Ngalakgan Sounds

Vowel sounds

a         mu-darda            ‘sugarbag’

i           gu-birn                 ‘rock’ or ‘money’

u         gu-gurndu           ‘country’

o         bo                          ‘river’

e         jeny                       ‘fish’

Lip sounds

b         bo                          ‘river’

pb       bapba                   ‘daddy’

m        manang                ‘mummy’

w        wangginy             ‘one’

d         mu-darda            ‘sugarbag’

t          bot                        ‘fly’

td        jabatda                 ‘shortneck turtle’

n         ganam-nggi         ‘your ear’

rd        mu-darda            ‘sugarbag’

rt        mu-wartbarr       ‘grevillea’

rtd      bartdih                 ‘mosquito’

rn        gu-gurnung         ‘rain cloud’

g         gu-ganam            ‘ear’

k          benuk                   ‘turkey’

kg       nu-gaykga           ‘uncle’

ng       gu-nyamang       ‘foot’

            ngaykgah             ‘me’

j           gu-jeny                 ‘fish’

tj         mitj                       ‘lice’

tjj        gatjja                    ‘nothing’

ny       gu-jeny                 ‘fish

            gu-nyamang       ‘foot’

r          mu-rok                 ‘pandanus’

rr        gu-rerre               ‘camp’

l           langgurnang       ‘magpie goose’

            gu-jala                  ‘mouth

rl         jarla                       ‘crayfish’

w        gu-weh                 ‘water’

            mu-rawh              ‘hair’

y          gu-yang                ‘language, word’

            gu-ngey                ‘name’

h         gajah                     ‘dog’