winggara

English Word
whiting
Definition/cultural note

contemporary sources only.- there are other words for whiting. this one might mean a specific type - perhaps the one found in Winggara creek.

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Childrens Dictionary Definition
whiting

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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frog

warndga

English Word
garfish
Definition/cultural note

we have only one record of this word from Ben Sims, a current resident of Yorke Peninsula. The word may not be fully correct.

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you will find this word in the additional words section of the main dictionary Nharangga Warra Narungga Dictionary, First Edition.
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garfish

warangguna

English Word
crayfish
Definition/cultural note

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

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its not certain which is the correct way to say this word: warangguna (with a hard ng, as in angry) or waranguna (with a soft ng, as in singer).
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crayfish

warana

English Word
periwinkle
Definition/cultural note

periwinkles can be found all over the Yorke Peninsula.

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periwinkle

yardli (2)

English Word
spotted whiting
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Scientific Name
Sillaginodes punctatus
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also known as King George Whiting.
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spotted whiting

yambu

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

nhagura

English Word
whale
Definition/cultural note

there are two different words for whale. Probably they mean different types of whale.

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whale

mudadji

English Word
tadpoles
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mudatji, mudatj
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tadpoles mudadji by deb furbank
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tadpoles

manna (2)

English Word
strongfish
Different ways of saying this word
its not certain how to say this word: either manna or munna. you will find this word in the additional words section of the main dictionary Nharangga Warra Narungga Dictionary, First Edition.
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we have only one record of this word from Ben Sims, a current resident of Yorke Peninsula. The word may not be fully correct.

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