Marrngu languages
# 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.

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

## Vocabulary

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

    glossNjängumadaGaradjeriMangala man marŋumarŋodjiːbi woman midawadjandomalar head djudjuguŋguludjida eye banibanimil nose miljamiljamilja mouth riradjawarira tongue djälindjälandjalan stomach ŋaːluŋaːluburma bone ŋandigamari blood gunbulugunbulugunbulu kangaroo bardjaninbardjaninwandjiri opossum laŋgurlaŋgurlaŋgur emu galajubidjaɖaganaŋandja crow djawaridjawariwaŋgede fly wɔdeiwanminwanmin sun djandjabaːrabaːra moon ɖaɖaɖaɖaɖaɖagilinman fire wigadjuŋguwaɭu smoke baɳɖiŋuɽunŋundjir water ŋabaŋabaŋaba
