Bundjalung Dictionary

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Bundjalung English Category Dialect
marawan lad (young) with ritual scars on back people Gold Coast Tweed [more]
nyanda lagoon ; lake ; marsh ; swamp natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gahwang lagoon ; swamp ; lake ; waterhole natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
bahlum, balum lagoon, open natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed [more]
bamay lake natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed [more]
wamin lake ; lagoon natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gayiwang lake ; waterhole natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed [more]
wungahn lame body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
guruwany lame (?) body_part Middle Clarence [more]
mangur lamp ; torch ; candle artifact Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
dih-dih land kingfisher ; kingfisher, land bird Gold Coast Tweed [more]
nguyeh language ; dialect ; word ; speech language Middle Clarence [more]
nguyay language ; speech ; word ; letter ; Bundjalung language language Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence [more]
gulgun language ; word ; noise language Gold Coast Tweed [more]
galabal language name Galabal ; Galabal, language name language Lower Richmond [more]
birihnbal language spoken about Tweed Heads ; Tweed Heads, language spoken about language Lower Richmond [more]
jarahn lap (knee to thigh) body_part Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gurahlmay large boat ; ship artifact Copmanhurs [more]
gamany, gamini large creek natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gidjuhny mamugany large green pigeon ; pigeon (green, large) bird Lower Richmond [more]
jangmulgigangul (?) large hill ; hill, large natural_environment Copmanhurs [more]
nyumbil last Gold Coast Tweed [more]
mindji- (nydj) laugh Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
minyi- laugh Lower Richmond [more]
mindjilima- laugh, make to Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gabihnggama- launch Middle Clarence [more]
gugabura lawyer cane ; cane, lawyer plant Copmanhurs [more]
nandin (?) lawyer cane ; vine, lawyer plant Lower Richmond [more]
ngabuy, ngabuygam(?), nenidjing lawyer vine(s) ; vine(s), lawyer ; lawyer cane ; cane, lawyer plant Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond [more]
nenidjing lawyer vines ; vines, lawyer plant Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond [more]
ganygahr lazily tired ; tired, lazily senses Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gulawar lazy artifact Middle Clarence [more]
yihl lazy Gold Coast Tweed [more]
yirihng lazy ; slow fr Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
mugul lazy ; stubborn ; naughty ; deaf (closed?) (Cas) senses Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence [more]
duhng lazy ; tired body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
mihlma- lead Lower Richmond [more]
ngulungbu, ngulungmal leader ; one in front people Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
ngulungmal leader, a people Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
ganyal leaf plant Gold Coast Tweed [more]
wulang leaf plant All [more]
wurang, wulang, wurahng/wuhrang leaf plant Gold Coast Tweed [more]
wurahng leaf ; tea ; tea leaves food Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
waruhdjar leaf of any kind plant Gold Coast Tweed [more]
jumgi- leak ; drip Lower Richmond, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jumgihny leak ; drip Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
nuwa- lean Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gadjul-djam lean (of meat) ; thin food Gold Coast Tweed [more]
yagihr lean ; poor (of season) natural_environment Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
mulingan leaning ; sloping Gold Coast Tweed [more]
mulihngan leaning tree ; tree, leaning plant Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
-bilahm learnt to, has Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
bidjang-bunggil least Gold Coast Tweed [more]
jarahm leather ; strap ; belt artifact Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jerahmbanban leather neck (bird) bird Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
galgalang, galgurang leatherhead (bird) ; friar bird ; butcher bird bird Gold Coast Tweed [more]
galgurang/gulgulang leatherhead ; friar bird bird Gold Coast Tweed [more]
galgulang, galgurang leatherhead ; friar bird ; jay (chatterbox, not blue jay (Y:Sha:Culhm)) bird Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gulgulang leatherhead bird ; friar bird bird Gold Coast Tweed [more]
wan-, wana- leave ; abandon ; stop ; cease ; let alone ; let go ; release ; don't, leave (it) Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
yinama- leave ; depart Gold Coast Tweed [more]
wuna- leave ; stop Gold Coast Tweed [more]
yunamandi- leave behind Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jurung leech insect Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
juruhng leech, land ; land leech insect Middle Clarence [more]
nyanay leech, scrub insect Gold Coast Tweed [more]
juruhng(g)il leech, water ; water leech insect Gold Coast Tweed [more]
guhram (?) left hand body_part Lower Richmond [more]
warambal left hand ; left side body_part Middle Clarence [more]
waram, warambil left hand side location Gold Coast Tweed [more]
waram left-hand side or direction location Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
bandehr leg body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
bandir (bandera?) leg body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
budji leg body_part Middle Clarence [more]
yarang, yarar leg body_part Middle Clarence, Copmanhurs [more]
murang leg (Ngr) body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
jarang leg (of animal ; hind leg) ; thigh (bone) ; thigh (or whole leg from hip to foot) ; claw body_part Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
bandjar, banydjar leg, lower body_part Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gahndji- lend ? Middle Clarence [more]
yundahr ma- lengthen ; spin out language Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
ngandjaranying (nydj) liar people Gold Coast Tweed [more]
yalanyama- lick Gold Coast Tweed [more]
bunybi-, bunybi-, buhnybi- lick ; suck Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
ngandjar-(ngandjar(-gali)) (nydj) lie (falsehood) ; pretence Gold Coast Tweed [more]
nyina- lie ; recline Gold Coast Tweed [more]
wehna- lie ; recline ; sit Gold Coast Tweed [more]
yina- lie down Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
yina-, yinima-(?), yuna- lie down Gold Coast Tweed [more]
yuna- lie down ; sleep ; camp ; stay Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence [more]
wahrgi- lie on one side Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
muliyu ginggi- lie on one's back ; back, lie on one's Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
nyalagini- lie to ; deceive ; cheat Middle Clarence [more]
nawa- lie upon ; collapse upon Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
madjir lies Gold Coast Tweed [more]
bayahnibu life Lower Richmond [more]
mering life (alive) Copmanhurs [more]
jurima- lift plant Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
ngahnyma- lift Middle Clarence [more]
babiny light Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond [more]
jahm (?) light natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed [more]
jahm(?) light natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed [more]
jalgan, dalgan, julgan (?) light Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
yilal light artifact Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
mangurba- light (fire etc.) food Middle Clarence [more]
mahga- light (fire) food Middle Clarence [more]
babang light (in weight) people Middle Clarence [more]
balbang light (in weight) Middle Clarence [more]
barbil light (of day) natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed [more]
yalal light ; fragile body_part Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gibar light ; light (weight) ; young ; small ; white ; yellow colour Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
bumbumgan light weight animal Gold Coast Tweed [more]
yalul light weight Gold Coast Tweed [more]
jalgany lightning natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed [more]
jan.gany, jan.gan lightning natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
maral lightning natural_environment Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
warimi lightning natural_environment Copmanhurs [more]
waringmay lightning natural_environment Middle Clarence [more]
bawgala- (?) like animal Gold Coast Tweed [more]
malaba- like Lower Richmond [more]
ginggila like ; similar to Lower Richmond [more]
-ginyehr like ; similar to ; resembling Middle Clarence [more]
mabuhl likeness Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jidjimahm Lilly-Pilly plant Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
ngawan lillypilly plant Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gulany-gulany, gulanybil lime tree plant Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond [more]
jamburihm, jamburihn(y) lime tree, wild ; wild lime tree plant Gold Coast Tweed [more]
banygir lip body_part Middle Clarence [more]
buhn.gir lip body_part Lower Richmond [more]
bunggir lip body_part Middle Clarence [more]
jahm, jambur lip body_part Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jambur, jahm lip body_part All [more]
bunggari (?) lips body_part Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
yalany lips body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
dugirinba Lismore location Middle Clarence [more]
dugurimba Lismore location Lower Richmond [more]
gayugul Lismore clan name language Lower Richmond [more]
gumali Lismore clan name people Lower Richmond [more]
wihya Lismore clan name people Lower Richmond [more]
gundurimba Lismore shire location Lower Richmond [more]
yoh listen! Middle Clarence [more]
berang little Middle Clarence, Copmanhurs [more]
junuy little Lower Richmond [more]
bidjun little ; sharpened Gold Coast Tweed [more]
nyambir little ; small Lower Richmond [more]
gubandjahy little while, a ; short time time Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
milbulbu- live senses Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gulil lively (Gd) ; active (Gd) ; busy ; willing to do Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gidjigirahy lively ; fidgety senses Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
girahy lively ; fidgety senses Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jar-jar lively ; fidgety natural_environment Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
budjang liver body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gandaygil, gandagil liver body_part Middle Clarence [more]
yilngan liver body_part Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
juluhm (?) lizard reptile Gold Coast Tweed [more]
wahndjil, wahnydjil lizard species ; lizard, swag man ; swag man lizard reptile Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
nyaram lizard, blue-tongued reptile Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gubugan, gubu-gubugan lizard, blue-tongued ; show-off reptile Middle Clarence [more]
nyaram, ngaram lizard, frilled reptile Gold Coast Tweed [more]
ngaram, nyaram lizard, frilled ; frilled lizard reptile Gold Coast Tweed [more]
juhlam, julan lizard, house ; house lizard reptile Gold Coast Tweed [more]
jimiriny lizard, small species of reptile Middle Clarence [more]
balbang load, a light Middle Clarence [more]
mulang lobster fish Gold Coast Tweed [more]
-ge locative non-present time after words ending in /ng/ location All [more]
-dja(h) locative suffix location Gold Coast Tweed [more]
-ga(h) locative suffix for words ending in /g/ location All [more]
lagumbi- lock up Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
biri-birim locust insect Gold Coast Tweed [more]
bigargah Loder's Creek location Gold Coast Tweed [more]
bareng log plant Middle Clarence [more]
diranggir log plant Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jalehr logs (lying down) natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed [more]
jahbi-jahbi loin cloth artifact Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
nyunduh lonely ; nostalgic ; grief, feeling senses Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
nyunduhmal lonely person people Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jamba long (distance) Middle Clarence [more]
gurahr long ; tall Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gurih long ago Middle Clarence [more]
gurilahbu long ago Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gurila(h)bu, girubu, gurabu long ago time Gold Coast Tweed [more]
guriyahbu long ago time Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gurubu long ago, within the speaker's lifetime ; long ago time Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
wiyanggam long grass plant All [more]
widjanggam, wiyanggam long grass ; grass, long plant Gold Coast Tweed [more]
murang-murahng long hanging moss found in trees ; moss, long hanging (found in trees) plant Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
guyguy long time time Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
warahy long time Middle Clarence [more]
warah(y), warahy-bimba long time time Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
warang-warang long time Middle Clarence [more]
gurihbu long time ago time Middle Clarence [more]
gurugu long time ago Lower Richmond [more]
gurihny long time ago, very ; very long time ago time Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
warahywan- long time, be a ; late, become Middle Clarence [more]
gayuli long way location Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gayuhnybar long way ; far away location Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence [more]
gurany long, very Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
ganaybang, ganaybal long-necked turtle (Y:Sha) ; large freshwater turtle (Ng) ; turtle, long-necked (Y:Sha) ; turtle, large freshwater (Ng) fish Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence [more]
ganahybang long-necked turtle ; turtle, long-necked fish Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gidjambihng long-necked turtle ; turtle, long-necked fish Gold Coast Tweed [more]
mudjehn, mudjeny long-necked turtle species (Gd) ; turtle species, long-necked (Gd) turtle, swamp (Wa) ; swamp turtle (Wa) reptile Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
giwa- look Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
ngundadjindi- look after ; take care of Middle Clarence [more]
waba- look around for ; search here and there for ; glance about to find something ; peer ; peep ; spy on senses Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
yigi-yigi gimili- look at someone face-to-face Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
nahngmili- look back, round or behind Middle Clarence [more]
juluhma- look downwards ; look down on (despise) senses Lower Richmond, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
ngalawa- look for ; ask (for) ; search ; hunt ; find ; ask question ; question, ask food Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
bardjili- look on at ; watch Middle Clarence [more]
yeh look out! Middle Clarence [more]
wa, wah look out! ; beware! Gold Coast Tweed [more]
yirah gunggi- look the opposite way Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
waygayma- look up Gold Coast Tweed [more]
waygimili- look up Middle Clarence [more]
ngihra- look upwards Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
wara- lose Middle Clarence [more]
wuhbilima- lose Middle Clarence [more]
wuhbi- lose ; forget ; conceal ; concealed, cause to be Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
walanywan- lost, become ; bushed, become Middle Clarence [more]
gamaybu lots of ; plenty Gold Coast Tweed [more]
wulalbu lots of ; plenty Gold Coast Tweed [more]
nguruhng (?) loud Gold Coast Tweed [more]
garahdja- loud, be ; noisy, be Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
dulum louse ; lice ; lousy insect Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
budjar love senses Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gumar love senses Gold Coast Tweed [more]
nunguhnyma- love senses Middle Clarence [more]
bugum love (Gd) ; sorry (Wa) senses Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
budjur-an.ga- love (Y:Allen) ; bleed (Y:Allen) ; soften (Y:Allen) senses Gold Coast Tweed [more]
badjir love ; like senses Gold Coast Tweed [more]
nunguhny love, feeling senses Middle Clarence [more]
juluhgal low Gold Coast Tweed [more]
muhrgalang low Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gahgilima- lower (let down?) natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed [more]
muli lower back ; kidney ; back, lower body_part Lower Richmond [more]
jagabargir loya cane plant Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
barang lung body_part Middle Clarence [more]
bargehn lung body_part Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
buhndan(?) lungs body_part Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
galbuny lyrebird bird Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
galbuny, galwuny lyrebird bird Gold Coast Tweed [more]
galwuny lyrebird bird Gold Coast Tweed [more]
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