ngarga

English Word
a crowd, a mob, a lot of
Different ways of saying this word
ngarka
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Childrens Dictionary Definition
crowd, mob

marn-marna

English Word
many
Definition/cultural note

this is a repeating word, from marna or marni fat; plenty.

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Extra Information
used for numbers above five.

marna

English Word
1.big, fat; 2.much, many, plenty; very
Definition/cultural note

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.

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Childrens Dictionary Definition
fat, very

guridu

English Word
more
Definition/cultural note

we have only one record of this word - in Kuhns list, which has some errors, so the word may not be quite correct.

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more

dhurluru

English Word
plenty
Definition/cultural note

we have only one record of this word, in the collection by Kuhn, which has some errors, so the word may not be quite correct.

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Childrens Dictionary Definition
plenty