Things we use  - everyday Ngadjon objects

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Things we use  - everyday Ngadjon objects

Things We Use
Ngadjon English
bagurr sword
balurr curved woomera
banggaa spear (generic)
barrban multi prong spear
barri axe - white man's
bayan camping place near buluba
biga stick to carry fish
bigin shield
bilandaa big handle of dilly bag
birrbubirrbu cross boomerang
biyarr stretcher to carry someone
bugan bush fire
buluba fighting ground
buma sign to show direction
bumba ashes
bumba dust
bumirri sandstone - used as rasp
bundurrman spinning top
buni fire
bunjurru boot, shoe
burmyja place where camp has been
daam pillow (of grass, wood etc)
dandaa rounded frame for mija
dibirri shell cut up (5c size)
digirr back of mija
duguba water bag
gaarra point of spear
gaarri horizontal strips in dilly bag
gabarra hat
gagu wing of trap
gama gun (generic)
gambi clothes
gambila blanket (calico)
gamin lawyer cane rope for climbing
ganda yam stick
gangabi multi prong spear for eels etc
garran smoke
gawaraia axe - traditional, small
ginu canoe
giya hook - any type
gubu leaf spouting (for water)
guga bark
gulmbin sword
gunbulu pannikan
gunuu bump on shield
guyandal shell cut up (20 c size)
jabilaa pad on forehead for dilly bag
jaguy left hand boomerang
jamarra ground oven, hot stone
jamarra hot stone (inside carcass)
jamiya tomahawk - large
janggaa flame
janyju dilly bag
jarin woomera
jawa doorway to mija
jibiny flying spark
jilan signs marking track
jilin charcoal, hot coals
jimama turkey trap - made from stick
jiman firestick
jimuTru big camp
jubu women's fighting stick
jugan handle of spear
jundaa paint brush
mangany boomerang
manyjambun smaller handle of dilly bag
mija shelter, camp, house
mugaa grinding stone (top)
mugarru fish net
munu bottom spine of dilly bag
murrgurr string
nanggu grass spread out for mattress
nigarr bees wax
rubu rope
wadirr grinding stone (bottom)
warrany turkey net
warrba big short spear
warrga cooking frame for eels
warrgay grass sopping up "rag"
warrjan raft
yinggarr basket - long, wide-necked
yugarri shirt
yumbaa fishing line - rod, line, hook
yuramu right hand boomerang

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