Bundjalung Dictionary

Word List

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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