People, kinship, and social categories
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aboriginal man
mungkuy
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Aborigine
mungkuy
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aboriginal woman
ngalmukga
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Aborigine (“wild”)
yertyert
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Aborigine (avoidance language)
yul
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Aborigine (different/foreign…)
mungkuy barlarr
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all
-garra
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all
-jangki
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all (and…)
-waywo
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alone
-(y)iwa
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alone
na-yuk-jirriyn
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ancestors
yung’yungki
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arbiter
gundul
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baby
barran
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baby
murna
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big (one)
berndakgu
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back (of body)
gorlo
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Bagala
Bagala
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bald
nam-marlarr
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bald patch (large)
nam-juruk
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bald patch (large)
belepbele
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Barang
Barang
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Barlamumu (people)
Barlamumu
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blind person
gapburla
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Bartbartjam
Bartbartjam
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boy
gomduj
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Batmardi
Batmardi
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bereaved person
lurriyn
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Bojjalk walkwalk
Bojjalk walkwalk
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Bertbert
Bertbert
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big (boss one)
jorlpbo
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Bokmarnde
Bokmarnde
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boyfriend
yert
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Bolmo
Bolmo
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boss
boj
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brother (female speaker)
langki
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boss
jorlpbo
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Matdalk
Matdalk
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boy
langki
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brother-in-law
wula-nyarrang
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brother-in-law (between)
wulo’wulo
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brother's child (for woman)
merrang-wok
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Bulu
Bulu
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Burlarljja
Burlarljja
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Buy’mi
Buy’mi
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child
ngangang
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child (man's sister's daughter's)
gawung
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child (man's sister's)
joway
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child (man's)
madak
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child (of man)
jokmi
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child (our...)
walk-nyarrang
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child (woman's brother's)
madak
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child (woman's brother's)
jowong
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child (woman's)
jowaywo
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child (woman's)
walkwalk
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child (woman's)
walk
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children
na-walkwalk-gan
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chum (new)
dum-gerrng
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cicatrice (hip)
mol-barlayi
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clan division
geremku
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clan division
gorlorlkgu
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clan divisions/grouping
Garrayarnderrk
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clan prefix
gayn-
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co-resident
letbowula
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co-resident
let-jangki
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company
balpmi
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condemned man
wunwarr
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connection (social)
lil
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countryman
nal
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cousin (parallel)
morlomiyn
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cross-cousin
jarrmungkin
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cross-cousin
bam-morawk-mi
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cross-cousin (father's)
morlawk
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cross-cousin (father's)
morla
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cross-cousin (male to male)
worrorumku
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cross-cousin (male)
wulo’wulo
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cross-cousin (male)
wula-nyarrang
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cross-cousin (our/my)
moyart-nan
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cross-cousin (parent's)
dumkanngarnan
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cross-cousin (your)
moyart-bo
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cross-cousin pair
burryokmi
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cross-cousin pair (both female or mixed gender)
burreli
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cross-cousin pair (male)
geli
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cross-cousin's child
dumkanngarnan
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cross-grandchild
jan
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culprit
gun-welang
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culprit
-welang
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Dakoman (people/language)
Dago’man
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dangerous person
na-galk
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darling
murna
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dear
murna
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Derkgorlo
Derkgorlo
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despised person
guk-yarkyark
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devil
na-galk
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devil (white)
mam
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Diyn’mi
Diyn’mi
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Dumdijja
Dumdijja
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everyone
moyek
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exchange (marriage)
yurrmi
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expert hunter
nguduleyn
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father
jart
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father-child pair
jokmi-yarrk
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father-child pair
burryokmi
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father-in-law and siblings
gindin
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father's sister
jongwok
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female
ngalwon
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first born
jartba
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first-cousins (be...)
jarrmun bun(bun)
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forager (expert)
nguduleyn
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foreigner
mol-barlarr
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friend
mijjirrang
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friendly
na-bar-werk
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friendship
gundarr-
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Garl’mayn clan
Garl’mayn
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Garnbirr clan
Garnbirr
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Gartbam clan
Gartbam
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Gayn-barrakbarrak clan
Gayn-barrakbarrak
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Gayn-girn’girn clan
Gayn-girn’girn
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Gayn-gurri clan clan
Gayn-gurri
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Gayn-jalarr clan
Gayn-jalarr
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Gayn-jambalawa clan
Gayn-jambalawa
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Gayn-jiwortbort clan
Gayn-jiwortbort
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Gayn-wortngong’mi clan
Gayn-wortngong’mi
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ghost (white person/European)
mam
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girl
ngalwon
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girl (adolescent)
marriyn
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girl (post-pubescent)
worre
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girl (single)
jungkurn
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girlfriend
yert yert
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Girrimbijba
Girrimbijba
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glutton
morlwar
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Gojgarnde clan
Gojgarnde
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grandfather (cross-)
jamuyn
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grandfather (parallel)
mora
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grandmother (cross-)
mamam
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grandmother (parallel)
gagak
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grandparent (spouse's)
ganiynjak
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grandparent-grandchild pair
gugunya
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grandparents (all...)
ganiynjak-nan-garra
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group
baliwu
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group of people
-makmak
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guardian
jungkayi
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guilty one
-welang
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Guluwurr walkwalk clan
Guluwurr walkwalk
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Gurri’ walkwalk clan
Gurri’ walkwalk
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half-caste person
birtbirt
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he
ngayu
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horny
bam-banda
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hunter (bad...)
lay-berk
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hunter (expert)
nguduleyn
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hunter (good...)
mol-barlaj
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hunter (good...)
jangkay
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hunter (good...)
lay-mak
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hunter (good...)
na-lay-mak
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hunter (ones who got the meat)
lay-welang
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hunter (powerful)
mol-barlayi
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husband
banang
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husband
mungkuy
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I
ngarrk
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improper
dor(o)k
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infant
ngangang
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infant
barran
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infant
walk-bibip
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it
ngayu
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its
ngayurlung
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Jawoyn language/people
Jawoyn
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Jawoyn people (uncircumcised, north of Katherine)
Biral
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Jawoyn people (Gimbat area)
Gerniyn’mi
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Jawoyn people (northern)
na-jeyn-Jawoyn
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Jorrolam clan
Jorrolam
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Jorrwokgo clan
Jorrwokgo
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Jujja walkwalk clan
Jujja walkwalk
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Julpbiyn
Julpbiyn
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Jurrijba walkwalk clan
Jurrijba walkwalk
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killer (good…)
mol-barlaj
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lacking relative
yuk-miyn
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last born
bododo
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last born (child)
guk-lurra-wo
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learner (new)
dum-gerrng
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lecherous
molwortbengbeng
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Majba clan
Majba
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male
jorlan
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male
langki
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man (avoidance language)
yul
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man (grown)
mungkuy
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man (young, initiated)
lakgayen
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man (young)
yawurriyn
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Mangarrayi (language/people)
Mangarrayi
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marriage (correct)
wik-mak
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marriage (wrong)
wik-berk
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marriage exchange
yurrmi
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married
gel-
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married incorrectly
dorok-gukmurr
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married incorrectly
dorok-gonborr
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married incorrectly
jinkurr-berk
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married person
gel-marriyn
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Marrkgarala clan
Marrkgarala
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mates
gundarr-
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Mayali (people/language)
Mayali
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me
ngarrk
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messenger
man
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messenger of Gunabibi/Wuwarr
gakgawarr
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mob
-makmak
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mob
wala’-mi
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Mork clan
Mork
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Morloyarlak clan
Morloyarlak
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mother
garrang
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mother-child pair
walkwalk-yi
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mother-in-law and siblings
garnjoy
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mother-in-law and siblings
barramelk
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mother-in-law and siblings (avoidance language)
muluri
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mother's brother
ganya
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Mowang clan
Mowang
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Mudburra (language/people)
Mutburra
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Murruwu walkwalk clan
Murruwu walkwalk
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Muruk clan
Muruk
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myall
yertyert
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Nabilil
Nabilil
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Nagorrkgo
Nagorrkgo
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name
nge
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newborn
walk-bibip
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Ngalakgan (language/people)
Ngalakgan
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Ngalkbon (language/people)
Ngalkbon
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Ngandi (language/people)
Ngandi
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Ngarralak
Ngarralak
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Ngart walkwalk
Ngart walkwalk
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Ngulumiyn walkwalk
Ngulumiyn walkwalk
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old person
gar
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old person
garwu
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old woman of Tuwa ceremony
Mamurna
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oneself
gujjam
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oneself (by…)
na-yuk-jirriyn
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orphan
guk-yarkyark
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others
(na/ngal-)way-wu
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parentage (same…)
wulan
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patriclan
mowurrwurr
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people
yul
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people (birlmanda tree…)
na-garra-wirlmanda
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people (stone spearpoint…)
lawk-garrarakgan
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perpetrator
gun-welang
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person (Aborigine)
mungkuy
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person (European)
mam
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person who has lost sibling
bamdoro
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place-holders
let-jangki
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play
yert
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policeman
jamorrwu
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right man
lay-welang
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right person
gun-welang
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right person
-welang
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self
gujjam
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self
-(y)iwa
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she
ngayu
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short person
na-jok-juwukgan
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short person
na-jok-jaworlo
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sibling
wulan
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sibling (distant)
morlomiyn
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sibling (elder)
baba
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sibling (of younger speaker)
gandiyn-ngerrwu(y)
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sibling (of younger speaker)
gandiyn
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sibling (younger)
burwor
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sibling of spouse's grandparent
ganiynjak
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sibling pair
gorrang
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sibling-in-law
nguy
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sibling's spouse
gakgali
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single (boy/girl)
jatmurr
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sister
jaja
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sister (avoidance)
ngalwon
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sister (man's)
ngal-berkgu
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sister-in-law
wula-nyarrang