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Vocabularies of Natives from Roebourne Gascoyne, Ashburton, De Grey Folio 51/7-12 XII 2D, 15 Native Vocabulary Extracts from Curr's Australian Race, Vol 1. Lord Gifford & Hon. F.R. Barlee. Talinje and others |
| Baby | yamba, maioo, nurralee |
| Blackfellow | karoo, kardoo |
| Blackwoman | ngarloo, ngaluk |
| Brother | kooralla, koodajoora |
| Child, children | yamba, maioo |
| Father | mammajoora, mamma |
| Man, old | winja, marda winja |
| Man, young | weeabandee, walangoo |
| Mother | bibbeejoora, ngangaretta |
| Sister | koonga-joora |
| White man | narana, marawa |
| Wife | walo, mardangoo |
| Woman (old) | witho, bookoora |
| Beard | nanga, ngunga |
| Blood | yalgoo, ngooba |
| Bone | mamboo, koordbardo |
| Bowels | toonelba, banda |
| Breast | peetboo |
| Breasts | koonda, baba, joolyoo, koandoo |
| Drink, to | boojalgo, nangabooga |
| Ear | gulga, worlingba |
| Eat, to | boojalgo |
| Eye | goora, kooroo |
| Fat | naba, yulloloo |
| Foot | mandano, tchinna |
| Hair | Yeelgara, nguna |
| Hand | mara, mindee |
| Head | jeera, magga |
| Mouth | taa, namando |
| Nose | moola, mootha |
| Seeing | narka, nanjean |
| Skin | koondoora, talba |
| Sleep | nunjera, ngundee |
| Stomach | wēl'go, wilgoo |
| Teeth | eera, erra, era |
| Thigh | unda, woolo |
| Thirsty | kambai enyee, mandello |
| Tongue | yaltharoo, tallanoo |
| Walk, to | yanjan, yanduga |
| Dingo, dog | woora, doodoota |
| Kangaroo | yowerda |
| Opossum | yoorda? marajaak? |
| Bird's egg | ngaow, werimba |
| Bustard, wild turkey | bai'oora, bardoora |
| Cockatoo, white, northern variety | ngunawarra, jē'yarra |
| Crow | karko, wongalla |
| Duck | banajee, ngowoorura |
| Duck, Wood duck | Willinurra |
| Eaglehawk | walbajoo, warrada |
| Emu | kaliat?, yalooberree |
| Laughing Jackass | tchallee, tchaderoo |
| Pelican | tchooroona, tchuruna, kandanarra |
| Swan | joyararra, wonno?, jojararra |
| Fish (generic) | windelya, mookajada |
| Sea-snake, snake | milyoora |
| Fly (generic) | warree, worree |
| Mosquito | nerbat, kooloomar |
| Cold | woodha, mang'a |
| Dark | murronga, marroo |
| Day | boona, boonangooa |
| Fire | Kalloo, kala |
| Grass | gallan |
| Ground (surface of) | karbo, mamboo |
| Heat | berooja, woodoora |
| Hill | ballooa, wandarree |
| Light | karanēn |
| Moon | beeree, wilarra |
| Night | marroo, marroree |
| Rain | babba, koonda |
| Star | boorda, kooral'yanna |
| Stone | barloo, barrala |
| Sun | joondoonba, walbanoo |
| Thunder | koomee, wollajoora |
| Today | mangoorba, kooradee |
| Tomorrow | maraboora, mangoora |
| Track | en'na |
| Tree, bark of | pundee, kalleerba |
| Water | babba, koonda |
| Wind | wundotha, kunnara |
| Wood | kala kareega, kalla |
| Yesterday | yoojan, banjanboora |
| Bad | wamba, womboo |
| Big | mardeewajjoo, wiberree |
| Board, for throwing spear | mero, al'lē |
| By and by | wallawalla, barranja, walloo |
| Camp | koobong, wa'go |
| Come on | wokkundee, kobbo |
| Dead | moola, moongarbeea |
| Four | patanooenpa?, kootherra kootherra |
| Ghost | mooa, waiongan |
| Good | kooringarroo, noguna |
| Hungry | karmoo |
| I | natha, ngudha |
| Little | yajjoo-gajjee, warra |
| No | barreeallo, wannee |
| One | kootea |
| Plenty | woorai, nalloo |
| Shield | yoorakoa, woonda |
| Sit down, to | naneen, nee-enwoora |
| Smoke, of fires | kooree, gooree |
| Spear, war | annathain, gujjeree |
| Sweet | kooringarroo, noguna |
| Three | mungooraba, mangaranoo |
| Tomahawk | kooja |
| Two | kootherra, koothurra |
| Yes | koko |
| You | ngunda, nanda |
| Know, I do not | koorana nangoo tango, ngutha booweree |
| Natives, Where are the? | wandoo jarra, wandha kardoo |
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