Traditional

from muga, meaning egg, or any round object.

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

this word as shared with related languages also means hail.

we have only one record of this word, in the collection from arrito/Snell. This is an important source because it was recorded well before the mission period, but it has several errors, so the word may not be quite correct.

can be used by itself to point out that someone has a runny nose.

- 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.

mingga means bad + miya means sleep.

- 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.