Nharangga Word

anggi

English Word

woman; young woman or girl; female

Sound

Dictionary Category
Children
Traditional
Lexical Category
noun
woman
Main Sentence English
the woman is swimming.

Definition/Cultural Note

- usually means an Aboriginal woman.- anggi can mean 'wife' in some contexts (see example above).

Different ways of saying this word
angki (more common), ngangki also recorded.
Sentence Original
warri anggi. (anon in Sutton)
Sentence Two Nharangga
nhinni nganggi. (G/L. Egginton in Johnson/Tindale)
Sentence Two English
you are a woman or your woman.