barbari
English Word
premature child
Definition/cultural note
- the word shared with related languages indicates that this may have developed from a longer, repeating word, such as bari-bari.- Tindale suggests a literal meaning of skin. However, this idea seems to rely on related language records, as in Nharangga the word for skin, has an l: barlba.- related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.
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badwayidj
English Word
thirsty
Definition/cultural note
- we have only one record of this word in the collection by Kuhn, which has some errors.- this is not the only word recorded for thirsty. Badwayidj might be an alternative word with the same meaning, or might have a slightly different meaning.
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baddana
English Word
many, much, all; full of
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the house is full of flies.
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Childrens Dictionary Definition
full
badda
English Word
fat, thick, full
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my stomach is full.
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thick
babba
English Word
1. rabbit, young rabbit 2. young
Definition/cultural note
- originally meaning young, in Nharangga this word has come to mean a young rabbit in particular.
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the rabbit is jumping.
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Aunty Doris Graham tells how people would dig a babba out of its burrow to cook in ashes, stuffed with sheoak leaves. Once cooked, the leaves and the rabbits skin would be removed for eating.
adjinidji
English Word
tired, weary
Definition/cultural note
- found in the compound yarlgu adjinidji 'leg-weary'.
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my baby is tired.
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Childrens Dictionary Definition
tired