gudlyu

English Word
black swan
Different ways of saying this word
its not certain how to say this word: possibly gudlyu or kurdli.
Lexical Category
noun
bird
Word Categories
Birds
Sound
Sound wav
Scientific Name
cygnus atratus.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
swan (black)

guganawi

English Word
watercourse
Different ways of saying this word
kukanawi
Definition/cultural note

- there is only one record of this word, published in the collection by Howitt, which is not always accurate, so the word may not be quite correct.- Awi is from gawi water.

Lexical Category
noun
Sound
Sound wav

Gulawulgawi

English Word
a flat area of ground, near Cape Spencer
Definition/cultural note

gawi means water.

Lexical Category
noun
place name
Sound
Sound wav

Gul-garrdi

English Word
a waterhole where emus come to drink
Different ways of saying this word
Kul-garrdi.
Definition/cultural note

see spelling and pronunciation for notes on rrd.

Lexical Category
noun
place name
Sound
Sound wav
Extra Information
- it is not certain where this place is located.- Tindale suggests a literal meaning of noise of emus, relying partly on related language records.related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.

Gul-gawi

English Word
area of Nharangga land near Ilarawi
Different ways of saying this word
possibly also Kul-kawi.
Definition/cultural note

- location is given as Old Cadds near Ilarawi, eastern end of Section 10, Hundred of Warrenben. (Egginton/Tindale)- gawi means water.

Lexical Category
noun
place name
Sound
Sound wav

gulu

English Word
barley grass
Different ways of saying this word
kulu
Lexical Category
noun
Sound
Sound wav
Scientific Name
hordeum maritimum.

gulyalya

English Word
Australian salmon; salmon Dreaming
Different ways of saying this word
gulyalya, kulyalya (these two are the most formal); gullalya, kullalya; gullalla, kullalla (these two are the least formal).
Lexical Category
noun
sea creatures
Sound
Sound wav
Scientific Name
arripis trutta.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
Australian salmon

guna wardli

English Word
toilet
Definition/cultural note

this phrase is found in contemporary sources only, but the words are Old Nharangga literally shit house.

Lexical Category
noun
Main Sentence English
Im going to the toilet.
Sound
Sound wav
Image
toilet

gunda

English Word
wallaby
Different ways of saying this word
gunta.
Definition/cultural note

This species was only found in rock country, not on the southern coast.- gunda may or may not be the same as gandu.- Egginton/Tindale firstly listed this wallaby as crescent-marked, then later changed it to the scientific name above.

Lexical Category
noun
Sound
Sound wav
Scientific Name
possibly petrogale xanthopus.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
wallaby

gundaraga

English Word
a species of wattle which yields budala, an edible gum
Different ways of saying this word
kundaraka.
Definition/cultural note

gundaraga trees grow near Munda Moonta.

Lexical Category
noun
Word Categories
Plants
Sound
Sound wav
Childrens Dictionary Definition
wattle
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