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| Aunt | Maam yog, woondungutting term used in calling aunt, ngai |
| Baby | Gooin |
| Blackfellow | Noongar |
| Blackwoman | Yog |
| Boy | Koolong |
| Brother | Ngoont |
| Brother-in-law | Ngooljar |
| Child | Nob |
| Daughter | Kowat = youngest, kwerrurt = oldest |
| Daughter-in-law | Moyer yog |
| Father | Maam |
| Father-in-law | Konk |
| Girl | Birndee |
| Grandfather | Dem |
| Grandmother | Jook |
| Husband | Kord |
| Man | Noongar |
| Mother | 'Kan, ngank |
| Mother-in-law | Maam yog |
| Nephew | Moyer |
| Niece | Moyer yog |
| Orphan | Burnap |
| Sister | Jook |
| Sister-in-law | Ngooljar wunnee yog |
| Son | Koolong |
| 3 | |
| Son-in-law | Moyer |
| Uncle | Konk |
| Virgin | Bindee wunning |
| White Man | Ngooyoowurr, ngeeting, jannuk |
| Widow | Yeenung |
| Wife | Kord |
| Ankle | Belok |
| Arm (lower) | Maaruk |
| Arm (upper) | Wornok |
| Back | Boogal |
| Back-bone | Boogal kwej |
| Beard | Ngarnuk |
| Blood | Ngoop |
| Bone | Kwej |
| Breast | Beeb |
| Calf of Leg | Wooleetch |
| Cheek | Kailya gut |
| Chest | Ngornt |
| Chin | Yēt |
| Cry, to | Wēling |
| Drink, to | Gaap ngannin |
| Ear | Dwonk |
| Eat, to | Ngannin |
| Elbow | Ngoyyung |
| Eyebrow | Mimbat |
| Eyelash | Meening |
| Eye | Meeal |
| Face | Minnitch |
| Fat | Jeerung |
| Foot | Jen |
| Forehead | Yeemung |
| Hair | Kaat jeeo |
| Hand | Mar |
| Head | Kaat (hole in top = mooroo gulyat) |
| Heart | Koort |
| 5 | |
| Heel | Mon |
| Hip bone | Gweluk; hip joint = koondart |
| Instep | Jen boogal |
| Kidney | Joop |
| Knee | Bwonneetch |
| Leg | Maat |
| Liver | Maier |
| Lung | Walyal |
| Moustache | Meening |
| Mouth | Taa |
| Nape of the neck | Naanuk |
| Nose | Mooil |
| Perspiration | Baan |
| Perspire | Baan |
| Rib | Ngēril |
| Seeing | Jinnungin |
| Shoulder | Jerdam |
| Skin | Mob |
| Sleep | Beejar ngoondin |
| Sneeze, to | Nooil gwerding |
| Speak, to | Wongin |
| Spit, to | Dēl, jooman gwerding |
| Stink, to | Noort, bajjok |
| Stomach | Gobbul |
| Tears | Mēlyern |
| Teeth | Ngorlok |
| Temple | Yap |
| 6 | |
| Thigh | Dowel; thigh bone = yaaj |
| Throat | Wart, beeat |
| Thumb | Mar ngank |
| Tongue | Taaling |
| Vein | Beet |
| Vomit, to | Kaimera ngoording |
| Walk, to | Kool |
| Windpipe | Dargurt |
| Wink, to | Binjungeen |
| Yawn, to | Daanguning |
| Animal (generic) | Taaj |
| Ant-eater (Marsupial) | Noombat |
| Bandicoot | Mal kwent |
| Bat | Baabil |
| Cat, native | Jooteetch |
| Dingo | Mwoggain, yaggain |
| Kangaroo, generic | Yongar (male), warr (female) |
| Kangaroo, brush | Kwurr |
| Kangaroo Rat | Wol' |
| Kangaroo, young, in pouch | Dootin |
| Mouse | Moort |
| Opossum, Black | Ngwarr |
| Opossum, Grey | Goomal |
| Squirrel, Grey | Ballart, dalgaitch |
| Wallaby | Wol, woil |
| Bird (generic) | Jert |
| Bird's egg | Nooruk |
| Birds' Nest | Jert mai |
| Bustard, Wild Turkey | Beebilyer |
| Cockatoo (generic) | Mannitch |
| Cockatoo, Black, red tail | Karrak |
| Cockatoo, Black, white tail | Ngoolak |
| Cockatoo, white, southern | Mannitch |
| Coot | Ngaalyin |
| Crane, Blue | Kaalgur, boonjak |
| Crow | Wordung, kaalgum, kwaagum |
| Crow, Shrike (Squeaker) | Bēl |
| Cuckoo | Warrup |
| Duck (generic) | Ngoornin |
| Duck, Grey or black | Kwarabil, kwarabirl |
| Eagle Hawk | Waaleetch |
| Eagle, Little | Kootup |
| Emu | Wej |
| Flycatcher (Wagtail) | Nyittungit, warrin-warrin |
| Hawk, Sparrow | Minmin, karrgin |
| King-fisher | Kain'yee'nuk |
| Magpie | Koorrbardee |
| Mopoke | Jebbin, weeloo |
| Owl | Ngower |
| Parrot | Tow'ern, dow'ern |
| Parrot, Red-breasted Rosella | Warrumbarrit |
| Parrot, Rosella | Wirgulboort |
| Parrot, Twenty-eight | Towern |
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| Pelican | Kooljok (?) Kuljak - etc. |
| Pheasant (Gnou) | Ngow |
| Pigeon, Blue | Wat, mooreetch |
| Plover | Deedarr |
| Quail | Deedarr |
| Robin | Minneeyit |
| Swan | Barndee |
| Wattle Bird | Dongaruk |
| Cobbler | Wēbin |
| Crayfish | Jelgee |
| Fish (generic) | Daaj, taaj |
| Frog, edible | Jong', mai-juk |
| Frog (generic) | Gooya, yam |
| Frog, large green | Woorrgil |
| Iguana (generic) | Yondee |
| Iguana, long-tailed | Kardar |
| Iguana, stump-tailed | Yooern |
| Lizard (generic) | Kutting, kallaree, jeerr' |
| Lizard, large black | Jor'ung |
| Snake | Waagul, kirrup, (yellow-bellied), noorn, mulle, doobitch, kwunt, donuk (yellow snake) |
| Turtle | Yaagin |
| Ant (common small) | Boojeen |
| Ant (sergeant) | Koolung |
| Ant (white) | Weet, mooleetch (ants' eggs) |
| Centipede | Ngorrija ngorrij' |
| Flea | Kool' |
| Grub | Bert, daaw' |
| Leach | Nēnim, warn |
| Louse | Kool |
| Mosquito | Gwerumuk |
| Scorpion | Jalgoma |
| Spider | Karr |
| Afternoon | Karramuk |
| Atmosphere | Marr, dwerruk ("weather") |
| Banksia | Mungaitch, burdamitch |
| Blackboy tree | Baaluk, bōr (gum of = noyl) |
| Bough of a tree | Doolyar |
| Breeze | Marr |
| Bush (the wild country) | Boojur |
| Cabbage tree | Moojarr |
| Cave | Kont |
| Christmas tree | Moojarr |
| Clay | Boojur |
| Clay, red | Murdar |
| Clay, white | Dardarr |
| Cloud | Dwerruk, koondurt, babbuk (rain clouds) |
| Cloudy | Dwerruk, koondurt, babbuk (rain clouds) |
| Cold | Melgurn |
| Cone of Banksia | Meetch |
| Country (burnt) | Boojur naabul, durlaak |
| Country (hilly) | Kaat goombar |
| Creek | Beel |
| Dark | Kutteeyuk |
| Dawn | Bēn gooling |
| Dew | Bwel, mookee |
| Dusk | Kutteeyuk |
| Earth, the | Boojur |
| Echo | Mai-a-wangin |
| Evening | Karramuk, karamuk |
| Feather | Kaanup |
| Fire | Kal |
| Floods | Beel-oo-goombar |
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| Fog | Mookee, dwel |
| Frost | Moolurt, moolert |
| Grass | Jap' |
| Gum | Beeuk |
| Gum tree | Mo-itch (blue gum) |
| Heat | Beeruk |
| Hill | Kaat |
| Hillock | Kaat nob |
| Hole | (in firestick = daain) |
| Jarrah tree | Jerril (leaf = jerril maiar) |
| Lake | Benjer |
| Land | Boojur |
| Leaf (shrub or tree) | Maiarr |
| Lightning | Eet', bindaree |
| Manna | Kootung (manna from marree) |
| Meteor | Bootul yok kooling |
| Mist | Mookee, dwel |
| Month | Meeuk |
| Moon | Meeuk |
| Moonlight | Meeukong |
| Moon, waning | Meeuk kwejjat wēning |
| Moon, waxing | Meeuk beer |
| Morning | Bēn gooling |
| Mountain | Kaat |
| Mountainous Country | Kaat boola |
| Mud | Bobbee |
| Muddy | Bobbee |
| Mushroom | Meerdap |
| Night | Kutteeyuk |
| Paper-bark tree | Yorl' |
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| Pleiades | Koolaarup, yoggalurring |
| Pool | Beeb doomburt |
| Rain | Gab dabbat, gabboort yoogin = heavy rain coming presently |
| Rainbow | Walgunung, nyoordung |
| Resin (blackboy) | Beeuk, baaluk beeuk |
| River | Beel |
| Road | Maat |
| Rock | Boya |
| Rockhole | Ngaamar |
| Root, of tree | Bwurr |
| Running water | Gab jeelyar |
| Rush (a fibre) | Koolurn, woitch |
| Sand | Yaalyer |
| Sandalwood tree | Waang |
| Sandhill | Yaalyer kaat |
| Sandplain | Yaalyer |
| Sea | Waddarn |
| Seeds, of plants | Kwonnert (jamwood seeds) |
| Shade | Mol' |
| Sheoak | Kwel |
| Shrub | Mondurn |
| Sky | Mar |
| Star | Jindung |
| Stone | Boya |
| Sun | Ngank |
| Sunrise | Ngank wur doning |
| Sunset | Ngank gwerding |
| Swamp country | Benjer |
| Thunder | Bindaree |
| Thunderstorm | Bindaree |
| Ti-tree | Yorl |
| To-day | Yē-ee |
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| To-morrow | Kuttee eegan |
| Track | Maat |
| Tree | Boorn |
| Tree, Bark of | Booteetch |
| Tree, Gum of | Narlok, mēn |
| Vegetable food | Marrin |
| Water | Gaap |
| Water (deep) | Gaap moordak |
| Water (fresh) | Gaap gwap |
| Water (running) | Gaap jeelyar |
| Water (salt) | Gaap werra |
| Waterhole | Ngoorra |
| Wattle tree | Koolyung |
| Whirlwind | Werluk |
| Wind (East) | Mar koggar |
| Wind (North) | Mar weel |
| Wind (South) | Mar meenung |
| Wind (West) | Mar kunneeung |
| Wooded country | Boorn boola |
| Xanthorrhoea | Baaluk, bor |
| Yam | Joobok |
| Yesterday | Eenya |
| Zamia, fruit of | Boy' |
| Zamia tree | Jeerij' |
| Abduct, to | Yoggin burrum bulaa gutting |
| Abscond, to | Wat burlara gooling |
| Abundance | Goola |
| Abuse, to | Kaarung |
| Adultery | Mootch |
| Afraid | Waiening |
| Aged | Jerdaluk |
| Alarm | Waiening |
| Alive | Dordok |
| Alone | Gēn |
| Amuse, to | Kowin |
| Anger, angry, to be | Kaarung |
| Another | Waam |
| Approach, to | Yooal gool |
| Arise, to | Yeera yook |
| Ascend, to | Yeera yook |
| Ashes | Yooert |
| Ask, to | Wongin |
| Assault, to | Baam |
| Astray, to go | Baara gooling |
| At once | Gert gert |
| Autumn | Boornur |
| Avoid, to | Winneej |
| Back, to go | Wat korgool |
| Back, to bring | Burrong kor goolat |
| Bad | Werra |
| Bag | Goot |
| Bald | Koonya bardur |
| Bandy legged | Maata ngurlin |
| Barb (of spear) | Dar |
| Bare | Bwogga burt |
| Bark (used for food vessels) | Yorl |
| Battle | Baakajin; dodging the spear = woolganing |
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| Beat, to | Werdamin |
| Beautiful | Gwabbaduk |
| Before | Wejjat gooling |
| Behind | Korbilya gooling |
| Below | Ngurdar |
| Belt | Noolburn |
| Big | Goombar |
| Bite, to | Baakan |
| Bitter | Werra berning |
| Black | Mooern |
| Bleed, to | Born'yok ngoop |
| Blind | Meeal burt |
| Blow with the mouth, to | Bo' wunning |
| Board, for throwing spear | Meerr |
| Body (dead) | Wening |
| Boggy ground | Bobbee |
| Bony | Kwejawurt |
| Boomerang | Kairl |
| Both of us | Ngail |
| Break, to | Takkain gul |
| Bring me | Burrong gat |
| Bring, to | Burrong gat |
| Bundle | Boonarruk |
| Burn | Karlongin |
| Bury, to | Binderning |
| By and by | Boort |
| Camp, native | Kont |
| Camp, white man's | Mai, ngowert |
| Cannibal | Noongaree ngennin |
| Carry, to, on the shoulders | Warndong gutting |
| Certainly | Kaia |
| Change, to | Yooal mungudding |
| Charcoal | Kop |
| Charm, to (by a spell) | Walburn doordorning |
| Cheat, to | Nobilyungin |
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| Choke, to | Wurdan gunjin |
| Cinder | Kop |
| Circle | Jalgoo |
| Circular | Jalgoo |
| Clasp, to | Yowera gudding |
| Clay, white lime | Dardarr |
| Climb, to | Darndongin |
| Close (near) | Borduk |
| Club | Dowuk |
| Cold, a | Koorndup |
| Cold, to be | Ngeeting |
| Come in, to | Yooal gool |
| Conceal, to | Ballar woondee |
| Construct, to | Koldun kont (hut make) |
| Cook, to | Doogurning |
| Cooked meat | Doggaining daaj |
| Corroboree | Kening |
| Couple | Koojal |
| Covered | Ngabbung eej |
| Coward | Waiuk wennee |
| Creep (to creep on game) | Waninning doning |
| Crippled | Wernt |
| Crooked | Ngerlin |
| Cry, to | Waling |
| Dance | Kening |
| Dead | Wern, korlung |
| Deaf | Dwonga burt |
| Decay, to | Noort |
| Decayed | Noort |
| Deceit | Gwat ngooning |
| Deceive | Gwat ngooning |
| Deep | Moordak |
| Depart, to | Watogool |
| Devil | Jaanuk, nyoorlim, milyaitch |
| Die, to | Werning melyaruk |
| Different | Waam |
| Dig, to | Boojur beening |
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| Divide, to, amongst several persons | Beenyung wunning |
| Dog's tail head-dress | Dwert daier |
| Down (short hair) | Jeeo |
| Dream | Ngoondongin |
| Drink | Gaap ngannin |
| Drown, to | Werdan'un gunjee |
| Drunk | Yowera, ngarlung, kowern |
| Dumb | Taaling burt |
| Earache | Twonk minditch |
| East | Koggar, jeeramogup |
| Echo | Waak gwerding |
| Enough | Kwejjan |
| Erect | Yeera yook |
| Evil spirit | Nyoorlim |
| Fall, to | Kool-o-wunding |
| Family or tribe | Moorurt |
| Far away | Booyungun |
| Fasten, to | Boornok beenda woolain |
| Fear | Waien |
| Fillet for the head | Woondoo, woogarree |
| Finish, to | Barndungait |
| Fire-stick | Kal boorn |
| Flame | Kal dalyer |
| Flat, to lie | Marruk ngoondeen |
| Flesh (of animals) | Taaj |
| Food | Taaj, marrin |
| Food (forbidden) | Wooluk |
| Forbid, to | Woondungutting, winnaijung |
| Fresh (lately made) | Eenyung |
| Friend | Koobong wunning |
| Friendly | Koobong wunning |
| Full (filled up) | Moorardur |
| Fur | Jeeo |
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| Game, a | Wabbin |
| Game (animals) | Taaj |
| Get up, to | Yeera yook |
| Ghost | Jaanuk, weern |
| Girdle of opossum hair | Noolburn |
| Give, to | Nyunginj |
| Go away, to | Watogool |
| Good | Gwap |
| Good, no | Werra |
| Gorge (to overfeed) | Ngallarup |
| Grave | Waail |
| Grease, to | Jeerung-el-nabbin |
| Great | Goombar |
| Greyheaded | Jerdaluk, batteetch |
| Grief | Joort werra |
| Gum, edible | Mēn |
| Hair stick | Yanjin |
| Hair string (wound round head) | Woogarree |
| Half | Bart |
| Hammer (native) | Koitch (stone of hammer = goordoor) |
| Handle | Maat |
| Hard | Moordeetch, joo, jeeoo |
| He | Bal |
| Heap, a | Boonarruk |
| Heaven | Darndaling |
| Heavy | Goombar |
| Her | Bal |
| Here | Neej' |
| Hers | Balung |
| Him | Bal, balbuk, balung |
| His | Bal, balbuk, balung |
| Honey | Ngook |
| Hop, to | Dowel yerrung |
| Humpbacked | Bookal ngerlin |
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| Hungry | Bordinyuk, weerart |
| Hunt, to | Ngardongin |
| Husband | Kord |
| I | Ngain |
| Idle | Beedabab |
| Ill (sick) | Minditch |
| Imitate, to | Ngaierning |
| Improper | Mootch |
| Initiate, to | Beedawa |
| Itch | Nyeerang |
| Jealous | Meenubin |
| Jealousy | Meenubin |
| Jeer | Ngaierning |
| Jump, to | Burdongin |
| Kangaroo trap | Weenj |
| Kill, to | Werdaming |
| Kiss, a | Moil bonyinning |
| Kiss, to | Moil bonyinning |
| Kneel | Bwoneej-al-nyinning |
| Knife | Taap |
| Knock, to (down) | Barrung gwardijin, murra googurding |
| Know, to | Ngain dwanga duk or kullijin |
| Languid | Beedee bab |
| Large | Goombar |
| Laugh | Kowin, kaowin, naaka kowin = why do you laugh? |
| Laughter | Kowin, kaowin, naaka kowin = why do you laugh? |
| Lean (thin) | Kwejugit |
| Lie (to lie down) | Ngurda ngoondeen |
| Lie (to tell a lie) | Gwat bardeebin koolyum |
| Lift up, to | Burrong eera ganjin |
| Listen, to | Kuttij |
| Little | Dootin, joodeen |
| Living, alive | Dordok |
| Long (tall) | Wooree |
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| Long ago | Kooraa |
| Long hair | Kaat wooree, wooree-a-gur |
| Look, to (to see) | Jinnung |
| Lose, to | Kaatungit |
| Lost | Kaatungit |
| Love, to | Koorda guttuk |
| Lover | Koorda guttuk |
| Lying (down) | Ngardee ngoondeen |
| Mad | Kaat werra |
| Madness | Kaat werra |
| Many | Boola |
| Marriage in the right line | Gwab |
| Me | Ngainya |
| Meat | Taaj |
| Medecine (Native) | Bo ylya |
| Melt, to | Karluk ngarrin |
| Mend, to | Daaning; bwok daaning = cloak mending |
| Message sticks | Yoomp (magic stick = darramurra) |
| Mia (native hut) | Kont |
| Middle | Kart |
| Milk | Beeb |
| Mimic, to | Ngaierning |
| Mine (my own) | Ngan |
| Mix, to | Weedongin |
| Mock, to | Ngaierning |
| Monster (fabulous) | Waagul |
| Motherless | Burnap |
| Murder | Werdamin |
| My | Ngan |
| Naked | Bwoka burt, murrert |
| Name | Kwel |
| Native well | Ngoorra |
| Near | Bordok |
| Never, no | Yooat, keen |
| Nice | Gwap |
| North | Weel (N.E. Yabbaroo) |
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| Nose-piercing | Mooil don wooning |
| Nose stick | Joongok |
| Now (at once) | Gert gert |
| Offended | Gaarung |
| Old | Batteetch, goongaduk |
| One | Gen |
| Open | Born jerran |
| Opening | Born jerran |
| Other | Waam |
| Our | Ngannung |
| Pain | Minditch |
| Paint, to | Naabin |
| Pair | Koojal |
| Pant, to | Ngaain |
| Panting | Ngaain |
| Parched up | Burneejung |
| Passion | Gaarung guttuk |
| Path (track) | Maat |
| Peaceable | Naagul |
| Pearl-shell | Waagul ngorlok |
| Pebbles | Boya nob |
| Peeled Stick (used for hair ornament) | Yanjin |
| Peevish | Koondeemin |
| Perhaps | Karn ngooling |
| Pick up, to | Barreeurongin. Pick it up and hit him = waiuk burrong boming |
| Pierce, to | Geejel-don |
| Pinch, to | Binjongain |
| Pinion (wing) | Jeerduk |
| Pit | Weenj |
| Plain (sand) | Kwongan |
| Play, to | Wabbain, waabin |
| Playing | Wabbain, waabin |
| Pleased, to be | Goort gwab |
| Plenty | Boola |
| Pluck out feathers, to | Bwurnin |
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| Plume, a | Yanjee |
| Point | Jellup, mo-il (point of fire stick) |
| Pointed Spear | Mungur |
| Poise, to (spear) | Mar yeera gurl |
| Pole (rod or stick) | Boorn |
| Pound, to (to beat up) | Baaming |
| Prickles | Bēr |
| Proper | Gwap |
| Property (personal) | Boonarruk |
| Proud | Boyer |
| Provisions | Marrin, daaj |
| Pull, to | Burrong gor ganjin |
| Quick | Gert gert |
| Quickly | Gert gert |
| Quiet | Naagul |
| Quietly | Naagul |
| Quit, yo | Watogool |
| Quiver, to | Gwerring |
| Raw | Durdong |
| Red | Weeluk, murdar |
| Refuse, to | Yooat |
| Rejoice, to | Goort gwap |
| Relate, to | Wangin |
| Relation, a | Moorurt |
| Relationship | Moorurtnat |
| Rob, to | Kwiddee nganing naajuk wunning |
| Robber | Kwiddee nganing naajuk wunning |
| Roll over, to | Yalleej ngoondeen |
| Rope | Moorup, goomal moorup |
| Rot, to | Noort |
| Rub, to | Naabin |
| Run away, to | Wat burlara gooling |
| Run, to | Moordijoop |
| Sad | Goort werra |
| Scar | Ngombain |
| Scrape, to | Bwok beening |
| Scratch, to | Bwok beening |
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| Scream, to | Walin |
| See, to | Jinnung |
| Shadow | Mol (shadow falling or striking = moaluk baaming) |
| Shake, to | Burrong eej wejungin |
| Shavings | Jalyee |
| She | Bal |
| Shield | No shields |
| Shiver, to | Kooja naaning |
| Short | Kwurrurt |
| Sick (ill) | Minditch |
| Side, the | Ngarril |
| Silly | Kaat werra |
| Sinews of kangaroo's tail | Moorup yongar |
| Sing, to | Wangin, baam wangin, singing to kailee music |
| Single | Ken, gēn |
| Sit down, to | Nyinning, nyin |
| Skewer | Beend, beernt |
| Slippery | Yoobilyung |
| Slow | Dabbukan |
| Slowly | Dabbukan |
| Sly | Booleetch |
| Small | Koorerdin |
| Small piece, a | Koorerdin |
| Smear, to | Naabin |
| Smile, to | Kaowin |
| Smoke, to (tobacco) | Booee |
| Smoke, of fires | Booee |
| Soft | Goonyok |
| Song | Wangin |
| Sorcery | Boyl |
| Sore (or boil) | Goont |
| Sorrow | Goort werra |
| South | Meenung, abbijer, meerdaarigun, S.W. = kaakur |
| Spear (generic term) | Geej |
| Spear (hunting) | Mungal, dardal, boordun |
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| Spear, to throw a | Geej el don |
| Spear (war) | Boordun, ngardarup, white and good |
| Spider's web | Karr mai |
| Spill, to | Gap wurt nin |
| Spin, to (weave) | Noolburn baaning |
| Split, to | Bam jerraning |
| Spring (season of) | Jelb, jilba |
| Spring (native well) | Ngoorra |
| Squeeze, to | Beernee yilling |
| Stalking game | Ngardongin |
| Stamping | Kening |
| Stand, to | Yeera yook |
| Stick | Boorn, wan, sapling for hut building = ngaat |
| Stiff | Jinjung |
| Still (quiet) | Daabukan |
| Sting | Baaganing |
| Stir up, to | Koorongain |
| Stop, to | Dat nook |
| Straight | Wooree (tail) |
| Stranger | Booyung |
| Strangle, to | Mwooreeuk, werdanun, mwur'ree |
| Strength | Moordeetch |
| Strike, to | Baam |
| String, of a bag | Moorup |
| Strong | Moordeetch |
| Sugar | Ngoonyung |
| Sulky (cross) | Gaarung |
| Summer | Beeruk |
| Sweat | Baan |
| Sweet | Ngoonyong |
| Swell, to | Borinning, bwain |
| Swim, to | Yowerin; dive = gaabul daarup, dive and come up further away = bungee boolongurl |
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| Tall | Wooree |
| Tattoo, to | Ngambain |
| Tea | Maank |
| Tear, to | Jerran |
| Teasing | Kooreetch nobbin (stop teasing that child) |
| Tell me | Wangin |
| That belongs to him | Allung balung |
| Their | Balung |
| Them | Balung |
| There | Bokoj |
| They | Bala, balup |
| This | Neetch, neej |
| Those | Balup |
| Thrash, to | Baam |
| Three | Mow' |
| Through, pierced | Geejel-boong ngaarilyuk |
| Throw, to | Meerr an doning |
| Throwing | Meerr an doning |
| Throwing board | Meerr |
| Tickle, to | Joop doning |
| Ticklish | Joop doning |
| Together | Ngullok donj koologin |
| Tomahawk | Koitch, koytch |
| Top (of anything) | Yeerap, wooreep yook |
| Track (footprint) | Maat |
| Trackless | Maat yooat, jen yooat |
| Trap, a | Weenj |
| Traveller | Booyung |
| Tuft (ornamental) | Yanjee |
| Twirl round, to | Koorongait |
| Two | Koojal |
| Ugly | Werra, nginyet, nginyit |
| Uncooked meat | Dordong |
| Under | Burrarraboonding |
| Underneath | Burrarraboonding |
| Understand, to | Kuttijin |
| Unknown | Booyungin |
| Upside down | Karit ngoont |
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| Very bad | Werra |
| Very good | Gwabbaduk |
| Vessels (bark, etc) | Gab baama gat |
| Wash, to | Gab el yowerin |
| Weighty (heavy) | Moorditch |
| West | Kunneeung, Beebulmun |
| Wet | Gabil-gabil |
| What | Naaj, naaj wunna |
| Where | Winjal |
| Which | Ngeen |
| Whistle | Moan nooning |
| White | Dardarr |
| Who | Ngeen, yinnok ngeen |
| Why | Ngeen, yinnok ngeen |
| Wicked | Werra |
| Wild native | Booyungur |
| Winter | Mogur |
| Witchcraft | Boyl' |
| Wood | Boorn |
| Wound, to | Baaning |
| Wounded | Baaning |
| Yam-stick | Wan |
| Yellow | Kaanjin |
| Yes | Kaia |
| You | Nyinna |
| Young | Nob, dootin, gooin |
| Young (of animals) | Nob, dootin, gooin |
| Younger | Kardung |
| Your | Nyinnuk |
| Yours | Nyinnuk |
| 1. Native modes of burial in district? | Kaat meenung jen weel, meeal kal gurding. |
| 2. Names of weapons, implements, and domestic utensils in district? | Kairl, no shields, dowuk, weearda (club), koytch, sorenhawk taap, kenf meerr, geej, kairl made of mungart, meerr made of jerril, taap made of teel, white stone. dowuk made of mungart, geej made of maluk boorn. viregalong shaped glent or grainte lits stuck on with gun a long lig made implement. |
| 3. Game traps (kangaroo, emu, etc.) ? | Weenj, a trap hole on the hollow near the track. Kangaroo rushing down the hill jumped into the trap; emus speared. |
| 4. Carvings and paintings on rocks or in caves? | None |
| 5. Names of trees, shrubs, plants, etc. in district? | Marree, jerril, moitch (blue gum), mungaitch, kwerl, warnt, moojar, mungart, boort, kaaree, mondurn, (shrubs and stinkwood), danjin (prickly bush), ngooteenk (wattle), yēt, yorl, baluk. |
| 6. Native remedies for wounds, sickness, fever, etc? | Boyl, mulgar (magic). |
| 7. Corroborees, ? | Beebul kening. |
| 8. Extent of tribal country? | From Jeejeelup river to Karburdup river or Baalijin river (other side of Wagin). |
| 9. Native names of tribes in district? | Yabbaroo Bibbulunu |
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| 10. Do the tribes meet at any distant places for exchange or barter? | Maanja bom. Tribes met on one another's territory. |
| 11. Are any instances known of natives boiling their food? | No. |
| 12. Is cannibalism known to exist in district? | No. |
| 13. What woods are used in making fire by friction? |
Blackboy stems Woolgun= tinder Baaluk = sticks Upright method only used Daain , hole, moil, point. |
| 14. Method of obtaining water from trees, roots, etc.? | Warnt, kordan, jerril, moitch. |
| 15. Any idea of a deity? | No. |
| 16. Native belief in ghosts, or a future state?? | Yes. |
| 17. Is there a gesture language amongst the natives in district? | Yes, easily understood. |
| 18. Smoke signalling, signification of spiral and other smoke signals? | Signalling journeys outward or homeward. |
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