- the birth order words can be used as names.- the seems to be the second name of Tanne Arrito (Snells spelling), whose language was recorded in Snells diary in the 1840s.
- although this word is commonly recorded as west, Egginton/Tindale record it to mean south and southern people.- the word as shared with some related languages does mean south wind, or cold wind, while in others it is the general word for wind. The same direction words can have different meanings among the languages of this region. So this may indicate that the meaning of warri is not completely clear.- alternatively, it may simply be Tindales error, as Louisa Egginton did not give the terms for all the directions and regions of Nharangga land.
the word seems to imitate the sound of a frog.
possibly from warra language. The word as shared with related languages also means an incantation used by a healer.
- location given as Old man Jolleys.- literally gap in the forest. (Egginton/Tindale)
sometimes used as part of words such as place names to indicate the shape of the land or water in the area.
this follows the model of older words such as dhidna baldha foot + clothing = shoes.
we have only one record of this word from Ben Sims, a current resident of Yorke Peninsula. The word may not be fully correct.