| Wadjiginy | |
|---|---|
| Wogait | |
| Patjtjamalh | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Daly River |
| Ethnicity | Wadjiginy |
Native speakers | 5 (2005)[1] |
Wagaydyic
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wdj |
| Glottolog | wadj1254 |
| AIATSIS[1] | N31 |
| ELP | Batjamalh |
| Linguasphere | 28-fbb-a |
Wadjiginy, also known asWagaydy (Wogait) andBatjamalh, is anAustralian Aboriginal language. Apart from being closely related toKandjerramalh, it is not known to be related to any other language, though it has borrowed grammatical and lexical material from neighboringNorthern Daly languages.[1]
Wadjiginy was spoken in the Northern Territory.
Wadjiginy (Wadyiginy, Wagaydy, Wogaity) is the name ofthe people; this native language isPatjtjamalh (Batjamalh, Batytyamalh).[1]
| Peripheral | Laminal | Apical | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | ø~y | ʊ |
| Mid | ɛ | ||
| Low | a | ||
| Phoneme | Allophones |
|---|---|
| /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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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