Muurrbay plans to conduct workshops around Bundjalung-Yugambeh country to help people use this online dictionary. It is a work in progress so your feedback is important to us. Please read the instructions by following the "more" button below.
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Search Type: English
All dialects
Bundjalung | English | Category | Dialect | ||
binang | ear | body_part | Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
binang-djam | ear-less ; unheeding ; deaf | body_part | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
budjurbu | early | time | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
numgir-gali, numgirgam | early | time | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
jubunydjahbu | early ; morning daybreak to noon | time | Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
julge, julgeh | earthworm ; worm | insect | Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
guhgin | east | location | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
midjigay | east wind ; wind, east | natural_environment | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
yagu(n)y | Eastern Bandicoot ; bandicoot, large species of | animal | Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
magil | Eastern Water Dragon ; Water Dragon, Eastern ; lizard species ; water dragon ; dragon, water | reptile | Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
jaleh | eat | food | Lower Richmond | [more] | |
jaw- | eat | body_part | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
ja- | eat ; drink | food | Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
jali- | eat ; drink | food | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
jari- | eat ; drink | body_part | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
wubihnyma- | eat, make ; feed | food | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
jabay | eater | people | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
binang juri- | eavesdrop ; listen eagerly | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
gunggudjaru, gunggudjahru (gunggu jaru?) | ebb tide ; ebbing tide | natural_environment | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
jena-jena, jana-jana | echidna | animal | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
jana-jana, jena-jena | echidna ; 'porcupine' | animal | Lower Richmond | [more] | |
jena jena | echidna ; 'porcupine' | animal | Lower Richmond | [more] | |
jena-jena | echidna ; porcupine | animal | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
juhnurbi | eclipse | natural_environment | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
jahbi-gubi, jah-gubih | edible | food | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
jahgan | eel | fish | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
juruhny, juruny | eel | fish | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
yuruhl | eel | fish | Lower Richmond | [more] | |
jahgany | eel ; eel, freshwater | fish | Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
gawnggan-gali | effeminate (of a man) | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
gabuny | egg | food | Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond | [more] | |
gabuny | egg | food | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
gabuny | egg ; shooting star ; meteor | food | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
mangarehm | egg, eggs | bird | Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence, Copmanhurs | [more] | |
ngi | eh? ; isn't it? ; question tag | Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
gin.gam (ginggam?, gingam?) | elbow | body_part | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
gurin | elbow | body_part | Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
guruhny | elbow | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
ngadjang-gali | elder ; spirit being, powerful | people | Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
mirunggan | elderly woman ; woman, elderly | people | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
wulgalar | elopement | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
gambuhny | eloper | people | Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
ngarihngbina (?) | elsewhere ; far side of anything ; other side | location | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
yuhnggan | emmets | insect | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
-gam | emphasis suffix | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
-gur | emphatic particle | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
-war | emphatic particle | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
-way | emphatic particle | language | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
-mba | emphatic particle(?) | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
gehrbil | empty | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
gumbanya-, gumbany (gamban?) | empty | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
juhgir | empty | artifact | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
gahbiya-, gangiya- | empty (something) | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
nyagar | empty ; no longer useful | artifact | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
ngurihny | emu | bird | Lower Richmond | [more] | |
nguruny, ngurihny | emu | bird | Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
girim-girim ma- | enable | body_part | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
wadji-wadji- | encourage | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
jim, -djim | end | Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
jinmir | end | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
baray | end ; top ; tip ; terminal ; top of tree ; high ; upward | plant | Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
ngandany | end, far ; end, other ; far end ; other end | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
marahng | enervated ; tired ; listless ; weary | senses | Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
jangguhnggan | engagement-breaker ; marriage deserter (female) | people | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
yiralingah, yiralingahbiny | English (language) | language | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
guru | enough! ; stop! | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
gayi-, gayeh- | enter (Gd) ; go through (Gd) ; continuous (Gd) ; go in (Wa) ; dive (Wa) ; set (sun or moon) (Wa) | natural_environment | Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
mami- | enter (something) ; go in | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
magay | entrails ; intestines ; bowels | body_part | Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
gudjahl-bulim | envy | senses | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
-dju | ergative subject case marker ; transitive subject case ; agent case | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
-lu | ergative suffix on demonstratives | All | [more] | ||
wayan.gari | Ettrick clan name | people | Lower Richmond | [more] | |
widjir | Ettrick clan name | people | Lower Richmond | [more] | |
wahlu | Ettrick clan name ; clan name at Ettrick | people | Lower Richmond | [more] | |
jubiny-jubuhny | evening | natural_environment | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
yawun-yawun | evening (just dark) | time | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
gulumu | everywhere ; all around here | location | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
dirahnggan | evil kind of female spirit-being ; spirit-being (female), evil kind of | language | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
magunyahgan, magunyahgan | evil person | people | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
gihlgam | exact centre ; centre, exact ; middle | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
garbahn wubali- | exchange | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
garbahn | exchange of favours ; gifts | language | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
yu | exclamation ; warning of sudden danger ; danger (sudden), warning of | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
milihm | exclamation of amazement ; amazement, exclamation of | language | Copmanhurs | [more] | |
wa, a | exclamation of surprise | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
a, wa | exclamation of surprise ; surprise exclamation | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
gurahy | exclamation of surprise or wonder ; surprise, exclamation of ; wonder, exclamation of | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
wulangga- | expect | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
ganggihny | expert (with spear, axe, gun, etc.) | people | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
jungahy | expert climber ; climber, expert | people | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
banggi- | explode (Gd) ; open up ; flare up or brighten suddenly ; burst ; blaze ; come out (of sun) ; shoot | natural_environment | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
jihl, jiyal | eye | body_part | Lower Richmond | [more] | |
mih | eye | body_part | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
mih, miyi | eye | body_part | Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
milang | eye | body_part | Lower Richmond | [more] | |
mil, mih | eye | body_part | Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond | [more] | |
miyi | eye | body_part | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
mil | eye ; eyes | body_part | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
jiyaw | eye ; eyes (Bj) | body_part | Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence | [more] | |
jihyaw-djam | eye-less ; sleepy ; blind ; sleeping ; asleep ; short-sighted | body_part | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
ngihlim | eyebrow | body_part | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
ngihrgin | eyebrows ; eyelashes | body_part | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
jibiny | eyelash ; eyebrow | body_part | Middle Clarence | [more] |
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