Damin
Kidamin
Tangkic (Lardil — ceremonial men's register) · aina ya kihistoria / iliyofichwa
Damin (pia kuandikwa Demiin) si lugha tofauti bali ni rejista ya sherehe ya siri inayoambatana na lugha ya Lardil (na kihistoria pia Yangkaal); ilitumiwa tu na wanaume waliokuwa wamemaliza awamu ya pili ya jando la Warama katika Kisiwa cha Mornington. Damin ina takriban vipashio 200 vya msamiati, kila kimoja kikibana kimaana darasa zima la maana za Kilardil za kawaida. Kifonolojia ina konsonanti za bonyezo (clicks) kutia ndani ile ya midomo-miwili ʘ, kikisi cha kando cha kuvuta hewa ndani (ingressive lateral fricative) kinachoonekana cha pekee duniani, konsonanti za ejective na nyinginezo — hakuna sauti yoyote kati ya hizo iliyopo katika Kilardil chenyewe wala katika lugha nyingine yoyote ya wenyeji wa Australia. Jando la mwisho lilisimama mwaka 1980 hivi na sasa Damin imelala kwa hakika. Vyanzo vikuu: Hale (1973) na Hale & Nash (1997).
Inakozungumzwa
Maneno 20 ya msingi katika Kidamin
Maji
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Moto
l!ii
/lǃiː/
Jua
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Mwezi
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Mama
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Baba
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Kula
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Kunywa
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Upendo
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Moyo
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Mti
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Nyumba
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Mbwa
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Paka
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Mkono
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Jicho
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Habari
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Asante
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Moja
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Nzuri
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Vyanzo
- Hale, Kenneth (1973) "Deep–surface canonical disparities in relation to analysis and change: an Australian example", in T. A. Sebeok ed., Current Trends in Linguistics 11. Mouton, pp.401–458 — also published as "A note on Damin" in Journal of the Linguistic Society of Papua New Guinea
- Hale, Kenneth & Nash, David (1997) "Damin and Lardil phonotactics", in D. Tryon & M. Walsh eds., Boundary Rider: Essays in Honour of Geoffrey O'Grady. Pacific Linguistics, pp.247–259
- Evans, Nicholas (1995) A Grammar of Kayardild, with Historical-Comparative Notes on Tangkic. Mouton de Gruyter
- McKnight, David (1999) People, Countries, and the Rainbow Serpent: Systems of Classification among the Lardil of Mornington Island. Oxford University Press
Ulinganishaji wa maneno
Imelinganishwa na lugha za Tangkic (Lardil — ceremonial men's register) zinazohusiana
| Maana | Kidamin | Lugha ya Ishara ya Nikaragua | Kitartessian | Kiliburnia | Kigoguryeo | Kimesapi | Proto-Kijaponi-Kikorea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maji | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | 買 /*mai/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Moto | l!ii /lǃiː/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Jua | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Mwezi | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Mama | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | *əma /əma/ |
| Baba | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | ana /ˈana/ | *əpa /əpa/ |
| Kula | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Kunywa | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Upendo | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Moyo | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Mti | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Nyumba | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Mbwa | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Paka | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Mkono | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Jicho | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Habari | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Asante | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Moja | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Nzuri | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
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