Word of the Day - Groote Eylandt Language Centre

Eningerriberriba aninga (traditional food)

Eningerriberriba aninga noun Arakbawiya yirrilangwa wurrarumuruma nuwalyabarinuma akwa eningmakarda aninga kemba aduwaba-langwa yarna yirralyubarnama amangkadirra aninga.

Traditional food

— Anindilyakwa Word of the Day for Wednesday 22nd February 2022

— Spoken by Judy Lalara, series by Judy Lalara, Carol Wurramara, Elvis Wurramara, Jennie Bara Bara, Sarah Mamarika.

Mawilya (traditional (men’s) clothes)

Mawilya noun Arakbawiya yirrilangwa warnumamalya nuwawiyabenuma Mawilya narawiya wurrumangkadirra. Aduwaba-langwa arakba yarna yirrawiyebenama wurrumangkadirra-langwa dadikawiyaba.

Traditional (men’s) clothes

— Anindilyakwa Word of the Day for Friday 21st January 2022

— Spoken by Judy Lalara, series by Judy Lalara, Carol Wurramara, Elvis Wurramara, Jennie Bara Bara, Sarah Mamarika.

Yilyakwa (sugarbag)

Yilyakwa noun Naruwiya jukwa warniniyerringka akwa wurradidiyuwangka nanujirabama yilyakwa akungwa-manja.

Sugarbag
Before sugar old men and ladies put sugarbag in water (to drink).

— Anindilyakwa Word of the Day for Tuesday 14th December 2021

— Spoken by Carol Wurramara, series by Judy Lalara, Carol Wurramara, and Elvis Wurramara.

Amureba (paperbark, bark sheet)

Amureba noun Wurrarumuruma arakbawiya narringekburakama amiyerriya akwa nadidirrikajungwunuma enenuma amureba.

Paperbark

— Anindilyakwa Word of the Day for Thursday 9th December 2021

— Spoken by Judy Lalara, series by Judy Lalara, Carol Wurramara, and Elvis Wurramara.

Engbida (strong, hard)

Engbida noun Engbida akina ayika mingbida makina merra. Engbida akina awilyaba ayakwa arribida-langwa.

Engbida means ‘strong’ or ‘hard’.

— Anindilyakwa Word of the Day for Tuesday 30th April 2019

— Spoken by Ramesh Lalara, series by Judy Lalara, Sylvia Tkac, Carol Wurramara, and Kathleen Mamarika.

Alumirra (sediment)

Alumirra noun Yimaduwaya ningekbirrakina-ma alumirra.

Alumirra means ‘sediment’
(such as when a stingray stirs the sand on the bottom of the ocean).

— Anindilyakwa Word of the Day for Wednesday 18th April 2018

— Spoken by Judy Lalara, series by Judy Lalara, Sylvia Tkac and Carol Wurramara

Yarribarra (adult red emperor fish)

Yarribarra noun Yaka yarribarra yiniba wubirra niyamina-ma.

Yarribarra means ‘adult red emperor’.

— Anindilyakwa Word of the Day for Friday 13th April 2018

— Spoken by Judy Lalara, series by Judy Lalara, Sylvia Tkac and Carol Wurramara

Ajarrkala (small barramundi)

Ajarrkala noun Akina ajarrkala yakina yikwilbanda.

Ajarrkala means ‘small barramundi’.

— Anindilyakwa Word of the Day for Wednesday 11th April 2018

— Spoken by Judy Lalara, series by Judy Lalara, Sylvia Tkac and Carol Wurramara

Yikwilbanda (adult barramundi)

Yikwilbanda noun Yaka yikwilbanda yimalawuduwarra warnungangwurrakba-langwa.

Yikwilbanda means ‘adult barramundi’.

— Anindilyakwa Word of the Day for Monday 9th April 2018

— Spoken by Judy Lalara, series by Judy Lalara, Sylvia Tkac and Carol Wurramara

Kuwerribalina (to separate or spread things)

Kuwerribalina verb Eyebijeba yakina yimenda-langwa yinumamu-wa.
“Akina amikiyerra adalyuma-langwa nawerribalina.”

Kuwerribalina means ‘to separate or spread things’.

— Anindilyakwa Word of the Day for Thursday 5th October 2017

— Spoken by Sylvia Tkac, series by Judy Lalara, Sylvia Tkac and Carol Wurramara

Mingki-yada (in two or three days’ time)

Mingki-yada adverb Mingki-yada yakina yimawura nilyumaduma.
“Mingki-yada marringa kilikaja-ma Darwin-wa.”

Mingki-yada means ‘in two or three days' time’.

— Anindilyakwa Word of the Day for Friday 29th September 2017

— Spoken by Sylvia Tkac, series by Judy Lalara, Sylvia Tkac and Carol Wurramara

Akudirrukwena-ma (to ask a question)

Akudirrukwena-ma verb Kangkilabaja-ma ayakwa warnumamalyu-wa. Dakina yingudirrukwena-ma warnumamalyu-wa yingabirrakena-ma ayakwa.

Akudirrukwena-ma means ‘ask a question’.

— Anindilyakwa Word of the Day for Wednesday 27th September 2017

— Spoken by Sylvia Tkac, series by Judy Lalara, Sylvia Tkac and Carol Wurramara

Nanimilkwirra (first-born male)

Nanimilkwirra noun Ena nanimilkwirra awilyamba ekirra nimilyangma-langwa nenikwarba. Nakina naruma nawarrka nanimilkwirra.

Nanimilkwirra means ‘first-born male’.

— Anindilyakwa Word of the Day for Friday 22nd September 2017

— Spoken by Sylvia Tkac, series by Judy Lalara, Sylvia Tkac and Carol Wurramara

Amilyengmilyengmaka (octopus)

Amilyengmilyengmaka noun Ena amilyengmilyengmaka nawilyakina-ma ambilyuma alika akwa amangbala awilyaba ayarrka-murriya.

Amilyengmilyengmaka means ‘octopus’.

The Anindilyakwa definition here states: those amilyengmilyengmaka have two legs and six arms.

— Anindilyakwa Word of the Day for Friday 9th September 2017

— Spoken by Judy Lalara, series by Judy Lalara, Sylvia Tkac and Carol Wurramara

Ambilyuma (two)

Ambilyuma adjective/numeral Mambilyuma mada.

Ambilyuma means ‘two’ (Mambilyuma mada means ‘two ears’).

The M is added at the beginning of ambilyuma due to Anindilyakwa grammar’s noun class agreement.

— Anindilyakwa Word of the Day for Monday 4th September 2017

— Spoken by Carol Wurramara, series by Judy Lalara, Sylvia Tkac and Carol Wurramara

Angwarba (under-sea spring water)

Angwarba noun Ena angwarba ekirra akina akungwa-langwa nuwambilya-ma angwujira-manja wilyarra makarda-manja.

Angwarba means ‘fresh water’ / ‘spring water’ that lives in the middle of the sea. The water pumps up in the middle of the sea, and when people used to didn't find any water, they used to search around on the sea and when they saw this thing (that) bubbles up - that's water, in the sea. The sea has its own salt taste (but) the water itself that comes out, that's angwarba.

— Anindilyakwa Word of the Day for Tues 29th August 2017

— Spoken by Judy Lalara, series by Judy Lalara, Sylvia Tkac and Carol Wurramara