mara-yunggu

English Word
help
Definition/cultural note

created from mara hand + yunggudja give.

Lexical Category

marari

English Word
suck
Definition/cultural note

the sound and meaning of this word is not clear in the sources. More information is needed to understand how to use it.

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Extra Information
you will find this word in the additional words section of the main dictionary Nharangga Warra Narungga Dictionary, First Edition.

manggudja

English Word
hold, pick up, carry, carry off
Different ways of saying this word
manggwidja (more formal), mangkudja.
Definition/cultural note

the verb stem is manggu. word endings are added directly onto the stem: manggu-dja.- see community grammar book the fragments of Budderers waddy for details of how to use Nharangga verbs.

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Main Sentence English
in the cold season, the men take boats and get butterfish.
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Sentence Original
buuya manggudja? (Nharangga Language Class 2003)
Childrens Dictionary Definition
carry, hold, pick up

mambaliya

English Word
to live
Definition/cultural note

the sound and meaning of this word is not clear in the sources. More information is needed to understand how to use it.

Lexical Category
Extra Information
you will find this word in the additional words section of the main dictionary Nharangga Warra Narungga Dictionary, First Edition.

maluwi

English Word
sneeze
Definition/cultural note

the sound and meaning of this word is not clear in the sources. More information is needed to understand how to use it.

Lexical Category
Extra Information
you will find this word in the additional words section of the main dictionary Nharangga Warra Narungga Dictionary, First Edition.

gurriwidj

English Word
sing (a corroboree)
Different ways of saying this word
kurriwitj.
Definition/cultural note

- the verb stem is the word that word endings are added directly onto. However, it is not clear what the verb stem is for this word, as it might have developed from a longer form gurri-wanggadja (supported also by related language records).- see community grammar book The fragments of Budderers waddy for details of how to use Nharangga verbs.

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Extra Information
related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
sing

gurribungguru

English Word
dance (corroboree)
Different ways of saying this word
kurribungguru
Definition/cultural note

the ru ending seems to mean that it is an instruction.

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gurribunggudja

English Word
dance (corroboree)
Different ways of saying this word
kurribunggudja; gurribunggwidja, kurribunggwidja (these two are more formal).
Definition/cultural note

- the verb stem is gurribunggu. Word endings are added directly onto the stem: gurribunggu-dja.- see community grammar book The fragments of Budderers waddy for details of how to use Nharangga verbs.- gurri means dance, corroboree, while bunggudja means hit, beat. So this word seems to refer to the beating of feet and percussion instrument during the dance.

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gunggaradji

English Word
birth
Definition/cultural note

- this may be a verb but it is uncertain whether it means give birth or be born.- the verb stem may be gungga. If this is correct, word endings would be added directly onto the stem.- see community grammar book The fragments of Budderers waddy for details of how to use Nharangga verbs.- may come from the same word as gunganya child, baby.

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guldura

English Word
snore
Different ways of saying this word
ultura (may be south dialect or just an alternative), gultura.
Definition/cultural note

- guldu appears to be the verb stem. If this is correct, word endings would be added directly onto the stem: guldu-ra.- see community grammar book The fragments of Budderers waddy for details of how to use Nharangga verbs.

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Childrens Dictionary Definition
snore