Ceremony and Tradition words in Ngadjon and attempted equivalents in
English
Ceremony and Tradition words in Ngadjon and attempted equivalents in English
| Ceremony and Tradition | |
| Ngadjon | English |
|---|---|
| balburru | armlets (lawyer cane) |
| bilgi | belt |
| bujuru | feather head dress |
| burrawungaa | bad spirit |
| dagan | nose ornament |
| dambun | man of the woods |
| dibirri | necklace |
| gububarra | man - warns of danger |
| gugulu | large smooth music stick |
| gunawu | visits tribes carrying words |
| guyanjal | necklace (from shells) |
| jigubina | falling star |
| jindagaa | spirit home in ground |
| jujaba | mythical person (first man?) |
| jurra | yellow cockatoo feathers |
| muunggaa | body feathers (ceremonial) |
| ngagangunu | legendary man |
| waanggarr | necklace (from grass bugle) |
| wagay | eel bone ornament |
| wungumali | helps at initiation ceremonies |
| yubandaa | personal conception site |
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