Children | Nharangga Language Dictionary

budla

English Word

calf (leg)

Lexical Category

noun

body

Word Categories

Body

Sound

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Extra Information

of leg

Childrens Dictionary Definition

calf (leg)

budni

English Word

mallee fowl

Lexical Category

noun

Word Categories

Birds

Sound

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Scientific Name

Leipoa ocellata

Childrens Dictionary Definition

mallee fowl

buggilu

English Word

1.yesterday; 2.in the past

Different ways of saying this word

bukkilu

Definition/cultural note

the word-ending lu is a Nharangga time suffix.

Lexical Category

time word

Main Sentence English

yesterday my mother was sick.

Sound

Sound wav

Childrens Dictionary Definition

yesterday

bira

English Word

1.moon; 2.mutton fish

Different ways of saying this word

scientific name for mutton fish: haliotus pira - less common

Lexical Category

noun

fish

Word Categories

Fish and water creatures

Sound

Sound wav

Childrens Dictionary Definition

mutton fish, moon

birayirga

English Word

moonlight

Different ways of saying this word

birayirka

Definition/cultural note

from bira moon + birga light.

Lexical Category

noun

Word Categories

Natural elements

Sound

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Image

Childrens Dictionary Definition

moonlight

birga

English Word

light; possibly also hot, heat

Different ways of saying this word

firku (may be south dialect. Sometimes f can be an alternative for b/p.

Lexical Category

noun

Sound

Sound wav

Childrens Dictionary Definition

light

birra

English Word

shells

Different ways of saying this word

pirra (less common).

Definition/cultural note

some related language records pick out a particular kind of shell or shellfish for this word, such as oyster or nautilus.related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.

Lexical Category

noun

Sound

Sound wav

Childrens Dictionary Definition

shell

budhi

English Word

hair or fur of animals; body hair

Different ways of saying this word

buthi, puthi. Some people say budhis, using the English plural s. Old Nharangga did not have an s sound, so the Nharangga Project group do not use it.

Definition/cultural note

Nharangga have a noun word-ending for plurals ri. Please refer to the community grammar book The fragments of Budderers waddy for more information about Nharangga word-endings.

Lexical Category

noun

Sound

Sound wav

Childrens Dictionary Definition

fur (animal)

bidhigidja

English Word

shine

Different ways of saying this word

bithigidja

Definition/cultural note

- the verb stem is probably bidhi. If this is correct, word-endings would be added directly onto the stem.-see community grammar book The fragments of Budderers waddy for details of how to use Nharangga verbs.

Lexical Category

verb

Main Sentence English

the horse is glossy.

Sound