Word Class: Ana0
(rare in this form) honey bee
Notes: As indep. noun usually NCder -galg (base: -w1alg) or NCder-ngu-galg, unmarked form (an-)u-ngu-galg NcAna0. 98.4.5, 140.1.4. As cpd. initial: see =lharrarra-, =w1alaga-, =w1a`adha-, =w2ayama-. This term specifically refers to the bees; cf. `agu, which is a cover term for honey bees (several spp. of Trigona) plus everything in their hives (honey, wax, etc.). Local creole equivalents: `agu sugarbag , -galg- sugarbag fly . Particular spp.: ngalyurrwa, ]abi, mi]iguya, garraminyanminyan, ngaanig (all refer to honey as well as bees). Cf. arrulg, -w1almuyn.