Marrngu languages

The Marrngu languages are a branch of the Pama–Nyungan language family of Australia.

There are four members of the family, which all originated in Western Australia.


 * Marrngu
 * Mangala (Mangarla)
 * Marrngu proper
 * Karajarri (Garadjari)
 * Nyangumarta (Njangumarta)

Vocabulary
Capell (1940) lists the following basic vocabulary items for the Marrngu languages:


 * {| class="wikitable sortable"

! gloss !! Njängumada !! Garadjeri !! Mangala ! man ! woman ! head ! eye ! nose ! mouth ! tongue ! stomach ! bone ! blood ! kangaroo ! opossum ! emu ! crow ! fly ! sun ! moon ! fire ! smoke ! water
 * marŋu || marŋo || djiːbi
 * midawa || djando || malar
 * djudju || guŋgulu || djida
 * bani || bani || mil
 * milja || milja || milja
 * rira || djawa || rira
 * djälin || djälan || djalan
 * ŋaːlu || ŋaːlu || burma
 * ŋandi || || gamari
 * gunbulu || gunbulu || gunbulu
 * bardjanin || bardjanin || wandjiri
 * laŋgur || laŋgur || laŋgur
 * galaju || bidjaɖa || ganaŋandja
 * djawari || djawari || waŋgede
 * wɔdei || wanmin || wanmin
 * djandja || baːra || baːra
 * ɖaɖaɖa || ɖaɖaɖa || gilinman
 * wiga || djuŋgu || waɭu
 * baɳɖi || ŋuɽun || ŋundjir
 * ŋaba || ŋaba || ŋaba
 * }