| Bundjalung |
English |
Category |
Dialect | |
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| man.garginy |
Dabchick ; Grebe, Little ; Little Grebe |
bird |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| ngubar-ngubar |
daily ; every day |
time |
Middle Clarence |
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| numgirbu |
daily ; every day |
time |
Middle Clarence |
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| dahmbar |
damper ; bread |
food |
Middle Clarence |
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| numa- |
dance |
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Middle Clarence |
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| jan.gar ba- |
dance ; leg-corroboree |
language |
Middle Clarence |
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| yawahr ngahri- |
dance a corroboree |
language |
Middle Clarence |
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| jangar ba- |
dance the leg shaking corroboree ; leg shaking corroboree, dance the |
language |
Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| ngahrindi- |
dance while holding something |
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Middle Clarence |
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| ngahrin |
dancing ; rough (of water) |
natural_environment |
Middle Clarence |
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| ngahribih |
dancing ground |
location |
Copmanhurs |
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| ngahri-jagun |
dancing ground |
location |
Lower Richmond |
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| ngabuwa |
dark |
plant |
Lower Richmond |
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| nguh |
dark (of hole or cave) |
natural_environment |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| jagabar |
dark ; black |
colour |
Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| duwan, duwan-duwan |
dark ; darkness ; black |
colour |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nalu |
dark ; night ; midnight |
time |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| ngalu, ngalu(h) |
dark ; night(time) (Gn) ; night ; darkness |
time |
Lower Richmond, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| ngaguwan- |
dark, become ; black, become ; night, become |
natural_environment |
Middle Clarence |
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| darubi (barubi?) |
Daroby |
location |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| mahgamgan |
daughter |
people |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| mudjumdjargan |
daughter |
people |
Middle Clarence |
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| mudjumgirgan |
daughter |
people |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| muyumdjargan |
daughter |
people |
Lower Richmond |
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| jabun |
daughter ; girl |
people |
Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| mudjumgan, muyumgan |
daughter ; girl |
people |
Middle Clarence |
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| muyumgan |
daughter ; niece (woman's sister's daughter or male's brother's daughter) |
people |
Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| bugahygan |
daughter-in-law |
people |
Middle Clarence |
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| mulgan |
dawn |
time |
Middle Clarence |
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| wudjir(bu) |
dawn ; (first) daylight ; daylight (first) |
time |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| dihlbi |
dawn ; daybreak |
time |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| mulagan-mulagan |
dawn ; daybreak |
time |
Middle Clarence |
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| dihlbi-dihlbi |
dawn, very early |
time |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| bargan, baragan, bargahny |
day |
time |
Copmanhurs |
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| danggahl |
day |
time |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| mudju |
day |
natural_environment |
Middle Clarence |
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| muna(h) |
day |
natural_environment |
Lower Richmond |
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| numgur (namgar, namgur?) |
day |
time |
Lower Richmond |
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| barabang |
day ; daybreak ; dawn |
time |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyanggay |
day ; daytime ; sun time ; hot/warm time ; heat from sun |
time |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| numgir |
day ; midday ; daytime ; daylight |
natural_environment |
Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| ngubuwardjang |
day after tomorrow |
time |
Middle Clarence |
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| ngubuwarbu |
day before yesterday |
location |
Middle Clarence |
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| budjaru-budjaru |
daybreak |
time |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| budjur-budjur |
daybreak |
time |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| namgir |
daylight |
natural_environment |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| wudjir, wudjirah(bu) |
daylight ; dawn |
time |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| balahn |
dead |
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Middle Clarence |
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| balahn.gan |
dead |
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Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| ban.gehn |
dead |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| dabalehn |
dead |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| dahba-, dahbalehn |
dead |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| galang |
dead |
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Lower Richmond |
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| gilang |
dead |
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Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| gilang, gilangan, gilang-wehn (?) |
dead |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| yuban, yubany |
dead |
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Lower Richmond |
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| yuhban |
dead |
time |
Lower Richmond |
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| nguru wandehn |
dead person's spirit ; spirit ; person recently deceased |
language |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| dawargan, dawaragan |
dead woman ; ghost, female |
language |
Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| binang guny |
deaf |
senses |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| gubigal |
deaf |
senses |
Lower Richmond |
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| guwanggum |
deaf |
body_part |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| wangalbang |
deaf |
senses |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| wangalgir |
deaf |
senses |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| wubi |
deaf |
body_part |
Lower Richmond |
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| wuhbi |
deaf |
senses |
Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| jibany |
deaf (of one who does not want to hear) |
body_part |
Lower Richmond |
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| ganngah-djam |
deaf ; unhearing |
body_part |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| wangal, wangam |
deaf ; unhearing |
senses |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| binangah-djam, binangahmang |
deaf ; weak ears ; weak hearing |
body_part |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| wanggur |
deaf, (physically) |
body_part |
Lower Richmond |
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| ban.gehn |
death |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| wuhrbay |
death ; dead |
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Copmanhurs |
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| gulgan-gulgan |
death adder |
reptile |
Lower Richmond |
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| manduhr-gam, mandulgam, mandulgum |
death adder |
reptile |
All |
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| mundjeralgan, munulgum, mandulgam, mandulgum, manduhr-gam, munduhrgam |
death adder |
reptile |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| mundulgam |
death adder |
reptile |
All |
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| mundulguhm(?) |
death adder |
reptile |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| mundurguhm |
Death Adder |
reptile |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| munulgum |
death adder |
reptile |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nunduhrgam |
death adder |
reptile |
All |
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| nyindumba |
death adder |
reptile |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| jambin |
death adder ; adder, death |
reptile |
Lower Richmond |
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| buguny |
death-adder |
reptile |
Middle Clarence |
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| giwal (?) |
deep |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| gurul, gurahl |
deep |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| guyuhl |
deep |
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Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| gindjama-, ginydjama- |
defecate ; shit |
body_part |
Middle Clarence |
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| gulgahl |
delay |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| ngaram miyi- |
depart (never to return) |
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Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| -bara |
derivational affix |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| -djur |
derivational affix (?) |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bu |
derivational suffix |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| gahgi-, gahga- |
descend ; come down ; go down ; down, come ; down, go |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| -i |
desiderative |
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All |
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| ginggilyari-(?) |
desire |
senses |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| dihlbi |
dew |
natural_environment |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| guhnggal |
dew |
natural_environment |
Lower Richmond |
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| margan |
dew |
natural_environment |
Middle Clarence |
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| wudjehbal |
dialect spoken to the south-west of Wahlubal at Tabulam |
language |
Middle Clarence |
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| madjir-madjir |
diarrhoea |
body_part |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| yardjar |
diarrhoea |
body_part |
Middle Clarence |
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| gunanggang |
diarrhoea ; dysentry |
body_part |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| balahrwa- |
die |
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All |
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| balaya- |
die |
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All |
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| dahbam |
die |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| gilang-an.ga- |
die |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| gilangwan- |
die |
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Lower Richmond |
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| juluhnggi- |
die |
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Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| yubanwen- |
die |
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Middle Clarence |
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| gulgi-gulgih |
different |
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Middle Clarence |
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| gulgihndi- |
different one, to have a |
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Middle Clarence |
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| duwa- |
dig ; bury |
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Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence, Copmanhurs |
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| duhwa- |
dig ; dig up |
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Middle Clarence |
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| ganay, ganaybah (ganahy?) |
digging stick ; yamstick ; ironbark spear ; spear, ironbark |
artifact |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nguluny |
digging-stick ; yamstick |
artifact |
Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| gulgany |
dilly bag ; bag, dilly |
artifact |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| dili, jila |
dilly bag made of swamp rushes |
artifact |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bindan |
dilly bag of split grass |
artifact |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| dugul-duguhl |
dilly-bag |
artifact |
Middle Clarence |
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| jandahl |
dilly-bag |
artifact |
Middle Clarence |
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| warbi, warbigan |
dillybag |
artifact |
Middle Clarence |
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| dinggabal |
Dinggabal dialect ; dialect, Dinggabal |
language |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| gurgany |
dingo |
animal |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| mayur |
dingo |
animal |
Middle Clarence |
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| nalgal, ngalgal (?) |
dingo |
animal |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| ngalgal, nalgal (?) |
dingo |
animal |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| yurginy |
dingo ; dog, wild |
animal |
Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| ngun |
direction ; region ; vicinity |
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Middle Clarence |
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| durgal |
dirty |
bird |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| mumuy |
dirty |
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Middle Clarence |
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| ngagi- |
disappear |
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Middle Clarence |
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| yagambehwen- |
disappear |
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Middle Clarence |
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| walany |
disappearance |
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Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| yugaw |
disappearing |
insect |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| bunyugah- |
discuss ; talk about |
language |
Middle Clarence |
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| nyugahli- |
discuss ; talk about |
language |
Middle Clarence |
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| dindihdj |
dish |
artifact |
Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| binang wangal |
disobedient |
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Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| wangal |
disobedient |
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Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| binang wangal wan- |
disobedient, be |
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Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| gayuhnybar |
distance ; far off |
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Middle Clarence |
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| gimbal |
distant (Wa); out there (Wa) ; separate (Gd) ; apart (Gd) |
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Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| galgali- |
dive |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| ngamgayi- |
dive |
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Middle Clarence |
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| giya- |
dive ; enter ; swim |
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Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence |
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| biyargin |
diver, black ; black diver |
bird |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| dangdang |
diver, black and white |
bird |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| -gini |
do |
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Middle Clarence |
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| dima- |
do (?) |
natural_environment |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| ngabarma- |
do (something) quickly ; hurry up and do something |
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Middle Clarence |
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| nyanga-, nyangga- |
do (what) ; do something (with) ; make (something) ; make what with ; paint ; do what with ; know what to do with |
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Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| ginda(h)- |
do ; make |
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Middle Clarence |
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| gini- |
do ; make |
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Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| -ma |
do ; make ; make to do something ; cause to be or do ; causative |
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Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| garah(ya-) |
do anything in a great manner (loudly, greatly, full, heavily) |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| warahyma- |
do for a long time ; long, make ; drawn-out, make |
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Middle Clarence |
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| jingani- |
do how ; do in what way |
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Middle Clarence |
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| jigini- |
do how ; do with what ; do |
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Middle Clarence |
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| jehrma- |
do loudly |
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Middle Clarence |
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| yaburma- |
do once |
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Middle Clarence |
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| yuruni- |
do separately |
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Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| buni- |
do thoroughly |
bird |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| bulahnggi- |
do together |
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Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| jigini- |
do what ; make what |
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Middle Clarence |
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| -ndi/-nda |
do while carrying |
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Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond |
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| juluhnggi- |
do with head bowed ; head bowed, do with ; bowed head, do with |
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Middle Clarence |
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| gulgihl (?) |
do, to |
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Middle Clarence |
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| yendihndi- |
do/go while carrying |
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Middle Clarence |
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| banyahrma warima- |
doctor ; make well by doctoring |
body_part |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| balagaya- |
dodge ; avoid |
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Middle Clarence |
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| ming |
dog |
animal |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| wadjahbin |
dog |
animal |
Lower Richmond |
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| bigba-, bawgbal |
dog's bark ; bark of a dog |
animal |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyuray |
dog, female native |
animal |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| yinerugan |
dog, mythical |
language |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| dabay, dabahy, dabari |
dog, tame |
animal |
Lower Richmond |
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| dabahy |
dog, tame ; dog |
animal |
Middle Clarence |
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| gulingam |
dogfish |
fish |
Lower Richmond |
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| dinargah |
dogwood |
plant |
Middle Clarence |
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| janga(h)r |
dogwood |
plant |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| dawdawgan |
Dollar-bird |
bird |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| gawandi |
dolphin |
fish |
Lower Richmond |
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| gawandeh |
dolphin ; porpoise |
fish |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| wunah |
don't |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| wanah |
don't ; leave off |
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Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| yugam |
don't know |
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Lower Richmond |
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| dunun |
Doonoon |
location |
Lower Richmond |
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[more] |
| mumbir-mumbir |
dove, small |
bird |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| juwi, juy |
down |
location |
Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| juwi |
down ; below ; east |
location |
All |
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| jimi |
down feathers ; feathers, down |
bird |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| gayiwu |
down? |
location |
Middle Clarence |
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| juluh |
downwards |
location |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| juy |
downwards ; down ; below ; into |
location |
Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence |
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| nguruny-nguruhny |
dragon-fly |
insect |
Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| jahwun.gawang |
Dragoon-bird ; bird, Dragoon- |
bird |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| behbihl |
Drake |
location |
Middle Clarence |
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| barehban-an.ga- |
dream |
body_part |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| baribun |
dream |
body_part |
Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| baribunma- |
dream ; dream about |
body_part |
Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| burahng(djin) |
dress |
artifact |
Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| banmali- |
dress (get dressed) |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| burangdjin |
dress ; clothes |
artifact |
Middle Clarence |
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| barahng |
dress, (ladies') |
artifact |
Lower Richmond |
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| bindim |
driftwood in a river ; rubbish |
natural_environment |
Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| ja- gung |
drink |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| jaga- |
drink |
body_part |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| jayinda- |
drink |
food |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| juga- |
drink |
body_part |
Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| juga-, juwa- |
drink |
food |
Middle Clarence |
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| julung |
drink |
food |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| julunggah- |
drink |
body_part |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| julunggahlany |
drink |
food |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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[more] |
| juwa- |
drink |
body_part |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| juwa-, juga- |
drink |
body_part |
Middle Clarence |
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| jugaligahl |
drink ; wine |
food |
Lower Richmond |
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| gung juga- |
drink of water |
food |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| jumginy-an.ga- |
drip |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| jumgaba-, jumgahba- |
drop ; fall |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| binbihnyma- |
drop ; let fall |
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Middle Clarence |
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| guwang-djam |
drought |
natural_environment |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| muru gaya- |
drown |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bangan |
drum |
artifact |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bulbinggah- |
drum |
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Middle Clarence |
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| bulbing |
drum ; skin stuffed with grass and beaten with the hand |
artifact |
Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| guhndjar, guhnydjar |
drunk |
body_part |
Middle Clarence |
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| jarang |
drunk |
body_part |
Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence |
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| barbuhnin |
drunk ; intoxicated |
body_part |
Middle Clarence |
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| jaranggir |
drunken person ; unsteady on legs, one who is |
people |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| dalgayga- |
dry |
location |
Middle Clarence |
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| daram |
dry |
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Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| dalgayan- |
dry, become |
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Middle Clarence |
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| wari-wari |
duck, diver- ; diver-duck ; darter (?) |
bird |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| ngahwun |
duck, wood ; wood duck |
bird |
Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence |
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| dugandan |
Dugandan |
location |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| yungan, yun.gan |
dugong |
fish |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| ngawray-djam |
dumb |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| yawun-yawuhn |
dusk |
time |
Middle Clarence |
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| mubay-mubay |
Dusky Moorhen |
bird |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bube(h), buba |
dust |
natural_environment |
Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| jiri |
dust, fine (Gd) ; powder (Gd) ; dirt (JThomas) |
natural_environment |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| mulgulang |
dwarf |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| jang gamay yalyal |
dying |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nalinggari yuban (?) |
dying |
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Lower Richmond |
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