wambana dhura/bindira

English Word
teacher
Definition/cultural note

wambana means knowledge.

Lexical Category
noun
Main Sentence English
Im the Nharangga language teacher.
Extra Information
members of the project group decided to use dhura or bindira for a range of occupations. (Dhura is used for an aboriginal person and bindira for a non-aboriginal person).
Childrens Dictionary Definition
teacher

wambana

English Word
knowledge
Different ways of saying this word
wampana
Definition/cultural note

the word ending na forms a noun i.e. knowledge rather than to know.

Lexical Category
noun
Main Sentence English
Knowledge
Sound
Sound wav
Childrens Dictionary Definition
knowledge

Waluri

English Word
area of Nharangga land, also known as Daly Head, where the water ran into the sea from under a big rock at tide mark
Different ways of saying this word
snapper were caught here.
Lexical Category
noun
place name
Sound
Sound wav
Extra Information
snapper were caught here.

wallaldu

English Word
whiting; whiting Dreaming
Different ways of saying this word
wallaltu
Definition/cultural note

- there are other words for whiting.- this might be a general term, or it might mean a specific kind of whiting.- according to Howitt, this Dreaming is part of the widhadha totem.

Lexical Category
noun

walbura

English Word
whale
Different ways of saying this word
possibly also walbu
Definition/cultural note

there are two different words for whale. Probably they mean different types of whale.

Lexical Category
noun
Sound
Sound wav

Wagguli

English Word
a well, probably also used as the name for an area of land nearby
Definition/cultural note

location given as Sandy Point Well, in the Hundred of Coonarie (Egginton/Tindale), but it is not clear whether its section 2 or 24, or whether there are in fact two different places with very similar names.

Lexical Category
noun
place name
Sound
Sound wav

wagu

English Word
spider
Different ways of saying this word
waku
Lexical Category
noun
Word Categories
Insects and small creatures
Main Sentence English
the spider is black.
Sound
Sound wav
Childrens Dictionary Definition
spider

walba

English Word
waterhole, claypan
Different ways of saying this word
walpa
Lexical Category
noun
Main Sentence English
my older brother is going to a waterhole.
Sound
Sound wav
Childrens Dictionary Definition
waterhole

walbura wardli

English Word
blow-hole, of a whale or in a limestone cliff (whales nest)
Definition/cultural note

from walbura whale + wardli house (nest).

Lexical Category
noun
Sound
Sound wav

walda

English Word
feather
Different ways of saying this word
walta
Definition/cultural note

we have only one record of this word, in the collection from Arrito/Snell. This is an important source because it was recorded well before the mission period, but it has several errors, so the word may not be quite correct.

Lexical Category
noun
Sound
Sound wav
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