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KAURNA WARRA	ENGLISH
na	pers. pron.pI. you. It occurs separately and as an affix; as na wa wandi? where are you encamped? wodleanna padninga - go home
na wa wandi?	where are you encamped?
naako	of you; your; yours; as in Naakoandi - only yours
naakoandi	only yours
naalitya	to you; for you.
naalityanungko parna yernki	they depend, i.e. they got (it) from you
nadlarendi	v.n. to shrink; tanadlarendi - to be sulky; tanadlariburka - a sulky fellow
naimnandi	v.a. to press or keep together
naingutta	adj. and s. soft; pliable; elastic; as in Yakkinaingutta - the soft part of bread
nainmainmatti	s. a pair of pincers; scissors ; (n.t.)
nainmorendi	v.n. to stick together
nakkarra	adj. awake
nakkoatto	let me see
nakkondi	v.a. to see; look; know
nakkurendi	v.n. to be awake; to awake
nakkuriappendi	v.a. to show one's self; to appear
nakudla	s. shark
nallaalatti	adv. when ?
nallatti	adv. quickly; hastily; make haste; when
nammandi	v.a. to carry; as in wakwaako ngurungga nammandi - to carry a child on the back
nammu	adv. thus; so; so it is
nammudli	adv. in this manner; in such a manner; see also Nammuntya
nammudliana	pron.indef. such; see also Nammutanna
nammuntya	adv. in this manner; in such a manner; see also Nammudli
nammutanna	pron.indef. such; see also Nammudliana
nammutannaintya	just so
nammutannaintyandi	to become or be similar; like; resembling
nandinandinna	adj. grown up; adult
nando	s. the upper arm; as in nandongaitya - tired arm
nandongaitya	tired arm
nangandi	v.a. to see; look. Nangando - look here
nangando	look here
nangko	postfix from; as in Ninna wadangko? Wodlenangko - Where do you come from? From home
nantandi	v.a. to eat vegetable food along with meat
nantarti	s. vegetable food eaten along with meat
nanto	s. the male kangaroo; see also wauwe - the femal kangaroo; pindi nanto - horse; pony
nanto morta	horse-cart
nanwe	how many?
narna	s. door; as in Narna tartando - shut the door
narna tartando	shut the door
narnu	s. wild pine
narnu yakkinga	in the pine valley
narnuyakko	s. gum of the pine -used in making an aboriginal knife
narpa	s. a species of rat
narparta	s. mouth
narrendi	v.n. to sound; groan; whine; sing The Aboriginal people not only sing for amusement but to soothe their pain when ill or their children when crying; to the latter this word is chiefly applied; see also Narrinarrendi
narrendi or narrinarrendi-	to croon
narri	s. name. Ngaintya ninna narri or Nganna narri ninko? What is your name?
narrinarrendi	v.n. to sound; groan; whine; sing. The Aboriginal people not only sing for amusement but to soothe their pain when ill or their children when crying; to the latter this word is chiefly applied; see also Narrendi
narriyungori	s. of the same name
natt adlu	(let) us (go) now
natta	adv. now; this moment. Natta piri - now it is enough; that will do. Natt adlu - (let) us (go) now. Natta nurnldli - (let) us two now (go) away
natta	now, this moment
natta nurnldli	(let) us two now (go) away
natta piri	now it is enough; that will do
nattampi	adv. quickly; hastily
nauwe	pron.interrog. how many ?
nauwerlukko	adv. how often? how many times? The answer is either a numeral or other word ending in lukko; as manhurlukko - three times; nyarrarlukko - many times
nayandi	v.a. to sew; to shut
nayarendi	v. the same
ne	adv. yes; so it is. It merely affirms the statement contained in another person's question while tiati asserts and contends if the thing should be disputed
Ne yaintya	Yes, here.
nepo	s. companion; neighbour
nepondi	v.a. to accompany; to be neighbour
nepotinna	adj. having no neighbour; solitary
nepurendi	v.r. to accompany cauh other
ngadla	s. stepfather
ngadlaato	s. name of the ninth child if a female
ngadlaitya	s. name of the ninth child if a male
ngadlendi	v.n. to be burned; to burn
ngadli	pron.pers. dual; we two
ngadliko	our; ours; dual; as in ngadliko yunga - our brother
ngadliko taikurringga mai	food belonging to us two in common
ngadliko yunga	our brother
ngadlilitya	to us; for us two.
ngadlu	pron.pers. we; as in padue adlu - let us go
ngadlukko	our; ours; as in ngadlukko paru - our game
ngadlukko martiutya madli Christus	Christ died on behalf of us or for us
ngadlukko paru	our game
ngadlulitya	to us; for us
ngai	pron.pers. I; me
ngaiera	s. air; sky; ngaierila - in the air
ngaiinni ngarrangarrando	wait for me; to hide ; conceal
ngaikinda	s. the little toe
ngaingko	s. an adept; judge; connoisseur; a person knowing anything well
ngaingko	an adept, judge, connoisseur
ngainlya pa wangki?	what did he say ?
ngaintya	pron.inter. what? how? ngainlya pa wangki? what did he say ?
ngaintya ninna narri?	What is your name?
Ngaintya pa wangki	what did he say ?
ngaintyattamia	inter.pron. of what kind or description, qualis
ngaitkurra	s. whistling
ngaitya	weak; faint - used as an affix; as in nandongaitya yerkomagaitya - having a weak arm, leg
ngaityaii	s. my mother
ngaityanna	adj. weak; faint; feeble; tired
ngaityarneappendi	v.a. to tire
ngaityarnendi	v.n. to be or become weak; feeble; tired; wearied
ngaityerli	s. my father; contraction of ngaityo yerli
ngaityo	pron.poss. my; mine.
ngaityo mikangga	before me
ngaityo yerli	s. my father
ngakallamurro	s. one of the maghellanic clouds
ngakana	s. a species of parakeet (blue mountain)
ngallawirri	s. a long heavy club resembling in form a sword; also see tantannako
ngaltaityappendi	v.a. to catch crayfish
ngamma	woman
ngamma	adj. heavy; stout
ngamma ngammaitya	s. an adult female
ngammaitya	s. woman generally
ngammi	s. female breast
ngammi ngarru	s. milk
ngampa	s. a kind of wild vegetable
nganda ngandanya	adj. sick; ill
ngandandi	v.n. to be ill; sick; to ache feel pain
ngandanna	adj. ill; sick; painful
ngandarendi	v.n. to be or become ill
ngando	pron.inter. who? the agent which undertook an action
ngandurla	dual; who two (which two people were the agents of an action)
ngangaitye	mother in law
ngangka	s. obstacle; hinderance; also see tirra; as in nyangka mangkondi - to interfere at a fight
ngangkarte	s. a species of grub
ngangki	s. female generally; a plant; also see karkalla
ngangki wattewattingga tauarendi	to quarrel about a woman
ngangkibinna	adj. fond of females
ngangkimeyu	s. female parent; mother
ngangkimunto	s. stomach
ngangkitta	mother's sister
ngangkitta	s. mother
ngangkiwadli	adj. not fond of females; chaste; homosexual
ngangko	pron.inter. whose?
nganmainga	v.a. to eat; drink; enjoy; the irregular imperative of ngarkondi
nganmaingwa	v.a. to eat; drink; enjoy; the irregular imperative of ngarkondi
nganmando	v.a. to eat; drink; enjoy; the irregular imperative of ngarkondi
nganna	pron.inter. who? what? nganna megu - what man?
nganna birra	what for, why
nganna megu	what man?
nganna narri ninko?	What is your name?
ngannabirra	on what account; wherefore?
ngannabutto	what? what is the matter
ngannaitya	to what purpose?
ngannangga	wherein? for what or how much ? as ngannangga nindo mangki - for what did you take or get it? meaning: what did you give in exchange?
ngannangga nindo mangki	for what did you take or get it?
ngannarlo	wherewith; whereby
nganno	s. a fabulous person said to have given names to different parts of the country (which they at present retain) and after that to have been transformed into a sea monster.
nganparendi	v.n. to be indisposed; unable to go out.
nganta	adj. much; adv. ably; strongly; quickly; fast; as in nganta padni - walk fast; make haste
nganta padni	walk fast; make haste
ngapappi	s. grandmother on father's side; Paternal Grandmother
ngapillo	pron.indef. somebody; something
ngapitya	s. grandchild of the grandmother on father's side (ngapappi)
ngar	interj. the call of a dead person (kuinyo); the voice of the dead
ngarambulandi	v.n. to be tired; fatigued; lazy; idle
ngaratta	s. spine
ngarilda	s. a young unmarried man; bachelor
ngarkatta	s. a famous hunter; as in ngarkatta palli - hunter's song
ngarkatta palli	hunter's song
ngarkearru	s. whiskers
ngarkondi	v.a. to eat; drink; enjoy; as kuri ngarkondi - to sing or enjoy the circle dance (kuri); palti nyarkondi; etc.
ngarkongarkunya	adj. edible; as in mai ngarkongarkunya - edible food
ngarkullarkulla	s. eater; as paru ngarkullarkulla - fond of meat
ngarnna	s. name for a female relative; sister
ngarpadla	s. aunt
ngarparpa	stammering; as in ngarparparringga wanggandi - to speak incorrectly or with difficulty
ngarparparringga wanggandi	to speak incorrectly or with difficulty
ngarparpo	s. father in law
ngarpatyata	s. the same
ngarputya	son in law
ngarra	s. piece of burnt wood; stump; stick
ngarraitya	s. plenty; abundance
ngarrakuinyo	a man carrying in both his hands a piece of burnt wood at a Kaurna funeral: he holds it close to his ears, walking in a stooping posture. Perhaps it means the piece of wood itself
ngarrakultu	s. a species of large maggot
ngarrakupa	a man carrying in both his hands a piece of burnt wood at a Kaurna funeral: he holds it close to his ears, walking in a stooping posture. Perhaps it means the piece of wood itself
ngarrangarrandi	v.n. to wait for somebody; as in ngaiinni ngarrangarrando - wait for me; to hide; conceal
ngarrapapalto	s. stump of a tree; stool
ngarrarakka	unawares; hiddenly; treacherously
ngarrareiidi	v.r. to hide oneseIf
ngarrarlukko	adv. many times; often
ngarrawadli	adj. not full; half full
ngarri	s. string ; rope
ngarri warrinya	son of a person being hung
ngarri wikandi	father of a person being hung
ngarri willo	brother of a person being hung
ngarritya	s. a person who has been hung
ngarru	s. any white substance; as white ochre; chalk; lime; etc.
ngarrulta	s. a species of centipede
ngarrumuka	s. the brain; also see mukamuka
ngarruwodli	s. a whitewashed house
ngarta	s. mons veneris; the vagina
ngartarendi	v.n. to scream; cry
ngarto	s. child
ngatpandi	v.n. and a. to go down; walk in; sink; to put into; as in parni ngatpa - walk in; come in
ngatparendi	to sink
ngattaitya	to me; for me
ngattaityangga pa pudloritti	he told me so etc.
ngattendi	v.a. to ask; inquire
ngatteriburka	s. a person.that keeps constantly asking
ngattillattilla	s. inquirer
ngattirendi	v.a. to inquire for somebody
ngatto	I; the agent; ngattondi - only I.
ngattondi	only I
ngaul	yabbie; fresh water maron
ngaultaitya	s. a small species of crayfish
ngauwadli	s. name for a relative
ngauwaitya	s. name for a relative; father in law
ngauwakka	s. burning charcoal; a species of parakeet with blue head and red breast
ngauwalyo	s. mother in law
ngayandi	v.a. and n. to tease; play
ngayarendi	v.a. and n. to tease; play; see ngunyawaiendi
ngindirendi	v.n. to crackle; crepitate
ngirtendi	v.n. to halt; hobble; go lame
ngokurra	s. the joint of the shoulder
ngu	pron.dem. that; yon
ngu	adv. (or mom frequently ngu ngu) there; yonder
ngu ngu	there; yonder
ngubba	s. husband
ngudli	s. the kangaroo's pouch
nguitkurrendi	v.n. to whistle
nguko	s. a species of owl
ngulta	s. Stage 1 to manhood from wilya kundarti, a man that has undergone the last tattooing; also see wilyaru and tarkanye
ngultendi	v.n. to be dark
ngultenendi	v.inch. to become dark
ngulti	s. night; also see ngultingga - in the night; to-night
ngultiburka	father of the 9th born child
ngultiburro	when it is still dark; early in the morning
ngultingga	in the night; to-night
ngultiworta	s. evening
ngumunda	s. a shrub with beautiful yellow blossoms
ngumundaparti	s. a grub in the a shrub with beautiful yellow blossoms (ngumunda)
ngundarta	postp. beyond; behind; as in wodli ngundarta - behind or at the back of the house
ngundendi	v.a. to Iook into; to examine
ngundiappendi	v.a. to Iook into; to examine
ngungana	s. kookaburra; laughing-jackass
ngunkunya	s. ashes
ngunna	dem.pron.pl. those
ngunnaintya	dem.pron.pl. those there
ngunnakko	dem.pron.pl. of those; theirs
ngunnintya	thither; also see ngunnuntya
ngunnirendi	v.n. to be lame; hobble; also see ngirtendi
ngunnukko	pron.dem. his; that person's
ngunnungko	from there
ngunnuntya	thither
ngunta	adv. there
nguntya	adv. thither
Ngunungko	thence
ngunya	s. joy; pleasure; as in ngunya mankondi - to take pleasure
ngunyawaiendi	v.n. to play; see also mukareadi; Mukandi
ngunyawaieti	s. play; dance; corrobboree
ngunyendi	v.n. to be glad; laugh
nguranya	s. the pit of the arm; axilla
ngurko	s. tuft of grass
ngurlo	pron.dem. that; yon; the agent
ngurlourla	dual; those two
ngurlourlakko	dual; of those; their
ngurluintya	pron.indef. some one; somebody
ngurreka	s. blossom; flower
ngurrendi	v.a. to throw with the wirri
ngurro	s. back; backside; as in wodli ngurrungga - at the back of the house
nguttandi	v.a. to frighten; threaten
nguttoworta	s. chin
nguuyakurla	s. a string worn round the upper am by a man who has undergone the last tattooing (ngulta)
nguwarra	adv. there along; as in nguwarra padni - go round
nguwarra padni	go round
nguya	s. pustule; the disease of small-pox, from which the aborigines suffered before the Colony was founded. They universally assert that it came from the east or the Murray tribes so that is not at all improbable that the discase was at first brought among the natives by European settlers on the eastern coast. They have not suffered from it for some years; but about a decade ago it was according to their statement universal; when it diminished their numbers considerably and on many left the marks of its ravages to be seen at this day. They have no remedy against it except the nguyapaiti
nguyapalti	small-pox song which they learnt from the eastern tribes by the singing of which the disease is believed to be prevented or stopped in its progress
nguyorendi	v.a. to warm; to make warm
nguyorendi	v.r. to warm one's self
niakkitau	window
nidlandi	v.r. to stop or remain at home while others are going out
niko	s. joke; jest; as in Nikonikungga - jockingly
nikonendi	v.n. to joke; jest
nikonikungga	jockingly
nikonikungga waiendi	to play; jest
nikurendi	v.n. to joke; jest
nikurti	don't joke; be serious
nilti	s. a species of rush
nina kuma	you also
nindaitya ai padneta	I will come to you
nindo	pron.pers. thou (the active case)
ningk ai worni	I nearly fell or was near falling
ningka	adv. nearly; almost; threatening; as in ningka padlo ai pamma - he almost speared me; ningk ai worni - I nearly fell or was near falling
ningka padlo ai pamma	he almost speared me
ninkaii	s. your (thy) mother
ninkerli	s. your (thy) father; contraction of ninko yerli
ninko	thy; your
ninko bulto	after you
ninko bultungga	in your place; instead of you
ninko kurtanga	near you; at the side of you
ninko minkarra	in your presence
ninko warra wortangga	according to your speech - or prescription
ninko yerli	s. your (thy) father
ninna	pron.pers. thou; you
ninna ngannaitya budni	What was the purpose of your visit? Why did you come?
ninna wadangko?	Where do you come from?
ninnangko	from you
nipa	s. wrinkle
nipanipa	adj. wrinkled
nireanna	s. nephew
nirkinya	s. eggs of lice; nits
nittatiburka	idler
nittattendi	v.n. to be lazy
nittattiburka	s. lazy fellow
niwa	pron.pers. you two; dual
niwadlukko	your; yours; dual.
nokunna	s. assassin; an imaginary being of the shape and colour of an Aboriginal person, that steals upon the people in the night and kills them
nondi	v.a. to point with the hand; to show; to stir; as for instance in the hole of an opossum
norti	s. showing; pointing; forefinger
nuin yarendi	to be naughty, disobedient
nuinpendi	v.a. to suck. The warrara (witch doctor) sucks the sick persons in order to get the paitya (vermin) the cause of the disease out of them. The early Aboriginal people attributed all their diseases to causes more or less connected with superstition
nuinyandi	v.a. to grumble; to spoil; throw about
nuinyarendi	v. to be naughty; disobedient ; to spoil
nuinyariburka	s. a naughty person; frequently used by parents to their children -naughty child
nuinyariburka	a naughty person
nukke	s. the mucus of the nose; snot; as in nukke murrindo - clean your nose
nukke murrindo	clean your nose
nukkeana	s. pocket-handkerchief
numma	adj. and adv. right; correct; skillful; well; numma nakkondi - to like; love
numma nakkondi	to like; love
nungatta	s. a specics of rat
nungko	postfix from; as in Ninna wadangko? Where do you come from? Pindi nungko - from the pit, that is, Europe; adv. back again; see nangko
nungkomandi	v.a. to take back or again
nungurro	adj. wet; moist
nunno	s. the human body; corpse; carcass
nurlendi	v.a. to turn; twist
nurlitti	s. as ta nurIitti, wilta nurIitti or wodli nurIitti, key (n.t.)
nurlo	s. curvature; corner
nurlutta	corner; angle; nurluttila - in the corner
nurnti	adv. farther; off ; away; at a distance; nurnti padni - go away; be off; nurntidli - let us two go away
nurntianda	adv. entirely off; far away
nurntikketi	further; still; farther on; used with reference to time and place
nurntikketi	adv. no farther; no longer; no more
nurntinurnti	beyond; behind; as in pari nurntinurnli - on other side of the river
nurrondi	v.a. to hunt; chase; to charm; enchant. The Aboriginal people from the north are believed to be great adepts in the art of charming, consequently much feared and hated by other tribes. One of their chief elements for enchanting is the water in the river, into which they put human blood and other things, by means of which it becomes injurious and fatal to those that drink it.
nurrullurrulla	s. sorcerer
nurrutti	s. charm; spell ; enchartment
nurtondi	v.a. the act of a man engaging in sexual intercourse with his wife
nurtorendi	v.r. a concubine
nyangka mangkondi	to interfere at a fight
nyannangko	from whom?
nyarrarlukko	many times
nyunyawaiendi	v.n. to play

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ENGLISH	KAURNA WARRA
name	narri
nape	waltu
narrow	tutpo
native cat	mabo
native pine	narnu
naughty (to be)	nuinyarendi
naughty person	nuinyari burka
navel	mindaworta
neck	waltu
needle (kangaroo bone)	wanwewityo
neighbor	nepo
net	minde (game catching net), munta, wika, kuyawika (fishing net)
netbag	purno, wikatye (mens' bag)
niggard	maikudna
night	ngulti
no	madlanna
no more	tiwiti
noise	parku, wadu, kulluru
none	madlanna
noon	kurnanna, wattekurranna
nose	mudla
not	madlanna now

s. = substantive; v.a. = verb active; v.n. = verb neuter; v.r. verb rendi; v.i. verb inchoative; v.caus = verb causative; adj. = adjective; adv. = adverb; com = compound; postp. = postposition; dem.pron. = demonstrative pronoun; gen.case = genetive case; inter.affix = interrogative; suprl = superlative

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