Nharangga Word

Galawi

English Word

area of Nharangga land, also known as White Hut

Sound

Lexical Category
noun
place name

Definition/Cultural Note

- location given as Section P, Hundred of Carribie. (Egginton/Tindale)- Tindale suggests a literal meaning of dog waterhole. So to say Galawi would emphasise the awi of water, while saying Galiwi emphasises the gali of dog. (It is usual to drop the d of gadli in a compound like this.)

Different ways of saying this word
Kallawi, Kalliwi