dhura
dhuru
there are three words given for back. They may once have meant specific parts of the back, or they may be simply alternative words with the same meaning.
djindrin
- djindrin is a messenger, and improtant in a Dreaming trail story.- this probably developed from an older, longer word, such as dhindri-dhindri (supported also by related language records).related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.
dhiirdi
- possibly pied oyster-catcher (haematopus ostralegus) (Egginton/Johnson), but bird expert Condon questions this.- Johnson suggests a literal meaning of sharp, supported also by related language records. Possibly the bird is named for a sharp beak.related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.
dhila
- only appears in the records as part of longer words, but could be a separate word as well.- in most records this refers to hair.
dhilba
corresponds to shark or widhadha Dreaming.