Nharangga Word


Nhibu Wambana Dhura

English Word


Aboriginal Education Worker

Dictionary Category

Lexical Category

Definition/Cultural Note


this new word literally means Aboriginal knowledge person.


Different ways of saying this word
nhipu wampana dhura - members of the project group decided to use dhura or bindira for a range of occupation words. (Dhura is used for an Aboriginal person, and bindira for a non-Aboriginal person. An AEW is always an Aboriginal person.)