nhagura

English Word
whale
Definition/cultural note

there are two different words for whale. Probably they mean different types of whale.

Lexical Category
noun
Word Categories
Fish and water creatures
Sound
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Image
whale
Childrens Dictionary Definition
whale

ngayidju

English Word
my, mine
Different ways of saying this word
ngayitju (ngadja - as part of longer words)
Lexical Category
pronoun
Sound
Sound wav
Childrens Dictionary Definition
mine, my

ngayi

English Word
I, me
Definition/cultural note

- can be used where in English you would say my for things/people you are very closely connected with, such as my sister, my eyes.- see community grammar book The fragments of Budderers waddy for details of how to use Nharangga pronouns.

Lexical Category
pronoun
Main Sentence English
Im speaking!
Sound
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Sentence Original
ngayi warrana. (S.Newchurch/H.Richards in Black)
Sentence Two Nharangga
yarli-yidja ngayi bunggudja. (Nharangga Language Project)
Sentence Two English
the boy is hitting is me.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
I (me)

ngarri

English Word
a duck or teal
Different ways of saying this word
arri - possibly used as part of longer words.
Definition/cultural note

Egginton/Johnson explains that this word can mean teal, or any duck except mountain duck.

Lexical Category
noun
animal
Word Categories
Birds
Sound
Sound wav
Childrens Dictionary Definition
duck

ngarigu

English Word
solitary, one
Different ways of saying this word
ngariku
Definition/cultural note

this word is also used sometimes to mean the number one.

Sound
Sound wav
Childrens Dictionary Definition
alone

ngarga

English Word
a crowd, a mob, a lot of
Different ways of saying this word
ngarka
Lexical Category
quantity
Sound
Sound wav
Childrens Dictionary Definition
crowd, mob

ngammi

English Word
1.breast (womans); 2.mother (probably a childs word: mummy); 3.milk (usually mothers milk)
Different ways of saying this word
this word appears in very old records of Nharangga, but also seems to be a shared word across several languages.
Definition/cultural note

this word appears in very old records of Nharangga, but also seems to be a shared word across several languages.

Lexical Category
noun
family
Word Categories
People
Sound
Sound wav
Childrens Dictionary Definition
mummy

ngargudja

English Word
eat
Different ways of saying this word
possibly also argudja
Definition/cultural note

ngargu is used here as the verb stem. word endings are added directly onto the stem: ngargu-ru.- see community grammar book the fragments of Budderers waddy for details of how to use Nharangga verbs.- related to ngargu tooth.

Lexical Category
verb
Main Sentence English
he/she eats the rabbit.
Sound
Sound wav
Childrens Dictionary Definition
eat

ngadjalana

English Word
my daughter
Different ways of saying this word
possibly also adjalana. The l could be an lh sound - (ng)adjalhana.
Definition/cultural note

this word is used specifically about my daughter, not someone elses.

Lexical Category
noun
family
Word Categories
Family
People
Sound
Sound wav
Childrens Dictionary Definition
my daughter
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