woh woh = yes
kayakki kayakki = no, nothing
nuk nuk = I don’t know, I’m not sure
kamak kamak = good/that’s good
ngudda kamak ngudda kamak? = Are you good/OK? (greeting to 1 person)
ma ma = OK, fine, that’s it
bonj bonj = That’s it/finished
bobo bobo = See you/goodbye
Angeyyo (Ng)angeyyo ____________ = My name is …
Kunkurlah ngardduk Kunkurlah ngardduk (Ngalwakadj) ____________ = My skin name is (Ngalwakadj)
Ngamdolkkang Gunbalanya beh Ngamdolkkang (Gunbalanya) beh = I come from (Gunbalanya)
Ngahni kore Darwin Ngahni kore (Darwin) = I (now) live in (Darwin)
Ngadjare ngaborlbme Kunwok Ngadjare ngaborlbme (Kunwok) = I want to learn your language
SKIN NAMES
FEMALE | MALE |
Ngalngarridj Ngalngarridj | Nangarridj Nangarridj |
Ngalkamarrang Ngalkamarrang | Nakamarrang Nakamarrang |
Ngalbulanj Ngalbulanj | Nabulanj Nabulanj |
Ngalwamud Ngalwamud | Nawamud Nawamud |
Ngalwakadj Ngalwakadj | Nawakadj Nawakadj |
Ngalbangardi Ngalbangardi | Nabangardi Nabangardi |
Ngalkangila Ngalkangila | Nakangila Nakangila |
Ngalkodjok Ngalkodjok | Nakodjok Nakodjok |
MOIETIES
Duwa Duwa
Yirridjdja Yirridjdja
Ngarradjku Ngarradjku
Mardku Mardku