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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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