Place names

this is the long version of the word.- literally bandicoot ears.

Eglinton 1986 suggests a literal meaning of sand and water: muru sand + awi, from gawi water.

- this word is sometimes recorded as Mundanu (or the short version Mundan), showing the word ending nu, which is added onto a word to show the place someone is going to.

- location given as Section 8, Hundred of Minlacowie. (Egginton/Tindale)- gawi means water.- Cockburn (in Whats in a name?) claims that minla means fresh or sweet. This does not match the words in Nharangga sources. It could be a description of the well water, rather than the literal meaning of the word.

- a well of fresh water in the area was known by the Nharangga as Minlagawi. The word Minlaton (with the English suffix ton town) probably came from this.- Cockburn (in Whats in a name?) claims that minla by itself means fresh or sweet. This does not match the words in Nharangga sources. It could be a description of the well water, rather than the literal meaning of the word.

an anonymous writer suggests aliteral meaning of rat burrow. Wardi is a word ending meaning tail, but malyu does not match the words in Nharangga records. The suggestion could be a description of the wildlife at this place, rather than the literal meaning of the word.

- Awi comes from gawi water.- Tindale suggests a literal meaning of ghost water (from gubba). However, gubba also means lobster, so it may mean that lobster can be found here.- an anonymous writer (in Cockburns Whats in a name?) suggests wild fowl and water. This does not match the words in Nharangga sources.

see spelling and pronunciation for notes of rrd.the pronunciation and spelling chosed above are based on the literal meaning given by Tindale Emu Place.

may come from an old word garnu warra, the name for a northern dialect (from related language records).related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.

- an important fishing area, especially for yellowtail.- December is the period for yellowtail here.- most of the spearfishing was done at night.- fish spears with two heads were used and torches made of bark were burned to attract the fish.- location is given as Section G, Hundred of Warenben. (Egginton/Tindale)- possibly comes from gagga head + awi, from gawi water. Tindale suggests that head might indicate the main area for fish, while Cockburn (in Whats in a name?) suggests a literal meaning of head of bay or water.