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Article #2785Re: Names for colours
From: Mark Addinall
Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2002 16:06
Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2002 16:06
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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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