The Ngumpin–Yapa a.k.a. Ngarrka–Ngumpin languages are a family of Pama–Nyungan languages of the Pilbara region of Australia.[1]
| Ngumpin–Yapa | |
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| Ngarrka–Ngumpin | |
| Geographic distribution | Pilbara region, Australia |
| Linguistic classification | Pama–Nyungan
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| Glottolog | ngum1251 |
 Ngumpin–Yapa languages (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan). Ngumpin is the group in the north, and Yapa (Ngarrka) the south. The tan gap in the green is Ngardi. | |
- Ngumpin–Yapa
Ngardi, once classified as either Ngarrga (2002) or Ngumpin (2004), has been reassigned to the Wati languages.[1]
Vocabulary
editCapell (1940) lists the following basic vocabulary items for the Ngumpin–Yapa languages:[2]
gloss Wolmeri Jülbre Djäru (Southern) Malngin Ngaɽinman Mudbura Gogodja man biːn, ŋanbe waḏi mawun ŋumbin ŋumbin ŋarga bundu woman maːɳin dudju ŋaːriŋga djänga bagali giri dɔdju head waːlu miläl laŋga waːlu waːluŋ waːlu ŋalja eye mil guɽu milwa milo mila mila guɽu nose djirdji mulja djirdji djirdji djirdji djirdji djirdji mouth gaɳɖalgudal jira lira, djawi barara lira baraːrg lira tongue djulaṉ ŋalana djälaṉ djälaṉ djälaṉ djälaɳ djälaṉ stomach ŋaːru djuni munda munda munda madjula munda bone gudji darga gudji gudji gudji gujuwan juŋguɽu blood nuŋu jilgu gjaːwili guŋulu ŋurinjin guŋulu jälju kangaroo wandjiri madjiri djädji djiːa djiːa djiːa maɭu opossum djämbidjin ŋungudi ŋurgudi djaŋana ŋurgudi mala emu ganaŋandja wanjaru wanjaru ibaradu ŋäɽin crow waŋgan djägilgäda wangura wagwag wagwag waŋgurinja ganga fly bunmuɽ ŋurin ŋurin, muru ŋurin ŋurin, gunama gunuŋa mɔŋu sun bɽaŋu banal walur gaŋirin wulŋan waŋgu ŋeːlir moon gilinman rogaŋga järŋan djälaːɳ djägilin baɖaŋara girindji fire waɭu waɽu djawu djawi djawi djawi, waɭu waɽu smoke duwi ŋundjur ŋundjur djuŋgaɖ djuŋgaɖ djuŋgaidj djänjuŋu water ŋaba galju ŋaba ŋaːwa ŋaːwa ŋogo gabi, jura
References
edit- ^ a b Bowern, Claire. 2011. How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia? (corrected [1])
- ^ Capell, Arthur. 1940. The Classification of Languages in North and North-West Australia. Oceania 10(3): 241-272, 404-433. doi:10.1002/j.1834-4461.1940.tb00292.x
- McConvell and Laughren (2004) "The Ngumpin–Yapa subgroup". In Claire Bowern & Harold Koch, Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company.