gaaru

English Word
blood
Different ways of saying this word
garu
Lexical Category
noun
Sound
Sound wav
Image
blood
Childrens Dictionary Definition
blood

gaba

English Word
uncle
Different ways of saying this word
gapa you will find this word in the additional words section of the main dictionary Nharangga Warra Narungga Dictionary, First Edition.
Definition/cultural note

many family terms in Nharangga were not clearly recorded. It is not fully certain how to say this word or what it means.

Lexical Category
noun
family
Image
uncle
Extra Information
gapa you will find this word in the additional words section of the main dictionary Nharangga Warra Narungga Dictionary, First Edition.

gabi

English Word
water
Different ways of saying this word
kabi
Definition/cultural note

there are two words recorded for water. These may be just alternative words with the same meaning, or they could possibly indicate a difference between north and south dialect.

Lexical Category
noun
Sound
Sound wav
Image
water

gadabibardi

English Word
groper
Different ways of saying this word
gatabibarti, gatapit-parti
Definition/cultural note

Egginton/Tindale calls this fish groper, while Egginton/Johnson calls it blue head.

Lexical Category
noun
fish
Word Categories
Fish and water creatures
Sound
Sound wav
Scientific Name
achoerodus gouldi.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
groper

dhiya dhudla

English Word
toothache
Different ways of saying this word
dhiya dhudala, dhiya thutala
Definition/cultural note

literally tooth bad-tempered.

Lexical Category
noun
Sound
Sound wav
Extra Information
dhiya dhudala, dhiya thutala
Childrens Dictionary Definition
toothache

dhudla mana

English Word
quarrelsome and cheeky woman
Different ways of saying this word
its not certain whether mana is the correct way to say this.
Definition/cultural note

we have only one record of this phrase, in the Hughes&Giles/Tindale collection, which is not always entirely accurate, so the word may not be quite correct.

Lexical Category
noun
Sound
Sound wav

dhudla wangganina

English Word
bad-tempered, aggressive talk
Different ways of saying this word
thudla wangkanina, thudla wangganina
Lexical Category
noun
Sound
Sound wav
Extra Information
thudla wangkanina, thudla wangganina

dhudla winda

English Word
war spear
Lexical Category
noun
Sound
Sound wav

Dhuga-gawi

English Word
area of Nharangga land, just west of Peesey Swamp. The name was taken up for Tuckok-Cowie.
Different ways of saying this word
Thuka-kawi, Thaka-kawi
Lexical Category
noun
place name
Sound
Sound wav
Extra Information
- location given as section 211, Hundred of Moorowie, within 10 miles of Coutts Station. (Egginton/Tindale)- literally boggy watering place.

dhura burlga

English Word
head man
Lexical Category
noun
Sound
Sound wav
Image
headman
Extra Information
- from dhura Aboriginal/Nharangga person + burlga leader,elder.- once used to refer to King Tommy.
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