-ma-
Suff
(forms include -ma-ny , -ma:-', -ma-na, -mi-Ø) to be/become.
Inchoative (Inch) verbalising suffix added to NAdj.
(Entry on page 80 of printed dictionary)
=ma-
VTrA3
(=mi-n
y , =ma-n
g i, =ma-ni, etc.) to pick up, get, take.
1.3.4 ,
1.6.7 ,
5.4.4 ,
5.4.5 rdp, 7.6.lydp,
9.3.4 ,
12.5.1 ,
14.7.5 ,
115.2.3 rdp,
155.3.3 rdp,
166.4.3 , and many others. Mult: -w
1 ara=ma-. (Possible ex.
13.20.1 , but unclear on tape) Benef: -a=ma- to take (object unspecified in verb) from (person, indirect object).
7.9.3 .
Recip:
=ma-n
y ji-, usually in rdp. form -man
y ja=ma-n
y ji-
16.16.4 rdp (see also cpd. below with -yiga-).
-dan=ma-
to get (i.e., clean out) the guts or entrails of (animal, fish, etc.).
95.10.2 rdp,
103.2.2 .
-lhala=ma-
to bring. (rare)
-mad a=ma-
to get or pick up (grass).
-n uga=ma-
to get or pick up (stone).
116.3.2 .
-ng any =ma-
to get (animal fat).
109.3.6 . (-n
g aj-)
-w1 amuny =ma-
to pick up bits (of something). (-w1 amuy-)
-w1 an a=ma-
to grab (someone) by the arm.
44.1.2 .
Benef:
-a-ga
n a=ma- to seize (something, someone, not specified in verb) away from (rightful owner).
79.1.1/5 .
-w1 in=ma-
to get flesh of shellfish or nut.
-w2 an ja=ma-
to hold (person, animal) by the arm or wing.
-w1 ar ang gi=ma-
to pick up spear or spearshaft.
5.3.3 . (-w
1 a
r an
g gay)
yang -guriny =ma-
to argue with (person). (ya:ng , w1 urij)
-yiga=ma-ny ji-
(Recip) (fires) to join each other. (Attested with both cpd. initial and stem rdp.
97.4.2 ).
(Entry on page 80 of printed dictionary)
ma!
Interjection
Come on, give it!
(Entry on page 81 of printed dictionary)
mababil i
NcWara
gudgeon or similar fish sp. found in billabongs, said to resemble wil wigil wi.
(Entry on page 81 of printed dictionary)
mabad
NcMana
tree sp. whose wood is used to make spear shafts. (not a common sp.)
(Entry on page 81 of printed dictionary)
=mabanng any ji-
VIntrI2
to stand on one leg with the other foot held against the knee of the first leg.
(Entry on page 81 of printed dictionary)
maban ban gari
NcMana
crawling vine with edible roots said to resemble mabarawur ay, hence perhaps another Ipomoea sp.
(Entry on page 81 of printed dictionary)
maban ga
NcMana
(See preceding entry).
(Entry on page 81 of printed dictionary)
mabar
NAdj
dead, deceased. (uncommon term)
(Entry on page 81 of printed dictionary)
mabarawur ay
NcMana
crawling vine with long edible roots, Ipomoea pes -caprae ssp. brasiliense .
(Entry on page 81 of printed dictionary)
mabargu
NcMana
type of nulla nulla (wooden club for fighting).
Etym:
Poisbly related to
w2 argu 'shoulder' in NC
der form.
(Entry on page 81 of printed dictionary)
ma-bibi-yung
(Entry on page 81 of printed dictionary)
ma-bir il
(Entry on page 81 of printed dictionary)
ma:bu
gal a-ma:bu
NcAnaø egg. (-gal ang -, cpd. form of gagal ang ).
(Entry on page 81 of printed dictionary)
ma:bulhu
NcNg ara
young pelican (ba:lmi or gawira).
-mabun u-
Nc /Pref decomposed body or carcass; skeleton with some remains of skin, etc.
As cpd. initial: see =l al agi-'- (s.v. =l al aga-).
NCder:
With human referent takes regular number/gender affixes:
HumSg:
ni-mabun u-yung (MSg), ng ari-mabun u-yung (FSg).
(Entry on page 81 of printed dictionary)
ma-bur ugu
(Entry on page 81 of printed dictionary)
mabur
(Entry on page 82 of printed dictionary)
mabuyu
NcMana
shrub with edible berries, Grewia orientalis .
(Entry on page 82 of printed dictionary)
=madhad ga-
-yina=madhad ga-
to hold the head of.
(Entry on page 82 of printed dictionary)
ma-dhagalg
(Entry on page 82 of printed dictionary)
madhal
2
NcNa
sealing stitch on mats.
(Entry on page 82 of printed dictionary)
madhal ag
NcMana
beach, coastline (narrow sense); coastal region (including swamps and forests on predominantly sandy soil near coast, broad sense).
13.29.3 ,
18.8.7 ,
41.20.1 ,
47.1.3 ,
51.3.1 ,
59.8.7 ,
98.7.2 ,
113.9.3 ,
116.9.6 (habitat type),
140.4.5 ,
161.10.2 ,
166.23.2 ,
166.24.1 .
nu-madhal ag
NAdj coastal people, people who usually inhabit the coastal area. (with Gentilic nuN-)
Opposed to
yu:1 '(inland) bushland' (Gentilic nun
y -jul).
(Entry on page 82 of printed dictionary)
madhal agar
NcMana
singing accompanied by boomerang clapsticks (in ma
n d iwala or gunabibi ritual).
55.7.5 .
(Entry on page 82 of printed dictionary)
=madhanda-
(Entry on page 82 of printed dictionary)
=madhang ad a-
VIntrA2
to look with neck outstretched. Syn: =madharara-.
(Entry on page 82 of printed dictionary)
=madhang ulung uliya-
VlntrNg al
(dew, ng uli) to fall. (Form need checking).
(Entry on page 82 of printed dictionary)
=madhara-
Less common than =lha- 'to cut down',
=r ambara- .
(Entry on page 82 of printed dictionary)
ma:da
NcNa
long Macassan-type smoking pipe.
(Entry on page 82 of printed dictionary)
madamada
NcNa
woman's genital cover (loincloth) made of possum (yirginy ) skin.
(Entry on page 82 of printed dictionary)
madiwaj
NcWara
green pygmy-goose (duck).
(Entry on page 82 of printed dictionary)
maduwa
(Entry on page 82 of printed dictionary)
ma:d
NcNa
maggots (blowfly larvae, often laid in rotting meat)
(Entry on page 82 of printed dictionary)
mad a
mad a-wura:yung
NcAnaWu small grass(es).
142.6.5 . (Note P1 form -wura:yun
g , suggesting that ma
d a is cryptotypically plural.)
mad a-ng u-d igu
NcAnaWu young (green) grass. (d igu 'raw')
mad a-lhar ang
NcAnaWu mature (but still green) grass.
mad a-mad a-yij
NAdj having (lots of) grass.
2
NcAnaWu
freshwater long-tom fish,
Strongylura kreffti (swims with long, pointed mouth out of water, perhaps resembling a blade of grass).
59.3.4 ,
98.6.3 ,
107.2.2 ,
108.4.4 ,
162.17.2 .
(Entry on page 83 of printed dictionary)
mad ad uwaba
NcWara
a type of mud-whelk shell, Telescopium telescopium .
(Entry on page 83 of printed dictionary)
mad alad ala
(Entry on page 83 of printed dictionary)
mad alaj
NcWara
a freshwater short-necked tortoise sp., perhaps Emydura australis .
(Entry on page 83 of printed dictionary)
-mad a=wany ja-
(Entry on page 83 of printed dictionary)
mad ayin
2
NcAnaWu
name of the most important advanced male ritual, also called
r u:l, n
g a:rag.
54.1.5 ,
57.1.2 .
(Entry on page 83 of printed dictionary)
mad bal
HumSg:
mad bal-yung . Pl: mad ba-mad bal.
(Entry on page 83 of printed dictionary)
mad bang ga
NcNa
grass head ornament.
(Entry on page 83 of printed dictionary)
=mad -bu-
VTrMa1
to complete (activity), to do (something, e.g., singing in ritual) properly or excellently.
Ex:
niwu=mad -bi-ni ana-yi:r 'He finished making the dillybag' (implying that it was made well).
(Entry on page 83 of printed dictionary)
mad dhang a
NcNa
large flat grinding stone, mortar.
114.3.4 .
(Entry on page 83 of printed dictionary)
mad iga
Syn:
man
g agrabi (somewhat less common),
wir iyalyal (uncommon).
(Entry on page 83 of printed dictionary)
mad ilmi
NcMana
tree with inedible fruits, Canarium australianum .
(Entry on page 84 of printed dictionary)
mad iny jar
Term applied to a number of shrubs usually 1 to 2 metres tall, with tiny (often needle-like) leaves, commonly having brightly-colored (red, orange, yellow) flowers in the dry season, found in savannah, occasionally forming moderately dense brush. The term can be used to describe such brushland. Focal spp. are the wattle
Acacia sublanata , the fringe-myrtle
Calytrix exstipulata (=
C .
microphylla ), and the grevillea
Grevillea pungens . Other spp. which can be labeled by this term include
Jacksonia thesioides ,
Verticordia spp., and
Hibbertia spp. Some of these have uncommon specific names (see
mar miny , n
g a
n an
g a
n in
y ji), but these terms are rarely heard and informants may disagree on species applications. The term
mad iny jar is theoretically contrasted to
mud id i , but some speakers fail consistently to distinguish the two terms or even reverse the meanings presented here. Both
mad iny jar and
mud id i tend to have unfavorable connotations, designating economically useless, small shrubs which may cause minor injuring to persons walking by them.
(Entry on page 84 of printed dictionary)
mad jar
(Entry on page 84 of printed dictionary)
mad ubi
1
NcMana
plastron (undershell) of turtle or tortoise.
2
NcMana
flower of stringybark tree (lhu:ny ). (rare)
(Entry on page 84 of printed dictionary)
mad ugay
NcAnaWu
a small, harmless shark sp.
64.3.1 .
(Entry on page 84 of printed dictionary)
mad ung
NcAnaWu
collarbone; upper shoulder area around neck.
(Entry on page 84 of printed dictionary)
=maga-1
VTrYa
to have (something) wrapped up or covered.
(Entry on page 84 of printed dictionary)
=maga-2
Ref1:
=magi-'- (listed separately with examples, below).
Cf:
=yama- (Caus =yami-jga-).
(Entry on page 84 of printed dictionary)
-maga:
Suff
(has various functions discussed in Grammar; among other things, used in present tense negative with NAdj predicate, and added to verbs in counterfactual conditionals)
(Entry on page 84 of printed dictionary)
magabang
(Entry on page 84 of printed dictionary)
magad iga
NcMana
dried-up swamp, esp. one with abundant sedges available for eating at the end of the dry season.
166.20.2 .
(Entry on page 84 of printed dictionary)
magali
NcMana
stomach fat just inside skin of turtle or dugong.
111.6.1 . (Possibly magalhi, transcription needs checking).
(Entry on page 85 of printed dictionary)
ma-gal ar
(Entry on page 85 of printed dictionary)
ma-gal wag
(Entry on page 85 of printed dictionary)
magandar
NcMana
a paperbark tree sp. found in brackish swamps and on banks of billabongs,
Melaleuca cajaputi .
117.2.4 ,
158.1.1 .
Analysis as maG- plus root -w1 andar suggested by occurrence of songword synonym (an-)u-gandar, attested in plural
For list of other paperbarks see entry for
l iba.
(Entry on page 85 of printed dictionary)
ma-gan bul
(Entry on page 85 of printed dictionary)
ma-gang a
(Entry on page 85 of printed dictionary)
magarang anji
NcMana
warfare, fighting; war party.
(Entry on page 85 of printed dictionary)
=magaribada-
Subject is Ana class: wu=magaribadi-ny 'It dawned'.
See discussion of
=l al ma- (much more common).
(Entry on page 85 of printed dictionary)
magarman ig
NcMana
male chickenhawk (gargaj).
(Entry on page 85 of printed dictionary)
magaymagay
NcNg ara
osprey (fish-eating bird).
(Entry on page 85 of printed dictionary)
-magi
Suff
lest, or else. (Used with evitative verb form, or with future negative, describing undesirable consequences that can be avoided by taking the correct steps specified-- see Grammar.)
(Entry on page 85 of printed dictionary)
=magi-'-
Formally this is the Ref1. form of =maga- 'to tell (person)', but is not reflexive in meaning (cf. the 'false reflexive' or some other Aboriginal languages like Dyirbal).
Note that the verb form =magi-ø is the future negative (Nonpast3) of =maga-.
(Entry on page 85 of printed dictionary)
=magiwar umany ji-
VIntrI2
to sit with legs crossed.
(Entry on page 85 of printed dictionary)
ma-gugulhanuny
NcMana
(See -w1 ugulhanuny ).
(Entry on page 85 of printed dictionary)
maguj
Cpd:
initial: -w1 uj- (suggesting segmentation maG- plus -w1 uj).
(Entry on page 85 of printed dictionary)
magujin giya
NcMana
sharp stick used in fights.
(Entry on page 85 of printed dictionary)
magul
NcMana
fishtrap used in creeks consisting of a kind of dam of branches and paperbark with a small channel in the middle where fish swim through with the current, being caught in a basket.
9.6.4 ,
110.2.7 .
Can also be analysed as ma-gul (maG- plus root -w1 ul) on the basis of the form (an-)u-gul (see -w1 ul).
(Entry on page 86 of printed dictionary)
magul ag
NcAnaWu
(for NcMana see derivative below) skin; (tree) bark.
168.7.2 .
NCder:
(NcMana form either ma-magu
l ag as in
42.3.5 and
127.4.4 , or shortened ma-gu
l ag as in
115.2.7 . Note that the latter is identical to the underived stem form but with different noun class).
magul a-garwagarwar
NcAnaWu upper (outer) part of skin or tree bark.
53.1.5 .
(Entry on page 86 of printed dictionary)
maguminy in
(Entry on page 86 of printed dictionary)
magunal u
NcMana
a climbing vine, Tinospora smilacina .
(Entry on page 86 of printed dictionary)
=magur lha-
VTrA2
to watch (other people) dance.
Ex:
wara=magur lhi:-' 'They are watching them dance'.
(Entry on page 86 of printed dictionary)
ma:guru
Syn:
win gil (a little more common).
Distinct from ma-gu-ru '(as for) it (Mana class)', a pronoun (see Grammar for pronoun forms).
(Entry on page 86 of printed dictionary)
maguwa:duj
(Entry on page 86 of printed dictionary)
ma-guwanima
(Entry on page 86 of printed dictionary)
maja
NcMana
a particular type of seagrass eaten by dugong (narrow sense); general term used loosely to cover all seaweeds and seagrasses (subsumingl iriyil, wurur i, mung ul u, sometimes also the freshwater algae, wad ag).
(Entry on page 86 of printed dictionary)
majagurung
(Entry on page 86 of printed dictionary)
majaja
NcMana
tree sp. said to occur south of Rose River, said to resemble wulur u.
(Entry on page 86 of printed dictionary)
majandayi
NcMana
tapstick (term used in context of Yabuduruwa ritual practised by Roper River groups to south and west).
(Entry on page 86 of printed dictionary)
majargun
NcMana
women's ritual performance, performed in connection with the ma
n d iwala (circumcision) ritual.
55.4.4
(Entry on page 86 of printed dictionary)
majba
NAdj
generous, often giving (food, etc.).
HumSg:
majba-yung . Pl: majba-majba.
(Entry on page 86 of printed dictionary)
majbaing u
NcNg ara
crocodile (either sp.). (uncommon)
(Entry on page 87 of printed dictionary)
majbarwar
NcNg ara
olive python,
Liasis olivaceus (probable identification). Texts 1 and 2 passim,
59.7.3 ,
93.2.1 .
(Entry on page 87 of printed dictionary)
=ma:jga-
(occasionally heard as =ma:yga-)
VTrA1
to make, manufacture (object); to make (object) well or properly.
23.1.4 ,
51.4.3 ,
60.2.2 ,
60.2.2 rdp,
73.7.3 ,
91.1.3 ,
106.5.4 ,
145.1.6 ,
148.1.2 ,
155.2.1 rdp.
Ref1:
=ma:jgi-'-
VIntrI1 to be made (properly); (person) to feel better, to feel good (perhaps after recovering from an illness).
60.3.2 .
-dhi=ma:jga-
to tidy (something) up, repair (something).
-lha:l=ma:jga-
to restrain or quieten down (person).
-r aga=ma:jga
to make (net or basket for fish trap).
-ang a=ma:jga-
to make a camp for (object).
62.2.1 .
Near-synonym
is =ma:n dha-, used in a somewhat more general (sometimes abstract) sense, while =ma:jga- is normally confined to notion of manufacturing object with hands.
(Entry on page 87 of printed dictionary)
majguruj
NcNg ara
adult female dugong (ng arugal ij).
(Entry on page 87 of printed dictionary)
-maji:
Suff
if. (Discussed in Grammar)
(Entry on page 87 of printed dictionary)
maji
Pl:
maja-maji, with Mult. prefix -w
1 ara-maja-maji.
43.10.6 .
Inch:
=maji-ma-
VIntrA1 (person) to be/become healed.
55.11.2 ,
139.8.3 .
(Entry on page 87 of printed dictionary)
majij
NcMana
small running streams of water.
(Also Nunggubuyu pronunciation of 'matches'.)
(Entry on page 87 of printed dictionary)
majiyan
1
NAdj
orphan (child who has lost one or both natural parents).
2
NcNg ara
half-grown dugong (ng arugal ij), male or female,
(Entry on page 87 of printed dictionary)
=majura-
VIntrA2
to look down into pit.
(Entry on page 87 of printed dictionary)
malhi
NcAnaWu
whitish beetle larvae often found in bal bi tree.
(Entry on page 87 of printed dictionary)
malhiwu
NcMana
a shellfish sp. (family Mytilidae).
(Entry on page 87 of printed dictionary)
mal-
Pref
(See ma1G- and -malg-).
(Entry on page 87 of printed dictionary)
-mala-
NCder:
normal form (an-)u-mala
NcAnaWu .
99.1.3 .
Easily confused with homophonous stems, next two entries.
(Entry on page 87 of printed dictionary)
mala
NcWara
navel. (Cf. preceding and following entries.)
(Entry on page 87 of printed dictionary)
-mala-
Nc/Pref
thick honey (part of honey as taken from hive).
NCder:
usual form (an-)u-mala
NcAnaø .
143.15.6 .
Easily confused with homophonous stems, preceding two entries.
(Entry on page 88 of printed dictionary)
malagaj
NcAnaø
(occasionally
NcAnaWu ) (thick) honey; liquid fat or grease and other thick liquids.
142.5.1 .
(Entry on page 88 of printed dictionary)
malambang i
NcMana
puffball, mushroom.
132.1.1/3 . (uncommon word)
(Entry on page 88 of printed dictionary)
-malang aG-
Pref
somewhat; quite a bit.
(Entry on page 88 of printed dictionary)
malang a-ny anay
Contains prefix
-malang aG- , which is virtually obligatory with -n
y anay/j, but rarely a cpd. with a different cpd. initial plus -n
y anay/j occurs (see -n
y anay).
(Entry on page 88 of printed dictionary)
malany
NcMana
backbone, spine. (fairly uncommon in this form).
As cpd. initial: see
=jiririjga- , =w
1 ala-, -yiriwu, =na- 'to see'.
NCder:
dorsal fin (of fish), spike (of ray).
166.11.2 in form (an-)u-n
g u-malan
y NcAnaø . (Note that
-ng u- is irregular here since it is regularly used in such derivatives only when the root begins with an underlying stop.)
(Entry on page 88 of printed dictionary)
malany jur jur g
NcAnaø
glossy ibis (bird).
(Entry on page 88 of printed dictionary)
malar igur
NcNa
gecko lizard. (rare term)
-mala=r urdi-
VIntrI1 (See =r urdi-).
(Entry on page 88 of printed dictionary)
malawuru
NcNa
great trevally (large marine fish),
Caranx sexfasciatus .
64.3.5 ,
105.2.2 .
(Entry on page 88 of printed dictionary)
malayu
NAdj
(used in P1) crew of Macassan ship.
(Entry on page 88 of printed dictionary)
malbij
NcMana
vein, sinew, tendon.
162.13.15 (emend
1 to 1).
As cpd. initial: see
=w2 a- .
(Entry on page 88 of printed dictionary)
maldhan a
(Entry on page 88 of printed dictionary)
malG-
Used as cpd. initial with following stem (usually numeral NAdj) to form NcAna(Adv) cpd, occasionally NAdj cpd. (predicative).
mal-gal agal a
somewhat later, a moderate time (later).
52.7.3 . (a
l aga
l a)
(ana-)mal-gany ba-duj
(at) another time.
10.9.5 . (an
y baj, here with Locative suffix -ruj/-duj)
mal-bula-wa:
twice. (w2 ula-)
mal-bulany baj
three times, thrice.
4.7.2 pred. (w
2 ulan
y baj)
mal-garawindi
many times. (arawindi)
Another cpd. s.v.
yimbaj . Note homophony with next two entries.
(Entry on page 89 of printed dictionary)
-malg-
Nc/Pref
night sky, darkness at night.
NCder:
usual form (an-)u-malg or (ana-)wu-malg
NcAnaWu (but ma-malg also attested).
40.11.4 ,
131.2.5 .
Easily confused with stem in preceding and following entries.
(Entry on page 89 of printed dictionary)
ma:lg
NcAnaWu
correct kinship relation for marriage; subsection.
As cpd. initial (usually -ma:lg- with long vowel): see
mamal ang ,
ala:di , -w
2 a
r a.
The term can be applied to the 'subsection' classes used by neighboring Aboriginal groups including Ngandi and Ritharngu, but this system is not normally used by Nunggubuyu. The term therefore often means, more informally, suitable kinship class status with particular reference to marriageability (there is no other abstract term for 'kinship' or the like).
Avoid confusion with two preceding elements. Cf.
algur .
(Entry on page 89 of printed dictionary)
=malga-
(Entry on page 89 of printed dictionary)
malgan ang
NcNa
leg bone of animal (kangaroo, emu, etc.) used in sorcery.
71.22.2 ,
71.25.3 .
(Entry on page 89 of printed dictionary)
mali
NcAnaWu
flesh on calf of leg just under knee.
(Entry on page 89 of printed dictionary)
malibugad ag
NcAnaø
leathery turtle, Dermochelys coriacea . (Huge marine turtle, occasionally seen basking in open sea in Gulf; apparently does not nest in this area.)
(Entry on page 89 of printed dictionary)
malir
NcMana
flathead fish (several spp.).
(Entry on page 89 of printed dictionary)
=maliwar umany ji-
VIntrI2
to sit with legs crossed.
(Entry on page 89 of printed dictionary)
=malmalgi-
-lhagar=malmalgi
(several individuals) to form a line or row.
9.5.3 ,
9.10.4 .
(Entry on page 89 of printed dictionary)
-mal=na-
(Entry on page 90 of printed dictionary)
maing ar i
NAdj
nasty, not nice (person).
HumSg:
malng ar i-ny ung . Pl: maing a-malng ar i.
Ex:
nuru=main
g a
r i
ng ijang 'You(P1) are being nasty again'.
(Entry on page 90 of printed dictionary)
=maing awi-
VIntrI2
to be hospitable (to visitor), to be kind.
May contain
=ng awi-'- 'to die' etymologically.
(Entry on page 90 of printed dictionary)
maing uj
NcAnaWu
image, picture, reflection.
As cpd. initial: see =na- 'to see'.
(Entry on page 90 of printed dictionary)
malwad
NcMana
a tree on coast used to make spear shafts,
Thespesia populnea .
15.9.4 .
Closely associated in appearance and function to hibiscus,
ya:l .
(Entry on page 90 of printed dictionary)
malwid iwid i
NcAnaø
a hawk sp. (Apparently refers to full-grown specimens of the brown goshawk = chickenhawk, possibly also of the collared sparrowhawk).
(Entry on page 90 of printed dictionary)
ma-l a
For
mal a see following entry, below.
(Entry on page 90 of printed dictionary)
mal a
NcNa
centipede; scorpion.
To distinguish the two, centipedes can be specified as bi
r a-n
g ardha-n
g ardha-n
g a-j '(having) high rear' or
ng arambali .
(Entry on page 90 of printed dictionary)
mal abang u
(Entry on page 90 of printed dictionary)
mal al a:di
HumSg:
mal al a:di-ny ung . Pl: mal a-mal al a:di. (These forms rare.)
Ref1:
of Fact: =ma
l a
l a:di-wi-'- or =ma
l a
l a:di-yi-'- to become ignorant; to make a (mental or verba
l ) mistake out of ignorance.
47.22.3 .
lhawu-mal al a:di
not knowing (word, language, story).
Etym:
perhaps contains
ala:di 'bad' with irregular retroflexion by assimilation. (However, this stem does not show a rdp.
(Entry on page 90 of printed dictionary)
mal a:mar
NAdj
eldest (child), firstborn.
HumSg:
ma
l a:mari-jun
g 17.2.6 . Pl: ma
l a-ma
l a:mar.
Other birth-order terms (some also used as names for particular fingers): ga
d dhari-jirbi
r in, ma
l iarwulubulun
g a,
yabad a . Cf.
=lhama- l aga=wann
g a-.
(Entry on page 90 of printed dictionary)
=mal ambi-
VIntrI1
or VIntrI2 to shudder (with fear).
-ad u=mal ambi-
to be jolted, to shudder (as spear hits).
112.2.2 .
(Entry on page 91 of printed dictionary)
ma:l amburg
Ex:
ni=ma:l amburg ni=yambi:-na ana-lha:wu 'He speaks the words (or language) well.'
(Entry on page 91 of printed dictionary)
ma:l andhurg
NcNa
a marine fish (trevally-type), perhaps the snub-nosed dart, Trachynotus blochi .
(Entry on page 91 of printed dictionary)
-mal ang
NAdj
(Variant of mamal ang ).
(Entry on page 91 of printed dictionary)
=mal any ji-
-ar =malany ji-
(water) to spray out (after wave hits prow of boat).
(Entry on page 91 of printed dictionary)
mal arwulubulung a
HumSg:
mal arwulubulung a-yung .
Etym:
contains w2 ulumbulung a.
(Entry on page 91 of printed dictionary)
mal aywiwi
NcAnaø
young egret (mara:l ag).
(Entry on page 91 of printed dictionary)
mal bang gari
(Entry on page 91 of printed dictionary)
mal bij
NcMana
(mistranscription of malbij).
(Entry on page 91 of printed dictionary)
mal galha:lhir
(Entry on page 91 of printed dictionary)
mal gura
NAdj
sharp. Syn: mar agarj, yil a:ma.
(Entry on page 91 of printed dictionary)
mal ibi
(Entry on page 91 of printed dictionary)
mal ijba
NcMana
intestinal fat (of turtle or dugong).
(Entry on page 91 of printed dictionary)
ma-l ing u
(Entry on page 91 of printed dictionary)
mal iri
NcMana
long, flat fighting stick.
50.4.3 .
(Entry on page 91 of printed dictionary)
=mal irimayi-
(Entry on page 91 of printed dictionary)
=mal mal a-
(Entry on page 91 of printed dictionary)
mal ng ar
NcAnaø
small rays such as mar bidi or man in ig.
Usually refers to large groups of such rays in Mult form:
(Entry on page 91 of printed dictionary)
mal wa
NcAnaWu
a ritual performed by Aboriginals west of the Nunggubuyu.
(Entry on page 91 of printed dictionary)
mamaga
NAdj
set aside, unused, by itself; (person) alone.
HumSg:
mamaga-yung . Pl: ma-mamaga.
Also used in an irregular and rather curious form with Benef. prefix -a- and with transitive pronominal prefix meaning 'X (subject) has Y (object) set aside or reserved for himself (i.e., for X)'.
13.23.4 .
Another ex: ng awa:-'=mamaga 'I have it set aside or reserved for myself' (i.e., 'It is reserved for me').
(Entry on page 92 of printed dictionary)
mamal ang
NAdj
good, excellent; (feeling) good.
47.11.2 pred (=ma
l an
g ).
Occurs chiefly as cpd. final:
dan-mamal ang
(feeling) good in guts (belly, etc.).
132.4.5 pred.
-gi=mamal ang -ga-
(Fact. verb form) to make the excrement of (person) good (to cure him of diarrhoea).
132.5.3 .
l a-mamal ang
feeling good in the head (i.e., cured of headache). (l a:ng )
lhagul a-mal ang
(person) who frequently uses obscene language.
lha:l-mal ang
enthusiastic, eager, in good spirits.
ma:l-mal ang
of the correct kinship relation (to marry someone). (ma:1g)
w1 uriny -mal ang
happy, in good spirits. (w1 urij)
(Entry on page 92 of printed dictionary)
mamanung gu
NAdj
clean; good, useful. (not very common)
HumSg:
mamanung gu-yung . Pl: ma-mamanung gu.
(Entry on page 92 of printed dictionary)
mamar
NAdj
empty; not pregnant (at a given moment).
HumSg:
mamar -yung . Pl: ma-mamar .
As NcNg ara can be used to designate 'female dugong without young in womb' (see ng arugal ij).
Cf:
gulmu-mundur (s.v. mundur).
(Entry on page 92 of printed dictionary)
=mamara-
-w1 any ja=mamara-
to conceal (food).
7.4.1 .
(Entry on page 92 of printed dictionary)
=mama:riny ji-
VIntrI2
to be clean; to be good, usable.
(Entry on page 92 of printed dictionary)
ma:mbal
NcNa
freshwater mussel. (most common term)
37.1.2 ff.
(Entry on page 92 of printed dictionary)
mamba:li
NAdj
of the Mamba:li semimoiety or clan.
HumSg mamba:li-yun
g or mamba:li-n
y un
g .
34.4.1 .
This is one of the four semimoieties (mambali,
murung un , bu
d al, guyal) of the Warndarang and Mara people to the south; Nunggubuyu often apply it specifically to the Numamu
d i
d i clan.
(Entry on page 92 of printed dictionary)
ma:mban i
NcMana
a shovel-nosed ray said to have snout shorter than
l an
g ij.
64.3.1 .
(Entry on page 93 of printed dictionary)
mambara
NcNg ara
young olive python (majbarwar).
(Entry on page 93 of printed dictionary)
mambun ung u
NcNa
blowfly. (fairly uncommon)
(Entry on page 93 of printed dictionary)
ma:nha
NcAnaø
white-necked heron.
(Entry on page 93 of printed dictionary)
-man-
(Entry on page 93 of printed dictionary)
manabaru
(Entry on page 93 of printed dictionary)
-manabun -
Nc/Pref
(Occurs in my notes as a variant of -man abun-, but probably a mistranscription.)
(Entry on page 93 of printed dictionary)
manaj
(Entry on page 93 of printed dictionary)
manba
NcNa
armband from leaf of
r a:n vine,
Flagellaria indica .
5.17.4 .
(Entry on page 93 of printed dictionary)
mandhabi
NcMana
sedge similar to mad iga with edible roots, Eleocharis sp. (probably E . sp. aff. fistulosa , recently identified on Croote Eylandt).
(Entry on page 93 of printed dictionary)
-man=dharwadharwi-
VIntrl1
(See =lharwadharwi-).
(Entry on page 93 of printed dictionary)
-man=dha:yi-
(Entry on page 93 of printed dictionary)
mandha:yung
NAdj
of the Mandha:yun
g moiety (includes murun
g un, n
g almi, and numamu
d i
d i clans).
52.3.2/3 ,
64.4.4 .
For alternative Sg and Du forms see
min iguya .
As cpd. final: see lha:1 'country'.
Etym:
frozen combination of man- 'group' and *dhuwa (cf. moiety term dhuwa in Ritharngu and other Yuulngu languages).
(Entry on page 93 of printed dictionary)
mandhirang
NcAnaø
small kangaroo or wallaby (any species).
(Entry on page 93 of printed dictionary)
mand-
Pref
(For mand-irija see yirija, -irija. Prefix is man-.)
(Entry on page 93 of printed dictionary)
mandabadhang u
NAdj
all together. (not very common)
Ex:
mandabadhang u n
g a:mbu=bura:-' 'We(InP1) will all stay (sit) together'.
Probably contains mandag-, perhaps also
-lhang u .
(Entry on page 93 of printed dictionary)
ma:ndabi
(Entry on page 94 of printed dictionary)
-mandag-
Nc/Pref
(large) group, gang; herd.
As cpd. initial: see
=ng uny maa- ,
=r ama- , =ala:di-ya- (s.v. ala:di), arawindi,
w2 irig , =w
2 anaga-n
y ji- (s.v. =w
2 anaga-).
manda-mar agarij
NcP1 dangerous group or gang.
17.16.3 .
manda-dhabarj
NcP1 large group. (lhabarj)
For simple noun
mandag see next entry.
(Entry on page 94 of printed dictionary)
mandag
NcNg ara
black-striped grunter (a perch), Amniatibia percoides .
For derivatives and compounds involving a homophonous root see preceding entry.
(Entry on page 94 of printed dictionary)
=manda:gi-
Ref1:
=manda:gi-'-
VIntrl1 .
55.2.3 .
Probably
-man- 'group' plus
=agi- 'to go get', which is often used in this context (no connection to intransitive
=a:gi- 'to return').
Cf:
=munduwa-n
y ji- (s.v. =munduwa-),
=mun d uga- .
(Entry on page 94 of printed dictionary)
mandara
NcNa
butterfly fish, Selenotoca multifasciata .
(Entry on page 94 of printed dictionary)
mand-irija
NAdj
(See yirija, -irija).
(Entry on page 94 of printed dictionary)
mangaburun a
NcMana
hook boomerang (has one long side with sharp, short other side).
In this and the next few entries the n and g are pronounced separately.
(Entry on page 94 of printed dictionary)
mangalag
NAdj
kind, sympathetic (person).
HumSg:
mangala-jung . Pl: manga-mangalag.
(Entry on page 94 of printed dictionary)
=mangarwu-
VTrRa
to take (companion or child) along (on a walk or journey, etc.).
35.13.3 (ray and sawshark, in myth). Prototypically used of mother or other adult taking child with her on a walk.
(Entry on page 94 of printed dictionary)
mangayang a
NcNg ara
rainforest shrub with edible fruits,
Ganophyllum falcatum .
114.8.2 .
(Entry on page 94 of printed dictionary)
mangimangi
(Entry on page 94 of printed dictionary)
mangurg
NcAnaø
a type of 'devil' or ghost (bad iriny a).
Also NCder -mangurg, attested as (an-)u-mangurg NcAnaø .
(Entry on page 94 of printed dictionary)
manjar
NcAnaWu
foliage, leaves, 'bushes' (refers prototypically to branches with leaves on them, whether still on the tree or after being removed).
1.3.4 ,
58.1.5 ,
59.2.2 ,
62.4.5 ,
65.3.2 ,
71.19.4 ,
113.10.5 ,
114.3.1 ,
163.4.2 .
manja-manjar-yij
NAdj having foliage (still on branch).
119.2.3 .
(Entry on page 95 of printed dictionary)
=manji-
VIntrI1
to bathe, to take a bath (in pond, etc.).
(Entry on page 95 of printed dictionary)
manung alyi
NcMana
a type of soldier crab, distinct from mawulugu.
(Entry on page 95 of printed dictionary)
manung gu
NcMana
grass sp. found on sand dunes, Vetiveria elongata .
(Entry on page 95 of printed dictionary)
-man abun-
Nc/Pref
hulk, outer frame (of canoe, coolamon, etc.).
(Entry on page 95 of printed dictionary)
man ag
NcMana
unripe nut of pandanus tree (maguj).
(Entry on page 95 of printed dictionary)
man ajgar i
NAdj
poor hunter (in general); unsuccessful hunter (one who has missed his prey or come home empty on a particular occasion).
Etym:
Probably contains
-ar i , which is found in several other expressions for poor or unsuccessful performers.
(Entry on page 95 of printed dictionary)
=man aman alwa-
VTrA1
to care for (person), to look after. (uncommon)
(Entry on page 95 of printed dictionary)
man an
NcMana
young darter, 'diver duck' (argarg).
May also be applied loosely to young of other similar wading birds, especially cormorants (such as gulmum-bal gara).
(Entry on page 95 of printed dictionary)
man an ung
NAdj
(P1 of man i-ny ung , s.v. man ung ).
(Entry on page 95 of printed dictionary)
man ang ari
NcAnaø
( a fish, said to be the young of yalabura.
64.8.4 .
(Entry on page 95 of printed dictionary)
man ba
NcMana
tree with edible gum, Terminalia carpentariae .
(Entry on page 95 of printed dictionary)
=man baga-
VTrA1
to do something (especially, spear) repeatedly to (someone, something).
42.5.1 ,
42.6.1 ,
69.9.5 .
Syn:
=w2 a r galha- (more common).
Ref1:
has special sense: =ma
n bagi-'-
VIntrI1 to get a lot (of something), to get a big one.
143.15.3 .
Opposite of this Ref1. form: =ajidagi-'-. Cf. =w2 arga- VIntrN.
(Entry on page 95 of printed dictionary)
man ban buru
NcMana
banyan (fig) tree, Ficus virens , especially the figs themselves.
(Entry on page 95 of printed dictionary)
-man =burda-
(Entry on page 95 of printed dictionary)
=ma:n dha-
VTrA2
to make (something); to make (something) properly or well.
11.2.1 ff.rdp,
12.1.2 rdp,
4.4.3 rdp,
4.3.2/3 ,
9.5.2 ,
13.5.2 ,
12.1.1 ,
13.7.2 ,
14.15.2 ,
19.5.4 ,
21.9.2 ,
28.13.2 ,
29.3.4 ,
29.13.4 ,
35.1.3 ,
60.1.1 ,
64.5.2 ff.,
108.2.2 ,
157.3.2 ,
163.13.5 ,
166.1.1 .
Ref1:
=ma:
n dhi-'-
VIntrI1 (object) to be made properly or well; (person) to be/become well (after illness), to feel good.
41.7.2 ,
41.20.3 ,
73.7.3 ,
115.4.5 . (See also the last two cpds. listed below.)
-lhal=ma:n dha-
to make (place, country; said of ancestral beings).
35.12.3 .
Benef:
-a-dhal=ma:
n dha- to make (country) for (someone).
35.6.1 .
-lha:l=ma:n dha-
to restrain, quieten down (angry person about to get involved in a fight, etc.).
-dhi=ma:n dha-
to fix up, to treat carefully.
-yiga=ma:n dha-
to make (fire) properly.
-aba=ma:n dha-
to make ground or sand.
12.9.3 . (aban)
-w1 uriny ma:n dhi-'-
(Ref1) to feel good.
-ya:l=ma:n dhi-'-
(Ref1) to feel all right, to be calm (not angry).
(Entry on page 96 of printed dictionary)
man d a
NcAnaWu
lower leg (focus on shin bone).
128.1.3 .
As cpd. initial: see =w1 ur yi-'- (s.v. =w1 ur ya-).
(Entry on page 96 of printed dictionary)
=man d agi-
VIntrI1
to want more (esp. food).
7.2.1 .
(Entry on page 96 of printed dictionary)
man d iwala
(Entry on page 96 of printed dictionary)
=man imaja-
VIntrNg al
to dodge, elude (spears or other weapons).
Caus:
=man imaja-ng i-jga- VTrA1 to cause or help (someone) to dodge (weapons).
(Entry on page 96 of printed dictionary)
man indhang u
(Entry on page 96 of printed dictionary)
man in ig
(Entry on page 96 of printed dictionary)
man i-ny ung
NAdj
(HumSg form of man ung ).
(Entry on page 96 of printed dictionary)
man jurjur
NAdj
clean, good. (not very common)
HumSg:
man jurjur-yung . Pl: man ja-man jurjur.
(Entry on page 96 of printed dictionary)
=man ma-
VTrA3
to help (person), to cooperate with (person).
May be used in context of work or in fighting.
Ex:
n
g anu=ma
n ma-n
g i niwu=lha-n
g i
ng ur a 'I helped him to chop firewood; I helped him as he was chopping firewood'.
(Entry on page 97 of printed dictionary)
man ng ulg
NAdj
sacred (food, etc.).
Fact:
=man ng ul-ga- VTrA1 to make (food, etc.) sacred, taboo.
(Entry on page 97 of printed dictionary)
man ung
NAdj
female; woman.
25.6.2 (animal).
(Entry on page 97 of printed dictionary)
mang aj
NCder:
Nc .
109.3.2 in form (an-) u-man
g aj, attested without class prefix as wu-man
g aj
109.3.2 . (This attesteation, however, could be reanalysed as wu=man
g aj 'it is fat'.)
HumSg:
mang a-jung . Pl: mang a-mang aj.
Meaning:
generally stresses succulent nature of fat or edible substances of similar consistency, generally a positive expression. Form seems ambiguous as to analysis with root as
mang aj , and analysis with root as
-ng aj Nc/Pref (q.v.).
(Entry on page 97 of printed dictionary)
-mang ala-
As cpd. initial: see =1ha- 'to stand'.
(Entry on page 97 of printed dictionary)
mang alng
NcNa
woomera (spearthrower). Looks like derivative of -ng alng with Mana class prefix maG-, but this analysis is incompatible synchronically with Na class marking (due to synonymy with wan d ag).
Syn:
wan d ag (more common). Cf. -n
g aln
g .
(Entry on page 97 of printed dictionary)
mang an d ayayagu
Pl:
mang a-mang an d ayayagu.
(Entry on page 97 of printed dictionary)
mang ar ag
Perhaps still analysable as maG- plus root -ng ar ag, cf.
(Entry on page 97 of printed dictionary)
ma-ng ari-mar a-yung
NcMana
(See ng ari-mar a-yung ).
(Entry on page 97 of printed dictionary)
mang ga:dhira
NAdj
Macassan (person or language), Macassar (place).
Texts 166-168 passim, also
71.17.3 .
Macassans were Indonesians from Sulawesi (Celebes) who formerly sailed annually to the Gulf to obtain trepang (dha:riba).
(Entry on page 98 of printed dictionary)
mang garabi
Syn:
mad iga (a little more common).
(Entry on page 98 of printed dictionary)
mang gawuja
NcMana
root corm of
Nymphaea sp. water lily, like wu
d an but found in deeper water and with coarse, irregular surface (may occasionally float on surface of water).
59.10.5 ,
114.9.5 ,
114.10.1 .
(Entry on page 98 of printed dictionary)
mang gu
NcAnaWu
(entire) leg. Cf. jang gal.
(Entry on page 98 of printed dictionary)
mang gura
NAdj
of the Mang gura clan (mostly bilingual in Ritharngu and Nunggubuyu).
HumSg:
man
g gura-yun
g . Pl: man
g ga-man
g gura.
73.6.8 .
(Entry on page 98 of printed dictionary)
many al many al
NAdj
walking in swaggering fashion.
Also Mult (w1 )ara-many al many al in same sense.
(Entry on page 98 of printed dictionary)
-many ji:
Variant of
-maji: , discussed in Grammar.
(Entry on page 98 of printed dictionary)
many maji
NAdj
deserted, empty (place).
47.9.4 pred.
(Morphological analysis tentative.)
(Entry on page 98 of printed dictionary)
-mar a-
Nk
(See ni-mar a-yung , ng ari-mar a-yung . For other forms see mar ang .)
(Entry on page 98 of printed dictionary)
mar aga
1
NcMana
mist accompanying southeast wind (mar iga). (uncommon sense)
2
NcMana
net or basket made of branches used as part of fishtrap, ma-gul, or (loosely) this fishtrap as a whole.
25.4.2 ,
110.3.6 . Cf. =lha
r ga-, =w
2 aga-, =andhaga-, wurabura.
The form of this cpd. initial suggests that the form should be analysed as maG- plus root
-r aga- , but this would normally result in *ma-
d aga rather than ma-
r aga. The synchronic segmentability of the noun is thus in doubt.
(Entry on page 98 of printed dictionary)
mar agarj
HumSg:
ma
r agari-jun
g . Pl: ma
r a-ma
r agar(i)j.
69.6.7 . a-ma
r agari-jin
y un
g 'dangerous one', used as a designation of a particular shark sp. (Syn:
mul ur ) and sometimes for certain other specific animals (usually NcAnaø).
As cpd. final: see mandag-,
r ilji.
(Entry on page 98 of printed dictionary)
mar agi
(Entry on page 98 of printed dictionary)
=mar andawa-
VTrA1
to try to get (food, etc., not indicated in verb) for (injured person or animal), to try to get relief (food, etc.) to.
Ex:
wani=mar andawa:-' ana-marya 'He tried to get food to/for them'.
Ex:
ng ani=mar andawa:-' ng aya-wi-wuy 'He tried to get (food) to me'.
(Entry on page 99 of printed dictionary)
mar ang
a-mar am-ba:
(Du form) '(with) both hands'.
169.19.4 .
mar ang -any ja:bugij
'five' ('hand-one').
(Entry on page 99 of printed dictionary)
-mar ang =a-
VTr
(See =yi-/=w1 u- 'to give').
(Entry on page 99 of printed dictionary)
mar ang ara
NcAnaø
shellfish (general term); shell (of shellfish, occasionally of nut); membrane (of crustacean).
53.4.1 .
(Entry on page 99 of printed dictionary)
-mar ang =u-
VTr
(See =yi-/=w1 u- 'to give').
(Entry on page 99 of printed dictionary)
mar arany
(Entry on page 99 of printed dictionary)
=mar ayang ga-
VTrA1
to wake (someone) up, to rouse (someone).
Ref1:
=mar ayang gi-'- VIntrI1 to wake up.
(Entry on page 99 of printed dictionary)
-mar a-yung
Nk
(See ni-mar a-yung , ng ari-mar a-yung ).
(Entry on page 99 of printed dictionary)
mar bidi
The most commonly mentioned small ray sp. term, used loosely in some contexts for all small rays, but there is a special superordinate term:
mal ng ar .
(Entry on page 99 of printed dictionary)
mar bin
NcMana
flat stick used to stoke fire.
(Entry on page 99 of printed dictionary)
mar bunang
NcNa
freshwater perch sp. locally called 'black bream', perhaps
Hephaestus bancrofti .
107.2.3 ,
108.4.2 .
(Entry on page 99 of printed dictionary)
mar buy
NcMana
tall sedge with thick horizontal rhizome,
Eleocharis sphacelata (specimen collected at billabong near Ngukurr).
114.6.1 ,
114.11.2 ,
157.10.4 .
From descriptions given by informants the term may also cover one or more smaller sedges.
Not to be confused with
marbuy (with tap r).
(Entry on page 99 of printed dictionary)
=mar gir a-
VTrA2
to resent or be jealous of (another man, over a wife or woman).
(Entry on page 99 of printed dictionary)
=mar gir a-ja-
VIntrNg al
to be jealous or resentful (object not specified in verb).
Intr:
form of preceding entry.
(Entry on page 99 of printed dictionary)
-mar i-
Nc/Pref
track, trace, mark (of something).
(Entry on page 100 of printed dictionary)
mar ig
Nk
(my/our) nephew or niece (sister's child, woman's child). 5.6.
2 and
14.18.2 (vocative),
5.8.4 (MSg),
28.11.6 (FSg).
(Entry on page 100 of printed dictionary)
mar iga
As cpd. final: see agalhal-.
(Entry on page 100 of printed dictionary)
=mar iny a-
VTrA1
to draw, to make a mark on.
Probably related to
-mar i- but formation obscure.
(Entry on page 100 of printed dictionary)
-mar irg-
Pref
(See following item).
(Entry on page 100 of printed dictionary)
mar iyarg
NcAnaWu
twigs and low, dry grass close to ground which makes little crunching noises when stepped on.
(Entry on page 100 of printed dictionary)
mar miny
NcAnaWu
shrub with needle-like leaves and small white flowers, Verticordia cunninghamii .
Most speakers do not know the term or are not sure exactly which species it designates; shrubs of this type are commonly lumped together as
mad iny jar .
(Entry on page 100 of printed dictionary)
mar wa
NcAnaWu
long, edible yam (plant is low tangled creeper), Vigna vexillata .
According to Levitt the people of Groote Eylandt have a single term for this sp. and another legume,
Phaseolus adenanthus , and it is possible that
mar wa can also apply to this or another similar legume with edible taproot.
(Entry on page 100 of printed dictionary)
=mar yawar yawi-
VIntrI1
to hustle and bustle about, to move around energetically.
(Entry on page 100 of printed dictionary)
=mar ya-wu-
-ba=mar ya-wu-
to sting in the eye.
Ex:
ng ang gu-ba=mar ya-wa-ng 'It (insect, etc.) stung me in the eye'.
(Entry on page 100 of printed dictionary)
-mar-
Pref
(Possibly two unrelated prefixes).
(Entry on page 100 of printed dictionary)
=mara-
Cf:
ng ujija . For VIntrYa see next item.
(Entry on page 100 of printed dictionary)
=maraa-
Ex:
wuru=maraa:-' a:-'ny baj-guy 'They changed their course toward another (place)'.
(Entry on page 100 of printed dictionary)
=maraga-
(Entry on page 101 of printed dictionary)
maragad ag
NcAnaø
calf (of cow or buffalo).
(Entry on page 101 of printed dictionary)
maragu
(Entry on page 101 of printed dictionary)
mara:l ag
(Entry on page 101 of printed dictionary)
=marawa-
VIntrA1
(Variant of =maraa-).
(Entry on page 101 of printed dictionary)
-mara=wadja-
(Entry on page 101 of printed dictionary)
-mar=bilwila-
(Entry on page 101 of printed dictionary)
marbuy
Used almost always as predicative NAdj in constructions translatable with 'to know': 4.8.lpred,
47.18.7 pred,
68.3.3 pred,
68.4.2 pred (negative),
157.5.2 pred.
Mult:
-w
1 ara-marbuy.
54.1.6 pred.
Nonpredicative forms can be elicited:
HumSg:
marbuy-yun
g (pronounced marbuyun
g ).
15.7.5 .
Fact:
=marbuy-(w)a-
VTrA1 to inform; to teach (person).
69.13.4 .
Recip:
of Fact: =marbuy-(w)a-n
y ji-
VIntrI2 to inform or teach each other.
47.4.1 ,
69.13.1 .
Inch:
=marbuy-ma-
VIntrA1 to learn (knowledge, facts).
47.4.1 ,
139.6.2 .
(Entry on page 101 of printed dictionary)
marga:lhuwa
(Entry on page 101 of printed dictionary)
margij
Young:
dil yang gad ilyang ga.
(Entry on page 101 of printed dictionary)
mari
(Entry on page 101 of printed dictionary)
marijguru
NcMana
marine long-tom fish.
(Entry on page 101 of printed dictionary)
marin
NcAnaWu
type of basket, fairly deep but small in diameter, made from pandanus fibres and sealed with wax, used for carrying honey and the like.
8.5.2 ,
143.6.3 ,
157.5.2 ,
157.7.3 .
(Entry on page 101 of printed dictionary)
ma:riny
NcAnaø
(Mistranscription of ma:rny ).
(Entry on page 101 of printed dictionary)
=ma:rma-
VTrA3
to be sad for, to miss (dead or departed person).
Ex:
wunu=ma:rmi-ny 'They miss (have become sad for) him.
(Entry on page 101 of printed dictionary)
ma:rng u
NcAnaø
or NcNg ara female possum (yirginy ).
(Entry on page 102 of printed dictionary)
ma:rny
Rainbows are conceptualised by Nunggubuyu as snakes.
(Entry on page 102 of printed dictionary)
=ma:ruga-
VTrA1
to prevent (something); to refuse to allow (something) to be used, to place (something) off limits.
Ex:
wirin
g a=ma:ruga-n
y 'They prevented it (dugong,
ng arugal ij ) from being used (i.e., eaten)'.
Benef:
-a=ma:ruga- to refuse (something, unspecified in verb) to (person).
(Entry on page 102 of printed dictionary)
-mar=wuldha-
(Entry on page 102 of printed dictionary)
marya
NcAnaø
soft food (general term including fruits, vegetables, eggs, tree gum, etc.).
5.10.2 ,
13.18.4 ,
47.16.4 ,
55.3.7 ,
98.7.5 ,
98.11.3 ,
113.9.4 ,
119.8.4 ,
123.2.5 (wattle gum),
157.10.1 ,
163.2.2 .
As cpd. initial usually suppleted by
-w1 any ja- (q.v.).
Appears to be present in some verb forms listed below.
(Entry on page 102 of printed dictionary)
=marya:da-
VIntrA2
to be/become hungry.
(Entry on page 102 of printed dictionary)
=maryal a-
VIntrA2
to be/become very hungry, to be ravished with hunger. Cf. marya, =marya:da-.
Syn:
=marya:da— (more common), -mu:gar=ng awi-'- (s.v. =ng awi-'-).
(Entry on page 102 of printed dictionary)
=marya-wu-
VIntrMa1
to be full (of food), to have had enough food.
(Entry on page 102 of printed dictionary)
=mawaladha-
-ay=mawaladha-
to make nest. (Sense and segmentation unclear.)
(Entry on page 102 of printed dictionary)
-mawar u-
Apparently not used with reference to other animals.
(Entry on page 102 of printed dictionary)
mawulgamin
NcNg ara
adult female antelopine kangaroo (arjambal).
(Entry on page 102 of printed dictionary)
mawulugu
NcAnaø
a species of soldier crab.
(Entry on page 102 of printed dictionary)
mawulwad
NcAnaø
coastal bird said to resemble a large cormorant, probably brown gannet (brown booby).
Variants:
malwa
d ,
wulwad ,
ng ulwad and similar forms with
n for
d .
(Entry on page 102 of printed dictionary)
mawungarara
(Entry on page 102 of printed dictionary)
=mawur a:da-
VIntrA2(object)
to be cold; (person, animal) to feel cold.
Past punctual often used in perfective sense:
ng a=mawur a:di-ny
'I am cold (have become cold)'.
For NAdj form see following entry.
(Entry on page 103 of printed dictionary)
mawur a:duj
NAdj
cold (object); feeling cold (person, animal).
Analysable as mawu
r a:du-j with NAdj ending -j, cf. verb
=mawur a:da- .
(Entry on page 103 of printed dictionary)
mawur
NcAnaWu
benevolent spirit (of dead person), contrasted with ghost or 'devil' (bad iriny a), usually malevolent.
Most often found as NCder -mawur.
HumSg:
ni-mawur-yung . Pl: (war-)umu:-'-mawur.
ni=mawur
65.6.4 could be predicative form or abbreviated form of ni-mawur-yun
g .
(Entry on page 103 of printed dictionary)
=maya-
Mult:
-w
1 ara=maya-, attested with internal rdp. as -w
1 ara-maya=maya-.
167.16.1 .
2
VTrA1
to call (someone, a certain name); to give name (muwaj).
13.29.2 ,
18.16.6 ,
18.20.5 rdp,
34.1.4 ,
86.1.1 ff. (
(33.5.2 glossed 'to sing song of __' but reexamination suggests that 'to call (name)' is also a possible reading).
Refl:
=mayi-'-
VIntrI1 to be called (name).
82.1.7/8 .
Mult:
of Ref1: -w
1 ara=mayi-'- to be called (by all these names).
82.1.1/6 .
-lhalgar=maya-
to sing (something, transitive).
-lhala=maya-
to promise (daughter) to, to bestow on.
(Entry on page 103 of printed dictionary)
maya:li
NAdj
tricky, sly: malicious.
15.8.3 .
HumSg:
maya:li-ny ung . Pl: maya-maya:li.
(Entry on page 103 of printed dictionary)
=ma:yga-
(Entry on page 103 of printed dictionary)
mi-
(Entry on page 103 of printed dictionary)
=mi-
VTr
(A surface form, of =ma- 'to pick up, get').
(Entry on page 103 of printed dictionary)
-mi-
Suff
(A surface form of Inchoative verbaliser -ma-).
(Entry on page 103 of printed dictionary)
midhigin d a
NcMana
portion of fat in ray on both sides of minha:ri between it and mu:n (names of other ray fat portions).
NCder:
edge; ray fat.
106.4.4 (NcAnaø, ray fat).
(Entry on page 103 of printed dictionary)
=midhugany ji-
VTrI2
to do something (esp., to spear) repeatedly (to someone, direct object).
142.3.4 ,
163.9.5 .
(Entry on page 103 of printed dictionary)
midhun
NcWara
snail with grooved shell found in mangroves (family Neritidae).
(Entry on page 104 of printed dictionary)
midhurung u
(Entry on page 104 of printed dictionary)
midarg
NAdj
sneaking along (as in hunting).
15.6.8 pred.
midar-biny ig
or midar-birig NAdj (same gloss). (w2 iny ig, w2 irig).
(Entry on page 104 of printed dictionary)
mi-digi-j
(Entry on page 104 of printed dictionary)
mi:d
(Entry on page 104 of printed dictionary)
mi-d a-
Pref
(P1 mij- plus 2nd/3rd possessor prefix -r ang - or -ang - with kin terms; listed here under yr a(ng )-or a(ng -) plus root.)
(Entry on page 104 of printed dictionary)
mid a:buruburu
NcMana
prostrate vine with bright yellow flowers and notoriously dangerous spiny fruits, Tribulus cistoides .
Occasionally pronounced min d a:buruburu.
(Entry on page 104 of printed dictionary)
mid ad ari
NcMana
(uncommon term for) fruit of green plum tree (muny juj, Buchanania obovata ), sometimes fruit of certain other trees (munng u, wil wag, mirir an, wu:ng ).
More often the fruits are referred to by the same name as the tree (
muny juj , etc.).
(Entry on page 104 of printed dictionary)
-mi=d agu-
(Entry on page 104 of printed dictionary)
mid a:mimi
NcMana
difficult to find or remember, elusive (word, name). Possibly contains -mij-.
(Entry on page 104 of printed dictionary)
mid i
NcNa
paperbark tree, the form of
Melaleuca leucadendron found on old sand dunes (as at Numbulwar) with massive but crooked trunk, substantial loose bark.
71.16.5 ,
143.12.6 ,
144.2.3 ,
162.21.4 .
Other form of same species:
lhulwu .
(Entry on page 104 of printed dictionary)
mid ijalag
NAdj
prone to teasing or other verbal playing.
Fact:
=mid ijala-ga- VTrA1 to tease (someone).
(Entry on page 104 of printed dictionary)
mid iwiri
NcAnaø
a form of the possum (yirginy ).
Informants were inconsistent as to whether this is male or female.
(Entry on page 104 of printed dictionary)
migimigari
(Entry on page 104 of printed dictionary)
migir arga
(Entry on page 104 of printed dictionary)
mij-
1
Pref
P1 prefix with many noun stems.
3
Pref
throat(?), in -mij=gad dha- (s.v. =w1 ad dha-).
(Entry on page 104 of printed dictionary)
mi:j
(Entry on page 105 of printed dictionary)
mijbarawal
NcMana
sac in guts of fish.
(Entry on page 105 of printed dictionary)
mij-bawan -ny ij
(Entry on page 105 of printed dictionary)
mij-buny a:ny ung
NAdj
(P1 of w2 iny ig with human reference).
(Entry on page 105 of printed dictionary)
mij-bura:yung
NAdj
(P1 of w2 irig with human reference).
(Entry on page 105 of printed dictionary)
mijburgul an
NcMana
long string ornament draped around neck and waist.
5.17.5 .
(Entry on page 105 of printed dictionary)
mij-buruyag
Functions as alternative to
mij-bura:yung 'children' (P1 of w
2 irig). Appears to contain
mij- P1 prefix, but compare with homophonous following entry.
(Entry on page 105 of printed dictionary)
mijburuyag
NAdj
clever (person), having magical powers, witch doctor.
HumSg:
mijburuya-jung . Pl: mijbi-mijburuyag.
(Entry on page 105 of printed dictionary)
mijgarang gij
NcMana
grass sp. whose stems were made into necklace ornaments, Panicum sp. Text 149.
(Entry on page 105 of printed dictionary)
-mij=gi-
VTr
(See =yi-/=w1 u- 'to give').
(Entry on page 105 of printed dictionary)
mijgijgal uwa
NcMana
a marine fish with roundish shape, perhaps a dart or batfish sp., in deep water off coast.
(Entry on page 105 of printed dictionary)
-mij=gu-
VTr
(See =yi-/=w1 u- 'to give').
(Entry on page 105 of printed dictionary)
mijimid
(Entry on page 105 of printed dictionary)
mi-jiwang gu
NAdj
(P1) (See yiwang gu).
(Entry on page 105 of printed dictionary)
mijiyang a
(Entry on page 105 of printed dictionary)
mi-jiyang gu
NAdj
(P1) (See yiwang gu).
(Entry on page 105 of printed dictionary)
=milha-
VIntrA2
(al ir 'sun' or l abama 'moon') to shine, to be bright.
Recip:
=milhi-ny ji- VIntrI2 to shine together.
Caus:
of Recip: =milhi-ny ji-jga-.
-w1 abar=milha-
(sun, etc.) to shine; (object) to glisten.
(Entry on page 105 of printed dictionary)
milharbira
(Entry on page 105 of printed dictionary)
milagaga
NAdj
beautiful, pretty, handsome.
(Entry on page 105 of printed dictionary)
milba
NcMana
dancing ground for secret mad ayin (r u:l) ritual
(Entry on page 105 of printed dictionary)
milbun
(Entry on page 106 of printed dictionary)
milg
This is apparently the root in the form na-mil-jun
g 'kinsman, relative'
69.2.2 . If this is correct, na- is the MSg NC prefix and -jun
g (from -yun
g ) is the HumSg suffix.
Syn:
algur (which occurs in the same passage).
(Entry on page 106 of printed dictionary)
=milgi-
2
VTrI1
to visit (another group of persons).
166.22.3 .
Ex:
nambi=milgi:-ni 'They came to visit us'.
Implies a relatively long journey.
(Entry on page 106 of printed dictionary)
miliba
NcNa
a shrub,
Cansjera leptostachya .
114.8.4 ,
140.4.1 . This sp. identification based on a specimen collected at Numbulwar. A similar and botanically closely related shrub,
Opilia amentacea , probably also occurs in this region and may be included in the term or even be its focal referent.
NCder:
used in form (an-)u-miliba NcAnaø flowers and/or leaves of
ng uru tree (
Malaisia scandens ).
119.5.4 .
(Entry on page 106 of printed dictionary)
=milimilidha-
VTrA2
to sit with (something, someone), to guard.
(Entry on page 106 of printed dictionary)
miliwarwar
NcWara
bat (flying animal).
Covers all spp. except the two fruit-bats (
mal bang gari , wa
n gujba).
(Entry on page 106 of printed dictionary)
miliyirwir ig
NcWara
small shrub or vine with pods containing many seeds, fleshy with red and black colouring,
Abrus precatorius .
150.1.2 .
(Entry on page 106 of printed dictionary)
miljir
NcNa
stick with hook on one end, taken from tree or branch with another broken-off branch coming off it.
11.10.3 ,
11.11.1 ,
13.15.2 .
Occasionally confused with
milyir .
(Entry on page 106 of printed dictionary)
milwin
NcNa
sandfly, gnat (tiny biting insect).
26.2.5 .
(Entry on page 106 of printed dictionary)
milyir
NcAnaø
or NAdj decoration, embellishment; (as NAdj) decorated, made up nicely. 53.4.lpred.
Fact:
=milyir-ga- VTrA1 to decorate (someone, something).
Ref1:
of Fact: =milyir-gi-'- VIntrI1 to be/become decorated; to decorate or make oneself up.
Occasionally
milyir is heard as a pronounciation variant of
miljir (see entry above) due to confusion of two nearly homophonous items.
(Entry on page 106 of printed dictionary)
-mil barwar-
Nc/Pref
small leaves of yams and certain other plants including ng uru (Malaisia scandens ).
(Entry on page 106 of printed dictionary)
=mil ga-
2
VTrA1
(food, etc.) to be available for everyone.
119.6.6 .
3
VTrA1
(person) to save (food, for later).
Caus:
=mil gi-jga- VTrA1 to cause (someone) to do it (esp., visit) all of them (esp., countries).
(Entry on page 106 of printed dictionary)
mil gi
NAdj
(large group) together, in one crowd.
48.2.4 pred.
Ex:
wa:='r i ambu:=mi
l gi-maga: 'They are not in one crowd'.
(Entry on page 107 of printed dictionary)
mil i
NcNg ara
diamond-scaled mullet,
Liza vaigiensis .
105.2.1 .
(Entry on page 107 of printed dictionary)
mil iya
NcAnaWu
bony bream, 'bonefish',
Fluvialosa erebi ; perhaps also hairback herring,
Nematolosa come .
64.1.3 ,
107.2.3 .
(Entry on page 107 of printed dictionary)
mil iya:ni
NcMana
a 'poison' yam said to resemble jalad i, said to be found on Bickerton Island.
(Entry on page 107 of printed dictionary)
=mil mil a-
VIntrA2
to be reddish or yellowish.
(Entry on page 107 of printed dictionary)
mi:mi
2
NcAnaWu
snake-lizard, 'milk-snake', Lialis burtoni .
(Entry on page 107 of printed dictionary)
miminjara
NcWara
young long-necked tortoise (d alma:rang ).
(Entry on page 107 of printed dictionary)
minha:ri
NcAnaø
(sometimes
NcAnaWu ) centre section of fat in body of ray.
106.4.3 .
(On each side of this is another section called
midhigin d a and an end section called mu:n.)
(Entry on page 107 of printed dictionary)
=min-bu-
VIntrMa1
to be deceitful; to play a trick.
(Entry on page 107 of printed dictionary)
=mindha-
VIntrA2
(lightning, represented as gecko lizard, yamin
y ji) to strike.
8.3.4 ,
62.7.4 .
Subject normally Na class, representing
yaminy ji , hence ni=mindhi-n
y '(lightning) struck', but is 'NW wind' in
62.7.4 .
Lightning identified with Gecko in Emu/Gecko myth.
-ba=mindha-
to be dazed, stunned.
(Entry on page 107 of printed dictionary)
mindhimindhu
1
NAdj
frightened, fleeing.
2
NcMana
a sp. of rock crab (said to be prone to hiding).
(Entry on page 107 of printed dictionary)
=mindaga-
VTrA1
to hurt (person), usually unintentionally, as by accidentally nudging the person in a wounded spot of the body.
Mult:
-w1 ara=mindaga- to hurt (someone) all over.
(Entry on page 107 of printed dictionary)
mini=mugardhi-
VIntrI1
(See =mugardhi-).
(Entry on page 107 of printed dictionary)
min d i
NcAnaWu
type of genital cover (loincloth) made from paperbark (l iba) or cloth.
Do not confuse with following item.
(Entry on page 107 of printed dictionary)
min d ig
Fact:
=min d i-ga- VTrA1 to slow (person, object) down.
(Entry on page 108 of printed dictionary)
min d il
NAdj
sticky, dirty (e.g., honey on one's hands); no good, worthless. Cf. -ng an arg-, lhalaman .
(Entry on page 108 of printed dictionary)
min gira
NcMana
sinker (in fishing).
(Entry on page 108 of printed dictionary)
=min giwuda-
(Entry on page 108 of printed dictionary)
=min igara-
VIntrA2
to kill someone or something, to be a/the killer (in a particular case).
162.24.3 .
(Entry on page 108 of printed dictionary)
min igi-
(Entry on page 108 of printed dictionary)
min iguya
Cf:
l agu. ('Long nose' refers to tunnel at hive entrance.)
2
NAdj
person of the Mandha:yung moiety.
The two senses are connected in that this honey bee sp. is an important totem of the Mandha:yung moiety. The forms in common use in the second sense are the two HumSg referential forms; the NAdj form is not common in predicative function, and the rdp. P1 form is uncommon (the stem mandha:yung being preferred in these functions).
Opposite moiety: (y)irija.
(Entry on page 108 of printed dictionary)
min ija
NcMana
tree found near mangroves or on riverbanks with enormous thorns, Cathormion umbellatum .
The term is sometimes confused with
yu:miny , which designates another tree of similar habitat though dissimilar in shape and lacking thorns (
Lumnitzera racemosa ).
(Entry on page 108 of printed dictionary)
min indhang u
NcAnaWu
(Variant of man indhang u).
(Entry on page 108 of printed dictionary)
min mal
NcAnaø
'sign' near grave interpreted by diviners as an indication of who the killer or sorcerer was.
(Entry on page 108 of printed dictionary)
ming a:wu
NcMana
cone-shaped shellfish, family Trochidae .
(Entry on page 108 of printed dictionary)
=ming i-
VIntrI1
to be lazy or idle.
(Entry on page 108 of printed dictionary)
ming i-ming a-j
HumSg:
ming i-ming a-ø-jung . Pl: ming i-ming i-ming a-j.
(Entry on page 108 of printed dictionary)
miny a:mi
NcMana
sea urchin (known as a favourite food of green turtle, ng ala:ligi).
(Entry on page 108 of printed dictionary)
miny ang a
(Entry on page 108 of printed dictionary)
miny ar
NcMana
a thin-leaved wattle, Acacia torulosa .
(Entry on page 108 of printed dictionary)
=miny barja-
VIntrA2
to tap boomerang clapsticks together (in singing for circumcision or Gunabibi ritual).
(Term recorded in discussion of circumcision, man d iwala).
(Entry on page 109 of printed dictionary)
miny giny gur ara
NcAnaWu
middle of the night.
(Entry on page 109 of printed dictionary)
=miny jal dha.
VIntrA2
to be suspicious or doubtful.
Benef:
-a=miny jal dha- to be suspicious of (person); to distrust or dislike (person).
Ex:
of Benef: ng ana:-'=miny jal dha-ny 'I dislike him' ('I have become distrustful of him', past punctual in perfective sense).
(Entry on page 109 of printed dictionary)
miny ng al ag
NcAnaWu
crack, space (between two things).
167.12.3 .
Related to following entry.
(Entry on page 109 of printed dictionary)
=miny ng al gi-
VIntrI1
to go through crack or opening.
19.6.3 .
Related to preceding entry, but precise derivational relationship unclear.
(Entry on page 109 of printed dictionary)
miny ng ang a
Fact:
=min
y n
g an
g a-wa-
VTrA1 (sleep,
miny ng ang a as understood subject) to come over (person).
Ex:
wa:='r i n
g ambama=min
y n
g an
g a-wa-n
g 'I am not sleepy'
('Sleep is not overcoming me').
Cf:
=wululudha-,
miny ng u , =yi- 'to sleep'.
(Entry on page 109 of printed dictionary)
-miny ng a=wululudha-
VIntrA2
(See =wululudha-).
(Entry on page 109 of printed dictionary)
miny ng u
(Entry on page 109 of printed dictionary)
miny ng uyung
NAdj
man (not woman). (rare word)
Syn:
w1 al ya (much more common).
(Entry on page 109 of printed dictionary)
=mir a-
VTrYa
to rub (small objects) briskly in hands; to shell (small nuts) by rubbing them briskly in hands.
119.2.5 ,
120.4.5 rdp.
(Entry on page 109 of printed dictionary)
mir aja
NcWara
young sulphur-crested cockatoo (r alng ar). Also miyaja.
(Entry on page 109 of printed dictionary)
mir al
Distinct from miral (q.v.).
(Entry on page 109 of printed dictionary)
mir ar
(Entry on page 109 of printed dictionary)
mir ara
NAdj
clever, possessing magical powers, medicine man.
(Entry on page 109 of printed dictionary)
=mir ga-
VTrA1
to finish (something); to do away with, get rid of.
Ex:
niwu=mir ga-ny an-u-dhang ur 'He got rid of the sickness'.
(Entry on page 110 of printed dictionary)
=mir imir ala-
VTrA1
to care for, nurture.
(Entry on page 110 of printed dictionary)
mir in
NcAnaWu
wooden spike used with dugong harpoon (
r adhar), no longer in common use.
166.12.2/4 .
(Entry on page 110 of printed dictionary)
mir iyiriny
NcNa
young magpie goose (n un ma).
(Entry on page 110 of printed dictionary)
mi:r
NcNg ara
wasp (all spp. except paper wasps), especially large mud-nest wasps,
Eumenes spp.
143.13.5/6 (pronominalised).
(Entry on page 110 of printed dictionary)
mirabal
NAdj
expert, very proficient, excellent (performer).
Etym:
may contain
abal (or -bal).
(Entry on page 110 of printed dictionary)
-mira:dhu
(Case suffix, discussed in Grammar).
(Entry on page 110 of printed dictionary)
mirai
NcMana
a small plant with edible tubers said to be like those of windar.
Do not confuse with
mir al .
(Entry on page 110 of printed dictionary)
-mini
Suff
by means of (Instrumental case suffix).
(Also has a few other uses; see Grammar.)
(Entry on page 110 of printed dictionary)
mirir an
NcMana
shrub found on coastal savannah said to have edible red fruits.
98.10.6 .
Specimens collected were Diospyros ferrea var. humilis , but descriptions of edible fruits suggest that Diospyros maritima may be involved as well.
Closely associated by Nunggubuyu with
jir ijir ig , due to common habitat.
(Entry on page 110 of printed dictionary)
-mir=mugardhi-
VIntrI1
(See =mugardhi-). -mirN- refers to emu (wa:yin)..
(Entry on page 110 of printed dictionary)
miyaja
1
NcMana
paddle. Cf. =madhanda-.
2
NcWara
young sulphur-crested cockatoo (r alng ar). Also mir aja.
(Entry on page 110 of printed dictionary)
miyaman d ar
(Entry on page 110 of printed dictionary)
miya:mbu
NcMana
tree with marginally edible white fruit, used mostly for dyes,
Morinda citrifolia .
156.4.1 ff.
(Entry on page 110 of printed dictionary)
-miyamiya
For cpd. with this element see
abal a .
(Entry on page 110 of printed dictionary)
-miyang gar a-
Nc/Pref
edge (of turtle shell, canoe, or other curved shape.
(Entry on page 110 of printed dictionary)
miyarga
(Entry on page 111 of printed dictionary)
miyir i
(Entry on page 111 of printed dictionary)
mu-
Pref
(Can be a surface form of mu:n or mu:ng as cpd. initial or rdp. segment.)
(Entry on page 111 of printed dictionary)
mudhiyara
NcAnaø
pearl shell, Pinctada sugillata .
(Entry on page 111 of printed dictionary)
mu:dhung
1
NcWara
thin-shelled snail sp. (Also NcAnaø in this sense.)
2
NcWara
young sleepy cod (lhu:r u).
(Entry on page 111 of printed dictionary)
mud!
none
(grunting noise made by barramundi fish, ying gul bandi).
(Entry on page 111 of printed dictionary)
=muda-
Ex:
wu=mudi-n
y 'It (cloud,
ng ubunung ) became dark'.
-w2 an=muda-
to have difficulty hearing.
-ang a=muds-
(sky) to get dark.
41.13.4 ,
55.7.2 ,
162.22.1 . Etym: The etymology may be complex involving crossing of more than one element. Ngandi -muk-dhu-, Ritharngu muk-u-suggest etymological root *-muk-, with -an
g a- in -an
g a=muda- a segmentable element perhaps related to Ngandi noun wono '(clear) sky' (rather than to Nunggubuyu an
g a 'camp', cf. Ritharngu wa:na 'camp'). However, Nunggubuyu also has NAdj forms n
g amug or an
g amug 'dark', and adverbial noun n
g amugijgaj 'early morning (before dawn)', which seem to suggest a variant stem *-n
g amuk-, cf. Warndarang nimug 'dark'. There is also a variant for the Nunggubuyu verb =muda- of the shape =n
g amuda- in one cpd., see separate listing. Cf. =duma-, min
y n
g u and related vocabulary.
(Entry on page 111 of printed dictionary)
mud-gala:di
(Entry on page 111 of printed dictionary)
-mud=jambi-
(Entry on page 111 of printed dictionary)
mudumudu
NcMana
small bag carrying hair and/or bones of dead person.
(Entry on page 111 of printed dictionary)
mudung
NcMana
large boulder (stone).
(Entry on page 111 of printed dictionary)
=mud ad ba-
Can be used as imperative: ba=mud ad ba-ng 'be quiet!'
(Entry on page 111 of printed dictionary)
mud id i
Closely associated with
mad iny jar (q.v.), and some informants confuse the two or invert the meanings given here.
(Entry on page 111 of printed dictionary)
mud ung
NcNa
herb with edible tubers, Cartonema parviflorum (probably also C . spicatum if present in the area).
(Entry on page 111 of printed dictionary)
muga
(Entry on page 112 of printed dictionary)
mu:gar
NcWara
ghost of dead person, 'devil'.
9.1.3 ,
65.1.1 ,
65.11.5 ,
65.12.4 (last three exx. show mu:gar-in
y un
g , apparently with Relative case suffix).
Syn:
bad iriny a (seems to have more unfavorable connotations).
(Entry on page 112 of printed dictionary)
=mugardhi-
VIntrI1
to find (and take), to acquire (something, by finding).
4.2.1 .
Object not specified in verb but may co-occur as noun:
Ex:
ng a=mugardhi-ny mana-barawu 'I found a boat'.
-mini=mugardhi-,
-mini=mun
g gardhi-, -mir=mugardhi- to find and take).
5.8.4 ,
3.7.3 . (These forms are used by Emu in the myth of Emu, Gecko, and the Little Boy.)
(Entry on page 112 of printed dictionary)
mugayanaj
(Entry on page 112 of printed dictionary)
muguluwuy
NcAnaWu
or NcAnaø a large, dark-colored marine fish sp., said to be about 1 m. long.
(Entry on page 112 of printed dictionary)
mugumugu
NcMana
open sea (some distance from land).
(Entry on page 112 of printed dictionary)
mujulu
NcNa
marine fish sp., perhaps the silver teraglin, Otolithes argenteus .
(Entry on page 112 of printed dictionary)
mula
NcNa
small white grubs found among roots of ma
d iga sedge.
157.10.4 . Syn:
l abama (also 'moon').
(Entry on page 112 of printed dictionary)
=mula-
VTrA2
to fall on (something, someone). (not very common)
-a-dhan =mula-
to sit on a wound of (person). (Benef. -aG-, -lhan -). Ex: ng ani:-'-dhan =muli:-' a-ji:ji-ruj 'It (fly, a:muny ) is sitting on my injury or wound'.
(Entry on page 112 of printed dictionary)
=muldha-
VTrA2
to press down on (by pushing down, sitting on, etc.).
Ex:
ng ama=muldhi-ny mana-blanket 'I pressed down on the blanket'.
(Entry on page 112 of printed dictionary)
mulgur u
NAdj
stranger person from a distant place.
69.12.1/2 . HumSg: mulgu
r u-n
y un
g . Pl: mulgu-mulgu
r u. (Rdp. optional). In many contexts connotes suspicion (in the bush days visitors from distant Aboriginal communities were suspected of being hired sorcerers). Syn: lhalmar.
(Entry on page 112 of printed dictionary)
mulmu
NcAnaWu
grass (generic). (very rare word).
(Entry on page 112 of printed dictionary)
=mulmulga-
VTrA1
to protect, shield (person).
Ex:
ba=jijibi-'-n
y ya:-ji,
mari wa=mulmulga-n
g 'Hide here behind me and I will shield you!'
(Entry on page 112 of printed dictionary)
-mulu-
Pref
(See -mulung - Pref).
(Entry on page 112 of printed dictionary)
mulugumba
NcNg ara
rock cod sp., perhaps black-tipped rock cod. Some speakers say this refers to female groper (maldhan a).
(Entry on page 112 of printed dictionary)
mulugun
NcMana
(any) fin of fish.
As cpd. initial: see
=yu- .
(Entry on page 113 of printed dictionary)
mulumbid ag
NcMana
freshwater tortoise with moderately long neck, said to have a repugnant smell, probably a species of Chelodina (but not d alma:rang , q.v.); perhaps C . novaeguineae .
(Entry on page 113 of printed dictionary)
-mulumulubug
r ang ga-mulumulubug
short. (Unmarked form semantically, used when no more precise cpd. initial is present).
HumSg:
r ang ga-mulumulubu-jung . Pl. usually not reduplicated.
For a more specific cpd. see
n uga.
(Entry on page 113 of printed dictionary)
mulung
As cpd. initial easily confused with next item.
(Entry on page 113 of printed dictionary)
-mulung -
Occurs as cpd. initial (where it can conceivably be confused with preceding entry), most commonly as Pl. prefix with an
y baj 'other' and
argi '(some) other' (q.v.), cf. also =burs- 'to sit',
=murgulha- , =na- 'to see',
r ung gal, -uda-.
(Entry on page 113 of printed dictionary)
mulung uwa
Pl:
mulu-mulung uwa. (But rdp. fairly uncommon).
For (benevolent) magician, healer see
mir ara .
(Entry on page 113 of printed dictionary)
muluyur ug
NcMana
nail-tailed wallaby (also locally called 'plains wallaby' or 'left-handed wallaby'),
Onychogalea fraenata .
28.12.5 . Cf. n
g argu, ga
n d awul (other wallabies).
No special terms for female or juvenile.
(Entry on page 113 of printed dictionary)
mul a
NcNg ara
mosquito. Texts 32-33,
62.1.7 .
(Entry on page 113 of printed dictionary)
mul gu
NcMana
stomach (organ only), stomach lining.
Heard mainly in context of butchering and cooking animals.
(Entry on page 113 of printed dictionary)
=mul mul a-
VTrA2
to chew clumsily (e.g., person without teeth).
(Entry on page 113 of printed dictionary)
mul ugu
NAdj
free from trouble, free (from some burden or defect).
HumSg:
mul ugu-ny ung . Pl: mul u-mul ugu.
(Entry on page 113 of printed dictionary)
mul ujbi
NcWara
large marine herring or anchovy sp.
(Entry on page 113 of printed dictionary)
mul unda
NcNa
young swift or swallow bird (yiriwir wir ).
(Entry on page 113 of printed dictionary)
mul ur
NcAnaø
large, dangerous shark sp. or spp.
Syn:
a-mar agari-jiny ung (s.v. mar agarij).
(Entry on page 113 of printed dictionary)
mul urgu
(Entry on page 114 of printed dictionary)
mul uyubuna
NcNa
whistling kite (whistling eagle).
(Entry on page 114 of printed dictionary)
mu-mal ijba
(Entry on page 114 of printed dictionary)
mu:mu
Nk
(my/our) father's mother or her brother or sister.
As cpd. final: see lha:1.
(Entry on page 114 of printed dictionary)
munhal
(Entry on page 114 of printed dictionary)
mu:n
Ex:
a-mu:n-gala or a-mu:n-gala-(w)aj 'on foot'.
45.10.1 .
Also rdp. mu-mun-gala (possibly mu-mu:n-gala) 'on foot'.
163.4.1 .
Ex:
a-mu:n-ba: '(with) both feet'.
161.19.4 .
2
NcAnaø
section of fat in ray farthest from centre fat. Cf. minha:ri, midhigin d a.
(Entry on page 114 of printed dictionary)
munang a
(Entry on page 114 of printed dictionary)
-mundarg-
Nc/Pref
small seeds or grains. Cf. -r al-.
NCder:
Attested in the forms ma-mundarg NcMana grains of sand (cf. mang ar ag); (war-)u-mundarg NcWara seeds in water lily fruit (cf. ayag).
(Entry on page 114 of printed dictionary)
mundur
NAdj
heavy (in weight). (the common term)
Fact:
=mundur-ga- VTrA1 (object) to be heavy or too heavy for (person, direct object).
Ex:
ng ang gu=mundur-ga-na 'It is too heavy for me'.
gulmu-mundur
having heavy belly (i.e., pregnant).
25.3.4 . (gulmun
g )
(Entry on page 114 of printed dictionary)
=munduwa-
VTrA2
to examine closely (and divide into piles); to sort or count (objects).
116.2.4 ,
125.16.3 .
(Entry on page 114 of printed dictionary)
=munguwuda-
(Entry on page 114 of printed dictionary)
munjir g
NcWara
sandpipers and dotterels (beach birds) with small bills.
(Entry on page 115 of printed dictionary)
munjururun a
NcAnaWu
marine fish sp., said to resemble lhun bi.
(Entry on page 115 of printed dictionary)
munng u
(Entry on page 115 of printed dictionary)
mu:n
NcAnaWu
shoulder; front legs (of quadruped such as buffalo). Cf. w2 argu.
(Entry on page 115 of printed dictionary)
mun barg
As cpd. initial: see
-baG- .
(Entry on page 115 of printed dictionary)
mun d a
(Entry on page 115 of printed dictionary)
mun d ig
NcWara
flea, tick (on dog).
(Entry on page 115 of printed dictionary)
=mun d uga-
Direct object often people but may also be animals, foods, etc. Cf. =
r aga- 'to collect',
=anma- ,
=manda:gi- ,
=agi- .
-lhany =mun d uga-
to gather firewood. (-lhaj-)
-r ugu=mun d uga-
to make a pile (of dead or dying animals killed for food).
109.1.5 rdp. (see
d igu).
(Entry on page 115 of printed dictionary)
=mun ga-
VTrN
to cut down (paperbark) to make coolamon.
143.6.2 .
(Entry on page 115 of printed dictionary)
mun ma
NcMana
shrub with edible fruits,
Celtis philippensis .
114.6.2 .
(Entry on page 115 of printed dictionary)
mun ung u
NAdj
survivor, victor. (Only ex. in a Hughes text.)
(Entry on page 115 of printed dictionary)
mu:ng
mu-mal ijba
NAdj having fair (light-coloured) hair.
HumSg:
mu-mal ijba-yung . Pl: mu-mu-mal ijba. (See mal ijba.)
(Entry on page 115 of printed dictionary)
mung ara
NcNa
adult female of the whale sp. called yira:bidhi.
(Entry on page 115 of printed dictionary)
mung gala
1
NcAnaWu
top of main part of tree trunk where large branches branch off (i.e., where people and some animals sit when up in a tree).
1.1.8 ,
43.2.3 ,
95.2.5 ,
95.4.2 ,
115.1.5 .
Syn:
galabala (second sense only).
(Entry on page 115 of printed dictionary)
=mung gala-dha-
1
VIntrNg a1
to be up in a tree or on a tree platform. .
.17.11.4 .
(Entry on page 115 of printed dictionary)
mung -gar s
(Entry on page 116 of printed dictionary)
-mung garang
(Entry on page 116 of printed dictionary)
=mung gardhi-
VIntrI1
(Variant of =mugardhi-).
(Entry on page 116 of printed dictionary)
mung gur any i
NcMana
egg inside mother's body (not yet laid).
(Entry on page 116 of printed dictionary)
=mung gurbil dha-
VTrA2
to hit (person, animal) with thrown weapon (boomerang or nulla nulla).
(Entry on page 116 of printed dictionary)
mung ul u
(Entry on page 116 of printed dictionary)
muny juj
(Entry on page 116 of printed dictionary)
muny jun
(Entry on page 116 of printed dictionary)
=muny mulha-
1
VIntrNg a1
to lie down, (person or object) to be spread out on ground or on flat horizontal surface.
43.10.4 ,
65.4.4 .
Mult:
-w
1 ara=mun
y mulha- to lie orn be spread out all over.
10.10.3 (blood).
-lhal=muny mulha-
to lie or be spread out on land.
109.1.2 rdp.
-mun=muny mulha-
to have one's foot (or footprint) lying (on the ground).
95.2.2 .
-ng agar a=muny mulha-
to have one's bones lying (on the ground).
32.2.5 .
-w1 amuy =muny mulha
to be lying (on ground) in the from of bits and pieces.
2
VTrA2
to put (person, object) in prone (lying down) or spread out position.
(Entry on page 116 of printed dictionary)
=muny muny ja-
VTrA2
(insect) to buzz around (person).
Ex:
nu=mun
y mun
y ja-n
g i 'It (fly,
a:muny ) buzzed around him.
-gal=muny muny ja-
(honey bee) to buzz around (person). (-galg-)
(Entry on page 116 of printed dictionary)
muny ugu
NcMana
small swamp plant said to resemble
l a
l a and ma
r buy.
7.18.4 .
(Entry on page 116 of printed dictionary)
muny uny ung
Nk
(my/our) younger brother or sister.
With noun-class prefix: na:-mun
y un
y un
g , n
g a:-mun
y un
y un
g . Elder sibling:
muruyung . (n
y vs. r seems to be an unproductive diminutive formation; cf.
w2 irig and w
2 in
y ig.)
muny ur or muny urg NAdj in small pieces;
(Entry on page 116 of printed dictionary)
fine
none
(like flour); soft, smooth.
(Entry on page 116 of printed dictionary)
mu:r i
1
Nk
(my/our) father's father or his sister.
166.5.5 .
Variant n
g a-mu
r i (probably a recent creole form ultimately from Warndarang). Dyadic:
a-mur i-j .
(Entry on page 117 of printed dictionary)
mur ung gurmur ung gur
NcAnaø
a small bird, perhaps the mangrove robin or hooded robin.
(Entry on page 117 of printed dictionary)
muradi
NcMana
a small, dark crab sp. found in mangroves.
(Entry on page 117 of printed dictionary)
murar bu
NcAnaWu
mud crab, Scylla serrata ; (loosely) crab (in general, or indefinite sp.).
(Entry on page 117 of printed dictionary)
murbungul a
(Entry on page 117 of printed dictionary)
murgud i
NCder:
Nc Attested as ma-murgud i NcMana ribs (of boat).
Asd cpd. initial: see =lha- 'to cut down'.
(Entry on page 117 of printed dictionary)
=murgulha-
1
VIntrNg a1
to lie down (especially face-down); to be stretched out on flat surface.
16.23.4 ,
17.8.4 ,
19.3.5 ,
7.15.5 ,
26.2.3/4 ,
35.3.3 ,
44.5.4 ,
56.1.3 ,
71.15.4 ,
97.2.3 ,
162.18.3 ,
163.22.3 (vehicle).
-mar i=murgulha-
to have one's mark (e.g., blood) left on ground.
162.20.1 .
-mun=murgulha-
to have one's footprints (or tireprints) left on ground.
162.20.1 (vehicle).
-n uga=murgulha-
(stone) to be (lying) on the ground.
115.2.5 .
-ar =murgulha-
(water) to stretch out (e.g., puddles or lake).
2
VTrA2
to put (someone, something) down flat (especially, face-down).
13.16.3/4 ,
17.8.4 .
(Entry on page 117 of printed dictionary)
=murgul ma-
VIntrA1
(sky) to be overcast.
Subject is
ng ubunung 'cloud(s)', hence this example: (ana-n
g ubunun
g ) wu=murgu
l ma-n
y 'It has become overcast'.
(Entry on page 117 of printed dictionary)
murguny al a
NcAnaWu
small or young mullet.
9.8.2 .
(Entry on page 117 of printed dictionary)
murguwang a
NcAnaWu
sharply angled boomerang.
(Entry on page 117 of printed dictionary)
murji
NAdj
conscientious, fastidious (said, e.g., of someone who always picks up bits of garbage and puts it away).
HumSg:
murji-yung . Pl: murju-murji.
(Entry on page 117 of printed dictionary)
murjulu
NcNa
a marine fish sp., perhaps the silver teraglin, Otolithes argenteus . Variant: mujulu.
(Entry on page 118 of printed dictionary)
=murmbula-
VIntrA2
(object) to be hot; (person or animal) to be hot, to feel hot.
115.4.5 (emend 1h to 1),
121.2.3 ,
156.3.2 .
Ex:
ng a=murmbuli-ny 'I am hot (have gotten hot)'.
Caus:
=murmbuli-jga- VTrA1 to heat (something).
(Entry on page 118 of printed dictionary)
murmbu-murmbulu-j
NAdj
hot (object or person).
(Entry on page 118 of printed dictionary)
mu:rng
NcMana
carapace (upper shell) of tortoise or turtle.
(Entry on page 118 of printed dictionary)
murng anawu
NcMana
freshwater mangrove, Barringtonia acutangula . Syn: nidhung (NcNa).
(Entry on page 118 of printed dictionary)
murng iny
NcAnaWu
shovel spear. (fairly uncommon)
95.4.3 .
(Entry on page 118 of printed dictionary)
-murny -
Pref
(Cpd. initial form of murny murj).
(Entry on page 118 of printed dictionary)
murny ang
NcMana
very small shrub with berries,
Grewia retusifolia .
135.1.1 . Cf. mabuyu.
(Entry on page 118 of printed dictionary)
murny murj
(Entry on page 118 of printed dictionary)
murubu
Particle
(a considerable time) later. (uncommon)
Ex:
ba=bura:-',
ng a murubu ba:='gi-n
y 'Stay (there a while), then come (back)'.
Cf:
wurugu (much more common).
(Entry on page 118 of printed dictionary)
=murudjiwa-
VTrA1
to clasp (something) tightly in hands.
Ex:
wara=murudjiwa-ny wara-wad a:bir 'They held tightly onto the goanna lizard (as it struggled to get free)'.
(Entry on page 118 of printed dictionary)
murud ilwa
NcMana
boomerang with hook.
(Entry on page 118 of printed dictionary)
murugu
NcNa
woomera (a
l bug) carried by the ancestral being Yiwiyiwuj (including ceremonial woomeras representing this).
41.1.4 ,
41.3.1 .
(Entry on page 118 of printed dictionary)
=murunda-
1
VIntrNg a1
to be/become bent.
Caus:
=murundi-jga- VTrA1 to bend, to make (something) bent.
2
VTrA2
to bend (object).
(Entry on page 118 of printed dictionary)
murung un
murung un-balij,
attested as rdp. muru-murun
g un-balij pair of Murun
g un.
20.11.4 ,
20.15.7 .
(Entry on page 118 of printed dictionary)
=murura-
VTrYa
to grasp (especially, close to chest).
Ex:
wara=murura:-'-na wa:-d alma:rang 'They are holding the tortoise close to their chests'.
(Entry on page 119 of printed dictionary)
mururung gun a
(Entry on page 119 of printed dictionary)
=mururuny ji-
VIntrI2
(barramundi fish, ying gul bandi) to make noises in water by splashing about.
(Entry on page 119 of printed dictionary)
muruyung
With noun-class prefix: na:-muruyung , ng a:-muruyung .
Pl:
muruyun
g -gan
g (takes regular MSg or FSg class prefix).
47.8.8 ,
157.4.3 .
Younger sibling:
muny uny ung . (This appears to be a kind of diminutive formation with r vs. n
y , cf.
w2 irig vs.
w2 iny ig . The terms usually differ semantically by age relative to Ego, but
muny uny ung can occasionally function as a diminutive regardless of relative age.)
(Entry on page 119 of printed dictionary)
muwaj
Ex:
yang i-ny ung nagang na-ni-muwa-jung 'What is your(MSg) name?';
Ex:
ng aya X na-ni-muwa-jun
g 'My name is X'.
Fact:
=muwaj-ga-
VTrA1 to give a name to (person). (rare) Usual verb 'to name, to call (by name)':
=maya- (also 'to sing'; most names are taken from songs).
(Entry on page 119 of printed dictionary)