- warri is a general word for wind or cold wind in some related language sources, but we have no other record of wargu.- there is also a more widely-known word for cold.- related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.
- this phrase has been reconstructed from Snells spelling on the basis of other Nharangga words and related language records.- the first word seems to be the place Wallaroo - short for Wadla waru.- ngadli = we (2).- the word mari seems to come from a word meaning go (supportedby related languages records).
its not certain whether mudhlabagi comes from mudhla nose, meaning literally nose frozen with the cold, as suggested in Egginton/Tindale, or from murdlabagi miserable. Possibly there are two different phrases with slightly different meanings.
Nharangga have the word ending (for nouns) ri which is the equivalence of the English plural s. Refer to the community grammar book The fragments of Budderers waddy for more information on word endings.
literally sweet face, this can mean a good-looking person in general, not just the face.
We have onl one record of this word, in the collection from Arrito/Snell (an important source because it was recorded well before the mission period, but it has several errors.- there is another word recorded for drink. Dhiya dhabarra might be an alternative with the same meaning, or it might mean something a little different.
there is another phrase meaning sunrise, dhindu gambalaradj might be another phrase for the same thing, or could mean something slightly different.
