New Words

this word was developed from the birth-order terms wangudu/wanguya (meaning agreed upon in workshops: seventh daughter/son).

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

this word was created on the basis of older words for types of wardli (building or room), such as gunawardli.

many family terms in Nharangga were not clearly recorded. it is not fully certain what this word means.- seems to mean unmarriageable cousins - but the word is not well discussed.

this word was created on the basis of older words for types of wardli (building or room), such as gunawardli.

Nelson Varcoe uses this place name in a song, but he is not certain whether it is a Nharangga word.

created from wadlina (bad) + warra (language).

we have only one record of this word, from a source which is not always reliable, so the word may not be quite correct.

the way this word was recorded by McEntire seems distorted. More information is needed to understand how to say it and what it means.- this suggestion is based on comparison with shared words in related languages.

- many family terms in Nharangga were not clearly recorded. It is not fully certain how to say this word, or what it means.- this suggestion is reconstructed by comparison with other Nharangga family terms.- this word is used specifically about my mothers brother, not someone elses.