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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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