Bundjalung Dictionary

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Bundjalung English Category Dialect
bilang, bilanggah oak ; she-oak plant Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
ngagam-ngagam oak, small species with yellow flowers plant Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
winwin oak, white ; white oak plant Gold Coast Tweed [more]
nganbanuba (anbanuba) oath language Gold Coast Tweed [more]
-ni object (accusative case) ; accusative case All [more]
-ni object of clause marker (accusative case) All [more]
bugurahn object tied to some other thing artifact Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
ginyin obstinate Gold Coast Tweed [more]
jumgan ocean natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed [more]
dumgan ocean ; sea, open ; open sea natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
mage ochre, yellow artifact Middle Clarence [more]
manyil octopus fish Gold Coast Tweed [more]
-nga(h) of ; belonging to Gold Coast Tweed [more]
ngabar-ngabar often Middle Clarence [more]
nyamal often time Middle Clarence [more]
nganyi nganyi nganyi oh dear! ; oh dear me! Middle Clarence [more]
babuh! oh! Gold Coast Tweed [more]
oh oh! Middle Clarence [more]
gabungil old Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gidjang old Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gidjuhr old Lower Richmond [more]
gurilah old Gold Coast Tweed [more]
jang-guriyahbu old Middle Clarence [more]
meru old Copmanhurs [more]
mubang old body_part Lower Richmond [more]
jangur old (of people) people Middle Clarence [more]
gidjuhmgil old ; aged people Middle Clarence [more]
guriyahbu, guruyahgu old ; olden times, in ; long ago ; way back in the old days ; old days, way back in the Lower Richmond [more]
mubig (?) old man (over 50 years) ; man, old (over 50) people Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gidjung old man (Y:Holm) people Gold Coast Tweed [more]
dandahygam old man ; elder ; man, old people Middle Clarence [more]
danigam old man ; man, old people Middle Clarence [more]
gidjang-gidjargan(y), gidjargan(y) old man ; man, old people Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gidjuhmdja old man ; man, old people Middle Clarence [more]
mabang, mawahng old man ; man, old people Lower Richmond [more]
mabahng, mabang old man ; man, old ; man of importance (Cas) people Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gidjuhm old man ; man, old ; old (of animates) people Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
marang old woman ; woman, old people Lower Richmond [more]
mirang, miranggan old woman ; woman, old people Gold Coast Tweed [more]
mirunggan, marang old woman ; woman, old people Lower Richmond [more]
mirung, mirunggan old woman ; woman, old people Gold Coast Tweed [more]
waruhng, warung old woman ; woman, old people Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence [more]
jabu, jabuyil, jabudjil older boy ; pre-puberty youth ; youth, pre-puberty people Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gabura one Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
garuguhm one Copmanhurs [more]
jarahr one Middle Clarence [more]
yabul one Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
yabur, yaburu(h) one Gold Coast Tweed [more]
yabu(h)r, yabul one ; another Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond [more]
yabur one ; only ; alone Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
-l one able to perform an action Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
ngubugan one day away (past or future) time Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jay one side, to ; sideways location Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
bihwany one who avoids another ; avoider (of another person) people Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
ngahny one who likes to be waited upon by others ; waited upon by others, one who likes to be people Middle Clarence [more]
gungahnbu one's own Lower Richmond [more]
-gimbay only bird Middle Clarence [more]
-may only animal Middle Clarence [more]
buguya- open ; split open ; crack Middle Clarence [more]
bagir, bagehr open country ; country, open natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gumagala open gum tree flat ; gum tree flat, open natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed [more]
dunmah open to Gold Coast Tweed [more]
dahni- open up Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
dunmany opening Lower Richmond [more]
naring gimi- opposite Gold Coast Tweed [more]
ngaring gimi- opposite location Gold Coast Tweed [more]
yirah opposite direction location Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
minggil opposite of what was expected ; what was expected, opposite of Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
oh or Middle Clarence [more]
wuh, uh or Middle Clarence [more]
gehmgam orator people Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gaden(?) orchid plant Gold Coast Tweed [more]
junbar ordinary fly ; small maggot ; maggot, small ; fly, ordinary insect Gold Coast Tweed [more]
wiyun oriel (bird) bird Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gulam orphan people Gold Coast Tweed [more]
jabuhng orphan people Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
ngaringwahr other side ; far side ; opposite side location Middle Clarence [more]
wunganwahr other side ; opposite side ; far side ; around location Middle Clarence [more]
bandang other; some fish Middle Clarence [more]
ngandar others ; others, the people Middle Clarence [more]
buram out of way ; behind ; outside ; back ; rear location Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
wulun out there location Middle Clarence [more]
yabura outlaw (?) ; one (?) people Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
dilany outside location Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jiliny outside location Lower Richmond [more]
gawalang, gawalung outside ; exterior location Middle Clarence [more]
nyinir(?) ovaries body_part Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
ngahribabar over location Middle Clarence [more]
naring over ; above ; across location Gold Coast Tweed [more]
ngaring over ; across ; abolve location Middle Clarence [more]
wungan over ; around ; about location Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
galedjal over here location Middle Clarence [more]
gah, gahgu over there Lower Richmond [more]
gigilahgu over there language Lower Richmond [more]
gihmbal over there location Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gilega(h) over there location Middle Clarence [more]
mah over there body_part Lower Richmond [more]
bagar over there ; distant ; far side location Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
bahmadja over there ; yonder location Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
nyirgin over-cooked ; parched ; thirsty food Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
bagu(h)m owl bird Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gumgan, gumgum owl ; mopoke bird Gold Coast Tweed [more]
garany owl species bird Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
junihr-junihr owl species bird Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
nganggaw owl species bird Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
yahny owl species bird Middle Clarence [more]
yahny-yahny owl species call ; bird call of owl species bird Middle Clarence [more]
ngahnggaw owl, large species of bird Middle Clarence [more]
jinir-jinir owl, night ; frogmouth bird Gold Coast Tweed [more]
garang owl, small slate-coloured ; night-hawk ; hawk, night- bird Gold Coast Tweed [more]
ganangar oyster fish Gold Coast Tweed [more]
ginyiggar oyster fish Gold Coast Tweed [more]
man.gar (?) oyster fish Lower Richmond [more]
mungal, munyal-munyal oyster fish Gold Coast Tweed [more]
munyal-munyal, mungal oyster fish Gold Coast Tweed [more]
mun.gal oyster fish Middle Clarence [more]
ginyinggar(a) oysters fish Gold Coast Tweed [more]
manggil oysters fish Copmanhurs [more]
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