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dwongka

NOONGAR

ear, to listen, to understand, to know

ENGLISH

dwonk : Ear (Chester Curr 1886: 390)
Dwunga : ear (Wainbret, Helms 1896: 326)
tro:ngk, taro:ngk : ear (Tindale, N 1939)
twonk minditch : earache (Baiungan; Bates XII 2B, 1b)
dwonga burdup gooleee : mad, madness (Baiungan; Bates XII 2B, 1b)
twonk : ear (Indar, Joowel, Baiungan; Bates XII 2B, 1b)
dwonga mullitch : temple (Indar, Joowel, Baiungan; Bates XII 2B, 1b)
dwonk : ear (Jakbăm, Bumblefoot; Bates XII 2B, 3b)
dwonk minditch : earache (Jakbăm, Bumblefoot; Bates XII 2B, 3b)
dwonga, dwonk : ear (Jakbum, Wabbinyet; Bates XXII B, 3a)
dwonk : ear (Kaiari, Wirijan; BATES XII 2B, 8b)
dwonk mēn : back of the ear, behind (inside) the ear (Kaiari, Wirijan; BATES XII 2B, 8b)
twonk minditch : earache (Ngalbaitch; Bates XII 2B, 7a)
twonk : ear (Ngalbaitch; Bates XII 2B, 7a)
dwonk : ear, to hear (Ngalbaitch; Bates XII 2B, 7a)
twonk : ear, to hear (Ngalbaitch; Bates XII 2B, 7a)
dwonk, twonk : ear (Ngalbaitch; Bates XII 2B, 7a)
dwonk, katitch : understand, to (Notum, Wirijan, Kaiar; Bates XII 2B, 8a)
dwonk : ear (Notum, Wirijan, Kaiar; Bates XII 2B, 8a)
tonk : ear (Innell, C; Tindale, N 1939)
twaŋk : ear (Charlie Dabb; von Brandenstein 1970)
twaŋgobŭt : ear-less, don’t know ignorant (Charlie Dabb; von Brandenstein 1970)
tu̲aŋgaq kardidin : ear-by listening (Gordon Harris; von Brandenstein 1970)
twaŋk : ear (Sam Dabb; von Brandenstein 1970)
toŋebŭt : forget (Sam Dabb; von Brandenstein 1970)
tuaŋg keen : forget (Sam Dabb; von Brandenstein 1970)
tuaanq, [twaŋq] : ear (Von Brandenstein 1988: 101)
twonga duk : know, to (Ngalbaitch; Bates XII 2B, 7a)
ngain dwonga duk barning : know, to (Notum, Wirijan, Kaiar; Bates XII 2B, 8a)
tu̲aŋg-pŭled’ : ear-know (Charlie Dabb; von Brandenstein 1970)
tu̲ayg-toll : know (Charlie Dabb; von Brandenstein 1970)
tu̲aŋg-tou̲al : know (Gordon Harris; von Brandenstein 1970)
tuaangaqq qaattity : to listen (Von Brandenstein 1988: 102)

Phrases
nyunda dwonga : you understand? (Ngalbaitch; Bates XII 2B, 7a)
ngain dwonga bărt : I do not know, I hear not (Ngalbaitch; Bates XII 2B, 7a)
nyoonda dwonga : understand, do you? (Ngalbaitch; Bates XII 2B, 7a)
ngain dwonga : know, I (Jakbum, Wabbinyet; Bates XXII B, 3a)
ngain dwongaburt : know, I do not (Ngalbaitch; Bates XII 2B, 7a)
ngain dwonga duk benjer : know the lake, I (Jakbum, Wabbinyet; Bates XXII B, 3a)