marngawi

English Word
three
Different ways of saying this word
marn-gawi, marn-kawi; man-gawi, man-kawi (both less formal, with the plain n; marn-guri and man-gri are also recorded, but are not in use currently.) The ng in this word is n followed by g, not the ng sound in singer.
Definition/cultural note

includes the word marna many.

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Childrens Dictionary Definition
three

manggudja

English Word
hold, pick up, carry, carry off
Different ways of saying this word
manggwidja (more formal), mangkudja.
Definition/cultural note

the verb stem is manggu. word endings are added directly onto the stem: manggu-dja.- see community grammar book the fragments of Budderers waddy for details of how to use Nharangga verbs.

Lexical Category
Main Sentence English
in the cold season, the men take boats and get butterfish.
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Sentence Original
buuya manggudja? (Nharangga Language Class 2003)
Childrens Dictionary Definition
carry, hold, pick up

manna

English Word
no
Lexical Category
Main Sentence English
Q. have you got a cigarette?A. no, I havent.
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no

manna buuya

English Word
no smoking
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manna means no + buuya means cigarette.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
no smoking

manya

English Word
rain; possibly also cold
Main Sentence English
north wind today; tomorrow rainy.
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Sentence Original
ba manya. (Nharangga Language Class 2003)
Childrens Dictionary Definition
cold, rain

mara

English Word
hand
Definition/cultural note

includes wrist and fingers.- this is one of the words shared across many languages in Australia.

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we all clap hands!
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Childrens Dictionary Definition
hand

mara baldha

English Word
gloves, mittens
Different ways of saying this word
mara baltha
Definition/cultural note

- this word was created on the basis of old words such as birlda baldha (possum-skin cloak) and dhidna baldha (shoes).

Lexical Category
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gloves
Extra Information
mara means hand + baldha means clothing.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
gloves

mandibalda

English Word
stingray - possibly the male
Different ways of saying this word
mandibalta, mandipalta
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Scientific Name
dasyatis brevicaudatus.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
stingray

mandigu

English Word
1.net made of strips of possum skin for carrying a baby; 2.net bag made of bundu fibre, knotted like fish nets, and carried over the shoulder by a string; 3.swag, parcel wrapped with string
Different ways of saying this word
mandiku
Definition/cultural note

- Louisa Egginton tells how the bundu flags were placed in a long hole, and covered with ashes for about a day.- after this preliminary wilting they were chewed and the fibre made into string by working on the thighs. Women chewed the fibre.- the net bag was knotted like the fish nets. (Egginton/Tindale)- the word seems to mean string-having, referring to the string the bag is made of.- mandi string is not directly recorded for Nharangga, but is supported by related language records.- related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.

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parcel

manga

English Word
Australian goshawk
Different ways of saying this word
man-ka. The ng in this word is n followed by g, not the the ng sound in singer.
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Scientific Name
probably astur fasciatus.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
curlew