warngu

English Word
brown snake
Different ways of saying this word
warnku. The ng in this word is n followed by g, not the ng sound in singer.
Lexical Category
noun
Word Categories
Animals
Reptiles
Sound
Sound wav
Scientific Name
Demansia textilis.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
brown snake

wagagara

English Word
lizard, probably Dtella Lizard
Different ways of saying this word
wakakara
Lexical Category
noun
animal
Word Categories
Animals
Reptiles
Sound
Sound wav
Scientific Name
Peropus variegatus.
Extra Information
wakakara
Childrens Dictionary Definition
Dtella lizard

mungga

English Word
a lizard, probably thick-tailed gecko
Different ways of saying this word
mungka
Lexical Category
noun
Word Categories
Reptiles
Sound
Image
thick tailed gecko
Scientific Name
probably Gymnodactylus miliusi
Childrens Dictionary Definition
gecko

marawardi

English Word
a kind of lizard - probably sleepy lizard
Different ways of saying this word
marawarti
Definition/cultural note

different sources also identify this as the bobtailed lizard, and the stumpy-tail, but contemporary elders say it is the sleepy lizard.

Lexical Category
noun
Word Categories
Animals
Reptiles
Sound
Childrens Dictionary Definition
sleepy lizard

magagilagila

English Word
skink
Lexical Category
noun
Word Categories
Animals
Reptiles
Sound
Scientific Name
leiolepisma.
Extra Information
possibly also makakilakila
Childrens Dictionary Definition
skink

guuduubaruu

English Word
wombat-snake
Different ways of saying this word
guutuubaruu
Definition/cultural note

- a very large brown snake, not poisonous.- it is respected but rarely found on the peninsula (more common to the north, at least in the past).- there is a story about this snake in the Bookayana Stories.

Lexical Category
noun
Word Categories
Animals
Reptiles
Sound
Sound wav
Childrens Dictionary Definition
wombat-snake

bundunya

English Word
death adder
Different ways of saying this word
part of the Dreaming relating to Mangga manggaridi (Seven sisters)
Lexical Category
noun
Word Categories
Animals
Reptiles
Sound
Sound wav
Scientific Name
acanthopis antarcticus
Childrens Dictionary Definition
death adder

budjaga

English Word
stumpy-tailed lizard
Different ways of saying this word
budjaka
Lexical Category
noun
Word Categories
Reptiles
Sound
Sound wav
Image
lizard track
Childrens Dictionary Definition
stumpy-tailed lizard

bidnu

English Word
jew lizard
Different ways of saying this word
bidna (more recent. Many Nharangga words have changed to an a on the end.)
Definition/cultural note

described as a little frilly lizard.

Lexical Category
noun
animal
Word Categories
Reptiles
Sound
Sound wav
Image
jew lizard bearded dragon bidnu by lochie cameron
Scientific Name
amphibolurus barbatus
Childrens Dictionary Definition
Jew lizard

bardna

English Word
goanna
Different ways of saying this word
pardna; barna (less formal)
Lexical Category
noun
animal
Word Categories
Reptiles
Main Sentence English
the goanna sees a wombat.
Sound
Sound wav
Image
goanna
Childrens Dictionary Definition
goanna
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