Bundjalung Dictionary

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Bundjalung English Category Dialect
ngayu, ngayul I Gold Coast Tweed [more]
ngay I Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
yinda I Copmanhurs [more]
ngay (ngayi, ngayu) I (1st person singular) Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond [more]
ngaw I (ergative) Gold Coast Tweed [more]
ngadju I (ergative) Lower Richmond [more]
ngay I (intransitive subject) Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence, Copmanhurs [more]
wandirbi ibis bird Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jungar Ibis, Straw-necked ; Straw-necked Ibis bird Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jirunehn ice natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed [more]
bagay ice ; frost ; snow natural_environment Middle Clarence [more]
giyung (?) if Gold Coast Tweed [more]
ngubuhya ignorant ; greenhorn Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
mugulwan- ignore ; take no notice of ; deaf to, be senses Middle Clarence [more]
yahr gahnga- imitate ; copy Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
yahrma- imitate ; copy Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
yahr imitation ; copy Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
ngabarmaya immediately ; at once Middle Clarence [more]
hny- imminent aspect ; potential mood, ('might') ; about to Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond [more]
-h imperative Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence, Copmanhurs [more]
-leh imperative (repetitive, reflexive or continuous) Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence, Copmanhurs [more]
-lehn imperfective aspect with antipassive Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence, Copmanhurs [more]
war- in Gold Coast Tweed [more]
-ma in location Gold Coast Tweed [more]
-ah in ; at ; on Gold Coast Tweed [more]
-bi in ; at ; on location All [more]
-dah in ; at ; on ; locative case location Gold Coast Tweed [more]
-gi(h) in ; at ; on ; locative non-present time location All [more]
-dji in ; at ; on ; locative past case location Gold Coast Tweed [more]
-Di in ; at ; on ; past locative case location Gold Coast Tweed [more]
-Di in ; at ; on ; past locative case location Gold Coast Tweed [more]
wulungga in front location Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
ngulung in front ; ahead ; first ; before ; (in) front (of something) ; forward (Gd) location Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
yang in this direction ; here location Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
-ngi inhabiting Middle Clarence [more]
maruganma- initiated, be ; initiate language Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
burmay initiation ceremony (?) ; ceremony of initiation (?) language Middle Clarence [more]
nyirgi initiation training (early), in preparation for initiation through First Rule of the tribal Law language Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gumarbihny budjuhy Inkweed plant Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
mih wahrbay inquisitive person people Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
giledjuwah inside location Lower Richmond [more]
bulun inside location Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
guhgar inside ; in ; interior location Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence [more]
gunala inside of hut location Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
girirmi instep body_part Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
bawul intelligent fellow ; smart bloke people Middle Clarence [more]
jambe intensely Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
-djang, -djahng intensifier ; very Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
bunggil intensifier, very strong Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
-mil intensifying descriptive enclitic Middle Clarence [more]
-ba intensity of action, greater Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
-bil intensive descriptive natural_environment Middle Clarence [more]
juga- intercourse, have ; coition, have ; drink body_part Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond [more]
bahm julba- interject Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
yih interjection, long-drawn-out language Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
yuriyilima- interrupt Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
wanggar intestines body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
bulawbin intestines, large body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gunang budjarbiny intestines, small ; small intestines body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
guwinyba-, gunyba- invite Gold Coast Tweed [more]
din.gilbil iron natural_environment Lower Richmond [more]
bigar, bigargah Iron Bark ; Grey Iron Bark ; Black Iron Bark ; Iron Bark, Black ; Iron Bark, Grey plant Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence, Copmanhurs [more]
bigar(gah), bigara Iron Bark ; Iron Bark, Large ; Iron Bark, Black plant Gold Coast Tweed [more]
bigarbah iron bark trees, place of plant Gold Coast Tweed [more]
janehn (?) ironbark plant Gold Coast Tweed [more]
ngandahla ironbark, silver-leafed plant Gold Coast Tweed [more]
jumabil ironbark, silver-leafed ; silver-leafed ironbark plant Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
juhmabil ironbark, silver-leafed ; silver-leafed ironbark plant Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
guruhny-guruhny irregular in shape ; bent ; twisted Gold Coast Tweed [more]
yah is that so? Middle Clarence [more]
guluman Island people people Lower Richmond [more]
gihny-giny itch body_part Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
mandan itch body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
maruywen- itch body_part Middle Clarence [more]
mandany itch ; scratch body_part Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
maruhl itchy body_part Middle Clarence [more]
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