R - r

-ragi   See main entry: -wuragi.

rajru   Usage: New Tiwi. From: English. adverb. right through, all the way. See: alawayi; yimpaja. Category: Adverbs.

rakijarrila   See main entry: arankijarrila. plural noun. Melville Island regional group.

rakuma   Variant: rokuma. noun. mosquito. See: miminga; mimini; rakuwunga; wurrimpawini; timilaka; timilani. Note: Picture from gallery of Picture It! software Category: Insects and spiders.

rakungumpara   noun. cloudy sky. See: yirrakunga. Category: Sky, Weather.

rakuwunga   feminine noun. 1 • species of mosquito. See: miminga; mimini; rakuma; wurrimpawini; timilaka; timilani. Category: Insects and spiders.

2 • female member of Mosquito clan.

Ramampirimiwila   plural noun. S. Melville Is. regional group. Syn: Arankijarrila. Category: Regional groups.

ran   Usage: New Tiwi. From: English. locative word. around. See: ratran; jaluwa. Category: Adverbs.

Rangiliwila   plural noun. N.W. Melville Is. regional group. Category: Regional groups.

rani   Variant: fe Þ Old_Tiwi: yirani. masculine noun. wild carrot. Abeimoschus moschatus. People dig up the roots, clean them and eat them. It is common on Bathurst Island but not so common on Melville Island. Read: 'Tiwi Plants and Animals' p20. Category: Plants, Plant parts, Food and cooking, Traditional food.

rankijarrila   See main entry: arankijarrila. plural noun. Melville Island regional group.

rapatinga   feminine noun. sandbank. Category: Land or ground.

rapiji   Variant: rapijiyi. From: English. noun. rubbish. Awarra jana a-ri-ma-rru-wa ngini yingarti wupwawi waya juwa rapiji kangawa. Api kilinimi nga-wu-rra-kirimi japuja, pili awarra jana a-ri-ma-rru-wa. It causes sickness if there are a lot of flies around because of the rubbish around our homes. So we should clean up because it causes sickness. Category: Environment.

rapijiyi   See main entry: rapiji. noun. rubbish.

rapugi   From: Iwaidja. noun. lower leg, Old Tiwi: shin. Syn: yirrikarla, nguwana, yirranikara. See: yinkala; yimpitarruraga; yinkala; rapugi; kiripayuwa; (yi)nguwana; yimpitarruraga; pokiriparri; -wampiti-; -wankili-. Category: Body parts and products.

rataka   See main entry: wuruwataka. feminine noun. rat, mouse, general term.

ratran   Usage: New Tiwi. From: English. adverb. right around. See: ran. Category: Adverbs.

ratuwati   masculine noun. island. Note: Photo from natureondesktop.com - free-nature-wallpaper-677 Category: Land or ground.

rawaturrunga   feminine noun. pig. Syn: pikipiki, yirrimilirrani. See: pwangilontingini. Note: Photo by Jennifer Lee Category: Animals, Introduced animals.

rayit   Variant: rayiti. Usage: New Tiwi. From: English. adverb. right. Karri ngiya pajuwami nuwa karluwu rayiti yoyi. When I die you mustn't dance. Ngawa karluwu rayit awungarruwu tirriki. We mustn't swear / It is not right for us to swear. Category: Adverbs.

rayiti   See main entry: rayit. adverb. right.

ri-   verb connective. Variant: ru-. LINK. Gram: no meaning but links some prefixes to class 1 verb roots or Incorporated forms or ki- 'evening prefix'

rijinga   Variant: fe Þ Old_Tiwi: yirijinga. feminine noun. sugar glider. Note: Photo by Ian Morris from ‘Tiwi Plants and Animals’ p112 Category: Animals, Mammals.

rili   From: English. noun. reel. Category: Adverbs.

-rimpira   See main entry: -wurimpira. feminine verb root 3. leave a place, leave behind, pass on (custom).

rinso   From: English. noun. soap powder. Category: Introduced items.

rip-   See main entry: ripi-. verb prefix. Gram: 6th order of verbal prefixes; – indirect object or for them.

ripi-   Variant: rupu-; ripu-; rip-; rup-; rupu-; pi-; pu-; wupi-. verb prefix. Gram: 6th order of verbal prefixes – indirect object or for them. Gram: various forms depending upon preceding or following prefixes and stems a-ripu-mukitiya he likes them. "Kapi pulintuwi, api karri ngiya kuwayi wu-nu-mi-mi, minu-wayorri ngini pupuni ngu-ma-pu-rra-kirimi api awungana ngu-ma-pu-rra-y-ipujinga-ma?" yimi ngawa-yuwuni, yu-wunt-iyarra awuta kunukurluwi. "Those who are lame, when they call out to me, they ask me to make them better, well what should I say to them?" Our Older brother said to those elders. Ngarra awarra Parramankara yi-mupu-rr-upujinga-mi ngini, "Nginta ngarra awarra mapurtiti a-ri-marruwa ngini ngimpa-ri-mirnikuw-awi ngini yoyi ngimpa-ripu-ji-ng-arla-m-ami kapi ampi-ripu-rr-arawami. He said to us, "Listen, that is sinful when you try to dress up for the death ceremonies and that you try to dance for those who have died.

ripu-   See main entry: ripi-. verb prefix. Gram: 6th order of verbal prefixes – indirect object or for them.

riti   Usage: New Tiwi. From: English. adverb. ready. Category: Adverbs. Category: Adverbs.

riti -kirimi   make ready, prepare. Syn: -ipiliga. See: -apuligapa; -ikinyapa; -minagi; -mungimili; -ipilingampa; -kunjingira; -wamungi. Ngiya ngu-wuja riti ngi-ri-kirimi japuja kapi nuwa, ninkiyi, ngiya wiyi parlinginari ngu-wunu-p-akupawurli kangi nuwa. I am going to prepare a home for you, later I will come back to you.

-riyi   See main entry: -wuriyi. intransitive verb root 3. go, leave, depart.

-rliyawarntiyarri   See main entry: -wiliyawarntiyarri. Old Tiwi: feminine verb root 3. be important , be powerful.

roka   Variant: fe Þ Old_Tiwi: rokwa; yirokwa. feminine noun. types of vines with thick roots, which people can eat, bush potato; potato. Ipomoea sp. Some types have vines which wind around a tree, others have vines which grow over the beach. People boil the roots and then eat them. Some people say that roka has a shorter root than rokuni but it seems that these days people may not know the difference between the two, though roka seems to be the term used for the introduced potato. Syn: rokuni. See: karrapini; mayilinga; rokiuni; jaliwaki. Read: 'Tiwi Plants and Animals' p62. Category: Plants, Plant parts, Food and cooking, Traditional food.

rokuma   See main entry: rakuma. noun. mosquito.

rokuni   masculine noun. types of vines with thick roots, which people can eat, bush potato. Ipomoea sp. Some types have vines which wind around a tree, others have vines which grow over the beach. People boil the roots and then eat them. Some people say that roka has a shorter root than rokuni but it seems that these days people may not know the difference between the two, though roka seems to be the term used for the introduced potato. Syn: roka. See: karrapini; mayilinga; jaliwaki. Ques: In 'Tiwi Plants and Animals' p88 rokuni is given as Tinospora smilacina - 'snake vine'. Read: 'Tiwi Plants and Animals' p62. Category: Plants, Plant parts.

rokwa   See main entry: roka. feminine noun. types of vines.

rotikanga   See main entry: wuratikanga. feminine noun. woman with big forehead.

rotikani   See main entry: wuratikani. masculine noun. man with big forehead.

rowup   Usage: New Tiwi. From: English. noun. rope. Syn: arlipurringa. Category: Introduced items.

rr-   See main entry: rri-. verb prefix. Gram: 2nd part of 1st order of verbal prefixes – PAST tense.feminine PAST.

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

rr-   See main entry: y-. verb connective. LINK.

rra-   See main entry: pa-. Gram: following certain other prefixes, such as wu- 'OBLIGATIONAL' verb prefix. Gram: 9th order of verbal prefixes - EMPHATIC EMP.

-rranyuwu-   See main entry: -irranyu-.

rri-₁   Variant: rru-; rr-. verb prefix. Gram: 2nd part of 1st order of verbal prefixes – PAST tense.feminine Past. Gram: 1st order of verbal prefixes; with some subject prefixes; see grammar notes for rules and instances.

rri-₂   Variant: rru-. verb prefix. Gram: 4th order of verbal prefixes indicating mood NEGATIVE, IRREALIS. Gram: In the description of the Tiwi grammar, this prefix is given as Ci-, where C stands for a consonant which varies depending upon the prefix which occurs immediately before it or depending upon the meaning. See: ti-; li-. Muwa ngwiyi mu-rri-j-awulig-apa mu-wu-j-akupawurli. You and I might fall let's go back. karluwu yi-rrii-wuni-mingirrajipiliga he didn't teach them. See: ti-; li-.

rri-₃   Variant: rr-. verb connective. LINK. Gram: following ma- 'with'; rri- before class 1 verb roots, rr- before class 2 verb roots

rri-₄   Variant: pi-; pu-. verb prefix. Gram: 8th order of verbal prefixes – STANCE; following certain prefixes and followed by ngi- (or ng-) before class 1 (& 3) stems, by rr- before class 2 stems away from camp, distance (location and time), ground.

-rringani   kinship noun. father, uncle (father's brother), great grandfather (father's or mother's father's father). Anth: Term of reference (when talking about the person). Gram: It always occurs with a pronoun before it.Plural: -rringanuwi. Term of address (when talking to the person): ngirringani 'my father'. See: ngawa-rringani. Category: Kin terms.

-rringanuwi   kinship noun. fathers, uncles (father's brothers).Singular: -rringani. Anth: Term of reference (when talking about the person) Gram: It always occurs with a pronoun or pronominal prefix before it.Plural: -rringanuwi. Term of address (when talking to the person): ngarringanuwi 'our fathers'. See: ngawa-rringani; -naruwi. ngiya-rringanuwi my father and his brothers. Category: Kin terms.

rru-   See main entry: rri-. verb prefix. Gram: 2nd part of 1st order of verbal prefixes – PAST tense.feminine PAST.

rru-   See main entry: rri-. verb prefix. NEGATIVE, IRREALIS.

rru-   See main entry: rri-. verb connective. LINK.

rru-   See main entry: pi-. verb prefix. Gram: 8th order of verbal prefixes - STANCE away from camp.

-rtipi   See main entry: -wurtipi. intransitive verb root 3. for something to crack; be cracked, split open, split up.

ru-   See main entry: ri-. verb connective. LINK.

-rugi   See main entry: -wurugi. feminine verb root 3. put somewhere, put down, put aside, take down.

rumi   From: English. noun. room. Syn: kilangoyinga. Category: Buildings.

rup-   See main entry: ripi-. verb prefix. Gram: 6th order of verbal prefixes – indirect object or for them.

rupu-   See main entry: ripi-. verb prefix. Gram: 6th order of verbal prefixes – indirect object or for them.

rut   Usage: New Tiwi. From: English. noun. root. Category: Plant parts.

rutinga   Variant: rutunga. feminine noun. 1 • callous or wart, raised lumps on stingray. Category: Sickness or injury and healing.

2 • type of stingray. with raised lumps. See: jilipujinga; kirluwarringa; maratuma; palironji; palironjinga; tarninga; wuranjaka; wuranjani; wuritinga wutiyarlingika. Category: Sea or mangrove or river life, Fish.

rutunga   See main entry: rutinga. feminine noun. 1 • callous or wart, raised lumps on stingray.

2 • type of stingray.

ruwuruwa   feminine noun. bud. Category: Plants, Plant parts. Category: Plants, Plant parts.

ruwuruwa -ma   for flower to bud.