[RNLD List] Words

[Harley Dunolly-Lee]

Fyi malak is also word for nettle

On Thu, 8 Apr 2021, 10:11 am Harley Dunolly-Lee, <
harley.dunollylee123 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello RNLDs
>
> I am emailing to ask the following questions. At Dja Dja Wurrung, we are
> beggining to name things in our data bases such as mapping, tools,
> administration etc. One of things we wanting to name are the management
> zones within the Parks areas on Country.
>
> The following words are to be translated into Dja Dja Wurrung.
>
> Easy, moderate, hard
> Small, medium, big
> Red, blue, green
> Pass, middile (in-between), intensive
> Good, bad
>
>
> I did some research and some of these words I have found words. I had to
> search into the English synonyms to get a better idea. However, some of
> these words overlap each other. Also, blue and green are the same colour in
> Dja Dja Wurrung and related languages. I do not want to colonized this way
> of seeing colours either.
>
> There is word for green, malak but its also the word for green plants like
> milk thistles or greens. Lol so maybe not the 'green' that was meant to be.
>
> I had a look at the list, and related languages, but I am finding
> difficulties to express these words. The data is limited and we gave no
> fluent speakers.
>
> Word for intensive, I have chosen wola-wola 'flood', wherw wola 'rain',
> because floods can be intensive.
>
> What do the languages you know, speak or work with get around these sorts
> of things ?
>
>
>
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