| Bundjalung |
English |
Category |
Dialect | |
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| nyangga-, nganggi- |
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All |
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| nyamul, nyamulbin |
animal, young |
animal |
Middle Clarence |
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| nyugam, nyugan |
bailer shell ; basin ; pot ; billycan ; water container |
artifact |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyah-nya(h) |
be careful! |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyugay |
bee (generic) |
insect |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyugay, yugay, nyugay bargal |
bee, Italian ; bee, English |
insect |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyugay(gan) |
bee, queen ; queen bee |
insect |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyungambil, nyumbil |
bird (any sort) |
bird |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyumbil, nyungambil |
bird, any |
bird |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyangga |
bird, regent |
bird |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyangga, nangga-nangga, nyanggar |
bird, regent ; bowerbird, regent ; regent bird |
bird |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyuwanybil |
bird, small (species) |
bird |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyamul gayiribini |
birth |
body_part |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyam |
bit at a time |
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Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyahnydjam, nyahndjam |
blind |
body_part |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyimgeh- jiyaw (nyimgeh jiyaw) |
blink |
body_part |
Middle Clarence |
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| nyumgi- |
blink ; close the eyes |
body_part |
Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyalnyehlbay |
buzzing noise in ears ; tinnitus |
body_part |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyamgi- |
close ; shut |
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Middle Clarence |
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| nyanggay |
day ; daytime ; sun time ; hot/warm time ; heat from sun |
time |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyindumba |
death adder |
reptile |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyugahli- |
discuss ; talk about |
language |
Middle Clarence |
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| nyanga-, nyangga- |
do (what) ; do something (with) ; make (something) ; make what with ; paint ; do what with ; know what to do with |
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Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyuray |
dog, female native |
animal |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyagar |
empty ; no longer useful |
artifact |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyaruny |
father's sister ; aunt (father's sister) |
people |
Middle Clarence |
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| nyugay |
female of non-human animates |
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Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyahdjindi- |
find? |
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Middle Clarence |
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| nyiyahm |
fish scale |
fish |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyimbuny |
funny little fellow |
people |
Lower Richmond |
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| nyahnbira- |
gape |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyurungma- |
gently, do |
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Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyamul bira-/burah- |
give birth (of animal) |
animal |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyirbin |
gorge wall ; slope, very steep |
natural_environment |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyinyahn |
grasshopper |
insect |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyanyehny |
grasshopper (generic) |
insect |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyuguhm |
great-grandmother |
people |
Middle Clarence |
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| nyunduhwen- |
grieve ; worry |
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Middle Clarence |
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| nyangili- |
have what the matter with ; have something the matter with |
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Middle Clarence |
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| nyule |
he |
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Middle Clarence |
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| nyule, nyuli |
he |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyule, nyula, nyuli |
he (intransitive subject) |
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Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyula, nyule |
he ; male ; fellow ; it |
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Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond |
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| nyahn.ganah |
her (possessive) |
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Lower Richmond |
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| nyingbul |
hiccup |
body_part |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyungan |
hiccup |
body_part |
Middle Clarence |
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| nyugan |
hill |
natural_environment |
Copmanhurs |
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| nyulangi |
him (accusative) |
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Lower Richmond |
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| nyulagay |
him, for |
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Lower Richmond |
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| nyirgan |
hip |
body_part |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyulangah |
his |
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Lower Richmond |
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| nyihmanggal |
honey drink |
food |
Middle Clarence |
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| nyanggal |
hot (temperature) ; sweat |
natural_environment |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyimbiny |
house ; hut ; camp |
artifact |
Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence |
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| nyangbu |
how many ; so many |
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Middle Clarence |
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| nyalyal |
hurt |
body_part |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyugumbihny |
husband |
people |
Middle Clarence |
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| nyuhgan.gal |
husband |
people |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyubang, nyubangdjar |
husband ; sister's husband ; brother in law (sister's husband) |
people |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyirgi |
initiation training (early), in preparation for initiation through First Rule of the tribal Law |
language |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyaram |
jew lizard, bearded ; jew lizard ; lizard, jew ; Bearded Dragon ; Dragon, Bearded |
reptile |
Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyaminy |
kangaroo, black buck |
animal |
Middle Clarence |
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| nyimdjar |
kingfisher, azure |
bird |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyanda |
lagoon ; lake ; marsh ; swamp |
natural_environment |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyumbil |
last |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyanay |
leech, scrub |
insect |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyina- |
lie ; recline |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyalagini- |
lie to ; deceive ; cheat |
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Middle Clarence |
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| nyambir |
little ; small |
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Lower Richmond |
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| nyaram |
lizard, blue-tongued |
reptile |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyaram, ngaram |
lizard, frilled |
reptile |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyunduh |
lonely ; nostalgic ; grief, feeling |
senses |
Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyunduhmal |
lonely person |
people |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyang- |
make |
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Middle Clarence |
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| nyubani |
married couple |
people |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyabaywen- |
melt |
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Middle Clarence |
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| nyari |
name |
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Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyarima- |
name |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyariba- |
name ; give name to ; call |
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Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence |
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| nyundil |
name, Aboriginal |
people |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyugum |
nasal mucus ; mucus, nasal ; semen |
body_part |
Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyuguhndjargan, nyuguhn.girgan |
niece |
people |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyinahla, yinahla |
night ; night-time |
time |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyun |
nose |
body_part |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyangdjahn |
nothing |
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Middle Clarence |
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| nyaminbah |
Numinbah |
location |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyang, nyangbal |
Nyangbal |
people |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyangbal |
Nyangbal dialect |
language |
Middle Clarence |
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| nyihmbuy |
Nymboida |
location |
Middle Clarence |
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| nyulabal |
Nyulabal language or dialect name |
language |
Lower Richmond |
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| nyamal |
often |
time |
Middle Clarence |
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| nyinir(?) |
ovaries |
body_part |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyirgin |
over-cooked ; parched ; thirsty |
food |
Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyamin |
palm tree, small |
plant |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyunggargur (?), nyunggargar (?) |
palm, cabbage ; cabbage palm ; cabbage tree (palm) |
plant |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyimbuny |
person of importance ; standard character in stories and legends |
people |
Middle Clarence |
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| nyuhnggul |
perspiration |
body_part |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyimbar mamugany(?) |
pigeon, small green |
bird |
Lower Richmond |
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| nyehma |
place (special) |
location |
Middle Clarence |
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| nyirgi-gu |
place where training for First Rule initiation was given |
language |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyuwang |
possum |
animal |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyungamana |
quickly, very |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyuring |
river |
natural_environment |
Lower Richmond |
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| nyangba- |
say what ; say something ; what (do you) call |
language |
Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence |
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| nyuhla |
see |
senses |
Lower Richmond |
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| nyah- |
see ; look ; look at ; watch ; find |
senses |
Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyahla |
see! |
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Middle Clarence |
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| nya, nyahla |
see! ; watch out! |
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Middle Clarence |
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| nyirang |
shark, shovelnose ; ray, shovelnose |
fish |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyahn |
she |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyahn.gan, nyahgan |
she |
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Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence |
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| nyulagan, nyulegan |
she |
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Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence |
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| nyuhmba-, nyumba- |
show ; guide ; teach |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyumba- |
show ; point out |
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Lower Richmond, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyuhmba-, miyuhmba- |
show ; point to |
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Middle Clarence |
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| nyel-nyel |
sick |
body_part |
All |
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| nyahr |
sinew ; vein |
body_part |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyuhm, nyuhmbi- |
smell |
senses |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyiring, yirany |
snake, green ; snake, whip |
reptile |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyiribiri |
sneeze |
body_part |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyel-nyehl ba- |
sob ; cry ; crying noise (make) |
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Middle Clarence |
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| nyihgin |
spark |
food |
Middle Clarence |
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| nyubang |
spouse |
people |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyawan(?), nyari nyawan |
spring (season) |
time |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyuruhm |
stone (magic or clever) ; magic stone |
artifact |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyurul |
stone, clever |
artifact |
Lower Richmond |
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| nyanggalgir |
summer |
time |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyunggulgan, nyanggalgir, nyangga (?) |
summer |
natural_environment |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyanggalgir, nyanggalgan |
summer ; hot ; heat |
time |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyangga |
sun |
natural_environment |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyangguri (?) |
sun |
natural_environment |
Copmanhurs |
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| nyangga, nyanggar |
sun ; day |
time |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyangga-bahn.gan |
sunrise |
time |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyangga-gayan |
sunset ; afternoon (late in the day) |
time |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyandihn(?) |
swamp |
natural_environment |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyanggal + -an.ga- |
sweat |
body_part |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyah-nyah-nyah! |
take care ; be careful |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyirgibay |
teaching for initiation through First Rule of the tribal Law ; initiation through First Rule of the tribal Law, teaching for |
language |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyalar |
tears |
body_part |
Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyalagingga- |
tell a lie ; lie |
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Lower Richmond |
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| nyula-nyula |
telling lies ; lying |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| -nyi |
than ; for fear of ; fear of (for) |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyulamang |
they |
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Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence |
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| nyulamanggan |
they (feminine) |
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Middle Clarence |
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| -ny |
thing/person acted on by a verb ; person/thing acted on by a verb |
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Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyuruhng biray |
tired person ; fatigued person |
people |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyugambil |
toe |
body_part |
Copmanhurs |
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| nyirgi ba- |
train someone for initiation through the First Rule |
language |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyugargah (?) |
tree, tea ; tea tree |
plant |
Copmanhurs |
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| nyumin |
walking stick palm ; palm, walking stick |
plant |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyarum (Gd), nyurahm (Wa) |
wart |
body_part |
Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyurahm (Wa), nyarum (Gd) |
wart |
body_part |
Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyabay |
water |
natural_environment |
Middle Clarence |
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| nyabay-nyabay |
water-having |
natural_environment |
Middle Clarence |
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| nyah- |
what |
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All |
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| nyidjang |
what |
plant |
Lower Richmond |
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| nyang, nya-, nyah- |
what ; something ; eh? |
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Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyang |
what ; something ; question marker |
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Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence |
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| nyanggur (nyanggul) |
what ; what please ; whether |
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Lower Richmond |
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| nyanggi |
what want ; what (are you) for, what (do you) want? |
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Lower Richmond |
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| nyahlu |
what with? ; something with |
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Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyanguwihn |
what's up! |
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Middle Clarence |
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| nyangbu |
what's-it ; thing |
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Middle Clarence |
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| nyahgi |
what....want |
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Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyangi-, nyanga- |
what...do? |
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Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyali |
when? |
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Middle Clarence |
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| -nyun, -nyan |
while ; where ; when |
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Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond |
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| nyimar |
whiptail |
bird |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyuhgalbinygan |
wife |
people |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyubanggan |
wife ; wife's sister ; sister in law (wife's sister) |
people |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nyugun |
woman's brother's son (Wi:Curr:Richmond) ; man's sister's son |
people |
Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond |
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| nyamul |
young (of any animal) ; baby ; calf ; pup |
animal |
Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence |
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