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==Names== | ==Names== | ||
Grayis personal given names are usually composed of two words which often describe parents’ hopes or aspirations for their child. This may be one or two nouns, a noun and an adjective, or a noun and a verb. Most names are composed of four syllables, though this is not a rule, and it is sometimes considered prestigious to have a name composed of mainly long syllables. While there are many common names and themes, there are not a set of standardized names. | |||
'''Noun (+ Noun)''' | |||
*Tiradūntāt ‘forest’ | |||
*Gakwai Ailā ‘moon cloud’ > Gakwailā | |||
*Gribinta Dunidj ‘grass wind’ | |||
'''Noun + Adjective''' | |||
*Tānū Mūri ‘good tree’ | |||
*Jagī Ribun ‘first son’ | |||
'''Noun + Verb''' | |||
*Tānū Āmīd ‘standing tree’ | |||
*Rābāk Pūkkīch ‘sacred mountain’s bones’ | |||
There are also many ways to form surnames, which follow the given name, and often refer to a family or a geographic area of origin, though many are single nouns related to nature. | |||
==Swadesh List== | ==Swadesh List== | ||