The Natural Environment Flashcards
(129 cards)
1
Q
purtu pari
A
old
former river beds
2
Q
ilyala
A
surf
3
Q
irdi
A
belonging to the country
home born
4
Q
kanyapa
A
small species of rock crystal
5
Q
karrku
A
red ochre
6
Q
karnu
A
mountain
7
Q
karrpa
A
prop pillar support stay pause in a song a full sentence
8
Q
karta
A
an island
9
Q
Karta
A
Kangaroo Island
10
Q
kauwa
A
precipice
steep
11
Q
kauwamarlta
A
brim or edge of a precipice
12
Q
kauwi
A
water
13
Q
kauwimuka
A
large rock crystal
14
Q
kukanyi
A
prop
support
15
Q
kupurlu
A
sea water
alcohol
16
Q
mapa
A
rubbish
filth
17
Q
minpi
A
flint
18
Q
milthi
A
red ochre
19
Q
mukurta
A
hill
mountain
20
Q
nurlu
A
corner
turn of a river
21
Q
ngalta
A
name for Murray River
22
Q
ngaru
A
pipe clay chalk white ochre lime any white substance
23
Q
pangka
A
lake
lagoon
24
Q
pangkarra
A
country
district
fatherland
district or tract of country belonging to an individual
25
parnta
limestone
lime
brick
26
parpunta
plains
27
pari
river
creek
gully
28
pinta kurltuu kurltu
chain of salt water lagoons
29
pinti
```
hole
pit
grave
den
ditch
```
30
pinti wanga
grave
31
pintika
an island
32
pudna
water hole
| Aboriginal well
33
purdi
stone
34
putpayarta
good
| fertile ground
35
tainga
footstep
track
muscle
sinew
36
tampa
plain
37
tapa
path
road
track
38
tarnanta
pool
| pond
39
tarni
salt water
sea water
surf
sea
40
tarni warra
the noise of the breakers
41
tartu
low swampy country
42
tirra
obstacle
| hindrance
43
tuka
mud
dirt
mortar
44
trrunga
dirty
soiled
filthy
45
turtu
clod
glebe
lump of earth
46
warrki
a number of holes together made by animals such as dingoes - burrowing into the earth
47
warltu
valley
neck
space between
48
wauwa
sea shore
| beach
49
wila
dust
50
wirrka
liquid
| moisture
51
wirraitya
dust
dust cloud
dust pillar caused by a whirlwind
52
wama
plain
| flat
53
wanga
grave
54
warkanta
cascade
| cataract
55
warlta
clear
warm
hot
56
wara
sand
57
yaki
depth
| valley
58
yapa
hole
| den
59
yapa yaparri
cluster of holes made by animals
60
yarnpana
purple coloured ochre
61
yarta
earth
land
soil
country
62
yartapuku
bare ground
63
Yartapuulti
the land of the dead
| Port Adelaide
64
yartamalyu
elevation of country
slope
hill
65
yartala
inundation
flood
cascade
cataract
66
yarlu
sea
67
yarlu wingkura
surf
68
yarna yarna
undulating ground
69
pakadla
frost
70
piturru
thunder and lightning
71
pukarra
northwesterly wind
72
warta pukarra
norhtwest wind bringing rain
73
pulturru
dry breeze
dry air
dry
74
purrku
dew
75
purtanthi
wind
strom
thunder
76
karlayirdi
light (in general)
77
iparriti
misty rain
78
kakirra
moon
79
karra
height
sky
heaven
80
karrka
evening redness
sunset
dusk
twilight
81
karrkawarri
evening breeze
82
karntu
thunder and lightning
83
kauwi
water
84
yaitya kauwi
fresh water
85
kauwiku
steam
86
kauwimiila
drizzling rain
| small drops of water
87
kitya
bitter
| salty
88
ku
steam
89
kupurlu
sea water
salt water
alcohol
90
kudlila
rainy season
| winter
91
kudmu
dew
| fog
92
kuikuru
in the rain
93
kumumardi
a constellation
94
kuntu
flood
95
kungkurra
foam
96
kunturu
rain
97
kurdanyi
rainbow
98
kurrkukurrkurra
Orion constellation
99
kurrunthi
to blow, as the wind
100
kurruti
fresh
| cool breeze
101
madlithaltarni
a red star
102
madlu
darkness
| thick fog or mist
103
madlu-adlurninthi
to grow dark
104
maadlhu
snow
105
maikurru
cool
cool breeze
southwesterly wind
106
maki
ice
| glass
107
makirninthi
to turn into ice
108
maku
cloud
109
makutina
cloudless
| clear
110
maku mankunthi
to make/produce clouds
111
mankamankarrarna
Pleides constellation
112
manya
cold
| rainy
113
manya mankunthi
to cause/produce rain
114
manya nalati pudni
expressive of sudden rain
115
manya parltarrinthi
it rains heavily
116
manmarra
moonlit night
117
manya payarnantinthi
it rains heavily
118
manyarrinthi
to be/feel cold
119
matinyi
a constellation
120
marriru
moon
121
miri
hail
| salt
122
murla
dry
123
ngayirda
air
sky
blue sky
124
ngakalamurdu
one of the magellanic clouds
125
ngulthi
darkness
| night
126
ngulthi
darkness
| night
127
ngulthirlu
in the night
| at night
128
ngulthirninthi
to grow dark
129
ngulthi warta
midnight
| end of the evening
