Nharangga Word

bunggudja

English Word

hit, chop

Sound

Dictionary Category
Children
Traditional
Lexical Category
verb
Main Sentence English
we all clap hands together.

Definition/Cultural Note

- the verb stem is bunggu. Word endings are added directly onto the stem bunggu-dja.- see community grammar book The fragments of Budderers waddy for details of how to use Nharangga verbs.- the word as shared with related languages also extends this meaning to stab, bite, or kill.

Different ways of saying this word
bunggwidja (more formal), pungkadja.related languages included Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.