manggudja
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.
manna
manna buuya
manya
mara baldha
- this word was created on the basis of old words such as birlda baldha (possum-skin cloak) and dhidna baldha (shoes).
mandibalda
mandigu
- 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.