Items for fishing
alawi���noun. butterfly net. This net is made of sticks bound together with string. It folds in half and is used while walking through a creek by closing the net around the fish. It is not left in the creek while the tide changes. Mata alawi mata kamarnti tuka kurrampalk wukej. ‘The fishing net is hanging inside the house.’ See:�alawiyalawi�‘star pattern used in table mats’. Category:�Items for fishing.
alguru���noun. 1�•�type of tree that grows on the mainland and is good for making dugong rope. Category:�Trees and bushes, Items for fishing.
2�•�string, rope. After kiwutikiny mata alguru, wrap around with the rope ‘Then he wraps himself up in the rope.’ Category:�Items for fishing.
angparti���noun. 1�•�bow of the canoe, the part at the front. Ant:�wurlurn. See:�kapal�‘middle’; nuwutja�‘inexpert, poor fisherman’. Category:�Items for fishing.
2�•�hunter who works from the front of the canoe. This person spears the inyarlgan 'turtle or dugong'. Anth: Traditionally this person didn't really get to keep any of the meat he had speared, he only got the head. One who sits in the middle is called kapal or ja kiwani kapal. Ja angparti ja kinin kiyap yara inyarlgan. ‘The one who works from the forepart of the canoe spears the fish or the turtle.’ See:�wurlurn�‘captain of canoe’; kapal�‘hunter who sits in the middle of the canoe’; nuwutja�‘inexpert, poor fisherman’. Category:�Initiation.
3�•�Expert in a particular area. Naka ja angparti. ‘He is an expert at it.’ Category:�Initiation, Goodness.
4�•�front (of body). Akutju angparti warak ‘And again he orients himself straight ahead (after spinning around).’ Category:�Other.
arnakuj���noun. 1�•�fish type, spotted, inflates its abdomen. Arnakuj walarrirntirn kawaga lirri. Narut awuniwung. ‘Arnakuj and Walarrirntirn come to fight. Narut kills/hits them.’ Category:�Fish.
2�•�fish trap type. Category:�Items for fishing. See:�yarlawu�‘fish trap’.
imarrk���noun. belly, stomach, abdomen. Considered the seat of emotions. Usage:�more polite than kurak ngamarrk, arrkparrk, ngatparrk, nukparrk, wimarrk, ninymarrk ‘her belly, stomach, womb’; wumarrk ‘below, under, area below, low lying area, beyond the horizon’; mamarrk ‘main body of canoe, may include bottom and middle part but kapal is used to refer specifically to the middle of the canoe.’; aparrk ‘penis’. Kimin iljil imarrk. ‘He is at peace.’ La wularrutapa imurranyminangka tuka ngatparrk. ‘And he's already growing up in our belly.’ Angmalkpa tuka mamarrk. ‘Water is coming in to the middle of the canoe.’ See:�wimarrk�‘bellies, stomachs’; ninymarrk�‘belly, stomach, womb’; wumarrk�‘below’; mamarrk�‘bottom of canoe’; aparrk�‘penis’; kurak�‘shit’. Category:�Organs and torso, Items for fishing.
irrkari���noun. Banyan and Rock fig. Banyan has long roots that hang down from the branches. The Rock Fig grows at Nganyamirnali and other rocky places. Ficus virens var. virens, Ficus atricha?, Ficus racemosa?, Ficus hispida?. Variant:�Iwaidja: Yilimbil (Ficus virens). Irrkari mampungulangung alguru la warramumpik iwuwuning wularnngarna la yangali. La alawi manpumulangung. ‘They used to make rope from irrkari. Women made dilly bags and baskets from it. And alawi nets were made from it.’ See:�iru�‘Weeping fig’; iwiyilimbil�‘Banyan fig’. Category:�Other, Plant food, Items for fishing. Anth: Fruit of Banyan Fig and Rock Fig are eaten raw. Fibre of aerial roots are used to make yangali string bags and alawi nets.
jala���noun. throwing net. A big net that is not left in the water, just used to throw out and bring back in. Kurrula kilawurtinyka la ngatja ngatpakapa jala, ngarriwun kiyap. ‘The tide comes in and we go off and throw the jala net, and catch fish.’ Category:�Items for fishing.
jutu���noun. a stick or post marking a position in the water or used to tie boats to. Annyanyji kunjarrnganya mata jutu nuyu arrkanawunpura mata kupuny ngarrurru. ‘Go and put the pole in the ground so we can tie our canoe to it.’ Category:�Items for fishing.
kalang���noun. fishing line, thicker type of the sort pulled from a moving boat. Kalang mata wakij ngatpiny use ngarrima kiyap. ‘Kalang is a fishing line we use to get fish.’ See:�wakij�‘fishing line’. Category:�Items for fishing.
coverb. trawl for fish. Arrkpana kalang. ‘Let's go trawling.’ Kawungurrin kalang. ‘They went trawling.’ See:�lurrjakaj�‘fish from boat’; kalankalan�‘moon sparkle on water’. Category:�Hunting.
kapal���noun. 1�•�the middle, in between, in the middle. Category:�Location and distance.
2�•�a plain, open flat country, includes floodplain. See:�kap�‘small bare patch without plants’. Category:�Landscape.
3�•�seat in middle of canoe or dinghy. Nganpaningan tuka kapal. ‘I'm sitting in the middle of the canoe.’ Category:�Items for fishing.
4�•�the hunter who sits in the middle of the canoe. See:�wurlurn�‘captain of canoe’; angparti�‘hunter who sits at front of canoe’. Category:�Initiation.
kapala���noun. boat. Category:�Items for fishing.
karrurru���noun. sail for kupuny dugout canoe. Anth: These were more recently made of canvas but were made of woven pandanus earlier. La ngarringulakan kirrk, ja miri la karrurru ja karrilati, awurli la, jalakaraj yara ja ngarryatpi kilatikin tuka kupuny. ‘So we tidy everything up, the paddles and the sails that we have with us, o.k. and the spear that we have with us in the canoe.’ See:�maygu�‘woven sail’. Category:�Items for fishing.
kuling���noun. rudder. Category:�Items for fishing.
kupuny���noun. dugout canoe. Category:�Items for fishing.
rlagaj���noun. type of net. Category:�Items for fishing.
magarnpa���noun. 1�•�fishing line. Syn:�wakij. See main entry: igarnpa. See:�ikpiny�‘traditional torch type’; magarnpa wularr�‘tree roots’. Category:�Items for fishing.
2�•�burning stick taken from the fire and used as a torch. Anth: Not specifically made to be a torch like ikpiny. Category:�Tools, men's.
mamalk���noun. frame for a fish net. Category:�Items for fishing.
mamarrk���noun. bottom of canoe. See main entry: imarrk. Category:�Items for fishing.
mampuli���noun. bow of canoe, may cover 'point' or 'face' of other VE things, see. See main entry: yumpuli. Category:�Items for fishing.
mapapurr���noun. bark raft. See:�wilam�‘bark canoe’. Category:�Items for fishing.
maygu���noun. 1�•�thick hair belt worn around the waist. Category:�Clothing, adornment, magic items.
2�•�a big woven floor mat or woven sail. See:�karrurru�‘sail’. Category:�Tools, women's, Items for fishing.
mayigi���noun. 1�•�stone spear. Category:�Tools, men's.
2�•�crab claw for smoking. Category:�Tools, men's.
3�•�fishing hook. See main entry: iyigi. Category:�Items for fishing.
miri���noun. oar, paddle, the old type used traditionally. Miri iwumany parak tuka ajput. ‘They took the oar to the beach.’ Miri iwumajpungka, iwatpangka, ngatpin "Aa, manpiri iweny." ‘If they lifted up the paddle, held it up, we'd think "Ah, they got a turtle."’ Note: When hunters returned in a canoe they'd make a signal to show what they caught. Syn:�kayungkayung. Category:�Items for fishing.
coverb. Restrict:�VE object Dodge, avoid attack e.g. punch or flying spear aimed at oneself. Maniwuning miri (laugh) ilurrangkenang tora. ‘He dodges us and jumps over to another spot.’ Category:�Fight.
nganajpa���noun. one length of dugong rope. Muka marakap nganajpa. ‘This is one length of dugong rope.’ Category:�Items for fishing, Amounts.
panampi���noun. a long fish net used in the sea and other open areas of water that can either be pulled behind yourself or left while the tide goes down. Panampi. Ngatama warak tuka kurrula. Karrpalangani, two warlk karrpalangani. Pa kamalangali. Kamalangali, ngulamngulam. Pa kurrula kilatpa, kiwrlgen ja kiyap. Pa ngarrima, ngarrima ja kiyap. ‘Panampi. We take it to the sea. We stand it up, we stand it up with two sticks. So it stands there. It stands there until the next day. The tide goes out and the fish go inside. So then we get them, we get the fish.’ Category:�Items for fishing.
pingkung���noun. special type of pick used for making dugout canoes, used for digging out the middle of the canoe. Tukapa nuka pingkung. ‘We'll use this pick.’ Category:�Items for fishing.
pulyarrang���noun. mast. Category:�Items for fishing.
wakij���noun. fishing line. Muka mata wakij. ‘This is a fishing line.’ See:�kalang�‘trawling fishing line’; yaw�‘cast nets or fishing line’. Syn:�magarnpa. Category:�Items for fishing.
wilam���noun. bark canoe. Nuka wilam ja ngapi ngartu. ‘This bark canoe of mine.’ See:�mapapurr�‘bark raft’. Category:�Items for fishing. Anth: Made from stringy bark. The holes from sewing together are blocked with beeswax and it is covered with clay.
wurlpinyji���noun. skeleton for a bark canoe. Category:�Items for fishing.
wurlpurl���coverb. Restrict:�VE object tie up canoes and leave them in the water. Akutju Wawaga tuka ngurlurrupi kupuny ngatpakangung wurlpurl. ‘And then Wawaga, a corner of the bay where we used to tie up the canoes and leave them in the water (and go on by foot).’ See:�wurlwurl�‘sink down’; wurlupurlup�‘bathe’; wurlkurl�‘sink into water’. Category:�Items for fishing.
wurlurn���noun. 1�•�back part of the canoe. Anngurakanyi warak kapal la angparti la ngapi nganawani wulurn ngiwanatpi ngarrurru ja kuling. ‘You go into the front part of the canoe and I will sit in the back and hold the rudder for us.’ Category:�Items for fishing. See:�angparti�‘bow’.
2�•�captain. He controls the canoe by steering from the back of the canoe. See:�angparti�‘Hunter who sits at front of canoe’; kapal�‘Hunter who sits in the middle of the canoe’. Category:�Peoples and clans.
yarlawu1���noun. fish trap in the shape of a long tube that was used in creeks. Anth: It was made from winti bamboo vine. Awaning awulangalingapa yarlawu mampakangung jaw mampakangung jaw. Ngulamngulam mampartpungkang aminang akut iwumangung ja kiyap. ‘They camped there and they put their nets in. Every morning they could take out their nets and bring in some fish.’ See:�arnakuj�‘fish trap type’. Category:�Items for fishing.
yawyaw���coverb. soak. Category:�Hunting, Items for fishing.
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