Appendix:Tiwi word list
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Tiwi word list from Blake (1981):[1]
Blake (1981)
[edit]| No. | English | Tiwi |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | man | awurrini |
| 2 | woman | yimparliṉa |
| 3 | mother | naringa |
| 4 | father | ringani |
| 5 | head | pungintaga |
| 6 | eye | piṯara |
| 7 | nose | yarrangantamura |
| 8 | ear | mikaṉṯanga |
| 9 | mouth | yarrapuntara |
| 10 | tongue | yimitarla |
| 11 | tooth | yingkana |
| 12 | hand | yikara |
| 13 | breast | pularti |
| 14 | stomach | pitapita |
| 15 | urine | pwaṯini |
| 16 | faeces | kiṉirri |
| 17 | thigh | karipayua |
| 18 | foot | kintanga |
| 19 | bone | pwaṯa |
| 20 | blood | yimpulini |
| 21 | dog | palangamwani |
| 22 | snake | aruwuni |
| 23 | kangaroo | ṯarraka 'wallaby' |
| 24 | possum | nguninga |
| 25 | fish | miputi |
| 26 | spider | parraka |
| 27 | mosquito | mimini 'type of mosquito' |
| 28 | emu | |
| 29 | eaglehawk | kutulakini |
| 30 | crow | wakwakini |
| 31 | sun | yiminga |
| 32 | moon | ṯaparra |
| 33 | star | ṯapalinga |
| 34 | stone | waranga |
| 35 | water | kukuni |
| 36 | camp | tangarima |
| 37 | fire | yikwani |
| 38 | smoke | kumurripini |
| 39 | food | yingkiti |
| 40 | meat | puningkapa |
| 41 | stand | inti |
| 42 | sit | mu |
| 43 | see | emani |
| 44 | go | uri |
| 45 | get | marri |
| 46 | hit | pirni |
| 47 | I | ngia |
| 48 | you | ngiṉṯa |
| 49 | one | yati |
| 50 | two | yurrara |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]| Vocabulary lists of Indo-Pacific languages |
|---|
| Papuan |
|
p-Trans-New Guinea • p-Northern Adelbert • p-Sogeram • Bayono-Awbono • Paniai Lakes • Kolopom • Bulaka River • Pauwasi • p-South Bougainville • p-Lower Sepik • p-Watam-Awar-Gamay • p-Lakes Plain • p-North Halmahera • p-Timor-Alor-Pantar • p-Alor-Pantar • Tayap • Massep |
| Australian |
|
North Australian (basic) • p-Nyulnyulan • p-Mirndi • p-Gunwinyguan • Limilngan • Umbugarla • Minkin • Tiwi • Malak-Malak • Pama-Nyungan • p-Pama-Nyungan • p-Arandic • p-Thura-Yura • p-Ngayarda |
| Others |
|
p-Dravidian • Dravidian • Kusunda • Nihali • Kenaboi • p-Ongan |