| Bundjalung |
English |
Category |
Dialect | |
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| bindji, bindja |
after ; behind |
time |
Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| bihbi |
baby |
people |
Middle Clarence |
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| bihyan(?) |
back |
body_part |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| biyun(?) |
back |
body_part |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bilang-duwahny |
bandicoot, large species of |
animal |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| bilbi |
bandicoot, long-nosed |
animal |
Lower Richmond |
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| bigba- |
bark (dog) |
animal |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| biling |
bat |
animal |
Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| bilihny |
bat (generic) |
animal |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| bilanggil |
because of the inlet from the sea |
natural_environment |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| biridju |
bee, largest species of ; honey from biridju species of bee |
insect |
Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| bihn.gin |
beetle |
insect |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bin.gin-bin.gin |
beetle |
insect |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bihny |
behind |
location |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| bilambil |
Bilambil |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bihrin, birin |
bird, any |
bird |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| birihn |
Birihn, name of Bundjalung dialect spoken around Rappville ; Rappville Bundjalung dialect name |
language |
Middle Clarence |
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| birihnbar |
Birinburra clan, at head of Nerang River ; Nerang River, Birinburra clan at head of |
location |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bigargin |
black swan ; swan, black ; magpie goose |
bird |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bilgan, birgan |
blackfish |
fish |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| biragan, biligan |
blackfish |
fish |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bihbar |
book ; letter ; paper ; newspaper |
artifact |
Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| binggeh(?) |
bowels |
body_part |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bing(g)ay, muh |
bowels |
body_part |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| biriny |
burrow (Gd) ; tunnel (Gd) ; crack, a (Wa) |
natural_environment |
Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| birman |
cave |
natural_environment |
Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| binybar |
cedar, white ; white cedar |
plant |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| bibuhr-an.ga- |
charm ; stun |
senses |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bilibirin, biribirim, bilbiriny |
cicada ; locust |
insect |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bilirgan (bilergan?) |
cockatoo, black with yellow tail |
animal |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| bimbar |
comb |
artifact |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bigi |
coolamon |
artifact |
Middle Clarence |
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| bigargin |
cormorant, big and black |
bird |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bimbim |
crayfish, freshwater ; lobby ; yabby |
fish |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bile-bileh |
crown of head ; head, crown of |
body_part |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| biyang-biyang |
cuckoo, pallid ; pallid cuckoo ; storm-bird |
bird |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| binang guny |
deaf |
senses |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| binangah-djam, binangahmang |
deaf ; weak ears ; weak hearing |
body_part |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bindan |
dilly bag of split grass |
artifact |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| binang wangal |
disobedient |
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Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| binang wangal wan- |
disobedient, be |
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Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| biyargin |
diver, black ; black diver |
bird |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bigba-, bawgbal |
dog's bark ; bark of a dog |
animal |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bindim |
driftwood in a river ; rubbish |
natural_environment |
Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| binbihnyma- |
drop ; let fall |
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Middle Clarence |
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| binang |
ear |
body_part |
Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| binang-djam |
ear-less ; unheeding ; deaf |
body_part |
Middle Clarence |
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| binang juri- |
eavesdrop ; listen eagerly |
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Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| bindji, binydji |
faeces ; shit |
body_part |
Middle Clarence |
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| bin-, bin.ga-, birwa- |
fall (of frost) ; form (of frost) ; set (of sun) ; set (of moon) |
natural_environment |
Middle Clarence |
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| bihdjidj |
fart ; pass wind |
body_part |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bidjang (Wi), biyang (M, Ng) |
father |
people |
Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence |
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| biyany |
father |
people |
Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence |
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| biyul |
father |
people |
All |
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| biyang |
father ; father's brother ; uncle (father???s brother) |
people |
Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| biyang, bidjang, biyul |
father ; father's brother ; uncle (father???s brother) |
people |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bidjar |
feather |
bird |
Middle Clarence |
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| bilin |
feather |
bird |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| bidjangbu |
few, a |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| biyuga, biyuwa |
fig tree |
plant |
All |
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| bihyin |
fish-hawk, grey ; grey fish-hawk |
bird |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bilahr |
flood |
natural_environment |
Lower Richmond |
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| binang bangi- |
forget |
senses |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| binang jang |
forgetful |
senses |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| birbi |
fresh water crossing ; Nerang township site name |
natural_environment |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bibuhr |
giddy ; drunk |
body_part |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bilihng |
Glider, Feather-tailed ; Feather-tailed Glider |
animal |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| -bina |
go |
plant |
Middle Clarence |
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| bibay, bibeh |
gum tree ; tree, gum |
plant |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bibuy |
gum tree, spotted (Ng:Gresty) ; box tree, white (GC:Nerang:police) |
plant |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bibi- |
hang open (of mouth) |
body_part |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| bin.ga |
hat |
artifact |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bin.geh |
hat |
artifact |
Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| biyuhl |
hill ; mountain |
natural_environment |
All |
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| biny |
house |
artifact |
Middle Clarence |
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| -bi |
in ; at ; on |
location |
All |
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| -bil |
intensive descriptive |
natural_environment |
Middle Clarence |
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| 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 |
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| bigar(gah), bigara |
Iron Bark ; Iron Bark, Large ; Iron Bark, Black |
plant |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bigarbah |
iron bark trees, place of |
plant |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| birin |
jellyfish |
fish |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bihgun, buygan |
jewfish |
fish |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bilin-bilin |
king parrot ; parrot, king- |
bird |
Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| bina- |
know |
senses |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| binang-binang |
know too much |
senses |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| birihnbal |
language spoken about Tweed Heads ; Tweed Heads, language spoken about |
language |
Lower Richmond |
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| -bilahm |
learnt to, has |
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Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| bidjang-bunggil |
least |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bidjun |
little ; sharpened |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| biri-birim |
locust |
insect |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bigargah |
Loder's Creek |
location |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| binda- |
make a net ; net, make a |
artifact |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| bilimbin |
mushroom ; toadstool |
plant |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bimbim |
mutton bird |
bird |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| bigin.gah |
needle stringy-bark (Wu) ; stringybark tree (Cop) ; tree, stringybark (Cop) |
plant |
Middle Clarence, Copmanhurs |
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| bihm-bim |
Noisy Miner ; Yellow-throated Miner ; Miner, Yellow-throated ; Miner, Noisy |
bird |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| bilang, bilanggah |
oak ; she-oak |
plant |
Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| bihwany |
one who avoids another ; avoider (of another person) |
people |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| birbun |
paddle |
artifact |
Middle Clarence |
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| bilinahdjil |
parrot place |
location |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bilbirin |
peewee |
bird |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bimbim |
peewee |
bird |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bihyan |
personal name |
people |
Lower Richmond |
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| bing-bing |
pig |
animal |
Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| bimbul bibu |
Pine Mountain |
location |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bindjagun |
pipi |
fish |
Lower Richmond |
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| bin.gindjur |
place name |
location |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bilinuba, bilinuhba |
place of parrots ; parrot place |
location |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| -bihny |
place where something is or happens |
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Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| -bil, -ngbil |
plural for all trees ; tree plural |
plant |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| binda- |
put in |
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Middle Clarence |
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| bigiyima- |
put in coolamon |
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Middle Clarence |
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| bimbar |
quill of an echidna ; echidna quill |
animal |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| birahla |
reed-spear |
artifact |
Lower Richmond |
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| binangwan- |
remember |
senses |
Lower Richmond |
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| birang |
ritual scars on back |
language |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bin.gihng |
river turtle ; turtle, river ; turtle (generic) (Gd) |
fish |
Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| bilmah |
rock ; rocks |
natural_environment |
Copmanhurs |
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| birin, biren |
salt water |
natural_environment |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| binggiribah |
saltwater crossing |
natural_environment |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bilay |
scattered |
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Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| bigabin |
self ; oneself ; person without male companionship |
people |
Middle Clarence |
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| bidjang dudjahn |
ship(?) |
artifact |
Lower Richmond |
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| biging |
sick |
body_part |
Middle Clarence |
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| bilguruhng |
skewer ; thin straight stick used to pin together the edges of the slit made in order to gut an animal prior to cooking |
artifact |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| biguhng |
sling for carrying babies |
artifact |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| bidjang |
small ; little ; some |
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Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| bidjanggay |
some ; small ; less |
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Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence |
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| birihn (berin?) |
south ; south people |
location |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| birihn (berin?) |
south ; south people ; Birihn tribe/group (Holmer) |
location |
Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond |
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| bidjun |
spear |
artifact |
Lower Richmond |
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| bilahr |
spear, light wooden |
artifact |
Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| bidja- |
split (animal) ; cut up (animal) |
food |
Middle Clarence |
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| bilaywen- |
spread |
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Middle Clarence |
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| birangma- |
spread |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bindi- |
spread one's legs to form a V-shape |
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Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| birwa- |
strip (bark off tree ; etc.) |
animal |
Middle Clarence |
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| birba- |
strip ; peel ; skin |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| birbah, birbi |
strip of bark ; dead bark ; spirals of dead bark pendant from eucalyptus trees |
plant |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| -bi |
subjunctive enclitic ; verbal noun enclitic |
artifact |
Middle Clarence |
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| bigi |
sun |
natural_environment |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| biran-an.ga- |
tattoo |
language |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| binangma- |
tell ; hear, make to ; answer |
language |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| binang jumbur |
thick headed feeling |
senses |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| bira- |
throw away ; throw ; fly away ; spit out or throw something whether or not a target is actually aimed at or hit |
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Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| bin.gihn, bingging |
turtle ; turtle, swamp (mc) |
fish |
Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond |
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| binggihng |
turtle, big |
fish |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bin.giny(gir) |
turtle, fresh water ; fresh water turtle |
fish |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bin.ging |
turtle, river ; tortoise |
fish |
Middle Clarence |
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| bin.giny, bin.gihny |
turtle, short-necked ; turtle, fresh water ; fresh water turtle ; short-necked turtle |
fish |
Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| bilahywul |
Wardell |
location |
Middle Clarence |
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| birany |
waterhole |
natural_environment |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| binyang |
what is wrong? |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| birahng |
wide |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| biyama- |
wrestle |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| birihn |
Yamba ; Maclean |
location |
Middle Clarence |
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| bigin |
Yellow Wood ; tree, 'Long Jack' ; 'Long Jack' tree |
plant |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| -bihny |
your own |
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Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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