Ngumpin–Yapa languages

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
Ngarrka–Ngumpin
Geographic
distribution
Pilbara region, Australia
Linguistic classificationPama–Nyungan
  • Desert Nyungic
    • Ngumpin–Yapa
Subdivisions
Glottologngum1251
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.

Ngardi, once classified as either Ngarrga (2002) or Ngumpin (2004), has been reassigned to the Wati languages.[1]

Vocabulary

Capell (1940) lists the following basic vocabulary items for the Ngumpin–Yapa languages:[2]

glossWolmeriJülbreDjäru (Southern)MalnginNgaɽinmanMudburaGogodja
man biːn, ŋanbewaḏimawunŋumbinŋumbinŋargabundu
woman maːɳindudjuŋaːriŋgadjängabagaligiridɔdju
head waːlumilällaŋgawaːluwaːluŋwaːluŋalja
eye milguɽumilwamilomilamilaguɽu
nose djirdjimuljadjirdjidjirdjidjirdjidjirdjidjirdji
mouth gaɳɖalgudaljiralira, djawibararalirabaraːrglira
tongue djulaṉŋalanadjälaṉdjälaṉdjälaṉdjälaɳdjälaṉ
stomach ŋaːrudjunimundamundamundamadjulamunda
bone gudjidargagudjigudjigudjigujuwanjuŋguɽu
blood nuŋujilgugjaːwiliguŋuluŋurinjinguŋulujälju
kangaroo wandjirimadjiridjädjidjiːadjiːadjiːamaɭu
opossum djämbidjinŋungudiŋurgudidjaŋanaŋurgudimala
emu ganaŋandjawanjaruwanjaruibaraduŋäɽin
crow waŋgandjägilgädawangurawagwagwagwagwaŋgurinjaganga
fly bunmuɽŋurinŋurin, muruŋurinŋurin, gunamagunuŋamɔŋu
sun bɽaŋubanalwalurgaŋirinwulŋanwaŋguŋeːlir
moon gilinmanrogaŋgajärŋandjälaːɳdjägilinbaɖaŋaragirindji
fire waɭuwaɽudjawudjawidjawidjawi, waɭuwaɽu
smoke duwiŋundjurŋundjurdjuŋgaɖdjuŋgaɖdjuŋgaidjdjänjuŋu
water ŋabagaljuŋabaŋaːwaŋaːwaŋogogabi, jura

References

  • 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.
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