Muruwari Online Dictionary

general TERMS

mayi

earth, ground, a person’s country where he belongs

ngurrampa

birth place

kuthi

red earth, red ochre

parntin

dirt

thurltu

dust

yukanh

cloud

mirrinj

stars

kiyan

moon

WEATHER

marnta

cold weather, frost

yapinj-yapinj

springtime, warmth, coming out of hibernation

purruwa

heat, summer, hot day

purtu

rain

kuli-kuli

rain storm

mukari

hail

kukuma

fog, fog clouds

thuri

days (means ‘sun’)

thurri kalayipu

sunrise (means ‘the sun is climbing’)

thurri warrayipu

sunset (means ‘the sun is falling)

yarrkapira

windy, dust storm

water

ngapa

water

purtu ngapa

rain water

mirri-mirri

river bank

ngarntu

river, water-filled hollow

ngarntu-ngarntu

creek, small hollow of water

kakuru

lagoon

kilkay

puddle of water

nguruwarra/ngarruwarta

flood

kuwarinj

swamp ‘far away’

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