NGng

ngaba       

[Naba] nominal

   1.

child
note: Used by mothers to refer to their children.

   2.

mate

 

see also nu-ngaba, ngal-ngaba.

ngabuju       

[Nabuïu] nominal
variant abuju (LM, opt.)

   1.

grandmother (father's mother)
• Gahan ngal-martdiwa ngabuju ngonggo-gin. 'That old lady is your grandmother.' (LM)

   2.

grandchild (from a woman to her son's children)

 

see also ngal-ngabuju.

ngabuk-ga       

[Nabukga] coverb (intr.)

 

to dive
• Ngabuk-ga ya-nginy wah-ga. 'He dived into the water.' (HL)

ngagun       

[Nagun] pronoun
1sg. base

 

me, I
• Ngagun now, nga-bu-ni ngerrp-ba gahan mamin. 'Me now, I knifed that white man.' (HL, text)

ngala       

[Nala] nominal
variant ala (LM, opt.)

 

mother
• Ala-yi yaha-ny nganung, ma-ma-min danganyin gay-gu, nu-wapba-mang nganing-gin wayiny. 'Mother told me that I have to get tucker for my little brother.' (LM)
• Ngala ya-nggi magu-malan. 'Mother went that way.' (LM, text)

 

see also ngalagunin, garreng, ngal-garreng.

ngalagunin       

[Nalagunin] nominal

 

mother
• Well ngalagunin-yi munyju-nawu now. 'Well your mother will give it to you now.' (HL, text)

 

see also ngala, garreng, ngal-garreng.

ngalalak       

[Nalalak] nominal

 

corella Cacatua sanguinea
• Ngalalak jilimakgun ba-ya-ngga-jan, wordow ma-ji-ng, ngalalak-ga. 'The corella used to be a woman, but it turned into a bird.' (HL)

ngalbijijiman       

[Nalbiïiïiman] nominal

 

wandering whistling duck Dendrocygna arcuata

ngalbingay       

[NalbiNaj] nominal

 

large frog sp.

 

see also wortngong.

ngal-biyak-mang       

[NalbijakmaN] nominal

 

sister

 

see also biyakgin, mayiwa.

ngal-gapbi       

[Nalgapbi] nominal

 

sister-in-law

 

note: This word is used only by women.

ngal-garreng       

[NalgareN] nominal

 

mother

 

see also garreng, ngala, ngalagunin.

ngal-gawu       

[Nalgawu] nominal

   1.

grandmother (mother's mother)

   2.

grandchild (from a woman to her daughter's children)

 

see also gawu, ngal-gawu-mang.

ngal-gawu-mang       

[NalgawumaN] nominal

   1.

grandmother (mother's mother)
• Ga-ngotjje-ji-n ngal-gawu-mang-gu. Ga-ngotjje-ji-n gahan warren yerdeng-nga ya-nggi, ngal-gawu-mang warle-na. 'He is scared of his grandmother. That kid ran away and hid because his grandmother growled him.' (LM)

   2.

grandchild (from a woman to her daughter's children)

 

see also gawu, ngal-gawu.

ngalh-ma       

[Nal/ma] coverb (intr.)

 

to be angry
• Ngalh-ma ngan-ba-ge-n warri-buga gahan. 'Those kids are making me angry.' (LM)
• Ngalh-ma ba-yu-nginy-guju-ma gayh-giwu. 'Those two were angry.' (LM)

ngalirringgirri       

[NaliriNgiri] nominal
dialect LL

 

mistletoe Amyema spp.

 

see also jindirrin².

ngal-martdiwa       

[Nalmaÿêiwa] nominal
plural ngalma-ngal-martdiwa

 

old lady
• Gay-giwu yurn-na-yan ba-yu-nginy-guju ngal-martdiwa-giwu. 'Those two old ladies were talking about it.' (LM, text)

 

see also mulurru.

ngal-mowerr       

[Nalmower] nominal
variant al-mowerr (LM, opt.)

 

teenage girl

 

note: The term ngal-mowerr is used for girls after they have had their first period.

ngal-munggu       

[NalmuNgu] nominal

 

black wallaroo Macropus bernardus

 

note: The black wallaroo is the only macropod which is not good to eat. The meat has an rank unpleasant smell and taste.

ngal-murni       

[Nalmu÷i] nominal

   1.

eloping
• "Ngal-murni ma-ga-min mahan ngal-martdiwa" yaha-ny. '"I'm going to run away with this girl," he said.' (LM, text)

   2.

love
• Ngal-murni-garang ga-ba-nanda-ji-n-guju. 'Those two are lovers.' (LM)
• Ngal-murni ga-ga-n garradin. 'He loves money.' (LM)

ngal-ngaba       

[NalNaba] nominal

 

daughter
• Ngal-ngaba nganing-gin ga-di-n. 'My daughter is coming up.' (LM)

 

note: Used by mothers to refer to their daughters.

 

see also ngaba, nu-ngaba.

ngal-ngabuju       

[NalNabuïu] nominal

   1.

grandmother (father's mother)

   2.

grandchild (from a woman to her son's children)

 

see also ngabuju.

ngal-warlang       

[NalwañaN] nominal

 

spouse (wife or husband)
• Ngal-warlang-giwu ga-ba-di-n-guju. 'A married couple are coming up.' (LM)
• Gahan neyenggun ngal-martdiwa lu-ni bort, ngal-warlang-gu. 'That other old lady wept for her husband.' (LM, text)
• Lalang-gu ga-ba-bu-ji-n-guju, ngal-warlang-gu. 'Those two are fighting over a girlfriend.' (LM)

ngalwarnka       

[Nalwa÷ka] nominal

 

short-necked turtle Elseya dentata
• Mahan ngi-ma-jan ngalwarnka. 'Here we used to get short-necked turtles.' (LM, text)

 

note: The short-necked turtle is hunted in the same way as the langawarin, the long-necked turtle. It is usually killed by pushing the head forward until it breaks. These turtles are found in rivers and billabongs.

ngalwitj       

[Nalwic] nominal
dialect LL

 

plant sp. Calandrinia uniflora

ngalyunginy       

[NaljuNiø] nominal

 

small yams around the base of the mother cheeky yam

 

see also garnamalin.

ngamama       

[Namama] nominal
dialect HL
variant amama

 

deaf
• Pussycat gahan nganing-gin amama. 'That cat of mine is deaf.' (HL)

ngambatj¹       

[Nambac] nominal

 

salt water
• Ngambatj-ga ba-ya-nggi lek-ga. Wahan buluman-ma, wuji beyh ga-na-ng ganyimiyan wahan. 'They went down to the saltwater. That kind of water is really big and it can never dry up.' (LM)

ngambatj²       

[Nambac] nominal
dialect HL

 

wild passionfruit Passiflora foetida

 

note: The fruit pulp can be eaten when the fruit are orange. It is thought that this plant was introduced by the Chinese.

ngambo       

[Nambo] nominal
dialect HL

 

poor thing
• Bort-da-yi now that mamin mabipbaran, ngambo. 'That white man died ages ago, poor thing.' (HL, text)

ngamulgu       

[Namulgu] nominal
dialect PH

 

billygoat plum Terminalia carpentariae

 

note: The fruit can be eaten when they are ripe: pale green but soft to the touch. The fruit are generally collected off the ground from under the tree. The common wallaroo also eats the fruit from the ground, and so around one of these trees can be a good place to hunt for wallaroos. This tree is considered to be the mother of marnamin, the smaller billy goat plum.

 

see also marnamin.

nganamaya       

[Nanamaja] nominal

   1.

husband

   2.

woman's sister-in-law

nganamayiman       

[Nanamajiman] nominal
stem nganamayi-

 

what's-'is-name
• Nganamayiman-yi, warrik ngan-yaha-ny. 'What's-'is-name took him off me.' (LM)

nga-ndi       

[Nandi] infl. verb (tr.)
root -nga-; past -ndi; also nga-yh n.f. pfv

 

to hear, to listen
• Nga-yh yaha-ny wolwol nganing-gin lihwa. 'He listened to my heart, which was no good.' (LM)
• Gayh-gay-ma nga-nga-ndi larima, manalang. 'I heard two corellas singing out.' (LM)

 

see also jemen-na.

nganggajan       

[NaNgaïan] nominal

 

sugarleaf Eucalyptus spp.

ngangirdal       

[NaNiêal] nominal
dialect PH

   1.

back of neck

   2.

neck

 

see also lagirdal.

ngani       

[Nani] pronoun
1sg. malefactive

 

on me
• Nganing-gin marluga johjo bort yaha-ny ngani. 'My old husband died on me.' (HL, text)

nganing-gin       

[NaniNgin] pronoun
1sg. genitive

 

my, mine
• "Yilkgawu" yaha-ny nganung biyakgin nganing-gin-yi. '"All right," my sister said to me.' (LM, text)

nganku       

[Nangu] nominal

 

what's-it
• Lort-lort nga-bu-ng nganku-garang blanket-garang. 'I covered him with a what's-it, with a blanket.' (LM, text)

nganngalin       

[NanNalin] nominal

 

stringybark Eucalyptus tetradonta

 

note: The stringy outer bark can be peeled off the trunk in fairly large sheets. These are waterproof and can be used to make humpies.

nganung       

[NanuN] pronoun
1sg. dative/oblique

 

to me
• Me-berda nganung! 'Cook it for me!' (LM, text)
• "Ma-ga jorro-ma" yaha-ny nganung. '"I'll take him back," he said to me.' (LM, text)

nganyingh-nga       

[NaøiN/Na] coverb (tr.)
variants nganyengh-nga (HL), lanyengh-nga (PH)

   1.

to lick
• Nganyingh-nga ga-ya nardal nganing-gin, lamara mahan. 'This dog is licking my hand.' (LM)

   2.

to lap up
• Lamarra nganyingh-nga ga-ma-n wahan. 'The dog is lapping up water.' (LM)

ngap-ba       

[Napba] coverb (intr.)
dialect HL, PH, LL

 

to blaze up
• Guda ngap-ba ga-ma-n. 'The fire is blazing up.' (HL)

ngapbuny       

[Napbuø] nominal
variant ngapburru (PH)

   1.

breast

   2.

milk
• Wayi-tjjalbu labingan ga-barh-bar-ma-n luwh-yan-gunda ngapbuny-gu. 'The little baby is tired from crying for milk.' (HL)

ngapbunyngapbunyban       

[NapbuøNapbuøban] nominal
dialect HL, PH, LL

 

banded tree snake, also called milk snake Boiga irregularis

 

note: These snakes are reputed to creep up on women when they are sleeping, and drink the milk from their breasts.

 

see also warabenyin.

ngaranin       

[NaÓanin] nominal
variant ngangarnin (HL, PH, LL)

   1.

trachea

   2.

didgeridoo
• Ngaranin mahan larrp-ba-yi-ma. Lihwa-tjjondony ga-ya, menuny nyongh mi-yu-ngana. 'This didgeridoo is cracked. That is bad, maybe we will get sick.' (LM)

ngararin       

[NaÓaÓin] nominal
dialect PH

 

lightning

 

see also mirningilin.

ngaringgirr-ma       

[NaÓiNgirma] coverb (intr.)

 

to be round
• Ngaringgirr-ma ga-yu welin gahan. 'The hole is round.' (LM)

 

see also dit-da, ma-dit-da-wun.

ngarlh-ma       

[Nañ/ma] coverb (intr.)

 

to bark
• Nu-naw-ma lamarra ngarlh-ngarl-ma ga-ba-yu. 'A big mob of dogs are barking.' (PH)

ngarrarri       

[Narari] nominal
dialect PH, LL

 

gecko Crehyra australis

ngarrat-da       

[Naratda] coverb (intr.)

 

to grind your teeth
• Ngarrat-da ga-yu. 'He's grinding his teeth.' (HL)

ngarri-ma       

[Narima] coverb (intr.)

 

to be dizzy
• Wahan nu-maw-ma, da-yi gahan nubuny yemotj wayi-tjjalbu, ngarri-ma ga-ya now gordal. 'That boy drank lots of grog, so now he's feeling dizzy in the head.' (LM)

ngarritjngarritj       

[NaricNaric] nominal

 

dreaming
• Bort yaha-ny, ngarritjngarritj ya-nggi magu, neyonggorn jilimakgun-ga. 'She died, and her spirit went into that other woman over there.' (LL)

ngarrmen       

[Narmen] nominal
stem ngarrme-

 

hollow, rotten
• Walanyja durdurt ya-nginy, ngarrmen lem du-ng. 'The goanna ran into the hollow log.' (LL)

ngarrngarr-ma       

[NarNarma] coverb (intr.)

   1.

to burn well
• Guda gahan maman deworn-nay-gu-ma ngarrngarr-ma ga-na-n, bolomin. 'That firewood, white gum, is good for making fires. It's burning well.' (LM)

   2.

to blaze up
• Guda bil-bil-ma nga-du-yi ngarrngarr la-ng. 'I blew on the fire and it blazed up.' (LM)

ngarrulan       

[Narulan] nominal

 

dingo Canis lupus

 

note: See comments under the entry for ngarrwan.

 

see also ngarrwan.

ngarrwan       

[Narwan] nominal

 

dingo Canis lupus

 

note: In the past, dingoes were trained as hunting companions. They have an exceptional sense of smell and are powerful runners. They were used to bring down large fast game as well as for sniffing out smaller game such as bandicoots and goannas.

 

see also ngarrulan.

ngartdan       

[Naÿêan] nominal
stem ngartda-

   1.

termite mound
• Ngartdan gahan, duh ba-ne-ng. 'They kicked over the termite mound.' (LL)

   2.

stump
• Denh ba-bu-ng gahan wirin buluman. Ngartdan-binyju ga-yu. 'They cut down the big tree. There's only a stump now.' (LM)

ngatdinggi       

[NatdiNgi] nominal

 

sister-in-law
• Ngatdinggi nganing-gin magu ga-yu. 'That's my sister-in-law over there.' (HL)

ngatjbarra       

[Nacbara] locative nominal

 

far, a long way
• Ngatjbarra-gunda nga-durdut-da-yi. 'I ran up from a long way away.' (LM)
• Ngatjbarra nga-ya-nggi let nga-nanda-ny lahan nganing-gin. 'I went a long way to look at my country.' (PH)

ngatjja¹       

[Nacïa] nominal
dialect LM

 

father
• Mahan gunyjan ga-yu ngatjja nganing-gin. 'My father is buried in the ground here.' (LM)

 

see also nirra-mang, nirrang.

ngatjja²       

[Nacïa] nominal
dialect HL, PH, LL

   1.

native grape Cayratia trifolia

   2.

plant sp. Premna herbacea

 

note: The round, black fruit can be eaten. They are also eaten by blue-tongue lizards. The tuber can also be cooked and eaten, although it is not very tasty.

ngatjjol-ma       

[Nacïolma] coverb (intr.)

   1.

to hiccup

   2.

to cough

 

note: This word is probably not proper Wagiman.

 

see also ngert-da, gelyengh-nga.

ngego       

[Nego] pronoun
variants ngehgo (HL, opt.), ngego-ngana, ngego-buga, ngehgo-buga (HL, opt.)
1pl. base

 

us, we
• "Ah, wihya-ngala, ngi-nyar-ma-n ngego-di" ba-yama-jan. '"Ah no, we're tired, us," they used to say.' (LM, text)
• Ngego-ngana ngi-yobe-jan gahan laru. 'Us lot, we used to stay there nearby.'

ngelgeywu       

[Nelgejwu] nominal
variants ngalgewong (HL), ngalgewu (LL)

 

rufous night heron Nycticorax caledonicus

ngendek       

[Nendek] nominal

 

mud
• Ngendek-garang warri-giwu mu-ya-guju bornh-nay-ga! 'You two kids are muddy. Go and have a bath!' (LM)

ngeng-nga       

[NeNNa] coverb (tr.)

 

to blow your nose
• Ngeng nga-ma-ji-ng gidurtdal. 'I blew my nose.' (LM)

ngerra-ngana       

[NeraNana] pronoun
1pl. incl. dative/oblique

 

to us (including the listener)
• "'Gorro minggu-ga-ngana jorro-ma,' marluga yaha-ny ngerra-ngana," yaha-ny nganung, biyakgin-yi nganing-gin. '"The old man told us he will take us back later," my sister said to me.'

ngerreju       

[Nereïu] pronoun
1pl. excl. dative/oblique

 

to us (not including the listener)
• Lega-jan ngerreju lem nge-ge-jan fridge-leying. 'He used to bring it to us and we would put it in the fridge.'

ngerrk-ga       

[Nerkga] coverb (intr.)
variant nyerk-ga (HL)

 

to have a rest, have a spell
• Wilh-ma nga-di-nginy ngatjbarra nyerk-ga nga-yu now. 'I've walked from a long way so now I'm having a spell.' (HL)

ngerrp-ba       

[Nerpba] coverb (tr.)

 

to cut
• Ngerrp ma-ny gahan mamin, knife-yi. 'He cut that white man with a knife.' (HL, text)

 

see also den-na.

ngert-da       

[Neÿda] coverb (intr.)
variant ngertdongh-nga (HL)

 

to hiccup
• Ngert-da-yan ga-ya. 'He is hiccupping.' (LM)

ngeyngey       

[NejNej] nominal

 

cold, influenza
• Jahan-gu gelyeng-gelyeng gi-ya-ma? Ngeyngey-yi gunyju-ma-n? 'Why are you coughing? Have you got a cold?' (LM)
• Gurruwitj gahan lihwa-ma ngeyngey-garang-yiga-ma-wu ga-ya! 'That car is no good. It goes like it has a cold!' (LM)

 

see also ngoroman.

ngeyp-ba       

[Nejpba] coverb (intr.)

 

to breathe
• Gidurtdal lat-da ngan-bu-ni, ngeyngey-yi. Wuji ngeyp-ba nga-nga-ya-nggi. 'A cold blocked my nose. I couldn't breathe.' (LM)

 

see also ngeypngeyp-ba.

ngeypngeyp-ba       

[NejpNejpba] coverb (intr.)

 

to be gasping, short of breath
• Gahan wolwol lihwa ga-ya gahan marluga. Ngeypngeyp gaa. 'That old man's heart is no good. He is short of breath.' (LM)

 

see also ngeyp-ba.

ngigun       

[Nigun] pronoun
2sg. base

 

you
• Ngigun gitjjiya me-berda! Ngagun-di gapbutgapbut nga-berda-yi danganyin. 'You cook today! I cooked yesterday.' (LM)

ngili       

[Nili] nominal

 

grass sp.

ngili-ma       

[Nilima] coverb (intr.)
dialect HL

 

to talk
• Gayh-giwu-yi marluga matjjin lihwa-tjjondony ga-ba-yu-giwu ngili-ma. 'Those two old men are telling dirty stories.' (HL)

 

see also gornkorn-na, yurn-na.

ngilman       

[Nilman] nominal
dialect HL, LL

 

red-backed fairy wren Malurus melanocephalus

 

note: This bird is often seen in grassy areas and near pandanus.

nginyang       

[NiøaN] pronoun
1+2du. base, genitive, dative/oblique

   1.

you and me
• Gapbut let minggu-nanda-ngana, nginyang. 'Tomorrow they will come and see you and me.'

   2.

belonging to you and me
• "Warren mi-nanda-ja nginyang" yaha-ny nung. '"You watch our kids!" he said to her.'

   3.

to you and me
• Neyenggun ngal-martdiwa magu ga-yu dup-ba, ma-yi nginyang guda. 'The other old lady sitting over there got firewood for you and me.'

nginyang-gin       

[NiøaNgin] pronoun
1+2du. base, genitive

   1.

you and me
• Nginyang-gin wuji gin-ya-nggi gahan lahan. 'You and me, we haven't been to that country.'

   2.

belonging to you and me
• Nginyang-gin danganyin mahan. 'This tucker belongs to you and me.'

ngiralin       

[NiÓalin] nominal
stem ngiral-

 

mosquito
• Ngiralin-yi ginggu-badi-n-ngana. 'The mosquitoes are biting us.' (LM)

ngirrk-ga       

[Nirkga] coverb (intr.)
dialect HL

   1.

to get bogged
• Ngirrk-ga nga-ma-yi motorcar. 'My car got bogged.' (HL)

   2.

to drown

 

see also wangirrk-ga.

ngirr-ma       

[Nirma] coverb (intr.)
variant ngerr-ma (LL)

 

to growl; to growl at
• Gahan lamarra ngirr-ma ga-yu, nimurdal milil-ma ga-yu. 'The dog is growling and bearing its teeth.' (LM)
• Ngirr-ma ngan-nanda-n gahan lamarra. Nga-ngan-badi. 'That dog is growling at me. It might bite me.' (LM)

ngirrwat       

[Nirwat] nominal

 

name-swapping relationship
• Ngirrwat gi-ya-guju gahan. Jamba nga-nga-ya gornkorn-na nung. 'We have swapped names. I can't talk to him.' (LM)

ngitj-ja       

[Nicïa] coverb (intr.)
dialect PH

 

to dry up
• Langgarnin ngitj-ja ya-nggi. 'The billabong dried up.' (PH)

ngitjjin       

[Nicïin] nominal

 

dark
• Longon ngitjjin-a ga-yu wah-gu gu-rinyi-min. 'The clouds are dark, and it will rain.' (LM)
• Mengey bu-ni nguynguy ngitjjin-ba. 'He peeped in at night-time, in the dark.' (HL, text)

 

see also ngoyngoy, langitj.

ngiwalan       

[Niwalan] locative nominal

 

that way
• Ngiwalan ngi-ya-nggi-guju now old station. 'We went that way to the old station.' (LM, text)

ngogo       

[Nogo] pronoun
variants ngohgo (HL), ngogo-buga, ngohgo-buga (HL)
2pl. base

 

you lot
• Ngogo-giwu dowh ngu-du-ng-guju guda-garang! 'You two shot them with a gun!'
• Ngogo-buga ngani-nanda-ny gapbu-gapbut? 'Did you lot see me yesterday?'

ngonggo       

[NoNgo] pronoun
2sg. dative/oblique

 

to you
• Gahan wirin mi-nanda-ji-wu gajirri! Durrp-ba ngunggu-bu ngonggo. 'Watch out for that stick, girl! It might poke you.' note: In this example, ngonggo is used instead of the more usual base pronoun ngigun, because the clause is in the irrealis mood, expressing a mere possibility.
• Gayh-yi gangaman-yi, jemen-na ga-yu ngonggo. 'That kangaroo will hear you.'

ngonggo-gin       

[NoNgogin] pronoun
2sg. genitive

 

your, yours
• Gulp ngi-rinyi-ng gay-ba, and mayiwa ngonggo-gin. 'You were born there, and your sister.' (LM, text)

ngoni       

[Noni] nominal
variant ngone (HL, LL)

 

hook spear
• Ngoni-garang du-ni lamang, gangaman. 'He speared the kangaroo with a hook spear.' (LM)

ngonong-nga       

[NonoNNa] coverb (intr.)

 

to do like that, do it this way, be like that
• Nu-minyjan gi-ya nubuny. Jamba ngono-ngonong gi-ya! Nyenh-na mi-yu-ma! 'You're cheeky, little boy. Don't be like that! Be quiet!' (LM)
• Gornkorn-naaa wanh ngi-bula-jan-guju, jorro ngi-di-nginy-guju. Ngono-ngonong gi-ya-guju. 'We used to talk, talk, talk, then leave her, and come back. Like that we went all the time.' (LM, text)

ngonyin       

[Noøin] nominal
variant ngunyin (HL)

 

pandanus nut
• Ngonyin maman ga-yu mok-ga-ma. 'Pandanus nuts smell good.' (LM)

ngop-ba       

[Nopba] coverb (tr.)
dialect HL, PH

 

to chop
• Marluga-yi ga-ndi gahan warren, ngop-ba-yan ga-ba-bu-n-giwu guda. 'The old man took the kid to chop firewood.' (PH)

ngordok-ga       

[Noêokga] coverb (tr.)

   1.

to gut
• Ngordok-ga ba-ma-yi gahan langawarin. 'They gutted the turtle.' (LM)

   2.

to open something up to get at what's inside
• Ngordok-ga nga-ma-yi gahan watermelon, and danganyin ngerrp-ba nga-bu-ni munya-gunda. 'I opened up a watermelon, and cut out the fruit from inside.' (HL)

ngork-ga       

[NoÓkga] coverb (intr.)

 

to ask
• Ngork yaha-ny dangany-gu gahan labingan wayi-tjjalbu. 'The little kid asked for tucker.' (LM)
• Ga-ngork-ga-n garra-gu. 'He's asking for money.' (HL)

 

see also getj-ja.

ngoroman       

[NoÓoman] nominal
variant ngurhman (HL, PH, LL)
stem ngoroma-

 

cold, influenza
• Ngurhman-yi ngan-bu-n. Gohrdal ngan-ma-n ngurhman-yi. 'I've got a cold. It's a head cold.' (HL)

 

see also ngeyngey.

ngorroju       

[Noroïu] pronoun
2pl. dative/oblique

 

to you lot
• "Jamba nga-nga-yu woerrkge-ma ngorroju" yaha-ny. '"I'm not staying to work for you lot," she said.' (LM, text)

ngotjje-yi       

[Nocïeji] infl. verb (tr.)
variant ngotjja-yi (HL)
root -ngotjje-; past -yi; also ngotjje-yh n.f. pfv

   1.

to be frightened (of)
• Army-gu, ngi-ngotjja-ji-jan. 'We used to be frightened of the army.' (LL, text)
• Nga-ngotjja-n, durrin. 'I am scared of snakes.' (HL)
• Ngotjjeyh ngaha-ny-ma gay-gu warren. 'I was frightened of that kid.' (LM)

   2.

to frighten
• Durdurt mi-rabu ngotjjeyh mehe! 'Run up to him and give him a fright!' (HL)

 

see also marral-ma.

ngow-ma       

[Nowma] coverb (intr.)

 

to buzz
• Ngow-ngow-ma ga-yu, barnanyin. 'The bees are buzzing.' (LM)

nguhun       

[Nu/un] nominal

 

shit, faeces
• Nguhun jek ba-yu-nginy-guju gahan marluga-giwu. 'The two old men shitted themselves.' (LM, text)

ngujakgarrin       

[Nuïakgarin] nominal

 

small intestine, little guts

 

see also mardawkmardaw.

ngulugurr-ma       

[Nulugurma] coverb (intr.)
variant ngulukguy-ma (HL)

   1.

to mumble
• Ngulukguy-ma gi-yu! 'You're mumbling!' (HL)

   2.

to whisper

   3.

to hum

 

see also nyayh-ma.

ngumirtdal       

[Numiÿêal] nominal
variant ngomertdal (HL, PH, LL)

 

ribs

 

see also golpbon.

ngurru-gun       

[Nurugun] nominal

 

hot sunny weather

ngurrun¹       

[Nurun] nominal
stem ngurru-

 

sun
• Jahan-gu dup-ba-yan gi-yu, ngurrun-leying ngal-martdiwa? 'Why are you sitting in the sun, old lady?' (PH)
• Juluny-nya ga-ya ngurrun. 'The sun is setting.' (HL)

ngurrun²       

[Nurun] nominal

 

pubic hair

ngutjjurh-ma       

[NucïuÓ/ma] coverb (intr.)
dialect HL, PH

 

to cough
• Warren gahan ngutjjurh-ma ga-yu. 'The kid is coughing.' (PH)

 

see also gelyengh-nga.

nguwamin       

[Nuwamin] nominal
dialect LL

 

euro, also called common wallaroo Macropus robustus

nguyan       

[Nujan] nominal
stem nguya-

 

ant sp.
• Nguyan-yi galh ngan-yaha-ny lagarra-ma. 'An ant climbed my leg.' (LM)

nguynguy       

[NujNuj] nominal
variant nguyhnguy (HL)

 

night
• Nguynguy darrp-darrp nge-ge-ng-guju. 'We hung them (the sheets) out at night.' (LM, text)

 

see also langitj, ngitjjin.