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Marratharra (f.) for Winjarroo (m.) - deaf and dumb Wattandee tribe Of Dhoongara Victoria Plains area. Dongara Magisterial District Maia wonga
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| Aunt | Ngarrea, kaggajittee |
| Baby | Aathee, abbala |
| Blackfellow | Ammong |
| Blackwoman | Innaloo |
| Brother | Woorda |
| brothers | Mata gen |
| Brother-in-law | Ameetha |
| Daughter | Abbala |
| Father | Amma (Mamma - Bibbulumun) |
| Father-in-law | Ambarnoo Kambarnoo |
| Girl | Woorinyoo |
| Grandfather | Ammee |
| Grandmother | Andharree |
| Husband | Ardoo |
| Man | Ammong |
| Mother | Aagoo Nganggai |
| Mother (one mother) | Koota gen bag (or wombone) |
| Mother-in-law | Ngarrea |
| Nephew; niece | Kaggajee, nanyee |
| Orphan | Warreedhee |
| Sister | Narrumba |
| Sister-in-law | Jandeea, jandeetha |
| Uncle | Ambarnoo Kambarnoo |
| Widower , Widow | Mooreeburndee |
| Wife | Ardoo |
| Woman | Innaloo |
| The elision of the initial consonant is a feature of this dialect, otherwise many words are related to the Bibbulum dialect S. & S.E. of Dongara. It is however, mixed with some N.E. & E. words. It is one of an isolated series of groups between the Bibbulum area & Roebourne on the north. |
| Ankle | Jelgoo |
| Arm | Joort'ka (hair under armpits = ) |
| Back | Worain |
| Beard | Nganga |
| Blood | Ngwoba |
| Bone | Weejee; collar bone, ewert'ka |
| Breast, breasts | Ebbee |
| Calf of Leg | Weerda |
| Cheek | Yabba |
| Chest | Edha |
| Coughing | Oondoonda Mok |
| Cry, to | Woolarna |
| Drink, to | Owwa ngaala |
| Drunk | Gooreegooree |
| Ear | Wooka |
| Eat, to | Ngaala |
| Elbow | Mooroowa |
| Eyebrow | Thoodha |
| Eyelash | Ganba |
| Eye | Erdungoo |
| Fat | Ngabbo |
| Finger | Maa' |
| Finger nail | Eeree |
| Foot | Eena |
| Hair | Ngooinyoo |
| Hand | Maa' |
| Head | Kaggooree |
| Heart | Woordoo |
| Heel | Ngardoo |
| Hip bone | Kagga |
| Kidney | Wago |
| Knee | Tharda |
| Leg | Weerda |
| Lip | Yaieeree |
| Liver | Moweree |
| Lung | Etha |
| Mouth | Yaieeree |
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| Nape of the neck; neck | Nanga |
| Navel | |
| Nose | Moodha |
| Rib | Erndeejee |
| Rump | Marnda |
| Seeing | Now'wa |
| Shoulder | Kallinga; shoulder blade = berrerdee |
| Skin | O-pee |
| Sleep | Woobadha |
| Smell, to | Andeea |
| Sneeze, to | Atchibbee |
| Speak, to | Wonga |
| Spit, to | Ngoothaanawa |
| Stomach | Ngootoo |
| Tears | Erringo ngooroo |
| Teeth | Eerajee |
| Thigh | Yoonda |
| Throat | Wardoo |
| Tongue | Yallain |
| Walk, to | Yakkara |
| Wink, to | Mēloopa |
| Animal (generic) | Thooroo |
| Ant-eater (Marsupial) | Eelyingarra |
| Bandicoot | Woorndee |
| Bat | Mēlanyoo |
| Dingo | Oothoo, ngoobanoo |
| Kangaroo, generic | Yowarda, yowerda, waaroo, maaloo, old kangaroo = yoola red Kangaroo female grey Kangaroo |
| Kangaroo, brush | Beegoordoo, booyurnoo |
| Kangaroo, Rock | Baggoolyarra |
| Kangaroo, young, in pouch | Woomana |
| Mouse | Beegoo |
| Opossum | Waioorda |
| Wallaby | Weeara, wadhoo, warrangarree |
| Bald coot, red bill | Kallilee, thoonda |
| Bird (generic) | Mardoo, jeedamin, nyoombain |
| Bustard, Wild Turkey | Bardoora |
| Cockatoo, Black, red tail | Dheerandee, theerandee |
| Cockatoo, Black, white tail | Ngoolya |
| Cockatoo, Leadbeater's Pink | Koggaloggoo |
| Cockatoo, white, Northern var. | Ngannara |
| Crane, Blue | Bagga |
| Crow | Wanga |
| Curlew | Weeloo; Kaimera |
| Duck | Bannajee, ngaangoo, beega beega, boonjagoorda |
| Eagle Hawk | Warradha |
| Emu | Yalleebeeree, kallaia |
| Flycatcher (Wagtail) | Jeereejeeree |
| Hawk, Fish (Osprey) | Kakkainyoo |
| Hawk, Sparrow | Eerinyittee |
| Ibis, straw-necked | Walyamberree |
| Magpie | Wootba |
| Mopoke | Woorkunda; curlew = weeloo, kaimera |
| Owl | Kattarra |
| Parrot | Thogginyoo |
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| Parrot, Small Ground, green | Wooralin |
| Pelican | Ngoolyambiddee |
| Pheasant (Gnou) mallee hen | Ngow |
| Pigeon | Mainbee |
| Swan | Wooradhoo |
| Wattle Bird | Jeeturdoo |
| Fish (generic) | Winilya |
| Frog (generic) | Wanderoo, thoogurnoo |
| Frog, large green | Wongerong, beeoola |
| Iguana, long-tailed | Bungarra |
| Iguana, stump-tailed | Waieejee, beejooroo |
| Lizard (generic) | Mimmee, kattain |
| Lizard, Horned (York Devil) | Minjinoo |
| Scorpion, snake | Wathoo, moodharda, milarra, thanda, waggardee, (carpet), milleeo, bardarree, woorndee |
| Turtle | Kadarra, balyokurra, yangajarra |
| Ant | Minga |
| Ant (sergeant) | Beerdalyarrung |
| Ant (white) | Wandoorna |
| Bardie (a grub) | Bardee |
| Butterfly | Ngaabera |
| Flea | Walo |
| Fly (generic) | Poro |
| Leech | Mai maiungoo |
| Mosquito | Ow'ow'wong |
| Spider | Ganbar |
| Afternoon | Wornda, warnda |
| Autumn | Oor'noora |
| Blackboy (tree) | Ninna |
| Cave | Waldhoo |
| Clay, red | Wilgee, meenee |
| Clay, white | Koordoo |
| Cloud, cloudy | Mandhooroo, kardoo, wailajarree = northern thunder clouds |
| Cold | Tai |
| Dark, darkness | Maow |
| Evening | Warnda |
| Feather | Wommooloo |
| Fire | Wajjanoo |
| Flowers | Warrunyoo, appil appil = feathery flowers |
| Grass | Warrinya |
| Ground (surface of) | O-thero, boojera |
| Gum | Taialoo |
| Gum tree | Koolalyee |
| Hill, hillock | Barloo. murda, booree |
| Leaf (shrub or tree) | Beedeetha |
| Lightning | Inda |
| Moon | Nyelle |
| Moon, waning | Nyellee erda |
| Moon, waxing | Nyellee bodee |
| Morning | Kardowa |
| Mulga | Kaia |
| Mushroom | Weedajooroo, welbanyoongoo |
| Pearl-shell | Bootowa |
| Peach, native | Weelongoo |
| Pipeclay (white) | Kardoorga |
| Pleiades | Indawong |
| Rain | Boondoo |
| Rainbow | Wootha |
| Resin (blackboy) | Taialoo |
| River | Errinoo, erinoo |
| Road | Wajjoo |
| Rock | Andoo |
| Sand | Ootheroo |
| Sea | Weloo |
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| Seeds, of plants | Wetoo |
| Shade | Maaloo |
| Sheoak | Tarda? |
| Spring | Ee'warra |
| Star | Indawong |
| Summer | Indagoo |
| Sun | Indoo |
| Sunrise | Indoo warrara |
| Sunset | Indoo oongarnoo |
| Thunder, thunderstorm, Thunderous clouds from north | Bindardee |
| Ti-tree | Wooleen |
| To-day | Oorongoo |
| To-morrow | Obadha karra |
| Tree | Yanga |
| Vegetable food | Aajooga |
| Water | Ow'wa |
| Water (deep) | Woojaaja |
| Water (fresh) | Ow'wa go'aloo, owwa wilyaroo |
| Water (salt) | Ow'wa thardoo |
| Wattle tree | Koondeeroo |
| Whirlwind | Boordaara |
| Willy willy | Boordaara |
| Wind | Windhoo |
| Winter | Maggoora |
| Yesterday | Wa'woornda |
| Abduct, to | Māla bunnee |
| Abundance | Boola, o'ala |
| Adultery | Ngo'ya, minjeema |
| Afraid | Ballurdarra |
| Aged | Oop-baija |
| Anger | Oord'bat |
| Arise, to | Eegarra? |
| Ashes | Oongarnoo |
| Assault, to | Walleda |
| Back, to go | Munjee yokkara |
| Bad | Jeeda |
| Bag | Oondarroo |
| Bald | Minjoo |
| Bandy legged | Tharda wanda, yanjallee |
| Barb of a spear | Mangoora |
| Belt | Kattabee |
| Big | Erda, eeda |
| Bite, to | Ajja |
| Black | Moonya |
| Blind | Meloo, komoroo |
| Blow with the mouth, to | Booba |
| Board, for throwing spear | Yoo'a'goo (flint at end of board = boola) |
| Boomerang | Jinaidee, walannoo |
| Both of us | Ngaitherra |
| Break, to | In'arra, enarra |
| Bring me; to bring | Akkarrawa |
| Bundle | Kalga |
| Burn, to | Ow'wa |
| Bury, to | Yajja |
| By and by | Waloo |
| Camp | Ngoora |
| Charcoal | Kaiga |
| Charm, to (by a spell) | Deebooroo, jilla, koondhal, waw-wooloo |
| Circle, circular | Dolgoo |
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| Clasp, to | Ap'bara |
| Clay, white lime | Kardoorga |
| Climb, to | Eedaarnda |
| Close (near) | Ai'ootna, owooloo |
| Club | Joona, wetba |
| Cold, a; cold, to be | Koondhetba Coughing = oondoonda mok |
| Conceal, to; concealed | Yarrabooree, yardaboondoor |
| Cook, to | Atthoowa |
| Cooked meat | Moora |
| Corroboree | Anneea |
| Couple | Wootharra |
| Covered | Yerda, yarda |
| Crawl, to; creep, to | Koogajee |
| Dance | Anneea |
| Dead | Warnda, moolaburn |
| Deaf | Wo'kain yerra |
| Dig, to | Yajja |
| Dog's tail head-dress | Thoothoo dhaiaree |
| Down (short hair) | Ngoonyoo |
| Dream | O-garain |
| Dried, parched ground | Burnaija |
| Drink | Ngala, ngaala |
| Drown, to | Moogatta |
| Drunk | Gooree gooree |
| Dumb | Maia nyeera |
| Early | Owaloo |
| East | Angaloo, koggara; N.E. = Beedungoo, mardooeera |
| Enough | O'lē'ga |
| Fall, to | Ungarnoo |
| Far away | Weetcha |
| Fillet for the head | Woggaree-yatkarree |
| Fire-stick | Wajjannoo-wa yanga |
| Flat; flat, to lie | Ngarreea |
| Flesh (of animals) | Thooroo |
| Flint at end of meero | boola |
| Food (forbidden) | Nandha |
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| Friend, Friendly | Koro |
| Frightened | Ballardalla |
| Fur | Ngoonyoo |
| Game, a | Meekabaia, meekawaia |
| Game (animals) | Thooroo (thooroo gooal = meat fresh) |
| Get up, to | Agga |
| Ghost | Warnda, kanyongoo |
| Giddy | Gooree gooree |
| Girdle of opossum hair | Kattabee |
| Give, to | Eewa |
| Glutton | Eetee ngaagoo |
| Go astray, to | Koree dart, wattalaia |
| Go away, to | Oondoo yakkara |
| Go back, to | Moonjee garroo yakkara |
| Good | Goaloo, bilyadoo |
| Good, no | Waiooroo, windong |
| Grave | Ngalyee |
| Grease, to | Ngabboo |
| Greyheaded | Oop'baija |
| Half caste | We-lurdee |
| Hair stick | Wertgoo, thabba |
| Hair string (wound round head) | Woggaree, mooramoora |
| Hammer (native) | Warngoo |
| Handsome | Goaloo |
| Hard | Mamboo |
| He | Alla |
| Head-cover | Wanna marroo = woman's head dress of feathers |
| Her, hers | Alla |
| Here | Nyaggala |
| Hold, to | Maa, nyinnee maa |
| House | Minda |
| Humpbacked | Wogai |
| Hungry | Kootcheero, kutcheeroo |
| Hunt, to | Maowga |
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| I | Ngai |
| Ill (sick) | Mudhera, madhara |
| Initiate, to | Beedawa |
| Jagged | Barrai |
| Jealous, jealousy | Jindoo |
| Jump, to | Warrara |
| Kick | Weranneea |
| Kill, to | O'karra |
| Kiss, a | Boonja |
| Kneel | Eenjooroo, thardaeenjooroo |
| Laugh, laughter | Wandeenda |
| Lean (thin) | Wajjeeno, maleedee |
| Lie (to tell a lie) | Ow'weeda |
| Lift up, to | Eerang gooteea |
| Light (not heavy) | Kandee eeda, booree |
| Listen, to | Wokawa |
| Little | Booree |
| Living, alive | Wa'ow'il'a |
| Long (tall) | Warroola |
| Long hair | Ngoonyilarra, ngoonyooldharra |
| Look, to (to see) | Nowamba alla |
| Lose, to; lost | Waiar eejēna |
| Lying (down) | Ngalla |
| Magic | Deebooroo; Koonthal; Waw-Wooloo; jella |
| Me | Ngai |
| Meat | Thooroo |
| Medicine (native) | Magic = deebooroo, koondhal, waw-wooloo, jilla |
| Melt, to | Wa'wai'oonda |
| Mend, to | Yanda |
| Message sticks | Bambooroo |
| Mia (native hut) | Ngoora |
| Milk from breast | Eebeegoondoo |
| Mine (my own) | Ngai'oo |
| Monster (fabulous) | Woggardee |
| My | Ngaioo |
| Naked | Meela nyeera |
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| Name | Ennee |
| Native well | Oombanoo, woombanoo |
| No | Yow |
| North | Yabbaroo, wallajaree, marroolea |
| Nose-piercing | Ngoolyambiddee, oornamuk |
| Nose stick | Ngoolyambaerdee |
| One | Kooteea |
| Open, opening, openly | Indama |
| Ours | Ngunna |
| Paint, to | Walganda |
| Pant, to; panting | Wardilabanna |
| Pearl-shell | Beedawongoo, beetawa |
| Pebbles | Andoo booree |
| Peeled Stick (hair ornament) | Thabba, wertgoo |
| Pierce, to | Wallee |
| Pinch, to | Ilyima |
| Pinion (wing) | Jangara |
| Play, to; playing | Meeka waia |
| Plenty | O'aloo, boola; yailba |
| Pluck out feathers, to | Oonda |
| Plume, a | Yanjee (emu feathers) |
| Point, to | Ngoonawa |
| Pound, to; pounding roots | Wallēda |
| Putrid | Andageeda, waiooroo |
| Quick, quickly | Wabbath'oo, wab'bath' |
| Quiet, quietly | Etee, goloo |
| Quiver, to | Deeba |
| Raw | Wanga |
| Red | Meenee |
| Refuse, to | Yow |
| Rejoice, to | Thalyarra |
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| Relationship | Wee'oo'lootha |
| Rob, to; robber | Mala |
| Rub, to | Waita |
| Run away, to | Batha wooreearree |
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| Run, to | Eegarrawa |
| Scar | Moroo |
| Scrape, to; scratch, to | Eerinja, narringa |
| Shavings | Thalyee |
| She | Alla |
| Shield | Woornda |
| Short | Bardoo |
| Sinews of kangaroo's tail | Beedee, eedee, thongoo |
| Sing, to | Warra |
| Sit down, to | Nyinna |
| Skewer | Errimba, jinnoong |
| Sly | Panda wikka |
| Small piece, a | Booree |
| Smoke, of fires | Yogora |
| Soft | Kakkoo (fragile = wilyadoo) |
| Song | Warra |
| Sorcery | Booldha |
| Sorrow | Beearaba |
| South | Meenung (thowangoo S.E.) |
| Spear (generic term) | Weerangoo, ajjee, werangoo |
| Spear, to | Walla |
| Spear (war) | Weerangoo |
| Spin, to (weave) | Wondo, woggarree |
| Split, to | Barra |
| Spring (season of) | Eewarra |
| Squeeze, to | Minyeema |
| Stamping | Werannee |
| Stand, to | Eegarra |
| Steal, to | Malla abba |
| Step (footstep) | Inna, eena |
| Stick | Wanna |
| Straight | Woorthoo |
| Stranger | Woojanoo |
| Strangle, to | Beerinja |
| Sulky (cross) | Oorda |
| Summer | Indagoo |
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| Tattoo, to; tattooing | Moro |
| Tear, to | Karra |
| Tell, to | Wonga |
| That very thing | Alla na |
| There | Owaja |
| Three | Wootharra kalla kooteea Two and one |
| Throw, to; throwing | Wanna wa |
| Throwing board | Yooagoo |
| Tickle, to; ticklish | Gilyingooma |
| Tie, to; to tie up | Appeea |
| Track (footprint) | Yoorarra, yoordarra |
| Track, to | Yoorarra, yoordarra |
| Traveller | Woojanoo |
| Tuft (ornamental) | Yanjee |
| Turn over, to | Mondarra wirree |
| Two | Wootharra |
| No equivalent for 3 | Wootharra Kalla Kooteea two & one |
| Uncooked meat | Wanga |
| Under | Atthaloo |
| Underneath | Atthaloo |
| Upside down | Kandee barra |
| Very bad | Waiooroo |
| Very good | Go'aloo |
| Vessels (bark, etc) | Balja wa, ngarda, mingarra |
| Wait, to | Abboora |
| Wander, to (off the right track) | Koreedart, wattalaia |
| West | Weeloo |
| What | Nai |
| Where | Wandha |
| Which | Wandhana, wandha pee |
| Whistle | Woornma |
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| White forehead band | Woggaree Yalkarree |
| Who, whose | Nganna |
| Wicked | Waiooroo |
| Wild native | Woojanoo |
| Winter | Maggoora |
| Yam-stick | Wanna |
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| Yes | Kogo |
| You | Nyinnee |
| Young | Woomana |
| Young (of animals) | Woomana |
| Your, yours | Nyinneeoo |
| In Marratharra's own country, the "joo" is added to the end of the words; mamma = mammajoo, yaaga = yaagojoo, boa = boajoo, mungajoo (sister-in-law), joorda = joordajoo. | |
| Afraid, I am not, of you | Ngaia gundee ballardalla |
| Afraid, What are you, of? | Nangoon ballardalla |
| Asleep, He is | Ngarreea, oobadha |
| Bad, That is very | Waiooroo |
| Bad, You are | Nyinnee waiooroo |
| Brother, He is my; Brother, That is my | Moodha ootha, narroomba |
| Bury him | Yajja |
| Cattle, Bring in the | "Booleek" agga |
| Cattle, Did you see the? | Nangeeboo "booleek" |
| Children, Where are your? | Wandha yoorungo |
| Come from, Where do you? | Wandha ngoombeea kow |
| Come here; come in | Yak'kowa |
| Come close | Yakka ai'ootha |
| Coming, They are | Yailba kumbarreego = plenty coming |
| Coming with you, I am | Ngai yakkarra nyinnee kulla Nyinnee kulla ngai yakkara |
| Cook that --- | Atthoowa |
| Country, What is the name of your? | Wandha ootheroongoo |
| Coward, You are a | Oora nyirrambeea, baalardar eet-chung |
| Daughter, Is that your? | Alla yoorungoo |
| Dead, he is | Alla warnda |
| Deceiving me, You are | Owwar dambin yinnee |
| Dingoes, Are there many? | Ngoobana wurna bulla |
| Doing, What are you? | Nanga boandhanda |
| Father, he is my | Alla ammatha, "alla matha" |
| Feather flowers growing on tree at Dongara | Appil-appil |
| Find, Where did you, them? | Wandha boonangee |
| Finish this | Yowernda alla |
| Fire, Make a | Owwa, aowwa |
| Fire, Make by friction | Yardoo |
| Food, Give me | Yooa na ootalloo |
| Food, I cannot get | Yowa na |
| Food, I will give you | Ngai inga nanda ootalloo |
| Food, Where shall I find | Wandha boonangee ootalloo |
| Friend, I am your | Koro thooma |
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| Get along | Yakkarra |
| Get up | Agga |
| Give me; give it to me | Eewana ngaiana |
| Go away | Yakkara |
| Go before me | Moodhanga yookara |
| Go behind me | Yakka oondoowarroo |
| Going away, I am | Ngai yakkana |
| Gone, He has just | Yakkanoo |
| Gone, Where has he? | Wandha yakkanoo |
| Go quickly | Wabba thee yakkarra |
| Go quietly | Eetee yakkarra |
| Go there | Yakkarra owwaja |
| Go you | Nyinnee yakkarra |
| Here it is | Nyeeja |
| Hill, What is the name of that? | Annaja baaloo |
| House, Am I near a? | Meenda oombin yongo |
| Husband, Is that your? | Ardootha |
| Husband, Where is your? | Wandha nyinnee ardoongoo |
| I go | Ngatha yarra |
| Ill, I am | Ngai madhara |
| Ill, You are | Nyinnee madhara |
| Kangaroo, Are you hunting? | Meeroowa |
| Kangaroo, Where shall I find? | Wanthoona yowerda yakkarra |
| Killed, He has been | Allanai okarree |
| Killed, Who has, him? | Ngaadoo walleeree |
| Killed, You have, him | Nyinnee walleeree |
| Know, I | Ngai wanjera |
| Know, I do not | Kandeena wanjera; eerooga |
| Lazy, You are | Nyinneea panda bunna |
| Let it alone | Ngoombeea, wandhaga = throw it away |
| Lie down | Ngarreea |
| Listen to me | Wookawa, a! |
| Long time ago, That was a | Jerrē, kooranjee |
| Lying, He is, down | Oobadhalla |
| Meat fresh | Thooroo gwab |
| Mother, She is my | Ngai aggootha |
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| Mother-in-law, She is my | Ngai ammeetha |
| Name, What is your? | Nanga enningoo |
| Natives, How many, are there? | Wadha yoorinoo ammungin |
| Natives, Where are the? | Wandha ammungin |
| Native, Who is this? | Nganna ammung |
| Noise, What is that? | Wongana |
| River, What is the name of that? | Wandha alla erinoo |
| River, Where is the? | Eerinoo wandha |
| Roots (edible), where shall I find? | Wandha najjooga now'wa |
| Salt no good | Waiaroo Windong |
| Sea, Am I near the? | Weeloo batchee ngoona |
| Sit down | Nyinna |
| Sleep, I shall now | Yakkana ngarreea na ngai |
| Spear, Where is your? | Wandha weerangoongoo |
| Springs, Are there any, here? | Wōnderoo |
| Stay with me | Ngai tharra eenya nyunga |
| Steal, From whom did you? | Ngannumba mallabunnee |
| Stolen, You have, that | Allumba mallabunnee |
| Stop here | Nyinnamba nyango |
| Tired, I am | Ngai banda bit |
| Track, Where is the? | Wandha wajjoo |
| Tree, what is the name of that? | Wandha anneea yalla yanga |
| Tribe, To what, do you belong? | Wandha ootheroongoo |
| True, That is not | Owwara |
| Turkey, Where shall I find a? | Pardoora wandha |
| Understand, Do you? | Nyinnee wanjera |
| Understand, I do not | Kandeena wanjera |
| Want, What do you? | Nang'oom beeanna |
| Water, Am I near? | Ow'wa ow'waloo |
| Water, Give me | Eewan owwa |
| Water, I cannot find | Ngai owwa nyeera |
| Water, Where shall I find? | Owwa wandha |
| Way, Come this | Yakkowa eeja |
| Way, Go that | Yakkarra owwaja |
| What is it? | Nangoo |
| Where are you going? | Wandhambee yakkano nyinnee |
| Where do you come from? | Wandha ngoombee yakkaangoo |
| Why are you laughing | Wandeeinda |
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| White man's house, Where is the? | Wandha "whitefella" minda |
| Who is that? | Nganna alla |
| Who is there? | Nganna alla |
| Wife, Is that your? | Alla wurna innaloongoo Alla wurna ardoongoo |
| Wife, She is my | Allaga ardootha |
| You and I | Nyinnee kulla ngai |
| You two | Nangoobulla |
| Woman's headdress of feathers | Wanna Marroo. |
| Plenty (people ?) coming here | Yailba Kumborragoo. |
| Fragile | Wilyadoo |
| In Marradharras own country 'Joo' is added to the end of the words Mamma (Mammajoo); Yaago = Yaagōjoo boa-boajoo; Joorda Joordajoo: munga mungajoo | |
| You come by yourself | Nyinnee Yakkow Kooteea. |
| What are you two doing | Nangoobulla Yarroka |
Names given by Marradharra for Neighbouring groups E.W.N.S
- Kooreen Goomalling
- Nunnagurdee
- Nandu
- Thowarngoo Carnamah & Yandee
- Barnong at New Norcia R.C. Mission
- Baggooroo Greenough
- Thaagoora close to Nunnagurdi & nandu.
- Mardiyeera close to Thaagoora
- Mooroolee close to Mardayeera
- Baggoo or Weereegoorna. (East)
- Wardaloo [or Wandaloo] S.E. Tall people
- Wajjaree halfway east
- Booragoo or Weejaaree South.
| 5. Native modes of burial in district? |
Sitting, with face to south west and west. Moolyee people sit with faces to the east, finger and thumb tied, nails burnt off. |
| 7. Names of weapons, implements, and domestic utensils in district? |
Wērangoo, spear Walannoo, kailee Woornda, shield Warngoo, native hammer. |
| 3. Game traps, other methods of capture, etc.? | Kongoo = kangaroo pits. |
| 4. Carvings and rock paintings? | None. |
| 5. Corroborees, etc.? | Dhoordaaroo dance obtained here. |
| 17. Native names of tribes in district? | Wattandee. |
| 20. Do the tribes meet at any distant places for exchange or barter? | Dhoongara, Minyenoo. |
| 21. Native foods in district? How obtained, prepared, and named? |
Kangaroos are sometimes singed and filled with red not stones and placed in the heated hollow. Nogo = sand plain gum, ajjooka - potato, mungarda - seed (weetoo), koggala, mullaja, roots, aanoowarra, like long turnip, emba, gum, joobok = wogo, warrain, meenungarra, manna. |
| 10. Native belief in ghosts? | Warnda, kanyoongoo |
| 9. Is cannibalism known to exist in district? | No. |
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