Nhanda

Kinhanda

Pama-Nyungan

FamiliaPama-Nyungan Wasemaji~30 fluent + ~60 partial speakers HatiLatin (community-developed orthography; standardized by Blevins 2001 grammar) NchiAustralia Lugha rasmiNo (Australian recognition of Indigenous languages; Nhanda Aboriginal Language Uhai wa lughacritically-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.

Inakozungumzwa

Maneno 20 ya msingi katika Kinhanda

Maji

kapi

/kapi/

Moto

warla

/waɻla/

Jua

ngama

/ŋama/

Mwezi

kanyala

/kaɲala/

Mama

ngamaji

/ŋamadʒi/

Baba

kuthurra

/kutʰuɻa/

Kula

ngarna

/ŋaɻna/

Kunywa

nyuna

/ɲuna/

Upendo

kanyji

/kaɲdʒi/

Moyo

pulpara

/pulpaɻa/

Mti

parntany

/paɳʈaɲ/

Nyumba

nhurra

/ɳuɻa/

Mbwa

kuwiyarl

/kuwijaɻl/

Paka

paka

/paka/

Mkono

mara

/maɻa/

Jicho

kuru

/kuɻu/

Habari

palya

/paʎa/

Asante

marlu

/maɻlu/

Moja

kuyu

/kuju/

Nzuri

walykumarra

/waʎkumaɻa/

Vyanzo

Ulinganishaji wa maneno

Imelinganishwa na lugha za Pama-Nyungan zinazohusiana

Maana KinhandaKiwarnmanKiolkolKipitjantjatjaraKipintupi-LuritjaKingunnawalKiadnyamathanha
Maji kapi /kapi/ kapi /kapi/ kupa /kupa/ kapi /kapi/ kapi /kapi/ kungal /kuŋal/ awi /awi/
Moto warla /waɻla/ waru /waɻu/ paral /paɻal/ waru /waɻu/ waru /waɻu/ warba /waɻba/ warlu /waɻlu/
Jua ngama /ŋama/ tjirntu /cinʈu/ naŋkari /naŋkaɻi/ tjintu /cintu/ tjintu /cintu/ guma /ɡuma/ yidnu /jidnu/
Mwezi kanyala /kaɲala/ kintirriny /kinʈiriɲ/ kakal /kakal/ pira /piɻa/ pira /piɻa/ birrang /biɻaŋ/ vuyu /vuju/
Mama ngamaji /ŋamadʒi/ ngurra /ŋuɻa/ ngangi /ŋaŋi/ ngunytju /ŋuɲcu/ ngunytju /ŋuɲcu/ guni /ɡuni/ nyangka /ɲaŋka/
Baba kuthurra /kutʰuɻa/ kirrki /kiɻki/ kaba /kaba/ mama /mama/ mama /mama/ pumba /pumba/ arndu /aɳɖu/
Kula ngarna /ŋaɻna/ ngarra /ŋaɻa/ ngarinya /ŋaɻiɲa/ ngalkuni /ŋalkuni/ ngalkuni /ŋalkuni/ daring /daɻiŋ/ ngalkanha /ŋalkan̪a/
Kunywa nyuna /ɲuna/ nyaa /ɲaː/ kupa nyaa /kupa ɲaː/ tjikini /cikini/ tjikini /cikini/ nyu /ɲu/ ulpanha /ulpan̪a/
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