Nharangga Word

gunya

English Word

white man, white person

Sound

Dictionary Category
Children
Traditional
Lexical Category
noun

Definition/Cultural Note

- there is another word recorded for Nharangga with this meaning.- Gladys Elphick says this word comes from Poonindie.- it has been used by Nharangga people since at least 1905.- the old meaning of the word is ghost or corpse.

Different ways of saying this word
in earlier times, this word was usually said gudnyu or kudnyu (or gunya, kunya - less formal).