Nharangga Word
barbari
English Word
premature child
Definition/Cultural Note
- the word shared with related languages indicates that this may have developed from a longer, repeating word, such as bari-bari.- Tindale suggests a literal meaning of skin. However, this idea seems to rely on related language records, as in Nharangga the word for skin, has an l: barlba.- related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.