Words to do with people in Ngadjon
Words to do with people, kin and relationships
| People | |
| Ngadjon | English |
|---|---|
| badanbadam | half caste |
| barrngan | young boy |
| bilmbu | widower |
| budir | married woman |
| dungun | child with no father |
| gajin | girl (2-20) |
| galubarra | first born |
| galurrumi | eldest child, first born |
| giinggan | spirit of woman |
| giira | young girl |
| giirraa | mother of new born |
| gubibulu | witch doctor |
| gugaynggugay | lots of teenage boys |
| gulaa | baby, new born |
| gunyubarra | youngest child |
| gurrangala | old man |
| guwii | spirit of dead man |
| guwuy | white man |
| jaja | child (generic) |
| jaja | baby |
| jalma | older teenage boy (18-19) |
| jambiba | middle aged woman |
| jarraa | stranger |
| jiirrijiirri | half caste |
| jilinmi | widow |
| jujuu-bula | twins |
| malii | shadow, reflection |
| mangguy | mother who has lost child |
| margany | any strange tribe |
| marrgarra | youth, half grown boy |
| mularri | initiated man |
| murraamba | Aboriginal people |
| murrgabi | father who has lost child |
| nabi | girl, group of girls |
| nayinba | lots of girls |
| ngaybii | married couple |
| nguniibarra | first born |
| ngunyiny | ghost, spirit |
| wabarrwabarr | policeman (old word) |
| warranyuyguu | triplets |
| wugun | teenage boy, no marks |
| wulbuny | old (grey haired) lady |
| wulnggulaa | child, with no mother |
| yaanggaa | older, single man |
| yaanggaagan | older, single woman |
| yaarra | man, male any age |
| yaburru | teenage girl (14-15) |
| yibi | woman, female any age |
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