Wadbanggu

English Word
place in Point Pearce area
Definition/cultural note

this word appears only on one map, drawn probably by Gladys Elphick.

Lexical Category
noun
place name

wadibarru

English Word
seal
Lexical Category
noun
Word Categories
Animals
Sound
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Scientific Name
Arctocephalus species
Childrens Dictionary Definition
seal

wadbula

English Word
bluebush
Definition/cultural note

the bush keeps away mosquitos.

Lexical Category
noun
Sound
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Scientific Name
Kochia sedifolia.

Wadiwi

English Word
the beach near Point Pearce
Lexical Category
noun
place name
Sound
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Extra Information
this place name is well-known now, but it is not certain how it was said in old Nharangga. We have simply transcribed it from the English spelling Wadiwe.

nhuggi

English Word
cold in the nose; nasal mucus
Different ways of saying this word
nhukki
Lexical Category
noun
Sound
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nhudli

English Word
humpy butterfish or mulloway
Different ways of saying this word
its not certain how to say this word: possibly nhudli, nhurdli or ngudli
Definition/cultural note

- this word as shared with related languages means crooked, so this fish is probably called nhudli because of its bent tail.- most records say this is humpy butterfish or mulloway; Aunty Phoebe Wanganeen says it is also used for blowfish or pufferfish.

Lexical Category
noun
Sound
Sound wav
Scientific Name
Sciaena antarctica.
Extra Information
possibly also means crooked, bent.

nyamba

English Word
sweet root
Different ways of saying this word
nyampa, ngampa
Definition/cultural note

this appears only in contemporary sources for Nharangga, but in old sources for most related languages, so it may have been used in old Nharangga too.

Lexical Category
noun
Sound
Sound wav
Extra Information
related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.

Nhugunu

English Word
1.Nukunu; 2.phantom, spirit
Different ways of saying this word
Nhukunu, Nhuggana, Nhukkuna
Definition/cultural note

probably the two meanings for this word come from the fact that the Nukunu people were the law-keepers, and therefore should be respectfully feared.

Lexical Category
noun
Sound
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nhibu anggi

English Word
Indigenous woman, Nunga woman
Different ways of saying this word
nhipu angki; nhip wangki, nhip-ki
Lexical Category
noun
Sound
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Nhibu Wambana Bindira

English Word
Aboriginal Education Teacher
Definition/cultural note

this new word literally means Aboriginal knowledge person.

Lexical Category
noun
Extra Information
- members of the project group decided to use dhura or bindira for a range of occupation of words. (Dhura is used for an Aboriginal person and bindira for a non-Aboriginal person). - the word bindira is used here because the AET is generally a white person. This would not be the correct word to indicate an Aboriginal AET.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
Aboriginal Education Teacher
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