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Ananke wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 02 Jan 2002 00:06:44 +0800, Mark Addinall <addinall@tik.com.au> wrote:
> 
> >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
> 
> How is that pronounced?  I assume Wir is Wiradjuri?

Correct.

GAL-lin-Jhun

As far as I can tell.


> 
> >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
> 
> I like that one, bit out of the way for a Victorian rat, though...

Trust ye not your rattus ;-)

> 
> >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?  ;-)
> 
> Sounds oddly familiar...

Thought it might :-)
Very odd language that one.

> 
> >Have fun,
> >Marky.
> 
> It just got worse ;-)  How about words for 'blue' or 'sky'?  He is blue,
> afterall.  This is the page I was using to refer to areas and histories...
> http://www.dnathan.com/VL/byLang.htm  Can't find much Warrung stuff at all :-(

Gimmiw some time.  Dracula and other things are taking up time.

Have fun with the walnut.

Kep wel yu,

Marky.

> 
> Cheers, Ana
> 
> Remember the last time you were sane and well rested,
> and act like that.
> farrall at dingoblue dot net dot au
> http://members.dingoblue.net.au/~farrall

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