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the word as shared with related languages also extends to wing.related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.

the literal meaning of this word is not certain. Johnson believed it means a muddy waterhole, while some sources suggest a parrot with a beautiful plummage. Neither idea matches words found in Nharangga sources. Others claim that it comes for warriyuggu (sometimes warriyuga) ship.

this might be related to garrdi wabba, meaning an emu-feather fly whisk.

- winda is a key figure in a Dreaming trail.- various sources disagree on exactly which kind of owl is the winda: barn owl, white-headed or mopoke.- according to Howitt, this Dreaming is part of the garrdi totem.

contemporary sources only.- there are other words for whiting. this one might mean a specific type - perhaps the one found in Winggara creek.

we have only one record of this word, in the collection from Arrito/Snell. This is an important source because it was recorded well before the mission period, but it has several errors, so the word may not be quite correct.

- records vary between seahawk, wedge-tailed eagle and eaglehawk.- totem of the western region.