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