gurri
although this word is not directly recorded for Nharangga, it can easily be worked out from other words in Nharangga and related languages.related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.
although this word is not directly recorded for Nharangga, it can easily be worked out from other words in Nharangga and related languages.related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.
this ng is soft, as in singer, noot hard, as in angry.
- there is another word recorded for Nharangga with this meaning.- Gladys Elphick says this word comes from Poonindie.- it has been used by Nharangga people since at least 1905.- the old meaning of the word is ghost or corpse.
- guldu appears to be the verb stem. If this is correct, word endings would be added directly onto the stem: guldu-ra.- see community grammar book The fragments of Budderers waddy for details of how to use Nharangga verbs.
other words are also recorded with the meaning one. In Old Nharangga, these may have been simply alternative words with the same meaning. The Nharangga Language Workshop has now decided to use guma as the usual word for one.
This species was only found in rock country, not on the southern coast.- gunda may or may not be the same as gandu.- Egginton/Tindale firstly listed this wallaby as crescent-marked, then later changed it to the scientific name above.