wangu

English Word
seven
Different ways of saying this word
possibly also wangwi. The ng in this word is soft, as in singer, not hard, as in angry.
Definition/cultural note

this word was developed from the birth-order terms wangudu/wanguya (meaning agreed upon in workshops: seventh daughter/son).

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Childrens Dictionary Definition
seven

marru

English Word
six
Definition/cultural note

- this word was developed from the birth-order terms marrudu/marruya (meaning sixth daughter/son).

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six

gara ngari

English Word
nine
Definition/cultural note

- this word was developed from the birth-order terms garadu/gariya (meaning eighth daughter/son) + ngari (one).

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gara burlayi

English Word
ten
Different ways of saying this word
gara bulli (less formal)
Definition/cultural note

- this word was developed from the birth-order terms garadu/gariya (meaning 8th daughter/son) + burlayi (two).

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Childrens Dictionary Definition
ten

gara

English Word
eight
Different ways of saying this word
gari
Definition/cultural note

- this word was developed from the birth-order terms garadu/gariya (eighth daughter/son).

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wangu

English Word
seven
Different ways of saying this word
possibly also wangwi. The ng in this word is soft, as in singer, not hard, as in angry.
Definition/cultural note

this word was developed from the birth-order terms wangudu/wanguya (meaning agreed upon in workshops: seventh daughter/son).

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yara burlayi

English Word
four
Different ways of saying this word
yara bulli, yara bulla (both less formal)
Definition/cultural note

- another word is also recorded for four. In old Nharangga these were probably just alternative words with the same meaning. Yara burlayi is the more commonly recorded.- the Nharangga Language Workshop decided to use this as the usual word, to match with yara burlayi ngari five.- yara another, burlayi two.

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four

ngari

English Word
one
Definition/cultural note

- note that a completely different word is also recorderd for one. In old Nharangga these were possibly just alternative words for the same meaning. Ngari appears to mean literally solo, alone.- for the sake of consistency, the Nharangga Language Workshop are no longer using the word ngari to mean one by itself.

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marru

English Word
six
Definition/cultural note

- this word was developed from the birth-order terms marrudu/marruya (meaning sixth daughter/son).

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marngawi

English Word
three
Different ways of saying this word
marn-gawi, marn-kawi; man-gawi, man-kawi (both less formal, with the plain n; marn-guri and man-gri are also recorded, but are not in use currently.) The ng in this word is n followed by g, not the ng sound in singer.
Definition/cultural note

includes the word marna many.

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Childrens Dictionary Definition
three