How to count in Wiradjuri, a Pama-Nyungan language spoken in New South Wales in Australia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | ngumbaay |
| 2 | bula |
| 3 | bula-ngumbaay |
| 4 | bungu bulabu bulabu |
| 5 | marra dhina |
| 6 | marra ngumbaay ngumbaaybu marrabu |
| 7 | marra bula bulabu marrabu |
| 8 | marra bula-ngumbaay bulangumbaaybu marrabu |
| 9 | marra bungu bungubu marrabu |
| 10 | marra marra marrabu marrabu dhinabu dhinabu |
| 11 | marra marra ngumbaay ngumbaayu marrabu marrabu |
| 12 | marra marra bula bulabu marrabu marrabu |
| 13 | marra marra bula-ngumbaay bulangumbaaybu marrabu marrabu |
| 14 | marra marra bungu bungubu marrabu marrabu |
| 15 | dhina marra marra dhinabu marrabu marrabu |
| 16 | dhina marra marra ngumbaay ngumbaaybu dhinabu marrabu marrabu |
| 17 | dhina marra marra bula bulabu dhinabu marrabu marrabu |
| 18 | dhina marra marra bula-ngumbaay bungubu marrabu bungubu marrabu |
| 19 | dhina marra marra bungu bungubu dhinabu marrabu marrabu |
| 20 | dhina dhina marra marra dhinabu dhinabu marrabu marrabu |
Source: Diane Riley-McNaboe &l Lynette Riley. Wiradjuri Workbook Ngumbaay, 2022.
Compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
Hear some numbers in Wiradjuri:
Information about counting in Wiradjuri
https://www.sbs.com.au/learn/resources/learn-wiradjuri-volume-1-ngumbaay
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