Languages of hunter-gatherers and their neighbors

Djambarrpuyngu

Family
Pama-Nyungan
Region
Australia
ISO 639-3
djr
Location
0.00°, 0.00°
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 ŋanapurr(u)
1pl.incl nosotros (inclusivo) nós (inclusivo) grammar ŋilimurr(u)
1sg yo eu grammar ŋarra
2pl ustedes vocês grammar nhuma semantic shift
2sg xx xx grammar nhe inheritance
3pl ellos/ellas eles/elas grammar 1069 inheritance
3sg el/ella ele/ela grammar ŋayi inheritance
above encima, arriba acima location 2195 inheritance
again de nuevo, otra vez de novo grammar bulu
all todo todos other bukmak
and y e grammar ga inheritance
ankle tobillo tornozelo body 1776
armpit axila, sobaco axila body wuḏuy unknown
ashamed xx xx mental gora
ashes xx xx environment 2837 unknown
at en, a em, a location -ŋur inheritance
back espalda costas body muta unknown
bad mal mal quality 1850 inheritance
be alive xx xx body 1018 inheritance
belly barriga barriga body 2207 unknown
below abajo, debajo abaixo location [missing] missing
big grande grande quality 1440 unknown
bite morder morder body ḏarrk
black negro preto colour gurrŋan(') inheritance
blood sangre sangue body gurrkurr
blow soplar soprar body [missing] missing
blunt xx xx quality bambay
bone hueso osso body murrutjuwal unknown
boomerang xx xx manufacture gaḻiwaḻi(')
breast pecho, seno peito body 680 inheritance
breathe respirar respirar body [missing] missing
burn quemar queimar environment 2902 inheritance
chew masticar, mascar mastigar body [missing] missing
child niño, niña criança human yothu unknown
climb subir subir motion [missing] missing
cloud nube nuvem environment 1798 unknown
cold frío frio quality guyiŋarr
come venir vir motion marrtji
cook cocinar cozinhar impact batha_x001E_
count contar contar mental bothurru
cry llorar chorar mental ŋa:thi_x001E_
cut xx xx impact dyat
die/be dead morir morrer state dhiŋgam(a)
dig cavar cavar impact belam(a)
dingo/wolf fauna wa:rraŋ
dirty sucio sujo quality [missing] missing
dream soñar sonhar mental bukaway
drink beber, tomar beber body [missing] missing
dry seco seco quality 2242 inheritance
dust polvo poeira environment [missing] missing
ear oreja orelha body 1468 loan
earth/soil tierra terra environment 2012 unknown
eat comer comer body ḻuka
egg huevo ovo fauna mapu(') inheritance
eye ojo olho body 1975 unknown
faeces heces, mierda, excremento, estiércol fezes body guḻa' unknown
fall caer cair motion galkirri_x001E_
far lejos longe quality barrku
fat/grease grasa gordura body 2300 unknown
father padre, papá pai kinship 1444 unknown
fear miedo medo mental barrari
feather pluma pena fauna [missing] missing
fire fuego fogo environment 5081 inheritance
fish xx xx fauna guya inheritance
flow fluir fluir motion [missing] missing
flower flor flor environment [missing] missing
fly volar voar motion guthiŋaḻi' unknown
fog niebla, neblina nevoeira, bruma, neblina environment [missing] missing
foot pie pé body baŋgina unknown
fruit fruta fruta flora gäku inheritance
good bueno bom quality 1564 loan
grow crecer crescer state ŋuthan
hair (of head) cabello cabelo body marwat inheritance
hand mano mão body 1524 unknown
head cabeza cabeça body 1521 inheritance
hear oír ouvir mental ŋa:ma
heavy pesado pesado quality ŋonuŋ
hide esconder esconder motion dyuḻuḻ'yun
hit golpear, pegar bater impact buma
hit (with hand) xx xx impact [missing] missing
hold correr, asegurar, sostener segurar other [missing] missing
how? como como grammar [missing] missing
if si se grammar [missing] missing
in/inside dentro, adentro dentro location 1824 inheritance
intestines intestinos intestinos body biyapiya inheritance
itch hormiguear, sentir comezón coçar body [missing] missing
kill matar matar impact [missing] missing
know/be knowledgeable saber, conecer saber, conhecer mental marŋgi inheritance
lake lago lago environment [missing] missing
laugh reír rir mental gitkit
leaf hoja folha environment [missing] missing
left/left hand izquierdo esquerdo location/body [missing] missing
leg/foot pierna perna body 2846 unknown
lie down acostarse, echarse deitar motion [missing] missing
lightning rayo, relámpago relampago environment 2268 loan direction unknown
liver hígado figado body 2298 inheritance
long largo comprido, longo quality weyin(') inheritance
louse piollo, piojo piolho fauna 2097 unknown
lung pulmón pulmão body burrwutj semantic shift
man/male hombre homem human ḏirramu
meat/flesh carne carne fauna ŋanak inheritance
moon luna lua environment wirrmu unknown
mother madre, mamá mãe kinship 4984 inheritance
mouth boca boca body 224 unknown
name nombre nome human ya:ku
nape base del cuello, nuca nuca body dhungurrk unknown
near/close cerca de perto quality galki
neck cuello pescoço body mayaŋ(') unknown
new nuevo novo quality yuṯa inheritance
night noche noite time gämuk unknown
no/not no não grammar ba:yŋu
nose nariz nariz body ngurru inheritance
old viejo velho quality wuḻman
one uno um number waŋgany
open/uncover abrir abrir other [missing] missing
other otro outro grammar [missing] missing
person/human being persona pessoa human 1687 inheritance
pimple xx xx body galara(') unknown
rain lluvia chuva environment 2930 unknown
red rojo vermelho colour 1930
right/right hand derecha direita location/body [missing] missing
road/path camino caminho manufacture dhukarr inheritance
roof xx xx manufacture [missing] missing
root raíz raiz flora [missing] missing
rotten podrido podre quality boḻuku unknown
sand arena areia environment [missing] missing
say decir dizer mental [missing] missing
scratch rascar rasgar impact wirrk
see ver ver mental nha:ma
sharp afilado, filudo, filoso afiado quality raywal
shoot tirar, disparar, balear atirar impact [missing] missing
short corto curto quality dhumbuḻ'
shoulder hombro ombro body 1898 unknown
sick xx xx body [missing] missing
sit sentar(se) sentar state dhut
skin piel pele body 2016 inheritance
sky cielo céu environment 2262 unknown
sleep dormir dormir body ŋorra
small pequeño pequeno quality nyumukiny unknown
smell (tr/intr) xx xx body waŋgi'yun
smoke humo fumaça environment 1893 inheritance
spit escupir cuspir body 2175 inheritance
split partir, dividir rachar, dividir, partir impact [missing] missing
squeeze estrujar, exprimir espremer impact [missing] missing
stab/pierce apuñalar, acuchillar apunhalar impact barrtyun
stand estar de pié ficar em pé state birr
star estrella estrela environment ganyu(') unknown
steal robar roubar other [missing] missing
stone piedra pedra environment guṉḏa unknown
suck chupar chupar body [missing] missing
sun sol sol time walu unknown
sweat sudar suor, suar body worr' unknown
swell hincharse inchar body [missing] missing
swim nadar nadar motion [missing] missing
tail cola, rabo rabo body gurrka
that ese/esa esse grammar ŋunhi ~ ŋunha
thick grueso, gordo, espeso grosso quality [missing] missing
thin delgado fino quality barka
think pensar pensar mental guyaŋa
this este/esta este grammar dhaŋu
three tres tres number ḻurrkun'
throat garganta garganta body 1861 inheritance
throw tirar, lanzar atirar, jogar impact ḏup
thunder truenos trovão environment [missing] missing
tie up/fasten atar, amarrar amarrar impact garrpin
tongue lengua lingua body matha unknown
tooth diente dente body ŋalka unknown
true xx xx quality [missing] missing
turn girar, volter, torcer virar other 1927 unknown
two dos dois number märrma' inheritance
vomit vomitar vomitar body wanhurr
walk caminar, andar andar motion [missing] missing
water agua agua environment 284 unknown
wet mojado molhado quality dyurruk
what? que, qué que grammar nha:
when? cuando quando grammar [missing] missing
where? donde onde grammar wanha
white blanco branco colour watharr inheritance
who? quien, quién quem grammar yol
wife esposa esposa kinship galay inheritance
wind viento vento environment wäŋi inheritance
wing ala asa body binbarr unknown
woman/female mujer mulher human waṯa
work trabajar trabalhar other [missing] missing
yawn bostezar bocejar body [missing] missing
yellow amarillo amarelo colour buthalak


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 gäyu unknown
ant (generic) hormiga formiga flora-fauna ŋäṯi(') inheritance
bird pajaro, ave passaro flora-fauna [missing] missing
blowfly/housefly mosca mosca flora-fauna muwar unknown
dog (camp, domestic) perro cachorro flora-fauna waṯu unknown
grass hierba, pasto capim, grama flora-fauna mulmu inheritance
kangaroo (generic) flora-fauna [missing] missing
snake (generic) culebra, serpiente cobra flora-fauna [missing] missing
spider araña aranha flora-fauna 1756 unknown


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 wuthirri unknown
bottom grinding stone manufacture [missing] missing
digging stick subsistence tool [missing] missing
winnow aventar, tirar (sementes) joeirar manufacture [missing] missing
top grinding stone metate, mano; piedra de moler metate, mano manufacture [missing] missing
spearthrower subsistence tool biḏitj unknown
spear lanza lança subsistence tool 564 unknown
house other 1432 loan


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