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

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.

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.

wannabari

English Word
this word was used as a place or estate name, but it is unclear whether it was a place name in Nharangga.
Definition/cultural note

- this word does not appear in the Nharangga wordlists, but only in Heinrich Wide sails & wheat stacks.- Heinrichs translation, waterhole under the brow of the hill, does not match the words in Nharangga records.

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

warndga

English Word
garfish
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.

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

warldu dhara

English Word
necklace
Definition/cultural note

this follows the model of older words such as dhidna baldha foot + clothing = shoes.

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created from wardlu (neck) + dhara (string).

wanggi dhara

English Word
belt
Different ways of saying this word
wangki dhara, wangki thara
Definition/cultural note

this follows the model of older words such as dhidna baldha foot + clothing = shoes.

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created from wanggi (belly) + dhara (string).

mundha wardli

English Word
maternity ward
Different ways of saying this word
mundha means pregnant.
Definition/cultural note

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

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mundha means pregnant.

mugardi

English Word
a relative, possibly fathers sister
Definition/cultural note

many family terms in Nharangga were not clearly recorded. it is not fully certain what this word means.- there is another word also recorded for fathers sister.

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

muga-muga

English Word
ring
Different ways of saying this word
- muga means round thing, egg.
Definition/cultural note

- this word was created on the basis of the old model of repeating words, such marn-marna (many), or burlayi-burlayi (four).

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- muga means round thing, egg.