Bundjalung Dictionary

Word List

Bundjalung	English	Category	Dialect
yiba-	hold ; hinder		Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yiburuh	features ; face	body_part	Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yigam	flesh ; meat (muscle or flesh)	food	Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yigar	solitary ; alone		Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yigi	right ; level ; equal to		Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yigi-yigi gimili-	look at someone face-to-face		Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yih	interjection, long-drawn-out	language	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yihba-	stick ; stuck, become ; catch (as clothes on thorn)		Middle Clarence		[more]
yihdj ba-	breathe heavily	body_part	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yihdjang	grass	plant	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
yihdjanggam	grassy	plant	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
yihl	lazy		Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
yihlama-	go where ; go whither	location	Middle Clarence		[more]
yihmimi	soldier-bird	bird	Middle Clarence		[more]
yihnang	reed ; reeds	plant	Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yihny	where	location	Middle Clarence		[more]
yihrany, nyiring	snake, green ; snake, whip	reptile	Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence		[more]
yihrbung	cousin, male	people	Middle Clarence		[more]
yihrbunggan	cousin, female	people	Middle Clarence		[more]
yil-	where?	location	Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yila (Bj), yile (Ny), yili (M)	where (to), somewhere, in what place?, some place	location	Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond		[more]
yila, yilah	where	location	Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yilahgu	where ; where, to	location	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
yilal	light	artifact	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yilbagan	Yilbogan	location	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
yile	where?	location	Middle Clarence		[more]
yile, yili, yila	where? ; in what place? ; some place	location	Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yilen	very		Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
yili	some place ; in what place?	location	All		[more]
yilminy	switch, small ; flexible stick (small switch)	artifact	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yilngan	liver	body_part	Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yilngan bugal	pleased	senses	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
yilyalma-	sick, cause to be	body_part	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
yimar	kangaroo, female	animal	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
yimbun	bulrush	plant	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yin.gahya-, yin.gahyi-	wish ; crave		Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
yina-	lie down		Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yina-, yinima-(?), yuna-	lie down		Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
yinama-	leave ; depart		Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
yinama-	put down ; lie something down		Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yinang	toe ; toes	body_part	Middle Clarence		[more]
yinanga	close (?) ; near (?)	location	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
yinda	I		Copmanhurs		[more]
yindjagini-	how		Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yindjagini-	how		Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yindjagu, yindjigu (nydj)	where ; where, to	location	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
yindjah	which? ; what?		Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yindjahgan	when?	time	Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yindjahgan	when	time	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yindje	where at?	location	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yindje gini-	how?		Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yindji, windji	where? ; somewhere	location	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
yindji, windji (nydj)	where ; somewhere	location	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
yindjigahl, windjigahl (nydj)	where after	time	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
yindju	where are (with plural subjects)	location	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yinerugan	dog, mythical	language	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
ying-	bite		Middle Clarence		[more]
ying-, yingga-, yinga-, nyingga-	bite ; sting		Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yinggan	cross ; angry	senses	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yinggan/yingun	bite, a		Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
yingir (yinggir?)	salt water ; water, salt	natural_environment	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
yinmir	forehead	body_part	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
yinyihnying	savage		Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
yinyu	where are	location	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yirah	opposite direction	location	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yirah gunggi-	look the opposite way		Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yirahli	man, white ; white man	people	Lower Richmond		[more]
yirahligan	white woman ; woman, white	people	Lower Richmond		[more]
yirali, yirahli	whiteman ; man, white	people	Middle Clarence		[more]
yiraligan, yiragligan	white woman ; woman, white	people	Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence		[more]
yiralingah, yiralingahbiny	English (language)	language	Middle Clarence		[more]
yiran	Snake, Green Tree ; Green Tree Snake	reptile	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yirany, yurany	green snake ; snake, green ; whip snake ; snake, whip	reptile	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
yirbang (m), yirbanggan (f), gudjarang (m), gudjaranggan (f)	cross-cousin	people	Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond		[more]
yirbul, yirbangdjar(gan)	cross-cousin	people	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
yirbung	father's sister's child ; mother's brother's child	people	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yirdiny	bird	bird	Middle Clarence		[more]
yirgah-	bump		Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yirgahng, yilgahng	sister, female's younger	people	Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yirgihng	possum, male	animal	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yiriging	possum, male grey	animal	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
yirihng	lazy ; slow	fr	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yirihnydjan	frog, trill of a	fr	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yirihr	undergrowth ; trees, small	plant	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yirili	white person	people	Middle Clarence		[more]
yirili, yirilih	whiteman ; man, white	people	Lower Richmond		[more]
yiriligan	white woman ; woman, white	people	Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence		[more]
yiriliny	bird	bird	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
yirimbahm	cicada (generic)	insect	Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yirimbam, biribirim, bilibirin	cicada ; locust, big ; locust	insect	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
yiriny	whipsnake ; snake, whip-	reptile	Lower Richmond		[more]
yiririhny	bird (generic)	bird	Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yiruhl			All		[more]
yiyili-	meet together		Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]

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