Bundjalung Dictionary

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Bundjalung English Category Dialect
-du habitual action Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
garang hail ; hailstone natural_environment Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
darahwban, dardahrawban (?) hailstones natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed [more]
garang, garang-garang hailstones natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gahm hair body_part Middle Clarence [more]
gandur (?) hair body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gindir hair body_part Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gehr, guhr hair (any) body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gundan, guhndun hair (of head) artifact Lower Richmond [more]
gam hair of head body_part Middle Clarence [more]
guhndun hair of head body_part Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gundur hair of head body_part Middle Clarence [more]
guhndan hair of head ; head ; face body_part Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gayir hair of possum ; possum hair animal Gold Coast Tweed [more]
wuyi hair, pubic ; pubic hair body_part Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gil gil hairs (on arms, legs, or body) body_part Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jimguny half Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
bahm halfway ; half location Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
duhndur (?) hand body_part Middle Clarence [more]
mala hand body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
danggan hand ; finger body_part Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
dan.gan, danggan hand ; fingers body_part Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond [more]
danggan hand ; fingers ; thumb ; five body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gandjal handsome Middle Clarence [more]
gandjal handsome (Wu) ; nice (Wa) Middle Clarence [more]
balugahn handsome ; handsome man, spirit, ghost ; handsome man ; Balugahn language Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
balugahn, balugan handsome man ; man, handsome people Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond [more]
banyahrgan handsome woman ; pretty (woman) ; woman, handsome people Gold Coast Tweed [more]
budjalgan handsome woman ; woman, handsome people Gold Coast Tweed [more]
jalinguhni hang Gold Coast Tweed [more]
jura- hang Gold Coast Tweed [more]
wulwah- hang Gold Coast Tweed [more]
juri- hang ; float Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
wulba(h)-, wulwa- hang ; suspend Gold Coast Tweed [more]
bibi- hang open (of mouth) body_part Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
ginggi- happen ; become ; become like ; like, be Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gurihngga- happen long ago Middle Clarence [more]
yalbur(u) happy ; contented senses Gold Coast Tweed [more]
budjay-budjay, budjabuyay happy family birds ; swallow (bird) ; birds, happy family bird Gold Coast Tweed [more]
midjungwan-, midjungwen- happy, become ; contented, become ; satisfied, become ; proud, become senses Middle Clarence [more]
jan.gam hard Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gadjang hard ; tough Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
bawurdjin hat artifact Middle Clarence [more]
bin.ga hat artifact Gold Coast Tweed [more]
bin.geh hat artifact Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
nyangili- have what the matter with ; have something the matter with Middle Clarence [more]
-ngurgan having ; possessing ; containing Middle Clarence [more]
-nguhrgan having ; with Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gahrgar hawk species bird Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
garanggan(y) hawk, night- ; night-hawk bird Gold Coast Tweed [more]
ngayahn haze, greyish, of falling rain natural_environment Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
barehl hazy (of atmosphere) natural_environment Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
nyule he Middle Clarence [more]
nyule, nyuli he Gold Coast Tweed [more]
nyule, nyula, nyuli he (intransitive subject) Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
nyula, nyule he ; male ; fellow ; it Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond [more]
ngirihny he with... ; she with.... Middle Clarence [more]
banggim head body_part Middle Clarence [more]
bawur head body_part Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gabara head body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
ganggar head body_part Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond [more]
gundan head (?) body_part Middle Clarence [more]
baru head ; hair body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gamaran, gamaruhn head man ; white gentleman people Gold Coast Tweed [more]
maluhn headache body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
garibay, garbay headland natural_environment Copmanhurs [more]
ngamgir(?) headland natural_environment Lower Richmond [more]
wanday headland natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed [more]
buyumany heap ; stack ; pile Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gannga- hear ; know ; think ; consider ; smell ; sense ; hope ; learn ; feel ; smell ; suppose ; believe ; wonder ; muse ; worry about ; meditate ; understand senses Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
dulgu heart body_part Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
dulgu, dulguh heart body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
guldju heart body_part Middle Clarence [more]
jugul heart body_part Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jugul, julgu heart body_part Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
julgu heart body_part Middle Clarence [more]
nguhnma- heat Middle Clarence [more]
waydjang (waydjung, wahdj-) heaven where departed spirits go language Gold Coast Tweed [more]
jambar heavy Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jundur, junduru heavy Gold Coast Tweed [more]
jumbur heavy (in weight) Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jun.gul heavy ; weight Gold Coast Tweed [more]
girar heel body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
jinang-gubih heel body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
junam heel body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
yahgi- help ; assist Middle Clarence [more]
jaba- help, to (?) Middle Clarence [more]
balabaleh helpful person people Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
nyahn.ganah her (possessive) Lower Richmond [more]
gadjungun here location Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gay here Lower Richmond [more]
gunu here Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gaye here ; general area ; not in sight of the speaker in context of present time location Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gunu here ; this Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gayu here general area, not in sight of the speaker location Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
yang! here! ; lo! Middle Clarence [more]
guwung (gawung?) heron ; crane, blue ; crane, Nankin bird Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gurehlgam Heron, White-faced ; Crane, Blue ; Blue Crane, White-faced Heron bird Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
bangbur (?) herring fish Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
je hey! body_part Middle Clarence [more]
nyingbul hiccup body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
nyungan hiccup body_part Middle Clarence [more]
yungan hiccup, a ; belch, a body_part Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gurba-, wurba- hide Gold Coast Tweed [more]
nguhrba- hide Middle Clarence [more]
wurbali- hide Gold Coast Tweed [more]
wurba-/gurba- hide Gold Coast Tweed [more]
wuhrba- hide ; cover Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
burbali- hide oneself Gold Coast Tweed [more]
wurba- hide oneself Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
babargundahyi high Middle Clarence [more]
guranybar high Middle Clarence [more]
ngahny high ; wide Middle Clarence [more]
babin.gah highland natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed [more]
dulagal hill natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed [more]
nyugan hill natural_environment Copmanhurs [more]
ngahnybun hill ; hillock natural_environment Middle Clarence [more]
biyuhl hill ; mountain natural_environment All [more]
buyuhl hill ; mountain natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence [more]
dugun hill ; mountain ; hillock ; knob natural_environment Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
muli hill ; ridge ; mountain ; back (of animates) ; small hill ; hill, small natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
buyur-buyur hill, little ; little hill natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed [more]
banbam hillock ; knob natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed [more]
galgir hillock ; knob natural_environment Lower Richmond [more]
ngehnbihny hillock ; knob natural_environment Copmanhurs [more]
dugunbur hillock, little natural_environment Lower Richmond [more]
bahmginy hillside natural_environment Middle Clarence [more]
juluhngan hillside, steep natural_environment Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
muli-muli hilly ; hill(s), small ; hill, little natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence [more]
nyulangi him (accusative) Lower Richmond [more]
nyulagay him, for Lower Richmond [more]
ganim hip body_part Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jalumgan hip body_part Middle Clarence [more]
nyirgan hip body_part Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
wehn, wayan hip body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
nyulangah his Lower Richmond [more]
-djar his ; their Middle Clarence [more]
bunga- hit Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gagi- hit (?) people Lower Richmond [more]
wulba- hit (?) ; kill(?) Lower Richmond [more]
badji- hit ; punch ; hit (with any kind of object) ; cut ; strike Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
wahni- hit ; strike Middle Clarence [more]
bum-, buma-, bumga-, bumbi- hit ; strike ; kill ; kill by fighting ; beat ; destroy Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
naba- hit with a missile ; throw at something (whether or not you actually hit it) ; shoot Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
nama- hold ; catch ; touch ; grab ; seize ; embrace ; grasp ; hold of, get Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
yiba- hold ; hinder Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
naminbah hold on Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gabun hole natural_environment Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gudjahr hole natural_environment Middle Clarence [more]
gugahr hole natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gulih hole natural_environment Middle Clarence [more]
guluy, guluny hole natural_environment Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
guwihgar hole natural_environment Middle Clarence [more]
guwiyar, gugahr, guwiyugahr hole natural_environment All [more]
guygahr hole (Wa) ; hollow (We) natural_environment Middle Clarence [more]
guwigir hole ; orifice ; vagina body_part Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
guluy hole ; oven, native ; native oven food Middle Clarence [more]
guwiyugahr, guyiyahr, gugahr hole ; vagina body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
migany hole or hollow in a tree ; tree, hole or hollow in plant Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gargin hole through which departed spirits are said to pass to reach the spirit home language Middle Clarence [more]
gubun hollow natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed [more]
galahng hollowed out from one side plant Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
yamba home artifact Gold Coast Tweed [more]
jangil homesick senses Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gudje honey food Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jugabay, jugubay honey ; native honey insect Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence [more]
nyihmanggal honey drink food Middle Clarence [more]
gudje(h), gudja honey of large bee food Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gudja honey of large bee, etc. food Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond [more]
gulehr honey-stick ; sponge for honey ; honey sponge artifact Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
dugambaram honeycomb ; Rocky Point at mouth of Logan River location Gold Coast Tweed [more]
yalgan Honeyeater, Regent ; Regent Honeyeater bird Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
malay, mali honeyeater, white-eared bird Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gambar honeysuckle plant Gold Coast Tweed [more]
mirilgah honeysuckle plant Middle Clarence [more]
bambar honeysuckle tree plant Gold Coast Tweed [more]
danggahla honeysuckle, red ; red honeysuckle plant Gold Coast Tweed [more]
dan.gahla (danggahla?) honeysuckle, red ; red honeysuckle plant Gold Coast Tweed [more]
julbangga- hop Gold Coast Tweed [more]
yahwgal hornet species insect Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
dugal, dugul, duguhl hornet, large ; wasp, big insect Gold Coast Tweed [more]
yahwul hornet, small ; wasp, small insect Gold Coast Tweed [more]
nambagi horse animal Copmanhurs [more]
ngambanygar (?) horse animal Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond [more]
ngumbangaru (?) horse animal Gold Coast Tweed [more]
yaraman, yaramahn, yaramang horse animal Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
ngawuny hot Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
ngahwiny hot (of people) body_part Middle Clarence [more]
nyanggal hot (temperature) ; sweat natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed [more]
yuriyi- (?) hot ; heat Middle Clarence [more]
widjam hot ; heat ; summer time Copmanhurs [more]
bulngar hot ; warm Middle Clarence [more]
nguhwuny hot ; warm ; heat Middle Clarence [more]
mundalgumah hot winds ; winds, hot natural_environment Middle Clarence [more]
nguhwunywan- hot, become Middle Clarence [more]
bulngarwan- hot, become or be Middle Clarence [more]
biny house artifact Middle Clarence [more]
nguhmbiny house artifact Middle Clarence [more]
nimbiny house artifact Lower Richmond [more]
nyimbiny house ; hut ; camp artifact Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence [more]
nguhmbinyma- house, build ; house, make Middle Clarence [more]
yindjagini- how Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
yindjagini- how Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jinggi- how ; do how ; do in some way ; be how ; be in what way Middle Clarence [more]
nyangbu how many ; so many Middle Clarence [more]
minyangbu how many? Gold Coast Tweed [more]
yindje gini- how? Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
mawung ba- howl animal Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
wahraga- hubbub, make a bird Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jamahlgan huge (Wu) ; big (We) Middle Clarence [more]
jamahlagan huge ; enormous Middle Clarence [more]
gulbun hump or hunch on back ; hunch or hump on back body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
ngumbih-ngumbih, ngumbiny-ngumbiny humpies artifact Gold Coast Tweed [more]
mimi humpy artifact Gold Coast Tweed [more]
ban.gin humpy made from grass ; grass humpy artifact Gold Coast Tweed [more]
mulihng hunchback people Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
murihdjeyir hunched ; hunch-backed body_part Middle Clarence [more]
bagir hungry body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gabiny, gabin hungry body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gabir hungry body_part Lower Richmond [more]
gabir hungry body_part Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gaybir, gabir hungry body_part Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
mula hungry body_part Middle Clarence [more]
mule, mula hungry body_part Lower Richmond [more]
gabir-an.ga- hungry ; hungry, be ; starve body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
guyga- hunt Middle Clarence [more]
gayi- hunt ; chase food Lower Richmond [more]
nangahny hunter, good people Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gudjim-gudjihm hunter, skilful people Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
ngahr hunting ; hunt food Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence [more]
bawbaw hurrah ; hooray! reptile Gold Coast Tweed [more]
wuri-, wurinda- hurry Gold Coast Tweed [more]
jamgalwan- hurry ; quick, be Middle Clarence [more]
gawarga- hurry up ; come quickly Lower Richmond [more]
wuginyah hurry up ; quick, be Gold Coast Tweed [more]
nyalyal hurt body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
barahnyma- hurt (something) body_part Middle Clarence [more]
min.ga- hurt (something) body_part Middle Clarence [more]
barahnywen- hurt (to be by something) body_part Middle Clarence [more]
bargal hurt ; pain ; sting body_part Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
bargal-an.ga- hurt ; sting body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
burdji- hurt, become ; damaged body_part Middle Clarence [more]
banidjar, banidjang husband people Lower Richmond [more]
nyugumbihny husband people Middle Clarence [more]
nyuhgan.gal husband people Gold Coast Tweed [more]
nyubang, nyubangdjar husband ; sister's husband ; brother in law (sister's husband) people Gold Coast Tweed [more]
banidjar husband ; wife ; spouse people Middle Clarence [more]
girguhm husky (of throat) body_part Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
ngumbinybar hut artifact Lower Richmond [more]
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