yunga

English Word
1.older brother; 2.cousin (son of a parents older brother or sister)
Different ways of saying this word
its not certain how to say this word. Probably it is yunga, with a soft ng as in singer, not a hard ng as in angry.
Definition/cultural note

- also other relations considered equivalent, such as spouses sisters husband, or cross-cousins husband (a cross-cousin is the child of your mothers brother, or of your fathers sister).- although Kuhn records this as younger brother, other Nharangga words and evidence of related languages strongly suggest that this is incorrect.- related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.

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my older brother is going to the beach.
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Childrens Dictionary Definition
brother (older)

yaggana

English Word
1.elder sister; 2.first cousin (daughter of parents older brother or sister)
Different ways of saying this word
yakkana
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my older sister is going to Maitland.
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Childrens Dictionary Definition
sister (older)

nguba

English Word
husband; husbands brother
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nguuba
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ngayidjiba

English Word
my brother or sister-in-law
Different ways of saying this word
its not certain how to say this word: we suggest ngayidjiba
Definition/cultural note

- many family terms in Nharangga were not clearly recorded. It is not fully certain how to say this word, or what it means.- this suggestion is reconstructed from other family terms, comparison with the ways Kuhn recorded other words, and the equivalent word in related languages.- probably a range of relatives equivalent to younger brothers, sisters and cousins, but only related by marriage.

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- this was probably for younger brother or sister-in-law.- this word is used specifically about my brother or sister-in-law, not someone elses.- related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.

ngayidjayi

English Word
1. my mother 2. my mothers sisters
Different ways of saying this word
ngayidji, ngadji, ngayitji
Definition/cultural note

- this word is used specifically about my mother, not someone elses.- also other relations considered equivalent, such as my fathers brothers wife.

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my mother is beautiful.

ngayidjara

English Word
my son
Different ways of saying this word
its not certain how to say this word: we suggest ngayidjara
Definition/cultural note

-many family terms in Nharangga were not clearly recorded. It is not fully certain how to say this word. This suggestion is reconstructed by comparison with other family words, and with the way that these collectors recorded other words.

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my son is going to Tiddy Widdy.
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- this word is used specifically about my son, not someone elses.

ngayidjama

English Word
a relation, possibly my mothers brother
Definition/cultural note

- many family terms in Nharangga were not clearly recorded. It is not fully certain how to say this word, or what it means.- this suggestion is reconstructed by comparison with other Nharangga family terms.- this word is used specifically about my mothers brother, not someone elses.

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its not certain how to say this word: possibly ngayidjama or ngayidjami. you will find this word in the additional words section of the main dictionary Nharangga Warra Narungga Dictionary, First Edition.

ngayidjali

English Word
1. my father 2. my fathers brother
Different ways of saying this word
ngayitjali, ngadjali
Definition/cultural note

- this word is used specifically about my father, not someone elses.- also other relations considred equivalent, such as my mothers sisters husband.

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my father is laughing.
Sentence Original
ngayidjali Mundangga wandidja.

ngammi

English Word
1.breast (womans); 2.mother (probably a childs word: mummy); 3.milk (usually mothers milk)
Different ways of saying this word
this word appears in very old records of Nharangga, but also seems to be a shared word across several languages.
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this word appears in very old records of Nharangga, but also seems to be a shared word across several languages.

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Childrens Dictionary Definition
mummy

ngamayidja

English Word
my mother (or possibly mother-in-law)
Different ways of saying this word
ngamayitja, ngamitja
Definition/cultural note

- Newchurch+/Black list this as mother. But there are other words for mother. Related language records support the idea that it might be mother-in-law.- this word is used specifically about my mother/mother-in-law, not someone elses.- related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.

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