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j-   See main entry: p-. verb connective. LINK.

ja   See main entry: nginja. pronoun. you (singular). Category: Pronouns.

ja-   verb prefix. Gram: 9th order of verbal prefixes - EMPHATIC See main entry: pa-. EMPHATIC. Gram: following certain other prefixes, such as wa- 'FRUSTRATIVE'

ja-   See main entry: wija-. verb prefix. Gram: 7th order of verbal prefixes – aspect in turn.

-ja   See main entry: -wuja. intransitive verb root 3. be in process of going.

jaj   Usage: New Tiwi. From: English. 1 • noun. judge. karri ngiya tayinti kangatawa awarra judge when I stand before that judge. Category: People, Human status.

2 • free form verb. judge. Ngarra wangata jaj arimi ngawa. He alone judges us. karri ngarra wiyi jaj arimi ngawa tiwi when he judges us people. Category: Social behaviour.

jajingarti   masculine noun. man, male.Plural: jajingaruwi. Syn: awurrini. See: tini; arikutumurnini; arikutumirrinjayini. Category: People, Human stages.

jajingaruwari   plural adjective. naked (masculine plural). Syn: wawurruwari. Parlingarri jajingaruwari pirimuwu awuta wawurriwi. Long ago the men lived naked. Category: Physical qualities, Describing people or animals.

jajingaruwi   plural noun. men, males.Singular: jajingarti. Syn: wawurruwi. Category: People, Human stages.

jajiringa   feminine adjective. Feminine things which are bad.Singular: jiringa. See: jirti; jajiruwi. Category: Non-physical qualities.

jajiringala   plural noun. lots of bad things. Morph: jajiringa +‑la ’REPETITIVE'. Category: Non-physical qualities, Number and quantity.

jajirrima   Usage: Old Tiwi. numeral. three (feminine non-human).Old Tiwi Masculine non-human and Modern Tiwi general:: yirrajirrima. Old Tiwi Human: yuwurrajirrima. jajirrima wumunga three days. Category: Physical qualities, Number and quantity.

jajiruwi   bad people or animals. See: jirti; jjiringa; ajiruwi. Category: Describing people or animals.

jajiruwula   Variant: jajuruwula. plural noun. lots of bad people. See: jajiruwi. Category: Non-physical qualities, Describing people or animals.

jajurruka   See main entry: jajurrukwa. masculine noun. large male bandicoot or wallaby.

jajurrukwa   Variant: jajurruka. masculine noun. large male bandicoot or wallaby. Syn: kantakiji. See: anjorra; arlitiwiyi; awumpini; jipwajirringa; jirraka; jiwirringa; kipwapi; marinyi; pipajumwalintiya pwajumwalintiya; tukwatukuni; tukwatukwa; yirripurliwiyi; -marrikujingi-; -wingiliwanji-; -piyonti- -wuliyonji-. Category: Animals, Mammals, Wallabies, Food and cooking, Traditional food.

jajuruwula   See main entry: jajiruwula. plural noun. lots of bad people.

jakijini   Usage: Modern Tiwi. Variant: fe Þ Old_Tiwi: yinjakijini. Usage: Modern Tiwi. From: English. masculine noun. injection. Ngini jana a-mani-nyayi nginingaji flu nga-wu-rru-wariyi kapi tokutuwi wu-man-t-akirayi tapiliti amintiya jakijini. If sickness strikes us (Lit finds us), like flu, we should go to the health workers and they will give us tablets and injections. Note: Photo by Sura Nualpradid - http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/images/view photog.php?photogid=1750 Category: Sickness or injury and healing.

jakim   Usage: New Tiwi. From: English. free form verb. Gram: May have Auxiliary verb with root: -mi. throw. Syn: -wunyawu, -majayi, -akitiringa, -piyakitiringa. See: -akitiringa; -piyakitiringa. Category: Violence or impact, Holding or transfer.

jakwakija   Variant: jokakija. noun. small stinging wasp. Category: Insects and spiders.

jalaji   Variant: jalajiyi. Usage: New Tiwi. From: English. adjective. jealous, be jealous. Syn: marntumpungwari. Waya ngajiti jalaji! Don't be jealous! Category: Describing people or animals.

jalajiyi   See main entry: jalaji. adjective. jealous, be jealous.

jalali   See main entry: talali. free form verb. put in, tip in or pour in.

jalawarra   particle. perhaps. See: arrami. Partuwa kiyi 'Yita ngimpi-ri-kinyani. Jalawarra nguwajamangapa." Yimangapa. 'pa! ngawurniyi warta,' yimi. After that (he said) "You are lying. Perhaps I will try to drink." He drank. "Bah! Let's go to the bush!" he said. Category: Particles or conjunctions or clitics.

jalikaraji   masculine noun. From: Iwaidja. fishing spear. made from long thin stick to which is bound a few steel spikes using bush string. Syn: pijiwaya. See: miputikimi; arati; arawinikiri; jukwarliti; jurroringa; kayartirri; kulinjila; kurninjila; kutinikarri mungarlaka; murrukuwunga; numwariyaka; numwariyani; nurningini; nyingitinga; pingawini tilipiringa; tongontilawu; tortinga; walanka; wulingaringa; yirrinkirliyati; -ingwarlimi-; -kipi- -pwatijingi-; -wumurtiji-. Read: 'Towards an Understanding of the Tiwi Language/Culture Context' by Teresa A. Ward p63. Note: Picture from 'Ngawurranungurumagi Nginingawila Ngapangiraga: Tiwi-English Dictionary' and Photo by Jennifer Lee Category: Weapons (including for hunting).

jalingini   Variant: talingini. masculine noun. Type of native bee, thick bush honey, sugarbag. Ques: It is not clear if the one word refers too both the bee and the honey. Anth: This bee mainly builds hives in trees but also makes ground nests. The honey these bees make is different from the honey that the mawunga bee makes. The eggs and pollen are yellow. This name and information for the native bee is given in the book 'Tiwi Plants and Animals' p131. The spelling given in the book is dalyingini. The compiler had jalingini as a type of thick bush honey. Trigona spp. Ques: yingwati is the general term and it is the one most people know and use. There are several other terms for various types of 'bush honey' or 'sugarbag'. I have not personally verified the meanings given for each word. Note: Photo from ‘Tiwi Plants and Animals’ p131 Syn: yimpara, purtukwi, yinjuparrura, yoyinkimi. See: mawunga; yayingumi; murliga; wumpwani; yingwati; tawurati; jamulanjini; payawankula; jipiyinkimi mawungunya; ngartankula; yuwurama; kitirrala. Category: Food and cooking, Traditional food.

jaliwaki   Variant: jaluwaki. masculine noun. small bush potato. Brachystelma glabriflorum. People find the black 'star-like' flowers during the early to mid wet season. This is the time to dig up the disc-shaped yams. People can roast them a little bit or can eat them raw. They are very tasty. See: roka; rokuni; munkwarti; wakajini; pirlumataka; pwati; karrapini. Read: 'Tiwi Plants and Animals' p30; 'Towards an Understanding of the Tiwi Language/Culture. Note: Picture by artist at Murripurtiyanuwu Catholic School Note: Photo from 'Tiwi Plants and Animals' p30 Category: Plants, Plant parts, Food and cooking, Traditional food.

jaliwarra   Variant: fe Þ Modern_Tiwi; fe Þ New_Tiwi: jarriwala. From: Iwaidja. feminine noun. trousers, shorts. Category: Introduced items, Clothing and material.

jaliwuni   Variant: jaluwuni. masculine noun. tide, current. See: arlumpwarni; yilumpwarni; mangulumpwarni; yirripuwata; wapi; punyipungimi; yirringarawini yirrinkirani. Jaliwuni a-wuni-p-apurti. The tide is coming in. Category: Water, Sea.

Jalulampila   plural noun. SW Melville Island regional group. Syn: Mantiyimpula. Category: Regional groups.

jaluwa   Variant: jaluwuwa. free form verb. go around in circle, revolve, spin (as top). as in dance, or as fan, merry-go-round. See: ran; kurlamari; -warrumula. Awinyirra wunijaka jaluwa ampi-ji-ngi - mi. The fan is revolving. Ngarra waya karluwu kalikali yi-ma-ta-ami. Ninkiyi, yikwani jaluwa yi-mi. Ngarratuwu kuluwurta. Ngarra yi-makirri. He couldn't run. Then the fire made a circle (around him). He was in the middle. He was frightened. Note: Picture from 'Ngawurranungurumagi Nginingawila Ngapangiraga: Tiwi-English Dictionary' Category: Moving, Change of position or state.

jaluwaki   See main entry: jaliwaki. masculine noun. small bush potato.

jaluwuni   See main entry: jaliwuni. masculine noun. tide, current.

jaluwuwa   See main entry: jaluwa. free form verb. 1 • go around in circle, revolve.

2 • spinning top.

jamaninga   feminine noun. mad, crazy or insane woman, woman who does not use her mind properly.Masculine: jamaningini. Plural: jamaninguwi. See: -kiliwurti; -wurtingirraga; -ukurani- punyipunyi jirti. Category: Non-physical qualities, Describing people or animals.

jamaningini   masculine noun. mad, crazy, insane, one who does not use his mind properly.Feminine: jamaninga. Plural: jamaninguwi. See: -kiliwurti; -wurtingirraga; -ukurani- punyipunyi jirti. Category: Non-physical qualities, Describing people or animals.

jamaninguwi   plural noun. mad people, crazy people, people who do not use their mind properly.Masculine: jamaningini. Feminine: jamaninga. See: -kiliwurti; -wurtingirraga; -ukurani- punyipunyi jirti. Category: Non-physical qualities, Describing people or animals.

jamilinga   See main entry: nginjamilinga. kinship noun. granddaughter.

jamiliti   See main entry: nginjamiliti. kinship noun. grandson.

jampaka   Variant: japaka. feminine noun. house. Syn: kurrampali, pulawujinga. See: -arumwi-; -ili-; -akiji-; -i-; -ma-; tangarima; japuja. Note: Picture from 'Ngawurranungurumagi Nginingawila Ngapangiraga: Tiwi-English Dictionary' and photo by Jennifer Lee Category: Introduced items, Buildings.

jamparrika   See main entry: japarrika. feminine noun. Lesser Frigate Bird.

jampawunga   feminine noun. Pelican. Pelicanus conspicillatus. Syn: arlikampwarni, arlipiwura, jintama, kipiwura. Note: Picture from 'Ngawurranungurumagi Nginingawila Ngapangiraga: Tiwi-English Dictionary' Note: Photo by Ian Morris from ‘Tiwi Plants and Animals’ p105 Category: Birds, Water birds.

jampayini   Usage: Archaic ( old Old Tiwi ). masculine noun. 1 • stone axe. Syn: munkwanga. See: munkwani, walimani, kurrijuwa, agini, wurlani; -ati-, -piyonjii-, -kiyonji-. Note: Picture from ‘Ngawurranungurumagi Nginingawila Ngapangiraga: Tiwi-English Dictionary’ Category: Tools or utensils.

2 • man with big ugly face. See: kirlampingawini; karntumwani; yirrinkirijirti. Category: Physical qualities, Describing people or animals.

jampinala   See main entry: jampinarla. masculine noun. dirt or stone cliff at seaside.

jampinarla   Variant: jampinala. masculine noun. dirt or stone cliff at seaside. Syn: pungaringawarna. Note: Picture from 'Ngawurranungurumagi Nginingawila Ngapangiraga: Tiwi-English Dictionary' Note: Photo by Joy Naden See: jipunyini; kurlimpiti; pungamparna; tingata; warriyanga. Category: Land or ground.

jampirraringa   See main entry: jampurraringa. feminine noun. 1 • forked fighting stick.

2 • bicycle, motorbike.

jampurraringa₁   Variant: japurraringa; jampirraringa; japirraringa. feminine noun. forked fighting stick. See: arlukwa; juwiyani; kirlimurrupunga; kunjanga; mujururruka; miyarruli; murrukuwunga; takamuli; tankuwu timirrikimaka; yirriwala; yirramitirrani. Read: 'Towards an Understanding of the Tiwi Language/Culture Context' by Teresa A. Ward p57. Note: Picture from 'Ngawurranungurumagi Nginingawila Ngapangiraga: Tiwi-English Dictionary' Category: Weapons (including for hunting).

jampurraringa₂   bike, bicycle, motorbike. named so because of the handle bar being forked. Syn: marlipinyinga₂. Note: Picture from gallery of Picture It! software Category: Introduced items, Transport.

jamulanjini   Variant: tamulanjini. masculine noun. bush honey, sugarbag. Syn: yingwati, tawurati. Note: Photo by Jennifer Lee See: jalingini; jipiyinkimi; kitirrala; mawungunya; ngartankula; payawankula; yinjuparrura; yoyinkimi yuwurama; -ajumangilipi-. Ques: yingwati is the general term and it is the one most people know and use. There are several other terms for various types of 'bush honey' or 'sugarbag'. I have not personally verified the meanings given for each word. Category: Food and cooking, Traditional food.

jamuluwi   See main entry: nginjamiluwi. kinship noun. grandchildren.

jamutaka   feminine noun. monsoonal rain, rain of wet season, overcast weather, black clouds of wet season. Syn: jaratinga. See: pakitiringa; pirrawumpuli; yirruwayi; marakata; malapurringa; malapurrini; anjulini; yirruwayi -aturrukwa; -ukwa; -ungwali; -angantima; -wijilarlinga; -anganti-; -mi-; -wungwarla-. Read: 'Tiwi Plants and Animals'. Category: Weather.

jamutakari   temporal word. wet season, around December to March. time of heavy rain; shorter seasons of jamutakari: mupukari, tawutawungari, marakatari wurringawunari, mimpiratinga. Morph: jamutaka +‑ari ’time of’. See: kumurrupunari; tiyari. Read: 'Towards an Understanding of the Tiwi Language/Culture Context' by Teresa A. Ward p41, 'Tiwi Plants and Animals' p7. Note: Picture (1) from 'Ngawurranungurumagi Nginingawila Ngapangiraga: Tiwi-English Dictionary', Photo by Jennifer Lee and picture (2) by artist at Murripurtiyanuwu Catholic School Category: Weather, Time, Seasons.

jana   Variant: yijana. Variant: yijana. 1 • predicative. sick, sore, painful. See: jira; walawala; puruwunjini. Karluwu ngumatawariyi kularlaga yinkiti pili ngiya jana. I can't go hunting for food because I am sick. Note: Picture from 'Ngawurranungurumagi Nginingawila Ngapangiraga: Tiwi-English Dictionary' Category: Sickness or injury and healing. Category: Sickness or injury and healing. Category: Sickness or injury and healing.

jana -imiya   feel sick. Morph: jana 'sick' + verb with root:‑imiya 'look at self'. jana yi-p-imiya he feels himself to be sick.

jana -kirimi   Usage: Modern Tiwi. for something to make one sick. Morph: jana 'sick' + verb with root:‑kirimi 'make'. Ngini jirti yinkiti nga-wapa api awarra jana a-ri-kirimi. if we eat bad food the we will become sick.

2 • masculine noun. sickness. Gram: Sometimes the word jana or yijana is used like it is a person doing something to the person who is sick, as in the examples below. Some of the verb roots which may occur with it are: -pirni 'hit' -wunyayi 'find' or -kilikiyarri 'scare'. The subject prefix is 'he' (either PAST or NON-PAST). Ngajiti ngimp-a-ja-mangapa kukuni ngini jirti pili wiyi jana yi-ngan-ta-pirni. Don't drink water which is bad because later you could be sick. Lit: sickness could hit you. Jana yi-mini-nyayi. I became sick. Lit: sicknes found me. Awi, maminikuwi, nuwa nyi-rra-y-amangi nuwa-moruwi, pili yingampini a-wuni-kilikiyarri jana. You women should look after you children in case they get sick. Lit: because sometimes sickness scares them. Category: Sickness or injury and healing. Category: Sickness or injury and healing. Category: Sickness or injury and healing.

(yi)jana -ingirraga   have headache. Morph: (yi)jana ‘sick’ + verb with root:‑ingirraga ‘hit on head’. Lit: sickness hits one on the head. Syn: pungintaga -ma. a-min-t-ingirraga yijana I have a headache. Lit: sickness hits me on head.

jana -marrimunginyayi   be sick at heart (as when homesick), be sick from worry. Morph: jana ’sick' +‑marri‑’with' +‑mungi‑’mind' +‑wunyayi ’find'. Lit: sickness finds one with mind. See: marrimingirrawurtirriti; -mingirramwarlupwarri. Ngarra nguwuri ngarra jana yi-marri-mungi-nyayi pili ngarra murrakupupuni yuwanima. I am sorry for him, he is sick at heart because he is homesick. Ques: I have not found any other examples containing yuwanima so the break up or meaning of the word is not clear.

janawurti   predicative. tired, weary, tired of. Morph: jana +‑awurti ’lots'. Syn: pirringawini. See: -akirlumurri; -awurtirriti. Ngiyatuwu waya janawurti naki yingarti jana. I got tired of all this sickness. Category: Non-physical qualities, Describing people or animals, Being.

jangajikini   free form verb. cook or bake in earth oven. See: -awumi; yirrungurni; mwanamwana; tapala. Karri ngawa jangajikini ngarikirimi jukwarringa api pakinya yangamini ngarikirimi. ninkiyi yikwani amintiya wurrinyini, ninkiyi ngapamukurugi jukwarringa ninkiyi ngaripujirra pukarti, kiyi parruwarti kunji ngarikirimi. When we cook mussels in an earth oven, first we make a hole. Then we put in firewood and ant bed. Then we put in the mussels and cover them with paperbark and finish off with dirt. Nyirratuwu ngangi pwaja wutiriyi, awinyirra jangajikini nga-p-iliyangi-kirimi. Those which have shells, we cook in an earth oven. Category: Food and cooking.

jangarla   masculine noun. dent, depression. as in wood, metal. See: yangamini. Wangini pakinya ampapika purrumpa kangi jangarla kangi natinga patinga amintiya kangi murrupunga awinyirra nyonga patinga. First he rubs oil from his body into the depression in one firestick and on the sharp end of the other firestick. Natinga patinga yuwunga yipamukurigi kangi yakuluwuni. Ninkiyi yikirimi kiyija jangarla. Then he got a firestick and put it on the ground. Then he made a little bit of a dent (in ground). Category: Shapes or marks etc.

janingurupuraji   See main entry: janingurupuranji. feminine adjective. graceful, with good posture, walks well, dances well.

janingurupuranji   Variant: janingurupuraji. feminine adjective. graceful female, with good posture, walks well, dances well.Masculine: yirranungurupuranji. Nyirra janingurupuranji karri amp-angulimayi. She is graceful when she walks. Category: Physical qualities, Describing people or animals.

jankinanki   masculine noun. White-breasted Sea Eagle. Syn: ngirrikati. See: kutulakini; yirrimiruwu; yimpirnika; jiringini; murtati; turtijuka; pirlipirlingini; paparanyini. Note: Photo from ‘Tiwi Plants and Animals’ p102 and Picture from 'Ngawurranungurumagi Nginingawila Ngapangiraga: Tiwi-English Dictionary' Category: Birds, Birds of prey.

japaja   noun. sperm, erect penis. Syn: jinikala. See: tumurrara; tika. Category: Body parts and products.

japaka   See main entry: jampaka. feminine noun. house.

japalinga   Variant: fe Þ Modern_Tiwi: tapalinga. feminine noun. star. Category: Sky.

japalingini   masculine noun. Pandanus headdress (with feathers attached to string at two or three points). See: pawuraji; pimirntiki; palampalini; arntumwari; kurupurraka; ngaringa; pwalatinga. Read: 'Towards an Understanding of the Tiwi Language/Culture Context' by Teresa A. Ward p59. Note: Picture from 'Ngawurranungurumagi Nginingawila Ngapangiraga: Tiwi-English Dictionary' Note: Photo by Joy Naden Category: Traditional religion, Ceremonial objects.

japaluka   Usage: Archaic ( old Old Tiwi ). noun. eye. Syn: pijara, minkika, tupurra, miliyika, -kili, -akirli-. Category: Body parts and products.

japarra   masculine noun. moon, month. Syn: wurlini. See: japarrulini; kurrani; awunipakupurunga. Category: Sky, Time. Category: Sky, Time.

japarra -ajapurni   month to pass. Morph: japara ’moon’ + verb with root:‑ajapurni. Lit: moon turns. Yita waya yati japarra yi-p-ajampurni karluwu nga-tu-ma-pu-rra-agi. After one month we shouldn't call them by their names (it's too soon).

japarrani   masculine noun. moonlight. See: japarra; wurlini; japarrulini; kurrani; awunipakupurunga. Category: Light.

japarrika   Variant: jamparrika. feminine noun. Lesser Frigate Bird. Also given as Fork-tailed swift. Fregata ariel.. Note: Picture from 'Ngawurranungurumagi Nginingawila Ngapangiraga: Tiwi-English Dictionary' Note: Photo by Ian Morris in 'Tiwi Plants and Animals' p104 Category: Birds.

japarrulini   masculine noun. full moon. See: japarra; wurlini; japarrani; kurrani; awunipakupurunga. Category: Sky.

Japarruwi   plural noun. Moon clan. Syn: Murrantuwila. Category: Clan groups.

japartinga   Variant: japitinga; japatinga. feminine noun. tree orchid, gum or resin from any tree. Cymbidium canaliculatum. People used to crush the stems and collect the green juice. Then they would mix it with ochre to make the ochre stick when they painted themselves or painted bark. Note: 'Tiwi Plants and Animals' p41 Category: Plants, Plant parts.

japatinga   See main entry: japartinga. feminine noun. tree orchid, gum or sap from tree.

japijapi   Variant: fe Þ Modern_Tiwi: taputapi. free form verb. paddle (a canoe). See: -wurtarriki. Awinyirra kapala jiringa jiyi-ma api japijapi nginti-ri-kirimi. The boat broke down and we paddled. Note: Photo from Tiwi Land Council archives Category: Moving.

japijapinga   See main entry: japijapunga. feminine noun. female member of March Fly clan.

japijapini   masculine noun. 1 • March fly, horsefly, a large fly of the family Tabanidae. which gives a painful bite.Plural: japijapuwi. Syn: ngintimini. Note: Photo from ‘Tiwi Plants and Animals’ p130 Category: Insects and spiders.

2 • male member of March Fly clan.Feminine: japijapunga. Plural: japijapuwi. Category: Clan groups.

japijapunga   Variant: japijapinga. feminine noun. female member of March Fly clan.Masculine: japijapini. Plural: japijapuwi. Category: Clan groups.

japijapuwi   plural noun. people of the March Fly clan. Syn: kujajampila. Category: Clan groups.

japinamini   See main entry: japinawamini. temporal word. night.

japinari   temporal word. morning. Syn: arawari. See: arawungari; tokwampinari; murantikala; wujakari; yirrimaningura. Read: 'Towards an Understanding of the Tiwi Language/Culture Context' by Teresa A. Ward p76. Category: Time.

japinarinara   temporal word. almost morning, before sun up. Morph: japinari 'morning' +‑nara 'small amount'. Japinari-nara purru-wuriyi awungarruwu, karri ninganuwanga ji-nu-wuja yiminga. When it was almost morning they went over there, before the sun was up. Category: Time.

japinawamini   Variant: fe Þ Modern_Tiwi: japinamini. temporal word. night, Modern Tiwi: evening. See: japini; yartijanga. Category: Time.

japini   temporal word. yesterday evening, last night, Modern Tiwi: yesterday. See: awurlaga; nanguji; awurlanari; japinawamini. Ninkiyi, japinari ngawa-rringani yi-muwun-t-iyarra ngawa kakirijuwi, yimi ngini, "Kuwapi awuta mitaya pi-ri-mi japini awarra wurranyini?" yimi. Then in the morning our father said to us children, "Who stole the peanuts last night?" Category: Time.

japirraringa   See main entry: jampurraringa. feminine noun. 1 • forked fighting stick.

2 • bicycle, motorbike.

japitinga   See main entry: japartinga. feminine noun. tree orchid, gum or sap from tree.

japuja   masculine noun. home, camp. Syn: tangarima. See: -arumwi-; -ili-; -akiji-; -i-; -ma-; jampaka; kurrampali; pulawujinga. Category: Direction or location, Environment, Living and housing. Category: Direction or location, Environment, Living and housing. Category: Direction or location, Environment, Living and housing. Category: Direction or location, Environment, Living and housing.

japuja -ma   camp, make camp or home, set up camp ('home/camp becomes'. Morph: japuja 'camp' + verb with root:‑ma 'become'. Gram: Old Tiwi: 'he' as subject Syn: tangarima -ma, tangarima/japuja -kirimi, -amukurugi. Wuta japuja yi-ma kapi Wurankuwu. They made their home at Wurankuwu. Ngarra yi-mungurumi kapi wuta japuja yima awuta yuwurrara. Because he knew where those two had made their camp.

japuja -mi or -kirimi   Usage: Modern Tiwi. camp, make camp or home, set up camp. Morph: japuja 'camp' + verb with root:‑mi ’do’ or –kirimi ’make’. Syn: tangarima -mi. Awuta japuja pi-ri-mi (or pi-ri-kirimi) kapi Wurankuwu. They made their home at Wurankuwu. Category: Being.

japuja -wurugi   make camp for few days. Morph: japuja ’camp' +‑wurugi ’put down'. Syn: tangarima -wurugi.

japulini   See main entry: tapulini. noun. tent, tarpaulin, groundsheet.

japurra   noun. horns. Syn: mingwanga, yinkirrupuka. Category: Animal parts.

japurraringa   See main entry: jampurraringa. feminine noun. 1 • forked fighting stick.

2 • bicycle, motorbike.

jaratinga   Variant: taratinga. feminine noun. storm. rain, thunder and lightning, black clouds in wet season. Syn: jamutaka. See: pakitiringa; yirruwayi; marakata; malapurringa; malapurrini; anjulini; -aturrukwa; -ukwa; -ungwali -wijilarlinga; -angantima; -anganti-; -mi-; -wungwarla-. Category: Weather.

jarimukurti   kinship noun. first wife, sister-in-law, term of respect for woman who is not too close a relation. See: nyilingama; nginyiminga; anjilingama; -purnayinga; marrikiyajinga. Category: People, Human status, Kin terms.

-jarlinga   See main entry: -wijilarlinga. See main entry: -wijilarlinga. feminine verb root 3. paint dots, stripes etc.; write, print, type.

2 • feminine verb root 3. rain lightly, sprinkle (with rain).

jarntinga   feminine noun. Milkwood tree. Alstonia actinophylla. Anth: People used to scrape the bark and collect the milky sap to use as a glue to mix with ochre when they painted themselves. They also put it in their hair before they add red ochre for ceremonies. They used to use the trunks of big trees to make canoes. Anth: People used to use the trunks of large trees to make canoes, the timber floats well and is fairly easy to carve. They used timber of smaller branches and stems to make stems for smoking pipes. Anth: People used to burn the bark and then rub the fine black soot to rub it on the skin of pale skinned babies. They did this to hide the light coloured skin from Welfare Officers who used to take the children away from their Aboriginal mothers. Syn: murrulurruka, palampalinga. Note: Photos from Tiwi Plants and Animals’ p24 Category: Plants, Trees, Traditional religion, Ceremonies, Traditional customs, Tools or utensils, Transport.

jarntuwu   See main entry: tarntuwu. noun. large boat.

jarra₁   adverb. sometimes, from time to time, occasionally; again. Gram: It behaves like a clitic in that it occurs at the end of a clause. It sometimes appears to be attached to the previous word. See: tuwawanga; yingampini. Ngiya waya nguwuja yiloti api ngiya arnuka ngu-ma-ngin-j-akurluwunyi jarra. I am going forever and I won't see you again. Kapi makatinga ampi-ri-mangi-mi jarra, api waya jumuruma a-p-apunya. Where the stream runs from time to time there is just dust now. Nyi-rra-majirripi jarra, amintiya kularlaga nyi-rra-mi, pili ngini kirijini ngini a-p-alamiya yilaruwu amukuta kirijinga amp-akijiti yilaruwu. Lie down from time to time and walk around, so that the little boy who is inside or maybe the little girl floats around inside (well). Nyirratuwu ampirimi, "Wanga marri nginjilatuwu jarra pili ngiyatuwu waya pirringawini," ampirimi. "Mu-wu-rra-pilingirri. Niyi kama ngilawala yimpaja ngu-ma-wunji-rr-amurrumi?" She says, "You should take a turn for I'm tired," she says. "We should take turns at the job. Why should I always be working?" Category: Time.

jarra₂   From: Iwaidja. feminine noun. horse. Syn: pika, nantuwu, parriwiyi, partitapartita. See: pwangilontingini. Note: Photo by Jennifer Lee Category: Animals, Mammals, Introduced animals.

jarrakalani   See main entry: jarrikarlani. feminine noun. 1 • Loggerhead turtle.

2 • female member of Turtle clan.

3 • birthmark, mole (on skin), freckle.

jarrakalaninga   See main entry: jarrikarlaninga. feminine noun. 1 • female turtle.

2 • female member of Turtle clan.

3 • baby girl.

jarrakarlani   See main entry: jarrikarlani. feminine noun. 1 • Loggerhead turtle.

2 • female member of Turtle clan.

3 • birthmark, mole (on skin), freckle.

jarranga   feminine noun. cow, female buffalo. Syn: pirama, kuntiyaka, ampuwu.Masculine: jarrangini. Plural: jarranguwi. See: pwangilotunginga; pulika; yiwarla. Note: Photo by Julie A. Wenskoski - http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/images/view photog.php?photogid=73 Category: Animals, Mammals, Introduced animals, Food and cooking, Introduced food.

jarrangini   masculine noun. bull, male buffalo. Syn: kuntiyani, yiwarla.Feminine: jarranga. Plural: jarranguwi. See: pulika; pwangilontingini; ampuwu. Note: Picture (1) from 'Ngawurranungurumagi Nginingawila Ngapangiraga: Tiwi-English Dictionary' and (2) by artist at Murripurtiyanuwu Catholic School Category: Animals, Mammals, Introduced animals, Food and cooking, Introduced food.

jarranguwi   plural noun. buffaloes, cattle, cows.Masculine: jarrangini. Feminine: jarranga. See: pwangilontinguwi. Category: Animals, Mammals, Introduced animals, Food and cooking, Introduced food.

jarrikalani   See main entry: jarrikarlani. feminine noun. 1 • Loggerhead turtle.

2 • female member of Turtle clan.

3 • birthmark, mole (on skin), freckle.

jarrikalaninga   See main entry: jarrikarlaninga. feminine noun. 1 • female turtle.

2 • female member of Turtle clan.

3 • baby girl.

jarrikali   See main entry: jarrikarli. feminine noun. Wattle tree (large), various species.

jarrikarlani₁   Variant: fe Þ Modern_Tiwi: jarrikalani; jarrakarlani; jarrakalani. Variant: fe Þ Modern_Tiwi: jarrikalani; jarrakarlani; jarrakalani. feminine noun. Loggerhead turtle. also used as general term. Syn: yirruwamini. See: jarrlikarlaninga; arlata; karntumwaka; kitipuruwajuwu; kitirika; kitirini; kujupurruwatuwu; kutungaruwu kwakijingirri; manimpiri; majirti; marrakani; mirningatinga; yimpirnukwa. Note: Picture from 'Ngawurranungurumagi Nginingawila Ngapangiraga: Tiwi-English Dictionary' and Photo by Ian Morris in ‘Tiwi Plants and Animals’ p123 Category: Reptiles, Sea or mangrove or river life, Turtles.

2 • feminine noun. male member of Turtle clan; SGF file. Category: Clan groups.

jarrikarlani₂   Variant: fe Þ Modern_Tiwi: jarrikalani; jarrakarlani; jarrakalani. feminine noun. birthmark, mole (on skin), freckle. Category: Body parts and products.

jarrikarlaninga₁   Variant: jarrikalaninga; fe Þ Modern_Tiwi: jarrakalaninga. feminine noun. 1 • female turtle. Syn: jarrikarlani, yirruwamini. See: arlata; jarrikarlani; jarrikarlaninga; karntumwaka; kitipuruwajuwu; kitirika; kitirini; kujupurruwatuwu kutungaruwu; kwakijingirri; manimpiri; majirti; marrakani; mirningatinga; yimpirnukwa. Category: Reptiles, Sea or mangrove or river life, Turtles.

2 • female member of Turtle clan. Category: Clan groups.

jarrikarlaninga₂   Variant: jarrikalaninga; fe Þ Modern_Tiwi: jarrakalaninga. feminine noun. baby girl. used to refer to a female. Syn: wangatunga. See: ajajawu; arringatinga; tuwulingata; kalanjiminga; minkilatinga. Category: People, Human stages.

jarrikarli   Variant: jarrikali. feminine noun. Wattle tree (large), various species. Acacia sp.. Possums eat the yellow flowers. Tiwi people used to carve dugout canoes from the trunks of big trees. See: jarrikarlini; murinyini. Note: Photos from ‘Tiwi Plants and Animals’ p20, 21 Category: Plants, Trees.

jarrikarlini   masculine noun. Wattle tree (young). Acacia sp.. See: jarrikarli. Category: Plants, Trees.

jarrikarliwigi   See main entry: jarrikarliwiyi.

jarrikarliwiyi   Variant: jarrikarluwiyi; fe Þ Old_Tiwi: jarrikarliwigi. masculine noun. large crocodile. This is said to live in the sea at Fourcroy - he was a man to start with. It attacks the smaller crocodiles and drags them up onto the land and eats them gradually. See: yirrinkipayi; takampunga; tayuni; yirrinkipijuni; jikipayinga; joruwiyi. Category: Reptiles, Sea or mangrove or river life.

jarrikarluwiyi   See main entry: jarrikarliwiyi. crocodile.

jarrimpilima   See main entry: jarripilima. feminine noun. mangrove fruit.

jarrimwaka   See main entry: jarrumwaka. feminine noun. road, wide track, way.

jarrimwani   See main entry: jarrumwani. masculine noun. narrow track, path, track left by turtle on beach.

jarrinya   masculine noun. back of head or neck (at top). See: pungintaga; tuwuluwa; miritiga. Category: Body parts and products.

jarripilima   Variant: jarrimpilima. feminine noun. mangrove fruit. Anth: pods smashed up, boiled and liquid used to bathe sores from mosquito bites, scabies, chicken pox measles etc Ques: Also have karrampalinga or karrpilima as a possible synonyms Category: Plants, Plant parts, Sickness or injury and healing.

Jarritiyi   Usage: Modern Tiwi. From: English. temporal word. Saturday. Category: Time.

jarriwala   See main entry: jaliwarra. feminine noun. trousers, shorts.

jarrukarri   See main entry: jarrukati. noun. shortcut.

jarrumawunga   Variant: jarrumuwunga. feminine noun. road, wide track, way. Socio: used by some older people Syn: jarrumwaka, pilimunga. See: jarrumwani; pilimini. Note: Photo (1) by friend of Jennifer Lee, used with permission and (2) by Joy Naden Category: Land or ground.

jarrumoka   See main entry: jarrumwaka. feminine noun. road, wide track, way.

jarrumoni   See main entry: jarrumwani. masculine noun. narrow track, path, track left by turtle on beach.

jarrumuwunga   See main entry: jarrumawunga. feminine noun. road, wide track.

jarrumwaka   Variant: fe Þ Modern_Tiwi: jarrumoka; jarrimwaka. feminine noun. road, wide track, way. may be used in a figurative sense to mean 'way of life' as in 'good way' versus 'bad way'. Syn: pilimunga, jarrumawunga. See: jarrumwani; pilimini. Yita wanga kayi yimi ngarratuwu awarra murrintani yi-muwun-tiyarra. "Karri naki ngimp-uriyi, api ngini kuluwaga nyimp-amanyirra api angi jarrumwaka ampirimi, aripa, api awinyirra nyitipayapunya." Then that white man told us, "When you get to this creek pass it and then the road that goes right, well follow it." Api awarra ngarratuwu ji-mirr-araami ngawa-yuwuni pili ngawa ninganiwanga angi jiringa jarrumwaka nga-p-angulumayi. Our older brother died because we are following the way which is bad. Category: Land or ground. Category: Land or ground. Category: Land or ground.

jarrumoka angi pupuka -apunya   Usage: Modern Tiwi. follow good way, live good life. Morph: jarrumoka ‘road’ + angi ‘which’ + pumpuka ’good’ + verb with root:‑apunya ’follow’. Ngawa-rringani awutimarti ngawa ngini nga-p-apunya anginaki pupuka jarrumoka. God wants us to live a good life. Category: Christian religion.

jarrumwaka -wampurtuwa   show road or way to someone. Morph: jarrumwaka ’road' +‑wamputuwa ’burst open'. Jarrumwaka a-pa-apurtuwa. He shows him the way.

jarrumwani   Variant: jarrimwani; jarrumoni. masculine noun. narrow track, path, track left by turtle on beach. Syn: pilimini. See: jarrumawunga; pilimunga; jarrumwaka. Nyirra ji-p-akurluwunyi jarrumwani kapi tingata ngini nyirra kitirika ji-kirimi. She saw the track which the turtle had made. Note: Photo by Tom Curtis - http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/images/view photog.php?photogid=178 Category: Land or ground. Category: Land or ground.

jarrumwani -ma   go back and forth (for second trip or load). Morph: jarrumwani 'road' + verb with root: verb with root:‑ma 'become'. See: -ajingarla. Category: Moving.

jarruwarti   masculine noun. piece of wood, heavy stick. often of Ironwood. used for smashing up things like kwaka (Xamia Palm nuts), tiyoni ’cheeky yam'. See: manjanga; wantanga; -ati-. Nga-wunga jarruwarti ngini pijumunga nga-ri-kirimi awinyirra kwaka. We get a heavy stick and smash up the Cycad Palm nuts. Category: Weapons (including for hunting), Plant parts.

jartuka   See main entry: jartukwa. feminine noun. paddle (noun).

jartukwa   Variant: jartuka; tatukwa. From: Iwaidja. feminine noun. paddle (noun). Syn: parika. Category: Tools or utensils.

jatiwini   Usage: New Tiwi. From: English: short wind. adjective. breathless, short of breath. See: jiringa yiminga. Category: Describing people or animals, Sickness or injury and healing.

jatiwumpininga   noun. long thing ( e.g. snake, canoe). See: jatimurruwumininga. Category: Physical qualities.

jawanga   feminine noun. Magpie Goose. immature. Category: Birds, Water birds, Food and cooking, Traditional food.

jawarri   feminine noun. Banyan Tree, Weeping Fig. Ficus virens, Ficus benjamina. fruit not edible; strings from aerial roots used for string. See: arlapanjiya. Note: Photo by Jennifer Lee Category: Plants, Trees.

jaya   Usage: New Tiwi. From: English. noun. chair. Category: Tools or utensils, Introduced items.

jayijim   See main entry: jayinj. free form verb. Gram: with or without Auxiliary verb with root: -mi change.

jayili   Usage: New Tiwi. From: English. noun. gaol, prison. Syn: fe Þ Old_Tiwi: kama. See: -majungwala-. Category: Introduced items, Direction or location.

jayinj   Variant: jayinjim; jayijim. Usage: New Tiwi. From: English. free form verb. Gram: with or without Auxiliary verb with root: -mi change. Ngawa jayinj ngamatami life nginingawula. We should change our lives. Arnapa pili ngiya jayijim. Wait while I change. Category: Change of position or state.

jayinjim   See main entry: jayinj. free form verb. change.

ji-   Variant: ju-; jiyi-. verb prefix. Gram: 1st order of verbal prefixes – subject-tense. In Old Tiwi the form jiyi- occurs immediately before class 1 verb roots or incorporated forms. 1 • you (singular PAST). Gram: In Old Tiwi the forms ji- or jiyi- do not occur on transitive verbs with 'him' or 'her' as object - in these cases the prefix is nyi- for 'him' and nyinti- 'her'. The form nyinti- also occurs on feminine verbs. See: nyimpi-; nyinti-. ji-p-akupawurli you went back. jiyi-miringarra you sat.

2 • she (PAST). ji-p-akupawurli she went back. Modern Tiwi: ji-pirni ngarra/nyirra she hit him/her.

3 • she or he (PAST)-her. Gram: In Old Tiwi - on feminine verbs and transitive verbs with 'her' as object See: ampi-; yi-; a-. Transitive verb: ji-p-akurluwunyi he or she saw him. Feminine verb: jiyi- kuruwala he or she sang.

ji-   See main entry: wunji-. verb prefix. Gram: 7th order of verbal prefixes - aspect CONTINUOUS.

jija   Variant: jita. From: English. feminine noun. sister. nun or nursing sister.Plural: jijuwi. marritimani pwakayini purruwunga jijuwi. the married women played the teachers. Category: People, Human stages, Christian religion.

jijiyini   masculine noun. type of small bird. Category: Birds.

jijuwi   From: English. plural noun. sisters, nuns.Singular: jija. Category: People, Human status, Christian religion.

jikarla   feminine noun. smallish roots of tree or plant. See: yirrikarla; yirranikara. Note: Picture from 'Ngawurranungurumagi Nginingawila Ngapangiraga: Tiwi-English Dictionary' and Photo by Jennifer Lee Category: Plants, Plant parts.

jikijiringa   predicative?. fool. Amintiya ngini nuwa ngimpirimi kapi awuta nuwa-mamanta, 'Nginja jikijiringa,' api nuwa wiyi ngumpuriyi court api ngawa-rringani api ngarra wiyi arramukuta apa-ngirri (send) nuwa kapi ngarra maputiti japuja. But anyone who says, `You fool!' will be in danger of the fire of hell. [Gospel Book Matthew 5:22] Category: Non-physical qualities, Describing people or animals.

Jikilarruwu   noun. SW region of Bathurst Island (from Mangituwu to Fourcry). See: Jikilawila. Category: Regions.

Jikilawila   plural noun. SW Bathurst Island regional group. Syn: Artawinapila. See: Jikilarruwu. Category: Regional groups.

jikilijipa   feminine noun. root of pikilijipa tree found in mangroves. Ques: There seems to be some mixing up between pikilijipa and jikilijipa and it is hard to determine if what is given here is the traditional usage. used as flexible stick for pulling out mangrove worms. Category: Plants, Plant parts.

jikiluwurrika   See main entry: jikirluwurrika. feminine noun. octopus.

jikinika   Variant: jinkinika. noun. sneeze. See: jikipirti. Gram: The word jikiniki behaves like jana, jikipirti and other bodily functions, as if it is a person attacking or striking someone. Gram: The word jikiniki behaves like jana, jikipirti and other bodily functions, as if it is a person attacking or striking someone. Gram: The word jikiniki behaves like jana, jikipirti and other bodily functions, as if it is a person attacking or striking someone.

jikinika -pirni   sneeze. Gram: 'he' as subject and direct object refers to the one sneezing Lit: sneeze hits one. Karri ngiya yirriwini api ngiya ikinika yi-mini-pirni. When I was cold I sneezed. Category: Body functions or actions, Sickness or injury and healing.

jikinika -mi   sneeze. Ques: This is probably a Modern Tiwi form. Ngiya jikinika ngi-ri-mi. I sneezed. Category: Body functions or actions.

jikipayinga   Variant: jinkimpayinga. feminine noun. female crocodile, freshwater crocodile. See: yirrikipayi; takampunga; tayuni; yirrinkipijuni; joruwiyi; jarrikarliwiyi. Note: Picture from 'Ngawurranungurumagi Nginingawila Ngapangiraga: Tiwi-English Dictionary' and Photo by Joy Naden Category: Reptiles, Sea or mangrove or river life.

jikipayini   masculine noun. Water Rat. Hydromys chrysogaster. See: pwampungini; pwampunga; wuruwataka; wuruwatakini; yintumunga; putuwurringika; arlintini. Note: Photo from 'Tiwi Plants and Animals' p116 Category: Sea or mangrove or river life, Animals, Mammals.

jikipirti   Variant: jikipurti; jikipiti. masculine noun. cough, cold in head or chest, snot. Syn: pajirrarti. As in: jikipirti fe Þ + fe:verb_with_root: -pirni ‘cough or have a cold’. Gram: takes 'he' as subject and direct object refers to person with the cold Lit: a cough hits one. Syn: pajirrarti -mi. jikipirti yi-mini-pirni I have a cold. Lit: a cold hit me. 'Aya,' purru-wurtiyarra 'Kama awungani ji-pa-ami ngini jikipirti yi-min-ja-pirni?' Ngarra yimi ngini, 'Karrawungana pili yi-mini-kiringayi awarra jikipirti api karluwu ngu-ma-rri-pa-ani awarra jikipirti.' 'Hey,' they said to him, 'Why did you cough like that?' He said, "It couldn't be helped because that cough tickled me so I couldn't hold it in.'. Note: Photo by David Castillo Dominici - http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/images/view photog.php?photogid=3062 Category: Body functions or actions.

jikipirtila   Variant: jikipitila. masculine noun. runny nose. Morph: jikipirti ’cold' +‑la ’CONTINUOUS’. See: jikipirti. Nyirra jipirri nyirra-mwaringa ngininyitawa jikipirtila. She wiped her daughter's runny nose. Category: Body functions or actions.

jikipitila   See main entry: jikipirtila. masculine noun. runny nose.

jikira   free form verb. froth, bubble, be frothy. See: mangijikira; jikiringa; jikiringini; purarrini; purnipurni. Winga jikira ampi-ri-mangi-ma. The sea is frothy. Category: Water, Water, Change of position or state. Category: Water, Water, Change of position or state.

jikira paruwani   have a desire (for someone), lust after (someone). Ngarra jikira paruwani. He lusted after (her). Category: Feeling, Feeling, Social behaviour, Talking or thinking.

jikirijiringa   feminine noun. ugly female. Morph: ji‑’she' +‑inkiri‑’face' + jiringa ’bad(feminine)'.Masculine: yirrinkirijirti. Plural: yirrinkirijajiruwi. Syn: karntumwaka, kirlampingawunga. See: yirrinkilingapa. Category: Physical qualities, Describing people or animals.

jikirimwapunga   feminine noun. wicked woman, female show-off.Masculine: yirrinkirimwapini. Category: Non-physical qualities, Describing people or animals.

jikiringa   feminine noun. froth, foam (as on waves). See: mangijikira; purarrini; jikira; jikiringini. Category: Water. Category: Water.

jikiringa -wayorlimpirri   foam at the mouth. Morph: jikiringa ’foam'‑wa‑’mouth'‑orlimpirri ’carry'. Lit: to carry foam at the mouth. Awarra pulangumwani yuwapa mankini api kiyi yu-wayorlipirri jikiringa. The dog ate some poison and foamed at the mouth. Ngarra jikiringa ampi-ri-wa-y-orlipirri. He foams at the mouth. [Mark 9:17,18] Category: Body functions or actions.

jikiringini   masculine noun. 1 • soap tree. Alphitonia exceisa. When people rub the leaves together in water it produces a lather like soap or foam. Note: Photo from 'Tiwi Plants and Animals' p23 Category: Plants, Trees.

2 • soap. See: jikira; jikiringa. Category: Introduced items.

3 • flour soup. Syn: yartupwarri. See: jupijupi; yiluti. Category: Food and cooking, Introduced food.

jikirluwurrika   Variant: jikiluwurrika; jukuluwurruka. feminine noun. octopus. Octopus spp.. Note: Picture by artist at Murripurtiyanuwu Catholic School Category: Sea or mangrove or river life.

jikirringa   free form verb. join up, join together, string together. See: jikirringari. Ngiya jikirringa ngi-yi-kirim-ami. I'm putting cockles, oysters or whelks onto a stick (to carry home). Category: Holding or transfer.

jikirringari   free form verb. add to. Morph: jikirringa +‑ari ’like’ + verb with root:‑kirimi. jikirringari ngi-yi - kirim-ami I'm putting more (onto the song I am making up). Category: Holding or transfer. See: jikirringari.

jikirriti   Usage: New Tiwi. From: English. noun. cigarette. Syn: pwangipwangi, jingijingi, kalurri. See: mirrawu; paki; nikaniki; jumuki. Note: Photo by dan - http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/images/view photog.php?photogid=587 Category: Introduced items.

jikurli   See main entry: jukurli. masculine noun. school.

jikuruwulingini   Variant: jukuruwulingini; tinkuruwulingini. masculine noun. quiet, solitary or non-social male, independent male or male who walks alone.Feminine: jikuruwuliyinka. Plural: jikuruwulingipi. Ant: yapiyapini, arringarini. See: wangata; wangatamiya; wangatilani; yati; yatilani; pakumwara; -mwarri; arntukuni; yirrani; pwankini. Category: Non-physical qualities, Describing people or animals.

jikuruwulingipi   Variant: jukuruwulingipi. plural noun. quiet, solitary or non-social, people, independent people or people who walk alone.Masculine: jikuruwulingini. Feminine: jikuruwulinyika. See: arntukuwi; pwankuwi; wangatamiya; wangatamiya; wangatilawi; yati; yatilawi; pakumwara; -mwarri. Category: Non-physical qualities, Describing people or animals.

jikuruwulinyika   Variant: jukuruwulinyika. feminine noun. quiet, solitary or non-social female, independent female or female who walks alone.Masculine: jikuruwulingini. Plural: jikuruwulingipi. See: arntukwa; yinjaninga; pwankinga; wangatamiya; wangatamiya; wangatilani; natinga; yatilaka; pakumwara -mwarri. Category: Non-physical qualities, Describing people or animals.

jilamara   feminine noun. colour, paint. Note: Picture from 'Ngawurranungurumagi Nginingawila Ngapangiraga: Tiwi-English Dictionary' and Photo by Joy Naden Category: Physical qualities, Colour. Category: Physical qualities, Colour. Category: Physical qualities, Colour.

jilamarawurti   lots of different colours. Morph: jilamara ’colour' +‑awurti ’lots of things'.

jilamara -kirimi   paint. Morph: jilamara 'paint' + verb with root:‑kirimi 'make'. Syn: mipura fe Þ or marlipinyimi -kirimi. Note: Photos by Joy Naden See: -wijilarlinga; -apuka; patingari. Ngarra yu-muwun-t-iyarra naki ngirramini ngini parlingarri kawarri wuta wawungini ngini jilamara pi-ri-kirim-ajirri. He told us a story about how long ago the goanna and the lizard coloured each other. Category: Holding or transfer.

jilamarawurti   feminine noun. colourful, lots of different colours. Morph: jilamara ’colour' +‑awurti ’lots of things'. Note: Photo by Jenny Lee Awinyirra waranga ngangi piti-ri-kiyonji-ngi-matingi-rr-ipiliga-min-apa nyitawa ngangi jilamara-wurti awinyirra waranga. Those stones which they put up high, are covered with all sorts of colourful designs. Note: Photo by friend of Jenny Lee Category: Colour, Describing things, Physical qualities.

jilamaringa   feminine adjective. colourful feminine thing.Masculine: jilamarini. Category: Physical qualities, Colour.

jilamarini   masculine adjectiveV. colourful, something with many colours or designs on it.Feminine: jilamaringa. Gram: also used as suffix in some compound words Nyirra jikuripiya manimpirruwa angi jilamaringa. She wore a colourful skirt. Ngiya-rringani yirrinkiri-jilamarini pili ngarra yoyi arimi ningani. His face had all pretty paint on it. Category: Physical qualities, Colour.

jilaringa   See main entry: jilartinga. feminine noun. Brolga.

-jilarlinga   See main entry: -wijilarlinga. See main entry: -wijilarlinga. feminine verb root 3. paint dots, stripes etc.; write, print, type.

2 • feminine verb root 3. rain lightly, sprinkle (with rain).

jilarringa   feminine noun. type of shrub or root. Typhonium sp.. Roots roasted in hot ashes and beaten with heavy stick until white stuff (poison) comes out and it has a consistency of bubble gum. Parta, pirr-ati-ri-ma-rri-ki-y-unukuga-mini muranga, tiyoni, jilarringa. After that they would line up the muranga and tiyoni yams and jilarringa roots. Category: Plants.

jilarti   Variant: jilati. masculine noun. Brolga. Grus rubicunda. Syn: jilartinga, jilaringa. Read: 'Towards an Understanding of the Tiwi Language/Culture Context' by Teresa A. Ward p57. Note: Picture from 'Ngawurranungurumagi Nginingawila Ngapangiraga: Tiwi-English Dictionary' and Photo from Michael Dawes' Photostream Category: Birds.

jilartinga   Variant: jilatinga; jilaringa. feminine noun. Brolga. Grus rubicunda. Syn: jilarti. Category: Birds.

jilatari   free form verb. hang downwards, bend over. Syn: yarti kawunaga -ma. See: -marriwanka; -amatilayi; -akilingimugi; -marriwankamigi; majakilingimugi. Kama jilatari a-wu-ji-ngi-mi nginayi ngawa-mantani. Why is our friend bending over? Note: Picture from 'Ngawurranungurumagi Nginingawila Ngapangiraga: Tiwi-English Dictionary' Category: Being, Position, Change of position or state.

jilati   See main entry: jilarti. masculine noun. Brolga.

jilatinga   See main entry: jilartinga. feminine noun. Brolga.

jilikari   noun. heap, pile, large quantity. See: jirikikari; karruwuluga. Category: Physical qualities, Number and quantity. Category: Physical qualities, Number and quantity. Category: Physical qualities, Number and quantity.

jilikari -kirimi   heap, pile up, gather together. Morph: jilikari 'heap' + verb with root:‑kirimi 'make'. Syn: -pipiluwamugi, karruwuluga -kirimi. See: -awunapugi. Ngiya ngurru-wunga yingarti wujirrima api jilikari ngi-ri-kirimi. I got a lot of periwinkles and heaped them up. Category: Holding or transfer.

jilikari kakirijuwi -kirimi   have children (lots). Morph: jilikari 'heap' + verb with root:‑kirimi 'make' + kakirijuwi 'children'. Ngarra jilikari yi-kirimi kakirijuwi awarra ngiya-yuwuni. My younger brother had a lot of children.

jilingi   From: English. noun. shilling, ten cents. Socio: not used by younger people Syn: popi. Category: Introduced items.

jilipujinga   feminine noun. species of stingray. See: kirluwarringa; maratuma; palironji; palironjinga; rutinga; tarninga; wuranjaka; wuranjani; wuritinga wutiyarlingika. Category: Sea or mangrove or river life, Fish.

-jiliyarlinga   See main entry: -wijilarlinga. See main entry: -wijilarlinga. feminine verb root 3. paint dots, stripes etc.; write, print, type.

2 • feminine verb root 3. rain lightly, sprinkle (with rain).

-jiliyarra   See main entry: -wujiliyarra. transitive verb root 3. talk to someone, tell someone, talk for a long time.

-jiliyarrapirri   See main entry: -wujiliyarrapirri. transitive verb root 3. discuss, talk together.

jiliyarti   masculine noun. Darwin, place (in west) where dead thought to have gone, south. Category: Direction or location. Category: Direction or location.

jiliyarti -angirri   threaten to kill someone. Morph: jiliyarti 'south' + verb with root:‑angirri ’send'. Gram: + direct object prefix Lit: send someone to place of dead. Ngiya ngwiyi jiliyarti ngu-min-j-angirri I will kill you. Category: Violence or impact.

jiluwu   See main entry: juluwu. masculine noun. match(es).

jimaringa   feminine noun. barren or childless woman, woman with no children.Masculine: yirrimarini. Plural: jimaruwi. Syn: palimaringa. Category: People, Human status.

jimaruwi   plural noun. barren or childless women, women with no children.Plural Masculine: yirrimaruwi. Masculine singular: yirrimarini. Feminine singular: jimaringa. Syn: palimaruwi. Category: People, Human status, Describing people or animals, Physical qualities.

jimayi   Variant: yinjimayi. masculine noun. dugong.Plural: jimayuwi. Syn: marntuwunyini. See: jimayuwi; yinjimayuwi. Note: Picture from 'Ngawurranungurumagi Nginingawila Ngapangiraga: Tiwi-English Dictionary' and photo by Ian Morris from ‘Tiwi Plants and Animals’ p114 Category: Animals, Mammals, Sea or mangrove or river life.

jimayuwi   See main entry: yinjimayuwi. plural noun. dugongs.

jimijinga   Variant: jiminjinga; jumijinga. feminine noun. Milky Plum tree. Persoonia falcata. It fruits in April and May. People eat the fruit when it is ripe (green but soft to touch). People either chew the leaves and swallow the juice or they boil them in water and swallow the liquid. This is to treat diarrhoea, chest congestion, thrush of the mouth and sore throat. Sometimes they place the juice from the leaves on the breast of a mother feeding s baby to treat the baby's sore mouth. Read: ’Tiwi Plants and Animals' p72, 'Towards an Understanding of the Tiwi Language/Culture context' by Teresa A. Ward p49. Note: Photos from ’Tiwi Plants and Animals' p72 Category: Plants, Trees, Food and cooking, Traditional food.

jiminjinga   See main entry: jimijinga. feminine noun. Milky Plum tree.

jimitiriyi   From: English. noun. cemetry, graveyard. Syn: mapajaka. Note: Photo by Jennifer Lee Category: Introduced items.

jimpala   masculine noun. From: Macassarese via Iwaidja. sail, Modern Tiwi: sailing boat. Syn: warliti. Note: Photo (1) by Jennifer Lee (2) from Tiwi Land Council archives See: -wilingi-; jipankuna. Category: Introduced items, Transport.

jimparima   noun. mud mussel. See: jukwarringa; ngirini; mulungituka; yirrinkiriyampi; wurrukwati. Category: Sea or mangrove or river life, Shellfish, Food and cooking, Traditional food.

-jimpiligi   See main entry: -wujimpiligi. transitive verb root 3. not recognise or not know someone.

jimpilima   Variant: jipilima. feminine noun. 1 • kernel of Pandanus nut. See: kurukura. Kiyi ngampatinga walimani, kiyi ngampirimakanya ngini jipilima yilaruwu api awinyirra ngawapa awinyirra wurranya. Then we take an axe and cut the Pandanus nuts in half (to get) the kernel which we eat. Category: Plants, Plant parts, Food and cooking, Traditional food.

2 • egg. See: pajipajuwu; karaka; karakini; karaparri; kirluwuka; kuluwuka; kulajuwu; mwariti. Category: Food and cooking, Traditional food.

jimpiliti   masculine noun. type of jellyfish, button jellyfish, jelly blubber. Syn: ngirniti. See: ngirntirringa; arntirringa. Category: Sea or mangrove or river life.

jimpirra   See main entry: jimpurra.

jimpita   Variant: jipita. feminine noun. big claw of crab, scorpion or crayfish.Plural: jimpitinjara. See: jimpunga; yirrimpunga; yikara. Note: Photo from Simon Howden - http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/images/view photog.php?photogid=404 Category: Sea or mangrove or river life, Animal parts.

jimpitinjara   Variant: jipitinjara. plural noun. the two big claws of crab.Singular: jimpita. See: jimpunga; yikara. Category: Sea or mangrove or river life, Animal parts.

jimpunga   Variant: jipunga; jumpunga. feminine noun. elbow, joint of crab claw. Syn: yinura. See: jimpita; yikara; yirrimpunga. Note: Photo from Jennifer Lee Category: Body parts and products, Animal parts.

jimpurra   Variant: jumpirra. feminine noun. 1 • impenetrable scrub, dense foliage, thick undergrowth. Syn: jimurra. See: wurraga. Note: Picture from 'Ngawurranungurumagi Nginingawila Ngapangiraga: Tiwi-English Dictionary' Category: Land or ground, Plants.

2 • difficult. as for language. Yingampini yuwunki ngini jimpurra wutatuwu kapi paparluwi wu-p-angiraga awarra. Sometimes language which is difficult is spoken by people who are old. Category: Language, Non-physical qualities.

jimuji-   See main entry: tumuji-. verb prefix. Gram: 7th order of verbal prefixes - aspect together.

jimunji-   See main entry: tumuji-. verb prefix. Gram: 7th order of verbal prefixes - aspect together.

jimurra   Variant: jumurra. noun. 1 • impenetrable scrub, dense foliage, thick undergrowth. Syn: jimpurra. See: wurraga. Note: Picture from 'Ngawurranungurumagi Nginingawila Ngapangiraga: Tiwi-English Dictionary' Category: Land or ground, Plants.

2 • hard or difficult language. Syn: jimpurra. Category: Language, Non-physical qualities.

jinaringa   feminine noun. Black-headed Python (reputedly blind); blind snake. See: marriji₂; ampiji₂. Note: Photo from ‘Tiwi Plants and Animals’ p120 Category: Reptiles, Snakes.

jingamara   adverb. awkwardly (of walking or sitting). as from soreness - not from lameness. See: -ajingi; -irtaputiya; -pula; -majakojigi; -irtaputiya. Ngarra jingamara a-p-angulimayi pili ngarra waya jana. He is walking badly because he is sick/sore. Category: Physical qualities, Describing people or animals, Adverbs. Category: Physical qualities, Describing people or animals, Adverbs.

jingamara -muwu   sitting feeling neglected, feel neglected, sitting dejectedly. Morph: jingamara 'neglected' + verb with root:‑muwu 'sit'. Jingamara a-wujingi-muwu he is sitting feeling neglected. Category: Being, Feeling.

jingamaringa   feminine noun. woman with an awkward walk or posture.Masculine: jingamarini. Plural: jingamaruwi. See: pulintika. Category: Physical qualities, Describing people or animals.

jingamarini   masculine noun. man with an awkward walk or posture.Feminine: jingamaringa. Plural: jingamaruwi. See: pulintini. Category: Physical qualities, Describing people or animals.

jingamaruwi   plural noun. people with an awkward walk.Masculine: jingamarini. Feminine: jingamaringa. See: pulintuwi. Category: Physical qualities, Describing people or animals.

jingapa   noun. prow (of boat). Syn: mirla. Category: Transport.

jingapuranji   Usage: Archaic ( old Old Tiwi ). Variant: yintingapuranji. feminine noun. good female singer, female having a good voice.Masculine: yirringapuranji. Plural: yirringapapurajuwi. Category: Physical qualities, Describing people or animals.

jingawa   See main entry: jingawu. free form verb. sing out, call out.

jingawu   Variant: jingawa. Usage: New Tiwi. From: English. free form verb. Gram: Old Tiwi: + indirect object prefix sing out, call out. Syn: arapapa, kuwayi, kirayi. See: -urugi; -amirnata. Ngawa jingawu ngam-pu-ngi-mi-y-anganti-mi. We sing out to stop the rain at the end of the wet season. Note: Picture by artist at Murripurtiyanuwu Catholic School Category: Talking or thinking.

jingijingi   1 • noun. cigarette. Syn: kalurri, pwangipwangi, jikirriti. See: mirrawu; paki; nikaniki. Category: Things people make.

2 • free form verb. smoke. Syn: pwangipwangi -mi, -kupumuwu; Ant: -kupuwaminimuwu. Awarra Parrakijiyali yimi ngini, "Nginanki mirrawu api wunta-y-akirayi ngini jingijingi wurimi." Father Gsell said, "Give them this tobacco to smoke." Note: Photo by dan - http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/images/view photog.php?photogid=587 Category: Body functions or actions.

jingimuga   Variant: fe Þ Modern_Tiwi: jingimuwa. noun. 1 • pus, mucus or snot from nose. See: yipirti₂. Category: Body functions or actions.

2 • indigestible material spat out after being chewed. such as palm and sugar cane fibre. Karri ngawa ngawapa jora api yingarti jingimuga ngapamurtigi api nginutuwunyawu. When we eat jora Palm we get a lot of fibre (in our mouths) so we spit it out. Category: Food and cooking.

jingimuwa   See main entry: jingimuga. noun.

jinikala   noun. erect penis. Syn: japaja. See: tika; tumurrura. Category: Body parts and products.

jinimuli   Variant: junumuli. From: Iwaidja. noun. nose. Syn: tinkimaga, yirringintamura. See: -ungintami. Note: Photo from Jennifer Lee Category: Body parts and products.

jinjinga   Variant: jintinga. feminine noun. type of tree. Camptostermon schultzii. has brown bark, like pirirringa, thin straight trunk, found in mangroves. wood used for dugout canoes. Syn: tunkuka, patiyalinga. Note: Photos from ‘Tiwi Plants and Animals’ p34 Category: Plants, Trees.

jinkabati   See main entry: jinkapati. free form verb. think about.

jinkapati   Variant: jinkabati. Usage: New Tiwi. From: English. free form verb. think about. Syn: -pungintayi. Ngajiti jinkabati ngimpajami ngini jirti ngirramini. Don't worry (think about that which is bad). Wuta awuta yingampa karlunara punyipunyi wu-ri-muwu awirankuwi yingampa. Waya ngini wutilamiya yingampa wu-ri-muwu awungarra, karluwu jinkapati wu-ri-mi yingampa tiwi. Some young people aren't very clever. They only live for themselves here, they don't think about other people. Category: Talking or thinking.

jinkimpayinga   See main entry: jikipayinga. feminine noun. female crocodile.

jinkinika   See main entry: jikinika. noun. sneeze.

jinkwarliti   See main entry: jukwarliti. masculine noun. long thin spear with large barbs on one side.

jintama   feminine noun. Pelican. Syn: arlikampwarni, jampawunga, arlipiwura, kipiwura. Note: Photo by Ian Morris in ‘Tiwi Plants and Animals’ p105 Category: Birds, Water birds.

jintinga   See main entry: jinjinga. feminine noun. type of tree.

jinunkwa   Usage: Archaic ( old Old Tiwi ). noun. navel. Syn: tumurrupa. See: -awirri-. Category: Body parts and products.

jipankuna   feminine noun. lugger, schooner, sailing boat. See: jimpala; jipulinga; kapala; kapalapipi; kirawarri; kupunyi; mampini; mampunga; maratinga; marruwaka mutuputi; parra; pukirrakiningiyi; tarntuwu; tipuwarninki; tongulaka; wiyawunga; warliti. Note: Photo from Tiwi Land Council archives Category: Transport.

jipi   See main entry: jiyipi. noun. sheep.

jipilaya   feminine noun. 1 • fringe, lots of strings, as on jellyfish; bark fibre strings, used in making string. Note: Picture (1) from 'Ngawurranungurumagi Nginingawila Ngapangiraga: Tiwi-English Dictionary' and (2) by Wilf Stephan, SIL artist Category: Plants, Plant parts.

2 • rays of sun. as coming up in the morning. See: milawiyini. Note: Photo by Joy Naden Category: Sky, Environment. Category: Sky, Environment.

jipilaya -akitiringa   the rays of the sun shine. Morph: jipilaya ’rays of sun' +‑akitiringa ’throw'. Ninkiyi, jipilaya ampi-ni-wati-p-akitiringa. The sun's rays shine. Karri japinari jipilaya ampi-ni-p-akitiringa. In the morning the sun's rays shine.

-jipiligi   See main entry: -wujimpiligi. transitive verb root 3. not recognise or not know someone.

jipilima   See main entry: jimpilima. feminine noun. 1 • kernel of Pandanus nut.

2 • egg.

jipilimi   From: English. free form verb. Gram: May have Auxiliary verb with root:-mi spill. Category: Change of position or state.

jipiluwu   See main entry: jupuluwu. masculine noun. playing card(s).

jipinyini   See main entry: jipunyini. masculine noun. hill, mountain, sand hill, ridge, bank (of river).

jipipilingampa   See main entry: jipipilingapa. feminine noun. woman sitting properly; round, cylindrical.

jipipilingapa₁   Variant: jipipilingampa. feminine noun. woman sitting properly.Masculine: yipipilingapa. Category: Describing people or animals.

jipipilingapa₂   Variant: jipipilingampa. feminine noun. round, cylindrical.Masculine: yipipilingapa. See: wuramari; kirluwukari.

jipita   See main entry: jimpita. feminine noun. big claw of crab.

jipitika   feminine adjective. soft, weak feminine thing. of construction or body.Masculine: jipitini. Plural: jipituwi. Ant: juwurumi. Category: Physical qualities, Describing people or animals.

jipitini   masculine adjective. soft, weak (masculine). of construction or body.Feminine: jipitika. Plural: jipituwi. See: pampulini; mintiga. Ant: yuwurumi. Karri wunijakama, api awungarri ngajiti ngimp-a-j-alamiya kangi jampaka ngangi jipitika. When there is a strong wind, don't get into the houses which are weak. Category: Physical qualities, Describing people or animals.

jipitinjara   See main entry: jimpitinjara. plural noun. the two big claws of crab.

jipitupuni   See main entry: jupurtumpuni. masculine noun. 1 • very short person, midget, dwarf, toddler.

2 • Frogmouth (bird).

jipituwi   plural noun / adjective. soft people or animals, weak people or animals.Masculine: jipitini. Feminine: jipitika. Category: Physical qualities, Describing people or animals.

jipiyinkimi   masculine noun. soft bush honey, sugarbag. See: tawurati; jamulanjini; yimpara; payawankula; jalingini; yinjuparrura or jiparrura; yoyinkimi mawungunya; ngarta(n)kula; yuwurama; kitirrala. Ques: yingwati is the general term and it is the one most people know and use. There are several other terms for various types of 'bush honey' or 'sugarbag'. I have not personally verified the meanings given for each word. Category: Food and cooking, Traditional food.

jipiyontongi   feminine noun. Jabiru. Xenorhynchus asiaticus.. Syn: arntongi, pipawuninka. See: wirnimpinga. Note: Picture from 'Ngawurranungurumagi Nginingawila Ngapangiraga: Tiwi-English Dictionary' Note: Photo by Ian Morris from ‘Tiwi Plants and Animals’ p104 Category: Birds, Water birds.

jipiyuka   See main entry: jumpiyuka. feminine noun. carpet snake.

jipulinga   Variant: jupulunga; jupurlinga. feminine noun. small boat, dinghy, launch, motor boat. Syn: marruwaka, mutuputi. See: jipankuna; jipulinga; kapala; kapalapipi; kirawarri; kupunyi; mampini; mampunga; maratinga; parra pukirrakiningiyi; tarntuwu; tipuwarninki; tongulaka; wiyawunga. Note: Photo by Joy Naden Category: Transport.

jipuluwu   See main entry: jupuluwu. masculine noun. playing card(s).

jipunga   See main entry: jimpunga. feminine noun. elbow, joint of crab claw.

jipungikara   See main entry: jipunginkara. noun. light in early morning.

jipunginkara   Variant: jipungikara. noun. light in early morning. before sun up. Syn: yirrikirlipuga. See: arawunga; tok(w)ampari; murantikala; wujakari; yirrimarningurra; japinari; arawari. Category: Light, Time.

jipungintupuranji   predicative. woman with good hearing, woman who hears well. Morph: ji‑’she(PAST)' +‑punginti‑’ear' +‑puranji ’good'.Masculine: yipungintupuranji. Plural: yimingipapurajuwi. See: pijuwalini kalatari. Category: Physical qualities, Describing people or animals.

jipungupunguninga   feminine noun. clear sky, clearing (of weather). Syn: yaripaka. Category: Sky, Weather, Environment.

jipuni   Usage: New Tiwi. From: English. noun. spoon. Syn: yuwarra. Category: Introduced items, Tools or utensils.

jipunyini   Variant: jipinyini; jupunyuni. masculine noun. hill, mountain, sand hill, ridge, bank (of river). See: kurlimpiti; jampinarla; pungamparna; pungaringawarna; tingata; warriyanga; yakuluwuni. Note: Photo by Jennifer Lee Category: Land or ground.

jipurrara   See main entry: yinjuparrura. masculine noun. thick bush honey, sugarbag.

jipurratumawu   masculine noun. name of sun. See: (yi)pukwiyi; warnarringa; jipilaya; yiminga. Category: Sky.

jipurrawujirri   predicative. listless, no energy. See: yimpayini; karrikamini yinkirra; -awurtirriti. Category: Physical qualities, Describing people or animals.

jiputipuni   See main entry: jupurtumpuni. masculine noun. 1 • very short person, midget, dwarf, toddler.

2 • Frogmouth.

jipwajirringa   Variant: jupwajirringa. masculine noun. wallaby. Syn: jirraka, jiwirringa, pwajimwalintiya. See: anjorra; arlitiwiyi; awumpini; jajurrukwa; kantakiji; kipwapi; marinyi; pipajumwalintiya; tukwatukuni tukwatukwa; yirripurliwiyi; -kunji -wingiliwanji-; -piyonti-; -wuliyonji-. Note: Photo by Jennifer Lee Category: Animals, Mammals, Wallabies, Food and cooking, Traditional food.

jipwuka   See main entry: jumpiyuka. feminine noun. carpet snake.

jira   free form verb. for person to be sick or poorly, for thing to be no good or broken, break down (of car). See: jana; jirti; -maminingi-. Ngarra jira yi-ma awarra kiyi pajuwani yimi. He got sick and skinny and then he died. Karri ngawa ngintu-wuriyi kularlaga api awinyirra pupunguluwurri jira ji-yi-ma. When we went bush the car broke down. Category: Physical qualities, Describing people or animals, Sickness or injury and healing. Category: Physical qualities, Describing people or animals, Sickness or injury and healing.

jira -wirri   speak unkindly to someone, call someone names, abuse verbally, insult, blaspheme. Morph: jira 'sick' + verb with root:‑wirri 'bite'. Gram: Old Tiwi: + direct object prefix Morph: jira ’no good' +‑wirri ’bite'. Syn: -marruwampurliya, -wanga. See: -kirlimirri; -kipiyawumi; -wayakilingamugi. Karri ngarra a-ri-mangapa arikulanga api jira ampi-ru-wirri ngarra-purnayinga. When he drinks a lot of beer he speaks unkindly to his wife. Category: Talking or thinking.

jirikikari   noun. heap, pile, lots all together. See: jilikari; karruwuluga. Ngarra wujirrima jirikikari ampi-ji-rr-awulari kangi pirirringuwi. There are lots of wujirrima in heaps on the mangrove trees. Category: Physical qualities, Number and quantity.

jiringa   Variant: jiyinga. feminine adjective. bad (feminine).Masculine: jirti. Plural: jajiruwi, jajiringa. Ant: pumpuka. Category: Physical qualities, Non-physical qualities, Describing people or animals. Category: Physical qualities, Non-physical qualities, Describing people or animals.

jiringa yiminga -angirri   be breathless or short of breath, have 'short wind', have laboured breathing. Lit: send one's bad breath. Morph: jiringa ’bad' + yiminga ’breath' + verb with root:‑angirri ’send'. See: yiminga -angirri; jatiwini.

jiringa yiminga -angirri   be breathless or short of breath, have 'short wind', have laboured breathing. Morph: jiringa ’bad' + yiminga ’breath' + verb with root:‑angirri ’send'. Ant: pumpuni yiminga -angirri. See: yiminga; jatiwini. Waya ningani ngarra puruwunjini api kiyi ngarra yimpaja jiringa yiminga ji-p - angirri. These days he is really sick and so he always has short wind. Category: Body functions or actions, Sickness or injury and healing.

jiringini   masculine noun. Red-backed Sea Eagle This is the name given by Osborne. However, this is not a recognised common name. It may refer to the immature White-breasted Sea Eagle or be another name for the Red-backed or Brahminy Kite. See: jankinanki; ngirrikati; kutulakini; yirrimiruwu; yimpirnika; murtati; turtijuka; pirlipirlingini. Category: Birds, Birds of prey.

jirra   See main entry: nyirra. pronoun. she, her, hers.

jirraka   From: Iwaidja. masculine noun. wallaby. Syn: jipwajirringa, jiwirringa, pwajimwalintiya. See: anjorra; arlitiwiyi; awumpini; jajurrukwa; kantakiji; pipajumwalintiya; yirripurliwiyi; -marrikujingi- -wingiliwanji-; -piyonti-; -wuliyonji-. Note: Photo by Jennifer Lee Category: Animals, Mammals, Wallabies, Food and cooking, Traditional food.

-jirri   See main entry: -wujirri. intransitive verb root 3. untie.

-jirriki-   See main entry: -wunjirriki-. incorporated form 3. everything.

jirripipi   feminine noun. Magpie Goose. Syn: awurnanka, nyarringari, punkumwaka, wurrikiliki, -wati-. Category: Birds, Water birds, Food and cooking, Traditional food.

jirritukwa   feminine noun. type of fish. has black spots, is in mangroves. Ques: It is possibly the same as jurrijuka, in which case the spelling and identification needs to be checked further. Category: Sea or mangrove or river life, Fish.

jirrukukuni   See main entry: jurrukukuni. masculine noun. Boobook Owl.

jirtaka   Variant: fe Þ Modern_Tiwi: jitaka. feminine noun. Sawfish. Pristis spp.. Wili jiyimi awinyirra jirtaka. The sawfish swam away (in a swirl of water). Note: Picture (1) 'Ngawurranungurumagi Nginingawila Ngapangiraga: Tiwi-English Dictionary' and Photo from ‘Tiwi Plants and Animals’ p109 Category: Sea or mangrove or river life, Fish.

jirti   masculine adjective. bad (masculine), wrong.Feminine: jiringa, jiyinga. Plural: jajiruwi. Ant: pumpuni. See: jana; jira; -maminingi-. Category: Physical qualities, Non-physical qualities, Describing people or animals. Category: Physical qualities, Non-physical qualities, Describing people or animals. Category: Physical qualities, Non-physical qualities, Describing people or animals. Category: Physical qualities, Non-physical qualities, Describing people or animals. Category: Physical qualities, Non-physical qualities, Describing people or animals. Category: Physical qualities, Non-physical qualities, Describing people or animals. Category: Physical qualities, Non-physical qualities, Describing people or animals. Category: Physical qualities, Non-physical qualities, Describing people or animals. Category: Physical qualities, Non-physical qualities, Describing people or animals.

jirti -kirimi   Usage: Modern Tiwi. sin, do bad, do wrong. Morph: jirti 'bad' + verb with root:‑kirimi 'make'. Syn: jirti -marruwa. Ngirringani, putuputuwu ngu-wun-ta-luwa-pa ngini ngawa jirti nginti-ri-kirim-ani. Father, forgive us for the sin we have done. Category: Christian religion.

jirti -ma   Gram: with or without pungintaga be cranky, be annoyed. Morph: jirti 'bad' + verb with root:‑ma 'become' (fe:with or without pungintaga 'head'). Syn: jirti -wurtimuwu. See: -akiriwurlingigi; -ikirimirli; -ikirimitiyarri; jurrumumi; jurrumumanyimi; -kurupwarri; mirliga mwamawamini; pitipita jirti; pwalapi; yikwanari. Kiyija yu-wa-j-akilinguramugi ngini nga-ri-mangapa yirruwuni naki nga-ri-mangapa api awarra wutatuwu jirti yima pungintaga. He tried to put up the prices a little on this cold (stuff) we drink, and for that reason they got cranky. Karri yingwampa nanginta-la wu-ri-mi ngini ngiya ngi-ri-mangapa awinyirra mirripaka api awungarri jirti ngi-ri-ma. When some people keep asking me to drink beer I get angry. Category: Feeling.

jirti -marruwa   for something to be bad, sinful. Morph: jirti 'bad' + verb with root:‑marruwa 'be with'. Syn: jirti -kirimi. See: mapurtiti. Category: Being. Karri nyu-wa-ri-nga ngini jirti a-ri-marruwa, api yartipili nyi-rra-y-akupawurli nginja yikara. When you try to grab something bad, then quickly pull back your hand.

jirti -muwu or -miringarra   hate, not like (someone or something). Morph: jirti ’bad' +‑muwu or‑miringarra ’sit'. Ant: pumpuni fe Þ or puranji -muwu fe:or -miringarra. Ngarra awarra murrintani jirti a-ri-miringarra awarra yinkiti ngini ngawapa. That white man does not like the food we eat. Ngini nuwa jirti ngimpi-ri-muw-ajirri api awarra mapurtiti arimarruwa. if you hate each other that is sinful. Category: Non-physical qualities, Describing people or animals.

jirti -wurtimuwu   be annoyed, cranky or embarrassed. Morph: jirti ’bad' +‑wurti‑’as result of' +‑muwu ’sit'. Lit: sit bad as a result of (something). Syn: jirti -ma. See: aliranga -ma fe Þ or -kirimi. Ngiya jirti ngu-wurti-muwu ngini wuta wu-p-angiraga. I am annoyed/embarrassed over what they say. Category: Non-physical qualities, Describing people or animals.

jirti -wayapija   talk wrongly. Morph: jirti ’bad' + verb with‑wa‑’words’ + root:‑apija ’meet'. Jirti a-ru-wayapija ngini tirrinki a-wujingi-m-ami. He is talking wrongly and swearing. Category: Talking or thinking.

jirti -mi kangi purnikapa   Usage: Modern Tiwi. have a bad conscience or feel guilty (about something). Morph: jirti 'bad' + verb with root:‑mi + kangi 'in' purnikapa 'bad'. Gram: with 'he' as subject prefix Syn: jirti purnikapa -ma. jirti arimi kangawula purnikapa we have a bad conscience. Category: Being.

pitipita jirti -wini   be angry inside, hold anger in. Morph: pitipita ’stomach' + jirti ’bad' +‑muwu ’sit'. Lit: stomach sits bad.

jirti ngirramini   bad talk, bad news, bad things, bad luck, trouble. See: muyila. Kama jirti ngirramini nyimp-angiraga? Why are you saying bad things? Kuta kamini awarra jirti ngirramini ngini ngawa ngawuni api ngawa nanginta ngawurrami ngawa-rringani ngini yimatawani ngawa. Whatever trouble we have, we should ask Our Father to help us. [Modern Tiwi James 5:13] Kama jirti ngirramini nyimp-angiraga? Why are you saying bad things? Kuta kamini awarra jirti ngirramini ngini ngawa ngawuni api ngawa nanginta ngawurrami ngawa-rringani ngini yimatawani ngawa. Whatever trouble we have, we should ask Our Father to help us. [Modern Tiwi James 5:13] Kama jirti ngirramini nyimp-angiraga? Why are you saying bad things? Kuta kamini awarra jirti ngirramini ngini ngawa ngawuni api ngawa nanginta ngawurrami ngawa-rringani ngini yimatawani ngawa. Whatever trouble we have, we should ask Our Father to help us. [Modern Tiwi James 5:13] Kama jirti ngirramini nyimp-angiraga? Why are you saying bad things? Kuta kamini awarra jirti ngirramini ngini ngawa ngawuni api ngawa nanginta ngawurrami ngawa-rringani ngini yimatawani ngawa. Whatever trouble we have, we should ask Our Father to help us. [Modern Tiwi James 5:13]

jirti ngirramini -akirayi   give trouble to someone. Morph: jirti 'bad' + ngirramini 'trouble' + verb with root:‑akirayi 'give'. Amintiya numata awuta yingwampa tiwi jirti ngirramini pirripakirayi nuwa amintiya pokayini pirimi kangi nuwa, api nuwa pirrila ngintipapunya awarra nginingatawa ngawa-yuwuni ngirramini. And even though some people gave you trouble and laughed at you, you kept following Our Older Brother's law. Category: Social behaviour.

jirti ngirramini -kirimi (+ kangi ...)   make trouble (for someone). Morph: jirti 'bad' + ngirramini 'trouble' + verb with root:‑kirimi 'make' (kangi 'for' ...). Amintiya puranji nirramuwajirri. Api ngini nuwa-mantani jirti ngirramini arikirimi kangi nuwula, api nurruwariyi kapi awarra nuwa-mantani, api pupuni nimarra nirrami kangatawa ngini awarra ngirramini ngini ngarra yikirimi kanginuwula api awarra jirti. You should love one another. If your friend makes trouble for you, you should go to your friend and tell him nicely that the trouble he made for you was not good. Category: Social behaviour.

jirti ngirramini -wini ngini ..   have something against someone, have grudge against someone. Morph: jirti 'bad' + ngirramini 'trouble' + verb with root:‑wuni 'have' + ngini 'that' ...

jirti purnikapa₁   Usage: Modern Tiwi. feel bad, feel no good. as when we are under pressure, or on hearing that someone is talking about one. Morph: jirti 'bad' purnikapa 'flesh' + verb with root:‑mi 'be'. Ngiya jirti purnikapa ngi-ri- mi. I feel bad. Category: Feeling.