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Indar, m., Joowel, m., Baiungan, f., Meerungup Of Mandooboornup, Frenchman's Peak (Indar's grandfather's place), Joowel of Kabbee kail = Esperance, Baiungan of Banjelungup = Bremer Bay all dead Esperance Magisterial District
| Indar, Joowel & Baiungan of Esperance |
| Aunt | Maam yog |
| Baby | Gooning |
| Blackfellow | Noongar |
| Blackwoman | Yog |
| Boy | Koolong |
| Brother | Ngoont |
| Brother-in-law | Ngooljar |
| Child | Nob |
| Daughter | Kwerrurt, nob, kanjeer |
| Daughter-in-law | Moyer yog, kumberuk, ngammukmun |
| Father | Maam |
| Father-in-law | Kong', konk, kongan |
| Girl | Murrangur, demmangur |
| Granddaughter | Murrangur, demmangur |
| Grandfather | Murrangur, demmangur |
| Grandmother | Murrangur, demmangur |
| Grandson | Murrangur, demmangur |
| Husband | Kord |
| Man | Yoongar, noongar |
| Mother | Kaiung, kan, ngangan |
| Mother-in-law | Maam yog |
| Nephew | Moyer |
| Niece | Kumberuk, ngammukmun |
| Orphan | Burnap |
| Sister | Jook, joogan |
| Sister-in-law | Ngooljar, yog |
| Son | Koolong |
| Son-in-law | Moyer |
| Uncle | Kong, kongan |
| White Man | Jannuk, ngaata, ngooyoower |
| White Woman | Jannuk yog |
| Widow | Yeenung |
| Wife | Kord |
| Young man | Maandee murnong |
| Ankle | Darnt |
| Arm (left) | Maruk joor |
| Arm (lower) | Maruk |
| Arm (right) | Maruk ngwoonun |
| Arm (upper) | Warnok |
| Back | Boogal, ngoler |
| Beard | Ngarnuk |
| Blood | Ngoop |
| Bone | Kwej |
| Bowels | Gobbul, koolya |
| Breast, breasts | Beeb |
| Calf of Leg | Woolaitch |
| Cheek | Ngungalur |
| Chest | Ngornt |
| Chin | Ngarnuk |
| Cry, to | Mēling |
| Drink, to | Gab ngannin |
| Ear | Twonk |
| Eat, to | Ngannin |
| Elbow | Ngoy' |
| Eyebrow | Mimbat, mimban |
| Eyelash | Meeal jint |
| Eye | Meeal |
| Face | Baap |
| Fat | Jerrong |
| Finger | Mar |
| Finger nail | Mar beer |
| Foot | Jen |
| Forehead | Baap |
| Gums | Ngoongan |
| Hair | Ngornt |
| Hand | Mar |
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| Heart | Goort |
| Heel | Mon |
| Hip bone | Gweluk |
| Instep | Jen ngolor |
| Kidney | Joop |
| Knee | Bwoneej |
| Leg | Maat |
| Lip | Min |
| Liver | Moyer |
| Lung | Walyel |
| Moustache | Meening |
| Mouth | Taa |
| Muscle | Beet, yaaling |
| Nape of the neck | Naanuk kwej |
| Navel | |
| Neck | Naanuk |
| Nipple of breast | Beeb mool |
| Nose | Mool |
| Perspiration | Goongar |
| Perspire | Goongar |
| Rib | Ngarril |
| Seeing | Jennung |
| Shoulder | Moonk |
| Sinew | Yaaling |
| Skeleton | Kwej |
| Skin | Bwoggurt |
| Skull | Kaat kwej |
| Sleep | Ngogut |
| Sneeze, to | Mool wangin |
| Speak, to | Wongain, wongin |
| Spit, to | Jel |
| Stink, to | Beejuk |
| Stomach | Gobbul |
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| Tears | Melyin |
| Teeth | Ngorlok |
| Temple | Dwonga mullitch |
| Thigh | Towel (groin = woond) |
| Thirsty | Gab geean |
| Throat | Wurd |
| Thumb | Mar ngank |
| Toe | Jen ngank |
| Toenail | Jen bur |
| Tongue | Taalung |
| Walk, to | Jenna kooling |
| Windpipe | Derrart |
| Wink, to | Mel birrabin |
| Wrist | Maruk |
| Yawn, to | Ngaain |
| Animal (generic) | Daaj |
| Bandicoot | Kwent |
| Bat | Dardil |
| Cat, native | Jooteetch |
| Dingo, female | Ngaiam |
| Dingo, male | Mooyeluk maam or mooyelur |
| Dingo, puppy | Moogin |
| Kangaroo, generic | Yongar, warr (male and female) |
| Kangaroo, brush | Kwurr |
| Kangaroo Rat | Wal' |
| Kangaroo, young, in pouch | Dooting, ngannup |
| Mouse | Garrbeej |
| Opossum, Black | Waarmp |
| Opossum, Grey | Goomal |
| Opossum, Ring-tailed | Wardar, waarmp |
| Porpoise | Dwerdagwunnert |
| Seal | Balgurt |
| Wallaby | Tammar, wal' |
| Albatross | Jabbin jabbin ? |
| Bald coot, red bill | Moolar |
| Bird (generic) | Jert |
| Bird's egg | Nooruk |
| Birds' Nest | Jert mai |
| Bustard, Wild Turkey | Koolee |
| Cockatoo (generic) | Mannitch |
| Cockatoo, Black, red tail | Karrē |
| Cockatoo, Black, white tail | Ngoola |
| Cockatoo, white, Southern variety | Mannitch |
| Coot | Moolar |
| Cormorant | Goomain |
| Crane, Blue | Boolong |
| Crow | Wordong |
| Crow, Shrike (Squeaker) | Jabbin |
| Curlew | Dordep |
| Duck (generic) | Ngworin |
| Duck, Grey or black | Yēt |
| Duck, Mountain | Nyemeruk |
| Eagle | Wa-leej, walleetch |
| Eagle Hawk | Wa-leej, walleetch |
| Emu | Wej, kaale |
| Flycatcher (Wagtail) | Jittee jittee |
| Goose, Cape Barren | Beebeeb |
| Gull | Jeera |
| Harrier, Swamp Hawk | Warrup |
| Hawk, Fish (Osprey) | Kailagud |
| Hawk, Sparrow | Karrgain |
| Magpie | Koorrbarree |
| Mopoke | Kormbrain |
| Mutton bird | Yowlee, joorajoora |
| Owl | Minnar |
| Parrot | Doonart |
| Parrot, Rosella | Dittong |
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| Pelican | Bullarrbung |
| Penguin | Joolita |
| Pheasant (Ngou) | Ngow |
| Pigeon | Ngēmbin |
| Robin | Kaamining |
| Shag | Kardagurt |
| Snipe | Deed' |
| Swamp-hen, Coot | Moolar |
| Swan | Weelur, weeler |
| Teal | Kalyung |
| Wattle Bird | Bootulum |
| Catfish | Yojjerdee |
| Crab | Marrin |
| Fish (generic) | Taaj |
| Flatfish | Bardil |
| Flounder | Bardil |
| Groper | Ngowil, kojjung-kojjung |
| Kingfish | Jarrjinnung |
| Mullet | Merderung |
| Parrotfish | Gilbitch |
| Rock Cod | Dowil |
| Salmon | Ngarree |
| Schnapper | Yollee ombula |
| Shark | Majjet, doolum |
| Silver Bream | Barndee |
| Stingray | Kon bilya |
| Frog, edible | Gooya |
| Frog, large green | Kaagurt, gooya |
| Iguana (generic) | Kardar |
| Iguana, green (little) | Yonding |
| Iguana, long-tailed | Kardar |
| Iguana, stump-tailed | Yooern |
| Lizard (generic) | Joomain, kaating |
| Lizard, large black | Joondrain |
| Scorpion | Tcharril |
| Snake | Doobitch, norn, woggal, minyel (4 species) |
| Turtle | Yaggain |
| Ant | Karr |
| Ant (sergeant) | Jarril |
| Ant (white) | Weet |
| Bardie (grub) | Bardee |
| Beetle | Jeddalung |
| Blowfly | Noort |
| Butterfly | Boornarr |
| Flea | Gool |
| Fly (generic) | Noort |
| Grasshopper | Jiddil |
| Leech | Nēnim |
| Louse | Kool |
| Mosquito | Gooyung-gooyung |
| Spider | Yooka, yooga |
| Afternoon | Karl ye duk |
| Atmosphere | Marr |
| Banksia | Mungit |
| Blackboy tree | Baaluk, ween |
| Bush (the wild country) | Gooril |
| Cabbage tree | Moojar |
| Cave | Yerr |
| Christmas tree | Moojar |
| Clay | Yaail, burneej |
| Clay, red | Weeluk, murdar |
| Clay, white | Kanjin |
| Cloud | Mar |
| Cloudy | Mar |
| Cold | Ngeeting |
| Cone of Banksia | Mungit meetch |
| Country (hilly) | Boy' kaat |
| Country (stony) | Boy boojur |
| Country (swampy) | Boojur werril |
| Creek | Beel |
| Dark | Kutteeuk, murderuk |
| Dew | Dwolya, dwel |
| Duststorm | Gooring gooring |
| Earth, the | Boojur |
| Echo | Konda, maia kor gooling |
| Evening | Kutteeuk |
| Feather | Ngoornt, ngornt |
| Fig (Native) | Bēn |
| Fire | Kal, millurn (Bremer Bay) |
| Fog | Dwel |
| Frost | Kandil birdee |
| Granite | Kojjela, boy' |
| Grass | Jelub |
| Gum | Baaluk |
| Gum tree | Marree, gooreetch, moorup |
| Hill | Kaat |
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| Hole | Ballung |
| Island | Koobitch |
| Jarrah tree | Dooat |
| Land | Boojar |
| Lightning | Eet' |
| Meteor | Karrung |
| Month | Yoween |
| Moon | Yoween |
| Moonlight | Yoween gurril |
| Moon, waning | Yoween wening |
| Moon, waxing | Yoween dowel |
| Morning | Benung |
| Mud | Babbil |
| Muddy | Babbil |
| Mushroom | Ngoonyok |
| Night | Murderuk |
| Orion | Nyungar eetman (Orion's Belt) |
| Paper-bark tree | Yorl, yoombitch |
| Plain | Kwonkan |
| Pleiades | Yowerung, danagurt, yoggalgurra |
| Pool | Gab mool |
| Rain | Gab dabbat, kowin |
| Rainbow | Goo'at |
| River | Beel |
| Road | Munyed |
| Rock | Boya |
| Root, of tree | Beet |
| Sand | Yaail |
| Sandalwood tree | Waang |
| Sandplain | Kwonkan |
| Scrub, the | Wa |
| Sea, the | Waddarn, maamgurt |
| Sea-weed | Wurlok |
| Shade | Nol |
| Sheoak | Kwel, boorok |
| Sky | Mar |
| Star | Warrid, toor, door |
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| Stone | Boy' |
| Sun | Ngaiam, ngank |
| Sunrise | Ngaiam doowering |
| Sunset | Ngaiam gwerding |
| Thunder | Mulgar, gab maam |
| Tide | Gab wening (ebb), gab yooal gooling (flow) |
| Ti-tree | Yorl, yoombitch |
| To-day | Yē |
| To-morrow | Benung |
| Track | Munyed |
| Tree | Boorn |
| Tree, Bark of | Ngoorl |
| Tree, Gum of | Yooer |
| Vegetable food | Marrin |
| Water | Gab |
| Water (deep) | Gabmoordok |
| Water (fresh) | Gab gwab |
| Water (running) | Beel |
| Water (salt) | Gab werra |
| Waterhole | Gab mool |
| Whirlwind | Gooring gooring |
| Wind (East) | Yallamber |
| Wind (North) | Wardee |
| Wind (South) | Yoolur |
| Wind (West) | Weereed |
| Yam | Joobok |
| Yesterday | Karril yeedo |
| Zamia, fruit of | Ngooer ? |
| Abduct, to | Burrong gutting |
| Abscond, to | Meela gooling |
| Abundance | Bulla, boola |
| Abuse, to | Garrung goombar |
| Adultery | Mootch, kaata beela koolerr |
| Afraid | Waiening |
| After | Woola |
| Alarm | Waiening |
| Alive | Dordok |
| Alone | Gen |
| Amuse, to | Kowin |
| Anger, to be angry | Karrung |
| Another | Wam |
| Approach, to | Yooal gool |
| Arise, to | Yeera gool |
| Ashes | Yooerl |
| Ask, to | Wongee |
| Assault, to | Bom |
| Go astray, to | Bar_eedee |
| Autumn | Boornar |
| At once | Kaitan gool |
| Avoid, to | Ngooluk |
| Back, to go | Kor gool |
| Bad | Minditch (sick) |
| Bag | Koot, baarin |
| Bald | Kaata bamp |
| Bandy legged | Maata ngelin |
| Barb of a spear | Mungar |
| Bare | Bwogga burt |
| Bark | Yorl |
| Battle | Geej meer baggajin |
| Beat, to | Bom |
| Before | Kwejjung gool |
| Belt | Noolburn |
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| Between | Kaat nyinning |
| Big | Goombar |
| Bite, to | Baaganing |
| Black | Mower |
| Bleed, to | Mop goombar |
| Blind | Woolyungur, meeal weddee |
| Blow with the mouth, to | Ngaain |
| Blunt | Doot' |
| Board, for throwing spear | Meer bilyanu, handle = dwont |
| Boast, to | Wandungin |
| Body (dead) | Noitch, noytch |
| Bony | Kwejewerra |
| Boomerang | Kail |
| Both of us (we) | Ngunnaitch; we (husband and wife) = ngunneeuk |
| Brave | Waienburt |
| Break, to | Diggenung |
| Bring me | Yooal burrong |
| Bundle | Boonarruk |
| Burn, to | Kal wooruk narrinyee |
| Bury, to | Ngolyuk |
| By and by | Boorda |
| Camp, native | Kala, kaal |
| Camp, white man's | Ngow'ut |
| Cannibal | Daaj nganning, jangara |
| Carry, to, on the shoulders | Darnuk; one the neck = goongok |
| Certainly | Kaia |
| Change, to | Manja bom |
| Charcoal | Kob |
| Charm, to (by a spell) | Mulgar eejin |
| Cheat, to | Werra |
| Choke, to | Joogungur |
| Cinder | Kal beedel, mēlurn |
| Circle | Weendilya |
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| Clay, white lime | Dorum |
| Climb, to | Dandongin |
| Close (near) | Bordok |
| Club | Weeardoo |
| Come in, to | Yooal gool |
| Conceal, to | Mondagurt |
| Construct, to | Kont, yoorong burrongit |
| Contest, a | Bakka jellugun, dellungullain |
| Cook, to | Daaj doogurn eejellee |
| Cooked meat | Kwejjung doogular |
| Corroboree | Kēna wab |
| Couple | Koojee |
| Covered | Joonbungeej |
| Coward | Weuk, wattaminning |
| Creep (to creep on game) | Wan innin yee |
| Crippled | Wuddee, maata woodee |
| Crooked | Wuddee, maata woodee |
| Cry, to | Melyin, welin |
| Cure, to | Melgur, mulgar |
| Dance, to | Ken wab |
| Dead | Wen ngoondee |
| Deaf | Twongaburt |
| Death | Wen |
| Decay, to | Noort |
| Decayed | Noort |
| Deceive | Bardeebin |
| Deep | Moordak |
| Dense, stupid | Kaata werra |
| Depart, to | Wat gool, bongul |
| Devil (spirit) | Jannuk, ngoytch, belyet, naagobur, woorrbeen, nyooleem, mooeluk, wooern (spirit of recent dead) |
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| Divide, to | Ngaanat yung |
| Dog's tail head-dress | Dwert daier |
| Down (below) | Daain, dooran |
| Down (short hair) | Joomber |
| Dread, to | Waien |
| Dream | Wenyungundee |
| Dried, parched ground | Darrgul, meenj |
| Drink | Kaiap ngannin |
| Drown, to | Daarubin |
| Drunk | Mallar |
| Dumb | Maia burt |
| Earache | Twonk minditch |
| East | Murnong, yallumer, wardagoning |
| Echo | Waagin, maia weling |
| Egg | Nooruk |
| Enough | Kwaitch, kwetch |
| Erect | Yeera yuk |
| Evil spirit | Jannuk, nyooleem, etc. |
| Exchange | Ngulla yunguna gurt = we give and give |
| Family or tribe | Moorurt |
| Far away | Woorarr; country far off = mooruk karda kart nyin |
| Fast | Kart kool yaaruk |
| Fasten, to | Woolong goolattoo |
| Fillet for the head | Ngoobar daree, beera |
| Fire-stick | Kaat boorn |
| Flame | Kaal daaling = fire tongue |
| Flat, to lie | Ngollera ngoordin |
| Flesh (of animals) | Taaj |
| Food (forbidden) | Ngooluk nyin |
| Fresh (lately made) | Deel, yeeagur |
| Friend | Beerding, beerdungarra |
| Friendly | Beerding, beerdungarra |
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| Fur | Joomber |
| Game, a | Wabbalong |
| Game (animals) | Taaj |
| Get up, to | Yeera gool |
| Ghost | Jaanuk, nyoolim, mooeluk |
| Giddy | Meeal gēning (eyes dancing) |
| Girdle of opossum hair | Woondo |
| Give, to | Yungin |
| Go astray, to | Berragan gool |
| Go away, to | Wat-o-gool bongul |
| Go back, to | Kor gooling |
| Good | Kwab |
| Good, no | Werra, weddee |
| Gorge (to overfeed) | Goombaitch bagganing |
| Grave | Mot |
| Grease, to | Jeerungul naabin |
| Great | Goombar |
| Greyheaded | Jerdaluk |
| Grief | Goord wedee, goord weddee |
| Gum, edible | Mēn |
| Half caste | Ngillart |
| Hair stick | Nyinjit, murra murra |
| Half | Bart, yinnok bart ngan bart (You half, I half) |
| Hammer (native) | Koj, balbreet |
| Handle | Koj boorn |
| Handsome | Gwabbaduk |
| Hard | Moordeetch |
| Hatchet | Koj |
| He | Bal |
| Head-cover | Kaat booka |
| Heap, a | Kootabok |
| Hear, to | Twonk |
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| Heavy | Goombar, wendung |
| Her | Bal |
| Here | Neeja, neejuk |
| Hers | Balung, bo-low-era |
| Him | Bal |
| His | Bal |
| Honey | Ngōk, ngoo'ok |
| Hop, to | Doort gooling |
| House | Maia |
| Humpbacked | Goongo goombar |
| Hungry | Bordinyuk, weereet |
| Husband | Kord |
| I | Ngain |
| Idle | Damma binyuk |
| Imitate, to | Bardeebinyee, ngurranyee |
| Improper | Boyer, jeerit jeerit, moojung, kallaree |
| Initiate, to | Ngoolya winnee (going "beedawa") |
| Itch | Beening |
| Jealous | Meena Meenin; what are you jealous of? = Ngaanil il doogurning. Running after foreign women = Booyininning gooling |
| Kangaroo | Yongar |
| Kill, to | Geej-el-don |
| Kiss | Bonyin (kissing = bonyinning) |
| Kneel | Bwoneej don nyin |
| Knife | Daap |
| Knock, to (down) | Baam ngabbung |
| Know, to | Kutteen |
| Languid | Daam abbee |
| Large | Goombar |
| Laugh | Kowin, kwet-a-kow |
| Lean (thin) | Jerralburt maaril |
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| Lie (to lie down) | Noogut ngoorndeen |
| Lie (to tell a lie) | Bardeebin |
| Lift up, to | Burrong yeera gain |
| Light, fire | Kaal |
| Listen, to | Ngan kuttitch |
| Little | Naagul goonin |
| Living | Dordok abin |
| Lonely | Gen |
| Long | Wooree |
| Long ago | Koorraa |
| Long hair | Kaata wooree; hair cutting ceremony = kaat weerdendee |
| Long time | Koorraa |
| Lose, to | Batta nyin a gool |
| Love, to | Barna dak gooling, beebul-a-duk |
| Lover | Barna dak gooling, beebul-a-duk |
| Lying (down) | Bol beejar ngoondee |
| Mad | Dwonga burdup goolee |
| Madness | Dwonga burdup goolee |
| Many | Bulla, boola |
| Master, a | Noongaruk beederr (nyungar boss) |
| Me | Ngainya |
| Meat | Taaj |
| Melt, to | Baalung yong, doogurn yong |
| Mend, to | Daaning |
| Message sticks | Born yung, murding maak |
| Middle | Kaat nyeening, kaata nyeening |
| Mine (my own) | Alle ngan, ngan |
| Mix, to | Weedangin, weedongin |
| Monster (fabulous) | Winneejung koo-ont, kwont |
| My | Ngan |
| Naked | Bwogga burt |
| Name | Kwel |
| Near | Bordukan |
| No | Yooat keen |
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| North | Yabbaroo, N.W. = wardee, wanmala, marruk |
| Nose-piercing | Mool doordaru |
| Nose stick | Mool boorn |
| Nothing | Yooat, keen |
| Now (at once) | Gert gert |
| Old | Manyung |
| One | Kain, gain |
| Other | Waam |
| Our | Ngail (our stock = ngail mat) |
| Perhaps | Kubbain |
| Plain | Kwonkan |
| Powerful | Moorditch |
| Relation, a | Kalleebur, moorurt |
| Relationship | Moorurt mat |
| Run, to | Yarrak |
| Shy | Weerweerung, kaanya, goorndap baap |
| Sing, to | Mai wangan-yee |
| Slow | Dabbukan |
| Smoke, of fires | Booee |
| South | Ngardee, doorung, ngardee meenung |
| Spear (hunting) | Geej |
| Spring (season of) | Jilba, jilb' |
| Stick | Boorn |
| Stranger | Maialwak, booyung |
| Strangle, to | Warragur, murreegur |
| Strong | Moordeetch |
| Summer | Beeruk, wardanuk |
| That | Alle |
| Their | Bolong |
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| Three | Mardin, mo |
| Throwing board | Wommera, meer |
| Two | Koojal, koojeen |
| Uncooked meat | Daaj dēlyik |
| West | Winning, weereed, boolee-beelee |
| Winter | Mōgur |
| Yes | Kaia |
| You | Noonda, nyoonda |
| Your | Nyoonduk, nyinnok |
| Yours | Nyoonduk, nyinnok |
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