Wadjiginy language facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Wadjiginy |
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| Wogait Patjtjamalh |
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| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Daly River |
| Ethnicity | Wadjiginy |
| Native speakers | 5 (2005)aiatsis |
| Language family |
Wagaydyic
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| AIATSIS | N31 |
| Linguasphere | 28-fbb-a |
Wadjiginy, also known as Wagaydy (Wogait) and Batjamalh, is an Australian Aboriginal language. Apart from being closely related to Kandjerramalh, it is not known to be related to any other language, though it has borrowed grammatical and lexical material from neighboring Northern Daly languages.
Wadjiginy was spoken in the Northern Territory.
Wadjiginy (Wadyiginy, Wagaydy, Wogaity) is the name of the people; this native language is Patjtjamalh (Batjamalh, Batytyamalh).
Vocabulary
Capell (1940) lists the following basic vocabulary items:
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gloss Woːgaidj man ŋanan woman ŋoalaŋ head bödja eye miba nose widja mouth ŋaːg tongue ŋaːɖal stomach bɛnman bone big blood gavin kangaroo mudj opossum dadjädaid crow wagwag fly mul sun qeig moon qaɽa fire vin smoke wingar water wiːg
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