djaanak
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PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
djan-ga : dead, the spirits of deceased persons (Grey 1839)
Djănga. : Dead, The (Moore 1842: 129)
Djanga : the dead (Brady 1845: 18)
djenga : ghost (Chauncy 1878: 228)
ganja : Whiteman (Barlee (Curr) 1886: 356)
djanga : white man (Armstrong (Curr) 1886: 334)
janger : White man (Gifford (Curr) 1886: 362)
gengar : white man (Goldsworthy (Curr) 1886: 340)
noitch, jannuk : Ghost (Graham (Curr) 1886: 351)
chungar : white man (Hackett (Curr) 1886: 344)
genga : Whiteman (Hester (Curr) 1886: 360)
janka : white man (Hossell, Knight & Spencer (Curr) 1886: 388)
jengar : white man (Knight (Curr) 1886: 332)
jenker : white man (Monger (Curr) 1886: 322)
chinga : white man (Scott (Curr) 1886: 346)
iunja : White man (Small (Curr) 1886: 358)
chenga : Ghost (Whitfield (Curr) 1886: 327)
Jinga : Devil (Baaburgurt (Bulyen/George Eliot); Bates XII 2B, 13: 23)
Janga, nyorleem : Devil (Balbuk; Bates XII 2B, 15: 24)
Jenga : Devil (Monnop, Ballarruk; Bates XII 2B, 24: 17)
jaanuk : devil (Ngalbaitch; Bates XII 2B, 7a)
Janga : White man (Ngilgee; Bates XII 2B, 12a: 3)
Ganya, jenga, kaanya : Ghost (Joobaitch aka Ngoorweel; Bates XII 2B, 14: 28)
Jenga : Devil (Kajaman; Bates XII 2B, 11: 23)
Janga : White People (Mr J Hope 15/05/1916 – Information supplied by Tommy Bimbar.)
janger : whitefellow (Bussell 1930: 12)
chang-ger : White man (Hammond 1938: 10)
Genga : White man (Old Settlers of WA 1949: 73)
tjanak : spirit, evil spirit, devil (Douglas 1968: 98)
Janark : evil spirit (Davis 1969: 5)
jannock : spirit (Hassell 1975: 232)
djenark : devil (Bennell 1978)
tyanaq : devil, ghost, spirit (Von Brandenstein 1988: 108)
djanak, djanka : evil spirit (also djenak) (Douglas 1991: 19)
djanak, djenak, djinak : devil (Whitehurst 1992: 34)
djanak : spirit, ghost, devil (E ) (Dench 1994: 179)
Djand ga : The dead (Richards 1994: 127)
Djanak : devil (Mippy (Rooney) 2002: 325)