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Central Australian Tribes.
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Vocabulary of Central Australia
(Tribe aggregate of groups)
Tribes, being the dialect spoken &
understood by the following groups among
others. These groups *all* belong to the districts north &
west of the East West Line.
Fowlers Bay. ([xxx].
Head of Great Australian Bight (Three left or less)
Eucla area. Eucla group extinct -
Remnants of these groups now remaining along & south of the East-West Line. A few families & groups may still be found in the Ranges areas.
Boundary Dam area (North of Eucla) about [x] left _
Northern edge of Great Nullarbor Plain
Border of SA & WA (North, South, east & west of Boundary Dam) Ooldea area (all dead)
Musgrave & Everard Ranges
Mann Ranges
Petermann Ranges
Spinifex Country West of Ranges
Country towards N.W. border of South Australia
Some native names of groups:
Wonŋgai-i woŋga (woŋga - speaks, about Boundary Dam
Miinjinja Wonŋga (Near Wonŋgaii (eastern) Wonŋgaii
Maŋgunjarra or Maŋgundha Wonga. [Nr] Munjinja
Thälä or Ŋallia Woŋga. Near Maŋgundha Wonga
Ula(or) Jiwin woŋga. Ooldea Soak (all dead)
Wanbiri & Wanmaraiŋ woŋga. Nullarbor Plain (Bight)
Wija Baggani or Wijaŋga North of Maŋgunga
Gunbai-ija woŋga & Ku¯larda (hill people Border)
Bijanjarra ([Mie W with Ŋallia Munjinya [Maŋguatha]
Nyundunjarra N.W. of Ŋallia & north of Maŋgoonja
Yaŋgunjarra. Ranges area
Yagga - Ŋura woŋga, also called Yagga wirrja [bugani] & Karjilarni woŋga
Wiraŋu [woŋga] along [xxx]
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Compiled at Ooldea (East-west line) from natives whose waters stretched from Ooldea (South) to Mt Sir Henry (native name of water Uluru) on the border of SA,+ NT + from about Tarcoola east to beyond the WA border towards the Nor'West corner of South Asutralia
| Aunt (Fathers sister) | Kūn'dili |
| Aunt (Mothers sister) | nunju |
| Baby | bildir; jiji; gija; bilyi; jiji bildir (boy baby) wanyi bildir (girl baby) |
| Bachelor | inga |
| Blackfellow | waddi (Ooldea & Northern term); bādu (Boundary Dam area term); būndu (Goldfields area W. of border S.A.-W.A.) |
| Blackwoman | Kūn'ga (Ooldea & Northern Term) nyūn'na (border term) warbail (Tarcoola s.w.& Northern area) yagga, yogga (Ranges area) wia (Bight area) |
| Boy | ūla (northern term) jiji (tranges) wandi (Southern) jī'win (Ooldea) |
| Brother | Kūrda (Central) bün'anū (Southern) marria (older brother) mallain (younger) pl. Kurdararra; Kurderjarra; Kurdadharra. |
| Brother-in-law | (Central) marruju; marrudhu (Southern) |
| Child | gijja pl. gijjararra; jijijarra |
| Daughter | wanyi; ūn'dal (Central) |
| Daughter-in-law | wanyi; mingai-i; mingai-ila. |
| Father | mama; ma'main'ya |
| Father-in-law | ū'meri; Köm'muru (mothers brother) |
| Girl | wanyi; ū'gara |
| Granddaughter | Kabbarli-ūn'dal |
| Grandfather | Thamu (th. hard) (fathers father) boggali (mothers father) |
| Grandmother | Kabbarli (East & South) Kami (n.w.c) |
| Grandson | boggali ula; boggali jiji. |
| Husband | guri; (East) majji (South) waddi (Man), pl. guriyarra |
| Husbands ("temparary") | Wâliji; mülba. Nanjurarra; unarara; gurilyarra. |
| Man | Waddi; bundu; bādu; nün'ga (South) |
| Man (old) | jilbi; Kanja jilbi (beard white) |
| "Mate" | nalunga. |
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| Mother | nunju; nunjuna; nunjadi; in'ga (child calling her mother) |
| Mother sisters | nunju jarra; nungu |
| Mother-in-law | ūmeri; Kūndili (fathers sister) mingai'ila; nundularra |
| Nephew | Kadh'ana; Kadha; wandi |
| Niece | Wanyi; ūndal |
| Orphan | ji'dula |
| Sister | Kan'guru (eldest) mallain (younger) pl. kangūrūnya; |
| Sister "stock" | narrumba |
| Sister-in-law | jūari; Tham'ilba (th. hard) Wâliji (man speaking) |
| Son | Kadha; wandi; jiji; ūla; jiwin. |
| Son-in-law | ū'meri; Kadha. |
| Uncle (mothers brother) | Köm'muru |
| Fathers brothers | mä'mä |
| Virgin | Wanyi; nyi'dai'-i. |
| White Man | Waijela; wail'bela (corruption of "whitefellow") |
| White Woman | Wâ'lä burra. |
| Widow | Wârdingijja; burgudharra. |
| Widower | Wonni garri. |
| Wife | gūri; mür'dürn (S.) mār'dun (border) |
| Woman | Kūn'ga; nyūn'-na; Wār'bail; wia. |
| Woman (old) | Kūn'ga; wöm'ba (thin) |
| Groups | wonga Tha dhē'ali w of Munjinja (th hard) |
| bungalija S. of Tha dheali wonga. | |
| dhulgugudu N. of Tha dheali wonga. | |
| Miri nalgu N.W. of Tha dheali wonga. | |
| (I think this term means "Cannibal" as in C.A. miri mawgun is human flesh. Nālgor to eat - "eaters of human flesh" | |
| Bulu wonga S.W. of Thā dheala (th hard) | |
| Wonga mürda or mardu wonga near | |
| all along the same line | Mangunjarra & Munjinja |
| Bight | Wanbiri wonga |
| Eucla. | Müldal |
| Nalli-Nalli-near won gai-i | |
| N. W.? | Kalur wonga. |
| N. E. (?.) | Withabon (?) & Kajjilarn (?) |
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Some of the group waters: All in Central Australia W. of Oodhadatis Kā'tūrnūrna; Burr'guna; Wandunya; Būnja; Nōbarn; Bā'rū; Gūlbinyana; Lūnda dhana; Bunju; Bubunya; Gūlbinyana |
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| Ankle | Karrajūla; d'raijanu (also a man's name) Karrajulba |
| Arm (left) | dhambu (also left handed) yarri an'gulu |
| Arm (lower) | munjun; yarri dību. |
| Arm (right) | yarri wôg'u |
| Arm (upper) | yarri; minaguldi |
| Back | midi; mirdi; wirdabi; muju; mū'jū jā'nū |
| Back-bone | midi darrga. |
| Beard | Kanja; Kandja |
| Blind | Kūrū bamba |
| Blood | arlgulu; julgu. |
| Bone | darrga |
| Bowels | jū'ni |
| Brains | mī'mari; Katta Kōgur; Karlga. |
| Breasts | mimi; i'bi; imi; ibi nalgurnin ("breast eating" baby at breast) |
| Breath | nā-il; nā-il; birdi; nā-il; mannini nyūl manin (breathing this' nostrils) |
| Breathe, to | nā-il; nā-il; birdi; nā-il; mannini nyūl manin (breathing this' nostrils) |
| Calf of Leg | jarlba dajju, marnu. |
| Cheek | nugu; nōgō |
| Chest | birl-bir; mundurndu; narrga. |
| Chin | Karndarn. |
| Circumcision | djuri |
| Coition | mōranin (this term has a wide range is found in the S.W. of W.A.) |
| Collar bone | wilgi-wilgi. |
| Cry, to | ū'lai n'yi. |
| Drink | gabbi nalgurnin (water eating) |
| Ear | bina; kulin; |
| Eat, to | nal; |
| Elbow | nunarn; nyigo; nyigu. |
| Eyeball | Kūrū ankiri; kuru an'giri |
| Eyebrow | Kuru nyinbin; nyinbinba. |
| Eyelid | Kuru Kälga. |
| Eye | Kuru; Wardu; mel. |
| Eyed (hollow | Kuru; Kardal (eyes (in a) "grave") |
| Face | näl'ya; näla; wâ |
| Fat | burrgana |
| Fatigue | bô'gu; bôgu; allinji (resting, having a "spell") |
| Finger | märra |
| Finger (little) | marra nalli |
| Finger nail | biri; marra biri; milji. |
| Foot | jinna |
| Forehead | Wâ; Nalya. |
| Frowning | badh'a |
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| Generative Organ (female) | näm'u (male organ nambu.) |
| Gums | Kärdidi būlja |
| Hair | Kattau-ūru (hair of dead relative - nūn'gun) |
| Hand | marra |
| Head back of | nūndi nalya |
| Head | Katta; Kō'tō Kō'gō nūndi (back of head) |
| Heart beating | Kurdudu bū'da bū'dani; naail dhā waddin (naail panting; dha mouth) |
| Heart | Kūr'dudu (this word has also a wide range, & is found S W of W.A.) |
| Heel | dari; jinna anju; Karrjurr. |
| Hip bone | angal; an'kal; |
| Hunchbacked | Wirdabi būla-būla |
| Instep | jinna darrga; jinna gūl'du |
| Kidney | būnari |
| Knee | mūrdi |
| Kneecap | murdi nyinji; murdi mata; käla |
| Leg | Jalba; jal'bu |
| Lip | Tā' nyimi; tja nyimi. |
| Liver | Kam'marndi. |
| Lung | Thar'rulyu, jarrulyu |
| Menstrucation | Kūn'guru |
| Moustache | Kanja. |
| Mouth | Ta; tja |
| Mouth, roof of | Ta mükkar-mükkar |
| Muscle | marrbain; buljar; mara gūnaguna |
| Nail | biri (toe nails jinna milji; jinna biri; great toe bone - jinna nogo (foot "cheek") finger nails marra biri; nail cleaning - biri mannain. |
| Nape of neck | nundi |
| Navel | bulu; burlu. |
| Neck | unju; nūndi |
| Nose | mūla; muna; mul (dh) a (dh very of & grounded) mūlya |
| Nostril | mula win'arn. |
| Palm of the hand | marra juni (hand "stomach") |
| Penis | nambu; Kāla (sacred or secret name) |
| Perspiration | aggūri-aggūri būninyi; nagguri |
| Pregnant | junijarra; jū'nainyi; gunan-nuri; juni bulga; bilyir bibiri; kammarndi jira. |
| Placenta | dharndul. |
| Pulse | mülji warra. |
| Rib | Kandil; kanjil |
| Rump | dibu; mürnan; guna mambarn; jinti |
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| See | nagu; nau'a; nonainyi; nön'u. |
| Shin | jalba darrga. |
| Shoulder | yambil; allibiri; nandu luru; allibi; biri biri. |
| Sinew | marrbain; bidu |
| Skeleton | darrga; maw'gun darrga |
| Skin | imba; bandu; guldu; gulu,ī'raju; nyiri; il'yirdi |
| Skull | darrga; katta darrga. |
| Sleep | ango; ango narrin (lying down asleep.) |
| Smell, to | barn'di bar'ndinyi |
| Sneeze, to | nyurrju binya; mulyarinin; nyurjubin; nyujibunu |
| Snoring | nurrbin. |
| Sole of the foot | jinna juni (foot stomach) |
| Soul, spirit | Kōirdi |
| Speak, to | wonganyi; wonga; wongai-i. |
| Spit, to | thalya warninyi; wida warnin; urgal warnainyi |
| Stink, to | ūrna barndiji. |
| Stomach | juni; |
| Stomach (man's) | mūgula |
| Stomach (empty) | juni muggalain |
| Stomach (full) | juni bulga |
| Squinteyed | Kuru durrbu. |
| Subincision | Wila |
| Swallow to | Kūlgadin; munyiri; binadi. |
| Taste, to | ji-argala; ājala. |
| Testicles | dhulgurr mämmara |
| Tears | nyildi; kuru nyildi. |
| Teeth | Kardidi; anjiwarra. |
| Temple | mida-mida; nalgi. |
| Thigh | junda; Tjunda. |
| Thirsty | unju digil. |
| Throat | manyiri. |
| Thumb | mammadura; (grand father) marra nunju (grand mother) |
| Toe (little) | jinna nalli. |
| Toenail | jinna biri |
| Tongue | Thalin; jalin; Thalin (Th.hard) (This ward has also a wide range in found in S.W.A. dialects) |
| Twins | bilyi Kudharra. |
| Urinate, to | gūm'bu; urinating - gumbugu. |
| Vomit to | jundara; Käl'garli; dhulgu |
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| Vaid excrement | gunagu; gūna; |
| Walk, to | yangun dhugu; yanu, yannini. |
| Windpipe | winja mürda; nali-nali |
| Wink, to | Kuru nyumbainyi |
| Womb | Namu. |
| Wrinkle | nalya wilyu-wilyu. |
| Wrist | marra guna-guna. |
| Yawn, to | Tja-da-ardin; Tha-dardin; tha-dha-addin |
| fungus like plant | Winjinarra |
| white mushrooms | dharndu |
| mushrooms. | Mulbu |
| green mushroom | Thammuna |
| to crush seeds | Rungani |
| Fruit | mūūnya |
| like cucumber in shape | Kalgula |
| root | widuga |
| "mulga apples" | boggurda dharrulga |
| edible grubs. | Mogu |
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? ilgawara mogu. mulga boggurda mogu. mulga nauila mogu. Sandalwood bulgar mogu. native hop. bundi mogu. ? muldira mogu. acasia Kurrgu mogu. ? wanbuin mogu. ? jinnin mogu. Desert-oak? midurdu mogu. ? bürna būrū mala būrda mūndalyu Kalbari (root) Gunagandi win'gi Kuja Jundala Kurrgu windalga. |
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| Peach, native | būrn būrn |
| edible grassy plant | ar'rawin |
| creeper & pea. both edible | buya-winjulain |
| seed | Wonunu |
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warrdarrga mai - Peas of warrdarrga tree. |
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| Seeds | nalda kurrajon |
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Thanmurda ilgawara windalga guraara pods of prickly acacia Thamulyuru Wâli-yalilya Thammunara (mushrooms? Kamburara Käli wâra mâlunari (Seeds ?) |
| Animal (generic) | Kūga (meat) |
| Anteater | djal'gu |
| Bandicoot (clark banded) | Walilya; (white banded) win'da ru; wail'burd; |
| Bat | binjinarra; wirona; djuli-djuli; djalgu-djalgu |
| Blind sand burrower | ar'rujar'ruja. |
| Cat, native | ginniga; tharuna; mūlgū(feral) |
| Dingo (black) | girrga; (yellow) bilarn; |
| Dingo | ilga; babba; in'ūra |
| Dingo, female | babba nunjura |
| Dingo, male | babba mäm'ma |
| Dingo, puppy | babba gūlin (this term also in S.W. of W.A.) |
| Fox (introduced) | boggadha (corruption of "fox") |
| Horse | nan'dhu (species of evil spirit; first name applied to horses also human (heel mark on ground) |
| Kangaroo (several species) | Kanyala; Kulbir; waru; bī'gurda; mā'lu (white); bandu; murdurga (fat one) |
| Kangaroo (young in pouch) | wâru gulin (this term in S.W. of W.A.) |
| mouse | mümbain; murrja; ulgun; il'yigari |
| Opossum | Wai-'urda; djun'gu; grey opossum with young one. balganjarra |
| Porcupine (Echidna) | jirilya |
| Rabbit | gūn-münarra (name given by Ranges natives also Border. S.A.-W.A) |
| Various Sp. of "Rat" | Mulgara; balgula "dhu'yali; dharga warra; ji-albi; māla; Karr'biji; dhau'arl; bun-buin. min-gari; |
| Wallaby | Wâla; Wal'ya; midiga |
| Marsupials & others not identified | mala; Karrbiji; Kulbir; Kanyala; |
| Horse (supposed to be evil spirit) & when first seen by C.A. groups unstead horses tracks were the heel tracks of evil spirits | nandhu; nanju; |
| Bell bird | bürn bürn bū'la la |
| Bird (generic) | dhulbu; jida; julbu |
| Bird's egg | nō'gōrn; fresh bil'yul'yu |
| "Chicken" inside | dhabbun. |
| Birds' Nest | mina; buni; min'anga mana; bidi (tunnel) |
| Bird's feet | jirara; jinna |
| Bustard Wild Turkey | gibbera; n. nannurdi; n. w. wâr'durini s. bārūl northern |
| Bower Bird | ī'buru (north) |
| Butcher bird | Kūlardi |
| Cockatoo | Koggalonu; |
| Cockatoo white, Northern variety | bī'ar-bī'ar |
| Cockatoo white, Southern | yan'guna |
| Crane | Kurrjal; |
| Crow | Kaanga; wonara; milyilyi; karnga; Kalbidherra; "gūna nalgu" "excrement eater" |
| Crow, Shrike (Pied bell magpie) | bī'larl. |
| Cuckoo | Kūrr'gulin |
| Duck | gabbiyuraja; mannangurra; jū'nadhalili; jū'nabidilu. |
| Eagle Hawk | walja; also in s.w. of w.a. walau-uru; (Border) yarda. south Eucla area. |
| Emu | Kallaia: |
| Emu Wren | jirl-jirl. |
| Flycatcher | jindirr-jindirr. |
| Frogmouth (tawny) | nūni; biwi-biwi |
| Harrier, Swamp Hawk | girrgin; wâra-wâra |
| Hawk, Fish (Osprey) | Wâru-runga ("fire" bringer) |
| Hawk sparrow | wanyi-wanyi. |
| Honey eater | Juin-juin; dī'dararu; wiljarda (?) |
| Kingfisher (Sacred) | Eul; diru-diru; gū'i-gūra |
| Mallee hen | nanna murra; (Boundary Dam) Kalbin; s. nau s. & w. |
| Magpie | Kū'ra; Kurbaru. (also s.w. of w.a.) |
| Mopoke (Boobook) | Kurrgulin. |
| Native Companion | ibara (Doubtful) |
| Owl | wiradhu; wironarra; kurrgulin |
| Owlet nightjar | jurr-jurr |
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| Parrot | bādl-bādl; bulail'-bulail'; jūrin-jūrin. |
| Pigeon | Wâtu-wâtu; mürn'bila; |
| Plover | Kalla-jirr-jirr. kalla jiri-jiri |
| Robin | nyungun; waru wardadha; jumbin-jumbin |
| Shag | büngala (southern term) |
| Swallow | gūngilga (white headed) |
| Shrike Thrush | Kungara (?) wirdidarda. |
| Spotted chestnut ground thrush | mēl'ga. |
| Wattle Bird | nā'gul. |
| Wing | Kalbi; |
| feathers | narrga |
| Wren Blue | miril-yiril-yiri; |
| Wren female | minnin-minnin |
| (Bight term) | mūdi |
| Frog | näni |
| Iguana | bürna (S.) ilbaru (n.) nyindaga (n.) nyin'jiri (black iguana); milbarli (spotted long tailed); mida (banded short tailed); yūn'ga; kalda (S.) |
| Lizard ("barking") | nin-gir; wauru; gurubin |
| Lizard little | jimbin; murdin; |
| Lizard "bicycle" | Jaggal. |
| Lizard Spikebacked | nabbula; katta milga-milga |
| Lizard Moloch horridus "York devil" | min'ari its "horns" bina daldha "hump" on neck kundi daldha. |
| Scorpion | bidi gaddali |
| Snakes ganba (also mythical term for snake) | mulairnu; carrja; diru; gunanguru; gunia; warnambi; mulilga; sjambir-sjambir; dhambir-dhambir. |
| Ant (common black) | mina; wiba |
| Ant (generic) | min'a |
| Ant's nest | mina bidu; min'a kardal. |
| Ant (sergeant) | bilgur bilgur |
| Bardi (grubs.) | maw'-gu; biabirdi; lungil |
| Beetle (generic) | mīrin |
| Beetle difft species | nardala būlbūl (tunnelling beetle); būrl'darl (also a tunnelling sp.); jiririn; boggurda (sp. of mulga) mirin; nauila (sp. of mulga) mirin; il'gawarra (sp of acacia) mirin; barra birdi (large grub.) Wân burin ("native hop") mirin gildi-gildi (beetle from nauila) (grubs of most of these are eaten) gūm'ber-umbera-large flat-black beetle), also gumburi-gumburi are uses skunk like liquid when touched (gum to or-urine) |
| Blowfly | bū'bū'lē'ri būbūlēri; Kardilga. |
| Blue bush | būnda'ra |
| Butterfly | binda-binda. |
| Caterpillar | Won'ga; |
| String of Caterpillars | War'rarda |
| Caterpillars green "dancing" that feed on mulga or "gale" apples: | wiru-wiru |
| Dragonfly | wanburin. |
| Flea | būn-būn; kulu (this term has or wide range & is in S.W. of W.A. dialects) |
| Fly | umbera; um'beran'ga; būn'būn'ga(h.) |
| Grasshopper | jindilga |
| Honey ant (melophorus inflatus) | Thala; bū'rūra |
| Hornet small black | il-il. |
| Housefly | umbera |
| Louse | ji'du; jidu jurdain (lice plenty) |
| Mosquito | mila; unba; gūlga; gū'yulga |
| Moth | mirin. barlan'-barlan' (sp. of beetle or moth) |
| Praying Mantis | Wirda būngū-būngū |
| Scorpion | [See page no 60-184T] |
| Silverfish | wirbilga. |
| Spider | won'ga; imbu; kara (S.) |
| Spider's web | ūn'yi; |
| Vermin | ji'du |
| Worm | babbarga; kardilga. |
| Afternoon | Kallala; nu'nai'jä bunai |
| Ashes | Waru unu; (waru-fire) |
| Bough of a tree | yarri (also arm); nanji (small branch) yō'-ō |
| Breeze (land) | wârl'ba |
| Breeze (sea) | ulbarnil (also South wind) |
| Bush-Scrub | burna dharda; burnu dharra; warda-dhaddis |
| Cave | Karngu Caves as blowholes on Plain mūn'yün'arra |
| Clay | mürnda |
| Clay, red (ochre) | dūrdūr; mürdar (S.) |
| Clay, white pipe | gū'narn; wina |
| Clay from Ooldea water bed | bundil-bundilba. |
| Cloud | nangali (rain clouds) yuruna also tjin (Cirrus or cumulus colored & sunset) muna (cirrus clouds very high) ū'nūnda (high clouds.) gabbi jian (ragged "mare's tails"); gabbi yurrna; jundal (Sea scud; "mist" clouds off sea); il'garēri. |
| Cold | wonga birni; min'yuru; nyīn'ya (also 'ice') |
| Country ("desert") | undiri (plain) wini (plain. S. term) |
| Country (hilly) | thali (th hard); bāburr |
| Country (open) | undiri. |
| Country (stony) | abu; mū'ruil ("gibber" Plains in C.A) gibbara 'Turkey'-not "Plain" |
| Country (swampy) | bina. |
| Creek | Kā'ru runu; gab'bi ī'dara |
| Crystal (rock) | Kajju; Kojju (rock, stone.) |
| Cyclone | Wanadarra; wâlbunu jälya warnin. |
| Dark | Munanga. |
| Dawn | muna wadhun; muna bardu; mūn'al'yuru. |
| Day | Kallala; Muna Kuja bula. |
| Dew | ā'ru |
| Drizzle | yargarin; jundal. |
| Dust | mürnda |
| Duststorm | gubi gubi (also Whirlwind) |
| Early Morning | muna wingi; |
| Earth | münda; mürn'da |
| Echo | barljara mirain |
| Eclipse of moon | bira dharbonu (moon gone inside sent) |
| Evening | winyur; muna-muna; |
| Feathers (emu) | wibia; narrga; |
| Fire | waru; Kala (S. also in S.W. of W.A.) |
| Flowers | ūn'dūrn'dū; ji'durn-ji'durn; jūdūrūrū. |
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| Fungi (red) | mi-mi; ganbagura; |
| Fence or enclosure for trapping game. | bailgu |
| Fog | bu'yu (also smoke); warrga; nyin'na; aru. |
| Fire-stick | waru dhaggulyu. |
| Foliage | barrga. |
| Frost | ā'ru |
| Fruit (generic term for all vegetable & fruit foods: | mai'; būrn-būrn (quandoup) ili-ili (white quandoup) dharrulga (mulga apples") wīduga (edible root) djunga-djungu (paisoup like root) etc. |
| Fruit | [See page no 60-179T] |
| Granite | Kajju būlgan (large granite boulder or hill) |
| Grass | Kārā; būdha |
| Ground | mürnda |
| Gum, edible | dhau'-ū; minyi (sandalwood gum non-edible) gidi (spinifex gum, non edible) |
| Gum tree | nabbari; bara; yaggula (red gum) |
| Hail | abbarunu. |
| Heat | Kombainyi. |
| Hill | Thali (th hard) |
| Hole | bīdi ("vein") Kärdäl (grave) |
| Hot | Kombain |
| Hot (make it) | Kombadhu |
| Hot (it is) | Kombaji |
| Jupiter | Katta; karail. |
| Lake | Bina (also swamp, "ear" etc.) |
| Land | mürnda |
| Leaf | barrga; birdil ( |
| Lightning | nalla bimbardi; durni; binbain; gabban-gabban-nyinnin; gabban minu. |
| Limestone | bürnda; abu |
| Manna | Wömma |
| Meteor | mā'mu (ghost; evil spirit; forserer) |
| Meteor falling | bürndila |
| Midday | jindu (sun) Kallala; winyu-winyu; kallala gubal-gubal. |
| Midnight | mūna; mūn'an'ga |
| Mist | āru (also fog, frost,) |
| Moon | bī'ra |
| Moonlight | Bī'ran'gu wöggaralbin |
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| Millstone (upper) | jūnari; (lower) Wâlu. |
| Moon, waning | ī'lun (dying) bira ilun. |
| Moon waxing | bira gō'ar'rija (goarri-directly) |
| Moon full | bira būlgana; munurda murdija. |
| Morning | Munarrji; munalyuru (early morn) |
| Mountain | Thāli; warlba; ā'bu (storey mountain) |
| Mountainous Country | ā'bu (granite hills) |
| Mud | münda jula; mürnda djūla |
| Muddy | münda jula; mürnda djūla |
| Mulga (several sp.) | bög'gurda; nauila; etc. |
| Mushroom (edible) | mūl'bū; būr'di; Thäm'muna (th hard) mulbain; winjinarra; (like Thammuna) |
| Mushroom non-edible | jarndu |
| Night | Munanga. |
| Noon | Kallala. |
| Orion | nyī'runa |
| Peach, native | [See page no 60-179T] |
| Plain | ūn'diri; arruga. |
| Plant | gän'ba (also snake) |
| Pleiades | Kungara; yū'garilya; |
| Quartz | Kajju |
| Rain | gabbi; |
| Rain falling | gabbi enjel. |
| Rain (heavy) | gabbi bulgan. |
| Rainbow | jū'dironu; jūn'ju; jūr'dianu |
| Resin | bulgar minyi (sandalwood resin.) |
| Reeds | baldarbulda. |
| River | Karu (creek: no rivers in C.A.) |
| Road | yū'-ara; jin'na; jin'na yū'ara |
| Rock | ā'bu; Käj'jū. |
| Rockhole | gabbi ū'garda |
| Root, of tree | injiri; |
| Roots | Warnga; aggulyu; burnu. |
| Rush (a fibre) | būrlda-būrlda; iria; abbirda |
| Sand (white) | birin. |
| Sandalwood tree | bulgar |
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| Saltbush | guyur; bundara ("oldman" bluebush or saltbush) |
| Sandhill (white) | birin. |
| Sandhill | Thā'li; warlbu. |
| Sandplain | undiri |
| Scrub small bushes | burnu-dharra; warda-dhaddi (S.) |
| Sea | Wârna |
| Pearl-shell | Karrarr ("western" shell) Lingili (northern shell) |
| Seeds, of plants | Wön'unu (edible) |
| Shade | Karngu. |
| Sheoak | Kūli; larrja; larrdha |
| Shrub red & covering | Tharndalin; Kallaia mai (emu food) |
| Showers | yarrga. |
| Sky | gaddana; ilgari |
| Southern cross | Walja jinna (eaglehawk's foot) |
| Spinifex | bila; gubaru; dhabbaru. |
| Spinifex gum | bila minyi. |
| Spinifex thread | būr'duru (string) |
| Stars | Kattana; Katta naldha bög'garnu |
| Stone | ā'bu; Kajju |
| Sun | jindu |
| Summer | unurn |
| Summer hot | Wâru unurndu |
| Sturt Pea | gururdarn |
| Sunrise | jindu naldha büggin. |
| Sunset | jindu dharrburn; jindu dharrbinyi |
| Swamp country | bina (also 'ear') |
| Thorn | jilga |
| Thunder | ūn'dē'ri |
| Thunderstorm | ūn'dē'rin'in |
| Ti-tree | Kār(d)u (faint sound of d.) |
| To-day | goarri; jindu; munarrji |
| To-morrow | jindunga; jindu kujuba |
| Track | jinna. |
| Tree (no generic term) | yaggala (red gum) nabbari (gum) jin'nin (sp. of acacia); bundu (native hop) Thäl'yura (th hard) sp. of acacia; kūrr'gu (sp. of acacia) warrdarrga etc, etc., |
| Tree, Bark of | ilyirdi (also 'skin') |
| Tree, Gum of (edible) | dhau'-ū; non edible minyi. |
| Tree Trunk of | guldu bulga |
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| Valley | Wannari; burdi |
| Vegetable food (generic) | mai; ma (s.) |
| Venus | Katta; guldu (?) ganba (?) |
| Water | gabbi |
| Water (deep) | bidi bulga ("vein" dig) |
| Water (fresh) | gabbi balya. |
| Water (running) | gabbi warninu; gabbi yuri; gabbiī'dara |
| Water (salt) | gabbi walga-wuru; gabbi bina (swamp) |
| Water (shallow) | gabbi bidi gäddu |
| Waterhole | Kajju gabbi |
| Wattle tree | bundi |
| Weather (cold) | birni; minyuru nyin-na. |
| Weather (hot) | Kombainyi; Kombain. |
| Weather (wet) | gabbi bulga. |
| Whirlwind | gubi-gubi. |
| Wind (East) | Walba Kaggaranil |
| Wind (North) | Walba allinjerra; allinjanil |
| Wind (South) | Walba ulbarnil. |
| Wind (strong) | Kundiliri (cyclonic preceding thunderstorm) |
| Wind (West) | Wī'lu nil; walba wilurarra. |
| Yesterday | Munardu; |
| Ashes | [See page no 60-186T] |
| Blind | [See page no 60-175T] |
| Circumcision | [See page no 60-175T] |
| Drink | [See page no 60-175T] |
| Echo | [See page no 60-186T] |
| Fire-stick | [See page no 60-187T] |
| Gum, edible | [See page no 60-187T] |
| Native well | gabbi bidi ("vein") |
| Pearl-shell | [See page no 60-189T] |
| Spider's web | [See page no 60-185T] |
| Summer | [See page no 60-189T] |
| Wet | būlbi (damper too 'wet') |
| Wood | burnu; magic painted stick - Kuru (also 'eye') mūgū |
| Yam (roots edible) | Wī'duga; Kalgula; Kalbari etc., |
Stars etc.
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Ngabbobea - part of Canis major (tail ?) Eucla area
Mammaingurra (Fathers) (Orion) Eucla area.
Kara (spider) Rigel. (Eucla area)
Thani - pubic tassel: Kala (or) nambu- penis (Orion's sword & bell) Eucla dist.
Yaggaingurra (lot of woman; mother's) Pleiades (Eucla area.)
Nän'gabberla. - aldebaran (connected with yaggaingurra) Eucla area.
Warrmula (slippered men, murderers) Pisces (Eucla area)
Kammin-gammin (species of finch ?) Corona b.(Eucla area)
Kaangga (crow) Corona b.(Central Australia
Yänjungurra (Antares & part of Scorpio, Eucla area
Waru burdara; fire kungga; woman Yirgabi (boy's blood relatives C.A. at his initiation)
Both Eucla & C.A. forbid young boys to look at Scorpio
Kallaia (emu) dark spot in Milky Way. Cent. Aus.
Yinma (sacred long board shadow of board only.) dark spot in milky way. Eucla area.
Munnarn's Yuara (Munnarn's "road") part of Serpens Eucla.
Jiringa (woman with navel breasts & head) praecipe Eucla area.
Badu wudha's Kurda (brother) Rigel. Eucla area.
Waldajudi Magellan's clouds. (Wironu wonga)
Dhugurr linjiri-the cold country ('heaven') Where the dead and ingiri group go. it is west.
Kanggarara. the hot country (heaven) Wironu wongo group. where the dead go it is east.
Kūr'barū near bürna the lizard. Magpie. Southern Stars S.A. of Orion.
Kambugudha oldest sister (Aldebaran) of Mamu Kūnggara Pleiades
Kangga wibu - the 'wall' or pole by which wironu dead went to Kangarara
Babba - dog. Achernar.
jurr-jurr (owlet night jar) Canopus.
Kangga wia (Corn's mother) Aquila
Kangga's wandi (Children) delphinus
Gibbtra (turkey) Vega.
Bürno (lizards) may be the horns of the Bull:
dhūrding (club) Pointers
Walja jina (eagle's foot) Southern Cross
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