guuya

English Word
fish
Different ways of saying this word
kuuya
Definition/cultural note

this is the general term, including eg butterfish, mullet, whiting etc (but not sharks)

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the women and children go to the beach and get fish.
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butterfish
Childrens Dictionary Definition
fish

guwa

English Word
crow; crow Dreaming
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kuwa
Definition/cultural note

according to Howitt, this Dreaming is part of the wildu totem.

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Scientific Name
corvus species.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
crow

guwa milladu

English Word
a real thief, ie one who steals like a crow
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kuwa-millatu
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gura (2)

English Word
gum tree
Different ways of saying this word
kura.
Definition/cultural note

this word only appears in handwritten notes by Tindale.- it is not clear in Tindales notes which kind of gum tree it means.

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the gum tree is falling.
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Childrens Dictionary Definition
eucalyptus tree

gurada

English Word
shark; shark dreaming
Different ways of saying this word
gurata (guratu - possibly older. Many Nharangga words have changed to an A on the end.)
Definition/cultural note

- shark is the totem of the southern region.- gurada is central in a Dreaming story.- there are also other words recorded for shark. Louisa Egginton recorded gurada as specifically the carpet shark, or possibly even banded carpet shark.

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Scientific Name
Orectolobus devisi.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
shark

gurawarda

English Word
intestine; sheeps intestine
Different ways of saying this word
gurawarta.
Definition/cultural note

according to Aunty Phoebe Wanganeen, gurawarda is the part of the digestive tract towards the back passage.

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gurdi

English Word
native peach, quandong
Different ways of saying this word
gurti, kurti.
Definition/cultural note

a member of the Santalaceae famil, related to the sandalwood.

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Scientific Name
eurcarya acuminata.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
quandong

gurri

English Word
dance, corroboree
Different ways of saying this word
kurri
Definition/cultural note

although this word is not directly recorded for Nharangga, it can easily be worked out from other words in Nharangga and related languages.related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.

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Childrens Dictionary Definition
corroboree dance

Gundarawi

English Word
an area of Nharangga land, in the south-west
Different ways of saying this word
Kundarawi.
Definition/cultural note

Location is give as Section Z, Hundred of Carribie (Egginton/Tindale).- awi comes from gawi water. This might mean a place where wallabies (gunda) came to drink.- Tindales suggestion bad water as a literal meaning seems to rely on related language records.- related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.

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gundhi

English Word
Chinese person
Different ways of saying this word
gunthi
Definition/cultural note

only found in recent sources.

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