arndu

English Word
arm
Different ways of saying this word
arntu, antu (less formal with the plain 'n')
Definition/cultural note

- Newchurch +/Black records this as the whole arm, including the hand.- however, languages of this region generally have more specific words for arm referring to parts of the arm, not the whole arm.- the word as shared with related languages indicates the meaning may be only the upper arm, or only the forearm. Arndu could mean, for example, forearm, or upper arm.

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My Grandfather has big arms.
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Childrens Dictionary Definition
arm

awadji (1)

English Word
estuary catfish
Different ways of saying this word
awatji
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he saw the catfish.
Scientific Name
cnidoglanis megastoma
Childrens Dictionary Definition
catfish

ngayidjali

English Word
1. my father 2. my father's brother
Different ways of saying this word
ngayitjali, ngadjali
Definition/cultural note

- this word is used specifically about 'my' father, not someone else's.- also other relations considred equivalent, such as my mother's sister's husband.

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my father is laughing.
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ngayidjali Mundangga wandidja.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
my father

ngayidjayi

English Word
1. my mother 2. my mother's sister's
Different ways of saying this word
ngayidji, ngadji, ngayitji
Definition/cultural note

- this word is used specifically about 'my' mother, not someone else's.- also other relations considered equivalent, such as my father's brother's wife.

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my mother is beautiful.
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mother

adjiga

English Word
mate, friend, my friend
Definition/cultural note

can also be used to refer to a distant relative.

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look out, mate, there is a snake!
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marni marni adjiga. (Nharangga workshops 2002)
Childrens Dictionary Definition
friend

adjinidji

English Word
tired, weary
Definition/cultural note

- found in the compound yarlgu adjinidji 'leg-weary'.

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my baby is tired.
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tired

agagala

English Word
white cockatoo
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I see a white cockatoo.
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Scientific Name
kakatoe galerita
Childrens Dictionary Definition
cockatoo

alaladu

English Word
native cranberry
Different ways of saying this word
alalatu
Definition/cultural note

according to Aunty Phoebe Wanganeen, the alaladu grows in clusters - a dark maroon sort of colour, a little like gooseberry but without the green and sweeter.

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the native cranberry is over there.
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Scientific Name
astroloma humifusum
Childrens Dictionary Definition
cranberry

anggi

English Word
woman; young woman or girl; female
Different ways of saying this word
angki (more common), ngangki also recorded.
Definition/cultural note

- usually means an Aboriginal woman.- anggi can mean 'wife' in some contexts (see example above).

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the woman is swimming.
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woman
Sentence Original
warri anggi. (anon in Sutton)
Sentence Two Nharangga
nhinni nganggi. (G/L. Egginton in Johnson/Tindale)
Sentence Two English
you are a woman or your woman.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
woman

anggi-yidja

English Word
girl
Different ways of saying this word
angki-yidja (more common), angki-gidja (more formal), anggidja (less formal)
Lexical Category
Main Sentence English
the girl is going to school.
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girl
Childrens Dictionary Definition
girl