ngalba

noun

Definition

a term you can call a person when you can't say that person's name, i.e. if anyone has the same name as a recently dead person; or if someone has the same name as a woman's son-in-law. The taboo names for them become ngalba.

taboo name

species of bloodwood tree

stubborn

Moreton Bay ash.

Moreton Bay ash.

loya vine fern leaves, used in making mia-mia