- related language records suggest that the gu word ending might once have been a longer, separate word.- the word ending literally means blocked.
from minna eye + yuguli crooked.
related language records suggest that this word can also be extended to mean wound, hole, sore, ill.
the word as shared with related languages indicates that the meaning can extend to rich, good etc. The idea behind this is that if you are fat, you must have plenty to eat, so you are rich and healthy.related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.
- literally in the habit of using ones hands, inclined to use ones hands.- this may be a recent phrase for Nharangga, although it appears in older records for other languages of the region.
can refer to anything, such as a man or a kangaroo.
the meaning white comes from the colour of the limestone.- emus come to drink at these waterholes.
we have only one record of this word, in the collection by Kuhn, which has some errors. Its not certain that this is the right way to say the word.