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nyunga
around here
(ADV)
1
Also used as demonstrative...
nyunya
that one over there
(PN)
3
deictic pronoun of general...
**nyunya karkuk lanyuk
necklace made from crayfish antennae
(N)
0
This can be analysed as...
Nyuranggal
Boga, Long Lake Hill
(N)
0
*nyurra-nyurra
red raddle, ochre
(N)
0
Hartmann gives the name...
nyuwa
here, near;
(ADV)
1
(adverb, also used as a...
nyuwa-mana
to arrive, to come right here
(Vintr)
1
pa
and
(Conjunction)
1
This word was used in...
*Pak
name of the original Perəpaperəpa speaking inhabitants of the Lake Boga area
(N)
0
*pak
catfish
(N)
0
This word was not known to...
paka
to hit
(Vtr)
0
rare word
*pakap-tyarəm
throwing spear, short, made of mallee
(N)
0
*Pakaruk
name of Pental Island homestead
(N)
0
pakatya
to look around inquiringly
(Vintr)
0
pakatyerra
to look round inquiringly at one another, to ask one another