Wonnarua / Wanaruah language (S63) (NSW SI56-01)

Last changed on Thu, 01/01/1970 - 10:00

Kuntji Kukan (Kunki Kukan)

Dictionary Word
Kuntji Kukan (Kunki Kukan)
Echidna

Yaringka-

Dictionary Word
Yaringka-
Laugh

Yaralka-

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Yaralka-
Move away ‘as the clouds’

Kuluwayn

Dictionary Word
Kuluwayn
Koala

Yar(a)kay wiya-

Dictionary Word
Yar(a)kay wiya-
Curse, speak evil - phrase

Kulangkulang

Dictionary Word
Kulangkulang
Bat
Threlkeld wrote: ‘held in veneration by men who suppose the animal to be a mere transformation’.

Kukayirr

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Kukayirr
Kangaroo, small female

Yangkupa-

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Yangkupa-
Sharpen a saw. ‘an introduced word formed on the imitation of the sound of sharpening a saw’

Kikuwi (Kikuy)

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Kikuwi (Kikuy)
Native cat, Quoll

Yamama-

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Yamama-
Lead