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| Language Name | Matngele |
| Alternative Language Names | Madngele |
| Language Family | Eastern Daly |
| Latitude | -13.6778594 |
| Longitude | 130.4292571 |
| Notes | |
| Detail | 11 |
Absolute Frame Of Reference
| drainage | upstream-downstream | frequent | menginy N 'bottom, downstream, low country'; merriyiny N 'top, upstream, high country, Top End' | Forms shared for drainage, actual elevation and highlands vs lowlands. |
| elevation | uphill-downhill(actual elevation) | frequent | menginy N 'bottom, downstream, low country'; merriyiny N 'top, upstream, high country, Top End' | Forms shared for drainage, actual elevation and highlands vs lowlands. |
| elevation | uphill-downhill(highlands-lowlands overall fall of land) | frequent | menginy N 'bottom, downstream, low country'; merriyiny N 'top, upstream, high country, Top End' | Forms shared for drainage, actual elevation and highlands vs lowlands. |
| solar | sunrise-sunset(solar east-west) | rare | muerrue karrarr-ka 'sunrise, east' ('sun go.up-?'); muerrue tjalk 'sunset, west' ('sun go.down') | |
| solar | zenith-opposition(solar north-south) | rare | muerrue wuluk 'zenith, ?midday, north' 'sun be.on.top') | extremely rare |
| wind | upwind-downwind(constant) | frequent | kurruwa N 'towards kurruwa source (northwest)'; dangarr N 'towards dangarr source (southeast)' |
Relative Frame Of Reference
| sagittal | frequent | facing | nguwerem, nguyayam N 'front'; nguntjuwa, ngunyuwa N 'behind' | ||
| transverse | rare | aligned | tjadma CVB, N 'right hand, straight'; tjanbarr CVB, N 'left hand' | ||
| sagittal | frequent | nearside-farside | ngen-gunak N 'at nearside, facing towards viewpoint' (prox-hither); ngin-ini N 'at nearside, facing away from viewpoint' (prox-thith.); ngun-eni N 'at farside, facing towards viewpoint' (dist-hither); ngun-giny N 'at farside, facing away from viewpoint' (dist-thither) |
Intrinsic Frame Of Reference
| sagittal | frequent | nguwerem, nguyayam N 'front'; nguntjuwa, ngunyuwa N 'behind' | ||
| transverse | rare | tjadma CVB, N 'right hand, straight'; tjanbarr CVB, N 'left hand' |
Traditional Subsistence Mode
Contemporary Subsistence Mode
Topographic Environment
- Mountains
- Floodplain
- Scrub/Bush
- Forest
- Large Water Course (permanent)
- Small Water Course (permanent)
- Small Water Course (seasonal)
- Billabong/Lake (permanent)
- Billabong/Lake (seasonal)
- Dominant Wind Direction (seasonal)
Data Collection Locations
Sources
- Hoffmann field notes