nganjay

/ˈŋanɟaj/

gloss “no good”

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no goodwiltedbad smell

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Kuku-Yalanji Dictionary (1982)

The headword and meaning trace to the Kuku-Yalanji dictionary compiled by Henry and Ruth Hershberger with major Kuku Yalanji contributors.

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Major contributors include Toby Bloomfield, Roy Friday, Billy Roberts, Hector and Doris Sykes, Joe Walker, and people who lived at Jajikal in Ayton.

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Mayi nganjay kari nuka

The food smells bad, don't eat it

Primary sense 'no good/wilted'; extended to 'bad smell', and methylated spirits is sometimes called nganjay per the definition.