Warnman
Pama-Nyungan
Warnman is a Western Desert Pama-Nyungan language of the Pilbara region of Western Australia, sister to Warlpiri (wbp), Pitjantjatjara (pjt), and other Western Desert dialects. The Warnman traditional country includes the Karlamilyi National Park (formerly Rudall River National Park) — the largest national park in Western Australia and one of the most arid environments on Earth. UNESCO classifies Warnman as critically endangered with only ~50 fluent speakers remaining; the Warnman Native Title claim was determined in 2002. Active language preservation through the WA Department of Aboriginal Affairs and the Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Warnman
Sources
Words compared
Compared with languages in the same classification: Pama-Nyungan
| Meaning | Warnman | Martu Wangka | Pintupi-Luritja | Pitjantjatjara | Warlpiri | Nhanda | Walmajarri |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | kalyu /kaʎu/ | kapi /kapi/ | kapi /kapi/ | kapi /kapi/ | ngapa /ŋapa/ | kapi /kapi/ | ngapa /ˈŋapa/ |
| Fire | nguja /ŋuɟa/ | waru /waɻu/ | waru /waɻu/ | waru /waɻu/ | warlu /waɭu/ | warla /waɻla/ | warlu /ˈwaɭu/ |
| Sun | karrpu /karpu/ | jirntu /ciɳʈu/ | tjintu /cintu/ | tjintu /cintu/ | wanta /wanta/ | wurʼa /wuɾʔa/ | purangu /puɻaŋu/ |
| Moon | panyalpa /paɲalpa/ | panyalpa /paɲalpa/ | pira /piɻa/ | pira /piɻa/ | kirntangi /kiɳʈaŋi/ | kanyala /kaɲala/ | yakarn /jakaɳ/ |
| Star | kurtalya /kuʈaʎa/ | kurtalya /kuʈaʎa/ | kililpi /kiˈlilpi/ | kililpil /kiˈlilpil/ | yanjilypiri /jaɲɟiʎpiɻi/ | indiya /indija/ | wirl /wiɭ/ |
| Night | payin /pajin/ | munga /muŋa/ | munga /muŋa/ | munga /muŋa/ | munga /muŋa/ | maru /maru/ | pukanya /pukaɲa/ |
| Rain | kalyu /kaʎu/ | — | — | mina /ˈmina/ | — | pundu /pundu/ | yurrikarra /jurikara/ |
| Wind | karlalarra /kaɭalara/ | walypa /ˈwaljpa/ | walpa /walpa/ | walpa /walpa/ | warlpa /waɭpa/ | uudinu /uudinu/ | walypa /ˈwaʎpa/ |
| Earth | rlanga /ɭaŋa/ | manta /manta/ | manta /manta/ | manta /manta/ | walya /walja/ | — | nguwa /ˈŋuwa/ |
| Stone | purli /puɭi/ | yapu /japu/ | puḻi /puɭi/ | apu /apu/ | pirli /piɭi/ | — | pamarr /ˈpamar/ |
| Mother | pipirnpa /pipiɳpa/ | yipi /jipi/ | ngunytju /ŋuɲcu/ | ngunytju /ŋuɲcu/ | ngati /ŋati/ | ngamaji /ŋamadʒi/ | ngamaji /ŋaˈmaɟi/ |
| Father | mamarnpa /mamaɳpa/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | kirda /kiɖa/ | kuthurra /kutʰuɻa/ | ngarpu /ŋaɻpu/ |
| Daughter | yurntalpa /juɳʈalpa/ | yurntalpa /juɳʈalpa/ | yuṉṯalpa /juɳʈalpa/ | uṉṯal /uɳʈal/ | yurntalpa /juɳʈalpa/ | yurdu /juɖu/ | kurntal /ˈkuɳʈal/ |
| I | parra /para/ | ngayu /ŋaju/ | ngayulu /ŋajulu/ | ngayulu /ŋajulu/ | ngaju /ŋaɟu/ | ngayi /ŋaji/ | ngaju /ŋaɟu/ |
| You | parrangku /paraŋku/ | nyuntu /ɲuntu/ | nyuntu /ɲuntu/ | nyuntu /ɲuntu/ | nyuntu /ɲuntu/ | nyini /ɲini/ | nyuntu /ɲuntu/ |
| We | parrawarta /parawaʈa/ | — /—/ | nganana /ŋanaɳa/ | nganana /ŋanaɳa/ | ngalipa / nganimpa /ŋalipa / ŋanimpa/ | ngayinu /ŋajinu/ | ngalimpa / nganimpa /ŋalimpa / ŋanimpa/ |
| Name | lirrka /lirka/ | yini /jini/ | yini /jini/ | ini /ini/ | yirdi /jiɖi/ | yini /jini/ | yini /jini/ |
| Person | kirta /kiʈa/ | martu /maʈu/ | yanangu /janaŋu/ | aṉangu /aɳaŋu/ | yapa /japa/ | arnmanu /aɳmanu/ | piyirn /ˈpijiɳ/ |
| Head | kata /kata/ | kata /kata/ | kata /kata/ | kata /kata/ | jurru /ɟuru/ | — | jurlu /ˈɟuɭu/ |
| Eye | panaya /panaja/ | kuru /kuɻu/ | kuru /kuɻu/ | kuru /kuɻu/ | milpa /milpa/ | kuru /kuɻu/ | mil /mil/ |
| Ear | kurlka /kuɭka/ | pina /pina/ | pina /pina/ | pina /pɪnɐ/ | langa /laŋa/ | wurtka /wuʈka/ | pina /ˈpina/ |
| Nose | mulya /muʎa/ | mulya /muʎa/ | mulya /muʎa/ | mulya /ˈmulja/ | mulyu /muʎu/ | muttha /mut̪a/ | punul /ˈpunul/ |
| Mouth | jawa /ɟawa/ | jaa /caː/ | tjaa /caː/ | tjaa /caː/ | lirra /liɾa/ | ngarnmanu /ŋaɳmanu/ | — |
| Tooth | yirra /jira/ | yirra /jira/ | katiti /katiti/ | katiti /katiti/ | kartirdi /kaʈiɖi/ | idaji /idadʒi/ | lirra /lira/ |
| Tongue | nyanyjarla /ɲaɲɟaɭa/ | jarlinypa /caɭiɲpa/ | tjalinypa /caliɲpa/ | tjalinypa /caliɲpa/ | jalanypa /ɟalaɲpa/ | thalanyu /t̪alaɲu/ | jalany /ɟalaɲ/ |
| Hand | mara /maɻa/ | mara /maɻa/ | mara /maɻa/ | mara /maɻa/ | rdaka /ɖaka/ | mara /maɻa/ | kurrapa /kurapa/ |
| Foot | jina /ɟina/ | jina /cina/ | tjina /cina/ | tjina /cɪnɐ/ | wirliya /wiɭija/ | yina /jina/ | jina /ˈɟina/ |
| Heart | kurturtu /kuʈuʈu/ | kurturtu /kuʈuʈu/ | kututu /kututu/ | kurunpa /kuɻunpa/ | rduku-rduku /ɖukuɖuku/ | pulpara /pulpaɻa/ | kurturlu /kuɭˈtuɭu/ |
| Bone | yika /jika/ | tarrka /tarka/ | tarrka /taɾka/ | tarka /taɻka/ | larrpa /laɾpa/ | mambu /mambu/ | kiji /kiɟi/ |
| Blood | miji /miɟi/ | miji /miɟi/ | milkali /milkali/ | milkali /milkali/ | yalyu /jaʎu/ | nguba /ŋuba/ | nungu /nuŋu/ |
| Poop | murla /muɭa/ | — | kuna /kuna/ | kuna /kuna/ | kuna /kuna/ | wuna /wuna/ | kura /ˈkuɻa/ |
| Love | — /—/ | mukulyu /mukuʎu/ | mukulya /mukuʎa/ | mukulya /mukuʎa/ | yulkami /julkami/ | kanyji /kaɲdʒi/ | — /—/ |
| Tree | watiya /watija/ | warta /waʈa/ | punu /punu/ | punu /punu/ | watiya /watija/ | parntany /paɳʈaɲ/ | mana /mana/ |
| Dog | jarntu /ɟaɳʈu/ | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | jarntu /ɟaɳʈu/ | kuwiyarl /kuwijaɻl/ | kunyarr /kuˈɲar/ |
| Cat | ngarda /ŋaɖa/ | — /—/ | pusi /pusi/ | pusi /pusi/ | mungalpa /muŋalpa/ | paka /paka/ | — /—/ |
| Fish | tanpakaringu /tanpakariŋu/ | yurta /juʈa/ | piitji /piːʈi/ | antipina /antipina/ | yawu /jawu/ | wiitya /wiːca/ | kapi /kapi/ |
| Bird | limpi /limpi/ | pilurnpa /piluɳpa/ | tjuḻpu /cuɭpu/ | tjulpu /ˈcuɭpu/ | jurlpu /ˈɟuɭpu/ | — | jiriki /ˈɟiɻiki/ |
| Butterfly | wirripintapinta /wiripintapinta/ | — | pintapinta /pintapinta/ | pinta-pinta /pintapinta/ | pinta-pinta /pintapinta/ | ngaabeera /ŋaːbeːra/ | pirrpirntipirnti /pirpiɳʈipiɳʈi/ |
| Egg | ngampu /ŋampu/ | ngampu /ŋampu/ | ngampu /ŋampu/ | ngampu /ŋampu/ | ngipiri /ŋipiɻi/ | — | kampiny /kampiɲ/ |
| House | ngurra /ŋuɻa/ | ngurra /ŋura/ | ngurra /ŋuɾa/ | ngura /ŋuɻa/ | yuwarli /juwaɭi/ | nhurra /ɳuɻa/ | mayaru /majaɻu/ |
| Wheel | wiilpa /wiːlpa/ | taaya /taːja/ | taaya /taːja/ | wiila /wiːla/ | wirli /wiɭi/ | — | — |
| Eat | ngarra /ŋaɻa/ | ngalku- /ŋalku/ | ngalkuni /ŋalkuni/ | ngalkuni /ŋalkuni/ | ngarni /ŋaɳi/ | ngarna /ŋaɻna/ | nga- /ŋa/ |
| Drink | jikila /ɟikila/ | jikirnu /cikiɳu/ | tjikini /cikini/ | tjikini /cikini/ | purrami /puɾami/ | nyuna /ɲuna/ | nga- /ŋa/ |
| Sleep | kunyalajuwa /kuɲalaɟuwa/ | kunyalarri- /kuɲalari/ | kunkunpa /kunkunpa/ | kunkunarinyi /kuŋkunaɻiɲi/ | jarda ngunami /ɟaɖa ŋunami/ | wuupata /wuːpata/ | manyan /ˈmaɲan/ |
| One | kumpinyu /kumpiɲu/ | kuju /kucu/ | kutju /kucu/ | kutju /kucu/ | jinta /ɟinta/ | kuyu /kuju/ | layi /laji/ |
| Two | kujarra /kuɟara/ | kujarra /kucara/ | kutjarra /kucaɾa/ | kutjara /kucaɻa/ | jirrama /ɟiɾama/ | wuthada /wut̪ada/ | kurriny /kuriɲ/ |
| Three | kujarra kumpinya /kuɟara kumpiɲa/ | yurri /juri/ | tjirripala /ciripala/ | maṉkurpa /maɳkuɻpa/ | jirrama-kari-jinta /ɟiɾamakaɾiɟinta/ | marnngurdu /maɳŋuɖu/ | mungkartu /muŋkaʈu/ |
| Four | kujarra kujarra /kuɟara kuɟara/ | puu /puː/ | puupala /puːpala/ | kutjara kutjara /kucaɻa kucaɻa/ | jirrama-kari-jirrama-kari /ɟiɾamakaɾiɟiɾamakaɾi/ | — | — |
| Hello | palya /paʎa/ | — /—/ | palya /paʎa/ | palya /paʎa/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Thank you | walytjarra /waʎcaɻa/ | — /—/ | palya /paʎa/ | palya /paʎa/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Good | palya /paʎa/ | palya /paʎa/ | palya /paʎa/ | palya /paʎa/ | ngurrju /ŋuɾɟu/ | walykumarra /waʎkumaɻa/ | wulyu /wuʎu/ |
| Red | martarr /maʈaɻ/ | miji-miji /miɟimiɟi/ | yulpa /julpa/ | tjitintjitinpa /tʃitintʃitinpa/ | yalyu-yalyu /jaʎujaʎu/ | marniwidi /maɳiwidi/ | ngirljarti /ŋiɭɟaʈi/ |
| White | mirtamirta /miʈamiʈa/ | piirlpiirl /piːɭpiːɭ/ | piranpa /piɾanpa/ | piranpa /piɾanpa/ | kardirri /kaɖiɾi/ | wilidi /wilidi/ | parpjarti /ˈpaɻpɟaɻti/ |
| Black | warrukurla /warukuɭa/ | — | maru /maɻu/ | maṟu /maɻu/ | kirdily /kiɖiʎ/ | — | kurnkurn /kuɳkuɳ/ |
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