Nhanda

Pama-Nyungan

SprachfamiliePama-Nyungan Sprecher~30 fluent + ~60 partial speakers SchriftLatin (community-developed orthography; standardized by Blevins 2001 grammar) LänderAustralia Amtssprache inNo (Australian recognition of Indigenous languages; Nhanda Aboriginal Language Vitalitätcritically-endangered ISO 639-3nha

Nhanda (also Nanda or Nhanta) is a critically endangered Pama-Nyungan Aboriginal language of the Murchison-Gascoyne mid-coast of Western Australia, near Geraldton and Kalbarri. The language has ~30 fluent elderly speakers plus ~60 partial speakers among the broader ~750 ethnic Nhanda population. Nhanda preserves classical Pama-Nyungan features including ergative-absolutive alignment, suffixing nominal morphology, and rich kinship terminology. The Blevins 2001 reference grammar (Nhanda Aboriginal Language) made the language accessible to academic linguistics, and the community-led Nhanda Aboriginal Language Centre supports ongoing revitalization through school programs, oral history projects, and the Wajarri-Nhanda Cultural Centre.

Wo es gesprochen wird

20 Kernwörter in Nhanda

Wasser

kapi

/kapi/

Feuer

warla

/waɻla/

Sonne

ngama

/ŋama/

Mond

kanyala

/kaɲala/

Mutter

ngamaji

/ŋamadʒi/

Vater

kuthurra

/kutʰuɻa/

Essen

ngarna

/ŋaɻna/

Trinken

nyuna

/ɲuna/

Liebe

kanyji

/kaɲdʒi/

Herz

pulpara

/pulpaɻa/

Baum

parntany

/paɳʈaɲ/

Haus

nhurra

/ɳuɻa/

Hund

kuwiyarl

/kuwijaɻl/

Katze

paka

/paka/

Hand

mara

/maɻa/

Auge

kuru

/kuɻu/

Hallo

palya

/paʎa/

Danke

marlu

/maɻlu/

Eins

kuyu

/kuju/

Gut

walykumarra

/waʎkumaɻa/

Quellen

Wörter im Vergleich

Verglichen mit verwandten Pama-Nyungan-Sprachen

Bedeutung NhandaWarnmanOlkolPitjantjatjaraPintupi-LuritjaNgunnawalAdnyamathanha
Wasser kapi /kapi/ kapi /kapi/ kupa /kupa/ kapi /kapi/ kapi /kapi/ kungal /kuŋal/ awi /awi/
Feuer warla /waɻla/ waru /waɻu/ paral /paɻal/ waru /waɻu/ waru /waɻu/ warba /waɻba/ warlu /waɻlu/
Sonne ngama /ŋama/ tjirntu /cinʈu/ naŋkari /naŋkaɻi/ tjintu /cintu/ tjintu /cintu/ guma /ɡuma/ yidnu /jidnu/
Mond kanyala /kaɲala/ kintirriny /kinʈiriɲ/ kakal /kakal/ pira /piɻa/ pira /piɻa/ birrang /biɻaŋ/ vuyu /vuju/
Mutter ngamaji /ŋamadʒi/ ngurra /ŋuɻa/ ngangi /ŋaŋi/ ngunytju /ŋuɲcu/ ngunytju /ŋuɲcu/ guni /ɡuni/ nyangka /ɲaŋka/
Vater kuthurra /kutʰuɻa/ kirrki /kiɻki/ kaba /kaba/ mama /mama/ mama /mama/ pumba /pumba/ arndu /aɳɖu/
Essen ngarna /ŋaɻna/ ngarra /ŋaɻa/ ngarinya /ŋaɻiɲa/ ngalkuni /ŋalkuni/ ngalkuni /ŋalkuni/ daring /daɻiŋ/ ngalkanha /ŋalkan̪a/
Trinken nyuna /ɲuna/ nyaa /ɲaː/ kupa nyaa /kupa ɲaː/ tjikini /cikini/ tjikini /cikini/ nyu /ɲu/ ulpanha /ulpan̪a/
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