noun | Nharangga Language Dictionary

Bulyagara

English Word

area of Nharangga land, also known as The Dairy

Different ways of saying this word

Pulyakara

Definition/cultural note

Location given as Section 147, Hundred of Carribie (Egginton/Tindale)

Lexical Category

noun

place name

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bindranggi

English Word

white woman

Different ways of saying this word

bindrangki, binarangki, bindra-nangki

Definition/cultural note

bindira white person + anggi woman.

Lexical Category

noun

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binggu

English Word

pinkie, rabbit bandicoot

Different ways of saying this word

bingku, pingku.

Definition/cultural note

according to Egginton/Tindale, the binggu has a hook on his tail; he hooks himslf on the ground while he digs; lives in a burrow.

Lexical Category

noun

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Scientific Name

thalacomys lagotis

bira

English Word

1.moon; 2.mutton fish

Different ways of saying this word

scientific name for mutton fish: haliotus pira - less common

Lexical Category

noun

fish

Word Categories

Fish and water creatures

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Childrens Dictionary Definition

mutton fish, moon

biradja

English Word

1.bald headed; 2.bald-headed spirit; a feared Nukunu

Different ways of saying this word

biridja.

Definition/cultural note

probably the two meanings for this word come from the fact that the Nukunu people were the law-keepers, and therefore should be respectfully feared.

Lexical Category

noun

description

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birayirga

English Word

moonlight

Different ways of saying this word

birayirka

Definition/cultural note

from bira moon + birga light.

Lexical Category

noun

Word Categories

Natural elements

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Childrens Dictionary Definition

moonlight

birga

English Word

light; possibly also hot, heat

Different ways of saying this word

firku (may be south dialect. Sometimes f can be an alternative for b/p.

Lexical Category

noun

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Childrens Dictionary Definition

light

Birldumarda

English Word

bat-like being; a spirit that lives in trees

Different ways of saying this word

Birltamarta, Biltamarta (less formal), Birltamasta or Biltamasta have also been used more recently, but the s is from the influence of English. Old Nharangga did not have an s sound.

Definition/cultural note

the Birldumarda can be heard at night singing out from the trees, sounding like a fox, or perhaps a baby crying. It brought news from up north to the old people.

Lexical Category

noun

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birra

English Word

shells

Different ways of saying this word

pirra (less common).

Definition/cultural note

some related language records pick out a particular kind of shell or shellfish for this word, such as oyster or nautilus.related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.

Lexical Category

noun

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