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Ngiyampaa Wangaaypuwan Dictionary

FOOD AND DRINK

pulawa naming-word. flour. From English 'flour'. Source: Ngiyampaa Wordworld, 2nd edition, example 1-28.
pupunhaam naming-word. pupu tucker. Source: 2.12.3. Pupunhaam is a synonym for tharramulan 'yam', said by Ngiyampaa consultants to mean literally 'one legged' (tharraN- is 'thigh, leg'). Pupu are the mythical beings who 'take away the boys to make them into men', according to the women who reminisce in Text 1 (in Ngiyampaa Worldworld, 2nd edition) about their experience of preparations for the purrpa (initiation ceremony).
tharramulan naming-word. yam. See: pupunhaam
thingkaa ALSO: thingkaang, thingkaanh. naming-word. 1. animal, meat.
2. a person's 'meat' or totem. Source: Ngiyampaa Wordworld, 2nd edition, example D 1980:16 : Macquarie.
thiri naming-word. tea.
thirikirraa naming-word. tea leaf.
thuka naming-word. sugar.
thupa naming-word. wild banana.
wirruumpuray naming-word. mushroom. Source: S4-3.
yarrayipiyan naming-word. wild apple. Source: S4-3.
yuwan naming-word. food (non-meat), vegetable food, bread. Source: Ngiyampaa Wordworld, 2nd edition, example D 1980:71 : Macquarie. The term for non-meat food 'yuwan' was extended to mean 'bread'.
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