- location given as Big Scrub Hut (Gumtree Waterhole), near Sturt Bay. (Egginton/Tindale)- Awi comes from gawi water. Johnson/Tindale suggests a literal meaning of gum tree waterhole, but this does not match well with other Nharangga records.
the literal meaning of this word is not certain. Johnson believed it means a muddy waterhole, while some sources suggest a parrot with a beautiful plummage. Neither idea matches words found in Nharangga sources. Others claim that it comes for warriyuggu (sometimes warriyuga) ship.
Hughes+/Tindale say that here little sheets stick up with sand and cut ones feet.
Winggara Creekpossibly named for the whiting that are to be found in this creek.
- location given as behind Hassells place, near Section 152, Hundred of Parawurlie. (Egginton/Tindale)- the literal meaning of this place name is not certain. It could be related to winda, meaning either owl or spear.
- we have only one record of this word, from a source which is not always reliable.- Reids suggested literal meaning grassy plain (in Normandales To and about Yorke Peninsula) does not match the words in Nharangga records. It may be a description of the place, or simply an error.
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- we have only one record of this word, from a source which is not always accurate, so the word may not be quite correct.- said to mean sweet water, but this is likely to be a description of the well, not the literal meaning of the word.
- location given as Section 20, Hundred of Warrenben, on the way to Jim Browns. (Egginton/Tindale)- the name was adapted for the Hundred of Warrenben.- Tindale suggests a literal meaning of windy (from warri). Manning, in his book of place names, further suggests warri + binna, which would mean usually windy. Cockburns suggestion waterhole (in Whats in a name?) is not a literal meaning, but may be intended as a description of the place.