Wadjiginy, also known as Wagaydy (Wogait) and Batjamalh, is an Australian Aboriginal language. Apart from being closely related to Kandjerramalh, it is not known to be related to any other language, though it has borrowed grammatical and lexical material from neighboring Northern Daly languages.[1]
Wadjiginy | |
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Wogait | |
Patjtjamalh | |
Native to | Australia |
Region | Daly River |
Ethnicity | Wadjiginy |
Native speakers | 5 (2005)[1] |
Wagaydyic
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | wdj |
Glottolog | wadj1254 |
AIATSIS[1] | N31 |
ELP | Batjamalh |
Linguasphere | 28-fbb-a |
Wadjiginy was spoken in the Northern Territory.
Wadjiginy (Wadyiginy, Wagaydy, Wogaity) is the name of the people; this native language is Patjtjamalh (Batjamalh, Batytyamalh).[1]
Peripheral | Laminal | Apical | ||||
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Labial | Velar | Dental | Palatal | Alveolar | Retroflex | |
Stop | p~b | k~ɡ | c~ɟ | t~d | ʈ~ɖ | |
Nasal | m | ŋ | ɲ | n | ɳ | |
Lateral | l̪ | l | ɭ | |||
Rhotic | r | ɻ | ||||
Approximant | w | j |
Front | Back | ||
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High | i | ø~y | ʊ |
Mid | ɛ | ||
Low | a |
Phoneme | Allophones |
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/i/ | [i], [ɨ̞], [ɪ] |
/ʊ/ | [ʊ], [o] |
/ɛ/ | [ɛ], [ɜ] |
/ø/ | [ø], [y] |
/a/ | [a], [ä], [ɑ] |
Capell (1940) lists the following basic vocabulary items:[3]
gloss | Woːgaidj |
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man | ŋanan |
woman | ŋoalaŋ |
head | bödja |
eye | miba |
nose | widja |
mouth | ŋaːg |
tongue | ŋaːɖal |
stomach | bɛnman |
bone | big |
blood | gavin |
kangaroo | mudj |
opossum | dadjädaid |
crow | wagwag |
fly | mul |
sun | qeig |
moon | qaɽa |
fire | vin |
smoke | wingar |
water | wiːg |
damn | šgààÿp |