Appendix:Tiwi word list
Appearance
Tiwi word list from Blake (1981):[1]
Blake (1981)
[edit]No. | English | Tiwi |
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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 |
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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 • Bonda • Kusunda • Nihali • Kenaboi • p-Ongan |