Bananda

English Word
area of Nharangga land, just east of Nugent on Sturt Bay
Different ways of saying this word
Bananta, Banantu (may be older. Many words in Nharangga have changed to an a on the end.)
Definition/cultural note

Boundary of the Warri (west) people.

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banggara

English Word
country, territory; the area belonging to someone by inheritance
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the word as shared with related languages indicates that banggara may be the land inherited through ones father.related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.

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Childrens Dictionary Definition
country, territory

banya

English Word
1.younger brother or sister; 2.relations considered equivalent, such as a cousin
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banyari is also recorded, showing the Nharangga plural-ending ri for a few or many.

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equivalent relation means the child of a parents younger brother or sister.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
brother (younger)

bara

English Word
blackwood, myall
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para
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Scientific Name
acacia melanoxylon

barabara

English Word
possibly a type of native peach or quandong
Different ways of saying this word
parabara
Definition/cultural note

- although Tindale translates this as native peach, this does not appear to be correct.- some say that barabara does not mean quandong at all; others suggest that it could possibly be a specific kind of quandong.

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wild peaches hanging in the trees, the sun will burn you (to the colour of fire), we will gather you (for food).
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Barawarli

English Word
a cape, a big high bluff near Warooka
Different ways of saying this word
Parawarli
Definition/cultural note

- this is also recorded as West Cape, Section 26b, Hundred of Warrenben.- the literal meaning of this word is not certain. One suggestion is plenty of meat (Tindale) and another camp meeting (writer unknown), but neither of these matches the words in Nharangga records. However, either could be a description of how the place was used, rather than the literal meaning of the word.- probably the warli ending means house/camp (wardli).

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barbari

English Word
premature child
Different ways of saying this word
parpari
Definition/cultural note

- the word shared with related languages indicates that this may have developed from a longer, repeating word, such as bari-bari.- Tindale suggests a literal meaning of skin. However, this idea seems to rely on related language records, as in Nharangga the word for skin, has an l: barlba.- related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.

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bardna

English Word
goanna
Different ways of saying this word
pardna; barna (less formal)
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the goanna sees a wombat.
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Childrens Dictionary Definition
goanna

barla

English Word
woman, wife (contemptuous)
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wife

baga

English Word
tobacco
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baka this word sounds like it comes from English. you will find this word in the additional words section of the main dictionary Nharangga Warra Narungga Dictionary, First Edition
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give me some tobacco.