Maningrida, also known as Burarran, is a small family of Australian Aboriginal languages spoken in northern Australia. It includes four languages, none closely related: Burarra Gurr-goni Ndjébbana Na'kara
Green established the family by reconstructing the tense–aspect–mood inflections of Proto-Maningrida, and demonstrated common developments that set them apart from other Arnhem languages.
Vocabulary Capell (1942) lists the following basic vocabulary items for the Maningrida languages.Capell, Arthur. 1941-1942, 1942-1943. Languages of Arnhem Land, North Australia. Oceania 12: 364-392, 13: 24-51. Gunavidji and Bunarra are from Capell (1940).Capell, Arthur. 1940. The Classification of Languages in North and North-West Australia. Oceania 10(3): 241-272, 404-433.
{| class="wikitable sortable" ! gloss !! Gungorogone !! Gudjälavia !! Gunaidbe !! Burera !! Nagara !! Gunavidji !! Bunarra |- ! man | wari || angigälije || angigälije || angigälije || wunigalaia || jiːdja || biːn, ŋanbe |- ! woman | gami || gamu || gamu || gamu || nawaɽa || ŋaɽaːm || djulumu |- ! head | ŋɔrɔŋɔrɔ || bama || bama || bama || magar || juwuŋga || waːlu |- ! eye | mebele || miːbele || miːbele || miːbele || guɽbara || diːli || mil |- ! nose | goi || guje || ŋoira || ŋoira || lombara || maŋu || djirdji |- ! mouth | ŋaɽa || ŋane || ŋane || ŋana || ŋaɽa || djäbara || lira |- ! tongue | ŋaɽa || ŋaɭ || ŋaɭ || ŋaɭa || ŋadabirbir || djäŋɔl || djälaṉ |- ! stomach | gɔdjaŋa || ŋaburba || ŋaburba || gɔidjila || gunar || djälema || munda |- ! bone | gadjäldi || ŋumama || ŋumama || munmama || namoːma || ida || gidji |- ! blood | gɔːlidja || maɳiŋan || maɳiŋan || maɳiŋan, mangaraba || nagumbala || ganbiliːbala || gindjil |- ! kangaroo | ganajala || gandejala || gandejala || gonobolo || bälmänindja || gudjbara || wawiri |- ! opossum | waraːgun || waːragun || waːragun || waːragun || gurbarabulgaga || malada || djaŋana |- ! emu | buɽar || || || wurbaɳ || || || |- ! crow | ŋaːridje || wagwag || wagwag || ma'rälgara || wagwag || ŋainjauŋanj || guɽaŋan |- ! fly | mɔːji || jumuɖbi || jumuɖbi || mɔːja || namɔːnj || manjimiːndja || ŋurin |- ! sun | djinmurga || maɳŋa || maɳŋa || maɳŋa || nabɛn || warwara || djiːla |- ! moon | ŋɔlgɔwar || ŋandjireɖa || ŋandjireɖa || ɽangu || wunuŋurabildbilaga || digilgara || jälŋan |- ! fire | gunŋudja || bɔːl || bɔːl || bɔːl || nadjɔːga || juwija || waɭu |- ! smoke | ginɛlɛ || djolŋo || djolŋo || djolŋo || nawuːra || gɔlɔŋandjara || ŋandjur |- ! water | gunmɛnaŋ || djidjurog || bugulo || bugulo || goga || gaːba || ŋaba
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