noun

- related language records indicate that this may mean both butterfly and moth.- this probably developed from an earlier word bilyabilya.- related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.

-we have no record of how this was said in old Nharangga. This spelling is transcribed from the English Penowie.- this name does not appear in Nharangga wordlists, but only in Cockburn (Whats in a name?). However, it does fit with the kinds of words used for Nharangga place names generally.- awi comes from gawi (water). Cockburns suggestion hollow tree near water does not match the words in Nharangga records. It could be a description of the place, rather than the literal meaning of the word.

- bindiri is also recorded, showing the Nharangga plural ending ri.- bindira seems to have developed from bindi spirit place (supported by related language records) + dhura Nharangga person, Nunga.

may also be the source of the contemporay word banda meaning money.

there are three words given for back. They may once have meant specific parts of the back, or they may be simply alternative words with the same meaning.

barnda - (lime)stone; awi comes from gawi - water.

see spelling and pronunciation for notes on rrd.