-ra-
1
Pref
Cpd. initial form of ra: 'tooth'.
2
Pref
A surface form of -raN- 'flock'.
3
Pref
A surface form of rang- (allomorph ang-) used in 2nd/3rd person possessor forms of kin terms; see alphabetical listings of complete forms below.
4
Pref
For =ra-wu- see listing of complete stem, below.
(Entry on page 150 of printed dictionary)
=ra-
1
VTr
Other, more specialisedverbs: =giddha-, =lhungiwa-, =jira-, =lalalha-,- ngar-bu-, =w2arga-, =adhuga-, =w2argalha- and synonyms. Cf. =w2a:yi-, =w1/w2alhalha-.
2
VTr
Benef:
Recip:
(Rdp:
of this Recip. form is -ri=ri-nyji- in Text 69, -rinyji=ri=nyji- in Text 161; rdp. of the simple verb is
always the full bisyllabic form.
-rangga=ra-
to spear (someone sleeping).
-ngal-wara=ra-
to throw spear at (tree or branch).
-ar-wara=ra-
to spear (in water). (-ar- -w2ara-)
-yina-bara=ra-
to throw spear through the head of (e.g., prow of boat or canoe). 70.3.6. (yinag, -w2ara-)
-w1/w2alwara=ra-
(perhaps -w1/w2al-wara=ra-) to throw spear
The last four cpds. seem to be based on a stem
-w2ara=ra-
(unrelated to Mult. prefix -w1ara-)
(Entry on page 150 of printed dictionary)
ra:
For 'toothache't he usual expression is 'tooth reaches me' or the like (verb =lhangarma-, subject is 'tooth').Cf. =rayara-.
(Entry on page 151 of printed dictionary)
=rabala-
VIntrA2
Mult:
-ngara=dabala 43.15.1 (ghosts).
Mult:
-w1ara=rabala-, attested with internal rdp. As -w1ara-raba=rabala-. 29.12.3 (shells and beach debris)
Caus:
=rabali-jga- VTrA1 or =rabali-jgi- VTrI1, both less common than =rabali- (following entry).
-rin-daba=rabala-
(with internal rdp.) (brolga bird, gudargu) to come out. 7.19.7. (song style)
-lhawu=rabala-
(person) to come out (with) words, to divulge (secret) information. 47.7.4.
-ngubunun=dabala-
(cloud) to come out. 60.3.1. (ngubunung)
-yina=dabala-
to have one's head come out, to stick one's head out. 21.6.3/4. (yinag)
Cf:
Related to following entry.
Etym:
could be a cpd. involving =w2ala-.
(Entry on page 151 of printed dictionary)
rabara
NcMana
tail (of most animals, but not fish, dugong, whale).
As cpd. initial: occurs in a couple of frozen cpds. designating fauna spp., see rabara-wulma and probably rabarayala, below.
As cpd. initial with verb: see =w1uldha-.
(Entry on page 151 of printed dictionary)
rabara-wulma
NcNa
black whip snake, Demansia sp.
Young:
nguda-wulma with same cpd. final. Cf. rabara.
(Entry on page 151 of printed dictionary)
rabarayala
(rabara-yala)
NcNa
Young:
Etym:
Probably contains rabara, final element obscure.
(Entry on page 151 of printed dictionary)
=rabi-
Mult:
-ngara=dabi-. 65.3.4 (two persons).
Mult:
-rigu=rabi-
to faint, collapse, lose consciousness; to fall down dead or dazed. (cf. digu)
-adu=rabi-
to fall, collapse (after being speared).
-ngagara=rabi-jga-
(Caus) to bring down bones of (dead person, after leaving body in tree platform for some time). 53.2.6rdp.
(Entry on page 152 of printed dictionary)
radhar
1
NcAnaWu
long harpoon used in hunting dugong and turtles.
Cf:
2
NAdj
successful dugong (or turtle) hunter (on a given occasion, or in general).
HumSg:
radhar-yung. P1: radha-radhar. Cf. abal, etc.
(Entry on page 152 of printed dictionary)
=radharara-
VIntr
(perhaps A2 or Ngal) (wind, boat) to make waves.
(Entry on page 152 of printed dictionary)
radaradag
NAdj
in front, at the head (of a group).
Ex:
ni=ya-nggi aba ni=radaradag 'He went and is now in front' (i.e., 'He went to the front').
Less common than expressions with =raga- 'to go in front' (there may be some etymological connection between the two).
Opposite:
(Entry on page 152 of printed dictionary)
=radbidha-
Related to =rad-bu- and functioning as a Refl. form of it; formation irregular.
(Entry on page 152 of printed dictionary)
=rad-bu-
VTrMa1
Refl:
see preceding entry, also =rad-bi-'-. 43.5.4.
-ranga=dad-bu-
to tie up (tree); to tie (someone, something) to a tree. 108.3.5. (rangag)
Rf:
dad!.
Cf:
=dhabid-bu-, w1aba-. Opposite: =lhari-.
ra:g NcNgara young brown tree snake (wulundharg).
(Entry on page 152 of printed dictionary)
=raga-1
VTrA1
-ngagara=raga-
to pick up bones of (dead person). 39.1.4 (emend gloss).
(Entry on page 152 of printed dictionary)
=raga-2
VIntrYa(=raga:-'-ni,
Benef:
-a=daga- to go in front of (person), to lead (person).
(Entry on page 153 of printed dictionary)
ragalg
NcAnaWu
sound, noise.
Used mostly as cpd. initial and in NCder- form.
NCder:
Cf:
(Entry on page 153 of printed dictionary)
=raganma-
VTrA1
to head toward; to face, to be opposite from, to confront. 69.7.2.
-yan=daganma-
to call towards (person), to confront (verbally). (ya:ng).
Syn:
(Entry on page 153 of printed dictionary)
-ragarG-
Pref
Occurs as cpd. initial with senses 'spear (as weapon)' or 'violence; threat of violence'. See =lhulhuwi-, =na- 'to see', =w2adaddhi-, =w2adji-wu-, =w2ayama-.
Cf:
(Entry on page 153 of printed dictionary)
ragij
(raga-j)
NcAna(Adv)
ragij-gaj
(with Pergressive case suffix). 7.6.4.
As NAdj, sometimes also as NcAna(Adv), takes rdp. form: raga-ragij NAdj or NcAna(Wu) first (in place, or to do something); ahead, at front (of group). 106.3.1/4.
Ex:
ni=ya:-ri: ni-raga=ragij 'He is going in front'.
Ex:
wa:='ri ani=ruma-ng ana-raga-ragij 'He is not going in front'.
nun-daga-ragij
NAdj first (person, people). Attested as:
HumSg:
nun-daga-ragi-jung. 74.3.2.
malanga-daga-ragij
a fair distance in front, quite a way in front. (-malangaG-)
Etym:
derivative of =raga- 'to go in front'.
(Entry on page 153 of printed dictionary)
=ragu-
VTrU4
(forms include Past1/Nonpast1 =raga-ng, Nonpast3
=ragi-Ø)
Benef:
-a=dagu- to try to find (something, unspecified in verb) for (person).
Ex:
of Benef: gurugu numba:-'da:-'=daga-ng! 'Try to guess it for me!' (said in guessing game).
Recip:
=ragu-nyji-.
-mi=dagu-
to forget (word, name); to try to remember (word, name). 29.9.1. (-mij-)
-w1araga=ragu-
Etym:
In view of the tendency of =ragu- to become reduplicated (cf. Benef. ex. above with rdp. despite punctual aspect), -aga=ragu- and -w1araga=ragu- may possibly involve a former rdp. *-raga=ragu-.
Cf:
(Entry on page 154 of printed dictionary)
ragulunju
NcMana
triton shell, Syrinxaruanus. (uncommon)
Syn:
ngangga (common).
(Entry on page 154 of printed dictionary)
=raguyi-
VTrI1
to take (someone, something) first, to be the first to take.
Ex:
ngawu=raguyi-ny ana-gudugudu 'I took the sacred (object) first (then somebody else did).'
Probably related to =raga- 'to go in front', ragij.
(Entry on page 154 of printed dictionary)
raja
NcNa
canine (front tooth). 53.3.1ff.
Kangaroo canine teeth can be used as ornaments with manba armbands.
(Entry on page 154 of printed dictionary)
=rajara-
or =ra:jara- (also heard as =raja:ra-)
VIntrA2
(people) to scatter, disperse, break up.
Caus:
=rajari-jga- VTrA1 to cause (people, animals) to disperse. 166.26.3.
-man=dajara-
or -man=dajara- (and variants with a:) (group) to disperse.
Syn:
(Entry on page 154 of printed dictionary)
-ral-
Nc/Pref
seed(s) (of most plants).
Occurs as cpd. initial.
NCder-dal.
(Entry on page 155 of printed dictionary)
=rala-
VTrA2
In sense 'to hatch (egg)', the subject and object are in the same noun class but the verb is not Ref1exive in form; the meaning is 'it (egg) hatched' with the noun class denoting the species of bird, etc. Moreover, for Na class (e.g., jadagag 'jungle-fowl bird'), the form taken by the transitive pronominal prefix is that appropriate for human 3MSg acting on human 3MSg (nu-) rather than the usual Na on Na form (ni-). For Ngara class bird (e.g., wa:yin 'emu') there is no formal difference between human 3FSg and NgAra class. For Ana, Mana, and Wara class birds the transitive prefix is Ø-, as usual.
Ex:
nu=rala-ngi 'it (jungle-fowl egg) hatched'.
Ex:
ngu=rala-ngi 'it (emu egg) hatched'.
Ex:
Ø=rala-ngi 'it (egg of most bird spp.) hatched'.
Possibly related etymologically to -ral-, =ralga-.
Cf:
homophonous noun stem, next entry.
(Entry on page 155 of printed dictionary)
rala
NcAnaWu
hip-bone.
Cf:
verb of same form, preceding entry.
(Entry on page 155 of printed dictionary)
ralga-
VTrYa
to open (door, tin can, peanut shell, etc.); to translate (words into another language). 7.21.5.
-da=ralga-
(more correct form -dan=dalga-) to open (up) guts of. 109.3.5. (da:n)
Opposite:
Cf:
w2awalha-, mawungarara.
(Entry on page 155 of printed dictionary)
ralngar
or ralngarg
NcWara
sulphur-crested cockatoo (white, with yellow crest on nape).
Crest:
ngandharg.
(Entry on page 155 of printed dictionary)
=rama-
VIntrA1
to be abundant, to teem. 125.5.4rdp. (yams)
-manda=dama-
(group) to be abundant. 139.8.5. (people) (-mandag-)
Cf:
arawindi and synonyms.
(Entry on page 155 of printed dictionary)
ramadhan
NcAnaWu
mouth.
NCder:
mouth (of particular object).
May contain ra: 'tooth'.
Distinct from damadhan 'full' (q.v.).
(Entry on page 155 of printed dictionary)
ramar
NcMana
emotion, desire;
Cf:
cpds. with -w1urij-, -lang), (la:ng), -ya:l-.
(Entry on page 156 of printed dictionary)
ramba-
Nc
Attested only as cpd. initial in sense 'boat, canoe' in these forms:
P1:
ramba-wura:yung. 112.5.1.
Cf:
w2irig (P1 w2ura:yung) 'small'.
(Entry on page 156 of printed dictionary)
=rambara-
VTrA2
to cut up, chop up; (wind) to cut up, demolish (boat, canoe). (not very common)
(Entry on page 156 of printed dictionary)
ramba:ri
NcNa
green turtle, Cheloniamidas. (rare word)
Syn:
ngala:ligi (common).
(Entry on page 156 of printed dictionary)
ramulugulg
NAdj
blunt (not sharp).
May contain ra: 'tooth'.
Opposite:
maragarij, malgura.
(Entry on page 156 of printed dictionary)
ramur
NAdj
unripe. (not very common)
Ex:
wu=ramur-wugij ana-nga:lig 'The Solanum berries are still unripe'.
(Entry on page 156 of printed dictionary)
ramurlhumurlhu
(rarely ramaramurlhu)
NcNa
stonefish (fish which lies in shallow water, can kill with poison spines in back). Text 102.
Possibly contains ra: 'tooth' (ra-) etymologically.
(Entry on page 156 of printed dictionary)
=ramurwanyji-
VIntrI2
to shut one's mouth.
May contain ra: 'tooth' (ra-).
(Entry on page 157 of printed dictionary)
-raN-
Pref
flock (of birds, flying foxes, etc.)
Can be confused with kinship prefix rang-.
(Entry on page 157 of printed dictionary)
ra:n
NcNa
climbing vine in jungle whose leaves are used as
armbands, Flagellariaindica. 53.4.2/3.
Armbands:
manba and near-synonyms.
(Entry on page 157 of printed dictionary)
=randa-
VTrA2
to intend to go to (a place); to claim (place) as a (temporary) camp location.
Cf:
anga.
(Entry on page 157 of printed dictionary)
randar
NAdj
dry, dried out, arid (land, wood, honey, etc.) Variant of rarndar (q.v. for fuller listing).
(Entry on page 157 of printed dictionary)
rang-
Pref
Used in 2nd/3rd person possessor forms of many kin terms (full stem forms listed alphabetically, below).
Allomorph ang- with some other kin terms.
(Entry on page 157 of printed dictionary)
rangag
1
NcAnaWu
Contrasts with mada 'grass, herb'.
2
NcMana
As cpd. initial (generally in sense 1): see =lha- 'to stand', =rad-bu-, =ruja-, =w1uruma-, =w1ulguldha-, =yama-, =w1alaldha-.
NCder:
Nc wooden part (of tree, etc.). Exx. of uG-
(Entry on page 157 of printed dictionary)
rang-alnguyaj
Nk
(your) brother's daughter's child, (man's) daughter's child.
For 1st person possessor form see yalnguya, for 3rd person
form see next entry. P1: mi-dang-alnguyaj.
(Entry on page 157 of printed dictionary)
rang-alnguya-yung
Nk
(his/their) daughter's child.
For other forms see preceding entry.
P1:
mi-dang-alnguya-yung.
(Entry on page 157 of printed dictionary)
ranganbar
NcMana
type of witchetty grub (beetle larva) found mainly in walan tree (hill coolibah, Eucalyptustectifica).
(Entry on page 158 of printed dictionary)
ra-nganjaj
Nk
(your) actual or potential wife's mother's brother, MoMoBrSo.
Pl:
mi-da-nganjaj.
For 1st person possessor form see nganjal, for 3rd person form see following entry.
(Entry on page 158 of printed dictionary)
ra-nganja-yung
Nk
(his/their) wife's mother's brother, MoMoBrSo.
Pl:
mi-da-nganja-yung. 55.1.6.
For other forms see preceding entry.
(Entry on page 158 of printed dictionary)
ra-nganngaraj
Nk
(your) actual wife's mother or (woman's) daughter's husband (and certain other actual or definitely prospective parents- or children-in-law).
Pl:
mi-da-nganngaraj.
For 1st person possessor form see nganngalha, for 3rd person form see next entry.
A specially marked subcategory of rang-gurung. Cf. gaja:li.
(Entry on page 158 of printed dictionary)
ra-nganngara-yung
Nk
(his/their) wife's mother, etc.
Pl:
mi-da-ngangara-yung.
For other forms see preceding entry.
(Entry on page 158 of printed dictionary)
ra-nganggur(-yung)
Nk
For mi-da-nganggur(-yung) see a-nganggur, a-nganggur-yung (listed alphabetically below).
(Entry on page 158 of printed dictionary)
=rangara-
Cf:
-lhal=angara-
to occupy or take care of (country). 13.6.4.
-lhal-anga=rangara-
to wait in or take care of (country). 47.17.2. (This form problematic; seems to be rdp. of preceding, but -anga- could possibly be cpd. initial for anga 'camp'; cf. following cpd., which occurs in same passage.)
-a-ganga=rangara-
to wait for (people) in the camp. 47.17.3. (Benef. -aG-, -anga- 'camp').
(Entry on page 158 of printed dictionary)
ra-ngarinaj
(or rang-arinaj)
Nk
(your) wife, MoMoBrDaDa.
Pl:
mi-da-ngarinaj.
For 1st person form see gulgu, for 3rd person see next entry.
(Entry on page 158 of printed dictionary)
ra-ngarina-yung
(or rang-arina-yung)
Nk
(his/their) wife. 16.22.3.
For other forms see preceding entry.
(Entry on page 158 of printed dictionary)
=rangarma-
VIntrA1
(water, sea) to form white crests on waves.
Ex:
ma=rangarma-na 'It (sea, lhagayag) has crests on waves'.
Rdp:
is confusable with following item.
(Entry on page 158 of printed dictionary)
-ra-ngarma=ngarma-
VIntrA1
(See =ngarma-, also preceding entry, above).
(Entry on page 158 of printed dictionary)
ra-ngayang
Nk
(your) mother's father or his sister.
P1:
mi-da-ngayang.
For 1st person form see ngayang, for 3rd person form see next entry.
(Entry on page 159 of printed dictionary)
ra-ngaya-ngung
Nk
(his/their) mother's father or his sister.
P1:
mi-da ngaya-nyung.
For other forms see preceding entry.
(Entry on page 159 of printed dictionary)
-rangga
-
Pref
sleeping (person).
Also used as a meaningless filler cpd. initial with -mulumulubug.
Cf:
=yi- 'to sleep'.
(Entry on page 159 of printed dictionary)
ranggal
NcAnaWu
forehead.
As cpd. initial: see =na-nyji- (Recip. of =na- 'to see'), =ngaraya-. Perhaps also in next entry, below.
Cf:
(Entry on page 159 of printed dictionary)
ranggalwalbalg
NcNa
freshwater fork-tailed catfish sp., Hexanematichthys ?leptaspis. (uncommon term) 18.1.1.
Syn:
nanguru (more common).
Analysable as rangga l (see above) plus walbalg 'wide', hence '(having) wide forehead'.
(Entry on page 159 of printed dictionary)
rang-ga:mbinya-yung
Nk
(his/their) sister's son's child, (woman's) son's child.
P1:
mi-dang-ga:mbinya-yung.
For 1st person forms see ga:mbinyiny (and optional forms with gender specified, ni-ga:mbinyiny, ngari-ya:mbinyiny), for 2nd person forms see next entry.
(Entry on page 159 of printed dictionary)
rang-ga:mbinyiny
Nk
(your) sister's son's child, (woman's) son's child.
P1:
mi-dang-ga:mbinyiny.
For other forms see preceding entry.
(Entry on page 159 of printed dictionary)
=rangga
-wu-
VTrMa1
to strike or kill (sleeping person).
Appears to be a true cpd. involving =w22u- 'to hit, kill', which ordinarily appears only in auxiliary cpds. (i.e., without its usual meaning) and is replaced by =w2adja- in true cpds.
For the initial element cf. -rangga -, listed above.
(Entry on page 159 of printed dictionary)
=rangguda-
or =ranguda-
VTrA2
Cf:
=munduwa-, =ngunyma(w)a-.
(Entry on page 159 of printed dictionary)
rang-gurumba-yung
P1:
mi-dang-gurumba-yung.
For 1st person possessor form see gurumbaj, for 2nd person form see next entry. Cf. also gaja:li, nganngalha.
(Entry on page 159 of printed dictionary)
rang-gurung
Nk
(your) wife's mother, MoMoBrDa.
P1:
mi-dang-gurung.
See preceding entry for other forms.
Etym:
gurumbaj and rang-gurumba-yung appear to contain the root *gurung along with stem-extensions.
(Entry on page 160 of printed dictionary)
ra-ngujbaj
Nk
(your) wife's brother, sister's husband, husband's sister, or brother's wife (i.e., any sibling-in-law or the genealogical equivalent, of same sex as you).
For 1st person possessor forms see ningiyargi 'my/our (man's) brother-in-law', ngubaj 'my/our (woman's) sister-in-law'; for 3rd person forms see next entry.
P1:
mi-da-ngujbaj
(Entry on page 160 of printed dictionary)
ra-ngujba-yung
Nk
(his/her/their) sibling-in-law of same sex.
P1:
mi-da-ngujba-yung.
For other forms see preceding entry. Cf. also following entry.
(Entry on page 160 of printed dictionary)
ra-ngunymanji
Nk
(dyadic) pair consisting of two same-sex siblings-in-law (man and brother-in-law, woman and sister-inlaw) or the genealogical equivalent.
P1:
mi-da-ngunymanji (three or more persons in this relationship).
Related to two preceding entries and to ngubaj, cf. also ningiyargi.
Etym:
Appears to contain rang- kinship prefix; root could be -ngnuy- (*-nguj-) plus dyadic *-manji or -ngunyma- plus dyadic *-nji. (Usual dyadic suffix is -yij/-nyij/-j).
(Entry on page 160 of printed dictionary)
-rany-
Nc/Pref
dough, damper; (any) soft, mushy substance.
As cpd. initial: see =w2alga-.
NCder-dany.
(Entry on page 160 of printed dictionary)
=ranyjuga-
VIntrN
Cf:
For nominal derivative see next entry, with etymology discussed.
(Entry on page 160 of printed dictionary)
ranyjuguyugaj
NcAnaWu
peninsula. 164.1.1.
Etym:
comparison with verb =ranyjuga- and other such nominal (mostly NAdj) derivatives suggests a structure with cpd. initial *-rany- and rdp. *-yugu-yuga-j (for the latter cf. du-duma-j 'black', raga-ragi-j (s.v. ragij) 'in front'), with the *y consonants possibly from *j.
(Entry on page 160 of printed dictionary)
ra:r
NcAnaWu
burnt-out grassland or light bushland.
Cf:
wurg.
(Entry on page 160 of printed dictionary)
=ra:ra-
VIntrA2
to jump down, descend rapidly (said of airplane, brolga bird, etc.). (not very common)
For transitive =rara- see last entry, preceding page.
(Entry on page 161 of printed dictionary)
raragal
NcNgara
share stick made from wood of a mangrove tree, usually yiwujung (q.v.).
(Entry on page 161 of printed dictionary)
=rardha-
VIntrNgal
(boat, canoe) to run aground; (fish, jellyfish, etc.) to be stranded on shore as tide goes out.
(Entry on page 161 of printed dictionary)
=rarma-
VTrA1
This is possibly the root in =badarma- and =w1arararmararma-.
(Entry on page 161 of printed dictionary)
rarndar
or randar
NAdj
dry, waterless (place or substance).
lhal-rarndar
arid, desert-like land (NcAnaWu or NAdj).
Ex:
of this as NAdj: wu-lhal=rarndar 'The country is arid'.
a-randar
or a-rarndar NcAnaWu or NAdj waterless country or area. (here a- is the cpd. initial a- 'ground' or -ar- 'water', not homophonous Ana noun-class prefix a-).
(Entry on page 161 of printed dictionary)
=rawida-
VIntrA2
(nut, fruit, etc.) to break off, to fall off (when ripe); to be ripe, ready to eat.
Cf:
For cpd. -ra=wida- 'to grit teeth' see =w2ida-.
(Entry on page 161 of printed dictionary)
=ra-wu-
VTrMa1
(=ra-wa-ng, =ra-wi-ni, =ra-wu-ma-na, =ra-wi-ny, etc.) to taste; to test, try out; to sing (spontaneous song, when wailing for a dead relative). 7.2.4ff., 162.17.2/3, 169.1.1.
-rawa=ra-wi-'-
(Ref1. rdp, with special sense) VIntrI1 to train (oneself), to practise. 68.2.3. Cf. also next cpd.
-ba-dawa=ra-wi-'-
(Listed separately as =badawarawi-.)
-gari=ra-wu-
to sing for (dead or departing relative, wailing).
-lhami=da-wu-
to taste. (-lhamij-)
-yan=da-wu
to enquire of (person). (ya:ng)
Recip:
of Caus. of preceding: -nyi=ra-wi-jga-nyji- to curse each other, to exchange curse songs. 157.12.7.
(Entry on page 161 of printed dictionary)
rawulgi-
VIntrI1
to blow sparks or hot coals on grass (to start fire).
Cf:
(Entry on page 161 of printed dictionary)
rawurumugurumu
NcAnaWu
a small shrub or vine with annoying thorns, Asparagusracemosus.
(Entry on page 162 of printed dictionary)
=raya-
VIntrA1
to urinate.
-ngul=raya-
or -ngulu=raya- to urinate.
(Entry on page 162 of printed dictionary)
=rayara-
VIntrA2
to have a toothache.
Less common than expressions involving =lhangarma- (q.v.).
Appears to contain ra: 'tooth' (ra-).
(Entry on page 162 of printed dictionary)
=riba-
Rdp:
-ri=riba-. For swearword -ri=ba- VTrNga3 see =w2a- 'bite'.
(Entry on page 162 of printed dictionary)
ridhangany
NcAnaWu
bladder.
NCder:
unmarked ma-ngu-didhangany rib cage with meat.
(Entry on page 162 of printed dictionary)
ridharngu
The Ritharngu live north and -S little west of the Nunggubuyu, especially around the middle Koolatong River.
(Entry on page 162 of printed dictionary)
ridhid
or ridhin
NcNgara
a perch sp. with yellow spots or marks, said to occur both in fresh and salt water.
(Entry on page 162 of printed dictionary)
=riga-
VIntrN
Appears to be *=rig-ga-, auxiliary cpd. of *=ga- 'to carry' etymologically, cf. ri:g.
(Entry on page 162 of printed dictionary)
-rigu-
or -rugu-
Pref
Cpd:
initial form of digu (q.v. for further details).
(Entry on page 162 of printed dictionary)
ri:ja
NcMana
a scrambling vine with long edible taproot, Boerhaviadiffusa. 166.24.3(note correction in species identification). Cf. marwa.
(Entry on page 162 of printed dictionary)
rijamara
NcAnaWu
pubic hair; (rarely) armpit hair.
Syn:
ngul-ngu-jir (s.v. -jir-).
(Entry on page 163 of printed dictionary)
rijbar
NcNa
paperbark tree, Melaleuca sp., found on river banks, said to be very similar to lhulwu.
(Entry on page 163 of printed dictionary)
=rijbi-
VIntrI1
to float, to be buoyant); to float up or away (in water or air). 18.4.1.
Syn:
(Entry on page 163 of printed dictionary)
rilhar
NcMana
young shoots of manunggu grass, Vetiveriaelongata.
(Entry on page 163 of printed dictionary)
rilji
Mult:
P1: rilji-rilji. 16.17.1.
rilji-maragarj
NcAnaWu dangerous island. 16.6.5.
As cpd. initial with verb: see =w1urama-.
Cf:
(Entry on page 163 of printed dictionary)
=ririra-
VIntrA2
to be itchy, have an itch.
Often in cpds. with initial designating body part, with -w1ara- initial as unmarked, least specific form:
-w1ara=ririra-
to be itchy; to be itchy all over. -yimur=dirira- to have an itchy nose. (yimurg)
Cf:
gadhala and synonyms.
NAdj derivative: next entry.
(Entry on page 163 of printed dictionary)
ririru-j
1
NAdj
itchy (thing).
2
NcAnaWu
itchy thing (something which induces itching).
Derived from preceding entry.
(Entry on page 163 of printed dictionary)
ririririma-
VIntrA1
to be angry. (not very common)
Syn:
=riyaldha- (common).
(Entry on page 163 of printed dictionary)
=rirnga-
VIntrA1
to be seriously sick or wounded. 71.15.2.
Cf:
(Entry on page 164 of printed dictionary)
=riyaldha-
English present tense often corresponds to Nunggubuyu past punctual in perfective sense: nga=riyaldhi-ny 'I am angry' ('I have gotten angry').
Benef:
-a=diyaldha- to become angry at (someone, something).
Recip:
of Benef: -a=diyaldhi-nyji-. 42.3.4.
(Entry on page 164 of printed dictionary)
=ru-
1
Pref
Cpd. initial form of ru:.
2
Pref
A surface form of -rung-.
(Entry on page 164 of printed dictionary)
ru:
NcAnaWu
tears (from weeping). 43.3.2.
Cpd:
initial -ru-: see =adbar-wu-.
Perhaps also found in =rugu- 'to weep'.
Cf:
(Entry on page 164 of printed dictionary)
=ruduga-
VTrA1
(one long object or row of objects) to line up with, be parallel to (another).
Recip:
=ruduga-nyji- (two objects or rows) to be parallel.
(Entry on page 164 of printed dictionary)
-rugu-
Pref
(Cpd. initial form of digu, q.v. for fuller listing).
(Entry on page 164 of printed dictionary)
=ruja-
1
VIntrA2
to whistle. (not very common)
2
VTrA2
-yi=ruja-
to scrape blade (face), e.g., of kangaroo's shoulder blade (malibi, wirimil), to sharpen it.
Cf:
(Entry on page 164 of printed dictionary)
rujuru
NcNa
half-grown green turtle (ngala:ligi).
Younger:
(Entry on page 164 of printed dictionary)
rulbu-ngalngalu
NcWara
goanna sp. with light, yellowish colour, Varanusgouldii or a colour form thereof.
Syn:
wada:bir (more common term, and more general sense).
Contains rulbu (preceding entry) and a form of the root seen in the verb =ngalngalu- (NAdj form ngal-ngalngalu-j).
(Entry on page 165 of printed dictionary)
=rulundha-
(creole, ex Eng. 'roll 'em')
VTrA2
to roll (something).
(Entry on page 165 of printed dictionary)
rulwuj
(archaic) or ruluj (now most common pronunciation)
Ex:
a-rulu-duj 'in the shade'.
As cpd initial: see =w1anmarda-, =na- 'to see'.
Cf:
malnguj.
(Entry on page 165 of printed dictionary)
=ruma-
Used only in certain tense/aspect forms: Past1 =ruma-ny, Nonpast1 =ruma-ng, Nonpast3 =rumi-Ø (for other forms of 'to go' see =ya-/=ya:-).
Mult:
-ngara=duma-. 24.1.1.
(Entry on page 165 of printed dictionary)
rumalang
NAdj
well-behaved, capable (person).
Perhaps rung- plus -malang (cpd. form of mamalang).
(Entry on page 165 of printed dictionary)
=rumbulbula-
VIntrA2
to stoop down (to go under something).
Cf:
(Entry on page 165 of printed dictionary)
rumurumu
NcWara
Torres Strait (nutmeg) pigeon, a white-and-black fruit pigeon.
(Distinct from rumurumuwa, a songword for the chestnut rail bird, regular term jaradadbuwa.)
(Entry on page 165 of printed dictionary)
runggal
HumSg:
runggal-yung. 162.5.2.
Du:
mulun-dunggal
NAdj big (group). 157.13.1.
malanga-dunggal
NAdj quite big, rather big. 16.7.3.
Syn:
lhabarj (less common). More emphatic synonyms: ambalag, balawudawuda, cpds. with -w2ugag and -yiriwu.
(Entry on page 166 of printed dictionary)
runguru
NcAnaWu
shinbone, lower leg. 162.15.3.
NCder:
112.7.4 (maG-).
Syn:
(Entry on page 166 of printed dictionary)
=ruruga-
VTrA1
-w1aranggi=ruruga-
to erect (spear), stand (spear) up. 12.1.3.
(Entry on page 166 of printed dictionary)
=rurdi-
VIntrI1
to be split; to be scratched or lined.
-mala=rurdi-
(sky) to be split (i.e., to dawn).
Ex:
of this cpd.: wu-mala=rurdi-ny 'Day has broken'.
(Entry on page 166 of printed dictionary)
=ruwuruwi-
VIntrI1
-ramar=ruwuruwi-
to be worried, anxious.
Syn:
-ramar=ngawi-'-, s.v. =ngawi-'-.
(Entry on page 166 of printed dictionary)