wanna (1)

English Word
where? which way?
Lexical Category
question word
Main Sentence English
where are the Nungas?
Sound
Sound wav
Extra Information
maybe older than the alternative word for where.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
where? which way?

wanidja

English Word
fall
Different ways of saying this word
this is the general word for fall.related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.
Definition/cultural note

- the verb stem is wani. Word endings are added directly onto the stem: wani-dja.- see community grammar book The fragments of Budderers waddyfor details of how to use Nharangga verbs.- the word as shared with related languages is also used for be born (literally drop).

Lexical Category
verb
Main Sentence English
uncle is falling down drunk.
Sound
Sound wav
Extra Information
this is the general word for fall.related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
fall

wanggadja

English Word
speak
Different ways of saying this word
wangkadja
Definition/cultural note

the verb stem is wangga. word endings are added directly onto the stem: wangga-dja.- see community grammar book the fragments of Budderers waddyfor details of how to use Nharangga verbs.

Lexical Category
verb
Main Sentence English
Im speaking Nharangga language.
Sound
Sound wav
Childrens Dictionary Definition
speak

wandidja

English Word
1.sleep; lie down; 2.probably can also mean to stay somewhere; 3.pass away, a sensitive way of saying die
Different ways of saying this word
related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.
Definition/cultural note

- the ver stem is wandi. Word endings are added directly onto the stem: wandi-dja.- see community grammar book The fragments of Budderers waddyfor details of how to use Nharangga verbs.- related language records indicate that this probably has other meanins as well, such as stay camp or live (at).- using the phrase miya wandidja clarifies that you mean sleep.- on some tapes made by elders in the sixties, this sounds like mundidja. Wandidja is much more commonly recorded. Possibly the speaker has incorporated the m from miya wandidja.

Lexical Category
verb
Main Sentence English
the language was sleeping.
Sound
Sound wav
Childrens Dictionary Definition
live, stay, stop

wanggi

English Word
stomach, belly
Different ways of saying this word
wangki
Lexical Category
noun
body
Word Categories
Body
Sound
Sound wav
Childrens Dictionary Definition
stomach

wanggi dhara

English Word
belt
Different ways of saying this word
wangki dhara, wangki thara
Definition/cultural note

this follows the model of older words such as dhidna baldha foot + clothing = shoes.

Lexical Category
noun
Extra Information
created from wanggi (belly) + dhara (string).
Childrens Dictionary Definition
belt

walli

English Word
not
Different ways of saying this word
wadli (more formal)
Definition/cultural note

this word is found in phrases such as walli wambana I do not know.

Lexical Category
verb auxiliary
Main Sentence English
I dont know.
Sound
Sound wav
Childrens Dictionary Definition
not

walyari

English Word
messy, careless
Lexical Category
description
Sound
Sound wav
Extra Information
of appearance. only found in recent sources.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
careless/messy (of appearance)

wambana

English Word
knowledge
Different ways of saying this word
wampana
Definition/cultural note

the word ending na forms a noun i.e. knowledge rather than to know.

Lexical Category
noun
Main Sentence English
Knowledge
Sound
Sound wav
Childrens Dictionary Definition
knowledge

wambana dhura/bindira

English Word
teacher
Definition/cultural note

wambana means knowledge.

Lexical Category
noun
Main Sentence English
Im the Nharangga language teacher.
Extra Information
members of the project group decided to use dhura or bindira for a range of occupations. (Dhura is used for an aboriginal person and bindira for a non-aboriginal person).
Childrens Dictionary Definition
teacher
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