yuwinj |
man, collective term for Aboriginal people of the NSW South Coast |
|
yuwindja |
Orion's Belt |
|
yuri- |
hit, kill |
|
yurdubaaga |
erect penis |
|
yurang |
young man |
|
yuraga |
sun |
|
yuna- |
keep |
|
yulu |
finger, fingernail |
|
yuga |
how, I don't know |
|
yiringga- |
be glad |
|
yirinbul |
wood duck |
|
yirimbaagun |
jew fish |
|
yiribini |
evening, night |
|
yiragala |
seal |
|
yira |
tooth |
|
yinul |
lining of canoe |
|
yindiga |
you, singular |
|
yinal narawan |
flat country |
|
yimar |
female marker used for kangaroo |
|
yilaga- |
rejoice, be happy |
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yidhungurr |
women that has children |
|
yidhalama- |
hungry |
|
yidbu- |
tired |
|
yiburr |
nut of the burrawang |
|
yawiya |
myrtle |
|
yaway |
come here |
|
yawa- |
speak |
|
yarin |
chin |
|
yarangarn |
long |
|
yaranbul |
platypus |
|
yaran |
beard |
|
yaraman |
horse |
|
yaradirawal |
the day after the day after tomorrow, in two days time |
|
yangga- |
sing |
|
yangan |
swim |
|
yandabal |
girl |
|
yana- |
walk |
|
yambagan |
fern tree |
|
yalangbaradha |
five |
|
yagunadha |
right |
|
yabundja- |
cut out, such as making a boomerang |
|
yabuda |
calf of leg |
|
yabu- |
inquire, ask |
|
yabin.gi |
lean, thin, skinny |
|
yabandjaaga- |
make |
|
yaala |
red gum |
|
ya |
and |
|
wurawura |
white |
|
wuraambin |
guard fish |
|
wumura |
spear thrower |
|
wumbalwara |
river oak |
|
wulimbura |
shark |
|
wulaga |
bark |
|
wiling |
lip |
|
wayalad |
black cockatoo |
|
warri |
grey |
|
warrabugan |
whiting |
|
warnadha |
let go |
|
warlu |
chin |
|
warigamban |
distant |
|
warigala |
mullet |
|
warigal |
wild dog, dingo |
|
wari |
old man |
|
wardaalimala- |
seek |
|
warawandjar |
spread |
|
waranj |
small child, small boy, baby |
|
waranganj |
boomerang |
|
waram |
husband's son, husband's brother's son, wife's sister's son, wife's son |
|
waragadhaan |
deaf |
|
waradaga- |
jump |
|
waraawara |
string fishing line |
|
wara- |
jump |
|
wara |
dead, die |
|
wangganmana |
female marker for animal nouns |
|
wanggan |
Aboriginal women, young women |
|
wanggaali |
kangaroo rat, potoroo |
|
wanggaadi |
Pleiades, seven sister's |
|
wandaya |
bark vessel for carrying water |
|
wanda |
perhaps |
|
wana- |
leave |
|
wambur |
stupid |
|
wambaara |
black duck |
|
walimbura |
shark |
|
walarr |
head |
|
wala- |
run |
|
wagurr |
carpet snake |
|
wagal |
black bream |
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wadhiin |
Merriman's name meaning "point of land" |
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wadhangarr |
dog |
|
wadhanagarr wangganmaaru |
female dog, bitch |
|
wadhan |
grass |
|
wadha |
where |
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wabandi- |
take |
|
waba- |
go |
|
waari |
paddle |
|
waanhal |
ripe |
|
waagura |
crow |
|
waadhu |
skin |
|
nurridj |
umbilical cord |
|
nunggurr |
back of neck |
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nunganung |
female, marks gender in animals |
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nunga- |
weep, cry |
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numbula- |
kiss |
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nugurr |
nose, beak |
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njurgun |
bullrush |
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njunil |
near |
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njungga- |
cry |
|
njirra |
fish hawk |
|
njirinj |
cutting grass |
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njinmula- |
pinch |
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njindiga |
you, second person, singular pronoun |
|
njiinj |
this, here |
|
njariwang |
thunder |
|
njanadha |
there, that |
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njama- |
give |
|
njaagarn |
sharp, point of blade or knife |
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nirini- |
come down |
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niraguwin |
deaf |
|
niluga |
mosquito |
|
nhuruubabaa |
mud |
|
nhaway |
today |
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nhaga- |
fly |
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ngurungaru |
day |
|
ngurnda |
black |
|
ngurlwan |
drop, drop of rain |
|
ngurdu ngurdu |
nostril |
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ngura |
camp, nest, hut |
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ngundhu- |
drink, suck |
|
ngundaga |
thirsty |
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ngunarungura- |
jealous |
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nguna |
in, between, in among |
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ngumung |
knee |
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ngumbudhaa- |
like, love |
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nguma- |
give |
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ngudba- |
go into, be submerged in (e.g. water) |
|
ngubulinj |
heat |
|
nginbaga |
I don't know |
|
ngaylugu |
mosquito |
|
ngayawung |
we two, including you (first person dual inclusive subject) |
|
ngayawanj |
we three or more, including you (first person plural inclusive subject) |
|
ngayawangala |
we two, not including you (first person dual exclusive sebject) |
|
ngayawanga |
we three or more, not including you (first person plural exclusive subject) |
|
ngayaga |
first person, I |
|
ngay |
yes |
|
ngawu |
blood |
|
ngawal |
white cockatoo |
|
ngarri |
leg, shin |
|
ngarn |
place, location |
|
ngarawan |
distant sea also east |
|
ngaranggal |
women |
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ngarambilil- |
drop out of hand, scatter |
|
ngaral |
black cockatoo |
|
ngara- |
hear |
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nganing |
neck |
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ngandhawar |
mountain ash tree |
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nganayu |
tooth |
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ngaminjang |
female breast, breast milk |
|
ngama- |
give |
|
ngalaga |
left, on the left of |
|
ngadjung |
water, fresh water |
|
ngadju |
water or fresh water |
|
ngadjili- |
laugh |
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ngabunaa |
female breast |
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nawan- |
hot |
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nawa |
heat, sun, day |
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narum |
meat based food |
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naraawanj |
assistant, squire |
|
nanuma- |
know |
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nanilu |
musk duck |
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nangu- |
sleep |
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nangga- |
sit |
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nanbanggara-ga |
lame |
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nambadja- |
catch |
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naga- |
see |
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nadjung |
father's mother |
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nadba |
knife |
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naaraa- |
bind |
|
naaga |
fly |
|
muyulu |
clever man |
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muryan |
mist |
|
murun |
blow-fly |
|
murumba |
brown snake |
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muruguru |
pubic hair |
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muruda |
footprint |
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muru |
abdomen |
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murrurn |
bee |
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murnunggan |
younger sister |
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murnawar |
daughter |
|
murnawal |
five |
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muriyira |
whale |
|
murdubura |
blunt |
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murawan- |
alive |
|
murandjanyan |
a person's shadow |
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mura |
testicle |
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munyunga |
eaglehawk |
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munjamunja |
red |
|
munja munja |
red |
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munggura |
home |
|
mungandhawara |
two |
|
mungala |
clouds |
|
mundur |
heavy |
|
munduba |
tomahawk made from stone |
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mundu- |
drink |
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mundji |
bum, rump |
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mundha |
black snake |
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mumaga |
white man, name of hairy short mythological character |
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muladha |
old women |
|
mula |
louse |
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mudjingaal |
friend; spirit protector and guide |
|
mudj |
friend |
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mudhuga- |
make something |
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mubura- |
die |
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mirriwarr |
sky |
|
mirribi |
thunder |
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miringama |
south wind |
|
mirigang |
dog |
|
miridjiga |
long nosed bandicoot |
|
mirdandhagu |
only once |
|
minmirgun |
eyebrow |
|
minja |
what |
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minga |
mother |
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mina- |
hold |
|
mina |
finger |
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milumba |
sparkle, shine |
|
milidhu |
boomerang shield |
|
miingga |
grasstree |
|
miigurn |
clitoris |
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midhagani |
quoll |
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midbawanj |
blind |
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midandhal |
one |
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mayi- |
sit, stay, live |
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mayawar |
son |
|
mayarmVga |
fly |
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mayanda |
mother |
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mayaaga |
younger brother |
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maya- |
be, stay, sit |
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mawaradj |
squeaking tree |
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maruga- |
live |
|
maru- |
run |
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marriya |
emu |
|
marrarr |
spider |
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marra |
fish |
|
marlugudhaaga- |
desire sexually |
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marlugudhaaga |
sexual desire |
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marindamu- |
fetch, bring back something for someone |
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marga |
shield |
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marandi- |
bring, carry along |
|
marandi |
bring |
|
maraba |
kangaroo |
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manjamanja |
red |
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mani |
mother |
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mangga |
fern |
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mangara |
bad |
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manduga |
maggot |
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mandidja |
meat |
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mandha |
jaw |
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mandarlu |
boil |
|
manawal |
ten |
|
manalinga |
four |
|
mana |
hand |
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mambi |
eel |
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mamang |
mother, mother's sister, father's brother's wife |
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mamaadja |
cherry tree |
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mama |
elder sister |
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malyan |
eaglehawk |
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mali |
why |
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maga |
carpet snake |
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madjari |
canoe |
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madhawarn |
swamp mahogany |
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madhang |
strong |
|
madbu |
string bag, net bag |
|
mabumban |
near, closer |
|
mabara |
eye |
|
maaran |
seagull |
|
ma |
fish |
|
ma |
fish |
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gwiyirrwurrwurr |
curlew |
|
gwiyaala |
stingaree |
|
guyudu |
cold |
|
guyari |
native companion |
|
guyangal |
southerner, south-belonging |
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guya |
south |
|
guwinjma- |
twist something |
|
guwinj |
spirit of the dead |
|
gururu |
female marker for animal nouns |
|
gurungadj |
mythological character, large aquatic monster |
|
gurumba- |
go around, circle, orbit |
|
gurugundha- |
fear something |
|
gurugama |
west wind |
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gurubangamba- |
courageous, not be afraid |
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guruba- |
be afraid |
|
gurngamba- |
sorry, regretful |
|
gurndiira |
ironbark |
|
gurnamunya |
wrong |
|
gurlanj |
locust |
|
gurimbaga |
magpie |
|
guri |
ear |
|
gurgun |
bowels |
|
gurgul |
bloodwood |
|
gurdgard |
big frog |
|
gurbungama |
ribs of canoe |
|
gurawari |
white swan |
|
gurarayga |
slate crane |
|
guranguran |
lightning |
|
guragurr |
short nosed bandicoot |
|
guragura |
quick |
|
guradhu |
brolga, native companion |
|
gurad |
ground |
|
gurabungari- |
frighten |
|
gurabarr |
white box |
|
guraban |
koala |
|
guraamanj |
land yam |
|
guraaman |
kurrajong, Illawarra flame tree |
|
gunungama |
Alpha Orionis, Betelgeuse |
|
gunjung |
black swan |
|
guni |
faeces, anus, bowels |
|
gungara |
possum |
|
gungala |
the side of, next to, beside |
|
gungaba- |
fall |
|
gundu |
forehead |
|
gundjiran |
Sirius, brightest star in the sky |
|
gundjama- |
sick, sore-be |
|
gundja- |
roast |
|
gundja |
a sore |
|
gundhagundha |
clear, sparkling |
|
gunarug |
wood duck |
|
gunama |
snow; cold west wind |
|
gunama |
snow, cold west wind |
|
gumburruuga |
male possum |
|
gumbiira |
spear, also reed |
|
gumbari |
shadow of tree |
|
gumbaraga |
teal duck |
|
gumbaawar |
koala |
|
gulungulu |
thumb |
|
gulaminjiin- |
run around |
|
gula- |
kill, spear |
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gugunyal |
kookaburra |
|
gugu |
shoulder |
|
gugiwan |
cripple |
|
gugawal |
wood |
|
gudjaru |
club |
|
gudjarr |
lagoon |
|
gubidjayanga |
little toe |
|
gubidja |
small, little |
|
gubi |
small guard fish |
|
gubar |
red ochre |
|
gubaa |
stringybark |
|
gimbanya |
blackfella man |
|
gilwa |
darkness |
|
gaygun |
arm |
|
gaygan |
arm |
|
gaway |
by and by, soon |
|
gawanggal |
honey |
|
gawan |
devil, evil spirit |
|
gawalgang |
male (animals but not birds) |
|
garungguba |
pelican |
|
garun |
back of neck |
|
garuga- |
call for |
|
garudhan |
greedy |
|
garu |
nasal mucous |
|
garrurr |
bull ant |
|
garri |
navel |
|
garraywaa |
milky way |
|
garragalambiwan |
empty |
|
garragadj |
slow |
|
garragadj |
slow |
|
garnina |
bad |
|
garn.ga |
old women |
|
garindja |
youth |
|
garidja |
canoe |
|
garidba- |
lift |
|
gariba |
flat tailed mullet |
|
gari |
snake |
|
garganga- |
hold |
|
gardira- |
rend, tear |
|
garawad |
fish spear |
|
garanganganj |
knife made from shell or stone |
|
garangadada |
alcohol, grog |
|
garanga- |
plunder |
|
garamunda |
flying fox |
|
garalu |
monkey |
|
garal |
fog |
|
garaangalirr |
turn away |
|
garaambu- |
drown |
|
ganundhu- |
taste |
|
ganji |
fire, firewood |
|
gangwari |
dog, wild as well as tame |
|
ganggulwara |
crooked |
|
ganggul |
flank |
|
gandidjaalinba |
sexual intercourse |
|
ganaya- |
ask |
|
ganandhimila- |
learn |
|
ganama- |
burn, cook |
|
ganagubadh |
echidna |
|
gami |
mouth, throat |
|
gambuladja- |
break |
|
gambugalag |
bullock |
|
gambanj |
silver bream |
|
gambambara |
spring, season |
|
gambadja- |
fight, kill |
|
gamba |
marrow |
|
gamara |
old man |
|
gama |
jagged spear |
|
galungara |
lillypilly |
|
galu |
crane, slate coloured |
|
galawa- |
climb, go up, ascend |
|
galaabawan |
weak |
|
galaa |
summer, warm |
|
gala |
vulva, vagina |
|
gagurr |
hole, also gully |
|
gadjigung |
armpit |
|
gadhu |
rough sea |
|
gadagadabalin |
masturbation |
|
gabun |
very good |
|
gabugubal |
youth, boy uninitiated |
|
gabudbandhaninga- |
thirsty |
|
gabi |
indicates actions were completed in the past. completitive marker |
|
gabamanga |
my head |
|
gababa |
devil |
|
gabaanu |
head, egg |
|
gaariin |
late |
|
gaanga |
Women that has lost at least one of her children |
|
gaandi |
tobacco, money, smoke |
|
gaaga |
yamstick |
|
duruuwa |
smoke |
|
duruuwa |
smoke (from a fire) |
|
durun.gadja |
three |
|
durun.gadja |
three |
|
duraya |
river |
|
duraya |
river |
|
dunggul |
heel |
|
dunggul |
heel |
|
dundhun |
firestick |
|
dundhun |
firestick |
|
dulagaal |
yowie, hairy man |
|
djungga |
octopus |
|
djirindjiring |
east wind |
|
djiriilbun |
toad fish |
|
djiriibawal djiriibawal |
four |
|
djiriba |
two |
|
djirawara |
tree leaves |
|
djirangara |
tree fern |
|
djirabu- |
hang up on something, put on a branch |
|
djirabard |
water dragon, water goanna |
|
djiraama |
paddle |
|
djiraali |
blood |
|
djinug |
echidna |
|
djinjama- |
make, complete, produce or build something |
|
djingiya |
dew |
|
djinggi |
star |
|
djinganda |
that place, a place/location in the distance |
|
djinama- |
make |
|
djinalibura |
far |
|
djinadha |
yonder, further away, over there |
|
djinaabli |
blanket |
|
djilawaray |
grey |
|
djilawa |
urine |
|
djiinj |
there; that; it also |
|
djiin.ga |
sweet |
|
djiibarra |
small mullet |
|
djibVr |
kidney |
|
djawur |
head hair |
|
djaruga |
wallaby |
|
djarraranj |
sharp, sharp edge, blade |
|
djarambu- |
be quiet |
|
djarambaadhi |
plain spear |
|
djaraagar |
jew lizard |
|
djanbabu- |
be silent |
|
djambi |
brother in law |
|
djamaru- |
take, collect, gather |
|
djamaga |
good |
|
djama- |
talk |
|
djagula |
lyrebird |
|
djabur |
calf of leg |
|
djabag |
throw the fishing line |
|
djabadj |
black duck, totem of the Yuin people. King Merriman's (Elder's) name |
|
djaadjurna |
throwing stick |
|
djaadjawan |
sand |
|
dhuula |
fish hook |
|
dhurliing |
elbow |
|
dhuril |
crab |
|
dhuri- |
grow |
|
dhurga |
right, on the right of |
|
dhundala |
hail |
|
dhunbunyil |
shallow |
|
dhunbanga- |
lose |
|
dhumbama- |
observe |
|
dhumbaa |
charcoal |
|
dhuladhula |
branch, branches (of a tree) |
|
dhugan |
camp, hut, home |
|
dhuduga- |
touch |
|
dhudbandhul |
full |
|
dhawara |
moon, night |
|
dhawamalanj |
many |
|
dhawa |
ten |
|
dharrawa |
cabbage tree |
|
dharraani |
spotted gum |
|
dhari- |
stand |
|
dharaganja- |
cut things like trees |
|
dhangga- |
hang up |
|
dhanga |
non-meat based food or bread |
|
dhanama |
wife |
|
dhanadha |
sole of foot |
|
dhana- |
eat |
|
dhana |
foot, feet |
|
dhambamu- |
see |
|
dhalibawa- |
go up, ascend, move upwards |
|
dhalanj |
tongue |
|
dhagayil |
no, nothing, "I don't know" |
|
dhagarr |
cold |
|
dhagala |
flathead |
|
dhagadj |
frost |
|
dhadha |
elder brother, father's brother's son, mother's sister's son. |
|
dhabaga- |
catch, hunt (an animal) |
|
dhaba |
before, to do an action before another action |
|
dhaawarri |
porpoise |
|
dhaaligir |
toy canoe |
|
dhaaga |
mouth |
|
dhaadjularan |
angry |
|
dhaadjar |
centipede |
|
dawandha |
want |
|
dandala |
small |
|
dadha |
clothes |
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daarlawan |
great shark |
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cold |
guyudu |
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buyu |
shin, bone |
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buyi |
quick, make haste |
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buwarla |
teatree |
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buwambay |
fast, quick |
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buubundhaaga |
lump on the ground |
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burunga- |
shake |
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burumayal |
bream |
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buru |
kangaroo |
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burrburran |
quail |
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burra |
stone, semen |
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burnda |
penis |
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burnaaga |
goanna |
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burlgunj |
dirty, like water |
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burdulu- |
kick |
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burawara |
black |
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buran |
cave |
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buraali- |
answer |
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buraagawalin |
day after tomorrow |
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buraadja |
tomorrow |
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bura |
rock, stone |
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bungala |
swamp yam |
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bundjala- |
think |
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bundja- |
remember |
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bundhi |
club |
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bundha- |
bite |
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bunda |
thigh |
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bunbun |
tree bark |
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bunbal |
waddy, stick, general term for tree, wood. |
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bunaan |
corroboree, initiation ritual |
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bun.garri |
hill |
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bun.gali |
coolamon |
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bumulaga |
morning |
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bumawa |
thunder |
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bulwal |
strong |
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bulumu- |
wash |
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bulambii |
lean, rest against, lean against something else |
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buguri |
ring-tailed possum |
|
bugiya |
yesterday |
|
bugaali |
ring-tailed possum |
|
budjan |
bird, generic term |
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bubul |
sore |
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bubugurning |
death adder |
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bubandhan |
round |
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biyay |
bag |
|
biyanhung |
male, used for animals |
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biyan |
father |
|
biwan |
animal fat, grease |
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biwaawa |
cold east wind |
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biryuula |
spear made from reed |
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birruwa |
crayfish |
|
birriiwa |
hunting spear |
|
birribanj |
emu |
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birrabirra |
light weight |
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birimbamin |
translated as 'fisherman jack', most likely a fish. |
|
biriin |
sleeping lizard, shingleback |
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birdhuulay |
bandicoot |
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biraya |
war spear |
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biraga yuludha |
big toe |
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biraga |
large, big |
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biraawara |
shag |
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binyaaru |
cormorant |
|
binin.gala |
light |
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bingal |
chest, human and animal |
|
binga- |
throw |
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bindjilaan |
pregant |
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bindji |
stomach |
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bindjaringaring |
plover |
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bindhi |
stomach |
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bimbaya |
shield for spears |
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bilyaguwin |
kill |
|
bilwurr |
flat |
|
bilima |
turtle |
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bila |
forest oak |
|
biinda |
rise |
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biidja |
blanket |
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bidjaya |
old man |
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bidhudhu |
wattle |
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bidhu |
mountain, high range |
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bidhanga |
oyster |
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biburnungga |
brown hawk |
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bayunga |
grandmother, mother's mother. |
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baying |
father |
|
bayi- |
strike, beat, hit, kill |
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bawarr |
wattle, species unknown. |
|
bawanyu |
translated as 'picture', procise definition unclear. |
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baruwalwa |
one who knows everything, name of Aboriginal. |
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baru |
between, in the midst. |
|
barrunda |
male koala |
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barrumbarra |
peppermint |
|
barraaran |
snapper |
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barraar |
scrub |
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barra barra |
sea |
|
barra |
eel |
|
barlga |
back. behind |
|
barlaa |
short |
|
bariwariganyan |
echo |
|
barimu- |
cover |
|
baridhu- |
cross something towards the speaker, come across, traverse |
|
bardju- |
swim |
|
bardju |
footprint |
|
baraang |
rug |
|
baraal |
rock wallaby |
|
banjawal |
other side, opposite side |
|
banhung |
male, used to identify sex in birds only. |
|
bangli |
cup |
|
bangguri |
mountain |
|
banggu |
sugarglider, flying squirrel |
|
banggawu |
burrawang, plant of the macrozamia genus. |
|
banggaada |
wombat |
|
bangawu |
lizard |
|
bangadjan |
stick used for killing people. |
|
banga- |
paddle |
|
bandjiwug |
shoe |
|
banabi |
name for Wall Street to Waterworks. |
|
bana |
rain |
|
bambara |
venereal |
|
baliya |
north east wind |
|
balirr |
dust |
|
bala |
near, something in the near future, by and by. |
|
bagaranj |
sun, heat |
|
bagan |
earth, ground |
|
badhawal |
Fighting boomerang, fighting hook |
|
badhaalima |
wallaby or pademelon |
|
badha- |
bite |
|
badha |
creek, waterhole |
|
badba- |
go over, climb over the top of something. |
|
babadhal |
geebung |
|
baba |
stingray |
|
baanga |
father |
|
baadja |
True Valley (place name) |
|
baabirr |
honeysuckle |
|
baaba |
father |
|
and |
ba |
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