guuya
this is the general term, including eg butterfish, mullet, whiting etc (but not sharks)
this is the general term, including eg butterfish, mullet, whiting etc (but not sharks)
this word only appears in handwritten notes by Tindale.- it is not clear in Tindales notes which kind of gum tree it means.
- 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.
a member of the Santalaceae famil, related to the sandalwood.
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.
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.