walyari

English Word
messy, careless
Lexical Category
description
Sound
Sound wav
Extra Information
of appearance. only found in recent sources.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
careless/messy (of appearance)

wadlina

English Word
1.bad; 2.poor
Lexical Category
description
Sound
Sound wav
Extra Information
wallina (less formal)
Childrens Dictionary Definition
bad, poor quality

nhibbali

English Word
wrinkled
Different ways of saying this word
nhippali
Definition/cultural note

nhibba wrinkle (supported by related language records), with the word ending li indicating a description or adjective.

Lexical Category
description
Sound
Sound wav
Image
wrinkled2
Sentence Two English
related languages inlcude Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.
Extra Information
related languages inlcude Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.

nhungguli

English Word
funny, ugly
Different ways of saying this word
nhungli
Definition/cultural note

the word ending li indicates a description or adjective.

Lexical Category
description
Sound
Sound wav
Childrens Dictionary Definition
funny

murdlabagi

English Word
miserable, out of sorts
Different ways of saying this word
mudlabaki, mulabaki
Definition/cultural note

this seems to mean literally ugly forehead (murdla + bagi), referring to the screwed-up forehead of a frowning face.

Lexical Category
description
Sound
Childrens Dictionary Definition
miserable

murdla

English Word
1.ugly; dried out; 2. old person
Different ways of saying this word
mudla; mula (less formal, and as part of longer words)
Lexical Category
noun
description
Sound

mundhana

English Word
pregnant, pregnant woman
Different ways of saying this word
munthana
Definition/cultural note

from mundha belly.

Lexical Category
noun
description
Sound

mundha

English Word
belly; pregnant
Different ways of saying this word
muntha
Definition/cultural note

although this word is only found in recent sources for Nharangga, it is clearly an old word in related languages, so it may have been in old Nharangga as well.

Lexical Category
noun
description
Sound
Extra Information
Aunty Phoebe Wanganeen says this word refers to the early stages of pregnancy.related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.

mudhla wigili

English Word
long nosed
Different ways of saying this word
mudhla wikili
Lexical Category
description
Sound
Subscribe to description