Nharangga Word
gundima
English Word
a kind of duck or teal
Definition/Cultural Note
- there is a disagreement about the exact identification of this bird. Even bird expert Condon lists both anas castanea (chestnut teal) and casarca tadornoides (mountain duck).- the source for this word has an r on the end, indicating that it is a shortened form of an older word - probably gundi-ngarri. (Ngarri duck is found in related language sources as mari.)- related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.