| Eastern Daly | |
| Region: | Daly River region, northern Australia |
| Familycolor: | Australian |
| Fam1: | Macro-Gunwinyguan ? |
| Glotto: | east2374 |
| Glottorefname: | Eastern Daly |
| Map: | Daly languages.png |
| Mapcaption: | The Daly languages (color), among the other non-Pama-Nyungan languages (grey) |
| Map2: | Daly languages (closeup).png |
The Eastern Daly languages are an extinct family of Australian aboriginal languages that are fairly closely related, at 50% cognate. They were:
These languages had elements of verbal structure that suggest they may be related to the Macro-Gunwinyguan languages. All are now extinct.[1]
The following basic vocabulary items are from Tryon (1968).[2]
| no. | gloss | Matngala | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | head | puǰæ | puǰa | |
| 2 | hair | puǰæmaR | pučæmænæŋ | |
| 3 | eyes | miyam | dun | |
| 4 | nose | činin | činin | |
| 5 | ear | piyawuR | peyawuR | |
| 6 | tooth | ŋat | ŋat | |
| 7 | tongue | ŋaltïretïre | ŋænæR | |
| 8 | shoulder | tæwæR | tæwæR | |
| 9 | elbow | dændar | dandar | |
| 10 | hand | mæmæk | mæmæk | |
| 11 | breasts | kuyuŋ | mœRmœR | |
| 12 | back | dætœm | dætœm | |
| 13 | belly | mæn | pak | |
| 14 | navel | čœdur | čœdœR | |
| 15 | heart | mændulma | mændulma | |
| 16 | urine | wure | wœre | |
| 17 | excrete | kœn | kœn | |
| 18 | thigh | čære | čære | |
| 19 | leg | kærær | kaR | |
| 20 | knee | pœŋgaR | pœŋgar | |
| 21 | foot | mær | mær | |
| 22 | skin | baR | karala | |
| 23 | fat | mœdl | mœdl | |
| 24 | blood | čœrŋuɲ | čœruŋœɲ | |
| 25 | bone | pæč | pæč | |
| 26 | man | čiǰe | čije | |
| 27 | woman | pamgun | kuwarak | |
| 28 | father | baŋɔ | baŋgač | |
| 29 | mother | kilaɲŋɔ | kidlaŋ | |
| 30 | grandmother | kalaɲŋɔ | kawoy | |
| 31 | policeman | čayač | čaǰiɲ | |
| 32 | spear | kanbe | kanbe | |
| 33 | lagač | lagaɲ | ||
| 34 | čïmbičïmbič | čïmbičïmbič | ||
| 35 | magulbɔ | yimnalanala | ||
| 36 | hair-belt | maR | muŋuR | |
| 37 | canoe | wænæ | wænæ | |
| 38 | axe | mæŋ | mæŋ | |
| 39 | kalan | kaRaR | ||
| 40 | fire | yim | yim | |
| 41 | smoke | wæn | wuŋgɔR | |
| 42 | water | wuk | wuk | |
| 43 | cloud | wœŋ | pær | |
| 44 | rainbow | pululɔy | pulɔypulɔy | |
| 45 | kœyl | kœly | ||
| 46 | sea | wuk kučuwoy | kærætïl | |
| 47 | river | wukpædæR | pædæR | |
| 48 | stone | pawar | pawaR | |
| 49 | ground | yurɔ | yurɔ | |
| 50 | track | čal | mær | |
| 51 | dust | puruŋ | puruŋ | |
| 52 | sun | mœRœR | mœrœr | |
| 53 | moon | nœdœn | nudun | |
| 54 | star | naŋɔ | milan | |
| 55 | night | ŋoykdiɲ | ŋœyč | |
| 56 | tomorrow | pukunuŋ | neganuŋ | |
| 57 | today | neyœnuŋ | kamɔ | |
| 58 | big | æluŋɔ | kunuwaraŋ | |
| 59 | bɔ | bɔ | ||
| 60 | dog | čamar | čamaR | |
| 61 | tail | čirin | čiriɲ | |
| 62 | meat | piɲæk | piɲa | |
| 63 | snake | piɲam | ŋuɲbœr | |
| 64 | čayïR | čayɛR | ||
| 65 | porcupine | mïdlk | mænɛŋɛč | |
| 66 | nœwœt | nœwœt | ||
| 67 | crow | waŋgaR | waŋgaR | |
| 68 | araɲ | aRaɲ | ||
| 69 | pïRir | pïRïR | ||
| 70 | mosquito | wuræŋ | wœraŋ | |
| 71 | sugar-bag | wamæR | wæmæR | |
| 72 | camp | dak | dak | |
| 73 | black | wakpara | wakwaRa | |
| 74 | white | puŋma | tamaRma | |
| 75 | red | pirpma | piRpma | |
| 76 | one | næmbayɔ | næmbeyɔ | |
| 77 | two | palpmurɔ | kurinǰeyɔ | |
| 78 | when? | anaɲmiye | aneɲïmbediɲ | |
| 79 | what? | anǰanuŋ | anǰa | |
| 80 | who? | nuwun | nuŋuɲ | |
| 81 | I | ŋurɔnuŋ | ŋurɔ | |
| 82 | you | nuŋgɔrnuŋ | waŋare | |
| 83 | he | kuna | kuna | |
| 84 | grass | wæn | wæn | |
| 85 | vegetable food | mæye | miye | |
| 86 | tree | yim | yim | |
| 87 | leaf | wurœr | dæmbæl | |
| 88 | čaŋača | čaŋača | ||
| 89 | pawič | pawit | ||
| 90 | ripe | damgane | pirpma | |
| 91 | good | kunburiɲ | kunburič | |
| 92 | bad | kuwaruk | kuwarɔ | |
| 93 | blind | wuɲ | wuɲ | |
| 94 | deaf | ɲaba | ɲaba | |
| 95 | saliva | tak | tak |