NGAN'GI LANGUAGE

agadirr

Wumirri Headword:

anganngani

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Green ant.

agarrfuri

Wumirri Headword:

agarrfuru

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Skin, of humans and animals.

agarri

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Snails and hermit crabs.

agimin

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Fighting, arguing, disagreement.

agiminy

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Black Bittern.

agininy

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Maggot, big.

agudipi

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Spotted nightjar, Large-tailed nightjar.

agudugu

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Sacred ibis.

agukubukmuy

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Tame, domesticated, quiet.

agun'gurrpalayin

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Rainbow bee-eater.

agurri

Wumirri Headword:

agurru

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Wallaby, male black short eared rock.

agurrmirri

Wumirri Headword:

awugur

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Spangled grunter, fish species.

akaka

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Night heron, Rufous' night heron.

akalangu

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Blowfly.

akalkal

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Bird species (unidentified).

akamadalkulkul

Wumirri Headword:

amirrimbirr

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Native cat.

akanbi

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Prickles, spikes of animals like echidnas.

akerre

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Sugerbag bee.

akide

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Which gagu? (ie which meat?, which animal?)

Kurungurr Example:

Gagu akide derrgidi yerim?

Which of these bits of meat do you want?

akimi

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Tail.

akulembi

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Water rat.

akum

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Caterpillar, any species.

akumifi

Wumirri Headword:

akumufi

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Ligaments, tendons.

akurrmanygu

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Bird.

akurrwele

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Tiny insect that lives in sand.

alan

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'Oh isn't that cute!'. Expression of endearment, typically directed at children.

alfugarri

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Jabiru.

alifafama

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Ambush, creeping up and killing people while they're asleep.

aliyi

Wumirri Headword:

yiliwudu

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Kidney fat.

amadi

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Tracks of animals.

amanbi

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Nail fish.

amatyi

Wumirri Headword:

tyawuku

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'Kangaroo', male Antilopine wallaroo.

amenyi

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Nail fish (large variety).

ami

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Poisonous snakes (generic). Includes species such as anganisyi, adenytyi, wayifi, and awumirr, etc.

amibe

Wumirri Headword:

emebe

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'Young 'un', any baby animal.

amiden

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The fainter rainbow that you see outside the inner brighter rainbow.

amidirwi

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Bird species.

amiliyi

Wumirri Headword:

amugar

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Large bony bream, 'Big eye', Ox-eye herring.

amimbi

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Nits, headlice, fleas.

amimbi manarrk

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Nit eggs.

aminguri

Wumirri Headword:

aminguru

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Bony, just skin and bone.

aminyalak

Wumirri Headword:

amugar

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Small bony bream.

aminyirr

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Ants, all species of small black or brown ants.

amire

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Water snake.

amiringgi

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'Flounder', tailed sole.

amiringgi marrgu

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Newly hatched freshwater crocodile.

amirrlangfu

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Wasp (like awalpangarri).

amisyawuni

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Stick insect.

amit

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Sandfly.

amu

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Bush fly.

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