maguwarda

English Word
heel
Different ways of saying this word
maguwarta, makuwarta
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heel

idja

English Word
skin
Different ways of saying this word
itja
Definition/cultural note

this word as shared with related languages indicates that this might not mean skin as such, but flesh, muscular parts of the body; non-fatty meat.related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.

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skin
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skin

gurriwidj

English Word
sing (a corroboree)
Different ways of saying this word
kurriwitj.
Definition/cultural note

- the verb stem is the word that word endings are added directly onto. However, it is not clear what the verb stem is for this word, as it might have developed from a longer form gurri-wanggadja (supported also by related language records).- see community grammar book The fragments of Budderers waddy for details of how to use Nharangga verbs.

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related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
sing

gurru

English Word
container, especially a round or cylindrical container
Different ways of saying this word
kurru.
Definition/cultural note

- the word as shared with related languages indicates that this can mean any kind of vessel, such as a kettle.-additional meanings possibly include other long, round things, such as a stick or poker, or a cylindrical container, like a tube.- related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.

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container, tin can

guruu

English Word
shame, bashfulness, ashamedness
Definition/cultural note

- although this word only appears in recent records for Nharangga, related language records indicate that it was used in the region in old times, so it was possibly used in old Nharangga too.- the earlier meaning was crown of the head - all you can see when someone looks at the ground in shame.

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shame

guuduubaruu

English Word
wombat-snake
Different ways of saying this word
guutuubaruu
Definition/cultural note

- a very large brown snake, not poisonous.- it is respected but rarely found on the peninsula (more common to the north, at least in the past).- there is a story about this snake in the Bookayana Stories.

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wombat-snake

guunga

English Word
child
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- may be short for gunganya.- both words are supported by related language records.- related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.
Definition/cultural note

this ng is soft, as in singer, not hard, as in Angry.

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child

guuya

English Word
fish
Different ways of saying this word
kuuya
Definition/cultural note

this is the general term, including eg butterfish, mullet, whiting etc (but not sharks)

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the women and children go to the beach and get fish.
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butterfish
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fish

guwa

English Word
crow; crow Dreaming
Different ways of saying this word
kuwa
Definition/cultural note

according to Howitt, this Dreaming is part of the wildu totem.

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Scientific Name
corvus species.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
crow

gura (2)

English Word
gum tree
Different ways of saying this word
kura.
Definition/cultural note

this word only appears in handwritten notes by Tindale.- it is not clear in Tindales notes which kind of gum tree it means.

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the gum tree is falling.
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Childrens Dictionary Definition
eucalyptus tree