yardlu wardli yuggu

English Word
ocean liner
Definition/cultural note

created from yardlu sea, ocean + wardli house + yuggu boat.

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Wayinu

English Word
a well near Yorke Valley. It is suggested that this was a Nharangga word, taken up for the Rogers estate which covered the area in which the well was situated.
Definition/cultural note

- we have only one record of this word, from a source which is not always accurate, so the word may not be quite correct.- said to mean sweet water, but this is likely to be a description of the well, not the literal meaning of the word.

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we have no record of how this was said in old Nharangga. This spelling is transcribed from the English Ynoo. you will find this word in the additional words section of the main dictionary Nharangga Warra Narungga Dictionary, First Edition.

widba

English Word
whiting
Definition/cultural note

- we have only one record of this word from Ben Sims, a current resident of Yorke Peninsula. The word may not be fully correct.- there are other words also recorded for whiting.

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you will find this word in the additional words section of the main dictionary Nharangga Warra Narungga Dictionary, First Edition.

widli (3)

English Word
rib
Different ways of saying this word
witli you will find this word in the additional words section of the main dictionary Nharangga Warra Narungga Dictionary, First Edition.
Definition/cultural note

we have only one record of this word, from Lang/OGradys list, which is not always very reliable. It may have been brought into Nharangga fairly recently, possibly from Nukunu.

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wilwanidja

English Word
nightfall
Definition/cultural note

created from wildja (night) + wanidja (fall).

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winalda

English Word
Winulta
Definition/cultural note

- we have only one record of this word, from a source which is not always reliable.- Reids suggested literal meaning grassy plain (in Normandales To and about Yorke Peninsula) does not match the words in Nharangga records. It may be a description of the place, or simply an error.

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We have no record of how this was said in old Nharangga. This spelling is transcribed from the English Winulta. you will find this word in the additional words section of the main dictionary Nharangga Warra Narungga Dictionary, First Edition.

willala

English Word
deep water, a long way down
Definition/cultural note

this word appears in only one record, by Egginton/Johnson. It does not seem to be fully correct. More information is needed to fully undertand what it means.

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you will find this word in the additional words section of the main dictionary Nharangga Warra Narungga Dictionary, First Edition.

wangga wardli

English Word
interview/conference room
Different ways of saying this word
wangka wardli.
Definition/cultural note

this word was created on the basis of older words for types of wardli (building or room), such as gunawardli.

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wangga means speak.

wanara

English Word
a relation, possibly a distant cousin
Definition/cultural note

many family terms in Nharangga were not clearly recorded. it is not fully certain what this word means.- seems to mean unmarriageable cousins - but the word is not well discussed.

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you will find this word in the additional words section of the main dictionary Nharangga Warra Narungga Dictionary, First Edition.

wambana wardli

English Word
school
Definition/cultural note

this word was created on the basis of older words for types of wardli (building or room), such as gunawardli.

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Main Sentence English
where are you going?to school.
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wambana means knowledge.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
school