Widlibadla

English Word
beach on the southern region of Nharangga land
Different ways of saying this word
- location given as beach north of Jim Browns - section 3a, Hundred of Warrenben. (Egginton/Tindale)- Tindale suggests a literal meaning of pelican creek from widli pelican. Widli is pelican, but there does not seem to be a word for creek in Widlibadla.- Widli is also recorded as shallow water.
Definition/cultural note

place name

Lexical Category
noun
place name
Sound
Sound wav
Sentence Two English
Willibadla, Wildiballa
Extra Information
Willibadla, Wildiballa

widda

English Word
stone gecko
Different ways of saying this word
witta
Definition/cultural note

a small variety of gecko.

Lexical Category
noun
Sound
Sound wav
Scientific Name
Diplodactylus vittatus.

wibba

English Word
red ant
Different ways of saying this word
wippa
Lexical Category
noun
Word Categories
Animals
Insects and small creatures
Sound
Sound wav
Childrens Dictionary Definition
red ant

Widalda

English Word
an area of Nharangga land, Weetulta
Different ways of saying this word
Witalta
Definition/cultural note

place name

Lexical Category
noun
place name
Sound
Sound wav

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.

Lexical Category
noun
fish
Extra Information
you will find this word in the additional words section of the main dictionary Nharangga Warra Narungga Dictionary, First Edition.

widbara

English Word
whipsnake
Different ways of saying this word
witbara, wibbara (less formal)
Lexical Category
noun
Sound
Sound wav
Scientific Name
Demansia psammophis.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
whipsnake

widdi

English Word
sandpiper or dotterel
Lexical Category
noun
Sound
Sound wav
Scientific Name
Charadrius alexandrinus ruficapillus.
Extra Information
probably the red-capped. witti

widhadha

English Word
shark; shark totem
Definition/cultural note

shark is the totem of the southern region.

Lexical Category
noun
Sound
Sound wav
Extra Information
its not certain how to say this word: possibly withatha or widhatha (withuthu or wilthuthu also might be correct)

widdara

English Word
scrub, mallee scrub
Lexical Category
noun
Sound
Sound wav
Extra Information
possibly an alternative pronunciation to wirra.

warriyuggu

English Word
ship
Different ways of saying this word
warriyukka, warriyukku
Definition/cultural note

Aunty Phoebe Wanganeen recalls a man being called Warrugu - the Boatman.- literally wind boat.

Lexical Category
noun
Main Sentence English
your ship is coming to Nharangga land.
Sound
Sound wav
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