dhimara wardli

English Word
bedroom
Definition/cultural note

- this word is part of a set developed for dual signage in Maitland hospital.- it was created on the basis of older words for types of wardli building or room, such as gunawardli toilet.- dhimara means bed.

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dhimara walanggu

English Word
blanket, quilt etc
Definition/cultural note

literally means bed cover.

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dhidna muga

English Word
football
Definition/cultural note

created from dhidna foot + muga round thing, egg.

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a mob is going to the football.
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dharlba wawa

English Word
lipstick
Definition/cultural note

this word is a literal translation of English lip dharlba + stick wawa.

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you will find this word in the new words section of the main dictionary Nharangga Warra Narungga Dictionary, First Edition.

dhawara bira

English Word
full moon
Definition/cultural note

created from dhawara big + bira moon.

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you will find this word in the new words section of the main dictionary Nharangga Warra Narungga Dictionary, First Edition.

dhibara

English Word
a spring within a short distance of the coast. The name came into general use as Tiparra, for an area of Nharangga land
Definition/cultural note

- this word does not appear in the Nharangga wordlists. It is claimed that it comes from the Aboriginal name for the spring (Guide to & through Yorke Peninsula, source unknown), but it does not seem to have a Nharangga word structure.

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we have no record of how this was said in old Nharangga. This spelling is transcribed from the English Tiparra. you will find this word in the additional words section of the main dictionary Nharangga Warra Narungga Dictionary, First Edition. - the spring is in a group of sandhills; in the centre of the hills a hollow like the crater of a volcano, containing fresh, clear spring water.- this place is associated with burial grounds.

dhidna baldha dhara

English Word
shoelace
Different ways of saying this word
dhinna baltha dhara you will find this word in the new words section of the main dictionary Nharangga Warra Narungga Dictionary, First Edition.
Definition/cultural note

created from dhidna baldha shoes + dhara string.

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dhidna binna

English Word
runner
Definition/cultural note

dhidna foot + binna good at, used to doing... This word was created on the basis of old words such as mara binna good fighter, aggressive (someone used to using their hands).

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you will find this word in the new words section of the main dictionary Nharangga Warra Narungga Dictionary, First Edition.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
runner

dhidna gagga

English Word
toes
Definition/cultural note

this word was created on the basis of the old word mara gagga fingers.

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dhidna wardli

English Word
lounge room
Definition/cultural note

- this word is part of a set developed for dual signage in Maitland hospital.- it was created on the basis of older words for types of wardli building or room, such as guna wardli toilet.- dhiga means sit.

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Sentence Two Nharangga
thiga wardli