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Beedee , m., Bailberin, m., Gweeya or Minalla, m. Of Karratjibbin, Boorabbin, Maiamin, Woolgainjee, etc.

[Additional notes in the text here are from handwritten annotations in one version of the paper manuscript, probably from the Battye library in WA, and probably written by Daisy Bates. There is also a duplicate version of this list at 47-059]

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Aunt	Moogin, ngarreeburdoo (plu.), baalubmat
Baby	Minyung
Blackfellow	Kabboon, kabboorn
Blackwoman	Meerrga
Boy	Yeena
Brother	Booin
Brother-in-law	Jammoyn
Blood relation	Ngarraburda
Daughter	Moola
Daughter-in-law	Ngarreeburdoo
Father	Mammain
Father-in-law	Babbain
Granddaughter	Kanjin ?
Grandfather	Kanjin ?
Grandmother	Kanjin ?
Husband	Mooee, mardingoo
Mother	Yaggoin
Mother-in-law	Moogin
Nephew	Maioor
Niece	Maioor
Orphan	Burndap
Relatives in law	Jamimoyn
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Sister	Joordoyn
Sister-in-law	Kanjin (?)
Son	Yeena
Son-in-law	Maioor (?)
Uncle	Babbain
White Man	Jinga
Widow	Buggalin
Wife	Meeoo, meerrga
Wrong wife or husband	Mootali
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Ankle	Tarree
Arm (left)	Yarrgoo
Arm (lower)	Maara
Arm (upper)	Ngoona
Armpits	Ngilling
Armpits	ngilling
Back	Yoordo
Beard	Ngangoor
Blood	Yalgoo
Bone	Tarrga
Collar bone =	dingindee, ngillee-ngillee
Blind	mel bummal
Calf of Leg	Balgoo
Cheek	Ngaddoo-ngaddoo, nyeenja
Chest	Nyētee
Cry, to	Winmin ngoola, ngwinmin ngoola
Drink, to	Gaabee ngaala
Ear	Gweeyan
Eat, to	Maiee ngaala
Elbow	Goorgoon
Eyebrow	Nyeenja (?)
Eyelash	Mel nganba
Eye	Mel
Face	Ngaaka (?)
Fat	Kaanoo
Finger	Marra
Finger nail	Beeree
Foot (left)	Foot Jinna
Forehead	Ngaala
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Hair	Kaata woorna
Hand	Marra
Head	Kaara
Heart	Koordoo
Heel	Jinna ngoonjoo, jinna nganjoo
Hip bone	Kalla, kalle
Instep	Jinna darrga
Kidney	Baindanna
Knee	Tarda, Underneath knee = walgai, woolgai
Leg (left)	Leg Koorra
Lip, lower	Lip Taa, dhaa
Liver	Maieree
Lung	Bidharra
Moustache	Mooning
Mouth	Dhaa
Muscle	Boolgoo
Neck	Kowwa
Nose	Moola
Rib	Baanyee
Seeing	Nyoongo
Shoulder	Kalbee
Skeleton	Darrga
Skin	Koolul
Sleep	Koobala ngarrin
Smell, to	Boonyan bendera
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Sneeze, to	Moolanjin, moola gudding
Speak, to	Dhaa wongon
Spit, to	Jalboo woonee, tchalboo woonee
Stomach	Weela
Tears	Mel milan
Teeth	Yeeree
Temple	Nyeenja
Thigh	Joonda
Throat	Wooyoo
Tongue	Midhain
Vein	Yalgoo
Walk, to	Balanding, maadurndee
Windpipe	Wooyoo
Wink, to	Mel ngam’minyella
Wrist	Marra
Yawn, to	Jemmongooroo
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Animal (generic)	Tchooroo
Anteater	Tchangooroo
Bandicoot	Maggooroo
Cat, native	Joojoonoo
Dingo	Joojoo
Dingo, puppy	Ngoobanoo
Kangaroo	Beegoordoo
Mouse	Nyoomburn
Opossum, Black	Tchamma, jamma
Wallaby	Yandin
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Bird (generic)	Jeeda. Bird that calls “m-m-m” = yalloor-dhoongee
Bird's egg	Ngamboo
Birds' Nest	Beenjee
Bustard, Wild Turkey	Barrool
Cockatoo, Black, red tail	Deerandee
Cockatoo, Black, white tail	Ngoolja
Cockatoo, White, northern variety	Kaggooloo
Cockatoo, white, Southern variety	Kattungunarra
Crow	Wordong, wajjee
Crow, Shrike (Squeaker)	Tchowan
Duck	Karbungurt
Eagle Hawk	Yarda
Emu	Ngalboo
Flycatcher (Fantail)(Shepherd's Companion) (Wagtail)	Jittee-jittee
Hawk	Karrgain
Kingfisher	Joonderung, beerungoo
Lark, Scrub	Boreetch’ boreetch’
Magpie	Koorbardoo
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Mopoke	Bandoorn
Parrot	Drooain
Parrot, Rosella	Boolyagur
Parrot, Small Ground	Drooain (?)
Pigeon, Bronzewing	Mainbee
Swamphen, Coot	Kallilee
Swan	Mallee
Teal	Beeurn
Wattle Bird	Dongara, waddardoo, waddurning
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Frog	Kalgart
Iguana (generic)	Kalga
Iguana, long-tailed	Kalga
Iguana, stump-tailed	Weena
Lizard (generic)	Joomain
Lizard, Horned (York Devil)	Minjerdang, bardoordoo
Snake	Bajjamoorda, yalbirn, jeedarra (magic), murundee, waia(whipsnake)
Ant	Munyat
Ant (sergeant)	Moolai
Ant (white)	Waddurn
Bardie (a grub)	Warndarn
Blowfly	Gooya
Centipede	Jerralan
Fly (generic)	Gooya-gooya
Louse	Kooloo
Mosquito	Moolyangin
Spider	Kaara
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Afternoon	Ngallerna
Blackboy (tree)	Baaroo
Bush (the wild country)	Mingooldhoo, boolber
Cave	Nganga
Clay, red	Murdar
Clay, white	Kanjin
Cloud, cloudy	Marr
Cold	Kaien
Country (stony)	Booree
Dark	Moorang
Dew	Ngalgara
Earth, the	Barna
East	Kaggara
Feather	Nanbar
Fire	Kaala, kala
Fog	Joondal, karrajee
Frost	Nyalgarn
Ground (surface of)	Barna
Gum	Gow'wa (blackboy gum), menna (edible gum)
Heat	Mala gumbara
Hill	Maagoola booree
Hole	Wangal
Lightning	Mēn wun
Log	Yanda
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Manna	Jarran
Meteor	Boorngoo
Moon	Beera, ngoonjal
Moon, waning	Beeree weran'
Moon, waxing	Beera jow'
Mud	Barnadnanja, noonan
Mushroom	Moondar, dhoogalin
Night	Moorang, marroonga
Northeast	Wanmalu; YallinjuBetween these points:Kaiali
Peach, native	Goombarra
Pleiades	Banjarraga
Pool	Nyoondiling gabbee
Rain	Gabbee
Rainbow	Kooriring
Road	Jinna wallarn
Rock	Booree
Root, of tree	Jeera
Sand	Barna, yadha
Sandalwood tree	Walnal, wallarda, weerawoon
Sandhill	Barna warndal
Sandplain	Warndal
Scrub, the	Joodamulla, kondeer
Sea	Waddarn maggooloo
Shade	Maaloo
Sheaoak	Koolee
Shrub	Joodamulla, kondeer, karram
Spinifex	Baia
Star	Boorngo
Stone	Booree
Sun	Joondoo, joorndoo
South West	Meemung; Kojinan
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Sunrise	Joondoo yabboo guddee
Sunset	Joondoo ya gutting
Thunder, thunderstorm	Koordaingur, gabba mamma wonga (water father talking)
Today	Yee, mullal
To-morrow	Muralla
Track	Jinna
Tree	Yanda
Tree, Bark of	Moongara
Vegetable food	Maiee
Water	Gabbee
Waterhole	Joogooloo
Wattle tree	Wilyoweroo
Willy willy	Wanbar
Wind (East)	Yerbil
Wind (North)	Yanda yarrbil
Wind (South)	Yanda wan
West	Weenuk
West 'Mission side' (meaning New Norcia mission	Weeloo
Yesterday	Yooga
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Abduct, to	Manna windee, kangainding mullaa, Woman running away = murrga gooda weending
Abscond, to	Weending
Abundance	Weelarra, wilarra, ngadhunga
Adultery	Dhoodhal
Afraid	Maing-maing
Aged	Bambool
Alive	Kardal gwin
Alone	Koodee
Anger, to be angry	Baaja
Another	Yonga
Ashes	Yoolgoin
Assault, to	Boongan
Astray, to go	Bundaarding
Back, to go	Woolarrading
Bad	Joggala
Bag	Ngoorain
Bald	Katta woorndal
Bandy legged	Goora ngoo ngoordil
Barb (of a spear)	Ngallara
Bare	Bai
Bark (used for making huts)	Yarloo
Before	Koojangundin
Behind	Ngoolong
Belt	Nalboorn, nanbar
Between	Ngowardindee
Big	Maggooloo, maagooloo
Bite, to	Bajjan
Blind	Mēl bumman, mēl bung
Blow with the mouth	Balla booin
Board, for throwing spear	Wambara, wardan
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Bony	Wellar, wellarr
Boomerang	Walanna
Both of us	Ngallee
Break, to	Kurndal
Bring me	Wardin minnurndee
Bundle	Banjee, dhoodhee
Burn	Kalanyung, kala kalanbee
Bury, to	Barnee dadda, barna dhadharba
Bye-and-bye	Boorda
Camp, native	Wammoo, kanderee, minda
Camp, white man's	Jinga wammoo
Cannibal	Kabboon ngalla
Charcoal	Yeegala
Charm, to (by a spell)	Mobburning
Cheat, to	Minyangin
Choke, to	Noogurn. To half kill by choking = balla noogurna joogin
Circle, circular	Doolgoo barna
Clay	Barna
Clay, white lime	Goordoo
Climb, to	Kalbaddee
Close (near)	Yoomarn
Club	Koondee
Cold, a	Kaian
Cold, to be	Kaian
Come in, to	Ballarndee warree
Conceal, to	Kangai nyin
Concealed	Kangai nyin
Cook, to	Gumbain
Cooked meat	Moorlarn
Corroboree	Kannin, kaanin
Couple	Koodharra
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Covered up	Ngana barlin
Coward	Weern weern
Creep (to creep on game)	Wandaarda
Crippled, crooked	Ginyanggoora
Cure, to	Mobburn bun
Dance	Kandoorn, kaanin
Dead	Jeeow
Deaf	Gweean budding
Decay, to; decayed	Boonyan
Deceit, deceive	Balla boodhangun
Depart, to	Moonderdindee
Devil	Jinga
Dig, to	Barna bē-an
Dirty	Baldha barna
Dog's tail head-dress	Joojoo jow'
Down (short hair)	Boolga
Dream	Jooma jooman
Drink; to drink	Gabbee ngalla
Drink, to drink	Gabbee ngalla
Dry, withered	Beerdooloo
Dumb	Dhaa wungabung
Dying	Jinga minna, meedee jow’
East	Koggara. N.N.E. yallinjee, E.N.E. kaialee, N.E. waumala
Echo	Balla meeran’
Evil spirit	Jinga woordamin
Exchange	(of names) Yoongee yoongaandee (barter) Nyoonga nyoongaanda
Fair (haired)	Joorndoo
Fall, to	Jarrin
Far away	Ngajjaara, yoongojarree
Fasten, to	Wardai'oon
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Fear	Fear; to fear Wē
Fear, to fear	Wē-enung
Fillet for the head	Joodee
Finish, to	Goomba
Flat, to lie	Goodoolboon
Flesh (of animals)	Jooroo, tchooroo
Flour	Mai
Food (forbidden)	Goodoo
Forbid, to	Koorrbal (applied to the avoidance of mother-in-law and son-in-law)
Fresh (lately made)	Yeen'yanung
Friend, friendly	Yellar
Frightened	Wē'enung
Fur	Jow
Game, a	Majja ingan, yingong, ngoorain
Get up, to	Bugga
Ghost	Jinga, woordum
Giddy	Katta ganbee ganbee
Girdle of opossum hair	Nanbar
Give, to	Nyoongin
Glutton	Ngallong
Go astray, to	Wandaa’reedee
Go back, to	Walai
Good	Kooloyn
Good, no	Joggala
Grave	Boogal
Grease, to	Karnadooan
Greyheaded	Bambool
Half caste	Koorndoo
Hair stick	Kooljila
Hair string	Yeendee, joodee (chignon = jardee, kaata boorgoodoo)
Hammer (native)	Kwajjalda, balbreet, balbirt, koj
Head dress	Waanee
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Here	Kanna nyin
High	Maatoo ngajjarree
House	Wammoo
Humpbacked	Yoordo ngan’dhoon
Hungry	Mai goojee
Husband	Meeoo
I	Ngai
Ill (sick)	Ngundain
Jealous	Jealous, jealousy Kardoo kardool, kardool-kardool
Jealousy	Jealous, jealousy Kardoo kardool, kardool-kardool
Kangaroo trap	Kallurh, wangal
Kill, to	Karbulga boongo
Kiss, to	Dhaa mimbin
Kneel	Darda boorda boordagol nyin
Knife	Jimarree
Knock, to (down)	Rowining
Laugh	Laugh, laughter Walleree
Laughter	Laugh, laughter Walleree
Lazy	Goonjoo
Lean (thin)	Bai karre wurda
Listen, to	Listen Kai!
Master, a	Master, our Ngalleena jardin (old “father” looking after local group)
Me	Nganyin
Meat	Jooroo
Medecine	Mobburngutta
Melt, to	Wilbela
Mend, to	Dhooden
Message sticks	Yanda nyoongin in’yillee (“Stick given or sent here”)
Mine (my own)	Yeelee nganna
My	Ngana, nganna
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Name	Yeenee, yinnee
No	Karre, kar'rewurda
North	Yabbooroo
Our	Ngalleena
Paint, to	Paint, to (with red ochre) Balla walgan
Pearl-shell	Biddeelee
Plume, a	Jardee (emu plume in hair)
Presently	Boordan'din
Scar	Moorērung
Scrape, to	Baian
Scratch, to	Baian
Shiver, to	Kaiee ngundaala
Smoke, of fires	Booya
Sorrow	Yooil (miserable)
South	Meenung, kojmain, mungal mob
Spear (generic term)	Spear Kajjee; various kinds = (markings on spear) walga, ngallara =single barbed spear yeeree = pointed spear
Sacred Totem board - long Joondain, Yeinma
Sacred Totem board - small, short Jibberee, Yuna
Tall	Warrail
Tall	Warrail
That very thing	Eelee, yeelee, illee
They	Baale
This	Illee, yeelee, eelee, yillee
Three	Mangoora, naddee mangoora = that is three
Uncooked meat	Dardal, dardang
Vessels (bark, etc)	Yardoo, yardoo mooya
Wait, to	Yaggoorun
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West	Weeloo, weenok
What	Ya ngaanee
Where	Yaal, yalda
Which	Yalda
Whistle	Weera nyin
Who	Ngaanee
Wood	Yanda
Wrong	Dhoodhal
Yellow	Moordin moordin, jam’ma
Yes	Yoowa, yow’
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Afraid, I am not, of you	Ngai nyoonerding weenambung.
Asleep, He is	Goobala
Bad, That is very	Joggala
Bad, You are	Nyoonda joggala, nyoono joggala
Brother, He is my	Nganna bō’in
Brother, That is my	Nganna bō’in
Bury him	Manna dhambin; grave make = kaata bai'an; body get = man’nanding
Children, Where are your?	Nyoono minya yal
Come from, Where do you?	Nyoono yal ngoonda
Come here	Warda indee, kardar inding
Country, Where is your?	Nyoono wammo yal
Coward, You are a	Nyoono wēn wēn
Dead, he is	Yeera jow
Deceiving me, You are	Bala bilongin
Dingoes, Are there many?	Joojoo wilarra
Doing, What are you?	Nyoono yal wan
Father, he is my	Nganna mammain
Find, Where did you, them?	Nyoono yalda nyoo
Fire, Make a	Kala galan’
Fire, Make by friction	Kala gardee (sawing method)
Flour, I want some	Nganna mai mammin yoongin
Food, Give me	Maiee nyoongin, jooroo nyoongin
Food, I have no	Main bong, maiee karre wurda
Food, I will give you	Ngai nyoongin nyoono
Friend, I am your	Ngai nyoono yellar
Get along	Moondar dinding
Get up	Maata buggadee
Give me	Ngai nyoongin
Give it to me	Ngai nyoongin
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Go before me	Goranjin
Go behind me	Malandee
Going away, I am	Ngai yandin
Gone, He has just	Mowindee woon
Gone, he has, to	Mowindee woondarree
Good, That is no	Joggala
Good, That is very	Goolain
Good, You are no	Nyoono joggala
Good, You are very	Nyoono goolain
Go quickly	Yerra aindee, yerrai, mammalaindin
Go quietly	Woggara beedoo gwin
Go there	Ballindee
Go you	Nyoono mammalaindin
Going to camp	Wamonardindia
Here it is	Nongin yamman nyin
Hill, What is the name of that?	Booree balle ngoono nyin
Horses, Did you see the?	“Ort” (horse) nonyin
House, Are we getting near the?	Wammoo yamman weeran
Husband, Is that your?	Nyoona mooee
Husband, Where is your?	Nyoono mooee yalda nyin
Ill, I am	Nganyin koordo ngoondai nyin
Ill, You are	Nyoono koordo ngoondain
I see	Ngai nyunga
I see him a long way off	ballea Yoon[g]a jarree [note that Yoona and Yoonga are given in different versions of this list]
Kangaroo, Are you hunting?	Beegoordoo ngurdongin
Kangaroo, Where shall I find?	Beegoordoo yalgudde yella nyin
Killed, He has been	Yabboo ngoonda
Killed, Who has, him?	Ngoonooloo boongoo
Killed, You have, him	Nyoono boongoo
Know, I	Ngai uago wan
Know, I do not	Ngai gwanbung
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Lazy, You are	Nyoona yelba, nyoona goonjoo
Lie down	Ngarderee ngarrin
Listen to me	Nyoono gannon gwan
Long time ago, That was a	Woorral, maiarrga
Mother, She is my	Nganna yaggo’in
Mother-in-law, She is my	Eelee nganna moogin
Name, What is your?	Nyoono yinnee ngaanee
Natives, Where are the?	Yal boogan kabboon
Native, Who is this?	Yillee ngan’ninda kabboon
Noise, What is that?	Na naa’ miraa’
Pearlsheel	Biddilu
Relation, What are you to?	Nyoono yaljalla ngaanee
Roots (edible), Find some	Maiee yellanyin
Spear, Where is your?	Nyoono kajjee yallo go
Stay with me; stay, you, here	Nyoono karra nyin; Nyoondo boordal nyin
Steal, From whom did you?	Nyoono yeela yaldamun’nong
Stolen, you have my things	Eeling nyoona nganna mananding
Stop here	Karra nyin
Tell .... to come to me	Nyoono wongan - kardar indin
Tribe, To what, do you belong?	Nyoono yal ngoonda
What is it?	Yeelee ngannee, ngaanee
Where are you going?	Nyoono yal gudinding
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Who is that?	Yeelee ngannee
Wife, Is that your?	Yeelee nyoono meerrga
Wife, She is my	Nganna meerrga
You and I	Ngallee We two brothers = ngallin booin mulla We two (husband and wife) = ngalla maata booga