kalinaming-word.ALSO:kalim, kaling, kalinh, kaliny.water, river.⚫ Ngathu kurunganhi kalingka.I swam in the water.⚫ Ngathu yananha kalingku.I am going to the water.⚫ Ngiyanuna ngurra yurrimiyi kalinytyi.We shifted our camp away from the water.
kalkaaynaming-word.waterhole.
kapataanaming-word.moon, month.⚫ Kapataa pilangaala ngini ngityalaka.It will rain here next month.
nganiranaming-word.lightness in the sky before sun or moon rise over a distant fire or town.
ngawunaming-word.night, darkness.
ngityaradoing-word.rain, raining.⚫ Yurrungku ngityaraIt is raining (literally: The rain is raining)
ngityiyidoing-word.rained.⚫ Yurrungku ngityiyiIt rained (literally: The rain rained)
ngurraALSO:ngurram.ALSO:ngurrang.ALSO:ngurrany.ALSO:ngurranh.naming-word.camp, home, bed, country.⚫ Kalupiliina ngurra wamiyi.We two built camps, each making (her) own.⚫ Ngiyanuna ngurra yurrimiyi kalinytyi.We shifted our camp away from the water.
palimanaming-word.sky.⚫ Thipi parranha palimaka.Birds are flying in the sky.⚫ Kapataa palimaka wampanha.The moon is in the sky.
pankalnaming-word.country.
panturnaming-word.thunder.
panturrnaming-word.thunder.
papilaa1.naming-word.native cat, wild cat, quoll.Dasyurus geoffroii.RH Matthew records a story about wild cat escaping from a fight with possum by turning into fog and dancing away (Mt Manara, c 1900), and JB records a Paakantyi story 'Fog and possum' (1950s).2.naming-word.fog.⚫ Papilaa wakanhaThe fog is swirling. (Literally: The fog is dancing).
pirrkunaming-word.scrub.
punannaming-word.dust.
puthunaming-word.smoke.
thakarrnaming-word.ice, frost, cold weather.
thakunnaming-word.earth, dirt, sand, ground.
thalkurinaming-word.storm cloud.
tharrampalnaming-word.1.Milky Way.2.path at ceremonial ground.3.personal 'beat' or accustomed travelling range.
tharriyalnaming-word.summer, warm weather.
thirraannaming-word.slope, rise, mound, sandhill.
thirramanaming-word.hill.⚫ Wangaayni thirramathi kurunhi.He didn't get through the hill.
thuninaming-word.sun, day.
thuni kurunhapanaming-word.West, where the sun sets.Literally: where the sun goes in.
thuni patharapanaming-word.East, where the sun rises.Literally: where the sun comes out.