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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?

>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...  

>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...

>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 :-(

Cheers, Ana


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