wirdiny

diminishing, subsiding

wi:ad : fall over, tottering, tumbled (Laves 1931: 16)

Warding : Fall, to (Woolberr; Bates XII, 2B, 17: 19)

wardung : Fall, to (Woolberr; Bates XII, 2B, 17: 19)

warrang : Fall, to (Beedagooroo; Bates XII, 2B, 19: 10)

djalalariny, werdiny : falling (Whitehurst 1992: 35)

Ngank ngurdee : Evening (sun going down) (Bardil; BATES XII 2B, 10 : 10)

wirdiny : going down, falling (Anon n.d: 5)

ngangk wirdiny : sun setting (Whitehurst 1992: 49)

Wirding, dolga : Gorge, chasm, precipice (Ngilgi; Bates XII, 2B, 12b: 34)

wiriny : set (Whitehurst 1992: 46)

wiriny : sink (Whitehurst 1992: 47)

wiṭinj : set, to set, to sink (Douglas 1968: 97)

wiṭinj, weṭinj : fell, to fell, to knock over (Douglas 1968: 89)

Batta warring : Sunset (Woolberr; Bates XII, 2B, 17: 14)

Karrong werrong : Sunset (Beedagooroo; Bates XII, 2B, 19: 8)

Ngaank kwej kwerit, ngank gwerding : Sunset (Boordenam; Beereenan; Boongong; Werdabirt; Bates XII 2B, 4 : 14)

Ngaiam gwerding : Sunset (Indar Joowel Baiungan Bates XII 2B, 1b 1912: 12)

Ngang' gwerding : Sunset (Kajaman; Bates XII, 2B, 11: 16)

Nganga kwarding : Sunset (Ngalyart (Sarah Karil); BATES XII 2B, 9 : 17)

Nganga kwerdin : Sunset (Monnop; Ballarruk; Bates XII, 2B, 24: 12)

Ngangarn gwerdin : Sunset (Ngilgee; Bates XII, 2B, 12a: 17)

Nganggarn gwerdin : Sunset (Ngilgi; Bates XII, 2B, 12b: 30)

Ngangk-el-wen : Sunset (Kaiari; Wirijan; BATES XII 2B, 8b : 17)

Ngank el wen : Sunset (Notum; Wirijan; Kaiar; BATES XII 2B, 8a : 11)

Ngank gwerdin : Sunset (Woorgomirt; Bates XII 2B, 5 : 13)

Ngank gwerding : Sunset (Bardeet; BATES XII 2B, 6 : 13)

Ngank gwerding : Sunset (Ngwoonbib; Bates XII, 2B, 16: 12)

ngank gwerding : Sunset (Waienburt; Banyaitch; Bates XII, 2B, 21: 16)

Ngank Weerdiny : sunset (Davis n.d: 11)

Dēlya mar gwēding : The short "twilight", or "spit" between sunset and moonrise (Ngilgi; Bates XII, 2B, 12b: 8)

weṭinj : descend, to descend, set (as the sun) (Douglas 1968: 87)

Historical References

Weerding : Valley (Kajaman; Bates XII 2B, 11: 17)
warrang : Fall, to (Beedagooroo; Bates XII 2B, 19: 10)
Karrong werrong : Sunset (Beedagooroo; Bates XII 2B, 19: 8)
Batta warring : Sunset (Woolberr; Bates XII 2B, 17: 14)
Warding : Fall, to (Woolberr; Bates XII 2B, 17: 19)
wardung : Fall, to (Woolberr; Bates XII 2B, 17: 19)
weṭinj : descend, to descend, set (as the sun) (Douglas 1968: 87)
wiṭinj, weṭinj : fell, to fell, to knock over (Douglas 1968: 89)
wiṭinj : set, to set, to sink (Douglas 1968: 97)
djalalariny, werdiny : falling (Whitehurst 1992: 35)
wiriny : set (Whitehurst 1992: 46)
wiriny : sink (Whitehurst 1992: 47)
ngangk wirdiny : sun setting (Whitehurst 1992: 49)

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