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Extinct Australian Aboriginal dialect of Queensland
Mpakwithi is an extinct Australian Aboriginal dialect of Queensland. Mpakwithi is generally regarded as a dialect of a broader Anguthimri language, which
Mpakwithi_dialect
English-Australian linguist (1953–2005)
such as Djangadi, Gumbaynggir and Yaygir in New South Wales, and the Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri, together with Uradhi, both formerly spoken in the Cape
Terry_Crowley_(linguist)
English-born Australian linguist (born 1939)
Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 1979. ISBN 90-272-0512-4. Vol 2. (Wargamay, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri; Watjarri. Margany and Gunya, Tasmanian.) Canberra:
Robert_M._W._Dixon
Indigenous Australian languages
There are numerous Australian Aboriginal languages and dialects, many of which are endangered. An endangered language is one that it is at risk of falling
List of Australian Aboriginal languages
List_of_Australian_Aboriginal_languages
Australian Aboriginal language
South Australia and is one of the most easterly of the Western Desert dialects, being spoken around the communities of Mimili, Indulkana and Fregon and
Yankunytjatjara_dialect
Extinct Pama–Nyungan language of Australia
once spoken in the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland. It and Luthigh are dialects of a single language. Mpalityan at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Y25 Mpalityan
Mpalitjanh_dialect
Endangered Australian Aboriginal language
consists of four distinct dialects: Wudjubalug/Wotjobaluk, Djadjala/Djadjali, Buibadjali, Biwadjali. Wergaia is considered a dialect of the Wemba Wemba language
Wergaia_dialect
Extinct dialect of Biri
known as Biria, Birri Gubba, Birigaba, Perembba and other variants, is a dialect of the Australian Aboriginal language of the same name formerly spoken
Biri_dialect
Dialect cluster of Central Australia
[aɾəⁿɖə]), or sometimes referred to as Upper Arrernte (Upper Aranda), is a dialect cluster in the Arandic language group spoken in parts of the Northern Territory
Arrernte_language
Western Desert dialect of Central Australia
pih-chən-chə-CHAR-ə; Pitjantjatjara: [ˈpɪɟanɟaɟaɾa] or [ˈpɪɟanɟaɾa]) is a dialect of the Western Desert language traditionally spoken by the Pitjantjatjara
Pitjantjatjara_dialect
Australian Aboriginal dialect of the Western Desert language
Ngaatjatjarra (also Ngaatjatjara, Ngaadadjarra) is an Australian Aboriginal dialect of the Western Desert language. It is spoken in the Western Desert cultural
Ngaatjatjarra_dialect
Australian Aboriginal language of South Australia
an Australian Aboriginal language of the Pama–Nyungan family. It was a dialect of Arabana spoken by the Wangkangurru people. Wangganguru had the full
Wangkangurru_dialect
Extinct Pama–Nyungan language of Australia
tributaries of the Murrumbidgee River, Victoria and New South Wales. It was a dialect of Wemba–Wemba. "Census 2016, Language spoken at home by Sex (SA2+)". stat
Barababaraba_dialect
Dialect cluster of Pama–Nyungan languages
The Western Desert language, or Wati, is a dialect cluster of Australian Aboriginal languages in the Pama–Nyungan family. The name Wati tends to be used
Western_Desert_language
Australian Aboriginal language
It forms a group of closely related and highly mutually intelligible dialects, these being Urradhi on the coast to the south-west, spoken by the Urradhi
Uradhi_language
Australian Aboriginal language
1960 called their language Antekerrepenhe, and Glottolog regards it as a dialect of it. ABS. "Census 2016, Language spoken at home by Sex (SA2+)". stat
Andegerebinha_dialect
Australian Aboriginal language
Ngaanyatjarra ([ˈŋɐːn̪ɐt̪ɐrɐ]; also Ngaanyatjara, Ngaanjatjarra) is a dialect of the Western Desert language spoken primarily by the Ngaanyatjarra people
Ngaanyatjarra_dialect
Yir-Yoront dialect of Australia
Yirrk-Thangalkl (Yir Thangedl) is a dialect of Yir-Yoront, a Paman language spoken on the southwestern part of the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland in
Yirrk-Thangalkl_dialect
Paman language of Queensland, Australia
Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, by the Wik-Ngatharr people. It is a co-dialect with Wik-Ngathan, and more distantly related to the other Wik languages
Wik-Ngatharr_dialect
Extinct dialect of Wemba-Wemba
Nari Nari is an extinct Indigenous Australian dialect of Wemba Wemba once spoken in New South Wales. The last person who could speak Nari Nari was Angus
Nari-Nari_dialect
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
Wulli Wulli people in Queensland, Australia. Wuliwuli is regarded as a dialect of Wakka Wakka. The Wulli Wulli language region includes the landscape
Wulli_Wulli_dialect
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
metathesis whereas Linngithigh does not. Alngith is considered to be a dialect of Thaynakwith, a language spoken on Western Cape York in the Weipa area
Alngith_dialect
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
languages North Adithinngithigh Andjingith Anguthimri Alngith Linnithigh Mpakwithi Ndra'ngith Arritinngithigh Awngthim Luthigh Mpalitjanh Mbiywom Ndrangith
Wemba_Wemba_dialect
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
languages North Adithinngithigh Andjingith Anguthimri Alngith Linnithigh Mpakwithi Ndra'ngith Arritinngithigh Awngthim Luthigh Mpalitjanh Mbiywom Ndrangith
Jiwarli_dialect
Extinct Paman language of Australia
languages North Adithinngithigh Andjingith Anguthimri Alngith Linnithigh Mpakwithi Ndra'ngith Arritinngithigh Awngthim Luthigh Mpalitjanh Mbiywom Ndrangith
Yinwum_dialect
Linguistic concept
retroflex position, affecting the vowels as well until obstacles are met. Mpakwithi used a retroflex harmony system that was right-to-left and limited to
Vowel–consonant_harmony
Australian Aboriginal language
languages North Adithinngithigh Andjingith Anguthimri Alngith Linnithigh Mpakwithi Ndra'ngith Arritinngithigh Awngthim Luthigh Mpalitjanh Mbiywom Ndrangith
Latji-Latji_dialect
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
several groups speaking Anguthimri or similar dialects, including the Tjungundji, Yupungathi, Mpakwithi, and Wimaranga. The Yupungathi language region
Anguthimri_language
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
languages North Adithinngithigh Andjingith Anguthimri Alngith Linnithigh Mpakwithi Ndra'ngith Arritinngithigh Awngthim Luthigh Mpalitjanh Mbiywom Ndrangith
Lower_Arrernte_language
Extinct Paman language of Australia
languages North Adithinngithigh Andjingith Anguthimri Alngith Linnithigh Mpakwithi Ndra'ngith Arritinngithigh Awngthim Luthigh Mpalitjanh Mbiywom Ndrangith
Linngithigh_dialect
Australian Aboriginal language of the Yolngu group spoken in the Northern Territory
Dhuwal represents a distinct dialect continuum of eight separate varieties. According to linguist Robert M. W. Dixon, Dialects of the Yirritja moiety are
Dhuwal_language
Nearly extinct dialect cluster of Western Australia
Mantharta is a dialect cluster of Australian Aboriginal languages spoken in the southern Pilbara region of Western Australia. There are four varieties
Mantharta_language
Australian Aboriginal language
languages North Adithinngithigh Andjingith Anguthimri Alngith Linnithigh Mpakwithi Ndra'ngith Arritinngithigh Awngthim Luthigh Mpalitjanh Mbiywom Ndrangith
Pintupi_dialect
Australian Aboriginal language
language of the Kulin branch of the Pama–Nyungan family. Jardwadjali (with dialects Jagwadjali, Nundadjali, Mardidjali) may be Western Victoria. R. M. W. Dixon
Western_Victoria_language
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
language or dialect cluster of southern South Australia. Walsh treats Yuyu as a language with Ngawait, Erawirung, Ngintait, and Ngarkat as dialects; Berndt
Yuyu_language
Australian Aboriginal language
South-east Queensland. The main dialect, Gubbi Gubbi, is extinct, but there are still 24 people with knowledge of the Butchulla dialect (also spelt Batjala, Batyala
Gubbi_Gubbi_language
Yugambal dialect of NSW, Australia
Marbal (Marbul) is an extinct dialect of the Yugambal language that was spoken around Tenterfield in northern New England, Australia. Macpherson (1905)
Marbal_dialect
Language branch spoken in Australia
Wales and South-East Queensland. Yugambeh–Bundjalung was historically a dialect continuum consisting of a number of varieties including Yugambeh, Nganduwal
Yugambeh–Bundjalung_languages
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
variants) is regarded by some as a separate language, by others as a dialect. The dialect continuum consisted of various lects such as Kuurn Kopan Noot, Big
Dhauwurd_Wurrung_language
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
Mbara-Yanga (mbar1254). Yanga is not to be confused with the Yangga language, a dialect of Biri. The Mbara and Yanga people were traditionally neighbours, along
Mbara-Yanga_language
Aboriginal language in New South Wales, Australia
major work on the Paakantyi language has been by linguist Luise Hercus. Dialects of Paakantyi include Southern Paakantyi (Baagandji, Bagundji), Kurnu (Kula)
Paakantyi_language
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
Aboriginal language of the Pama–Nyungan family. Yawarawarga is considered a dialect by Dixon (2002), a closely related language by Bowern (2001). It is also
Yandruwandha_language
Australian Aboriginal language
Tambo and Augathella, or the Warrego and Langlo Rivers. There are many dialects of the language, including Gayiri and Gunggari. Some of them are being
Bidjara_language
Southwestern Australian Aboriginal language
(/ˈnʊŋɑːr/), also Nyungar (/ˈnjʊŋɡɑːr/), is an Australian Aboriginal language or dialect continuum, spoken by some members of the Noongar community and others.
Noongar_language
Australian Aboriginal language
Bininj Kunwok is an Australian Aboriginal language which includes six dialects: Kunwinjku (formerly Gunwinggu), Kuninjku, Kundjeyhmi (formerly Gundjeihmi)
Bininj_Kunwok
Australian Aboriginal language
Aboriginal language spoken by the Burarra people of Arnhem Land. It has several dialects. Other names and spellings include Barera, Bawera, Burada, Bureda, Burera
Burarra_language
Pama–Nyungan language group of Australia
Jaja-wurrung dialect Madhi-Madhi dialect Ladji-Ladji dialect Wadi-Wadi dialect Nari-Nari dialect Wemba Wemba dialect Baraba-Baraba dialect Wergaya dialect Djadjala
Kulin_languages
Australian Aboriginal language
Australian Aboriginal dialect cluster of the Gunaikurnai people in Gippsland in south-east Victoria. Bidawal was either a divergent dialect or a closely related
Gunaikurnai_language
Pama–Nyungan language of southeastern Australia
Yorta Yorta (Yotayota) is a dialect cluster, or perhaps a group of closely related languages, spoken by the Yorta Yorta people, Indigenous Australians
Yorta_Yorta_language
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia. Mayi-Kulan and its dialects may be dialects of Ngawun/Wunumara. Unlike most other Mayi languages, /l̠ʲ/ in
Mayi-Kulan_language
Australian Aboriginal language
Wehlubal dialect was spoken, Wehlu being this dialects form of Wahlu. To the east across the range, at Rappville along Bungawalbin creek the Birihn dialect was
Waalubal_dialect
Australian Aboriginal language
two other Djangu (Djaŋu) dialects, Warramiri and Mandatja; dhangu and djangu are the words for "this" in the various dialects. Nhangu is a closely related
Dhangu-Djangu_language
Australian Aboriginal language
groups speaking dialects of Dyirbal language. Researcher Robert Dixon estimates that Dyirbal had, at its peak, 10 dialects. Dialects include: Dyirbal
Dyirbal_language
Aboriginal Australian language family
they are difficult to demonstrate as being in the same branch, to near-dialects whose differences are on par with those between the Scandinavian languages
Pama–Nyungan_languages
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
Languages: Their Nature and Development. p. xxxvii. G6 Pitta Pitta (other dialects listed from here) at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian
Pitta_Pitta_language
Aboriginal language of Western Australia
three dialects of Nhanda can be identified: Nhanda, the northernmost dialect, Watchandi W13, the central dialect, and Amangu W12, the southern dialect. Thus
Nhanda_language
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
(Bumbarra), spoken on the coast, may also have been Maric, the latter perhaps a dialect of Biri. Of the interior, to the west, Breen (2007) writes of "Karna–Mari
Maric_languages
Extinct Pama–Nyungan language of Australia
South Wales. Yaithmathang (Jaitmathang), also known as Gundungerre, was a dialect. Vowels given are /a i u/. Ngarigo at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016) Jaitmathang
Ngarigo_language
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
Peninsula of Queensland. Donohue (1991) identifies Ndra'ngith as the same dialect as Ntrwa'ngayth, but Sutton (2001) presents it as being distinct. Sutton
Ndra'ngith_language
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
whose dialect is Wangkamanha G1, or possibly two names for the same group. Other linguists have offered different interpretations of the dialects. Wangka-Yutjurru
Wanggamala_language
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
northern Australia, formerly spoken by the Gunindiri and considered a dialect of Garrwa. C23 Gunindirri at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database
Gunindiri_language
Language
Aboriginal language, presumably of the Pama–Nyungan family. It may have been a dialect of Diyari. Austin, Peter (Ed ) (2015). CRCL (ed.). "The last words of Pirlatapa"
Pirlatapa_language
Australian Aboriginal language
variant of the mutually intelligible Agwamin and Wamin languages, Wakaman a dialect of Kuku Yalanji. See also Wagaman language (disambiguation). Y108 Wagaman
Guugu_Yalandji_language
Australian Aboriginal language
spoken in the Roper River region of the Northern Territory. There are three dialects of Rembarrnga, namely Galduyh, Gikkik and Mappurn. It is a highly endangered
Rembarrnga_language
Extinct Australian Indigenous language
alternative names for the Bodaruwitj, or a clan name of the same, is listed as a dialect of the Bungandidj-Kuurn Kopan Noot subgroup of the Kulinic languages. R
Bindjali_language
Pama–Nyungan language of Western Australia
(Njakinjaki) has been variously said to be a dialect of Nyungar or of Kalaamaya. Natingero has also been listed as a dialect, but it is only 40% lexically similar
Kalaamaya_language
Family of Australian Aboriginal languages
Moonjan) Gowar (Guwar) Dixon (2002) considers all but Guwar to be different dialects of the Yagara language. Tony Jefferies (2011) links Gowar to the Bandjalangic
Durubalic_languages
Extinct Aboriginal Australian language
Studies (see the info box for additional links) Blake, Barry J. (2011). Dialects of Western Kulin, Western Victoria: Yartwatjali, Tjapwurrung, Djadjawurrung
Djabwurrung_language
Australian Aboriginal language
Teviot Ranges and Teviot Brook basin. Yugambeh is a dialect cluster of two mutually intelligible dialects, one of four such clusters of the Bandjalangic branch
Yugambeh_language
Aboriginal Australian language
Ya, most of which (including Kalaw Lagaw Ya) are names of dialects, spelling variants, dialect variants and the like — and include translations of the English
Kalaw_Lagaw_Ya
Indigenous language of Australia
to have gone extinct by 2005. Dixon (2002) considers Punthamara to be a dialect of Wangkumara, Bowern (2001) as very close. Bowern says that Ngandangara
Wilson_River_language
Australian Aboriginal language
languages North Adithinngithigh Andjingith Anguthimri Alngith Linnithigh Mpakwithi Ndra'ngith Arritinngithigh Awngthim Luthigh Mpalitjanh Mbiywom Ndrangith
Wik-Me'nh_language
Australian Aboriginal language
language of the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. There are two dialects, Gurdjar proper (Gunggara, Kunggara), and Rip (Ngarap, Areba). According
Gurdjar_language
Australian Aboriginal language
of several dialects, although even the names of most have now been forgotten. Today, two main dialects are distinguished: the coastal dialect, called dhalundhirr
Guugu_Yimithirr_language
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
people. Karruwali (Garuwali) and Marulta (Marrulha, Marrula) are counted as dialects per Dixon (2002). Breen thinks Mithaka, Marula, and Marunuda may be the
Mithaka_language
Australian Aboriginal language
1887. 'Gambuwal' may have been the same language, and may have been a dialect of Bigambul. D35 Guyambal at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database
Guyambal_language
Aboriginal Australian language
Ompela, Oom-billa, or Koko-umpilo, is an Aboriginal Australian language, or dialect cluster, of the Cape York Peninsula in northern Queensland. It is spoken
Umpila_language
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
(Jaitmathang), or Jandangara (Gundanora), was spoken in the same area, but was a dialect of Ngarigu. The Dhudhuroa language is currently undergoing a revival, and
Dhudhuroa_language
Extinct indigenous language of Australia
languages North Adithinngithigh Andjingith Anguthimri Alngith Linnithigh Mpakwithi Ndra'ngith Arritinngithigh Awngthim Luthigh Mpalitjanh Mbiywom Ndrangith
Gaagudju_language
Australian Aboriginal language
of the Yolŋu language group, spoken in Australia's Northern Territory. Dialects align with the two kinship moieties of the Ritharrngu people, one of several
Ritharrngu_language
Australian Aboriginal language
Taribelang (Gureng-Gureng). Glottolog does the same, treating it as a dialect of Gureng Gureng. Roy Hatfield is probably the last speaker.[1] Dhungaloo
Dhungaloo_language
Traditional language of the Wiradjuri people of Australia
people of New South Wales, Australia. Wiraiari and Jeithi may have been dialects. A revival is under way, with the language being taught in schools, TAFE
Wiradjuri_language
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
Karundi/Garandi (and variant spellings), but the Garandi language may be a separate dialect. Norman Tindale also assigned the name Kareldi, but this is not confirmed
Gkuthaarn_language
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
and Torres Strait Islander Studies Lois Blackman digital story, State Library of Queensland. Digital story discussing the Gurang Gurang dialect v t e
Taribelang_language
Australian Aboriginal language
languages North Adithinngithigh Andjingith Anguthimri Alngith Linnithigh Mpakwithi Ndra'ngith Arritinngithigh Awngthim Luthigh Mpalitjanh Mbiywom Ndrangith
Bungandidj_language
Aboriginal Australian language
languages North Adithinngithigh Andjingith Anguthimri Alngith Linnithigh Mpakwithi Ndra'ngith Arritinngithigh Awngthim Luthigh Mpalitjanh Mbiywom Ndrangith
Wajarri_language
Australian Aboriginal language
when a speech taboo prevailed. Dhirari (extinct late 20th century) was a dialect of Diyari. Austin identified two variants of Dhirari, Southern and Northern
Diyari_language
Pama–Nyungan language of Australia
far south as Wallaga Lake. Dharumba and Walbanga/Walbjunja may have been dialects. The language is tonal.[citation needed] Dhurga at Ethnologue (25th ed
Dhurga_language
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
within the Pama–Nyungan family. Poorly attested Barranbinja may have been a dialect. Muruwari means 'to fall (warri) with a fighting club (murru) in one's
Muruwari_language
Australian Aboriginal language
Pama–Nyungan language of Western Australia. Murunitja was apparently a dialect of either Mirning or of its sister language Ngadjunmaya. /c/ may also occur
Mirning_language
Australian Aboriginal language
River area of the Northern Territory. Wulwulam (Worrwolam) may have been a dialect. Ngorrkkowo may have been another name for Wulwulam. The following basic
Warray_language
Australian Aboriginal language
The Kuku Nyungkal dialect (also written Kuku Nyungkul, Kuku Njunggal, Guugu Nyungkul, Gugu Njunggal, Kuku Njungkul, Kuku Ngungkal) is an Australian Aboriginal
Kuku_Nyungkal_dialect
Australian Aboriginal language
languages North Adithinngithigh Andjingith Anguthimri Alngith Linnithigh Mpakwithi Ndra'ngith Arritinngithigh Awngthim Luthigh Mpalitjanh Mbiywom Ndrangith
Warrgamay_language
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
languages North Adithinngithigh Andjingith Anguthimri Alngith Linnithigh Mpakwithi Ndra'ngith Arritinngithigh Awngthim Luthigh Mpalitjanh Mbiywom Ndrangith
Wadi_Wadi_dialect
Australian Aboriginal language of northern Australia
an Australian Aboriginal language in northern Australia with multiple dialects. Other names are Gungalang and Warlang. Speakers are multilingual in Kunwinjku
Gunbarlang_language
Australian Aboriginal language
Wirray Wirray, Guyinbaraay, Yuwaalayaay, Waalaraay and Gawambaraay are dialects; Yuwaalaraay/Euahlayi is a closely related language. The name Gamilaraay
Gamilaraay_language
Australian Aboriginal language
languages North Adithinngithigh Andjingith Anguthimri Alngith Linnithigh Mpakwithi Ndra'ngith Arritinngithigh Awngthim Luthigh Mpalitjanh Mbiywom Ndrangith
Panyjima_language
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
of Queensland, as well as on the Capricorn Coast, and Yeppoon islands. Dialects were Guwinmal, Karunbara, Rakiwara It is classified with Bayali as a Kingkel
Darumbal_language
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
may have been a separate language. The linguist Gavan Breen recorded two dialects of the language, an Eastern and a Western variety, incorporating their
Wagaya_language
Australian Aboriginal language
languages North Adithinngithigh Andjingith Anguthimri Alngith Linnithigh Mpakwithi Ndra'ngith Arritinngithigh Awngthim Luthigh Mpalitjanh Mbiywom Ndrangith
Kayardild_language
MPAKWITHI DIALECT
MPAKWITHI DIALECT
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Lancashire and West Yorkshire called Lumb, both apparently originally named with Old English lum(m) ‘pool’. The word is not independently attested, but appears also in Lomax and Lumley, and may be reflected in the dialect term lum denoting a well for collecting water in a mine. In some instances the name may be topographical for someone who lived by a pool, Middle English lum(m).English : variant of Lamb.Chinese : variant of Lin 1.Chinese : possibly a variant of Lan.
Surname or Lastname
Austrian
Austrian : occupational name for a cowherd, Chüyger in the Tyrolean dialect, from Kühe ‘cows’ (plural of Kuh) + -er suffix of agent nouns.English and Scottish : possibly a variant spelling of Kear.
Surname or Lastname
Portuguese and Galician
Portuguese and Galician : variant of Marta.Italian : probably from medieval Greek Martios ‘March’ or the Calabrian dialect word marti ‘Tuesday’, in either case probably denoting someone with some particular association with the month or the day.English : variant spelling of Mart 1.German : from a short form of Martin.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a pet form of the medieval personal name Huck.German (North : Huckel; South: Huckle): topographic name from a dialect term Huckel, Hückel ‘small hill’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a medieval personal name brought to England by the Normans, of uncertain origin. It may be the Hebrew personal name Lot ‘covering’, which was relatively popular in northern France, or a reduced form of various names formed with the diminutive suffix -lot (originally a combination of -el + -ot), commonly used with women’s names.English : from Middle English lot(t)e ‘lot’, ‘portion’ (Old English hlot), in the sense of an allotted share of land, hence a status name for someone who held such a plot.Dutch : metonymic occupational name for a plumber or lead roofer, from lood ‘lead’.German : from a pet form of Ludwig.German : topographic name from the dialect word lott ‘mud’, ‘dirt’.
Surname or Lastname
North German (Lüttmann)
North German (Lüttmann) : variant of Lüdemann (see Ludemann).North German (Lüttmann) : nickname for a small man, from Low German dialect lütt ‘small’.English : nickname for a small, light man (see Light).
Surname or Lastname
English and Dutch
English and Dutch : from a dialect form of the personal name Lawrence.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Old English mynecen ‘nun’ (a derivative of munuc ‘monk’).French : from a diminutive of Picard minche, a dialect form of French mince ‘slender’, ‘thin’.Bulgarian : from a pet form of the female personal name Dimitra, from Greek Dēmētrios (see Demetriou).
Surname or Lastname
German
German : topographic name for someone living near a water channel or water source, from the Bavarian dialect word Kett ‘water channel’, ‘spring’.English : Norfolk variant of Kite.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Major 1.French : from the same personal name as 1, or from a short form of the personal name Amauger, from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements amal ‘strength’, ‘vigor’ + gÄr, gÄ“r ‘spear’.South German : dialect variant of Maunker, nickname for a morose person.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a hill, from Middle English hull ‘hill’, a dialect form characteristic of southwestern England and the West Midlands. Compare Hiller.German (Hüller) : occupational name for a tailor, from an agent derivative of Middle High German hülle, hulle ‘cloak’.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : habitational name from Mar in Aberdeenshire, the etymology of which is uncertain, possibly Old Norse marr, a rare word generally denoting the sea, but perhaps also a marsh or fen, as reflected in modern dialect forms.English : habitational name from Marr in West Yorkshire, whose name is likewise of uncertain origin; possibly the same as 1.German : from the Germanic personal name Marro.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a stonemason, Anglo-Norman French machun, a Norman dialect variant of Old French masson (see Mason).
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : topographic name for someone who lived near a tumulus, mound or hill, Middle English lowe, from Old English hlÄw (see Law 2).Scottish and English : nickname for a short man, from Middle English lah, lowe (Old Norse lágr; the word was adopted first into the northern dialects of Middle English, where Scandinavian influence was strong, and then spread south, with regular alteration of the vowel quality).English and Scottish (of Norman origin) : nickname for a violent or dangerous person, from Anglo-Norman French lou, leu ‘wolf’ (Latin lupus). Wolves were relatively common in Britain at the time when most surnames were formed, as there still existed large tracts of uncleared forest.Scottish : from a pet form of Lawrence. Compare Lowry 1.Americanized spelling of Jewish Lowe.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Huck 1.German : topographic name from huck, a dialect word meaning ‘bog’.German : variant of Huck 2 and 3.German (of Slavic origin) : pet form of Sorbian hui ‘uncle’.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : from the medieval personal name Masselin. This originated as an Old French pet form of Germanic names with the first element mathal ‘speech’, ‘counsel’. However, it was later used as a pet form of Matthew. Compare Mace. A feminine form, Mazelina, was probably originally a pet form of Matilda.English and French : possibly a metonymic occupational name for a maker of wooden bowls, from Middle English, Old French maselin ‘bowl or goblet of maple wood’ (a diminutive of Old French masere ‘maple wood’, of Germanic origin). In some cases it may derive from the homonymous dialect terms maslin, one of which means ‘brass’ (Old English mæslen, mæstling), the other ‘mixed grain’ (Old French mesteillon).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Kedge, a nickname from Middle English kedge ‘brisk’, ‘lively’, a dialect term confined to East Anglia (probably of Old Norse origin).
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname for someone who behaved in a masterful manner, or an occupational name for someone who was master of his craft or a schoolmaster, from Middle English maister (Old French maistre, Latin magister). In early instances this surname was often borne by people who were franklins or other substantial freeholders, presumably because they had laborers under them to work their lands. In Scotland Master was the title given to administrators of medieval hospitals, as well as being born by the eldest sons of barons; thus, the surname may also have been acquired as a metonymic occupational name by someone in the service of such.Either a dialect form or an Americanized form of German Meister.Indian (Gujarat and Bombay city) : Parsi occupational name for someone who was a master of his craft, from the English word master.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname or occupational name for a servant of someone called Luck (a variant of Luke).North German (Luckmann) : topographic name from the dialect term luke ‘hollow’, ‘hole’.Dutch : derivative of the personal name Luc (see Lucas).Dutch : habitational name for someone from Luik, the Dutch name of Liège in Belgium.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Messenger.German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a brazier, from an agent derivative of Middle High German messinc ‘brass’, German Messing, from Greek mossynoikos (khalkos) ‘Mossynoecan bronze’, named after the people of northeastern Asia Minor who first produced the alloy.German : habitational name from Mössingen in Baden-Württemberg (Messingen in the local dialect), which is recorded as Masginga in 789, probably from the personal name Masco + ingen, suffix of relationship.
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Boy/Male
Indian, Kannada
Sun
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu
King of Gold
Boy/Male
Teutonic English
Strong leader.
Girl/Female
German American
Protective.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : nickname for someone with boils or lumpy skin, or perhaps for a hunchback, from Middle High German maser ‘lump’, ‘protuberance’.German and English : from Middle High Germanmaser, Middle English maser ‘maple-wood bowl’ (Old French masere, of Germanic origin), hence a metonymic occupational name for a wood-turner producing such ware.English : variant spelling of Macer, an occupational name for a mace-bearer, from Old French maissier, massier, a derivative of Old French masse ‘mace’.German (Maaser) : pet form of Thomas.
Boy/Male
Australian, Danish, French, German, Swedish
Bear
Girl/Female
Tamil
Cloud
Boy/Male
British, English, French, German, Norse
Famous Wolf
Boy/Male
Hebrew
El.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Conqueror; Warrior
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a.
Of or pertaining to the Tunguses; as, the Tungusic dialects.
adv.
In a dialectical manner.
n.
Properly, the translation and exposition in the Huzv/resh, or literary Pehlevi, language, of the Avesta, the Zoroastrian sacred writings; as commonly used, the language (an ancient Persian dialect) in which the Avesta is written.
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The dialect or dialects of English spoken by the people of Scotland.
n.
The form of speech of a limited region or people, as distinguished from ether forms nearly related to it; a variety or subdivision of a language; speech characterized by local peculiarities or specific circumstances; as, the Ionic and Attic were dialects of Greece; the Yorkshire dialect; the dialect of the learned.
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Relating to a dialect; dialectical; as, a dialectical variant.
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Of or pertaining to the language or dialects known as Romance.
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Pertaining to a dialect or to dialects.
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Alt. of Dialectical
v. t.
To change or translate from one dialect into another.
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Same as Dialectics.
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The languages, or rather the several dialects, which were originally forms of popular or vulgar Latin, and have now developed into Italian. Spanish, French, etc. (called the Romanic languages).
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Pertaining to dialectics; logical; argumental.
n.
The ancient language of the Hindoos, long since obsolete in vernacular use, but preserved to the present day as the literary and sacred dialect of India. It is nearly allied to the Persian, and to the principal languages of Europe, classical and modern, and by its more perfect preservation of the roots and forms of the primitive language from which they are all descended, is a most important assistance in determining their history and relations. Cf. Prakrit, and Veda.
n.
One skilled in dialectics.
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A particular language, as distinct from others; a tongue; a dialect.
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One versed in dialectics; a logician; a reasoner.
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Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Scotland, their country, or their language; as, Scottish industry or economy; a Scottish chief; a Scottish dialect.
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A species of fictitious writing, originally composed in meter in the Romance dialects, and afterward in prose, such as the tales of the court of Arthur, and of Amadis of Gaul; hence, any fictitious and wonderful tale; a sort of novel, especially one which treats of surprising adventures usually befalling a hero or a heroine; a tale of extravagant adventures, of love, and the like.
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That branch of philology which is devoted to the consideration of dialects.