garridja

English Word
get up; rise
Definition/cultural note

the verb stem is garri. word-endings are added directly onto the stem garridja.- see community grammar book the fragments of Budderers waddy for details of how to use Nharangga verbs.

Lexical Category
verb
Main Sentence English
the sun is rising.
Sound
Sound wav
Sentence Original
anggi-yidja garridja. (Nharangga Language Class)
Childrens Dictionary Definition
get up, rise

gawi

English Word
water
Different ways of saying this word
different ways os saying this word: kawi
Definition/cultural note

this word commonly appears as an ending for place names, indicating that there is or was water to be found there.

Lexical Category
noun
Sound
Sound wav
Childrens Dictionary Definition
water

gaya

English Word
reed spear
Definition/cultural note

- this appears to be a small spear.- the word as shared with related languages indicates that it probably has two barbs, and may have been used for disciplinary purposes.

Lexical Category
noun
Word Categories
Tools and weapons
Sound
Sound wav
Childrens Dictionary Definition
spear (reed spear)

gayara

English Word
1.swamp; 2.black ti-tree which grows in the swamp
Lexical Category
noun
Sound
Sound wav
Scientific Name
scientific name for tree: melaleuca pubescens. different ways os saying this word: kayara
Childrens Dictionary Definition
swamp

gayinbara

English Word
butterfish, strongfish, mulloway; butterfish Dreaming
Lexical Category
noun
fish
Word Categories
Animals
Fish and water creatures
Main Sentence English
in the cold season, the men take boats and get butterfish.
Sound
Sound wav
Scientific Name
scientific name for fish: sciaena antarctica. different ways os saying this word: kayinbara, gayindj-bara.
Extra Information
scientific name for fish: sciaena antarctica. different ways os saying this word: kayinbara, gayindj-bara.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
butterfish

garganya

English Word
1.type of raptor - Nankeen kestrel or sparrowhawk; 2.the large star near Mangga Manggaridi (the Seven Sisters)
Different ways of saying this word
garkanya, karkanya, garlganya.
Definition/cultural note

bird expert Condon agrees with Egginton/Tindale that this is the Nankeen kestrel. Egginton/Johnson and Hughes+Giles/Tindale list sparrowhawk.- part of the Mangga Manggaridi (Seven Sisters) Dreaming.

Lexical Category
noun
bird
Word Categories
Birds
Sound
Sound wav
Image
nankeenkestrel
Scientific Name
falco cenchroides.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
sparrowhawk

garlgu

English Word
shea oak
Different ways of saying this word
different ways os saying this word: karlka
Definition/cultural note

- a tall, lone garlgu is an indication that there is water.- Kevin OLoughlin explains that people do not camp by these trees, as the spirits which inhabit them can bring bad luck.

Lexical Category
noun
Word Categories
Plants
Sound
Sound wav
Scientific Name
casuarina muelleriana.
Childrens Dictionary Definition
shea oak

garnarra

English Word
1.northern peninsula; northern Nharangga region; 2.north wind; hot wind
Different ways of saying this word
different ways os saying this word: karnarra, kanarra (less formal with the plain n); garnarra and kurnarra may also be correct.
Definition/cultural note

may come from an old word garnu warra, the name for a northern dialect (from related language records).related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.

Lexical Category
direction
noun
place name
Word Categories
Distance and direction
Place names
Main Sentence English
a woman from the north.
Sound
Sound wav
Sentence Original
garnarra banyi, dhargarri manya. (G/L.Egginton in Johnson/Tindale)
Childrens Dictionary Definition
north

garndu

English Word
thunder and lightning
Different ways of saying this word
different ways of saying this word: karndu, kandu (both less formal, with the plain n).
Lexical Category
noun
Word Categories
Sky and weather
Sound
Sound wav
Image
thunder and lightning
Childrens Dictionary Definition
lightning and thunder

garra

English Word
grass
Different ways of saying this word
different ways os saying this word: possibly also gurra
Definition/cultural note

two words are recorded for grass, which may just be alternative words with the same meaning. Both are supported by related language records.related languages included Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.

Lexical Category
noun
Sound
Sound wav
Childrens Dictionary Definition
grass
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