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Binyunyu of Ravensthorpe
Folio 40/29-41
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Binyunyu, f. Of Garugarunya R.H., Woonbanup hill Ravensthorpe Magisterial District
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| All marrain borunggarra (fruit) | |
| Gunan borunggarr | |
| Nyajjun borunggarr | |
| Bindurr and marrgil and bilyan | |
| Bajja (like a potato) boronggurra | |
| Burdidi and Majjirrga (gunjiri) | |
| All native vegetable foods. He had Murdarba country near Dundas road. | |
| Binyunyu was taken away by a white man at an early age and has never since returned to her native place. She has forgotten most of her own mother's dialect. | |
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| Aunt | Kūndadi, maddarn |
| Baby | Gabbarn |
| Blackfellow | Mulba |
| Blackwoman | Nyunnga |
| Boy | Wandi |
| Brother | Buyalu, walyuru |
| Brother-in-law | Walyuru |
| Child | Gabbain |
| Father | Mamalu |
| Granddaughter | Demman |
| Grandmother | Durdu-ya (own grandmother) |
| Husband | Mudija, ngammin |
| Man | Mulba |
| Mother | Yaggulu |
| Mother-in-law | Yaggulu ? |
| Nephew | Wandi |
| Niece | Wanya |
| Sister | Jurdala |
| Son | Wandi |
| Uncle | Kanggulu |
| Virgin | Wanya |
| White Man | Ngadda |
| White Woman | Ngallari yagga |
| Wife | Murdarn |
| Woman | Nyunnga |
| Ankle | Jinna biljar |
| Arm (left) | Wangu |
| Arm (lower) | Wangu |
| Armpit | Wagun |
| Arm (upper) | Nguna |
| Back | Kambu |
| Back-bone | Kambu muru |
| Beard | Nganggur |
| Blood | Bulyiri |
| Bone | Muru |
| Bowels | Kambidi |
| Breast, breasts | Bibi |
| Breathe, to | Ngaa-il |
| Calf of Leg | Balga |
| Cheek | Ngalli-ngalli |
| Chest | Murnda |
| Chin | Nganggur |
| Coition | Wabbat, nyanyi, mū-yong |
| Copulate, to | Wabbat, nyanyi, mū-yong |
| Cry, to | Milyan ngulanyi |
| Drink, to | Gabbi ngalgun, gabbi nyoljin |
| Ear | Gula |
| Eat, to | Ngalgun |
| Elbow | Kurrgun |
| Eyebrow | Mingarn |
| Eyelash | Wardu nganba |
| Eye | Mel, wardu |
| Face | Bulgi |
| Fat | Widija, kānu, kammuna |
| Fatigue | Bural, bidi bural |
| Finger | Mara |
| Finger nail | Bindi |
| Foot | Jinna |
| Forehead | Ngala |
| Generative Organ (female) | Marrgain |
| Hair | Kata birdi |
| Hand | Mara |
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| Head | Kata |
| Heart | Kurdurdu |
| Heel | Jinna mulu |
| Hip bone | Kallea |
| Instep | Jinna gambu |
| Kidney | Mardun |
| Knee | Murdi |
| Kneecap | Damban |
| Leg | Mata |
| Lip | Muni |
| Liver | Ngaldi |
| Lung | Yarrail |
| Mouth | Janguru |
| Nape of the neck | Nangga |
| Nose | Mula, mōl |
| Palm of the hand | Nara |
| Penis | Būgan |
| Perspiration, perspire, to | Narrji |
| Pregnant | Wila, wandi wila, kabbin mugala |
| Rib | Banyi darrga, banji |
| Rump | Muru, ngarngnga |
| Seeing | Nungūgin |
| Shoulder | Wilgindi, shoulder blade = nungur kalbi |
| Sinew | Bidi |
| Skeleton | Darrga nyileri |
| Skin | Binggili |
| Skull | Darrga kambu |
| Sleep | Ngurūndun |
| Smell, to | Buga |
| Sneeze, to | Nguding |
| Sole of the foot | Nara |
| Speak, to | Maia junggun |
| Spit, to | Widna |
| Stink, to | Buga |
| Stomach | Wila |
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| Tears | Wardu buga |
| Teeth | Iri, yiri |
| Temple | Bira biru |
| Thigh | Junda |
| Thirsty | Gurdu burail |
| Throat | Ngaan, gulu |
| Thumb | Mara |
| Tongue | Thallaing |
| Urinate, to | Gumbu, Excrement = guna |
| Vein | Bidi |
| Walk, to | Yangun, mata yangun |
| Windpipe | Ngain ngain |
| Wink, to | Mel ngammin |
| Wrinkle | Muggara |
| Animal (generic) | Dāj (meat food) |
| Ant-eater (Marsupial) | Jilgail, jilga murda, jilgal |
| Bandicoot | Walitch ? |
| Rabbit bandicoot | jalbu |
| Cat, native | Ngalyilyi |
| Dingo | Ngubain, ngōbain |
| Hedgehog | Biongu, bai'ongu ? |
| Kangaroo, generic | Yunggurr |
| Kangaroo Rat | Bira |
| Kangaroo, Red | Gwarl |
| Kangaroo, young, in pouch | Warrgu |
| Mouse | Nyumbun |
| Opossum | Jamma |
| Porcupine | Baiongu |
| Wallaby | Gwari yanding, wōgarl |
| Babbler | Wirrbing, julbing |
| Bee-eater (Australian) | Diru-diru |
| Bell-bird | Kulbu |
| Bird (generic) | Jida |
| Bird's egg | Wandu |
| Birds' Nest | Wibit |
| Bittern | Kūndunu |
| Bustard, Wild Turkey | Banju |
| Butcher bird | Kailgurdi, wadu wadu |
| Boobook | Warruba |
| Cockatoo, Black, white tail | Ngūlyinung |
| Crane, Blue | Ngardura |
| Crow | Wordong, wongala, kaanya, wajjiga, kala, wa |
| Duck | Ilgari |
| Duck, Mountain | Nārn |
| Eagle Hawk | Yarda |
| Emu | Jula, ngalbu |
| Emu | jardama |
| Falcon, Black-headed | Kalligurdardu (kills with spur) |
| Flycatcher (Fantail) | Jindirr-jindirr |
| Frogmouth | Jungi, gamball |
| Harrier, Swamp Hawk | Girrga |
| Hawk, Gos | Kalligurdurdu (kills turkey with spur) |
| Hawk, Sparrow | Kunggara,(small hawk) |
| King-fisher | Jilun |
| Magpie, Bell | Jimalu, jilarn |
| Magpie | Kūrbarū |
| Mopoke | Gumbail, warruba |
| Miner | Būnbūn |
| Owl | Winja |
| Parrot | Bilban, gingga, gauera, kauera |
| Pelican | Mula wirding |
| Pheasant (Gnou) | Wandu |
| Pigeon | Ganyarrga |
| Robin | Bin-oin |
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| Wattle Bird | Janggang, wūgarl |
| Frog | Bundu, little one, dūgū, big one Koggur, like a frog, but under the ground always. |
| Iguana | Kailga, karder |
| Iguana, long-tailed | Junda, kalun |
| Iguana, stump-tailed | Yurna, nyuin, kalda |
| Lizard | Jabbin (bicycle), kandarrga |
| Lizard, Horned (York Devil) | Minjin |
| Lizard, large black | Ngabbarla |
| Snake | Binma (small), dōbutch (black), mungan (spotted, yellow) |
| Ant | Wida |
| Ant (sergeant) | Ngilgiri |
| Ant (white) | Gōbo-in, gobo-ain, mulaiji,(edible) |
| Bardie (a grub) | Dhugala, dugala |
| Trees with grubs | Durdera, gunyan, jilgail, wabbaru (mallee), wa-wan (broombush), gunduling (honey-bearing tree, banksia) |
| Beetle | Guni babbula, bua-bua |
| Blowfly | Kardingga, kanda |
| Butterfly | Binja-binja |
| Bug | Mirruru |
| Cricket | Jindalga |
| Flea | Kulu |
| Fly (generic) | Nguya nguya, gunjit |
| Spider | Won-nga, jindarrga |
| Louse | Jidu |
| Cloud | Marr, marr jīgal buru (clouds spreading) |
| Cloudy | Marr, marr jīgal buru (clouds spreading) |
| Lake | Ngabbaru ; jinjia = temporary lake |
| Sea | Wongara, mambugur, bilia |
| Swamps | Binjia, binja |
| Betrothed in infancy | Kūraji |
| Coaxing (a man away) | Jung-gun |
| Coming | Yangun |
| Dead | Yam-bading |
| Doing | Mannainyi |
| Going | Yannainyi |
| Running away | Mila wabbal gadding |
| Run, to | Mila |
| I don't want it | Yanarl |
| Going straight to camp | Jurgal gulbi yannainyi |
| Taking a woman away | Jida mina wabbalgadding |
| What is it? | Ngandurning |
| You fellows eat it | Nundu ngarri ngalara |
| If Binyungu mentioned namu in Balladonia, she would be killed. | |
| Sung when girls went out with karar or bajjal :- |
Yawiljan dardala, kurdurdu marra (bis) Ganberi na wanga du du durdu, jurdu jurdu, dur dū dur dū |
| Sister and demman and one brother looks for girl. She is put on top of a lot of brothers. | |
| Wilin-ngarra, Wirrgain's brother, died at Norseman | |
| Mila, running away, mila wabbalgadding, running | |
| you fellows eat (all of you eat it) | Nūndūngarri ngal-ara |
| Norseman speech | Karri maia |
| native potato | |
| Bojja Banjun, growing near water, red berries Jalgal, fruit growing near ranges |
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