Etymology

Ngarrkic

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Today it means: Of or belonging to a small language family of Central Australia, consisting of Warlmanpa and Warlpiri, and related to the neighbouring Ngumbin languages. Full definition →

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Named after the common word for initiated man in the member languages: ngarrka.

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