Kolety Story

Kolety

name of the Edward River

nyanya

what? how?

puyingga

to show, to point out

nyatyərruwa

when?

Mile

name of the River Murray

kurrək

Country, place, sand

*punyul

mountain

kapəl

river, general term

muna

lagoon

*tyekil

lake

*pirr

stream, running water

*kurang pirr

river, 'large stream',

*withe pirr

creek, 'small stream',

tyilperla

to splash

katən

water

luthak

waterhole

tya

ground, soil, land

wa

crow or raven

pandelang

whistling kite (eagle)

**ngarrayil

eaglehawk, wedge-tailed eagle

kurnwil

snake, black-snake

piyal

red gum, also 'tree' in general, stick

mamba

to be tired

*mulpaya

to be weak

murrenda

to be alive

nyakamuna

to be careful, to look out

tyindyingana

to shake

tuka

to move

pakatya

to look around inquiringly

tyuyipa

to make level or smooth

*mika

to feel tired,

*mikən

tired

kumba

to lie down, to sleep

taktyerra

to fight, to hit one another

yangguwa

to walk past

wurrenga

to call someone to wake up

kurrk

blood

*kurrkumba

to be covered in blood

*lalunga

to injure, to hurt

**wirrp

wound, injury

yawirr

flesh

lar

camp, home, bark shelter

withəwa

to return, to go home
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