Traditional

according to Egginton/Tindale, Wanyara was originally a Nukunu person. The dangerous image may have developed from the respectful fear of the Nukunu as law-keepers.

this is the long version of the word.- literally bandicoot ears.

this follows the model of older words such as dhidna baldha foot + clothing = shoes.

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

- the ver stem is wandi. Word endings are added directly onto the stem: wandi-dja.- see community grammar book The fragments of Budderers waddyfor details of how to use Nharangga verbs.- related language records indicate that this probably has other meanins as well, such as stay camp or live (at).- using the phrase miya wandidja clarifies that you mean sleep.- on some tapes made by elders in the sixties, this sounds like mundidja. Wandidja is much more commonly recorded. Possibly the speaker has incorporated the m from miya wandidja.

the word ending na forms a noun i.e. knowledge rather than to know.

this word is found in phrases such as walli wambana I do not know.