| Warray | |
| States: | Australia |
| Region: | Adelaide River, Northern Territory |
| Ethnicity: | Awarai, Wulwulam |
| Extinct: | c. 2000 |
| Familycolor: | Australian |
| Fam1: | Arnhem |
| Fam2: | Gunwinyguan |
| Fam3: | Warrayic |
| Dia1: | Waray |
| Dia2: | ?Wulwulam = Ngorrkkowo? |
| Iso3: | wrz |
| Glotto: | wara1290 |
| Glottoname: | Warray |
| Glotto2: | wulw1234 |
| Glottoname2: | Wulwulam |
| Aiatsis: | N25 |
Warray (Waray) was an Australian language spoken in the Adelaide River area of the Northern Territory.
Wulwulam may have been a dialect. Ngorrkkowo may have been another name for Wulwulam.[1]
| Stop | pronounced as /p(ː)/ | pronounced as /t(ː)/ | pronounced as /c(ː)/ | pronounced as /k(ː)/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | pronounced as /m/ | pronounced as /n/ | pronounced as /ɲ/ | pronounced as /ŋ/ |
| Lateral | pronounced as /l/ | |||
| Trill | pronounced as /r/ | |||
| Semivowel | pronounced as /w/ | pronounced as /j/ | ||
| Front | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | pronounced as /i/ | pronounced as /u/ | |
| Mid | pronounced as /ɛ/ | pronounced as /ɔ/ | |
| Open | pronounced as /a/ |
The following basic vocabulary items of Warray are from Tryon (1968).[3]
| no. | gloss | Warrai | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | head | anbam | |
| 2 | hair | meǰa | |
| 3 | eyes | andum | |
| 4 | nose | ange | |
| 5 | ear | anganïm | |
| 6 | tooth | anlætma | |
| 7 | tongue | anǰæn | |
| 8 | shoulder | anmunak | |
| 9 | elbow | angunmuŋ | |
| 10 | hand | ænnæbæ | |
| 11 | breasts | čœčœč | |
| 12 | back | angibæ | |
| 13 | belly | anmiɲ | |
| 14 | navel | anlanǰɛrak | |
| 15 | heart | andoy | |
| 16 | urine | wul | |
| 17 | excrete | ŋuk | |
| 18 | thigh | anǰatot | |
| 19 | leg | angaRa | |
| 20 | knee | anbat | |
| 21 | foot | anŋobæ | |
| 22 | skin | anwik | |
| 23 | fat | anli | |
| 24 | blood | kurač | |
| 25 | bone | anmɔ | |
| 26 | man | naŋ | |
| 27 | woman | alguwulbæ | |
| 28 | father | pibi | |
| 29 | mother | pulbul | |
| 30 | grandmother | wæče | |
| 31 | policeman | aǰamɔrɔ | |
| 32 | spear | bɔkɔ | |
| 33 | ǰon | ||
| 34 | buran | ||
| 35 | waRawaRa | ||
| 36 | hair-belt | čaman | |
| 37 | canoe | pamuɲ | |
| 38 | axe | čočo | |
| 39 | liče | ||
| 40 | fire | wæk | |
| 41 | smoke | wudl | |
| 42 | water | wik | |
| 43 | cloud | pamŋul | |
| 44 | rainbow | kulunǰe | |
| 45 | madukadl | ||
| 46 | sea | čænbadlk | |
| 47 | river | popal | |
| 48 | stone | kïre | |
| 49 | ground | yul | |
| 50 | track | čap | |
| 51 | dust | luRa | |
| 52 | sun | miradl | |
| 53 | moon | kaRaŋ | |
| 54 | star | mœlœbe | |
| 55 | night | ŋečpa | |
| 56 | tomorrow | lɔrewɔ | |
| 57 | today | waɲelak | |
| 58 | big | amoǰïlk | |
| 59 | wuǰa | ||
| 60 | dog | ŋire | |
| 61 | tail | anlaɲ | |
| 62 | meat | waŋ | |
| 63 | snake | pælam | |
| 64 | čaniɲ | ||
| 65 | porcupine | kuwaraŋ | |
| 66 | ŋuriɲ | ||
| 67 | crow | wagæ | |
| 68 | laliɲ | ||
| 69 | walmadatatɔ | ||
| 70 | mosquito | ŋadl | |
| 71 | sugar-bag | bɔk | |
| 72 | camp | læ | |
| 73 | black | anguǰikɔ | |
| 74 | white | andɔrɔkɔ | |
| 75 | red | anbikpitu | |
| 76 | one | anǰærɛɲ | |
| 77 | two | kɛraŋludl | |
| 78 | when? | ambawayɛn | |
| 79 | what? | ɲiɲaŋ | |
| 80 | who? | abɛŋ | |
| 81 | I | ɲæk | |
| 82 | you | ŋuɲ | |
| 83 | he | agala | |
| 84 | grass | čitpam | |
| 85 | vegetable food | moya | |
| 86 | tree | yumbal | |
| 87 | leaf | mala | |
| 88 | mæRiɲ | ||
| 89 | læŋwalakɔ | ||
| 90 | ripe | anǰɔlɔŋ | |
| 91 | good | anliwɔ | |
| 92 | bad | awarɔ | |
| 93 | blind | ǰæmiɲɔ | |
| 94 | deaf | awuRïme | |
| 95 | saliva | kïǰaniɲ |