| Bundjalung |
English |
Category |
Dialect | |
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| babi |
ablaze |
food |
Middle Clarence |
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| wubin + -an.ga- |
able, be |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| mibiny |
Aboriginal man ; person ; face ; know (Wi) ; Aboriginal(s) (M) |
people |
Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| guri |
Aboriginal person ; person, Aboriginal |
people |
Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond |
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| mirindjin, mirangdjin (?) |
Aboriginal woman 30-50 years old ; woman (Aboriginal 30-50 yrs old) |
people |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| dubay |
Aboriginal woman ; dark-skinned woman of any race |
people |
Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| jalgany |
Aboriginal woman ; Goori woman ; woman, Aboriginal |
people |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| dugalgan |
Aboriginal woman ; Goori woman ; woman, Aboriginal ; woman, Goori |
people |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| mirungmir |
Aboriginal woman ; woman, Aboriginal |
people |
Middle Clarence, Copmanhurs |
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| gunaybidjbu |
Aborigines |
people |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| way |
above |
location |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| dugun |
above ; on top ; sky |
location |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| babar |
above ; up there ; top ; up ; upwards ; north ; over there ; sky |
location |
Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| jigay |
abscess ; sore ; ulcer |
body_part |
Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| yahng ba- |
abuse verbally ; verbally abuse |
language |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nguyali- |
accompany |
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Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| yandihndi- |
accompany ; go with ; take along |
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Middle Clarence |
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| guhrang |
ache |
body_part |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| jayuhmwen- |
ache (of head) |
body_part |
Middle Clarence |
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| gadja- |
ache, to ; hurt something, to ; ache (dull throbbing pain) |
body_part |
Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| jayuhm |
aching (of head) (Wa) ; headache (Gd) |
body_part |
Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| mibinyahbu |
acquaintance ; friend |
people |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| waru-waruhy |
across |
location |
Middle Clarence |
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| ngaring |
across ; on the other side |
location |
Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| janung ba- |
act as a moral and spiritual guardian ; moral or spiritual guardian, act as ; spiritual or moral guardian, act as ; guardian (moral or spiritual), act as |
language |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| ginggi- |
act thus ; behave thus |
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Middle Clarence |
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| -gundahy |
adjective suffix |
location |
Middle Clarence |
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| gayilima- |
admit |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| gangindi- |
adopt |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| gidjuhnygam |
adult ; old man ; fully grown man |
people |
Middle Clarence |
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| gambuhny-gambuhny |
adulterer |
people |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| dalang |
afraid |
senses |
Middle Clarence |
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| duyihny-an.ga- |
afraid |
senses |
All |
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| guwihr |
afraid |
senses |
Middle Clarence |
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| guyir, guyihr |
afraid |
senses |
Middle Clarence |
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| dulung |
afraid (Gd:Thomas) ; fear (Gd:Thomas) |
senses |
Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| jarany |
afraid ; frightened |
senses |
Lower Richmond |
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| dulungwan- |
afraid, become |
senses |
Middle Clarence |
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| -gahl, -nggahl |
after |
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Lower Richmond, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| -nggahl, -gahl |
after |
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Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| -(y)agan |
after (running after?) |
location |
Lower Richmond |
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| bindji, bindja |
after ; behind |
time |
Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| numbihl |
after ; behind ; back ; back (of something) ; rear |
location |
Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence |
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| yawunwan- |
afternoon, become ; late, become |
time |
Middle Clarence |
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| yawundah |
afternoon, in the |
time |
Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond |
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| numgal |
afterwards |
location |
Middle Clarence |
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| gundehgal |
afterwards ; after that |
time |
Middle Clarence |
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| numgaldjang |
afterwards ; much later ; later, much |
location |
Middle Clarence |
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| mulayang |
again |
time |
Middle Clarence |
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| ngara |
again |
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Middle Clarence |
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| bu |
again (Gd) ; now (Gd) ; still (Gd) |
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Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| mar |
agitated ; alarmed |
senses |
Middle Clarence |
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| marwan- |
agitated, become ; alarmed |
senses |
Middle Clarence |
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| gurgun bulahnggi- |
agree |
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Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| ga-ga |
ah! |
reptile |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bumbay, bumbuy |
ahead ; straight |
location |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| ngulung-gah-bu |
ahead, long way ahead |
location |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| ginda- |
aim this way |
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Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| gayahw! |
alas! |
people |
Middle Clarence |
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| balgabari |
Albert River, dialect group ; Albert River, specific place on |
location |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| mihgu-djam |
albino |
people |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| guluy |
alcohol ; spirit ; grog (Wu) |
food |
Middle Clarence |
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| mamir |
alive |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| milbul |
alive |
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Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| miring, miri |
alive |
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Lower Richmond |
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| danbin |
alive (?) |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| mamir, mamirbu |
alive ; life |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| mari |
alive ; life |
fish |
Lower Richmond |
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| miring |
alive of animates |
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Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| gumbibu |
all |
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Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| -mihr |
all |
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Middle Clarence |
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| mabehrbu |
all ; all of us/them |
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Lower Richmond |
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| banang |
all ; mob |
people |
Middle Clarence |
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| gumbih(bu) |
all ; whole lot |
food |
Middle Clarence |
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| ngalihrban |
all of us ; we all |
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Middle Clarence |
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| budjay |
almost |
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Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| burgu |
almost (?) |
natural_environment |
Middle Clarence |
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| bagindji |
almost ; nearly |
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Middle Clarence |
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| milangawaralalah |
almost ; nearly |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| ngambahr |
almost ; nearly ; not quite ; more or less ; somewhat. |
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Middle Clarence |
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| dahgarah(?) |
alone |
people |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| galany |
alone ; solitary ; only |
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Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| ngaleh |
also |
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Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| -ngula |
also ; too |
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Middle Clarence |
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| -wula |
also ; too |
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Middle Clarence |
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| behmba |
always |
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Middle Clarence |
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| yaburuhma |
always |
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All |
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| yaburuhma- |
always doing |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| ngunyan.ga- |
amused |
senses |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| mindjihng-mindjihng |
amusing thing |
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Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| ngahriny-ngahriny |
amusing thing |
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Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| -Y |
an action ; act of.... (something) ; doer of an action ; actor (doer of an action) |
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Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| ngah, ngeh |
and |
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Middle Clarence |
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| -ngi, -ngih |
and |
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Middle Clarence |
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| ngeh (nga?) |
and ; also |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| nguleh |
and ; also |
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Lower Richmond |
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| nge |
and ; but |
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Middle Clarence |
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| gawan.gali, gawun, gawgun |
anger |
senses |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| wanar(a) |
anger |
senses |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| bubu, buyi-buyi, buybuy, bulbu, bulbul |
Angophera ; apple tree, native |
plant |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bulbul |
Angophera tree |
plant |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bunybuny |
angry |
senses |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| gawun(y), gawgun |
angry |
senses |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| ngiriny |
angry |
senses |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| janguy |
angry ; quarrelsome ; bad-tempered ; enemy |
senses |
Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| gawgany-an.ga- |
angry, get |
senses |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bargal bahndi- |
angry, to be very |
senses |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| nyamul, nyamulbin |
animal, young |
animal |
Middle Clarence |
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| wulu |
ankle ; foot of tree ; tree trunk ; butt (of tree) |
body_part |
Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| janguyma- |
annoy ; angry, make |
senses |
Middle Clarence |
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| janguywan-, janguywen- (Wa) |
annoyed, become ; angry, get |
senses |
Middle Clarence |
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| gaba, gabay, gaybe, gaybi, ga(h)ba |
another |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| gaybe |
another |
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Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| gaybe, ga(h)ba, gabay |
another |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| gaybi |
another |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| gulgi |
another ; different |
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Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| gulgih |
another ; other |
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Middle Clarence |
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| nguhny-nguny |
ant |
insect |
Middle Clarence |
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| bagundah |
ant (? general) |
insect |
Middle Clarence |
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| nguny-nguny |
ant (generic) ; ant, small black |
insect |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| bahmgan |
ant hill ; ant nest |
insect |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| gudjalany |
ant species (We, Gd) |
insect |
Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| guginy(?) |
ant, black ; black ant |
insect |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| gamuhm |
ant, bulldog ; ant, jumper ; bulldog ant ; jumper ant |
insect |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| jilgir |
ant, green ; green ant |
insect |
Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| juluhr, julu |
ant, greenhead ; greenheaded ant |
insect |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| gamang |
ant, jumper ; jumper ant |
insect |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| gudjalany |
ant, little black ; little black ant |
insect |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| jundang (dundang?, dundany?) |
ant, solitary |
insect |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| walang |
ant-hill |
insect |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| yuhnungbihny |
antbed |
insect |
Middle Clarence |
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| buhnbing |
antbed ; termite's nest |
insect |
Middle Clarence |
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| -na(h) |
antechronous suffix |
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Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence |
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| -lehny |
antipassive + imminent aspect ; reflexive + imminent aspect |
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Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence, Copmanhurs |
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| gunyim, gunyum |
anus |
body_part |
Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| yeh |
any |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| buy-buygah |
apple tree ; tree, apple |
plant |
Middle Clarence |
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| buybuy |
apple tree, native ; Angophera ; Apple gum |
plant |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| wilgulga |
apple tree, wild ; Woolgoolga |
plant |
Middle Clarence |
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| jumbay, juhmbay |
Apple, Black ; Black Apple |
plant |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bulbu |
apple-box tree |
plant |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bundagah- |
approach |
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Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| bundagahli- |
approach |
location |
Middle Clarence |
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| jage-jageh |
apron, woman's |
artifact |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| gimbay |
area |
location |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| wuhngma- |
argument, try to pick an ; nag at someone |
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Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| jawin |
arm (GC:Mestn) |
body_part |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| gunggil (?) |
arm (with shoulder) |
body_part |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| jaruhn, daruny |
arm (with wrist) |
body_part |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| ganggil |
arm ; upper arm ; wing of bird ; front leg of animal ; leg (front) of animal |
body_part |
Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| ganggal |
arm ; wing |
body_part |
Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond |
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| gulun |
armpit |
body_part |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| wangany |
armpit |
body_part |
Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| bahnbinyma- |
arouse |
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Middle Clarence |
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| girba- |
arouse ; disturb ; raid ; wake up ; awake ; wake someone up |
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Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| bahndi- |
arrive |
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Middle Clarence |
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| gahbiwi- |
arrive |
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Middle Clarence |
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| wamginy |
arrive |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bahn-, bahna-, bahn.ga-, bahrwa-, baya-, barga |
arrive ; arise ; rise ; get up ; happen ; appear ; come out ; stand up ; emerge |
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Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| gahwany |
arrived |
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Middle Clarence |
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| gurahng, guwany |
Ash tree, Moreton Bay ; Moreton Bay Ash tree |
plant |
Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| guwany, gurahny, gurahng |
Ash tree, Moreton Bay ; Moreton Bay Ash tree |
plant |
Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| geyehr |
ashamed |
senses |
Middle Clarence |
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| gayehr |
ashamed ; embarrassed ; shy |
senses |
Middle Clarence |
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| gayehr |
ashamed ; shy |
senses |
Middle Clarence |
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| ging-an.ga- |
ashamed, be |
senses |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| buba |
ashes |
natural_environment |
Lower Richmond |
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| bular |
ashes |
food |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| muhruy |
ashes |
food |
Middle Clarence |
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| muruny |
ashes |
food |
Middle Clarence |
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| muruhny |
ashes ; coals, hot (Wa) |
food |
Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| bubeh |
ashes ; dust |
natural_environment |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| bubidjan, bubigan (buhbi-?) |
ashes of a fire ; fire ashes |
food |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| ngaranyma- |
ask |
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Middle Clarence |
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| ngihm ba- |
ask for ; ask someone for something |
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Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| ngihmbi- |
ask for ; request ; demand |
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Middle Clarence |
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| yagay ba- |
ask someone something |
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Middle Clarence |
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| burung-burung |
asleep |
senses |
Middle Clarence |
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| wurahm |
asleep ; sleeping |
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Middle Clarence |
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| -ni, -hn, ni |
aspect markers |
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Gold Coast Tweed |
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| wule |
at all ; somewhat ; rather |
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Middle Clarence |
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| girbal |
attack, surrounding ; raid |
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Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| guhrgi- |
attract |
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Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| guhrginy |
attraction ; temptation ; lust |
senses |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| garuhgan |
aunt |
people |
Middle Clarence |
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| bamay yanbay |
Australian Pipit ; Ground Lark |
bird |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| milahny |
awake |
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Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| gawanggu |
away |
location |
Gold Coast Tweed |
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| wagar |
axe ; axe, small ; tomahawk |
artifact |
Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence |
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| galgalihgubih |
axe ; axeman |
artifact |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| mugim |
axe ; tomahawk |
artifact |
Lower Richmond, Condamine Upper Clarence |
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| ngahmar |
axe, large |
artifact |
Middle Clarence |
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| ngaragan |
axe-handle |
artifact |
Condamine Upper Clarence |
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