gurri

English Word
dance, corroboree
Different ways of saying this word
kurri
Definition/cultural note

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.

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Childrens Dictionary Definition
corroboree dance

gundu

English Word
chest
Different ways of saying this word
guntu, kuntu.
Definition/cultural note

two words are given for chest. They may be just alternative words with the same meaning.

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Childrens Dictionary Definition
chest

gunganya

English Word
small child, baby, including an unborn child
Definition/cultural note

this ng is soft, as in singer, noot hard, as in angry.

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the women and children go to the beach.
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Childrens Dictionary Definition
baby

gunindi

English Word
mosquito
Different ways of saying this word
guninti, kuninti
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Childrens Dictionary Definition
mosquito

gunya

English Word
white man, white person
Different ways of saying this word
in earlier times, this word was usually said gudnyu or kudnyu (or gunya, kunya - less formal).
Definition/cultural note

- 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.

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Childrens Dictionary Definition
white person

gudlyu

English Word
black swan
Different ways of saying this word
its not certain how to say this word: possibly gudlyu or kurdli.
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Scientific Name
cygnus atratus.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
swan (black)

guldura

English Word
snore
Different ways of saying this word
ultura (may be south dialect or just an alternative), gultura.
Definition/cultural note

- 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.

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Childrens Dictionary Definition
snore

gulyalya

English Word
Australian salmon; salmon Dreaming
Different ways of saying this word
gulyalya, kulyalya (these two are the most formal); gullalya, kullalya; gullalla, kullalla (these two are the least formal).
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Scientific Name
arripis trutta.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
Australian salmon

guma

English Word
one
Definition/cultural note

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.

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alone
Childrens Dictionary Definition
one

gunda

English Word
wallaby
Different ways of saying this word
gunta.
Definition/cultural note

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.

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Scientific Name
possibly petrogale xanthopus.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
wallaby