ngunagu

English Word
may mean those
Definition/cultural note

the way this word was recorded by McEntire seems distorted. More information is needed to understand how to say it and what it means.- this suggestion is based on comparison with shared words in related languages.

Lexical Category
pronoun
Extra Information
you will find this word in the additional words section of the main dictionary Nharangga Warra Narungga Dictionary, First Edition.

ngayidju

English Word
my, mine
Different ways of saying this word
ngayitju (ngadja - as part of longer words)
Lexical Category
pronoun
Sound
Sound wav
Childrens Dictionary Definition
mine, my

ngayi

English Word
I, me
Definition/cultural note

- can be used where in English you would say my for things/people you are very closely connected with, such as my sister, my eyes.- see community grammar book The fragments of Budderers waddy for details of how to use Nharangga pronouns.

Lexical Category
pronoun
Main Sentence English
Im speaking!
Sound
Sound wav
Sentence Original
ngayi warrana. (S.Newchurch/H.Richards in Black)
Sentence Two Nharangga
yarli-yidja ngayi bunggudja. (Nharangga Language Project)
Sentence Two English
the boy is hitting is me.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
I (me)

ngallugu

English Word
our, ours
Different ways of saying this word
ngakatja, akatja
Definition/cultural note

referring to more than 2 people.

Lexical Category
pronoun
Sound
Sound wav
Extra Information
referring to more than 2 people.

ngalligu

English Word
our, ours
Different ways of saying this word
referring to 2 people
Definition/cultural note

referring to 2 people

Lexical Category
pronoun
Sound
Sound wav
Extra Information
referring to 2 people

ngadlu

English Word
we, us
Different ways of saying this word
ngallu (less formal, and as part of longer words)
Definition/cultural note

referring to more than 2 people.

Lexical Category
pronoun
Main Sentence English
we all clap hands!
Sound
Sound wav
Extra Information
referring to more than 2 people.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
us (more than 2)

ngadli

English Word
we two, the two of us
Different ways of saying this word
ngalli (less formal, and as part of longer words)
Definition/cultural note

see community grammar book The fragments of Budderers waddy for details of how to use Nharangga pronouns.

Lexical Category
pronoun
Main Sentence English
we are coming/going.
Sound
Sound wav
Childrens Dictionary Definition
us (2)

ngaddu

English Word
I
Different ways of saying this word
ngattu
Definition/cultural note

ngaddu is an active pronoun - used to talk about doing something to someone/something else - such as lift (a child), build (a fire).

Lexical Category
pronoun
Sound
Sound wav

gudju

English Word
one, another, a different one
Different ways of saying this word
gutju, kutju
Definition/cultural note

- the word as shared with related languages indicates that it has possible extended meanings as well.- for example, the meaning one could be extended to little, few; the meaning Another could be extended to the rest.

Lexical Category
pronoun
Main Sentence English
give me that dog. (Seems to imply another dog)
Sound
Sound wav
Sentence Original
gudju Yadrinu bammadja. (K.OLoughlin, 2001)
Childrens Dictionary Definition
another, different one

dhilba

English Word
southern peninsula, southern Nharangga region
Different ways of saying this word
dhilpa
Definition/cultural note

corresponds to shark or widhadha Dreaming.

Lexical Category
pronoun
Main Sentence English
a woman of the south.
Sound
Sound wav
Sentence Original
banyi dhammali dhilbanu bammadja. (Nharangga language project)
Childrens Dictionary Definition
south
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