gayinbara

English Word
butterfish, strongfish, mulloway; butterfish Dreaming
Lexical Category
noun
fish
Word Categories
Animals
Fish and water creatures
Main Sentence English
in the cold season, the men take boats and get butterfish.
Sound
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Scientific Name
scientific name for fish: sciaena antarctica. different ways os saying this word: kayinbara, gayindj-bara.
Extra Information
scientific name for fish: sciaena antarctica. different ways os saying this word: kayinbara, gayindj-bara.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
butterfish

garganya

English Word
1.type of raptor - Nankeen kestrel or sparrowhawk; 2.the large star near Mangga Manggaridi (the Seven Sisters)
Different ways of saying this word
garkanya, karkanya, garlganya.
Definition/cultural note

bird expert Condon agrees with Egginton/Tindale that this is the Nankeen kestrel. Egginton/Johnson and Hughes+Giles/Tindale list sparrowhawk.- part of the Mangga Manggaridi (Seven Sisters) Dreaming.

Lexical Category
noun
bird
Word Categories
Birds
Sound
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Image
nankeenkestrel
Scientific Name
falco cenchroides.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
sparrowhawk

garlgu

English Word
shea oak
Different ways of saying this word
different ways os saying this word: karlka
Definition/cultural note

- a tall, lone garlgu is an indication that there is water.- Kevin OLoughlin explains that people do not camp by these trees, as the spirits which inhabit them can bring bad luck.

Lexical Category
noun
Word Categories
Plants
Sound
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Scientific Name
casuarina muelleriana.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
shea oak

garnarra

English Word
1.northern peninsula; northern Nharangga region; 2.north wind; hot wind
Different ways of saying this word
different ways os saying this word: karnarra, kanarra (less formal with the plain n); garnarra and kurnarra may also be correct.
Definition/cultural note

may come from an old word garnu warra, the name for a northern dialect (from related language records).related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.

Lexical Category
direction
noun
place name
Word Categories
Distance and direction
Place names
Main Sentence English
a woman from the north.
Sound
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Sentence Original
garnarra banyi, dhargarri manya. (G/L.Egginton in Johnson/Tindale)
Childrens Dictionary Definition
north

garndu

English Word
thunder and lightning
Different ways of saying this word
different ways of saying this word: karndu, kandu (both less formal, with the plain n).
Lexical Category
noun
Word Categories
Sky and weather
Sound
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thunder and lightning
Childrens Dictionary Definition
lightning and thunder

garra

English Word
grass
Different ways of saying this word
different ways os saying this word: possibly also gurra
Definition/cultural note

two words are recorded for grass, which may just be alternative words with the same meaning. Both are supported by related language records.related languages included Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.

Lexical Category
noun
Sound
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Childrens Dictionary Definition
grass

garrdi

English Word
emu; emu totem
Definition/cultural note

totem of eastern region of Nharangga land.see spelling and pronunciation for notes on rrd.

Lexical Category
noun
Word Categories
Birds
Main Sentence English
I see an emu.
Sound
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Image
emu
Sentence Original
nhinni garrdi nhagudja?
Scientific Name
dromaius novaehollandiae.
Extra Information
Big bird, skinny legs, hard to catch, eggs easy to find when male leaves
Childrens Dictionary Definition
emu

gandhi baldha

English Word
1.trousers; 2.underpants
Different ways of saying this word
literally thigh + skin/covering
Definition/cultural note

literally thigh + skin/covering

Lexical Category
noun
Word Categories
Clothing and accessories
Sound
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Image
trousers
Extra Information
literally thigh + skin/covering
Childrens Dictionary Definition
pants

gannigara

English Word
cockroach
Different ways of saying this word
kannigara
Lexical Category
noun
Word Categories
Insects and small creatures
Sound
Sound wav
Childrens Dictionary Definition
cockroach

ganya

English Word
money
Definition/cultural note

only found in recent sources.

Lexical Category
noun
Main Sentence English
Mummys got the money.
Sound
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Image
money
Childrens Dictionary Definition
money
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