Warray (Waray) was an Australian language spoken in the Adelaide River area of the Northern Territory.

Wulwulam (Worrwolam) may have been a dialect. Ngorrkkowo may have been another name for Wulwulam.

Phonology

Consonants

Vowels

Vocabulary

The following basic vocabulary items of Warray are from Tryon (1968).

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! no. !! gloss !! Warrai |- | 1 || head || anbam |- | 2 || hair || meǰa |- | 3 || eyes || andum |- | 4 || nose || ange |- | 5 || ear || anganïm |- | 6 || tooth || anlætma |- | 7 || tongue || anǰæn |- | 8 || shoulder || anmunak |- | 9 || elbow || angunmuŋ |- | 10 || hand || ænnæbæ |- | 11 || breasts || čœčœč |- | 12 || back || angibæ |- | 13 || belly || anmiɲ |- | 14 || navel || anlanǰɛrak |- | 15 || heart || andoy |- | 16 || urine || wul |- | 17 || excrete || ŋuk |- | 18 || thigh || anǰatot |- | 19 || leg || angaRa |- | 20 || knee || anbat |- | 21 || foot || anŋobæ |- | 22 || skin || anwik |- | 23 || fat || anli |- | 24 || blood || kurač |- | 25 || bone || anmɔ |- | 26 || man || naŋ |- | 27 || woman || alguwulbæ |- | 28 || father || pibi |- | 29 || mother || pulbul |- | 30 || grandmother || wæče |- | 31 || policeman || aǰamɔrɔ |- | 32 || spear || bɔkɔ |- | 33 || woomera || ǰon |- | 34 || boomerang || buran |- | 35 || nullanulla || waRawaRa |- | 36 || hair-belt || čaman |- | 37 || canoe || pamuɲ |- | 38 || axe || čočo |- | 39 || dilly bag || liče |- | 40 || fire || wæk |- | 41 || smoke || wudl |- | 42 || water || wik |- | 43 || cloud || pamŋul |- | 44 || rainbow || kulunǰe |- | 45 || barramundi || madukadl |- | 46 || sea || čænbadlk |- | 47 || river || popal |- | 48 || stone || kïre |- | 49 || ground || yul |- | 50 || track || čap |- | 51 || dust || luRa |- | 52 || sun || miradl |- | 53 || moon || kaRaŋ |- | 54 || star || mœlœbe |- | 55 || night || ŋečpa |- | 56 || tomorrow || lɔrewɔ |- | 57 || today || waɲelak |- | 58 || big || amoǰïlk |- | 59 || possum || wuǰa |- | 60 || dog || ŋire |- | 61 || tail || anlaɲ |- | 62 || meat || waŋ |- | 63 || snake || pælam |- | 64 || red kangaroo || čaniɲ |- | 65 || porcupine || kuwaraŋ |- | 66 || emu || ŋuriɲ |- | 67 || crow || wagæ |- | 68 || goanna || laliɲ |- | 69 || blue tongue lizard || walmadatatɔ |- | 70 || mosquito || ŋadl |- | 71 || sugar-bag || bɔk |- | 72 || camp || læ |- | 73 || black || anguǰikɔ |- | 74 || white || andɔrɔkɔ |- | 75 || red || anbikpitu |- | 76 || one || anǰærɛɲ |- | 77 || two || kɛraŋludl |- | 78 || when? || ambawayɛn |- | 79 || what? || ɲiɲaŋ |- | 80 || who? || abɛŋ |- | 81 || I || ɲæk |- | 82 || you || ŋuɲ |- | 83 || he || agala |- | 84 || grass || čitpam |- | 85 || vegetable food || moya |- | 86 || tree || yumbal |- | 87 || leaf || mala |- | 88 || pandanus || mæRiɲ |- | 89 || ironwood || læŋwalakɔ |- | 90 || ripe || anǰɔlɔŋ |- | 91 || good || anliwɔ |- | 92 || bad || awarɔ |- | 93 || blind || ǰæmiɲɔ |- | 94 || deaf || awuRïme |- | 95 || saliva || kïǰaniɲ |}

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