Bundjalung Dictionary

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Bundjalung English Category Dialect
birbun paddle artifact Middle Clarence [more]
jabulgan paddle artifact Gold Coast Tweed [more]
jaray ba- paddle natural_environment Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
giri pademelon animal Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gari, giri pademelon ; wallaby, type of animal Gold Coast Tweed [more]
girbam Pademelon species (Gd) animal Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
banggabigir Pademelon tree plant Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
barany pain ; sore body_part Lower Richmond [more]
bambam paint artifact Gold Coast Tweed [more]
buma- (?) paint Gold Coast Tweed [more]
dalangguma- paint Lower Richmond [more]
galam paint artifact Middle Clarence [more]
bamali- paint (oneself) Middle Clarence [more]
banggalu palm tree plant Gold Coast Tweed [more]
midjin palm tree ('midjim') ; midjin cane ; bangalow (Tw:Sc:Bray) ; walking stick palm (Ngr:Gresty) ; fruit of the midgeon palm plant Gold Coast Tweed [more]
jambar palm tree (bangalow) plant Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
nyamin palm tree, small plant Gold Coast Tweed [more]
nyunggargur (?), nyunggargar (?) palm, cabbage ; cabbage palm ; cabbage tree (palm) plant Gold Coast Tweed [more]
mur-mur pancreas body_part Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
yugul paper wasp nest ; nest, paper wasp insect Gold Coast Tweed [more]
dehn.ga paper-bark tree plant Middle Clarence [more]
manyay-djam paralysed body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
dum-dum pardalote bird bird Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
buguydjargan, buguygirgan parent-in-law people Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
bilinahdjil parrot place location Gold Coast Tweed [more]
walganbar(a) Parrot, Blue Mountain ; Blue Mountain Parrot bird Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
wangum parrot, blue mountain ; blue mountain parrot bird Gold Coast Tweed [more]
nginyinggam parrot, green leek ; green leek parrot bird Gold Coast Tweed [more]
miran parrot, king ; king parrot bird Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
wulugali parrot, Lowri ; Lowri parrot bird Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
bar particle Lower Richmond [more]
-mu particle Middle Clarence [more]
juhlay party pursuing an eloping couple ; eloping couple, party pursuing a people Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
bagar(a)-wan- pass ; win (as in a race) Gold Coast Tweed [more]
baramba- pass on knowledge gained from forefathers ; knowledge (gained from forefathers), pass on senses Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
wanygal passing object ; passing shadow natural_environment Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
bungguhm, bungguhmbiny passionfruit, wild ; wild passionfruit plant Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
-lur(u), -lu past ; finished action Gold Coast Tweed [more]
-dja past tense (new analysis Sharpe) Lower Richmond, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gami paternal grandmother ; grandmother, paternal ; grandmother (father's mother) people Lower Richmond [more]
banbar path ; road natural_environment Lower Richmond [more]
mahgim, mahginy pattern used on weapons or on bodies as tribal identification at intertribal corroborees language Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
ngaring julba- pay attention ; butt in on a conversation Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gunggan.gan (gungangan) Peaceful Dove bird Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gulalung peach food Middle Clarence [more]
mulih peak ; summit ; ridge ; spur (of hill) ; backbone natural_environment Middle Clarence [more]
buginbar peak, a Gold Coast Tweed [more]
wabay peep senses Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
wuruhng peep ; craning of neck Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
wabal-gali peeping Tom people Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
bilbirin peewee bird Gold Coast Tweed [more]
bimbim peewee bird Gold Coast Tweed [more]
bulam-bulam peewee bird Gold Coast Tweed [more]
bulin-bulihn peewee bird Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jungahr pelican bird Middle Clarence [more]
jungar, jungur pelican bird Gold Coast Tweed [more]
jungur pelican bird Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond [more]
ngadjang-nguhr pelican bird Gold Coast Tweed [more]
yungar (?) pelican bird Copmanhurs [more]
warahn pelvis body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
dibili penis body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
jun.gar penis body_part Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jun penis ; tail body_part Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
madjir perch fish Gold Coast Tweed [more]
ngadjugam perch, fresh-water fish Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
mugihm, mugim perch, freshwater ; freshwater perch ; perch fish Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence, Copmanhurs [more]
dabahngba- percussive noise, make a ; noise, percussive, make a Middle Clarence [more]
ngalgir perhaps Middle Clarence [more]
ngihmba perhaps people Middle Clarence [more]
wawun perhaps Gold Coast Tweed [more]
ngara perhaps ; I think Middle Clarence [more]
wanyi perhaps ; maybe ; possibly Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
-n permissive ; let (someone do it) Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
-giny person ; personaliser for non-human nouns Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
nangany-giny person fond of food ; food-lover people Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
ngihmbari person from (of) where people Middle Clarence [more]
-bari person from a named place ; born at, inhabitant of; added to place names people Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
nyimbuny person of importance ; standard character in stories and legends people Middle Clarence [more]
ngaringga person on other side people Middle Clarence [more]
numgir-ngihny person unoccupied for the day people Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
ngahri-gali person who dances or plays around ; dances or plays around, person who people Middle Clarence [more]
ngudjal-gali person who frequently seeks for spiritual experiences ; spiritual experiences, person who frequently seeks for people Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
nungam-gali person who is constantly chewing people Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
yarbil-gali person who likes to sing people Middle Clarence [more]
ngawgaydjal person who lives near the upper reaches of a creek ; upper reaches of a creek, person who lives near the people Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gari person's name people Gold Coast Tweed [more]
bihyan personal name people Lower Richmond [more]
ngin.ginbahn personal name people Lower Richmond [more]
yubay personal name people Lower Richmond [more]
guyban personal name ; name of one of three brothers ; three brothers, name of one of people Lower Richmond [more]
dilahr personal name ; name, personal people Lower Richmond [more]
dulihn (?) personal name ; name, personal people Lower Richmond [more]
nguhdjing perspiration body_part Middle Clarence [more]
nyuhnggul perspiration body_part Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jalamay petty ; peevish Gold Coast Tweed [more]
buhnbun-gay (?) pheasant, wild bird Condamine Upper Clarence, Copmanhurs [more]
galgang pheasant, wild ; wild pheasant bird Lower Richmond [more]
bandjan piccabeen palm ; palm, piccabeen plant Gold Coast Tweed [more]
muwa- pick ; pick up ; gather ; collect Lower Richmond, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
buhnda- pick ; pluck ; break by pulling Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
muhwa- pick up Middle Clarence [more]
ganygahl pickpocket people Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
wudj-wudj Pied Butcherbird ; Grey Butcherbird ; Butcherbird, Pied ; Butcherbird, Grey bird Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
bing-bing pig animal Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
wangga pigeon Gold Coast Tweed [more]
wululuny pigeon species ; pigeon, wonga ; pigeon ; dove bird Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gabudjah, gubudji pigeon, brown bird Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gubuhny, gubudji, gubudj pigeon, brown bird Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond [more]
manawang pigeon, brown bird Lower Richmond [more]
jariri (?), jadjiri pigeon, fruit ; fruit pigeon bird Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
numargin pigeon, green bird Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jambamban pigeon, large green bird Lower Richmond [more]
wanymangin (waymangginy?) pigeon, large green bird Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gabagah pigeon, small green bird Gold Coast Tweed [more]
mayilin pigeon, small green bird Lower Richmond [more]
nyimbar mamugany(?) pigeon, small green bird Lower Richmond [more]
jagaw, jagaybil pigeon, small green (Mur:Sc:Hargrv) ; small green pigeon (Mur:Sc:Hargrv) ; flock bird, green (GC) bird Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gabuga pigeon, small green ; green pigeon, small bird Gold Coast Tweed [more]
wurgan pigeon, wonga bird Copmanhurs [more]
walarun pigeon, wonga ; wonga pidgeon bird Gold Coast Tweed [more]
jawbir pigeon, wonga ; wonga pigeon bird Lower Richmond [more]
wumbin pigeon, wonga ; wonga pigeon bird Gold Coast Tweed [more]
wulari pigeons, flock of bird Copmanhurs [more]
nawalih-gubih pillow artifact Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
buhyma- pin down ; hold down Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jimbul pine plant Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
junbal pine plant Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
bimbul bibu Pine Mountain location Gold Coast Tweed [more]
guhrang(?) pine tree body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
guhrany pine tree plant Middle Clarence [more]
gurang pine tree plant Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond [more]
garambin(y) pine tree species ; quicksand location Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gunggun.gah pine trees, place of location Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gunggun pine, brown ; brown pine plant Gold Coast Tweed [more]
babulung pipe (for smoking) ; tobacco pipe artifact Middle Clarence [more]
bindjagun pipi fish Lower Richmond [more]
dugunam pipis ; pippies fish Lower Richmond [more]
gulbang, guhlbang pitta birds bird Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
nyehma place (special) location Middle Clarence [more]
bin.gindjur place name location Gold Coast Tweed [more]
dalabadjari place name location Gold Coast Tweed [more]
durung place name location Middle Clarence [more]
guhndang place name location Gold Coast Tweed [more]
-ba place of location Gold Coast Tweed [more]
bilinuba, bilinuhba place of parrots ; parrot place location Gold Coast Tweed [more]
guyahnambuhn (?) place of possums, the location Gold Coast Tweed [more]
bunaw(gan), bunawah place where bloodwood trees grow, bloodwood tree place location Gold Coast Tweed [more]
-bihny place where something is or happens Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
nyirgi-gu place where training for First Rule initiation was given language Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
galu plain natural_environment Copmanhurs [more]
garan.garanbah plain natural_environment Lower Richmond [more]
gunanggay plain ; flat country natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed [more]
bamay-djahli plain-dwellers people Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
guwinyam plant like the wild belladonna ; wild belladonna, plant like the ; belladonna (wild), plant like the plant Gold Coast Tweed [more]
girban plants (soft) growing on the banks of creeks plant Gold Coast Tweed [more]
janbang platypus animal Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
ngahra-, ngahra play Gold Coast Tweed [more]
ngahri- play ; dance ; boil ; rough (water) Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence, Copmanhurs [more]
jadjar playful ; playing the fool Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
ngahri-bihny playground location All [more]
ngahrindihn, ngahrandiyan (?) playground ; corroboree location Gold Coast Tweed [more]
burgaram (?) pleasant, very Gold Coast Tweed [more]
-ba please Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
-gur please Lower Richmond [more]
-gur please ; deference Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
yilngan bugal pleased senses Gold Coast Tweed [more]
waringehn Pleiades ; Seven Sisters natural_environment Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gumbihwen- plentiful, be ; abound Middle Clarence [more]
ginibigang plenty (?) Lower Richmond [more]
deber-debehr plover bird Middle Clarence [more]
dibir-dibehr, deber plover bird Gold Coast Tweed [more]
ganahrgan (?) plover bird Gold Coast Tweed [more]
juhrawarigal (duhrawarigal?) plover bird Copmanhurs [more]
buruwagan plover, stone ; stone plover ; curlew bird Gold Coast Tweed [more]
buwangan, buyargan plover, stone ; stone plover ; curlew bird Gold Coast Tweed [more]
buhnybi- pluck (of fur, feathers) Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
guyuhnygir plum tree plant Middle Clarence [more]
gudjin plum tree (native) plant Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gadjin plum tree ; tree, plum plant Gold Coast Tweed [more]
-djahli plural Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
-garah plural Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
-girmam plural Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
-mir plural Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
-hngbil, -hngbil, -bil plural for all trees Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
-bil, -ngbil plural for all trees ; tree plural plant Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
-djin pluraliser Gold Coast Tweed [more]
galan point Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gulan, ngulan point ; tick (insect) insect Gold Coast Tweed [more]
ngulan point ; tick (insect) insect Gold Coast Tweed [more]
bahdjin poison ; poisonous Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
digireh, digir-an.ga-, digirinyihny poison bitter ; bitter, poison Gold Coast Tweed [more]
buga- poke ; peck ; sting ; stab ; spear ; write Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
bunahn pole artifact Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
juluhng pole ; paddle artifact Gold Coast Tweed [more]
bandjuhr policeman people Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gandjabal policeman people Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond [more]
ganilihgi policeman people Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
ganilihny policeman people Middle Clarence [more]
ganingin policeman people Middle Clarence [more]
ganingin(y) policeman people Gold Coast Tweed [more]
deyar poor (thin) body_part Middle Clarence [more]
juny poor thing people Lower Richmond [more]
gagu(h)r porcupine ; echidna animal Gold Coast Tweed [more]
junam porpoise fish Lower Richmond [more]
-nah possessive All [more]
-Na(h) possessive All [more]
-Na(h)djil possessive (past tense) Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gubi (?) possum animal Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gugahn possum animal Lower Richmond [more]
guran possum animal Gold Coast Tweed [more]
guwany possum animal Gold Coast Tweed [more]
guyahny, guwihny possum animal Gold Coast Tweed [more]
guyan, guwan possum animal Gold Coast Tweed [more]
nyuwang possum animal Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gulan possum (Gn) animal Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gidjang possum camp animal Gold Coast Tweed [more]
guruhna (?) possum species (Y:Watsn) animal Gold Coast Tweed [more]
ngawrul possum, female grey animal Gold Coast Tweed [more]
guyahny Possum, Grey ; Mt Possum animal Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
yirgihng possum, male animal Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gunam, gunum possum, male and black ; male possum, black ; black possum, male animal Gold Coast Tweed [more]
yiriging possum, male grey animal Gold Coast Tweed [more]
badjahng Possum, Ring-tailed ; Ring-Tailed Possum animal Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
guwin, wing possum, ringtail ; ringtail possum animal Gold Coast Tweed [more]
wing, guwin possum, ringtail ; ringtail possum animal Gold Coast Tweed [more]
ngawra ngawra possum, scrub animal Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gihdjay possum-skin ; skin of possum animal Middle Clarence [more]
gidjay possum-skin rug ; rug of possum skin artifact Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gunyung posterior body_part Lower Richmond [more]
bawdjiman postman people Gold Coast Tweed [more]
-ye potential Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
garbi- pour plant Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gehrbi- pour (either deliberately or accidentally) ; spill (either deliberately or accidentally) Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
warimalahr powerful, exceptionally ; skilful, exceptionally Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gunbunda- (gunbunden) praise language Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gurba- precede Middle Clarence [more]
bagarah pregnant body_part Middle Clarence [more]
ngargay pregnant body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
ngargahybi pregnant ; about to become father/mother body_part Middle Clarence [more]
ngandjara- (nydj) pretend ; lie Gold Coast Tweed [more]
burigali Pretty Gully location Middle Clarence [more]
wanggar Pretty-faced Wallaby ; Wallaby, Pretty-faced animal Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
balga- prick (?) Lower Richmond [more]
mamung prickle ; splinter ; thorn plant Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence [more]
gulambil prickle, a thorn (Y:Hanln) ; pine tree (Mur:Sc:Hargrv) plant Gold Coast Tweed [more]
magirbal Prickly Yellowwood ; Yellowwood, Prickly plant Gold Coast Tweed [more]
jagibah private Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
-lehla progressive Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence, Copmanhurs [more]
-iyan progressive suffix Gold Coast Tweed [more]
minggil-gali promise breaker people Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
mundjindi- protect animal Gold Coast Tweed [more]
jadjahybur proximity ; closeness ; vicinity Middle Clarence [more]
jabahm proximity ; nearness artifact Middle Clarence [more]
jaybal proximity ; nearness Middle Clarence [more]
wahrba- pry into others' affairs Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gubung-gubuhng puddle hole natural_environment Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
buy-buy puffed ; short-winded body_part Lower Richmond [more]
buhya- pull Lower Richmond [more]
buyu- pull Gold Coast Tweed [more]
buhwi-, buhyi-, buwi- pull (Wa) ; pick up (Wa) ; drag (Gd) ; travel towards (Gd) Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
buhyi-, buhwi-, bunyi- pull ; draw ; draw along ; pull out Middle Clarence [more]
buya- pull ; lift Lower Richmond [more]
buhyi- (buhya-?) pull along ; pull off Gold Coast Tweed [more]
bura- pull out ; take out ; take off ; peel ; pull down ; release ; undo or skin (something) ; remove ; remove from inside or outside something Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
nguhn-djang pungent senses Gold Coast Tweed [more]
jundahma- push Gold Coast Tweed [more]
junda-, jundahma- push Lower Richmond [more]
junda-, jundah- push ; move Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jinda-, junda- push ; shove Middle Clarence [more]
junda- push ; shove ; overturn Middle Clarence [more]
julung (-an.ga-) (?) push along with a pole ; pole, push along with a Gold Coast Tweed [more]
warima- push strongly Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
budjigan, budjagan pussy (cat from English) ; cat (from English, pussy cat) animal Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond [more]
gayibalima-/gayibilima- put (something) in Gold Coast Tweed [more]
guladjahma- put away senses Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
waygalgalima- (gulima?) put crosswise Gold Coast Tweed [more]
yinama- put down ; lie something down Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
binda- put in Middle Clarence [more]
behnggama- put in a bag ; bag, put in a fish Lower Richmond [more]
bigiyima- put in coolamon Middle Clarence [more]
juwayma- put in the middle Middle Clarence [more]
gayiba- put inside Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jehnggama- put into the mouth Lower Richmond [more]
banma- put on (clothes) Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
waygandima-, waygundima- put on (top of) Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence [more]
madjima- put there Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
malahyama- put there Middle Clarence [more]
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