurlgu unique
wind viento vento environment lhanguny inheritance?
wing ala asa body arna loan
woman/female mujer mulher human missing
work trabajar trabalhar other wardha loan
yawn bostezar bocejar body ranga-wu- inheritance?
yellow amarillo amarelo colour mirlmirla inheritance?


Flora Fauna Vocabulary (138)
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
agile wallaby, river wallaby flora-fauna Macropus agilis ŋarrku ŋarrku loan Yolngu 0 1 0 0 0
ant (generic) hormiga formiga flora-fauna Formicidae ya:k unknown 0 0 0 0 0
Australian pelican flora-fauna Pelecanus conspicillatus pa:lmi unknown 0 0 0 0 0
Australian snubfin dolphin flora-fauna Orcaella heinsohnii missing missing 0 0 0 0 0
baler shell flora-fauna Melo amphora ŋarntyi unknown 0 0 0 0 0
bandicoot flora-fauna Peramelemorphia parlwarl unknown 0 0 0 0 0
barn owl flora-fauna Tyto alba missing missing 0 0 0 0 0
barramundi flora-fauna Lates calcarifer yiŋkurlpanti unknown 1 1 0 0 0
bat murciélago morcego flora-fauna Chiroptera spp missing missing 0 1 0 0 0
bindii, caltrop flora-fauna Tribulus terrestris missing missing 0 0 0 0 0
bird pajaro, ave passaro flora-fauna missing missing 0 0 0 0 0
black-breasted buzzard flora-fauna Hamirostra melanosternon missing missing 0 0 0 0 0
black-faced cuckoo-shrike flora-fauna Coracina novaehollandiae pirlyuk unknown 0 0 0 0 0
black-headed python flora-fauna Aspidites melanocephalus pupurnarra unknown 0 2 0 0 0
black-soil yam flora-fauna Ipomoea diamantinensis wurtunymantyi inheritance missing 0 1 0 0 0
bloodwood flora-fauna Eucalyptus (Corymbia) bleeseri parlpi unique missing 0 1 1 0 0
blowfly maggots flora-fauna Diptera, Sarcophagidae mampurnuŋu unknown 0 0 0 0 0
blue-tongue lizard flora-fauna Tiliqua species rlirak rlirak loan with meaning change Yolngu old man, big, important 0 1 0 0 0
blue-winged kookaburra flora-fauna Dacelo leachii wurralk unknown 0 0 0 0 0
bluebone flora-fauna Choerodon cyanodus missing missing 0 1 0 0 0
brolga flora-fauna Grus rubicunda parnami parnami loan direction unknown 1 0 0 0 0
brown goshawk flora-fauna Accipiter fasciatus karrkac unknown 0 0 0 0 0
brush-tailed possum flora-fauna Trichosurus vulpecula yirrkiny unknown 0 1 0 0 0
bush cockroach flora-fauna (many species) kalmirliyarrak unknown 0 0 0 0 0
bush stone-curlew flora-fauna Burhinus grallarius missing missing 1 0 0 0 0
bush tobacco flora-fauna Lobelia quadrangularis missing missing 0 0 0 1 0
bush turkey, Australian bustard flora-fauna Ardeotis australis alpurruŋku alpurruŋku loan 0 1 0 0 0
bush yam flora-fauna Vigna lanceolata var. lanceolata marwa unique missing 0 1 2 0 1
butterfly, moth mariposa borboleta flora-fauna Lepidoptera missing missing 0 0 0 0 0
carpet snake flora-fauna Morelia spilota thuma:mukuna:murru unknown 0 1 0 0 0
caterpillar flora-fauna Lepidoptera lhukuray unknown 0 0 0 0 0
catfish flora-fauna (many species) kirtikirti unique missing 0 1 0 0 0
centipede ciempiés centopéia flora-fauna Chilopoda, Myriapoda ŋarrampali ŋarrampali loan direction unknown Rembarrnga 0 0 0 0 0
channel-billed cuckoo flora-fauna Scythops novaehollandiae wurrarlŋu unknown 0 0 0 0 0
crested pigeon flora-fauna Ocyphaps lophotes missing missing 0 0 0 0 0
darter/cormorant flora-fauna Anhinga melanogaster, Phalacrocorax species missing missing 0 1 0 0 0
death adder, five-minute snake flora-fauna Acanthophis praelongus lhamparnany lhamparnany loan direction unknown 0 0 0 0 0
dingo flora-fauna Canis familiaris dingo nuŋkaraŋ unknown 0 0 0 0 0
dog (camp, domestic) perro cachorro flora-fauna Canis familiaris rlanthurrk unknown 0 0 0 0 0
duck pato pato, marreco flora-fauna Anatidae missing missing 0 1 0 0 0
dugong flora-fauna Dugon dugong ŋarrukarlity ŋarrukarlity doubtful loan Yolngu looks like compound from Yolngu 1 1 0 0 0
earthworm flora-fauna Annelida, Oligochaeta ŋuway unknown 0 0 0 0 0
emu flora-fauna Dromaius novaehollandiae tha:lunŋkur unknown 2 1 2 0 0
fish (generic) pez peixe flora-fauna missing missing 0 1 0 0 0
flower flora-fauna (NA) lhapak unknown 0 0 0 0 0
blowfly/housefly mosca mosca flora-fauna Diptera missing missing 0 0 0 0 0
flying-fox (generic) flora-fauna (many species) warnkutypa unknown 0 0 0 0 0
freshwater crocodile flora-fauna Crocodylus johnstoni missing missing 0 0 0 0 0
freshwater mussel flora-fauna Velesunio wilsoni tyarrirt tyarrirt loan direction unknown Rembarrnga 0 1 0 0 0
freshwater prawn flora-fauna Macrobrachium rosenbergii missing missing 0 1 0 0 0
frill-necked lizard flora-fauna Chlamydosaurus kingii waltyirik unknown 0 1 0 0 0
frog (generic) flora-fauna (many species) missing missing 0 0 0 0 0
galah flora-fauna Eolophus roseicapilla missing 0 0 0 0 0
turtle (generic) flora-fauna (many species) missing missing 0 1 0 0 0
ghost gum flora-fauna Eucalyptus papuana (Corymbia bella) wirlin unknown 2 0 1 0 0
goanna (generic) or sand goanna flora-fauna Varanus spp missing missing 0 1 2 0 0
grass hierba, pasto capim, grama flora-fauna (NA) mulmu mulmu loan Yolngu 0 0 0 0 0
grasshopper flora-fauna Orthoptera rtapurrurruk unknown 0 0 0 0 0
great bowerbird flora-fauna Chlamydera nuchalis thilipay unknown 1 0 0 0 0
green ant flora-fauna Oecophylla smaragdina mararrany unknown 0 2 2 0 0
green sea turtle flora-fauna Chelonia mydas ŋala:liki unknown 1 1 0 0 0
green tree snake flora-fauna Dendrelaphis punctulata wurlinymirri unknown 0 2 0 0 0
head/body lice flora-fauna Pediculus capitis, Pediculus humanus mi:ty unknown 0 0 0 0 0
horse caballo cavalho flora-fauna Equus caballus tyaraŋu semantic shift 0 0 0 0 0
hummingbird colibrí, picaflor (Peru) beija-flor flora-fauna Trochilidae missing missing 0 0 0 0 0
humpback whale flora-fauna Megaptera novaeangliae niŋkulurrŋu unique missing 1 1 0 0 0
insect (generic) insecto insecto flora-fauna generic missing missing 0 0 0 0 0
jabiru flora-fauna Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus antyi antyi loan Yolngu WW %kanytyi 0 0 0 0 0
jungle-fowl (scrub-fowl) flora-fauna Megapodius freycinet missing missing 0 1 0 0 0
kangaroo (generic) flora-fauna Macropodidae missing missing 2 1 0 0 0
land snail flora-fauna Gastropoda missing missing 0 0 0 0 0
magpie goose flora-fauna Anseranas semipalmata miriyirriny unknown 0 1 0 0 0
military dragon flora-fauna Ctenophorus isolepis, Diporiphora spp., Lophognathus spp. missing missing 0 0 0 0 0
mosquito mosquito, zancudo mosquito, carapana flora-fauna Anopheles spp, Isoptera murla unknown 0 0 0 0 0
mud wasp, hornet flora-fauna (many species) missing missing 0 0 0 0 0
native bee flora-fauna (many species) missing missing 0 0 0 0 0
native cat flora-fauna Dasyurus nya:rlik nya:rlik loan direction unknown 0 0 0 0 0
northern brown bandicoot flora-fauna Isoodon macrourus missing missing 0 1 0 0 0
northern kurrajong flora-fauna Brachychiton diversifolius missing missing 0 1 0 0 0
nut tree flora-fauna Terminalia grandifolia missing missing 0 1 0 0 0
octopus flora-fauna Octopus australis missing missing 0 0 0 0 0
pandanus palm flora-fauna Pandanus spiralis maguj unknown 1 1 0 0 1
paperbark flora-fauna Melaleuca sericea, Melaleuca stenostachya missing missing 0 0 1 0 0
peaceful dove flora-fauna Geopelia placida tharrawurukukuk unknown 0 0 0 0 0
pearlshell flora-fauna Pinctada spp muthiyarra muthiyarra loan Makassar WW %muthiyarra 1 1 0 0 1
peewee flora-fauna Gryllina cyanoleuca kurrukurruwarlparlk unknown 0 0 0 0 0
pied butcherbird flora-fauna Cracticus nigrogularis missing missing 0 0 0 0 0
pike eel flora-fauna Muraenesox arabicus missing missing 0 1 0 0 0
praying mantis, stick insects mantis religiosa louva-a-deus flora-fauna Mantodea missing missing 0 0 0 0 0
prickle bush flora-fauna Sclerolaena bicornis missing missing 0 0 0 0 0
quail (generic) flora-fauna Coturnix species, Turnix species garrwululug unique 0 0 0 0 0
red river gum flora-fauna Eucalyptus camaldulensis ŋalaŋka ŋalaŋka loan direction unknown missing 2 0 1 0 1
red-tailed black-cockatoo flora-fauna Calyptorhynchus banksi warrak unknown 0 0 0 0 0
riflefish, archerfish flora-fauna Toxotes chatareus missing missing 0 1 0 0 0
river mangrove flora-fauna Aegicera corniculatum missing missing 0 0 2 0 1
rock fig flora-fauna Ficus brachypoda missing missing 0 1 0 0 0
sacred kingfisher flora-fauna Todiramphus sancta missing missing 0 0 0 0 0
saltwater crocodile flora-fauna Crocodylus porosus missing missing 2 2 0 0 0
saltwater mussel flora-fauna Mytilidae missing missing 0 1 0 0 0
sawfish flora-fauna Pristis pectinata missing missing 1 0 0 0 0
scorpion escorpión; alacran escorpião flora-fauna Arachnida, Scorpiones missing missing 0 0 0 0 0
shark (generic) flora-fauna Selachimorpha missing missing 0 0 0 0 0
shell (generic) flora-fauna missing missing 0 1 0 0 1
short-beaked echidna flora-fauna Tachyglossus aculeatus yurrmaŋa unknown 0 2 0 0 0
snake (generic) culebra, serpiente cobra flora-fauna missing missing 0 1 0 0 0
snappy gum flora-fauna Eucalyptus brevifolia missing missing 0 0 1 0 0
spider araña aranha flora-fauna Arachnida, Araneae tharrawurukukuk unknown 0 0 0 0 0
spinifex flora-fauna Triodia species missing missing 0 0 2 0 0
spoonbills (yellow-billed spoonbill, black-billed spoonbill) flora-fauna Platalea flavipes, Platalea regia lhawuya unknown 0 0 0 0 0
stingray (generic) rayas látigo, raya arraia flora-fauna Dasyatidae missing missing 0 1 0 0 0
stripe-faced dunnart flora-fauna Sminthopsis macroura missing missing 0 0 0 0 0
sugarbag wax flora-fauna wu:ty unknown 1 1 0 0 0
sulphur-crested cockatoo flora-fauna Cacatua galerita ralŋarr unknown 0 0 0 0 0
swamp eel flora-fauna Ophisternon gutturale yiŋutuma unknown 0 1 0 0 0
swamp leech flora-fauna Annelida, Hirudinea mathal mathal loan Djinang 0 0 0 0 0
tawny frogmouth flora-fauna Podargus strigoides thurtuthurtuk thurtuthurtuk loan direction unknown 0 0 0 0 0
termite mounds, ant hills flora-fauna Isoptera missing missing 0 0 0 0 0
termites, white-ants comején (Peru), termitas cupim flora-fauna (many species) lhalawak unknown 0 0 0 0 0
ti-tree flora-fauna Melaleuca bracteata rakala unknown 0 0 1 0 0
tick garrapata carrapato flora-fauna Arachnida, Acarina missing missing 0 0 0 0 0
tiger shark flora-fauna Galeocerdo cuvier missing missing 0 0 0 0 0
torresian crow flora-fauna Corvus orru warpark unknown 0 0 0 0 0
tree árbol arvore flora-fauna (NA) thirwik unknown 0 0 0 0 0
waterlily flora-fauna Nymphaea macrosperma wiril unknown 0 1 2 0 0
wattle flora-fauna Acacia difficilis missing missing 0 0 1 0 1
wedge-tailed eagle flora-fauna Aquila audax marrkity unknown 1 0 0 0 0
willie wagtail flora-fauna Rhipidura leucophrys missing missing 1 0 0 0 0
witchetty grub flora-fauna (many species) ŋartarn unknown 0 1 2 0 0
woma flora-fauna Aspidites ramsayii missing missing 0 1 0 0 0
tree árbol arvore flora-fauna missing
ant (generic) hormiga formiga flora-fauna yaag inheritance
bird pajaro, ave passaro flora-fauna ngurudhu inheritance
blowfly/housefly mosca mosca flora-fauna missing
dog (camp, domestic) perro cachorro flora-fauna rlanduug inheritance
grass hierba, pasto capim, grama flora-fauna marda unique
kangaroo (generic) flora-fauna missing
snake (generic) culebra, serpiente cobra flora-fauna lharlarra inheritance
spider araña aranha flora-fauna X 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 maburr inheritance
bottom grinding stone manufacture X missing
digging stick subsistence tool arnany loan
winnow aventar, tirar (sementes) joeirar manufacture X missing
top grinding stone metate, mano; piedra de moler metate, mano manufacture X missing
spearthrower subsistence tool murrugu inheritance?
spear lanza lança subsistence tool larda Mana unique
house other lhigirdi unique


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