Nharangga Word

garganya

English Word

1.type of raptor - Nankeen kestrel or sparrowhawk; 2.the large star near Mangga Manggaridi (the Seven Sisters)

Sound

Dictionary Category
Children
Traditional
Lexical Category
noun
bird
Word Categories
Birds
nankeenkestrel

Definition/Cultural Note

bird expert Condon agrees with Egginton/Tindale that this is the Nankeen kestrel. Egginton/Johnson and Hughes+Giles/Tindale list sparrowhawk.- part of the Mangga Manggaridi (Seven Sisters) Dreaming.

Different ways of saying this word
garkanya, karkanya, garlganya.
Scientific Name
falco cenchroides.