KAURNA WARRA |
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wa |
adj. where; as in Pa wa? where (is) he? Wa bia? where may he be? i.e. I don't know |
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wa alya bia? |
Where may it be? (meaning, I don't know.) |
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wa bia? |
where may he be? |
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wa kutyo meyunna? |
Where are the rest of the men? |
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wa nqaityo tando wa? |
Where is my bag, where? |
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waburti |
answering to tamurti; as tamurti paitya, an expression used at any disappointment; as in "Oh dear me." "Damn it!" "Oh hell!"; the answer to it is waburti, which expresses sympathy with the speaker without easing the dissappiontment. It loosley expresses a sentiment something similar to "There, there, it'll be all right." |
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waburti |
the answer to Tamuritti which expresses sympathy with the speaker without easing the dissappiontment. It loosley expresses a sentiment something similar to "There, there, it'll be all right." |
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wada |
adv. where; used only when an other person has stated something refering to a locality; also see wadawada |
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wadaina |
pron.inter. who? which one? what?; also see Wadana |
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wadana |
pron.inter. who? which one? what?; also see Wadaina |
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wadangko |
adv. from where? whence?; as in Ngunungko, thence |
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wadawada |
adv. where; used only when an other person has stated something refering to a locality; also see Wada |
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wadla |
s. a tree lying on the ground; block |
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wadlakatta |
s. a tree lying across a river and serving as a bridge; also see wadlattara |
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wadlaparti |
s. a species of grub |
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wadlattara |
s. a tree lying across a river and serving as a bridge; also see wadlakatta |
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wadlaworngatti |
s. the beginning of April or autumnal season when the natives commence building their huts before fallen trees |
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wadlaworngatti |
the beginning of April or Autumn when people begin building shelters against fallen trees for winter |
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wadli |
adj. and adv. imperfect; incorrect; bad; as wadli warra, bad language; wadli marlo, bad smell; wadli paltandi, to throw badly i.e. to miss; wadli paiandi or waiande, not to understand |
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wadli |
an affix expressing dislike; as in maiwadli, liberal; puinyowadli, disliking to smoke; mettellittillawadli, disliking; hating; thieves |
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wadli marlo |
bad smell |
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wadli paiandi or waiande |
not to understand |
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wadli paltandi |
to throw badly i.e. to miss |
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wadli warra |
bad language |
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wadlimarra |
adj. stingy; filthy; avaricious |
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wadlinakkondi |
v.a. to dislike; hate |
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wadlirendi |
v.a. to be tired of; to dislike |
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wadliyarrurinna |
adj. broken |
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wadlo |
adv. whereby; wherewith; from wa, where |
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wadlondi |
v.a. to stare as when angry; to glare |
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wadlopomandi |
v.a. to wrap in, up, about; to cover |
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wadloworta |
adj. slow; lazy; idle |
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wadlowortarti |
don't be lazy; make haste |
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wadna |
s. a stick for climbing, one end of which has a sharp point for entering the bark of trees. The wadna was a multi-purpose hand tool about 20 to 30cm in length, made of exceptionally hard wood, usually sheoak. The major reported use was for digging out toe-holds in large trees as they were climbed for possums. It was also used to cut off bark for shields or to find witchetty grubs. |
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wadna |
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wadnawadna |
as wadnawadna warra; by this term the natives understand the inquest beld upon almost every deceased person when the cause of death is not very apparent. The body is carried about upon a bier (tirkatti or kuinyorwirri) on localities -where the deceased had lately been living. One person is asking "Has any person killed you where you have been sleeping? Do you know him?" If the corpse deny it, then they go farther; does it give an affirmative answer, the inquest is continued on that place. The negative answer is believed to be given, when the bier does not move round; the affirmative, when the bier is moved round, which motion the corpse itself is said to produce, influenced by Kuinyo, who is hovering over the bier. If the murderer be present, then the bier spears him, i.e. goes against him, and a fight ensues |
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wadria |
multi-purpose chisel pointed stick |
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wadu |
s. noise; as yakki wadu, a deep roaring noise |
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waiarnanta |
adv. well; ably; very well; also see Waiarnda |
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waiarnda |
adv. well; ably; very well; also see Waiarnanta |
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waiawaiandi |
v.a. to look about; to examine |
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waiendi |
v.n. to move; flow; turn; do; as in nikonikungga waiendi, to play; jest; also see Wauwendi |
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waienditya |
for fear; as waienditya murri, he has run away for fear |
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waieniappendi |
v.a. to make afraid; frighten |
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waierendi |
v.n. to move; be shaken |
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waieta |
s. root generally |
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waikurta |
s. string |
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waikurtandi |
v.n. to fear; dread |
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wainendi |
v.n. to fear; be afraid |
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waitko |
s. a species of fish |
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waitpi |
s. wind; the same as warri |
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waiwai |
adj. afraid; timid; s. coward |
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waiwai |
s. coward |
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waiwilta |
adj. fearless; bold; courageous |
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wakka |
s. double hand; also see marrawakka |
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wakkarendi |
v.a. to hold the double hand; also see marrawakkandi |
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wakkarendi |
v.n. to err; stray; to be lost; giddy; ignorant; as in Kupurlo wakkarendi, to be intoxicated |
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wakkariappendi |
v.a. to forget; not to think of; to leave behind |
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wakkariburka |
s. ignorant person; simpleton |
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wakkinna |
adj. bad; wicked; naughty |
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wakkinnarndappendi |
v.a. to make bad; deteriorate |
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wakkinnarrendi |
v.inch. to become bad; wicked |
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wakkuinya |
s. barter; exchange; The natives occasionally go to the bush in small numbers of two or three to catch opossums. When they they return they will barter the game with friends or relatives for gum, rice, sugar etc., this practice is called wakkuinya |
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wakkuinyappendi |
v.a. to exchange; barter |
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wako |
s. spider |
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wakurri |
s. a species of lizard |
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wakwaako ngurungga nammandi |
to carry a child on the back |
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wakwakko |
s. child; off-spring |
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waldi |
s. a small white root resembling radish or yam which is roasted and eaten by the Kaurna people during winter and spring. Also see walyo |
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walyo |
s. a small white root resembling radish or yam which is roasted and eaten by the Kaurna people during winter and spring. Also see waldi |
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wamminna |
pron.inter. what; as in wamminna? nakkoatto, parniappendo, What is it? let me see; give it to me |
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wamminna? |
What is it? |
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wamo |
adv. where along; the corresponding demonstrative is iamo |
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wampendi |
v.a. to swing; wave; fan |
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wampi |
s. wing of a large bird; for instance, an eagle; see also Wampitti |
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wampitti |
s. wing of a large bird; for instance, an eagle; see also Wampi |
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wandanko |
from whence |
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wandendi |
v.n. to lie down; dwell; exist; be; as medo wandendi, to lie down to sleep |
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wandiappendi |
v.a. to make or allow one to lie down; cohabit |
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wanga atlo katleta? |
Wherein shall I fetch it? |
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wangga |
wherein; as wanga atlo katleta? Tandungga. Wherein shall I fetch it? In a bag. From wa |
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wanggandi |
v.n. to speak; say; utter; as in Ngaintya pa wangki, what did he say ? |
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wangki |
s. throat |
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wangko |
s. small opossum |
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wangkurenai |
v.n. to ascend; as kaumangga wangkurendi, to ascend a precipice |
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wanguato |
7th born FEMALE |
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wangutya |
7th born MALE |
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wanngkodananngko |
a place near Sellick's Hill |
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wanti |
adv. whither. Wanti ninna? whither you? i.e. where do you go? wantiarlo? whither up? Yerntarlo, thither up, in that direction |
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wappendi |
v.a. to make; do; perform. It is frequently met with as a part of compound verbs, to which it imparts an active or causative meaning; in this case the consonant w is invariably dropped; for instance - malariappendi, v.a. to make cease; to finish; complete. Worniappendi, to make fall; to drop; throw down. Mataappendi, to make another tell a lie; to belie etc. |
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wappo |
s. name for a relative |
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wardu |
adj. warm |
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waritys |
2nd born MALE |
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warki |
s. a number of holes together made by animals such as wild dogs etc. |
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warnpa |
s. a farinaccous root growing on the banks of rivers, the nutritious part of which the natives eat and of the tough part make strings, nets etc. |
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warnpi |
s. one having lost his father; fatherless; orphan; also see warrinya |
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warooyoo |
2nd born FEMALE |
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warpo |
s. bone; the hard part of anything, as the stone of fruits etc. |
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warpowilta |
adj. strong; powerful |
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warpowiltarnendi |
v.inch. to become strong; powerful |
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warptirti |
grubs in wattle |
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warpu |
s. a species of grub |
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warpulaendi |
v.n. to be active; busy; to work |
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warpullara |
adj. quarrelsome; disagreeable |
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warputinua |
adj. boneless; incorporeal |
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warra |
s. throat; voice; speech; word; language etc. |
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warra |
adj. out; without; outside; as in warruanna padni, go out. warrungga waiendi, to be out; not at home |
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warra ingarnendi |
to ask |
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warra mailtyandi |
to imitate one's language or speech when spoken incorrectly |
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warra markandi |
to be attentive |
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warra paiandi |
to understand the language |
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warra tarraraitpapendi |
to interpret; translate |
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warra wikkewikkendi |
to despise one's language |
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warra wilta |
correct language |
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warra yunggorendi |
to inform; give intelligence |
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warrabandi |
v.n. to speak; convene |
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warramankondi |
to repeat what another person said |
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warrangko |
adj. ill; sick |
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warrangkonendi |
v.inch. to become sick; ill |
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warrapadnitti |
s. windpipe ; trachea |
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warrara |
s. doctor; sorcerer etc.; also see Warrawarra |
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warrarendi |
v.n. to tarry; hesitate; as in mantikaipa warrarendi |
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warratinna |
adj. speechless; dumb |
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warratti |
don't speak; be silent |
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warratti tikka |
be still or silent |
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warrawarra |
s. doctor; sorcerer etc.; also see Warrara |
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warrawarrukki |
v.n. to bark |
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warrawondakka |
adv. across; not straight on; to one side |
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warrayungondi |
v.a. to give word; to tell; inform |
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warrendi |
v.a. to look for; to seek |
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warri |
s. wind. Warri wanggandi, the wind blows |
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warri parri |
Marion area at Sturt Creek |
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warriappendi |
v.a. to seek; pick up; find |
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warrinya |
s. one bereft of his father; fatherless; also see Warnpi |
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warrondi |
v.a. to call; as in Marrawarrondi, to beckon |
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warrowarrondi |
v.a. to call |
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warrukadli |
s. the native dog untamed; the reverse of woalikadli, a wild dog tamed |
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warrukitti |
s. a species of owl |
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warrumarngo |
s. ankle |
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warrumba |
s. a species of grub |
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warrumbi |
not going out; stopping at home |
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warrurendi |
v.a. to call; also see warrondi |
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warruwarrukka |
s. barking |
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warto |
s. an animal called by Europeans "wombat" |
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watpa |
s. skin; cloak; also see turnki |
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watpandi |
v.n. to run; gallop |
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watpanna |
adj. liquid; soft |
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watte |
s. middle; midst. wattingga, between; as in mamballakko wattingga, between the knees. Wattewattingga, on account of; about; as in ngangki wattewattingga tauarendi, to quarrel about a woman |
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watteana |
adj. relative to the middle; of middle age; as in watteana meyu, a man of middle age, neither munnana nor kurlana |
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watteara |
adj. relative to the middle; of middle age; as in watteana meyu, a man of middle age, neither munnana nor kurlana |
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wattekurranna |
s. mid-day ; noon |
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wattetrukko |
s. centre; as in wattetrukkongga, in the centre; among |
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wattetrukkongga |
in the centre; among |
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wattewatte |
s. a small animal burrowing in the earth |
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wattewattingga |
on account of; about; |
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wattingga |
between |
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watto |
s. branch; arm of a tree |
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wattondi |
v.a. to draw; pull; drag |
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wattowodli |
s. branch hut; a Kaurna made hut |
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watturendi |
v.a. to draw; pull; drag |
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wauwa |
s. sea shore; beach |
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wauwe |
s. female kangaroo; as in Wauwewityo, s. a pointed kangaroo bone used for sewing |
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wauwendi |
v.n. to move; flow; turn; do; as in nikonikungga waiendi, to play; jest; also see waiendi |
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wauwewityo |
s. a pointed kangaroo bone used for sewing |
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wayakka |
s. a star or constellation |
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wayangka |
s. whisper; whispering |
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wayangkabinna |
s. whispering; always whispering |
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wayangkappendi |
v.n. to whisper; also see Wayangkendi |
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wayangkendi |
v.n. to whisper; also see Wayangkappendi |
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wayu |
s. a tree similar to the stringy-bark tree |
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wenendi |
v.n. to go; walk. Used only by the Kaurnas of Yanykalya and Rapid Bay. |
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widni |
s. sinew in general, of which the Kaurna peoples make strings; nets etc.; applied to thread or cotton |
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widninga |
between Port Wakefield and Port Gawler |
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wika |
s. fishing net; also see Kuyawika |
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wikandi |
s. a father whose child has died |
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wikatye |
s. a net bag worn by the men on their left shoulder |
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wikkendi |
v.a. to throw about; shake, as the head; find fault with; as in warra wikkewikkendi, to despise one's language; also see wikkewikkendi; Wikkerendi |
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wikkerendi |
v.a. to throw about; shake, as the head; find fault with; as in warra wikkewikkendi, to despise one's language; also see wikkewikkendi; Wikkendi |
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wikkewikkendi |
v.a. to throw about; shake, as the head; find fault with; as in warra wikkewikkendi, to despise one's language; also see Wikkendi; Wikkerendi |
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willampa |
s. black cockatoo with white feathers in the tail |
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willandi |
v.a. to gnaw |
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willi |
s. the chest of a kangaroo or other animal; willi kundandi, to divide a kangaroo by breaking its chest-bone a custom observed by the northern Kaurna peoples |
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willo |
s. one whose elder brother (yunga) bas died; a star. |
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willutti |
s. a season of the year; spring |
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wilpilpa |
s. whistling |
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wilpilpaendi |
v.n. to whistle |
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wilta |
adj. hard; fast; correct; as in warra wilta, correct language |
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wilta nurIitti |
proper key |
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wiltakaendi |
v.n. to hide one's self |
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wiltakappendi |
v.a. to suprise; frighten |
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wiltamendi |
v.inch. to become hard; strong; obdurate |
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wilto |
s. a species of eagle; a star |
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wilto ngarru |
s. a tuft of eagle feathers |
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wiltu |
s. nape; neck; every space between two things or by what they are separated; line; stripe; row |
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wiltutti |
s. a season of the year |
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wilya |
s. foliage; young branches; brushwood |
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wilyakundarti |
beaten with young branches; the first stage of initiation with the male Kaurna peoples |
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wilyaru |
s. one who has gone through all the initiatory ceremonies; a fully grown-up man |
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wimmarri |
s. large bull roarer; a thin oval piece of wood about five inches long and one and a half wide tied to a string by which the Kaurna peoples swing it rapidly round and thus cause a humming noise in the nights. Females and children are not allowed to see it much less to use it; the former however well know what it indicates; also see kadnomarngutta, except the wimmarri is larger |
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wimmarri |
large bullroarer |
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winbirra |
s. whistle; pipe; flute |
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winda |
s. a large spear thrown with the mere hand which was made some 250 to 350cm in length. The winta, was a large fighting spear made from a gum sapling. It was also referred to as a 'wundi' or dread-spear. The winda was straightened and hardened in the fire and was either plain, barbed or had quartzite chips set in resin at the head. It was thrown by hand; also see winta. |
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windorendi |
to draw the mucus of the nose up; blow one's nose; as in nukke windorendi; also see nukke murrindo |
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wingko |
s. the lungs; as in wingko battirendi, or winko warrondi, to breath; wingko padnendi, to breath quickly |
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wingko battirendi |
to breath |
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wingko padnendi |
to breath quickly |
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wingko warrondi |
to breath |
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wingkowingko |
adj. irritable; sensitive; hot; angry |
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wingkowingkurru |
adj. angry; enraged |
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wingkowingkurti |
don't be irritable; angry |
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winnaityinnaitye |
s. birds collectively; poultry |
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winnaynie |
between Glenelg and McLaren Vale |
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winta |
s. a species of owl |
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winta |
large fighting spear some 250 to 350cm in length. The winta was a large fighting spear made from a gum sapling. It was also referred to as a 'wundi' or dread-spear. The winta was straightened and hardened in the fire and was either plain, barbed or had quartzite chips set in resin at the head. It was thrown by hand; also see winda; wundi |
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wundi |
dread-spear; large fighting spear; also see winta |
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winta |
species of owl |
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wirappi |
s. a species of animal living in hollow trees |
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wirka |
s. liquid; moisture |
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wirkandi |
v.a. to wash; clean; brush etc. |
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wirkarendi |
v.r. to wash one's self |
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wirkaritti |
s. brush (n.t.) |
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wirkutta |
adj. diligent; active; quick; brisk |
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wirkuttaendi |
v.n. to be active; lively; quick; brisk etc. |
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wirra |
between Gawler and Adelaide |
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wirra |
s. wood; forest; bush; as in karrawirra, a forest of gum trees; witawirra, a cluster of pcppnt trees; Yultiwirra, stringy-bark forest; wirrameyu, (bushman) a man of the wirra tribe |
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wirraitya |
s. dust; dust pillar caused by whirlwind; a willy-willy |
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wirrameyu |
(bushman) a man of the wirra tribe |
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wirranniranna |
adj. yellow |
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wirrappi |
possum |
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wirrarendi |
v.n. to be tired; fatigued; lazy |
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wirrariburka |
s. lazy fellow |
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wirrawirrangga |
postp. on account of; about; also see wattawattinga |
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wirri |
s. a short stick for throwing; The wirri was the all-purpose curved throwing stick or club of about 60 to 80cm in length which the Kaurna used instead of a boomerang to hunt birds and small marsupials. It was also used as a clap stick and as a weapon in fighting. Wirris were made by their owners from a gum or other root. Each one was trimmed, balanced and carved to create a personal implement with excellent aerodynamics. Wirris were finished by being hardened in the first, and sealed with animal fat. a curved throwing club."It is used in fighting and also in hunting excursions. In the act of throwing, the native walks or stands with his arms elevated, the knob resting on his shoulder, his eyes intent upon the object, and in this position he throws it with unerring aim. In the hunt it is one of their priricipal weapons of procuring food, either knocking down birds or killing their game. In war it is an awkward implement, and the force with which it is thrown frequently breaks their limbs." (Cawthorne) |
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wirri |
scapula; shoulder blade |
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wirrilla |
adv. quickly; hastily; fast |
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wirringga |
in common; common; as in ngadliko taikurringga mai, food belonging to us two in common; also see taikurringga |
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wirriraendi |
v.n. to quiver; tremble; shake |
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wirrondi |
v.a. to pull; saw |
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wirruppa |
s. a row |
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wiruppa |
s. a species of small cockatoo |
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wita |
s. peppermint tree |
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wita taikurra |
near or at the side of the peppermint tree |
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witawirra |
a cluster of pcppnt trees. |
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witkatya |
s. a net bag worn on the body; a rectangle made of netted cord or tendons which had drawstrings at each end to allow it to be made into a bag. It is worn around the waist or across the shoulders by women and over the left shoulder by men. This bag was used to carry food and essentials. |
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witkatye yakkingga pa wandendi |
It lies under the net bag |
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wito |
s. reed |
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witonga |
reed bed |
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witoturlo |
s. cylinder; telescope; flute etc. |
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witowito |
s. a tuft of feathers worn as an ornament by young men on the fore part of the head |
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witpandiappendi |
v.a. to make liquid; to moisten |
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witte |
large; much; quick; very; ably; also see Wittenitte |
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wittenitte |
large; much; quick; very; ably; also see Witte |
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witto ngarru |
tuft of eagle feathers |
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wittowitto |
Two or more black cockatoo or hawk feathers stuck upright in a headband were worn by young men. |
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wityarendi |
v.a. to grow thinner; wither; fade |
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wityo |
s. the thin bone of the hindleg of a kangaroo, used as an awl or dagger; anything piercing another object; as a pin, needle, nail etc. |
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wiwondi |
to pinch; trouble; tease; annoy; also see wiworendi |
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wiworendi |
to pinch; trouble; tease; annoy; also see Wiwondi |
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wiwudlawudla |
teasing; annoying |
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wiwuritti |
s. annoyance; quarrel |
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wiwurra |
s. multitude; very many |
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woalikadli |
s. a wild dog tamed; the reverse of Warrukadli, the wild dog untamed |
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wokalti |
The wokalti was a lighter bark shield of between 75 to 100cm, made of red gum bark. It was used as an alternative to the mullabakka. It was preferred by some men because it was lighter, softer and held spears rather than deflected them. Wokalti's were always painted. The heavier shield is a mullabakka |
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wodlalla |
s. water rush |
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wodleanna padninga |
go home |
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wodlenangko |
From home |
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wodli |
s. hut; house; A substantial shelter made from branches and thatched to create a strong weather-resistant dwelling. Wodli is the source of the commonly used name wurlie. |
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wodli mattanya |
owner of the house |
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wodli ngundarta |
behind or at the back of the house |
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wodli ngurrungga |
at the back of the house |
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wodli nurIitti |
house key |
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wodli taiendi |
to build a hut or house |
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wodli tarnangga |
at the back of the house |
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wodliappa |
s. the inside of a house |
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wodlibulto |
place of encampment |
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wodliburka |
an inhabitant of the house |
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wodlinga kumartila wanding ai |
I shall sleep in a separate house |
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wodliparri |
s. the Milky Way which the natives believe to be a large river |
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wodliwityo |
s. the region of the ribs |
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wodliworngatti |
autumn; literally, 'the time of building huts against fallen trees' |
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wodni |
s. a wild peach or quandong. It produces reddish fruits about the size of a plum. The fruit is eaten raw during summer. The fruit produces a large kernel which women drill holes in them and use as beads for necklaces. |
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woinbawoinbandi |
v.n. to be enraged; also see Woinbawoinbarendi |
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woinbawoinbarendi |
v.n. to be enraged; also see Woinbawoinbandi |
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woinbawoinbariburka |
s. a furious person |
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wointye |
adv. perhaps; may be; as in wointye ai yangadli padneta, perhaps I shall go afterwards |
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wointye ai yangadli padneta |
perhaps I shall go afterwards |
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wokalti |
bark shield |
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wolta |
s. wild turkey |
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wolta wolta |
wild turkey |
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womma |
s. plain, steppes, prairie; also see tinniinyaranna |
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wommanyo |
s. venereal disease |
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wonbawonbandi |
v.a. to count; to number |
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wondakka |
adv. certainly; surly; positively; as in wondakka nakkondi, to know positively |
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wondakka nakkondi |
to know positively |
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wondandi |
v.a. to put down; leave; foe; let alone; as in wondando, let alone; let be; also see Woudarendi |
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wondando |
let alone; let be |
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wonga |
s. grave; also see Pindiwonga |
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wongandi |
v.a. to inter; bury; also see Wongarendi |
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wongarendi |
v.a. to inter; bury; also see Wongandi |
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wongga |
s. west; as in Wonggakka, westward |
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wonggakka |
westward |
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wonggarta |
adj. westerly |
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woppa |
s. feather; as kariwoppa, emu-feather |
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worka |
s. anything hanging down as a tuft of feathers from the head |
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workanda |
s. cascade; cataract |
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workandi |
v.n. and a. to stoop as quadrupeds; to graze |
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workendi |
v.a. to pinch; to take something with a pair of tongs; with the claws as birds; to angle |
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worki |
s. pair of pincers; also see Workitti |
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workitti |
s. pair of pincers; also see Worki |
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worlta |
adj. clear; warm; hot. Used with reference to the temperature. |
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worltatti |
s. summer; hot season |
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worndandi |
v.n. to soar; hover; wave; as a bird |
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wornendi |
v.n. to fall; be born |
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wornga |
s. the omentum; suet; grease; also see Worngatta |
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wornga |
s. something before another thing |
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worngangga |
postp. before; as in gadla worngangga, before the fire |
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worngatta |
s. the omentum; suet; grease; also see Wornga |
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worniappendi |
v.a. to let fall; loose; drop |
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worniworninya |
adj. falling; easily beaten in a fight; not brave |
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wornka |
s. venereal disease |
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wornkawornka |
s. a species of mushroom |
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wornu |
s. nates; buttocks |
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wornutinna |
adj. restless; troublesome |
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worra |
s. sand |
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worri |
s. the extreme point of anything |
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worriparti. |
s. a circumcised person. The reverse is munno or paruru |
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worta |
s. that which is behind; as in nanto morta, horse-cart; as in wortangga, adv. to walk behind; as in wortangga padnendi, postp. behind, after, according to; as in karra wortangga, behind the gum tree; as in ninko warra wortangga, according to your speech -or prescription; as in parnu tia wortangga tarkaringa sing according to his mouth (tooth) ; i.e. imitate the singer |
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wortabokarra |
s. north-west wind; tempestuous weather |
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wortaburro |
all; the whole |
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wortaityatinna |
s. a thin weak person; when it is used as an insult to describe another male as a weakling, it is an opprobrious term |
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wortanendi |
v.n. to loiter; tarry; play |
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wortangga |
adv. to walk behind; as in wortangga padnendi, postp. behind, after, according to |
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wortangga padnendi |
postp. behind, after, according to |
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wortara |
adv. behind; after; as munara padni - yangadli ai wortara, go before - I shall follow |
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wortaturti |
s. the upper arm |
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worti |
s. the tail of an animal; membrum virile; a colloquialism for a penis |
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wortimutanna |
adj. having a defective tail; short-tailed as horses |
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wottitta |
adj. calm; hot; sultry |
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woudarendi |
v.a. to put down; leave; foe; let alone; as in wondando, let alone; let be; also see Wondandi |
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wowoodteyadla |
Two or four kangaroo teeth bound together with hair and covered with grease and red ochre were worn on the forehead by fully initiated men. |
