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Correspondences in Wubuy and Other Languages Nominals: Body Parts Appendix P: Correspondences in Wubuy and other languages (This list includes all attested correspondences, i.e. also loan words) Sources: Wubuy: Heath (1982, 1984) Ngandi: Heath (1978a); Harvey 2003a pGN: Harvey (2003a); AEH (2003) Macassan: Evans (1992) Noun class prefixes: Enindhilyakwa Wubuy (fixed to the noun stem) (flexible, omitted in citation form) Continuous Punctual (Heath’s labels) MASC y- na- yii- (NA) FEM dh- ngarra- yii- (NGARRA) COLL wurr- warra- waa- /__ C ~ warr- / __ V (WARRA) VEG m(a)- mana- ama- (MANA) NEUT a- ~ e- ana- a- (ANA) Nominals: body parts Enindhilyakwa Wubuy pGN arndvrnda ‘NEUT.heart’ andhiri ‘heart’ (NEUT) andhvra ‘NEUT.kidney’ alhakba ‘NEUT.lower leg’, lhabak ‘feather’ (NEUT) lhakba- ‘lower leg, tail’ lharr- ‘bone, long and solid lharrbij ‘leg’ (VEG) *dharr ‘thigh, leg’ things’ -m+akulya ‘skin’ makurlak ‘skin’ (NEUT) *kurlak ‘skin’ werri- ‘chest, emotions’ kwurrij- ‘chest, feelings, emotions’ *L/rong (Ngal rong lyang- ‘head’ rlaang ‘head’ (NEUT) ‘chin, face’; Ngan rlong ‘head’) yeng- ‘voice’ yaang ‘voice, sound’ (NEUT) *yang ‘voice’ *mirni ‘shoulder’ amvrndha ‘NEUT.shoulder’ muurn ‘shoulder’ (NEUT) *-mun/rncum ‘shoulder’ arnda (NEUT) ‘joint of front flipper arndak ‘NEUT.elbow’ (of turtle)’; *borndok ‘woomera’ (-arndaka- ‘throw spear’) warndak (MASC) ‘woomera’ marnda ‘lower leg’ (NEUT) arndvrrk- ~ -arndak- ‘outside wurndirrik ‘lower arm’ (NEUT) of sth, elbow’ mvrr- ‘face’? engmvrr- ‘nose’ yimurrk ‘nose’ (NEUT) yamvrrk- ‘ball-shaped round solid’ ?*jarrkka ‘water ayarrka ‘NEUT.hand, fin’ yarrka ‘hand, fin’ (NEUT) goanna’ 418 mamvngba ‘VEG.hair’ muung ‘hair’ (VEG) yambiya ‘MASC.throat’ yambiya ‘throat’ (MASC) anka ~ arrvngka ‘NEUT.hip’ nangka ‘hip’ (NEUT) angkarr- ‘hip’ mulkwa ‘VEG.stomach’ murlku ‘stomach’ (VEG) akba ‘NEUT.buttocks’ birlaj ‘buttocks’ (VEG) akbvrraka- ‘buttocks, tail’ abvrang- ~ abvram- ~ bira ‘anus, rear end’ (VEG) abvran- ~ abvra- ‘flat-shaped’ m-envng-ala-kura ‘navel’ mala ‘navel’ (COLL) minjirr- ‘skin, body, bark, manjarr ‘leaves’ (NEUT) *manjarr ‘leaf’ leaves’ mv+dhawu+dhawa ‘VEG+tail of flying fox, echidna, etc., dhawal ‘tailbone’ (VEG) tailbone’ yina ‘MASC.knee’ pPN: *jina ‘foot’ alhvka ‘NEUT.foot’ Ri: rluku ‘foot’ alhukwanja ‘NEUT.dance’ -wanja- ~ -kanja- ‘to dance’ [A2] ngurr- ‘mouth’ -ngurrda- ‘to groan’ marrang- ‘hands’ marang ‘hands’ (NEUT) rlaka ‘lower leg’ (NEUT) lyak- ‘elongated solid’ rlaaka ‘stone spear’ (NEUT) Nominals: fauna Enindhilyakwa Wubuy pGN / Macassan dherriba ‘trepang(FEM)’ dha:rriba (MASC) ‘trepang’ Mac: taripaŋ yungula ‘MASC.trepang’ yiningulu (MASC) ‘young trepang’ mandarra ‘VEG.type of fish, hammer oyster’ mandarra ‘butterfly fish’ (MASC) mandarra ~ marndarra ‘VEG.tomahawk’ dhuwalja ‘FEM.water python’ arlja ‘water python’ (FEM) yibvradha ‘MASC.wallaby’ yarrurdu ‘female wallaby (FEM) dharrawurukukuk ~ dhawurukuku dharrawurukukwa ‘FEM.dove’ ‘peaceful dove’ (FEM) yimadhuwaya ‘MASC.stingray’ yimadhuwayu ‘stingray’ (MASC) mandha ‘VEG.great-billed heron’ maanha(k) ‘heron’ (NEUT) dhvmandha ‘FEM.reef heron’ yukurrkwa ‘MASC.frogmouth yikurrku ‘owl’ (NEUT) owl’ Tindale yokoroko enuwa ‘NEUT.flatback turtle’ anuwa ‘flatback turtle’ (NEUT) yilikarmba ‘MASC.pearl oyster’ yimarmba ‘shellfish sp.’ (MASC) yimvrnda ‘MASC.lice’ murndik ‘flea, tick’ (COLL) yiminyjarra ~ yiminyarri ‘small yiminjarra ’lowly trevally’ parrotfish or tuskfish’ (?) yembvrrkwa ‘MASC.tusk fish’ yambirrku ‘tusk fish’ (MASC) yimvrarra ‘MASC.milkfish’ yimirdaarri ‘milkfish’ (MASC) 419 *karrakkarrak ‘diver jarrak ‘silver gull’ (MASC); yirvmba ‘MASC.seagull’ duck’; Ri jarra kurumburra ‘silver gull (esp. (children say yijarra) pPN *cyarra ‘sea gull’ young)’ (MASC) (Alpher App p.415) dhvmakbvlha ‘FEM.pelican’ maabulhu ‘young pelican’ (FEM) wurrulhiyuwa ‘COLL.wading lhawuya ‘spoonbill’ (COLL) birds’ dhuwalya ‘FEM.curlew’ wuwarlurlu ‘curlew’ (FEM) *kuwarlu ‘curlew’ nikarrka ‘small brownish hawk yinikarrka ‘MASC.hawk, kite, sp.’ (MASC) *karrkkany ‘goshawk’ falcon’ karrkaj ‘goshawk’ (VEG) amarrvrla ~ amarrvla marraarla(k) ‘egret’ (NEUT) ‘NEUT.egret’ kuwaka ‘koel(NEUT)’ kuwak ‘koel’ (NEUT) *jawok ‘koel’ *wel/rrej/y (Ngan wurruwajba ‘red-winged parrot’ wurruweba ‘COLL.parrot’ werreywerrey; Wa (COLL) welejban) aamuny ‘common fly’ (MASC); maminya ‘VEG.firefly’ yaminyji ‘lightning, gecko lizard’ (MASC) dhvlhanda ‘FEM.rock wallaby’ lhaanda ‘young kangaroo’ (NEUT) bulukwa ‘bullock’ (Eng) buluki ‘bullock’ (Eng) (NEUT) bujikeda ‘cat’ (Eng) bujikan ‘cat’ (Eng) (NEUT) jarrangwa ‘horse(FEM)’ jarrangu ‘horse’ (FEM) Mac: jaraŋ ‘horse’ yukulbandha yingkurlbandi ‘barramundi’ ‘MASC.barramundi’ (MASC) dhirrirri ~ dhurrurru dhvrrvrra ‘FEM.batfish’ ‘marine fish sp.’ (FEM) alkvrra ‘NEUT.herring’ warlkarra ‘herring’ (NEUT) *warlkkarra ‘fish sp.’ adhakak ‘young bony bream fish’ adhvka ‘NEUT.anchovy’ (NEUT) angalbiya ‘NEUT.eel-tailed (w)arnngalbiya ‘eel-tailed catfish’ catfish’ (NEUT) yimvdhvrrngwa ‘MASC.fork- midhurrungu ‘fork-tailed catfish’ *marrnguny ‘catfish tailed catfish’ (COLL) sp.’ merrukurra ‘VEG.long-tom’ marrijkurru ‘long-tom’ (VEG) yilyangbilyangbadha rlambarlambaadhu ‘mullet’ ‘MASC.greenback mullet’ (MASC) yibarungkwa ‘MASC.mullet’ yibardungku ‘mullet’ (MASC) yulkwa ‘MASC.toadfish’ yirlku ‘toadfish’ (COLL) amadharrnga ‘NEUT.large amadharrngka ‘barracuda’ (NEUT) barracuda’ yimawura ‘MASC.red emperor yimawuru ‘red emperor fish’ fish’ (MASC) yarruwarra ‘MASC.skinny fish’ yarrwarri ‘dart’ (MASC) dhamabvrna ‘FEM.coral cod, dhumaabirna ‘coral cod, coral coral trout’ trout’ (FEM) yakarra ‘MASC.sweetlips (big yakarri ‘sweetlips’ (MASC) ones)’ arranda ‘NEUT.sweetlips yarrandi ~ yarrandhi ‘sweetlips’ (small ones)’ (MASC) 420 karawarra ‘long-nosed karawarra ‘spangled emperor’ emperor(MASC)’ (NEUT) amungkwa ‘NEUT.spangled amungku ‘sweetlip emperor’ emperor’ (NEUT) kvmbamvrra ‘spinefoot, kumbaamirri ‘batfish’ (FEM) lancer(FEM)’ yuwunbvrna ‘MASC.bream’ yiwunbirna ‘sea-bream’ (MASC) wurrabarja ‘COLL.surf parrot- wurrabardji ‘parrot-fish’ (COLL) fish’ yilyangmvlhvmvlha ramurrlhumurrlhu ‘stonefish’ ‘MASC.stonefish’ (MASC) manjiwarra ‘VEG.mouth nyuwarr ‘mouth almighty’ (VEG) almighty’ aja ‘NEUT.hark’ aja ‘shark’ (NEUT) maja ‘VEG.black-tip shark’ amarbirra ‘NEUT.cowtail marbidi ‘small ray sp.’ (NEUT) stingray’ arrba ‘NEUT.coachwhip stingray’; dharrba ‘FEM.young yarrba ‘ray sp.’ (COLL) ones’ amarnvndhangwa ‘NEUT.eagle marnindhangu ‘eagle ray’ (NEUT) ray’; dhu-marnindhangu18 ‘young dhvmarnvndhangwa ones’ (NEUT) ‘FEM.young ones’ amvrnvrna ‘NEUT.stingray’ marnirnik ‘ray sp.’ (NEUT) yimvrnvrna ‘MASC.young ones’ arimba ‘NEUT.rough-skinned stingray’; dhvrimba rduumbi ‘ray sp.’ (FEM) ‘FEM.young ones’ dhvngalhuwa ‘FEM.hawksbill ngalhuwa ‘hawksbill’ (FEM) turtle’ yijirakamvrra ‘MASC.olive jardakaamirri ‘Ridley’ (NEUT) Ridley turtle’ yurnbalmi ‘snail-like shellfish yimbalma ‘MASC.turban shell’ living in mangroves’ (NEUT) mingaawu ‘cone-shaped shellfish’ mvngawa ‘VEG.top shell’ (VEG) yilharda ‘MASC.mud-whelk lhaardu ‘mud-whelk’ (COLL) shell’ yarndvrrena ‘MASC.Venus yirndirrani ‘small bivalve shell’ shellfish’ (MASC) anganjinganjirrvrra ngarnji ‘baler’ (COLL) ‘NEUT.sunset shell’ melhuwa ‘VEG.razor clam malhiwu ‘shellfish sp.’ (VEG) shell’ yuwalkurra ~ yuwarlkurra warlkurrk ‘clam’ (MASC) ‘VEG.kneecap, Cyrene shell’ yimvkvmvkarra ‘MASC.chiton’ mikimikarri ‘shellfish sp.’ (MASC) dhvnginjabena ‘FEM.dolphin’ nanyjabana ‘porpoise’ (FEM) 18 Heath (1982: 21): “The dhu- is possibly an Anindhilyakwa noun class marker etymologically.” 421 yabungurru ‘young sea wasp’ yabungurra ‘MASC.sea wasp’ (COLL) wurramalkwa ‘COLL.black malk- ‘night sky, darkness at flying fox’ night’ dhvrrvkba ‘FEM.plover’ birrbirrk ‘masked plover’ (COLL) *berrebberreb ‘plover’ wubuk ‘swamp pheasant’ (VEG) yikba ‘MASC.pheasant’ *bukbuk ‘pheasant’ young ones: bubuk ~ bububuk dhabarrarrak ‘green tree frog’ *dhakbarrarraq ‘green ekbarra ‘NEUT.drongo’ (COLL) tree frog’ wurrvmilyija ‘COLL.butterfly’ murla ‘mosquito’ (FEM) *merlemerle ‘butterfly’ muwalngara ‘Cooktown walngari ‘salmon’ (NEUT) salmon’ (VL1 p.277) wujilhukwa ‘Barred Long-tom’ wurrjuluku ‘Barred Long-tom’ (?) (VL1 p.277) bankija ‘Whale shark’ (VL1 rlankij Whale shark’ (?) p.277) Nominals: flora Enindhilyakwa Wubuy pGN amarda ‘NEUT.grass’ marda ‘grass’ (NEUT) yilaarri ‘smoking pipe, tree whose yilyarra ‘MASC.pipe, pipe wood is used to make pipes’ bush’ (MASC) yinibi ‘particles (e.g. bits of dirt) yiniba ‘MASC.red clay stone’ inside nose’ (MASC) kvriba ‘wild passion kiriba ‘wild passion fruit’ (NEUT) fruit(NEUT)’ < creeper (Eng) mabvrrawilya ‘VEG.beach mabarrawuray ‘crawling vine’ convolvulus’ (VEG) marija ‘VEG.tar vine’ riija ‘scrambling vine’ (VEG) mawurrvra ‘VEG.seagrass’ wurruri ‘seagrass’ (VEG) alha ‘NEUT.sponge, seaweed’ alhilhi ‘sea-sponge’ (MASC) marmbarmbvrra ‘VEG.banyan marnbarnburru ‘fig’ (VEG) fig’ kunyarra ‘swamp fig(NEUT)’ kurninyarra ‘swamp fig’ (VEG) (VL1 p.278) jungkulvla ‘Carissa jingkurlirli ‘Carissa shrub’ (VEG) shrub(NEUT)’ (VL1 p.278) jangawula ‘Red Ash(NEUT)’ jangawili ‘Red Ash’ (NEUT) (VL1 p.278) kalangarnda ‘Flat Swamp wukalangarnda ‘Flat Swamp Potato(NEUT)’ (VL p.278) Potato’ (NEUT) mangkarrabi ‘sedge with edible mangkarrkba ‘VEG.wild plum’ roots’ (VEG) mabanda ‘VEG.yellow hibiscus mabard ‘tree whose wood is used tree’ (men made spears and to make spear shafts’ (VEG) woomeras from these trees) wardawarda ‘tree whose wood is awaruwara ‘NEUT.spear bush’ used to make spear shafts’ (VEG) 422 barlbi ‘tree similar to kurrajongs’ mabalba ‘VEG.peanut tree’ (VEG) *dhumurluk alhvmilya ‘NEUT.bloodwood’ lhumurluk ‘bloodwood’ (NEUT) ‘bloodwood’ mukumuku ‘open sea, far from mukumukwa ‘VEG.deep sea’ land’ (VEG)
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