Nharangga Word
dhibara
English Word
a spring within a short distance of the coast. The name came into general use as Tiparra, for an area of Nharangga land
Definition/Cultural Note
- this word does not appear in the Nharangga wordlists. It is claimed that it comes from the Aboriginal name for the spring (Guide to & through Yorke Peninsula, source unknown), but it does not seem to have a Nharangga word structure.
Extra Information
we have no record of how this was said in old Nharangga. This spelling is transcribed from the English Tiparra. you will find this word in the additional words section of the main dictionary Nharangga Warra Narungga Dictionary, First Edition. - the spring is in a group of sandhills; in the centre of the hills a hollow like the crater of a volcano, containing fresh, clear spring water.- this place is associated with burial grounds.