Nharangga Word

garnarra

English Word

1.northern peninsula; northern Nharangga region; 2.north wind; hot wind

Sound

Dictionary Category
Children
Traditional
Lexical Category
direction
noun
place name
Word Categories
Distance and direction
Place names
Main Sentence English
a woman from the north.

Definition/Cultural Note

may come from an old word garnu warra, the name for a northern dialect (from related language records).related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.

Different ways of saying this word
different ways os saying this word: karnarra, kanarra (less formal with the plain n); garnarra and kurnarra may also be correct.
Sentence Original
garnarra banyi, dhargarri manya. (G/L.Egginton in Johnson/Tindale)