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Words for Category: Location

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Human
Family People Body Health Feelings Food
Actions
Moving Making Hunting Fighting Changing Bodily
Animals
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Art and Objects
Artmaking Audio Ceremony Objects Tools Weapons
Communication
Communicating Belief Counting Time Location Describing
Country
Plants Land Water Sky Fire Places

kilamer-malamerr

here and there

kinga

here

kingga

here, hither

kiyawety

this way, hither

kunakal, kunyikal

underneath

mala

that one over there in the far distance

malu

over there in the distance, further away still (not just out of sight)

manyu

there, further away, out of sight,

mayo

over there, very far away

ninya, nyinya

this one right here

nyuka

this way, here

nyuka-kunyi

below, here underneath

nyula, nyulu,

this one now, right here, there, not too far away, around here,

nyunga

around here

nyuwa

here, near;

paring

track

*partikalang nyawi

sunset, west

pirnang nyawi

east, 'the rising sun'

*puyikalang tern

south

-tawa

along, by the side of

tumikal

tent, camp,

warrm-

behind

windya

where?

windya-kat

Where indeed? I don't know!

windyaluk

whereabouts?

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