My Intervention (in Cowdy)

By | 1 February 2015

Notes

Bardibardi: is indigenous language in the Gulf region of northern Australia for respectfully referring to older women.

Barri Barri: is indigenous language in the Gulf region of northern Australia for ‘shooting star’.

Gnabia: is indigenous language in the Gulf region of northern Australia for ‘ghost’ or ‘spirit’.

Kukudi: is indigenous language in the Gulf region of northern Australia for ‘grandmother’, on the mother’s side.

Kujika: is indigenous language in the Gulf region of northern Australia for ‘Songlines’.

Malbu: is indigenous language in the Gulf region of northern Australia for respectfully referring to older men.

Millad: is indigenous language in the Gulf region of northern Australia for the first person plural pronoun: we, us, our.

Mimi: is indigenous language in the Gulf region of northern Australia for ‘pop’ or ‘grandfather’, on the mother’s side.

Mudika: is Kriol in the Gulf region of northern Australia for ‘motorcar’.

Munanga: is Kriol in the Gulf region of northern Australia for ‘whitefulla’.

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