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| Folio 40/97-133 XII 2B, 4 Boordenam, f. Beereenan, f. Werdabirt m. and Boongong m. Of Bwokunbup Hill Albany Magisterial District |
| Aunt | Maan Yog |
| Baby | Koolong |
| Blackfellow | Noongar |
| Blackwoman | Noongar yog |
| Boy | Koolong |
| Brother | Ngoont |
| Brother-in-law | Ngooljarnee |
| Child | Koolong |
| Daughter | Nob |
| Daughter-in-law | Bollinjer yog |
| Father | Maam |
| Father-in-law | Konk |
| Girl | Yog burditch; a lot of young girls together = warnungur yog |
| Granddaughter | Dem |
| Grandfather | Dem |
| Grandmother | Jook, joogilyong (see "sister") |
| Grandson | Dem |
| Husband | Kord |
| Man | Noongar, meeruk |
| Mother | Ngaank |
| Mother-in-law | Maan yog |
| Nephew | Moyer |
| Niece | Moyer yog, kumburt |
| Orphan | Burnup |
| 3 | |
| Sister | Jook |
| Sister-in-law | Ngooljar yog |
| Son | Koolong |
| Son-in-law | Moyer |
| Uncle | Konk |
| Virgin | Maandee |
| White Man | Doolgoytch |
| Widow | Yeenung |
| Widower | Yeenung |
| Wife | Korda yog |
| Woman | Yog |
| Ankle | Berlok |
| Arm (left) | Maruk joor |
| Arm (lower) | Maruk |
| Arm (right) | Maruk ngwummurn |
| Arm (upper) | Warnok |
| Back | Boogal |
| Back-bone | Boogal gwej |
| Beard | Ngarnok |
| Blood | Ngoop |
| Bone | Kwej, gwej |
| Bowels | Gobbul |
| Breast, breasts | Beeb |
| Breath | Ngaa'in |
| Breathe, to | Ngaa'in |
| Calf of Leg | Wooleetch (small leg bone - joong) |
| Cheek | Kulyet |
| Chest | Ngornt |
| Chin | Ngarnok |
| Cry, to | Melyern |
| Drink, to | Ngaan ga boording |
| Ear | Dwonk |
| Eat, to | Ngaan ga boording, ngambu da |
| Elbow | Ngoy yung |
| Excrement | Kwon |
| Eyebrow | Mimbat |
| Eyelash | Melgur |
| Eye | Melgur |
| Face | Mirnitch |
| Fat | Jeerung |
| Fatigue | Yooil |
| Finger | Mar |
| Finger nail | Mar beer |
| 5 | |
| Foot | Jen |
| Forehead | Mimbat |
| Hair | Kaat mungar |
| Hand | Mar |
| Hand (left) | Mar joor |
| Hand (right) | Mar ngwunmurn |
| Head | Kaat |
| Heart | Goort |
| Heel | Mōan |
| Heel (left) | Mōan joor |
| Heel (right) | Mōan ngwunmurn |
| Hip bone | Gwelok |
| Instep | Boogal jen |
| Intestines | Burrok |
| Jaw, lower | yēt |
| Jaw, upper | yēt |
| Kidney | Joop |
| Knee | Bwonneetch |
| Legs | Maat |
| Lip | Taa |
| Liver | Maier |
| Lung | Walyee |
| Moustache | Minninj' |
| Mouth | Taa |
| Muscle | Beert |
| Nape of the neck | Naanuk |
| Navel | |
| Neck | Naanuk |
| 6 | |
| Nipple of breast | Beeb |
| Nose | Munyal |
| Penis | Wimmin |
| Perspiration | Baain |
| Perspire | Baain |
| Pregnant | Noben gutting gobbelul, nēnduk |
| Rib | Ngarril, nyummitch |
| Rump | Bai, dinnitch |
| Seeing | Jinnung |
| Shoulder | Jerdum |
| Sinew | Beert |
| Skeleton | Kwej |
| Skin | Mob |
| Skull | Kaat gwej |
| Sleep | Beejar |
| Smell, to | Moonyel |
| Sneeze, to | Jongung |
| Speak, to | Wonkur, wongur |
| Spit, to | Del |
| Stink, to | Bajjok, noort |
| Stomach | Gorbul |
| Tears | Melyern wulgur |
| Teeth | Ngorlok |
| Temple | Noorrgul yēt |
| Thigh | Towel (thigh bone = yaaj) |
| Thirsty | Wēnee gabba |
| Throat | Gwenil |
| Thumb | Mar ngaank |
| Toe | Jenna ngaank |
| Toenail | Jenna beerr |
| Tongue | Taaling |
| 7 | |
| Urinate, to | Koomp, yaaj mat |
| Vein | Beert |
| Walk, to | Burdong gēn |
| Windpipe | Gwenil |
| Wink, to | Binjungur |
| Wrist | Maruk |
| Yawn, to | Ngain, gwerdejin |
| Animal (generic) | Daaj ('meat-') |
| Bandicoot | Kwent |
| Bat | Baabil |
| Cat, native | Joodeetch |
| Dingo, female | Mwoggin, mokkin, ngaank twert |
| Dingo, male | Twert, borong |
| Dingo, puppy | Dootingur |
| Flying fox (bat) | Baabil |
| Kangaroo, generic | Yongur, warr (male and female) |
| Kangaroo, brush | Kwerr |
| Kangaroo Rat | Wal' |
| Kangaroo, young, in pouch | Jittabart dootin |
| Mouse | Tumart |
| Opossum, Black | Ngwarr |
| Opossum, Grey | Goomul |
| Opossum, Ring-tailed | Wamp, ngwaar wamp |
| Wallaby | Gwaggur |
| Wallaby, Rock | (There are tammar borungur, karl borungur, out west.) |
| Bald coot, red bill | Koolbar |
| Bird (generic) | Jert |
| Bird's egg | Noorok |
| Birds' Nest | Jert mai |
| Cockateel, Cockatoo Parrot | Dowern |
| Cockatoo (generic) | Mannitch |
| Cockatoo, Black, red tail | Karrak |
| Cockatoo, Black, white tail | Ngoolak |
| Cockatoo, white, Southern variety | Mannitch |
| Coot | Koolbar |
| Crane, Blue | Kaal |
| Crow | Wordong |
| Crow, Shrike (Squeaker) | Bēl, debana |
| Cuckoo | Kondong |
| Dove | Tollungurt |
| Duck | Ngoonern |
| Duck, Mountain | Kwarrabarnt |
| Eagle | Waalitch |
| Eagle Hawk | Waalitch |
| Emu | Wej |
| Flycatcher | Nyittungut |
| Magpie | Koorrbardee |
| Mopoke | Kondong, warap |
| Owl | Nyardunur |
| Parrot | Towern, dowern |
| Parrot, Twenty-eight | Tummeluk |
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| Pheasant | Ngaow, ngow |
| Pigeon, Blue | Mooreetch |
| Robin | Jelyup |
| Swan | Marlē |
| Wattle Bird | Dongaruk |
| Crab | Marree marree |
| Crayfish | Marree marree, goonuk |
| Fish (generic) | Daaj |
| Jewfish | Ngowil |
| Mullet | Merderung |
| Shark | Maajet |
| Frog, edible | Gweeya |
| Frog (generic) | Woolgul |
| Iguana, long-tailed | Mannur |
| Iguana, stump-tailed | Yooarn |
| Lizard (generic) | Joorong, jerrongurt |
| Snake | Waagal, kēbij, toogij norn |
| Turtle | Yaagain |
| Ant | Mookeen, kurrit |
| Ant's nest | Wooduk |
| Ant (sergeant) | Goolong |
| Ant (white) | Nest and eggs = wooduk |
| Ant (jumping) | Murramirt |
| Bardie (a grub) | Baaluk berd, mungaitch berd |
| Blowfly | Noord |
| Beetle, black | Beeler |
| Flea | Burlee |
| Fly (generic) | Noord |
| Leech | Nenim, warn |
| Louse | Kool |
| Mosquito | Ngoorgilyit |
| Spider | Karr |
| Afternoon | Karramuk |
| Atmosphere | Mar |
| Banksia | Mungaitch |
| Blackboy tree | Baaluk |
| Blossom | Noombeert |
| Bough of a tree | Gooril |
| Breeze (sea) | Ngoogul |
| Cabbage tree | Moojar |
| Christmas tree | Moojar |
| Clay | Burnik |
| Clay, red | Weelok, bwai'el, jooar |
| Clay, white | Durdar |
| Cloud | Mar koorndet, koondurt |
| Cloudy | Mar koorndet, koondurt |
| Cold | Ngeeting |
| Comet | Jindee yook goolitch geejel baagitch |
| Cone of Banksia | Meetch okul |
| Country (burnt) | Durlok |
| Country (hilly) | Kaat bullarung |
| Country (swampy) | Kowern burndilya bulla |
| Dark | Katteuk |
| Day | Benung |
| Daylight | Benung |
| Dew | Dwel |
| Dusk | Katteuk |
| Duststorm | Doolup |
| Earth, the | Boojur |
| Echo | Mai bookutch wangain |
| Evening | Kalleruk |
| Feather | Jeelok |
| Fire | Kaal |
| Fog | Dwel |
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| Forenoon | Benung |
| Frost | Delgur |
| Grass | Wotch, woitch |
| Grass tree | Baaluk |
| Ground (surface of) | Boojoor, yaal |
| Gum | Beeuk |
| Gum tree | Marree, warnt, beera |
| Heat | Jeereeal |
| Hill | Kaat |
| Hole | Domburn |
| Honeysuckle tree | Mungait |
| Jarrah tree | Jerril |
| Lake | Benjer |
| Land | Boojur |
| Leaf (shrub or tree) | Maiar |
| Lightning | Binderee |
| Midnight | Geedaluk |
| Mist | Dwel |
| Month | Meeluk |
| Moon | Meeluk |
| Moonlight | Meeukong |
| Moon, waning | Meeuk dowel |
| Moon, waxing | Meeuk korbinyuk |
| Morning | Benung |
| Mountain | Kaat |
| Mud | Joort, yaal |
| Muddy | Joort, yaal |
| Mushroom | Meedup |
| Night | Geedaluk |
| Nuts, edible | Bulwal, meetch |
| 14 | |
| Paper-bark tree | Yorl |
| Plain | Burnik |
| Pleiades | Yeerdup bullee, yeedabillee |
| Pool | Gab moordok |
| Rain | Gab |
| Rain (heavy) | Gab kowerinil |
| Rainbow | Walgurnung |
| Resin (blackboy) | Beeuk |
| Road | Maat |
| Rock | Bwai, baalup (flat rock) |
| Rockhole | Ngaamur |
| Root, of tree | Bworr |
| Running water | Gaabitch, gēbitch |
| Rush (a fibre) | Baat, gwerit |
| Sand | Yaal, yaail |
| Sandalwood tree | Wang |
| Sandhill | Yaail kaat |
| Scrub, the | Derding |
| Sea | Mammurt, wardan |
| Seeds, of plants | Kwonnert |
| Shade | Mol |
| Sheoak | Kwel |
| Shrub | Woytch |
| Star | Jindee |
| Stone | Bwai |
| Sun | Ngank |
| Sunrise | Ngaank kwej boolungain |
| Sunset | Ngaank kwej kwerit, ngank gwerding |
| Swamp country | Benjer bunk |
| Thorn | Beeruk (see "summer") |
| Thunder | Mulgar |
| Ti-tree | Yorl |
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| To-day | Ye neejin |
| To-morrow | Kuttagan |
| Track | Maat |
| Tree | Boorn |
| Tree, Bark of | Beerdit |
| Tree, Gum of | Beeiuk |
| Vegetable food | Marrin |
| Water | Gap |
| Water (deep) | Gap moordak |
| Water (fresh) | Gap gwap |
| Water (salt) | Gap werra |
| Wattle tree | Golyung |
| Weather (cold) | Ngeeting |
| Weather (hot) | Noonak, kallar |
| Whirlwind | Werlap |
| Wind (East) | Yooleroo |
| Wind (North) | Yerrbil |
| Wind (South) | Murnongur |
| Wind (West) | Kagurlung |
| Xanthorrhoea | Gweening |
| Yesterday | Yenya |
| Zamia, fruit of | Boy'wetch |
| Abduct, to | Burrong koolaading |
| Abscond, to | Burrong koolaading |
| Abundance | Bullaa |
| Abuse, to | Kaala bum goolain |
| Adultery | Mootch |
| Afraid | Wēning, wē'obbin |
| After | Durlongain |
| Aged | Maanjung |
| Alarm | Wening |
| Alive | Dordok |
| Alone | Gēn |
| Amuse, to | Kowin |
| Anger | Karrung ait |
| Another | Wam |
| Arise, to | Yeera gool |
| Ascend, to | Yeera gool |
| Ashes | Yoourt |
| Ask, to | Wongong |
| Assault, to | Werdap, bumgur |
| Astray, to go | Baargoolitch |
| At once | Gert gool, yarra gool |
| Autumn | Boornur |
| Avoid, to | Weeneetch |
| Back, to go | Kor gooling |
| Bad | Wakkin, werra |
| Bag | Goot |
| Bald | Kaata burnitch, baarnil |
| Bandy legged | Maata ngēlin |
| Barb (of spear) | Dar |
| Bark | Yorl |
| Battle | Bom gur |
| Beat, to | Bom gur wurdamar |
| Before | Kwejjat gool |
| Behind | Durlongain |
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| Belch, to | Koonda burda ? |
| Bellow | Boojurul bworolong |
| Belt | Noolburn |
| Between | Jooleep |
| Big | Goombar |
| Bite, to | Bakkan |
| Bitter | Werra |
| Black | Mowern |
| Bleed, to | Ngoop |
| Blind | Melaburt |
| Blow with the mouth, to | Bobbinin kaal |
| Blunt | Ngollaburt |
| Board, for throwing spear | Meer |
| Boast, to | Goomberung boogur |
| Body | Wejjat jaanuk |
| Bony | Kwejelur |
| Boomerang | Kēl |
| Both of us | Ngulluk |
| Break, to | Dakkarnee |
| Breath | Ngaan |
| Breathe, to | Ngaan |
| Bring me | Beerrung goolat ngan |
| Bruised | Borining, neejela borining |
| Bundle | Boonarruk, koorabok |
| Burn, to | Karl narro |
| Bury, to | Beendern neera |
| By and by | Boort |
| Camp, native | Mai, karl noongar |
| Cannibal | Noongaree ngannin |
| Carry, to, on the shoulders | Warndool āding |
| Cataract (film over eye) | Mulgar deel |
| Certainly | Kaia |
| Change, to | Yooal mun gajjerdee |
| Charcoal | Yerrgul |
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| Charm, to (by a spell) | Walburna, mabburn |
| Cheat, to | Booyaneering |
| Choke, to | Wart beening, murrok |
| Circle | Jalgoo, yardee |
| Circumcision | Jeedela; uncircumcised native = bwokkadin yoongar |
| Clasp, to | Burrong yooal gaitch |
| Clay | Yaal |
| Clay, white lime | Dardar |
| Clean | Dornt, mullong |
| Climb, to | Dandongin |
| Close (near) | Borduk |
| Club | Dowuk |
| Cold | Ngeeting |
| Come in, to | Yooal gool |
| Commence, to | Bangen gwaitch gwaitch |
| Conceal | Mai donaninj |
| Cook, to | Doogurning |
| Cooked | Doogurning |
| Cooked meat | Daaj narrerr |
| Corroboree | Ke'nirr |
| Couple | Koojal |
| Covered up | Ngabbung eeja |
| Coward | We'uk |
| Creep (to creep on game) | Marit nyinnagur |
| Crippled | Ngelin |
| Crooked | Ngelin |
| Cry, to | Waller |
| Cure, to | Mabburn |
| Cut, to, with a knife | Dabbuk worning |
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| Dance, to | Kē-nirr |
| Dead | Wē-ning, jaanuk |
| Deaf | Dwonga burt |
| Death | We-ning |
| Decay, to | Noort |
| Decayed | Noort |
| Deceit | Kwad bardip |
| Deceive | Kwad bardip |
| Deep | Moordak |
| Dense, stupid | Kara wurra |
| Depart, to | Wat' gool |
| Devil | Jaanuk, nyorleem, weern-wak (spirits like dead natives) |
| Different | Wam |
| Dig, to | Boojur beening |
| Divide | Wer wer yungin |
| Dog's tail head-dress | Dwerd daier |
| Down (short hair) | Jow' |
| Drag along, to | Burrin geerderdain |
| Dream | Wek ngoondungain |
| Dried, parched ground | Deera goolitch |
| Drink | Kowerin ngannin |
| Drown, to | Kowerin dārobitch |
| Drunk | Yowergur (beer delyeduk, rum ngarlong) |
| Dry, withered, applied to leaves | Maier |
| Dumb | Taaburt |
| Dying | Mammarda burdagain |
| Earache | Dwonga minditch, dwonga yabburdain |
| East | Koggar |
| Echo | Maia ngaianing |
| Embrace, to | Bonyining |
| Enemy | Moorurt burt (no relation) |
| Enough | Kwetch |
| Erect | Yeera yook |
| Evil spirit | Nyorlim, weern, jaanuk |
| Exchange | Yooal man yongin |
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| Fall, to | Koola ngoont |
| Far away | Booyungin |
| Fast | Yarra kool |
| Fasten, to | Boon |
| Fear | Wēuk |
| Fillet for the head | Woogarree |
| Finish, to | Bum dunnup |
| Fire-stick | Kaal boorn |
| Flame | Kaal daaling |
| Flat, to lie | Burdong gwert ngoondeen |
| Flesh (of animals) | Daaj |
| Food | Marrin |
| Food (forbidden) | Ngool gurt |
| Fresh (lately made) | Yeenyung |
| Friend | Moorurt, koobong, ngoolya |
| Full (filled up) | Moorurdur |
| Fur | Jow |
| Game, a | Waabing |
| Game (animals) | Daaj |
| Get up, to | Yeera gool |
| Ghost | Jaanuk |
| Girdle of opossum hair | Noolburn |
| Give, to | Relations gave me this = moorurtung yeengerdik |
| Go astray, to | Baar goolitch |
| Go away, to | Wat gool |
| Go back, to | Kwar goola |
| Good | Gwap |
| Good, no | Werra |
| Grave | Mort, bookal, moat |
| Grease, to | Jeerung ul naaba |
| Great | Goombar |
| Greyheaded | Jel |
| Grief | Goort werra |
| Gum, edible | Beeuk |
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| Half caste | Dornt |
| Hair stick | Yerralong jert, boorn nyeedik |
| Hair string | Woogarree |
| Hammer | Koj |
| Handle | Koj maat |
| Hard | Moordik |
| Hatchet | Koj |
| He | Bal, bala |
| Heap, a | Boonarruk |
| Hear, to | Dwonk |
| Heavy | Koorderadung |
| Her | Bal |
| Here | Neetcha, neeja |
| Hers | Balung |
| Hide, to | Dernee |
| High | Yerra yook |
| Him | Bal, bala |
| His | Bal, bala |
| Honey | Ngook |
| Hop, to | Ken da gooling |
| House | Mai |
| Humpbacked | Bookal beruk |
| Hungry | Bordinyuk |
| Hunt, to | Daaja ngurdong |
| Husband | Kord |
| I | Ngaij |
| Ill (sick) | Beruk, nundik |
| Imitate, to | Ngurraning |
| Improper | Mootch |
| Incest | Mootch |
| Initiate, to | Beerdawa |
| Itch | Yeerong, jit-jit |
| Jail | Noola gool |
| Jealous | Meenubin |
| Jealousy | Meenubin |
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| Jeer | Ngurraning |
| Jest, to | Ngurraning |
| Jump, to | Burdongain |
| Kill, to | Wardamit |
| Kiss, a | Bonyining |
| Kneel | Bwonnitch al nyin |
| Knife | Daap |
| Knock, to (down) | Bom wurda gwerding |
| Know, I | Ngai kuttik |
| Languid | Yooil |
| Large | Goombar |
| Laugh | Make young man laugh = naaja kinnung gowing |
| Laughter | Make young man laugh = naaja kinnung gowing |
| Lazy | Yooil |
| Lean (thin) | Kwejelur |
| Leave (to go away) | Wat gool |
| Lie (to lie down) | Ngoondeen |
| Lie (to tell a lie) | Gwad burdeebin |
| Lift up, to | Burring yeereeguing |
| Light (in colour) | Dornt |
| Light, fire | Karl |
| Light a fire, to | Karl doogurning |
| Listen, to | Kuttik |
| Little | Dootin |
| Living, alive | Dordok |
| Lonely | Gen |
| Long | Wooree |
| Long ago | Koorraa, koorarree |
| Long hair | Kaat mungar wooree |
| Lose, to | Karra jeerdik |
| Love, to | Koord guttuk |
| Lover | Koord guttuk |
| Lying (down) | Ngoondeen |
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| Mad | Katta werra |
| Madness | Katta werra |
| Make, to | Doogurn |
| Many | Bulla |
| Me | Ngain |
| Meat | Daaj |
| Medecine | Boyl, mulgarguttuk |
| Melt, melting | Doogurning beeuk |
| Mend, to | Bwok daaning |
| Message sticks | Boorn maandur, boorn maak (made of jerril, karree) |
| Milk | Beeb |
| Mimic, to | Ngurraning |
| Mine (my own) | Ngannung |
| Mock, to | Ngurraning |
| Monster (fabulous) | Waagul |
| Motherless | Burnup |
| My | Ngaan |
| Name | Kwel |
| Near | Borduk |
| Never | Yooat |
| No, none | Yooat |
| Noise | Maia bullering |
| North | Yabbaroo, N.W. weel |
| Nose-piercing | Moolyert |
| Nose stick | Moolyert and boorn, joong |
| Not | Yooat |
| Nothing | Yooat |
| Now (at once) | Gert gert |
| Old | Maanjung, batteetch |
| Once | Gen |
| One | Gen |
| Other | Wam |
| Our | Ngullong |
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| Pain | Mindik, beruk |
| Paint, to | Nabbin |
| Pair | Koojal |
| Pant, to | Ngaain |
| Panting | Ngaain |
| Passion | Bookur, karruring |
| Path (track) | Maat |
| Peaceable | Berduk |
| Pearl-shell | Beedawa |
| Peeled stick | Boorn nyeedik |
| Perhaps | Kubbin |
| Pierce, to | Geej'el_doning |
| Pinch, to | Maruk, beening |
| Pinion (wing) | Nyeel |
| Play, to | Wabbin |
| Playing | Wabbin |
| Pleased, to be | Goort gwab |
| Plenty | Bulla |
| Pluck out feathers, to | Jeeduk mulling |
| Plume, a | Jert jeeduk |
| Point, pointed | Waarungul |
| Poise, to (spear) | We'un-ga'ing |
| Pole (rod or stick) | Boorn |
| Pound, to (to beat up) | Kent |
| Pounding roots | Doordongal boming |
| Powerful | Moordeetch |
| Pretty | Gwap |
| Proper | Gwap |
| Provisions | Marrin, daaj |
| Pull, to | Mulling |
| Pursue, to | Yerraring maata kool jinnong |
| Putrid | Bajjok |
| Quick, quickly (get) | Yarda gool, gertgert gool, gert burrong |
| Quiet | Dabbukan gool |
| Quietly | Dabbukan gool |
| Quit, yo | Wat gool |
| Quiver, to | Kwerring |
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| Raise, to | Yerra gool |
| Raw | Dardal |
| Red | Weeluk |
| Refuse, to | Yooat |
| Rejoice, to | Goort gwab |
| Relate, to | Kwad barreebing ? |
| Related, to be | |
| Relation, a | Moorurt |
| Relationship | Moorurtung |
| Rob, to | Koodee burrong |
| Rogue | Kwalberong |
| Rot, to | Bajjok |
| Rub, to | Nabbing |
| Rug | Bwoka |
| Run away, to | Woot barda gooling |
| Run, to | Barda gooling |
| Sad | Goort werra |
| Scab | Yoorla beej |
| Scar | Ngamburn |
| Scrape, to | Deel |
| Scratch, to | Nyeerong |
| See, to | Jinnung |
| Shadow | Mol |
| Shake, to | Kwejja nunning |
| Sharp (edge), a | maangur |
| Sharp (point) | maangur |
| Shavings | Nyeenjeen, yanjit |
| She | Bal |
| Shield | Woornda |
| Short | Kwerrurt |
| Shouting | Bookutch koordongin |
| Sick (ill) | Beruk |
| Side, the | Ngarril |
| Silent, to be | Dat nyin |
| Silly | Kaat werra |
| 26 | |
| Sinews of kangaroo's tail | Beet |
| Sing, to | Eeta |
| Single | Gen |
| Sit down, to | Nyin |
| Skewer | Boorn |
| Slippery | Kaagul-kaagul |
| Slow | Dabbukan; walk slowly = dabbukgool |
| Slowly | Dabbukan; walk slowly = dabbukgool |
| Sly | Barda-bardup |
| Small piece, a | Jeerabart |
| Little bit give | nabbin yung |
| Biggest bit you | wendung noonok |
| Smear, to | Naabin |
| Smile, to | Kowinj, jinnung gowinj |
| Smoke, of fires | Booee, kaal booee |
| Soft | Goonyok |
| Song | Eeta |
| Sorcery | Boyl |
| Sorrow | Goort werra |
| South | Murnong, meenung |
| Spear (generic term) | Geej |
| Spear (hunting) | Geej boordin |
| Spear, to throw a | Geej gwerding |
| Spear (war) | Boordin |
| Spider's web | Kaar mai (on tree = boolgul) |
| Spill, to | Burrong daaning |
| Spin, to (weave) | Noolburn, bom |
| Spring (season of) | Jilba (between winter and spring = meenungullee) |
| Spring (native well) | Ngammar ? |
| Squeezing | Burrong been inj |
| Stalking game | Daaj ngurdongin |
| Stand, to | Yarra kool |
| Stare at, to | Karrungal kool-kool |
| Steal, to | Koodee burrong, ngaana koolee |
| Stick | Boorn |
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| Sting | Karrung guttuk |
| Stop! | Dat yung |
| Straight | Yarra gool |
| Stranger | Booyung |
| Strangle, to | Murrak bum |
| Strength | Moordeetch |
| Strike, to | Bom |
| Stun, to | Werda |
| Sufficient | Kwaitch |
| Sugar | Yaail (see "sand") |
| Sulky (cross) | Garrung |
| Summer | Beeruk |
| Surround, to | Yongar wat kaabeen |
| Sweat | Baan |
| Swell, to | Bool goolik |
| Swim, to | Kowerin wabba |
| Tall | Wooree |
| Tattoo, to | Ngamban |
| Tear, to | Jerran |
| Tease, to | Eetar dongin |
| Tell me | Wonga |
| There | Bookuj |
| Thrash, to | Bom |
| Three | Mo' murding |
| Through, pierced | Ngala ngin boolok goolitch |
| Throw, to | Gwerditch |
| Throwing board | Meer |
| Tickle, to | Joober doning |
| Ticklish | Joober doning |
| Tired | Yooil |
| Together | Ngulluk (all staying together = dunjungarra, ngulluk koojal - we two together) |
| Tomahawk | Koj |
| Track (footprint) | Maat |
| Track, to | Jen bulongin |
| Trackless | Yooat |
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| Traveller | Booyung |
| Tuft (ornamental) | Wej yenjee |
| Two | Koojal |
| Ugly | Minya werra wakkin |
| Uncooked meat | Daaj dardal |
| Under | Bwurr eejin |
| Underneath | Bwurr eejin |
| Understand, to | Kuttik |
| Unknown | Booyung |
| Upside down | Ngardeebulla eejin |
| Us, we | Ngullagung, ngunnitch |
| Very bad | Wakkin |
| Very good | Gwabbamitch |
| Vessels (bark, etc) | Yorl |
| Wait, to | Dat kumbin |
| Wander, to (off the right track) | Baara gool |
| Wasted | Kwejalur |
| Weighty (heavy) | Koorderaduk |
| West | Murrok, ngurdee, ngurder gwerder |
| What | Naajuk, naaj |
| Where | Winjal, jel, wa |
| Which | Yaarn |
| Whistle | Daaling winjil |
| White | Dardar, dornt |
| Who | Ngeen (Who you bring (with you) = yinnok ngeena burrong) |
| Why | Yarn |
| Wicked | Werra, wakkin |
| Wild native | Booyung, wam |
| Winter | Mokur |
| Witchcraft | Boyl |
| Wood | Boorn |
| Wound, to | Bam burrong eej |
| Wounded | Bam burrong eej |
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| Yam-stick | Wan |
| Yellow | Kaanjin |
| Yes | Kaia |
| You | Yinnok, yinda |
| Young | Koolong, koolamaddee |
| Young (of animals) | Dooting |
| Your | Nyinnong, |
| Yours | Nyinnong, |
| 5. Native modes of burial in district? | Reclining head towards the west, feet towards the east, Now feet north yabbaroo way and head south or east meenung way. |
| 2. Names of weapons, implements, utensils, etc.? |
Kel made of jamwood Woonda made of jarril "Shields" only made or bardera for decorative purpose in Kening (Dances) Meero made of jarril and karree |
| 3. Extent or tribal country? | Jeejilup, Ngowijerup, Bridgetwon, Beerinam country, Geordee's Forest Hill, Jillung's Forest Hill, Wirtaburt, Yooerlup, between Mt. Barker and Albany. |
| 7. Names of weapons, implements, and domestic utensils in district? | |
| 16. Extent of tribal country, and approximate number of natives in district? | |
| 17. Native names of tribes in district? | Weelabandee (Beereenan), Meenung, all the rest. |
| 20. Do the tribes meet at any distant places for exchange or barter? | They meet at Tenterden frequently, & other places where they attended special Kē-ning (Dances) |
| 6. Native foods in district? | Kwardingin, katskat, etc. yook. |
| 7. Are any instances known of the natives boiling their food? | No. |
| 8. Is cannibalism known to exist in district? | No. |
| 9. What woods are used in making fire by friction? | Wooljup. |
| 21. Native foods in district? How obtained, prepared, and named? | |
| 24. What woods are used in making fire by friction? Describe method? | |
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| 25. Method of obtaining water from trees, roots, etc.? | Marree and warnt |
| 27. Native belief in ghosts, or a future state?? | Jaanuk, nyorleem. |
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