Bundjalung Dictionary

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Bundjalung English Category Dialect
binang ear body_part Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
binang-djam ear-less ; unheeding ; deaf body_part Middle Clarence [more]
budjurbu early time Gold Coast Tweed [more]
numgir-gali, numgirgam early time Middle Clarence [more]
jubunydjahbu early ; morning daybreak to noon time Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
julge, julgeh earthworm ; worm insect Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
guhgin east location Middle Clarence [more]
midjigay east wind ; wind, east natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed [more]
yagu(n)y Eastern Bandicoot ; bandicoot, large species of animal Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
magil Eastern Water Dragon ; Water Dragon, Eastern ; lizard species ; water dragon ; dragon, water reptile Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jaleh eat food Lower Richmond [more]
jaw- eat body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
ja- eat ; drink food Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jali- eat ; drink food Gold Coast Tweed [more]
jari- eat ; drink body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
wubihnyma- eat, make ; feed food Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jabay eater people Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
binang juri- eavesdrop ; listen eagerly Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gunggudjaru, gunggudjahru (gunggu jaru?) ebb tide ; ebbing tide natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed [more]
jena-jena, jana-jana echidna animal Middle Clarence [more]
jana-jana, jena-jena echidna ; 'porcupine' animal Lower Richmond [more]
jena jena echidna ; 'porcupine' animal Lower Richmond [more]
jena-jena echidna ; porcupine animal Middle Clarence [more]
juhnurbi eclipse natural_environment Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jahbi-gubi, jah-gubih edible food Gold Coast Tweed [more]
jahgan eel fish Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
juruhny, juruny eel fish Gold Coast Tweed [more]
yuruhl eel fish Lower Richmond [more]
jahgany eel ; eel, freshwater fish Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gawnggan-gali effeminate (of a man) Middle Clarence [more]
gabuny egg food Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond [more]
gabuny egg food Middle Clarence [more]
gabuny egg ; shooting star ; meteor food Gold Coast Tweed [more]
mangarehm egg, eggs bird Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence, Copmanhurs [more]
ngi eh? ; isn't it? ; question tag Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence [more]
gin.gam (ginggam?, gingam?) elbow body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gurin elbow body_part Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
guruhny elbow Gold Coast Tweed [more]
ngadjang-gali elder ; spirit being, powerful people Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
mirunggan elderly woman ; woman, elderly people Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
wulgalar elopement Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gambuhny eloper people Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
ngarihngbina (?) elsewhere ; far side of anything ; other side location Middle Clarence [more]
yuhnggan emmets insect Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
-gam emphasis suffix Middle Clarence [more]
-gur emphatic particle Middle Clarence [more]
-war emphatic particle Middle Clarence [more]
-way emphatic particle language Middle Clarence [more]
-mba emphatic particle(?) Middle Clarence [more]
gehrbil empty Middle Clarence [more]
gumbanya-, gumbany (gamban?) empty Gold Coast Tweed [more]
juhgir empty artifact Middle Clarence [more]
gahbiya-, gangiya- empty (something) Gold Coast Tweed [more]
nyagar empty ; no longer useful artifact Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
ngurihny emu bird Lower Richmond [more]
nguruny, ngurihny emu bird Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
girim-girim ma- enable body_part Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
wadji-wadji- encourage Middle Clarence [more]
jim, -djim end Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jinmir end Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
baray end ; top ; tip ; terminal ; top of tree ; high ; upward plant Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
ngandany end, far ; end, other ; far end ; other end Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
marahng enervated ; tired ; listless ; weary senses Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jangguhnggan engagement-breaker ; marriage deserter (female) people Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
yiralingah, yiralingahbiny English (language) language Middle Clarence [more]
guru enough! ; stop! Middle Clarence [more]
gayi-, gayeh- enter (Gd) ; go through (Gd) ; continuous (Gd) ; go in (Wa) ; dive (Wa) ; set (sun or moon) (Wa) natural_environment Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
mami- enter (something) ; go in Middle Clarence [more]
magay entrails ; intestines ; bowels body_part Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gudjahl-bulim envy senses Gold Coast Tweed [more]
-dju ergative subject case marker ; transitive subject case ; agent case Gold Coast Tweed [more]
-lu ergative suffix on demonstratives All [more]
wayan.gari Ettrick clan name people Lower Richmond [more]
widjir Ettrick clan name people Lower Richmond [more]
wahlu Ettrick clan name ; clan name at Ettrick people Lower Richmond [more]
jubiny-jubuhny evening natural_environment Middle Clarence [more]
yawun-yawun evening (just dark) time Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gulumu everywhere ; all around here location Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
dirahnggan evil kind of female spirit-being ; spirit-being (female), evil kind of language Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
magunyahgan, magunyahgan evil person people Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gihlgam exact centre ; centre, exact ; middle Middle Clarence [more]
garbahn wubali- exchange Gold Coast Tweed [more]
garbahn exchange of favours ; gifts language Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
yu exclamation ; warning of sudden danger ; danger (sudden), warning of Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
milihm exclamation of amazement ; amazement, exclamation of language Copmanhurs [more]
wa, a exclamation of surprise Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
a, wa exclamation of surprise ; surprise exclamation Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gurahy exclamation of surprise or wonder ; surprise, exclamation of ; wonder, exclamation of Gold Coast Tweed [more]
wulangga- expect Gold Coast Tweed [more]
ganggihny expert (with spear, axe, gun, etc.) people Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jungahy expert climber ; climber, expert people Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
banggi- explode (Gd) ; open up ; flare up or brighten suddenly ; burst ; blaze ; come out (of sun) ; shoot natural_environment Middle Clarence [more]
jihl, jiyal eye body_part Lower Richmond [more]
mih eye body_part Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
mih, miyi eye body_part Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
milang eye body_part Lower Richmond [more]
mil, mih eye body_part Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond [more]
miyi eye body_part Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
mil eye ; eyes body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
jiyaw eye ; eyes (Bj) body_part Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence [more]
jihyaw-djam eye-less ; sleepy ; blind ; sleeping ; asleep ; short-sighted body_part Middle Clarence [more]
ngihlim eyebrow body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
ngihrgin eyebrows ; eyelashes body_part Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jibiny eyelash ; eyebrow body_part Middle Clarence [more]
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