Marmanar Dictionary | Circular Head Aborig

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Marmanar Dictionary

Below is a dictionary of words in Marmanar. Click the audio to hear how they sound

For source click the English word

English

Marmanar

Pronunciation

Audio

Abalone

nimardik

nim-ar-dik

Arm

draiwidikar

dray-wid-dikar

Bad

payendrikar

pay-end-drik-are

Basket

langar

la-ngar

Beach

minnar

min-nar

Beside/Alongside

raydik

ray-dick

Brother (Our)

marpawarik

mar-par-wah-rick

Child/Children

luuwannar

loo-wun-nar

Come (to)

kargar

kar-gar

Country
(tribal territory)

marmanuuar

mar-mu-noo-are

Crayfish

noykar

noi-kar

Duck

nopar

no-par

Eat (to)

tarrar

tar-rar

Ear

kaundikar

cown-dikar

Emu

naidikar

nay-dikar

Eye

nammarikar

nam-ma-rikar

Father (our)

marmanuuk

mar-mu-nook

Fire

lorpar

lore-par

Foot

larbrikar

lar-brick-are

Frighten (to)

lebaridikar

leb-are-i-dikar

Go (to)

tarway

tar-way

Good

nyray

nyear-ray

Ground (earth/land)

natar

nuh-tar

Hair

pardhbar

par-dth-bar

Hawk

koorenar

core-renar

Head

nyuuidikar

newi-id-dikar

Hello

yar

yar

Hit/Clap

larnay

lar-nay

House/Hut

temaanwardikar

tem-arn-war-dikar

How are you?

maurang ningar?

mowl-ar-rung ni-ngar

Kangaroo

worpar

wore-par

Kelp

kaurar

cow-rar

Knee

nonanar

non-an-are

Laugh (to)

kemarikar

kem-mar-rikar

Me/we/us

mangar

mu-ngar

Moon

wiinar

wee-nar

Mother (our)

marmdhenar

marm-dthen-are

Mouth

tararpik

tar-ar-pick

Mutton Bird

lardingar

lar-di-ngar

Name (my)

marmarnuun

mar-mar-noon

Name (your)

nimarnuun

nim-mar-noon

Name
(What's your name?)

mauarang nimarnuun?

mow-ar-rung nim-mar-noon

Our Native tongue/language

marmanar

mar-ma-nar

Necklace

tallarbruukar

tul-lar-brook-ar

No

wararnidik

war-are-ni-dik

Nose

drauarridikar

drow-are-rid-dikar

Palms (of hands)

ruubrikar

roo-brick-are

Play (to)

riiaway

ree-uh-way

Possum

tordikar

tor-dikar

Rain

tardhewar

tar-dthe-war

Sea Country/Ocean

niidhebar

nee-dthe-bar

Seal

mardikar

mar-dikar

Sky Country

dronar

dron-are

Sister (our)

marmanaundaidik

mar-ma-nown-day-dik

Sleep (to)

tiinar

tee-nar

Snake

pauarikar

pow-are-rikar

Spear

drakar

dru-car

Star

mardannar

mar-dun-nar

Sun

loynar

loy-nar

Swan

koodikar

koh-dikar

Tasmanian Tiger

loerennar

low-ren-nar

Tea Tree

ronar

ron-nar

Thank you

manginnar

ma-ngin-nar

Tongue

tallar

tul-lar

Waddy

luudikar

loo-dikar

Walk (to)

tiddikar

tid-dick-car

Wallaby

lardikar

lar-dick-car

Wombat

koyibar

koy-i-bar

Yes

narrar barrar

na-rrar ba-rrar

You/them

ningar

ni-ngar

1 (one)

modarikar

mod-are-rickar

2 (two)

nuuwonar

new-won-are

3 (three)

loeyarar

low-yar-ra

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