wibba

English Word
red ant
Different ways of saying this word
wippa
Lexical Category
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Childrens Dictionary Definition
red ant

wawi

English Word
kangaroo; kangaroo Dreaming
Definition/cultural note

- the totem for a region of Nharangga land.- probably means specifically the female red kangaroo (supported also by related language records).- related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.

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Extra Information
probably the female kangaroo.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
kangaroo

warrga

English Word
frog
Different ways of saying this word
warrka, waruka
Definition/cultural note

the word seems to imitate the sound of a frog.

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Childrens Dictionary Definition
frog

warngu

English Word
brown snake
Different ways of saying this word
warnku. The ng in this word is n followed by g, not the ng sound in singer.
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Scientific Name
Demansia textilis.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
brown snake

wagaggu

English Word
1.young of wallaby; 2.baby in general
Different ways of saying this word
wagakku, wakakku
Definition/cultural note

this word probably comes originally from a longer word, perhaps waguwagu (supported also by related languages records).

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scientific name for wallaby: Thylogale eugenii. related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
joey

wagagara

English Word
lizard, probably Dtella Lizard
Different ways of saying this word
wakakara
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Scientific Name
Peropus variegatus.
Extra Information
wakakara
Childrens Dictionary Definition
Dtella lizard

wadibarru

English Word
seal
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Scientific Name
Arctocephalus species
Childrens Dictionary Definition
seal

yambu

English Word
common dolphin
Different ways of saying this word
yampu
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Scientific Name
Delphinus delphis.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
dolphin

Ngayi Nhagudja

English Title
I See (Sea Creatures)
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Ngayi gayinbara nhagudja 

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I see a butterfish 

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childs crayon drawing of a butterfish

Ngayi mara-widji nhagudja

I see an octopus

 

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muga

English Word
egg
Different ways of saying this word
muka
Definition/cultural note

there are two words for egg. this one emphasises the shape of the whole egg.- can also mean other kinds of round things.

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egglochiecameron
Childrens Dictionary Definition
egg