Females

Females

arrarrkpi���noun. 1�•�man, married man or man who has gone through ceremonies. Nuka arrarrkpi. ‘This is a man.’ Kurlingka marryun kawani? ‘Are there any males/boys living here?’ See:�warla nuyumale; warra punyifathers, men. Category:�Peoples and clans, Ages.

2�•�aboriginal person. Category:�Peoples and clans. Nuka arrarrkpi la nuka palanta. ‘This is an aborigine and this is a white man.’

3�•�a group of Aboriginal people. Category:�Females. Arrarrkpi kawulangali iliwan. ‘The (aboriginal) people are at Iliwan.’

4�•�human, person. Ngarrurri arrarrkpi yirrk, ta ngarrurri. ‘We are all people, we are.’ Category:�Females.

kamarriyuwun���noun. widow, widower, miscarriage. Category:�Females. Usage:�HH noted that this term was used to refer to Ronald Lamilami after his wife passed away.

kangmarti���iv. Usage:�female referent breasts be grown, i.e. girl be grown up into young girl. kangmartiki ‘plural form’. See:�wungumpuli yitpiyitpiyounger teenage girl. Category:�Females.

ninyimpiyung���noun. hesistation for female name. See:�piyungabout that place. Category:�Mawng personal names, Females.

ngalpirl���noun. crippled female. See main entry: pirl. Category:�Females.

ngalworneng���noun. a female who is a good story teller and can make people laugh. See:�nawornengfunny guy. Category:�Females.

warramumpik���noun. woman, married or with children, or of marriagable age. See:�warra kamumuwomen, mothers; warramurntujfemale. Category:�Females.

warramurntuj���noun. female. Inyjangaling warramurntuj. ‘A female has been born.’ jita warramurntuj piyu jita wenat kamin marnmarn. ‘and the female of theirs, the one they call Marnmarn.’ Ant:�warla nuyu. See:�warramumpikwoman; warra kamumuwomen. Category:�Females.

warrawurnji���noun. a female child, young girl. warrawurnji anyak ‘little girl’. See:�warrarrawurnjigirls. Category:�Females.

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