Nharangga Word

manguri

English Word

a relative, possibly a male cross-cousin (see notes)

Sound

Dictionary Category
New Words
Lexical Category
noun
family

Definition/Cultural Note

many family terms in Nharangga were not clearly recorded. it is not fully certain what this word means.- a cross-cousin is the child of either my fathers sister or my mothers brother.

Different ways of saying this word
its not certain how to say this word: possibly manguri (with a soft ng as in singer) or mangguri (with a hard ng as in angry). you will find this word in the additional words section of the main dictionary Nharangga Warra Narungga Dictionary, First Edition.