Nharangga Word

gurada

English Word

shark; shark dreaming

Sound

Dictionary Category
Children
Traditional
Lexical Category
noun
Word Categories
Animals
Fish and water creatures

Definition/Cultural Note

- shark is the totem of the southern region.- gurada is central in a Dreaming story.- there are also other words recorded for shark. Louisa Egginton recorded gurada as specifically the carpet shark, or possibly even banded carpet shark.

Different ways of saying this word
gurata (guratu - possibly older. Many Nharangga words have changed to an A on the end.)
Scientific Name
Orectolobus devisi.