Ngarrkic

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adjective

Of or belonging to a small language family of Central Australia, consisting of Warlmanpa and Warlpiri, and related to the neighbouring Ngumbin languages.

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Meanings

adjectiveNgarrkic (comparative more Ngarrkic, superlative most Ngarrkic)

comparative more Ngarrkic · superlative most Ngarrkic · alternative Ngarga

  1. Of or belonging to a small language family of Central Australia, consisting of Warlmanpa and Warlpiri, and related to the neighbouring Ngumbin languages.

Origin

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

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APA

Ngarrkic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ngarrkic

MLA

“Ngarrkic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ngarrkic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ngarrkic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ngarrkic.

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