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Re: Names for colours

#2774
From: Mark Addinall
Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2002 17:25
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Tinkerer wrote:
> 
> About 40k north of melbourne. I used to live near there (Kilmore)

Thank you.  Every little hole filled in is a part of a wall :-)

Marky.

> 
> "Mark Addinall" <addinall@tik.com.au> wrote in message
> news:3C31DE94.CA31B3F6@tik.com.au...
> > Tinkerer wrote:
> > >
> > > > The name for the young lad from Benalla, who is "blue" should be one from
> > > water,
> > > > like a river, creek, billabong, or something like that.
> > >
> > > Wallan - Australian aboriginal meaning water (wallan wallan  = lots of
> water)
> >
> > Whereabouts?  Just curious.
> >
> > Water Rat
> >
> > kurumburt - Wembawemba
> > muuluru   - Paakantyi
> >
> > Water
> >
> > anheme    - Eastern Arrente
> > badu      - Sydney
> > bawa      - Yindjibarndi
> > galiyn    - Wir
> > gamba     - Goo
> > gapu      - Dat
> > guhtj     - Bun
> > kabi      - Nyu
> > kali      - Ngi
> > katen     - Wem
> > kwatye    - Eastern Arrente
> > ngapa     - Diy
> > ngarkula  - Dat
> > ngipilinh - Mur
> > nguku     - Paakantyi
> > ni        - Merr
> > tharr     - Mur
> > urewe     - Eastern Arrente
> > wata      - Tor
> >
> > Water hole
> >
> > gamba     - Goo
> > kalkaay   - Ngi
> > luthak    - Wem
> > ngentye   - Eastern Arrente
> > ntyanga   - Eastern Arrente
> > pudna     - Kau
> > thumpii   - Paakantyi
> >
> > (I liked that last one :-)
> >
> > Waterlily flower
> >
> > waakwak   - Dat
> >
> > (And that one :-)
> >
> > River
> >
> > balun       - Bun
> > bila        - Wir
> > bilu        - Nyu
> > karirrhi    - Diy
> > kurang pirr - Wem
> > mayang      - Dat
> > ngipilinh   - Mur
> > paaka       - Paakantyi
> > parri       - Kau
> > riyala      - Dat
> > warlibirri  - Goo
> > wo'uw       - Wik
> >
> > Riverbank
> >
> > arnkarre    - Eastern Arrente
> > (that was a good one eh?  ;-)
> >
> >
> > Have fun,
> > Marky.
> >
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