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NLA MS 365 XII 2F, 22 L.A. Wells, Surveyor Elder Exp. (Murchison) Leaflet No. 7, Champion Bay Kenneth Young, Nannine Geoffrey Chambers, Peak Hill T.A. Drage, Mount View, Murchison R.J. Carlyon, Yuin G.S. Woodley, Gum Creek Constable Pollet, Northampton Hon. R.T. Goldsworthy, Northampton L.A. Wells, Yaurigabbee Station, Murchison Murchison Magisterial District Vocabularies 22 Doubtful - All Contributed & White people Compare with 21 |
| Aunt | Murrajee, marajee, yag'go, amara? |
| Baby | Mai'oo, bilyee, bo-dee, jumboolee, kujja, noopa, noorellee? ablar? |
| Blackfellow | yamajee, yamojee, amangoo?, among? |
| Blackwoman | nyalo, wandee, naala, wondee, moorna, enalee? wooanoo? |
| Boy | murdin, mai'oo, mullabroo, mudeena, buk-allee, moording |
| Brother | Boor, kooda (eldest), booa (youngest), koorda (eldest), wooratha?, wootha |
| Brother-in-law | nab'aree, nabbree, amil? |
| Child | jimboolee, ngonlee?, mai'oo, kuth-a, kagga, joora |
| Children | eenderee, arbarla, werkartchum, bo'dee |
| Daughter | kaj'a, jutha, bigal'yil, yooritha? |
| Daughter-in-law | e'ko-kogga-ol-la (?), ad'arril (?) |
| Father | Mumma, mamma, ammartha?, ama? |
| Father-in-law | Kumboonoo, kumbunna, agarra? |
| Girl | ō'ra bibi joodoo, wooranyoo?, wondeethoora, walagoora, worlok, worra |
| Granddaughter | nabba, kuntharree, ai'nabba ? |
| Grandfather | kammee, kummee, kuntharree, nabba |
| Grandmother | kundarree, kam'mee, argoo?, kunthee |
| Grandson | Nab'ba, kuntharree |
| Husband | murdong, mardong, ajerra? |
| Man, old | yargoo nobajee?, winja, winjabardo, among? yamojee, argaatha? |
| Man | bē-ga-lee, koomba?, yamajee, myajee |
| Mother | in'ga, argo, yaggo, argoo?, yakko, argootha? |
| Mother-in-law | wobbee, wabbee, abberkarra |
| Nephew | boo'long, bullong, bal'tho, ngarreea, woggera? |
| Niece | ngarreea, bullong, baltho, joorda ligga, koorda, yakko, wograga? |
| Orphan | moo'la, middee, kum'booda, warrajee? |
| Sister | joo'da, nar'anba = elder, joodoo, tchoor'doo, koon'ja, narrabutha? nartar? |
| Sister-in-law | joo'arree, aritha? |
| Son | kujja, kutha, wooratha? |
| Son-in-law | woomarree, maioo, meeoo, yarra? |
| Uncle | kumbunna, kumbarnoo, kon'go, abbernijoo? |
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| Virgin | bubbaroo, burnanyoo, walagoora, mooreebirdee? |
| White Man | jon'gara, moondong, meenee? |
| White Woman | moon'dong, na'loo, kymera? |
| Widow | mooreejunda, moordabandee, martoo, nar'ree-nyoo? |
| Widower | bin'ja bun'dee, pinjabendee |
| Wife | murdong, mardong,ara?, ardoo |
| Woman | wondee, moornee, nyā'loo, eneloo? |
| Woman, old | boogarra nobajee?, thukkurn, po'gera |
| Ankle | bul-ba, mamboo, oroo, wooper? |
| Arm (left) | korree, jumboo, tambo, julka?, tchillee |
| Arm (lower) | Tchoolga, moornoon, bajjee |
| Arm (right) | toobun, numaroo, tchoolga |
| Arm (upper) | tchoolga, mingo, mingil, kootee, nunwing? karragur? kattee |
| Back | waloo, jiddee, wardo, watoo, wat'o, kookooda, boodetha? |
| Back-bone | moonbul, tchunnee, wardajerree, mool'yagoo, kooltha, jira, wato |
| Beard | nango, nangroo, nungo, ngarnga, nyulgoo, nugga? |
| Blood | yalgoo, yangoo, yalgo, ngooba? nyooba |
| Bone | mamboo, yeeka, eega, eeka, urraga, mumboo, maboo |
| Bowels | karrola, boonthoo, mitha, gwoona, tooroo? waiketha |
| Brains | ngoor'do |
| Breast (right) | mimmee, eedijee, meemee, bibbee, biboo |
| Breasts | peetboo? eebee? nabanna |
| Breath | ngarn, warreebukkala, warreebukken, woolaloo? boothilgo, nain'mul'ga |
| Breathe, to | ngarn, warreebukkala, warreebukken, woolaloo? boothilgo, nain'mul'ga |
| Calf of Leg | mullatha, mullaja, tchudda, wathin, ngallaja, woordabai? |
| Cheek | nganga, nankoo, nal'guna, ngongoo, yabba? |
| Chest | mumburdoo, ngab'arro, bibboo, bepoo?, kooroodoo, narga, bulboo |
| Chin | ngangoo, mooroo?, narngarn, nungun, nankoo, nagooraree? |
| Coition | moon'yallee, munga-noo |
| Copulate, to | mooral, moonalgo, mung'anoo |
| Cough | ninjin, minjil |
| Cry, to | ngalyan, nullago, ngoolara, ngoola, wooenar |
| Drink, to | nanago, nunnagoo, ngarnagoo, boon'gela, owa, nalla?, nallana?, ngurna |
| Ear | koolga, gulga, koolka, wolka, wooka? oka, (ngalla, nalla) |
| Eat, to | ngamang, nanago, ngulla, nalgo, badaljo, nganma, ngalla, nalla, waganarrana? wamangulla |
| Elbow | ngungoo, noongo, nooran, nooragoo, noojee?, tokurdee |
| Eyeball | worra, wag'oola, kooroo, eregoo? |
| Eyebrow | yaneemeen, memede?, nyiminjee, kooroodallee-dallee, niminjee |
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| Eyelash | nganba, niminjee, wee'_al |
| Eyelid | niminjee |
| Eye | meela, koo'ro, kooroo, eeragoo? eregoo? |
| Face | koomba, moola, nooder? |
| Fat | bilart, mulya, ganoo, nabba, naboo, karnoo? meelya, pe'laree, mendajallee, noppa, |
| Fatigue | malardee, nullardee, bulgoo, padabanand? |
| Feeling | bum'boolgo, beejan, egraina?, bombeel |
| Finger | murra, marra, kutteea |
| Finger joint | me-ya, eeka, barrathoo |
| Finger nail | burndee, mindee, beeree, bibboo?, eeree? |
| Flesh | warraga |
| Foot (left) | tambogurdee, jeena, enna, pumboo'aroo, eena? |
| Foot (right) | toobungurdee, jeena, joominan, eena? |
| Forehead | bulla, ngulla?, barlo, barla, balla, milleja? |
| Frowning | bullamulgun, nyingillee, nanaba nokka? |
| Generative Organ (f.) | malthoo, mulloo, weeloom, wella, warree, warrangow? |
| Gums | weelyoo, ooree, yerawoodee, yirea? |
| Hair | kulawil, yindoo, ningee, wonya, koolgoora, mon'galylea, ngoo'enoo? noonoo? |
| Hand | ma, murra, mara, marra, mar |
| Hand (left) | tambogoora, taboo?, murra numboomurra, thomba kurdee |
| Hand (right) | toobungoora, numaroomurra, woorknoo? |
| Head | walla, mokka, mukka, mugga, koggolee |
| Hearing | ngongola, wajerubba?, ngangulgo, noogelgoo, ngongoon |
| Heart | kooradoo, koodoodoo, koodooda, kootatoo, woorto? |
| Heel | boongoo, bul'ba, balba, yerda |
| Heel (left) | boongoo, thunkul |
| Heel (right) | boongoo, thunkul |
| Hip bone | yun'gul, yungool, yunkul, kokka, kagga? |
| Instep | jid-da-ra, murdul, kardamaia, eenabooda? |
| Jaw, lower | ngangoo, ererbillee?, ngarngarn, ngungoo, nungun weedarra |
| Jaw, upper | koora minilga, jabbingyne, oud-dee, yabba? |
| Kidney | bunda, woowoo?, bernda, koo'naroo, kobodeen |
| Knee | moordee, pooroo, koon'goo, tharra? |
| Kneecap | boorul, kurra budda, borro, tharra? |
| Lame | yoondoo |
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| Leg (left) | tambo, junbooda, ny'agud'da, wooda? |
| Leg (right) | toobun, junda, num'aroo gudda, whooda |
| Legs | junda, momboo, jinna?, tunda |
| Lip | oor'ee, thoo'tha, wootee, koolgil, airee? |
| Liver | mairee, bijan, mouree, marridee, beethan, pithern, nulgaree |
| Lung | yarl, karba, yooraly, eetha?, yaralba, yantho |
| Moustache | ngangroo, mungo, nungul, warree, mootha nulka? |
| Mouth | ai-namanee, yeera, eera, durra, namanoo, ngamanyoo |
| Mouth, roof of | narra, narrama, woorkarra? |
| Muscle | marraga, wij'eree, bai'ee |
| Nape of the neck | nunga, nurka?, nanga |
| Navel | , , |
| Neck | nunga buggun, bookun, nynga, nyunga, ngenka, nurka? |
| Nipple of breast | ningun, meemee, eebee? |
| Nose | moolya, moola, mootha?, moota |
| Nose, bridge of | karrabajjee |
| Nostril | moolagin, eegel, daa?, moolya moolya? |
| Palm of the hand | mundul, warree, mar? |
| Penis | weeloo, wol-a-bree?, weelo, nurdee? |
| Perspiration | nootaree, wel-wel, ngooree, warnawer? |
| Perspire | nootaree, wel-wel, ngooree, warnawer? |
| Pregnant | murree, buljoo, moolgoo, mootena?,maulgoo |
| Puberty (age of) | wijeroo a maulgoo, meemeejudoo, yagoo?, kumbarra buljoo, kajinje'wa |
| Rib | bimbil, pimpil, bimbee, bimbilba, meegoo |
| Rump | munda, murnda, murdoo |
| See, to | ngooa?, nintha, nung-ya, nagajerree, unthanowa |
| Seeing | nunningo, neeanya, weetcha? |
| Semen | kooyoo, kooeeyoo, beemurrajee, milyee, woonabernooka? |
| Shin | mamboo, jeerara, mumboo, moonta, weeda |
| Shoulder | mingoo, beerajee, koorgoo, birreejee, beeajee, |
| Sinew | mulboo, marboo, maboo, thurngoo? |
| Skeleton | eega, mobboo? |
| Skin | boodee, wondoo, koolgil, warndoo, opa? apee? |
| Skull | mindee, bidida, ngardoongoo |
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| Sleep | ngooba, nyoobul, koobilya, bijjee, ngarreea, wooballa?, noobur, koobalya, koggamilya? |
| Snore | nyoolool |
| Sleepy | yul'low'id'dee |
| Smell, to | bundilla, burndin, yoona, berndern, bundilgo, bawldilgoo, ardeeba? |
| Sneeze, to | nyorl, tcheerabinna, nginjinmulla, jerree bil'goo, kurleemyba |
| Sole of the foot | mundil, noota woor? |
| Speak, to | Wongee, wongatha, wonga, wagena? |
| Spit, to | werrgee, moola, wurreegee, wirrkee, wikkee |
| Stink, to | oona, yoona, bawldilgoo, ardoogetha? |
| Stomach | worree, wa'-ree, warr, weekoo, weelo? |
| Taste, to | bundiljulgoo, berndeejollee, bundeebuthal boojanar?, wa'-jan, bog'gla |
| Tears | nyoo'il, nyoorel, nulla, nyooril, wijenyoo? |
| Teeth | eera, wilga, weelga, eerajee? eeragil? |
| Temple | yabba yabba, koolgadiddee, woogera?, balla |
| Thigh | thoonda, tchoonda, weeada, doonda, joonda, yoodar? |
| Thirsty | wajjela, minnee, wagaloo, meenee, birridee, wajerabana, kalgo, yeerakalgoo, woggalooaknoo |
| Throat | wongalilla, bukkun, bukkern, buggen, nininyoo |
| Thumb | mindee, mimbee, mummerdoora, mumma mar? |
| Toe | ngoonagoota, bilboo, bilberoo, beedoo |
| Toenail | peeree, bilboo, peedoo?, beedoo, bilberoo, baratenyoo? |
| Tongue | thalling, tchallung, jalang, tarlil, tallun, thallan, yalanyoo?, yalinoo |
| Urinate, to | koombo, koombajan, koomboo, wooboo? |
| Vein | wij'eree, yal-go, marboo, mor'raiddee |
| Walk up! | bukalgo |
| Walk, to | yarra, jinnayarra, yan'ago, yan'maba, yarryn yakarra? jakarra? |
| Windpipe | wardoowangal, workarra?, wongalilla, wingoola, wongolarra, wonga-wingarra |
| Wink, to | kooroobundoo (eyes blind), koonyoolee, millurn, milbar? |
| Womb | mo'-oo, ngar'loo, wiljee, woodbee, mudalla? |
| Wrinkle | oolberga, wumbillee, nullaree |
| Wrist | jigaree, kaa'tee, mernon, marr? |
| Yawn, to | marlun, ngarnbullee, jumbungwee, yin'agoo'- wan'goobada, nummanaga?, thamba ngoinga |
| Walking | yanningee |
| Ant-eater (Marsupial) | kun'da-wa |
| Bandicoot | tulgee'ya, winderee, windaroo, woordee? |
| Bat | koolakoolara, ibilyibil, yibil-yibil |
| Bull | oorar? |
| Cat, native | thinthagoo, nginnee, tithagoo? |
| Dingo, female | wai-eel, ngoobanoo, nya'loo, joodawarra, ngooban, jooloowarra?, wonja, otha? |
| Dingo, male | ngoobanoo, doodoo, dootho, kooberna, koobela, oorar? |
| Dingo, puppy | koolyin, bilyoo, kooling, marree, kabila? |
| Dog, female | jooloowarra ? |
| Dog, male | oorar? oota |
| Dog, puppy | kabela? |
| Dugong | min'ina, marrawa, burengooroo? |
| Hedgehog | kundawa, koondooa, kuderwar? |
| Horse | ngo'ra, noo-on (?) nartoo? |
| Kangaroo, generic | marloo, māloo, yow'ada, yowadar?, yoorda |
| Kangaroo, blue | marlogooda, booyoorn?, marloo |
| Kangaroo, brush | kwerr, mudaroo, yow'erda, yooroo? |
| Kangaroo Rat | peejul, tchirkee, mar'roa, pararree? |
| Kangaroo Rat, Brush-tailed | wee'arra; peejul, weelabar? |
| Kangaroo, Red | bilyiddee, marloo, bardyarra, bigoora |
| Kangaroo, Rock | bikardoo, bukdarara, kalthoorwirree, bee'-gooda,pikardoo, weelabar |
| Kangaroo, Silver Grey | bilben, peejulbee, koorar? |
| Kangaroo, young, in pouch | koolin, ooroo?, marloo kooling, warragooda, nyoonda |
| Mouse | minnee, mooyanda, meerdo, numba |
| Mouse, pouched | ar'denoo? |
| Opossum, Black | ngoo'err, wai-oorda, waiada, oorar? |
| Opossum, Grey | waiada barloon, oorar?,kommal |
| Opossum, large Grey | Waiada barloon, marrawa? |
| Opossum, Ring-tailed | waiada beeboo, walgardoo, eereetcha? |
| Pig | mog'aronga |
| Porcupine | koondawa, kundawa, koon'doo'a, tchekarra? |
| Porpoise | warnung'ago, eedabooka? |
| Rat, House | tchirkee wagoo, minnee |
| Rat, Water | koolaburra? |
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| Seal, Smooth | beera |
| Squirrel, Grey | meelin |
| Wallaby, Banded | woordee |
| Wallaby (generic) | woordee |
| Wallaby, Rock | kal'yaweeree, bokoolarra |
| Wallaby, Speckled-hair | weearra |
| Bell-bird | bokoboko, bukken bukken |
| Bird (generic) | weedoora |
| Bird's egg | koondil, ngow, walla, kundeel, waller? |
| Birds' Nest | mun-ga, mun'goo, muger? |
| Bustard, Wild Turkey | badoora, bur'dara, pardoora, bar'adoo, paroda? |
| Butcher bird | kilgoorda, kool'bunda, waddowaddong |
| Buzzard | birdoora, badoora |
| Cockateel | bullee, boolee |
| Cockatoo (generic) | bun'ajee, boolee, nanara, yenarra? |
| Cockatoo, Black, red tail | thoo'indee, biddeearra, deerondee, bidilla, theredee, theerandee |
| Cockatoo, Black, white tail | ngool'ya |
| Cockatoo, Galah | beeā'go, bee-āl-e |
| Cockatoo, white, Northern variety | boolee, nyoonawarra, nanuwerra, bullee |
| Cockatoo, white, Southern variety | menatch, koggala, miggelbee? |
| Coot | dunin'dee, thanindee, dorndandee, jandinnee |
| Crane, Blue | burraga, bokka, bugga, bagarr? |
| Creeper | kun'deejar'oo |
| Crow | kākoo, kaka, koggo, kaw-koo, ga'_la, wonger?, wonga? |
| Cuckoo, Bronze | tchakoord'okoord'o |
| Curlew | weelo |
| Diver | joor'eego |
| Dove, barred shoulders | pundaroo |
| Dove, little | kun'nabir'rin, mowgoora, kooraloo,mun'aree |
| Dove, Tranquil | punderoo |
| Duck, Blue-billed | pulleejoodoo, narngoo? |
| Duck (generic) | narr'oa, ngar'rawa, ban'ajee |
| Duck, Grey or black | nger'roa, yarree, narrawa |
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| Duck, Mountain | ngardoo, kooroogoordee, kooroomookooree banajee? |
| Duck, Spoonbill | weela, mai'apa, tchooarlee |
| Duck, White Wing | mur'rada |
| Duck, Wood duck | banajee? |
| Eagle | mul'beea, ngoolal, warree'ēda, ngoolalba |
| Eagle Hawk | ngoolal, nullul, wobajoo?, warrada |
| Eagle, Little | keer'koorda, kerreegooda, kel-gooya? |
| Eagle, Wedgetailed | dulleedulloo |
| Emu | yallabiddee, yallabirree, weebeea, kullair, kollair? kalailya |
| Emu Wren | yagoonarree |
| Falcon, Brown Hawk | kikida |
| Falcon, Grey (Broome) | tooloo |
| Falcon, Kestrel | mig'oon |
| Flycatcher | jindee-jindee |
| Goose, Cape Barren | moonaree |
| Hawk, Gos | kik'ida |
| Hawk, Sparrow | tcharndoo, too'eetooee |
| Ibis, straw-necked | peedadoo, weelo, bukka |
| King-fisher | warlbarra, jeeringudda, walba, wulba |
| Lark | bernabernadee, nyinnyin, tchilbeeilyel |
| Laughing jackass | tarraloo, koor'abaloo'loo, wag'ginoo? |
| Magpie | koodbarroo, kooja koodardee, koorba, koolbunda |
| Magpie, lark | tililbiddee,dē'la-bit |
| Martin | kow'il-go-a |
| Mopoke | kool'goodoo, kuddagooroo, koodakooda, koo'koodoo |
| Native Companion | woggera? |
| Owl, Common | weeado, wee'a-joo, kuddagooroo |
| Owl, Lesser Masked | wee'a'joo |
| Parrakeet | mardinburnee |
| Parrot | bibbul, thulga, ngarlaloo |
| Parrot, king | ngalaloo |
| Parrot, Red-breasted Rosella | gonyart? |
| Parrot, Small Ground | koo'raree |
| Parrot, Twenty-eight | tchuginya, ngarlaloo |
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| Pelican | beemululloo, tchillakaralbee, kullabee, arranja?, marnboo, ngullunberree?, kallabee,bukka |
| Pheasant (Gnou) | ngernamerra |
| Pigeon, Blue | wol'arra |
| Pigeon, Bronzewing | wol'arra, kulbee, manbee |
| Pigeon, Brush, Bronzewing | wol'arra, kulbee, manbee |
| Pigeon, Topknot | woldarara, wolarra, jimindee |
| Quail, Brown | milga, boorooloo, moonarree, boondarroo |
| Rail, Land | ngarnamarra |
| Robin | tchal'yin'arra, nee'aroo, tallanarra |
| Shag | kundeejarro |
| Silver Eye | ning'arree, nying'arree |
| Swallow | kawa koora, nangageegerong, neeminga, jebilingrog |
| Swamp-hen, Coot | Dunindee, dorndandee, jandinnee |
| Swan | kooralthoo, koorooloo, koolooloo, woorathoo, banya? |
| Teal | ngarawa, narrawa, ngurawa |
| Wattle Bird | wat'owat'o, meerakooree |
| Wren, Ash-coloured | nyin-nyin |
| Crayfish | atta?, marthara? bod'ardee, marrida |
| Fish (generic) | wappee, inganthooa, mulgarree, wai-rabee, walbee, weeakka?, winajee?, babbajiddee, babbagarree, thidarro |
| Jewfish | jaleewog'era |
| Oyster | merndee |
| Schnapper | warra |
| Frog, edible | eeramerree, eeleewalga, wangooa, wongoora, wadaroo? |
| Frog (generic) | won'goora, eeramerree, eeleewalga, wadaroo |
| Frog, large green | Wurrooon, eeramerree, wadaroo? |
| Iguana (generic) | bungarra, wordabee, waddabee |
| Iguana, green | jillawarra |
| Iguana, long-tailed | wor'dapee, bornkan, bungarra, wingaroo, burka?, wingaree |
| Iguana, stump-tailed | pitchoora, meealoo, yooern, yeejee? |
| Lizard (generic) | tchubbee, jarpee |
| Lizard, Horned (York Devil) | minjern, weedarree, minjin, minjin mar? |
| Lizard, large black | bungarra, yundoon |
| Scorpion | eeralarra, warna, kunbergo, kunbong, yerra |
| Sea-snake (black) | meel-ya-la, milyoora |
| Snake (generic) | kuj'-idda, boolee, wog'ardee, wag'aree? mil'yoora |
| Tadpole | koojaleeling, min'mee'an |
| Tortoise, fresh water | kundarra |
| Turtle (fresh water) | kundarra, kuntarra |
| Turtle, sea | now'eroong |
| Ant | Min'ga |
| Ant's nest | Minga ngoora, moongoo, ngooranud? |
| Ant (sergeant) | kal-kal, karlo, karlthoda, minga |
| Ant (white) | milladerree, mantchoo, minyinna, marnitchoo |
| Bardie (a grub) | bardee, burdee |
| Beetle | min'gen-mingen, beelo |
| Blowfly | beeloo, boorabee, pootalee, booamoo'o |
| Butterfly | beedee beedee, pelyooin |
| Caterpillar | kojinna, boolka bardee, beelo, yurtoo |
| Centipede | min'neeyarra, jē'la, ab'aroo? |
| Cricket | mindee kurdee, wininjee |
| Flea | koo'elarra, wooloo? |
| Fly (generic) | war're'ree, weelee?, kooragoora, borrowata? |
| Grasshopper | windeejee, boongootha, doonabuddee |
| Grub | bardee, burdee, dutchin-dutchin |
| Hornet | burarree |
| Housefly | werreree |
| Leech | bulboobulgara, murrinmurrin |
| Louse | kooloo |
| Mosquito | nyoonee, kollarbee?, thanyooa?, koorlaman, woolawoola? |
| Moth | Miladerree |
| Praying Mantis | morlga |
| Sandfly | nyoonee, kowel |
| Scorpion | iddee, warna, konbung, eeralarra, kunbergo, yerra, karalarra |
| Spider | karawalla, karo, kurrawalla |
| Wasp | burarree, ngoojardoo |
| Worm | pulgoolardee |
| Afternoon | yadeeyarra, marmow? maroo maroo, korra korra, ky'aky'a, doolarra, negardo |
| Atmosphere | ngarn |
| Beach (rocky) | weeloo? |
| Blackboy (tree) | neen'a, bor'ro |
| Blossom | bulgoo, perdee, weeoo |
| Bough of a tree | bib'ya, kolgutha, minda, erada? |
| Breeze (land) | moodamooda, winjoo jimba, winjoo wintho |
| Breeze (sea) | winjoo, willoogardee, wintho |
| Bush (the wild country) | moodagooeeya, mulgul |
| Cave | beedee, nunga, ngarnkan |
| Clay | minthaw, big-il-lee, berna |
| Clay, red | dooarree, dullabeelyeearree, hullabeelyeearree? |
| Clay, white | dullamidda, ullamidda?, mē'-lera? |
| Cloud | yirraperree, mundoota, munderda, mundida |
| Cloudy | mokkern, wilbagoora |
| Cold | okkadarra, junda muddu, jinta, moordee, moordinga, tchanda, tchandonga, thy? jundungin |
| Comet | mobbern? |
| Country (burnt) | tulguddee, yerpa? |
| Country (desert) | warlgool, worree |
| Country (hilly) | mulgado, mer'da'erree, koola, barlobut |
| Country (open) | yalga, tchatta?, yelking |
| Country (stony) | merdaberna, ardabutta?, wedburra, merda'erree |
| Country (swampy) | bulgo-bulgo, birragill, woorpenoo? |
| Creek | kutherra?, warn, weereea, erenyoo?, weelunga, wheela, karlgadoolbar |
| Crystal (rock) | kalyern |
| Dark | maronbee, mongart, arraga?, munganga, monga, moonga moondra, mowoobut? |
| Dawn | owrlyoo?, werdabunga, butchal, muggaroo, betheral |
| Day | eeliji, toolga?, thuringa, tooringa, dooree, kanowa |
| Daylight | betherlbo, muggerow, moongal, woggaburna, wirril, toolga? |
| Dew | Wanta, wanda, talgun, mooroo |
| Drizzle, to | oorning, wongamba |
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| Dusk | burna, jiddararra, birna, jiddarutta |
| Duststorm | wiltho, winjoo, boodooroo |
| Earth, the | berna, burna, bunna |
| Echo | win-a-bee, yab'berda |
| Evening | karrakarra, karlung, yoogadoo, ngorow |
| Feather | yoondil, wamaloo, ngorlba |
| Fire | nonyenyoo?, kulla, karla, waganga, kāla, korla, wej'ern, karla |
| Floods | berree burdee?, bernta, babba warrin warrin yanee, bundo |
| Flowers | perdee, kogalee, marro?, bulgoo, kookerdoong, bidden-bidden |
| Foam | yoodul yoorul |
| Fog | moorowa, mooroo, eeramarree, mooloowa |
| Foliage | bagga |
| Forenoon | beedarong, moongal, mongal |
| Frost | wanda, wanta, mooroo, talgun |
| Fruit | walgoo, warringa, wamma |
| Fruit (edible native) | warringa |
| Gorge | kuddawarra, kurdamaia |
| Granite | yabboo, ky'arra, kundo, goo'a?, tyooa |
| Grass | boolga, bulga, ooro, ooriming?, bunga, yoornyoo? |
| Grass (young) | bobberda, talyun, bubbuda, boolga, tchalga |
| Ground (surface of) | ootheroo? |
| Gum | ya'loo, bimba, kwy'ung, elber |
| Gum tree | yarlo (white gum) yardo (York gum) karreea, kerrilya |
| Hailstones | mulgarree |
| Heat | tooree, mulbuga, ngalpeegoora, terringa, ngalbooga, balbarra, thoebut?, dorinko? |
| Hill | merrda, murda, mudda, bā'lo?, kālo? |
| Hillock | jinjamurra, murda |
| Hole | manoo, woggoo, yan?, eegel, thaa |
| In the open air | burnakaddee, ai'alga |
| Ironstone | merda, weeree |
| Island | oomboorn, toongoonoo |
| Lake | buggoodarra, ngabbaroo, nabberoo, salt lake = moored |
| Land | burna |
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| Leaf (shrub or tree) | munga, bagga |
| Light | yalgarnoo, aljeerlwarra, millee, ngalarn jeera, yooarloo? |
| Lightning | binda, peeanboond?, koondeebyamena, kundee, wilga |
| Lime | kooba, bindoora, toondee, yarra weroo, pinderoo?, tchoondee, kurdoo |
| Limestone | kooba, bindoora, toondee, yarra weroo, pinderoo?, tchoondee, kurdoo |
| Manna | Womma, bimba |
| Meteor | boondarra kalee yakee, irringa, mobbern |
| Midday | peedarong, tchooringa, tooringa, thuringa, yiggera? |
| Midnight | ngardoonga, maw wongera, nardoba, mungat, dorinka |
| Milky Way | barreea, indirree |
| Mist | moorooa |
| Misty | moorooa |
| Moon | waro, weelarra, ngeela? |
| Moonlight | mildil, weelarraba, weelagoola, weelararra, eerimba, weelarrakala |
| Morning | mungal, moongul, mow war? |
| Mountain | yoorunda murda, merda tchinta, eer'a-ā'da |
| Mountainous Country | mulgado, tchinda murda, merdayilya |
| Mud | millee, mintha, durla |
| Muddy | millee, mintha, durla |
| Mulga | yorloot, yarloot, judagow, winda, dardunga, yunka, yarlaroo (different species) |
| Mushroom | wililga, kowajee, jundee? |
| Ngamma hole | biddee |
| Night | maroonga, munga, maronbee, moonga, monganga, meroo, moona-ba, mowoo |
| Noon | Thuringa, tooringa, jookadoo |
| Nuts, edible | wogga |
| Paper-bark tree | ngoola, billadarra, koolee, koolbee, oolinna |
| Peach, native | walgoo, willingoo, weelunga ? |
| Petal (of flower) | peedee |
| Plain | yalga, wooroo? |
| Plant | boondorra |
| Pleiades | nyal'awe, meeree, naiarree, nallawa |
| Pool | yannol, yanno (big pool), ngoy'yong (small pool), wooramal? beemurra, bubbayannow, weereea? |
| Pool in River | yannol, yanno (big pool), ngoy'yong (small pool), wooramal? beemurra, bubbayannow, weereea? |
| Precipice | waragoo, ngun'gun, wongarra? |
| Quartz | yeelya, yeerilya, bil'yar, mudda, iril'gee |
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| Rain | boodoo?, bubba, babba wanimin, kolyoowarra, bubba eeree yalla, gabbee? wanina |
| Rain (heavy) | bubba wanina yanda, bubba yunda, eeree yalla |
| Rainbow | warrangoora, worrungooro, wanda, wallund, koogararree |
| Resin (blackboy) | wooa? |
| River | warn, weelo, wee'deea, wheela, weereea |
| River, bank of | ingurra, koomo, weereea mimerdee? |
| River, mouth | nyooree (river bed = weereea) |
| Road | barreea, purreea, burreea, bai'ee |
| Rock | mudda, merda, murda |
| Rockhole | meerla, yoomooda, biddee, mala |
| Root, of tree | bele'le, peerlee, beleelee, bul'oora, eeringal? |
| Running water | jeela, babba bookerning, wannun |
| Rush (a fibre) | batalyee, pillenbilloo? |
| Sand | Weereea?, karoo, burna, berna?, bana |
| Sandalwood tree | walada, walgoo, wollurda, woolukoo |
| Sandhill | wandarree, beela, bidara |
| Sandplain | wandarree, toorda, darroo |
| Scrub, the | moordo, ooral'yee, mungera? |
| Sea | wil'oo, willo, weelo, weeloo? |
| Seeds, of plants | wogga, ngoo'rarra, mul'yooda |
| Shade | minda, majoonoo, minta |
| Sheoak | koorlee, burna kaj |
| Shower, a | bubba wanneea, bubba |
| Shrub | jinjamurra winda |
| Sky | wa-ran, il'garree, peela, kaarra |
| Southern cross | koordeeyarro, karndoo |
| Spinifex | wongoo, ooldoo, peelor, wong'ow, jee? |
| Spinifex gum | borro, jee? |
| Star | pundoo?, boondarra, indeea, poondera, bundarra, eeringba, eedoo wengoo? |
| Starlight | poondera, kumbooga, boondarra yig'y'gee |
| Stone | wora, marda, kurba, mudda, merda, ardoo? |
| Stream | wannun, karlga |
| Sun | kangoo, koorong, jindoo, karrong, karroong, eedoo?, wal'a, kurrung |
| Sunlight | yalgarno, kumbooga jindoo |
| Sunrise | karroong bulbamoon, karrong bokkern, koorong bukkan minna, mungal |
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| Sunset | koorong dagolong, kurrong wanneea, kurrung nguggun, kurrungutta |
| Swamp country | bulgo bulgoo |
| Tableland | yalga, mudda eerilee, baiarra |
| Thorn | marroogul |
| Thunder | koomarra, koomerra, koomarda, wollajerree, pindari, bindana?, bindarree |
| Thunderstorm | irrabreea, wallajerree |
| Ti-tree | koolimba, ngoolooalbee |
| To-day | wida, kooardee, nunthan, kordee, karrong-alla, karrowa? |
| To-morrow | warbagoorong, wabberagong, moongul, yooathakarra |
| Track | toora?, jinna, wandee, tchenna, jinna |
| Tree | winda, weenta |
| Tree, Bark of | bingarra winda, meeanyun, bingarra, mer |
| Tree, Gum of | bimbee, wē'nan, pimba, koolalyee? |
| Tree, Trunk of | barlgo |
| Twilight | ngurrun, karalong |
| Valley | kardawarra |
| Vegetable food | nalgo |
| Vegetation | beb'ada |
| Venus | warro |
| Water | babba, bubba, bobba, bobban, kalyoo, owa, gabbee, appa No water = gabbee bunya, gabbee buddee |
| Water (deep) | narreeyarra?, doolbee bubba, peeroo, nardee bub ba, bobba wok'ardee |
| Water (fresh) | bobba berndee, nooyung bubba, poonya gabbee, bundee bubba |
| Water (running) | jeela, wannan, bobba jombarning |
| Water (salt) | babba yabba, babba yoppa, yabba, neerdoo? |
| Water (shallow) | kun'ga bubba, bee'dooda bubba, bobba wy'wokardee |
| Waterfall | bobba nganka, nyilil |
| Waterhole | nooree bubba, uanno, ngoyong, yerada |
| Wattle tree | koon'ma, bookalya, ogelyooa? |
| Weather (cold) | mooringa, moor'din'gan, moordee |
| Weather (hot) | ngulbagoora, durree, yindalga |
| Weather (wet) | kool'bunna |
| Well | beemarra, joonoo, jiboola |
| Whirlwind | boodoroo, wurdumburra, wiltho wiltho, wombarara |
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| Willy willy | bid'doora, boona bajjee |
| Wind (East) | wintho mooleearra, maleearra, beedong kardee, karronga kardee |
| Wind (light) | wintho wolyoo wolyoo, wintho mungon, winjoo |
| Wind (North) | wintho berdong kardee, yabaroo kardee, yabaroo |
| Wind (South) | wintho meenung kardee, minungulla,mernong kardee |
| Wind (strong) | wintho ngerdee, jallee, boorooloo weethooterra |
| Wind (West) | wintho weelunga, weeto kardee, weelarra kardee |
| Wooded country | yoorarra, wendajjeea, moodoo bunna |
| Yam | koolyoo |
| Yesterday | walbagong, warbakarrong, wabberagong, wooarda? |
| Yesterday, day before | walbagong woolba |
| Abduct, to | jeeda, jindee, tcheeta, jeeya, manma; stealing women = kulka dootha |
| Abscond, to | jindee, yoreea, budha budha, jeendee, narronga? |
| Absent | waj'ee bunna, wy'ee nunna |
| Abundance | yalba |
| Abuse, to | yamilgo, yamella, bujja |
| Accident | koolkadallo |
| Accidentally | koolkadallo |
| Accompany, to | nyooballee, yanajee, ye'-yathee |
| Accuse, to | ngujjern |
| Across | ngardo, buldagurdee |
| Adultery | mung'anyoo, minyungurnee |
| Afraid | ngooloo, ngooloo bundee, jeerunga, wya, yangboon? |
| After | marlunga, mullul, morlonga |
| Again | barnamulla, mulla, mella |
| Aged | winja, jooja |
| Agree, to | koallee |
| Aim, to | migoora, balantha, mirnilla |
| Alarm | ngooloo, ngooloobundee, ngooloomarn, mungoon |
| Alive | wonga, wanga |
| All | koolil |
| Alone | kai'an, kog-ool, kog'el, kok'ol |
| Always | bukkeebinbee, koo'ker, mok'aroo yaningya |
| Ambush | meerigo |
| Am I? | aija, ngatha, ngaitha wai |
| Among | yeeathee (together), ngardeearra |
| Amuse, to | bee-ā-go, poontheng |
| And, also | yunngurda |
| Anger; to be angry | notha bajja, botha, botha yunda, bujja, bajja, bajjinwa |
| Another | walba, warraba, warba |
| Any | koo'reeguree, wy |
| Apart | kokol |
| Approach, to | yanajee, kool'eea |
| Arise, to | kongee, bukolla, buggun, bukalgo, bukkin yenno |
| Ascend, to | kalbunga, kalbong |
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| Ashes | kooba, kwubba, koobaw |
| Ask, to | tabinma, wongee, yawbella, ngata wongee a kwordee |
| Assault, to | beenyago |
| Go astray, to | yanna, koolgarda, bal'baro |
| At once | kwardee, bug'alee, koo'ardee |
| Autumn | bin'garra, poornoor, bubbada |
| Avoid, to | yathara |
| Away | yowan, yanma, yanna, doola |
| Awkward | bul'barro |
| Back, to go | murlago yanma, mulla wēma, murlakwee, morloka yarreea, koola yarrai |
| Back, to bring | morloka konkan, mullago konga, murlago kongonnee, murla kwee yannee, koolamarran |
| Bad | nyoona, thata, tatta, walyee, walthee, woldee, yarro, yar, tatta |
| Bag | ngad'ora, ngooree |
| Bag in which child is carried | kooda, butta, warndoo |
| Bag, to carry in a | kon'goronga |
| Bald | mokka yarla, mukka breen, mukka peen, mungudaga |
| Bandy legged | moordee wolthee, ngarlool, mumba narda?, junda ngurdera, mombo-ngurdera |
| Barb (of a spear) | dulga, tarlga, bun'gēdē, garn'ga, nundarra |
| Bare | ngow, pee'ern |
| Bark, as a dog, to | dodo bulgoo mulgoo, borlka mella, balgo |
| Bark (used for food vessels) | mer, dugga, poopee? |
| Bark (used for making huts) | mer, nanja? |
| Bathe, to | bandorunga, koorgamella |
| Battle | tchoomgoomun, beenyarree |
| Bear children, to | kujja nyooa nyaloo, buljoo, bilgun, kogga kumbella |
| Beat, to | beenya, beenyagoo, beenya'go |
| Beautiful | berndee, bundee, barndee |
| Becoming | mobbern, mobbernkur |
| Before | mulla indera, korrunda, wadinjerree, kurdemtha |
| Beg, to | tubbin |
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| Behind | marlunga, mullunga, murla murla, marlanga |
| Belch, to | balya |
| Below | ngardeearra, ngerdeearra |
| Belt | neegur, nyig'ga |
| Between | noonaroo, ngoonagootha |
| Beware! | wodarree, ngooran boyeene |
| Big | ee'a, yanda, yenda, tchunda, tchanda, jallee, eeda? yenda |
| Birth | bil'yoor, nyaloo kungana kujja |
| Bite, to | bujjana, kudulbeejulgoo, bujjan, buthun, buggun |
| Bitter | kungarn, konkan, tcharloo, juk'ilba |
| Black | mungarda, weeree, mungat |
| Blanket | warndo, warndoo, wandoo |
| Bleed, to | yal'goorong, yalgo, yalgoo, yal'go'a |
| Blind | koomoroo, koomeroo, kooma, koom'era |
| Blow, as the wind, to | bai'an |
| Blow with the mouth, to | boothun, boomela |
| Blue | barrala, perala |
| Blunt | ngonga, buntoo, boondoo |
| Blunt-edged | ngonga, buntoo, boondoo |
| Board, for throwing spear | meeroo, woomera, meero |
| Boast, to | budda, budda, yalayala |
| Body | war'aga, boolgoo, warree, moola, mun'gulul'yoo, ngy'a |
| Body (dead) | war'aga, boolgoo, warree, moola, mun'gulul'yoo, ngy'a |
| Boggy ground | weena, berna minth, meelee |
| Bony | eekergunna, beelban, eel, yeekangwa |
| Boomerang | walnyoo?, weerdoo, wallanoo, pereddee, walano, bēlo, pedoo |
| Boots (European) | jinna booka, jin-a-booga |
| Both of us | ngallee, kootharra, nallee, billee |
| Brand (fire) | barlgo, kalawalga, kalawinda |
| Brave | ngoolooja, bookool, berndee |
| Break, to | kuttelgoo, kuttagoon, kurdakurna, kardagoon, kartagoona, kurdagoola |
| Breath | ngarn, maia mulgoo |
| Breathe, to | boothilgo |
| Bright | kullelarree, milmil, karankaran |
| Bring forth, to (as animals, their young) | kumballo, nyoondoo |
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| Bring me | kongonnee ngutha, konginnee yanajong, kon'kya, kongannee |
| Bring, to | konginnee, kongonnee |
| Brown | jindajinda, munkoolthawalla, warroo |
| Bruised | yoora, ngoopa |
| Bundle | ngoolee, kartajoodee |
| Burn | koolur, koombuna, naranda, kuthulla, bowern, bown |
| Burn, to | koombuna, beena, kuj'elalal,kul'alna |
| Burnt | tchikkun, kobba |
| Bury, to | bar'leena, bulgodoon, bul'guna, yooeejeealla, ngardee joonoo |
| Bush walk | burnanga, bunneega-yarra, yooralye yanna |
| By and by | oor'dadoor'da oorda, wallawalla, woorda walloo?, urda |
| Call him back | mullagoo munma, koolawanga, morlok, meereea, bardee junmun, merla gooman |
| Call, to | mirra, wonga, meera, wēka, murdo |
| Camp, native | yamajee noora, majee wagoo?, ngoora, yamajee nyinna, ngooragulla |
| Camp, white man's | mundong ngoora, yamajee ngoora |
| Cannibal | yamajee ngallingwa, moolungurna |
| Cannibalism | yamajee ngallingwa, moolungurna |
| Care, to take | murnomurno |
| Careful | mumbooda, koola nginnya, kolinja |
| Careless | wan'neeja, wanneejana, woldee |
| Carry, to, on the shoulders | koolga merna, therlee malla,bungo rungo beerijilla bonga, kong'neea |
| Cataract (film over eye) | kooro winda |
| Catch, to | nargalgo |
| Catch hold | tchun'nimin |
| Cauterize, Certainly | ngatha mee'anna, yala goola, naijanamena, eeja, kwa, koa |
| Champion | oonaljee |
| Change, to | een'yago, eenyarreea, murnallee yoongeea, mullullee doonma |
| Charcoal | eekaroo, yeekarro, tchikkal ?, jiggul |
| Charm, to (by a spell) | wee'amul'go |
| Chase, to | duthabilgo |
| Cheat, to | war'in |
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| Chew, to | munma koolung narga, milyamin, ngoona, beggan |
| Cinder | yeekarro, eekaroo |
| Circle | boongulburdoo |
| Circular | boongulburdoo |
| Circumcision | kangoon, kungoo, kawreemella |
| Clasp, to | munma, ngukala |
| Clay | minthow, bunna, big'il'lee |
| Clay, white lime | minthow, bunna, big'il'lee |
| Clean | wilyan, kambarra |
| Clean, to | pern'mella, wil'yaee' |
| Clear (as water) | ngoodooberndee, karngarn |
| Clear away, to | toonma, yanma |
| Clear, to (make a clearing) | beeabin, byabin, weenta waga mella |
| Climb, to | kal'boogunna. wee'dema, kalbong, kulbungee |
| Cloak, to | yerdijalla |
| Close (near) | mun'nain, koola |
| Close, to (stop up a hole) | boon'thoon, boondoomunna, eegel, boonthamella, boondoomun |
| Clothe, to | jinjin, worlkathorro |
| Club | wee'ar'do, kundoo, koondee, ooraja, witha |
| Cold, a | junda, noonoo |
| Cold, to be | junda, mooree, jundunga, moordee-inthee'a |
| Collect, to | ngammoomoy, kootya kweena |
| Colour | yarl-ngoo-oin |
| Come, to | thanna, yarra, yannajee, yan |
| Come in, to | yanajee, thagooloona, yenma, ngerdeeorra |
| Commence, to | murda morro |
| Conceal, to | yardajooeena, yardathoon, jintee tharra, jeentee thunna |
| Concealed | yardajooeena, yardathoon, jintee tharra, jeentee thunna |
| Confuse, to | balbaraintha, bunda bunda |
| Confused | balbaraintha, bunda bunda |
| Conquer, to | beendomunna, mulallee konno |
| Conqueror | beendomunna, mulallee konno |
| Construct, to | tandeewun, bē-la-la |
| Continually | anda (as wanga anda = continually talking) |
| Convalescent | beega, jillee jillee |
| Cook, to | bowin, kumboo, bowela |
| Cooked | nurrina, kambo, monthing |
| Cooked meat | mundo, kamboo |
| Cool | jundina, mooree, moordee |
| Corroboree | mum'mara, mum'ma yalligo (lit. father's dance), mema keenya, ngoorba, kanelgoo? mummakaia, mumma karree, mumma wurrala |
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| Couple | kootharra |
| Covered | berlern, balenya, bar'lina, wan'doga, bularree, kooer berleea, boy'lin |
| Coward | barlool, ngoolaberntee, ngoolabandee |
| Crack in the skin | warndoo, thowerree, beelga, bilil |
| Crawl, to | murrango, worken?, murranagoo, marree-anna, murra mai nginango |
| Creep (to creep on game) | noogo |
| Crippled | yoorndo, yoondoo, yundoo |
| Crooked | bee'ro'roo, ngurdera, ngadoora |
| Cruel | bajja mirda, bajja nooa |
| Crumb | jabbil |
| Cry, to | ngelyarn, nullago, ngoola, welleeya, nullagoo, ngola |
| Cry out, to | meera, woolbalgo |
| Cunning | min'na'da nunuda |
| Cure, to | wanga mungoo, berndeemella, berndangalla wang-o-mun |
| Cut, to, with a knife | kur'da beeal'go, kurdabol, kutabeeyan, kerta-byana |
| Cut, to, with native hammer | yoondil |
| Damp | wilkee, weena, narno, dulla |
| Damper | bakooda, warringa, bingun, mooneewarrin |
| Dance | kē'nalla, yaligo |
| Dead | bunya, mooleea, ngyarree, moola, eenabeena, moorla, werda, ngaiee |
| Deaf | bunthoo, koolgathat-ta, koolga boondoo, koolga woltha |
| Death | Moorlan, moola |
| Decay, to | karradalga |
| Decayed | yoona |
| Deceit | moonjin |
| Deceive | moonjin |
| Deep | doolbee, waddee, wagardee, wokerdee, peeroo, tooilbee |
| Defy, to | karnda wog'gan |
| Dense scrub | yoorara, wertagga |
| Dense, stupid | koolga boontha, woothanoo, wallawalla, kurrakulla |
| Depart, to | yanma |
| Descend, to | irringa |
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| Desire, to | kambathun, kumbatchala |
| Destroy, to | kardagoon |
| Devil | jinkee, jungareea, mundun, moondung, moontoo, mungarree |
| Die, to | moola, ngee'arreea, koodeejinna |
| Different | warraba, warba |
| Dig, to | bee'a'na, bē'alla, bunna, beeulga, by'an |
| Direct (in a straight line) | wokko meernalla, toobun yanma, toobun thooban buggee |
| Dirty | ber'naerree, gee'derra, boothalla, mirdee |
| Disgrace | koolaloo |
| Disguise, to | worraba |
| Distend, to | wee'na'mun |
| Disturb, to | ngooloondoon, bukkeljurna, bukkelturna |
| Divide, to, amongst several persons | minjanoo; kuggajul kurdabal eenyee? = cut up and divide amongst the children |
| Do that! | bunna yarlman, bar'noo mun'ma |
| Dog's tail head-dress | beela, doo'thoo noon'dee |
| Down (below) | boo'gunda, ngerdeearra, ngardeegloo, eedingamma |
| Down (short hair) | mooliddee, yindoo, jindoo? |
| Drag along, to | weena mella, weena muggee, winna munma, winnamorn |
| Dread, to | ngoolo, waia |
| Dream | yar'rago'a, yer'rakwa, dō'butul |
| Dream, to | yar'rago'a, yer'rakwa, dō'butul |
| Dried, parched ground | bee'did'a, moorkarn, jindun |
| Dried up | bee'did'a, beedeejin, nurla |
| Drink | ngalla, bong'alla, nulla, nan'ago nganma |
| Drink, to | ngalla, bong'alla, nulla, nan'ago nganma |
| Drip, to | nyilil |
| Drive, to | bar'domon, wooroomern, barrabarrun |
| Drown, to | noon'yarun'ga, yung'arong |
| Drunk | kooringa (giddy), yammee yamma |
| Dry | minneebubba, bindin |
| Dry, withered, applied to leaves | moorkarn, kalgo |
| Dumb | wangagooda, koolkathada |
| Dying | wij-il, ngai'arrina, mooleeneeja |
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| Earache | koolka peeka, koolka moola |
| Early | muggaroo, buthel, darinkalun |
| East | karrunga wantee, kujjidai, beedung, peedung, mulee-yerra |
| Edge of a knife | yeeree |
| Effaced | ool'albin, yer'deejurna |
| Egg-shell | birndee, mindee, kandell, kundil = egg |
| Embrace, to | mornamella, moona mun, munamerree, moonamoona binjanna |
| Empty | ngowinbin, meekera, meekeree, meekal |
| Enclose, to | ngerdeearra, thorra, kandoboodoo |
| Enemy | oothanoo, bujja |
| Enough | boojelga, boorlokaba, bulagaba, winya, boolakabow, yalba |
| Erect | woolbun |
| Evil | woldee |
| Evil spirit | moondong, jinkee, thungarra, mundun |
| Examine, to | nunnigo |
| Exchange, to | een'yag'o, yoonggoo, yoonggoo, mornallee-eeanyeea |
| Excrescence | boo'dal |
| Expose, to | weeal'bin |
| Faint, to | mai'alba, nyoo'bar'reega |
| Fair | weelang |
| Fall, to | worra, werneea, won'ya, wannego, warnee, won'ana, warneena |
| Family or tribe | elba, yoongarra?, kujja koordija |
| Far away | wurda, wanda, wadda, womba, worda, werda |
| Fast | boogallee, merleeyalla, mel'ka |
| Fasten, to | melka?, toothring, dorinma |
| Fear | beljoon, wirreea, ngooleeman, ngowleen, ngoorloo, ngoorloointheea |
| Feast | koornoo |
| Feed, to | nan'ago |
| Fetch, to | kon'kaia, kongonnee, konginnee |
| Few | oolba, moorda, mun'koor |
| Fight, to | beenjarree, ngallee wallijee? |
| Fill, to | bin'yadoon |
| Fillet for the head | tooree |
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| Find | koolbunna, koolberna |
| Finish, to | wajee marla (no more?), gur'dobo, woggee, wern, kandoba |
| Fire-stick | karla winda, moojin jinno, wernda-karlawa |
| Firm | melkan, moolil |
| Five | yalba |
| Fixed | melkan, moolil |
| Flame | mal'bee, joora, millee, meelee |
| Flat | talbul, jeewallee, yalga |
| Flat, to lie | kangalyarra, yambuljee, bullajee |
| Flee, to | ngooloo kombernee, ngoordoo |
| Flesh (of animals) | mundoo, thurro |
| Flour | koorndoo, wommaw, warryn, boondoo |
| Food | toro?, wolgo, warrin, ngokeeyerree? nakajerree |
| Food (forbidden) | taj- jee, moono |
| Forbid, to | taj- jee, moono |
| Forcibly | ngardee |
| Forward, to go | karduntha yanma, kurdantha yarra |
| Four | yalba, kootharra kootharra, woothera-woothera |
| Fresh (lately made) | kumbera, kumbarra, kwardee |
| Friend | koorninga, murda, mulgungoodee, ngabbaree, mungo |
| Friendly | mundun |
| Frightened | ngoolena, ngola, nooloo bundee, noolegoo, ngoolkoo berndee |
| Full (filled up) | winya, bud'inyeea, munjoona, boor'lak'a-ngalla |
| Full (satisfied) | ngoomul, budinyeea |
| Full of holes | eegil, yeekil yalba, jooyalgaba |
| Fur | eendoo, indonooa, jintoo, yintoo |
| Further | maw, wurdawarra, wadda |
| Game, a | peeamunna |
| Gently | wolyoo-wolyoo, walgothoo, thy'nger'dee |
| Get up, to | bukkin, buk'arra, bukkonminna, warrawadderee |
| Get out of the way | bil'ga wadar'ree |
| Ghost | moondong, mundong, yē'na? |
| Giddy | birreeloo, koorin koorin, kooryng kooryng |
| Girdle of opossum hair | tchootee, nyigga |
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| Give, to | yoong'a |
| Glitter, to | karngarn |
| Glutton | warren |
| Go astray, to | palparoona, balbarayarra |
| Go away, to | yanma, yenman, toolayanna |
| Go back, to | marlokayarra, murlagoyanma |
| Go in, to | thok'along, thag'oolunna, tak'alonga |
| Go out, to | bur'nakardeego'ee |
| Good | gwabba,berndee, bundee, burrang, kwabba, kwar?, kooaloo |
| Good, no | wairo, woldee, woltha, wy berndee, thatta |
| Gorge (to overfeed) | warren? |
| Grave | bul'goo, mardee |
| Graze, to | ililbin, boolkan ngalla |
| Grease, to | nappa, kog'garee, noppa |
| Great | yanda, yunda, yinta |
| Green | kundeejong, burndoora, tchelkan |
| Greyheaded | winja, mukkawinja |
| Grief | waithata, nyoo-il |
| Grind, to | bun-il-go |
| Grip, to | nguk'alla |
| Grow | bok'alla, bur'da now'eego, buk'erna |
| Growl, to (as a dog) | ngor'lara, nal'run |
| Gum, edible | pimba, kwai'ung, bimba |
| Half caste | bee-a-rung |
| Hair stick | yeekarree, jigarree |
| Hair string (wound round head) | tooree, tcho-tee |
| Half | werba kardee, barlga, tooroon? |
| Halt, to | karree, bundogee |
| Hammer (native) | barlgo? wommero? |
| Handle | barda |
| Handsome | mobbern, berndee, mobbern kurree |
| Hang | ngoordeejin, kortamunna, urdeejulla, woodagurna |
| Hang down | kun'daweer'ee |
| Happen, to | bee'lathoo'noo |
| Hard | momboon, tan'ma, malka, melkan, purdeeree |
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| Harm | Bikka |
| Harmless | waiee bikka munna, yejee merda, koorning |
| Hatchet | yarreewar, yerrawa |
| Hate | thata, wijee kumbathun |
| Haunt | tchungarra, ngolbethurna |
| He | bala, munna, bollo, bal |
| Head-cover | mungowalla, kor'ree |
| Heap, a | barral, eendee |
| Hear, to | non'goon, ngarlgoolgo, nankoorna, ngun'gun |
| Heaven | walyereen |
| Heavy | yintha, boordunga, mundarlee, pootuntee |
| Her | munna |
| Here | waj'eree, noogagoora, nunna, wenthaw |
| Hereafter | woodamun |
| Hers | bolung'o, munna, ballong |
| Hesitate, to | narngowa nunna (thinking hard?) |
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| Hide, to | warndoo, yardajooeena, yardathun |
| High | mulba, murlba |
| Him | bal'o, munna, bol'ung'o, ballong |
| His | bal'o, munna, bol'ung'o, ballong |
| Hold, to | ngagon, manma, kunthella, ngukalla, tchun'amun, ngogonar |
| Honest | bundee, mobbern bernda |
| Honey | womma, meenungarra |
| Hop, to | nung junna, nguntha anga |
| House | maia, ngoora, yooar, yerdawarrq |
| How many? | nongalla, nargullee |
| How | than |
| Humpbacked | jiddeemoor |
| Hungry | nyown, nyowrn, wijee-wijjee, kut cheroo ? nyowanerree, nyarain, koorlee, kootchabana |
| Hunt, to | tow'ada |
| Hurt | peekamerne, beeka meenya, bikka, peeka mella |
| Husband | mardong, murdong, murdongoo |
| I | ngaitha, ngutha, ngatha, ngai |
| Idle | balburn, mal'adee'mer'a |
| Ill (sick) | beega, peeka, bikka |
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| Imitate, to | tchoonee na mulloka, yak'un'dun |
| Immediately | boogallee, kwardilla, kwardee |
| Immovable | moolil, yajaniminna |
| Implicated (as a blood relative in a quarrel) | meeree, jij-e-ree |
| Improper | waiee yoongarra, thatawonga munna |
| Injure, to | eekamulla, bikka |
| Injury | eekamulla, bikka |
| In (within) | kooleekoola, ngardeearra, ngerdeearra |
| Increase, to | koolil, yalbaninthy? |
| Inform, to | ninong, wonga, wongamunna, mernon |
| Initiate, to (man-making) | bukallee, wa'ga'la? |
| Innocent (not implicated in a quarrel) | wajee jij'eree, wijee bunna, meeyan-a-kotto |
| Inside | ngurdee-yarra |
| Iron | merda weeree (black stone?) |
| It | munna |
| Itch | bijjeebijjee, beedung beedung, mindij-mindij, pirdin-pirdin |
| Jagged | darbil |
| Jealous | jindoo-jindoo, bakul, jeendo-jeendo |
| Jealousy | jindoo-jindoo, bakul, jeendo-jeendo |
| Jeer | beeag'goodee |
| Jest, to | boondoon, wijee weeree munna, meeka, meeka gunda |
| Journey, to make a | toolayarra, womba yarra |
| Joy | mirning-mirning, tool'garra |
| Jump, to | wobbernong, wondeegulla, wobberna, obbernunga, warongya, womburnong |
| Just, to be | berndee yoonga, bundee |
| Kangaroo trap | ngerdumba, kardawun |
| Keep | kundun, kunyalla, kungen |
| Kernel | wogga, karbookan |
| Kick | kardun, ken'er'al'a |
| Kill, to | been'yago, beenya, moorla, mella |
| Kind, to be | merna merna |
| Kiss, a | boonjanna, bardeewain, boonjella, boonjen, puth'ula |
| Kiss, to | boonjanna, bardeewain, boonjella, boonjen, puth'ula |
| Kneel | poorookain, doolba, doolba |
| Knife | pooyongallee |
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| Knock, to (down) | yardil, beenyawarndajilla, warninya |
| Knot | kuntha pirdin |
| Know, to | ngongon minthow, meeana, meeno, nookera |
| Languid | wattal wattal |
| Large | jallee, yanda, yunda, yanda |
| Last, of anything or anyone | wag_gaba, marlunga |
| Late | mallamalla, tooringa |
| Laugh | kongala, thunnee, toonee, turnee, thoonee, kungabella |
| Laughter | kongala, thunnee, toonee, turnee, thoonee, kungabella |
| Lay, to eggs | kumbunna, kumberna, warla kumbul |
| Lazy | balburn, malardee, mulladee |
| Lead, to | wee'nunga |
| Leak, to | nailin, jig-gil |
| Lean (thin) | wijjee, nanarra, wajee wajee, ee'kanthooa |
| Lean, to | ngai? |
| Leap, to | wobernang, obbernunga |
| Learn, to | meenomun |
| Leave (to go away) | kooyarra, yanna, narra koola |
| Let go | bundun |
| Lie (to lie down) | ngarreea, ngai eego |
| Lie (to tell a lie) | tchow'ee'la, weerda, weeree wonga, jeelee-birndee, tcheela, weeda wanga |
| Lift up, to | kunkamun, mulbamun, mulbamella |
| Light (not heavy) | ngulla, ngan'doo |
| Light (in colour) | wilyang, millee |
| Light, fire | kala meeleemun, millee, kalamillee |
| Like (similar) | ngoinn |
| Line (a straight mark) | bilga |
| Listen, to | ngun'ngun, narngoon |
| Little | booree, jinjamardoo, jinjamurra, jimba, pooreraba, pooree?, tchimba |
| Living, alive | wanga, wonga |
| Locality | bukkee |
| Loiter, to | mung'ayanma |
| Lonely | maiajjee, kakool |
| Long | weedarra, widarra |
| Long (tall) | weedarra, doolbee, noondee weederra |
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| Long ago | woolkarra, woolgala, wadeenjerree, wogulla, koordong |
| Long hair | mongulya, munkalya weedarra, mungodoo |
| Long time | woolgala, wogulla, koordong, woolkarra |
| Longing for (wanting) | kumbajja then |
| Look for, to | ngowlitchun, null'yago |
| Look out | boondoo boondoo, ballee, wadarree |
| Look, to (to see) | nun'ningo, ngin'ya |
| Loose | balgee, bukkil koola |
| Lose, to | bulborinya, balporeena, bokolkurn |
| Lost | walleeinnan, kutkadēn |
| Love, to | berndee |
| Lover | bil'yoo'noo |
| Low | mutharra, munna, mimmadee |
| Lying (down) | ngarreea, ngarramina, ngy'ee'mun |
| Mad | balbareenya, bumbanoo |
| Madness | balbareenya, bumbanoo |
| Make, to | bringmella branmun, bē-la mulla |
| Many | yalba |
| Marriage in the right line | ngoontil |
| Marry, to | man'ee een'ya, mardonga marra, marra? |
| Master, a | bur'da an'no |
| Matches | karla |
| Matter (from sore) | kokool, kooyoo |
| Me | ngutha, ngytha, ny? |
| Meat | kooga, mundo, koka, thorro |
| Medicine | mobbern, mabburn |
| Meet, to | kolpaeenya, tam'aree, koolbern |
| Melt, to | kerkakweena, bimba nunga |
| Memory | narngoo |
| Mend, to | kunjaballa, buk'allee, yentern, thuk'kundal'goo |
| Message | koor'ee binna |
| Message sticks | wal'go thun, bamboora |
| Mia (native hut) | jirdeewarra, magoona, darndo |
| Middle | ngoonagoodha, noonaroo |
| Milk | bibbee, peepee, eebee |
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| Mimic, to | yak'un'dun, tchoormun |
| Mind, to | kundun, burraburrala |
| Mine (my own) | wan'ajung, nganango, ngutha, nutha, ngunnathung, nundoo? |
| Mistake | kool'gadee, warbunda |
| Misunderstand, to | wajee meeno |
| Mix, to | bidda thun, bee'ritchilba, pid'athulla |
| Mock, to | yowermunna |
| Monster (fabulous) | jinkee? |
| More | munja, marla, mella, yoongamulla |
| Motherless | yakoogooda, moolamiddee, yak'owajee |
| Mouldy | bar'ralal |
| Mount, to (horse) | karlbung?, kurlbung |
| Move, to | bukken, yoo'il'yee, yajannee |
| Much | yalba |
| Murder | beenya, moolar |
| Music | warrina |
| Must | kookool yanman |
| Must not | wog'gaiba |
| My | ngutha, nutha |
| Naked | marratharra, worlkawajee |
| Name | eeneema, yinnee |
| Narrow | dornbo |
| Native well | meela, beemarra |
| Near | koola, mun'nyn |
| Necessary | won'ningo |
| Never | waieedoola, warree nai nyeenya |
| New | kum'barra, kom'barra |
| News | booda binna? |
| Nice | bundee, berndee, barndee |
| No | ya'ho?, wajjee, ai'jee, wonnee, buddee, waiee, ying? |
| Nobody | nanna wai, nganna wajee |
| Noise | marra merna, yabberda |
| Noiselessly | kooreree, jeendee ba |
| None | pa'dee wain, moor'no, wal'lee |
| North | yabaroo, beedong, yabakra?, |
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| Northeast | woor'dal |
| Northwest | in'ga'da |
| Nose-piercing | nyim'ego, mool'yāddee, moola-bēla, moo'laiddee |
| Nose stick | moolyada |
| Not | wajjee, waiee, gurdoo |
| Nothing | wajjee, moorno, wajubo |
| Now (at once) | kwardee, kooardee, wad'ee, kwadee |
| Off | yarra |
| Offended | bujarree |
| Offensive | kun'gern, boorbun |
| Oh! | yo! yokkai |
| Old | winja, jooja, weenja |
| On | un'ga |
| Once | koo'reea, mun'do |
| One | kooteea, kootear?, kootheea |
| Open | tha marna, bukkul, bookymulla, yan, bak-im-in, buk'ee-muk-ee, oonaroo, bukkemun |
| Opening | tha marna, bukkul, bookymulla, yan, bak-im-in, buk'ee-muk-ee, oonaroo, bukkemun |
| Openly | tha marna, bukkul, bookymulla, yan, bak-im-in, buk'ee-muk-ee, oonaroo, bukkemun |
| Open, to | tha marna, bukkul, bookymulla, yan, bak-im-in, buk'ee-muk-ee, oonaroo, bukkemun |
| Operation | maiamba |
| Other | worraba |
| Our | ngal'anga, nunnung (ours = ngullingoo) |
| Outside of | berna gerdee, burna kardee, bern'thakkard |
| Over | mulba |
| Pain | This word is used as a suffix : as, windunga = on the tree, burnunga = on the ground, etc. jillin jillin, peeka, kerta bayan?, beeka |
| Paint, to | kar'kur'lal, wol'ga tho'origo |
| Pair | kootharra |
| Pant, to | ngai'in-mulgo, na'-eel-man, nganjee-malern |
| Parasite | peer'loo |
| Parched up | bindeejee, nga'gool, murkern |
| Part of, a | moorda, tchilgirra |
| Pass, to | woorana, merdoothee anna |
| Passion | botha-anda |
| Path (track) | burreea, purreea |
| Paw | marno, jinna |
| Peaceable | bajja kooda, bajja kotta |
| Pearl-shell | mindee murda, mindee |
| Pebbles | mulgardo |
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| Peeled Stick (used for hair ornament) | jig-a-ree |
| Peevish | boothalla |
| Penetrate, to | tool'bin'dun |
| Perhaps | ngow-il'-ago |
| Pick up, to | man'ma, marna |
| Pierce, to | toolbindun, tha', thow'mella |
| Pinch, to | min'dijin, minjina |
| Pinion (wing) | karree, karlee |
| Pit | mānoo, toolbee, ngurdamba |
| Place | bukkee |
| Place, to | thonma, toonma |
| Plain | yelka, yalga |
| Plant, to | toona |
| Play, to | birrin, bee-a'-go, pee'ya, bee'a |
| Playing | wol'ejoo', boondun, peeyamun, peeyaminna |
| Pleased, to be | marran, bundeeman, merning-merning |
| Plenty | yalba, booltha?, boola |
| Pluck out feathers, to | indobin, winnamern, ngorlboo |
| Plume, a | ngorlboo, nganba |
| Point | Yeeree, meenoon, mernalla |
| Point, to | milgomun, moorēl'baa |
| Pointed (finely) | milgoo, milgo |
| Pointed Spear | koor'ar'doo |
| Poise, to (spear) | wag'ala, waggan, doo'dee mul'go |
| Pole (rod or stick) | wonna, wanna |
| Portion, a | moorda |
| Pound, to (to beat up) | beenya |
| Pounding Roots (act of) | yulla |
| Powerful | molka, tarbun |
| Presently | woorda, oorda |
| Pretty | mobbernkur, mobbern, berndee |
| Prickles | jeeree, jeenjeewa |
| Produce, to (animals having their young) | nyoondoo, kum'bala |
| Proper | yoongarra |
| Protect, to | kud'arree |
| Proud | nyil'nyun, merning merning |
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| Provisions | nalgo, walga, worring |
| Pull, to | winneemella, winamurra, wee'namun, win'amil |
| Purposely | il'bee |
| Pursue, to | tathan, doothalbilgo |
| Push, to | yorran, yarrin, yateen |
| Put in Order, to | berndee mern, toonma |
| Putrid | yoona, yoorna |
| Quick | mooradoo, jambanyarra, jumburn, boogallee, jumbarn warra |
| Quickly | tchoogun, jumbernee, thumbannee |
| Quiet | jindee, minyoola murra, minyun, bindoon |
| Quietly | waijumberu warra, kooreree |
| Quit, to | yarra |
| Quiver, to | min'maid'dee |
| Raise, to | murlba mella |
| Rapid | boogallee, ngir'dee |
| Raw | wee'a, wankan, weera, wunga, wanga |
| Ready | murda mooda, yanagabow |
| Really | eeja |
| Red | wilgee, thoo'erree, millee?, doo'arree-der'ra |
| Recover | meeta, bilyimee |
| Rejoice, to | merning merning |
| Relate, to | won'gee, wan'geea, mer'nalla |
| Related, to be | |
| Relation, a | in'yillee |
| Remain, to | doondo |
| Remember, to | ngun'gun min'thow, narngoola, kookool nankoona |
| Restrain, to | borro, thurra |
| Retaliate, to | murnollee |
| Return, to | mar'lok-o |
| Revenge, to | baj-an-ga, peenyareena |
| Right (proper) | yoong-arra |
| Ring (circle for enclosing game) | doo'na ee'go |
| Rob, to | nal'bungo, mobbereen'ya |
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| Robber | ngajelba, nga'yelba, mirda, nalbobundee |
| Rogue | yaleenyoobernee, joo'un-joo'un |
| Roll over, to | birreegooligo, warba kordee mella |
| Rope | joodee, tooree |
| Rot, to | bil'booda |
| Rough | moonyee moonyee, merdamerda |
| Roundabout | ngurdarra, ngerdara-ngerdarra, goodee-goodee |
| Rubbing | tajooree |
| Rub, to | walla, tajooree, yooa-yooan |
| Rub over, to | kurkulla, oolalbin |
| Rub together, to | yarrungool |
| Rug | warndo |
| Run away, to | jendeeyarra, jindee, doola, jumbernee, jambunnee |
| Run, to | bookamunna, jumbarnee, bookernong, bookallee, jambanneebulla |
| Running | boo'kun'an'ga |
| Sad | koorda wajee, ai'tha, nyoo'il |
| Safe | yarda jooeena |
| Safely | yarda jooeena |
| Salt | yabba |
| Same (the) | kuddul |
| Satisfied | ngoomul, boor'loko, boo'lukabow |
| Sawdust | kalga |
| Scab | mee, mirree |
| Scars | moordoo, pa'-roo, balgool |
| Scold, to | ilbeena, kolbabeenaid |
| Scrape, to | neenbeenya, indubin |
| Scratch, to | mindijago, peereebyarree, mindijulla |
| Scream, to | yarreemerna, ngoola, yowil |
| Search, to | nullago, ngullagon, ngallee een'ya, ngulla thoola |
| Secrete, to | jendee thora, yad-a-thool |
| Secretly | yad'-a'-ngal'lo |
| See, to | ngeenya, nunningo, ngoona, ngooa |
| Separate | warba warba mella, mow'a'kootha mow'a'koothan'na |
| Separate, to | warba warba mella, mow'a'kootha mow'a'koothan'na |
| Separated | warba warba mella, mow'a'kootha mow'a'koothan'na |
| Serious | mun'go-a-nunna? |
| Shadow | magoona, minta, minda, my'ajee |
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| Shake, to | bulgobin, willinbeenya |
| Shaking (quivering) | min'ma-iddee, milma iddee, wallee wallee-eenya |
| Shallow | kanga, wy wokardee, peeterda, pirdidda |
| Shank | junda (legs?) noontaw |
| Share | , |
| Sharp (edge), a | eeree, milgo, milgoo |
| Sharp (point) | milgoo, milla |
| Sharpen, to | nyin-bin-in-o, milgoo, milla |
| Shavings | tchalyee |
| She | munna, nya'loo |
| Shield | woonda, wooda?, unda, wonda |
| Shirt, a | booka |
| Shiver, to | wallawalla |
| Short | purlan, bomarl, babbern, multharra, moolthadee |
| Shout, to | meera, meeanna, wodbalgo (woolbalgo) |
| Shut, to | boonthundun, bundomun, poonthoo mulla, yooramen, berlarn |
| Shy | jeego, ngun'joo'ngun'jeen'ya |
| Sick (ill) | beeka, peeka, bikka, mendik |
| Side, the | woongowardee, pimbilja |
| Silent, to be | tcharro, tchintee, wonga gurdoo (speak not) |
| Silly | koolkathata, yamum'ima |
| Sinews of kangaroo's tail (used for sewing) | malboo, mabboo, marboo, marpoo |
| Sing, to | war'an, war'ala, warn, warilla, mimma my'ala, warlgo, waranan |
| Single | kog'gool |
| Sink, to | bee'al, yung'or'ong, nyim'ilong'a |
| Sit down, to | ngin'nya, nyee'na, nginna, yin'na, nyin'igo, ngee'a |
| Slily | bel'laro (stealthily = jen'dee) |
| Slippery | yarrul yarrul |
| Slow | monga, wol'yoo, meendit, munga |
| Slowly | monga, wol'yoo, meendit, munga |
| Sly | bellaro |
| Small | thunthamada, jimba, tchimba, jooba, jinjamurra, jinja, multharra |
| Small piece, a | moorda, tchimba murda |
| Smear, to | kar'kala, kugalgool |
| Smile, to | tchoornee moolya moolya, toonee |
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| Smoke, to (tobacco) | buthal'go, bag'ola, bujalgoo |
| Smoke, of fires | thudda, tchoodoo, ookodda?, boongo, yoogaroo?, yurlba, urba, urla |
| Smooth | burral, tharl thorl |
| Snap, to | moo'yoonbin, kerdangunna, kurdakulla |
| So many | barno |
| Sob | koordoo koordrinnee, ngoola |
| Soft | milya |
| Some | moora |
| Somebody | ngarna, ngan'o (who) |
| Song | ngoorba, mumma? |
| Sorcery | mobbern, boolya |
| Sore (or boil) | wai'joodoo, koogun, beeal'go, moola, kookurn |
| Sound | yabburda |
| South | meenung, mernong, koggara, mul'ya |
| Southeast | wunmulla |
| Southwest | koj-jeena |
| Sparkle, to | mil-mil |
| Sparks | beengarra, jirridee |
| Spear (generic term) | kooradoo, bilarra, ngor'lij-a, koorarda, wee'kura |
| Spear (hunting) | ngorlija, koorarda, koola, nyoo'aba |
| Spear, to | wak'alla, mun'dago |
| Spear, to throw a | wak'erna, wag'gun, koorarda alla, wak'alla |
| Spear (war) | weera, wog'goin'theea, kwardoo, kooardoo, weerangoo |
| Speedily | ngoordo, boogallee |
| Spider's web | wonnigee, karrawalla |
| Spill, to | wee-al-doon, yeeandalla, yabberbeenya |
| Spin, to (weave) | yindoyoo nulla, yindo yoo nulta? |
| Split, to | bungamun, pilga, bonko beenya |
| Spring (season) | boonoo, bimgarra |
| Spring (native well) | tcheepola, beemarra, jeela, jibberla, jibala, bingarra |
| Spring, to | wobernong, obbernunga, wabanagoo |
| Sprinkle, to) | wonneejalla |
| Squeeze, to | toolgoon, nyoolgoomerna |
| Stale (old) | bididee, warrun, yoona, wookalinga |
| Stalking game | jindee yinna |
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| Stamping | tookunbin, kē'nala, kan'oorna |
| Stand, to | kareena, tarree, yankerree, karree |
| Stare at, to | nyeenya, moorla mella? |
| Startle, to | ngolamerna, noolabundee |
| Steal, to | nabba, nalba, nurnyn, jeening komerra, munna |
| Steep (high) | manoo, doolbee |
| Step (footstep) | jeena, tchuggul |
| Stick | winda, wonna, wanna, weenta, toonee?, koondee |
| Stiff | malga, melka, windurn |
| Still (quiet) | munga, bin'doon |
| Sting | kal'awer'aginna, begern, bikka |
| Stir, to | windee windee, winda winginna, winda win-jinna, wil'gij'eegarn |
| Stir up, to | windee windee, winda winginna, winda win-jinna, wil'gij'eegarn |
| Stolen | nalba bundee |
| Stoop, to | karan'go |
| Stop! | yankerree, kar'reea, oorda nyin'nin, mala, karree |
| Stop, to | beejoo |
| Story | warrajee |
| Straight | toobun, woorkoo, ngoondal |
| Straight, to put | woorkoomern, toonma toobun |
| Stranger | wijanoo, woogerna, oothanoo |
| Strangle, to | bukkan kertagoona, warda nyoon |
| Strayed (stock) | balbarree |
| Strength | marlba |
| Strike, to | beenya, yakkabin, binya |
| String, of a bag | tooree, jurdee, jottee, ngurree |
| Strong | tarbun, marlba, melkan |
| Struggle | nogarree, mareeyanna |
| Stuck (fast) | narree |
| Stun, to | pentoopenya, tow'inbin |
| Stunted | moolgool |
| Suddenly | ngoorda |
| Sufficient | yalba, winya, boor'lok'oba |
| Sugar | womma |
| Sulky (cross) | bujja, woldee, budha |
| Summer | ngarbooga, ngalbagoora, joorinka, indunga |
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| Superstition | mobbern |
| Surprise, to | poo'dawon |
| Surround, to | toonarree, koordee-koordee, yanna kyeen'ya |
| Sweat | wel'wil, ngoodree, noot'eree |
| Sweet | wommo, ngootabatta?, meena |
| Swell, to | buldobuldo, yinta inthaw, pooalinya, boojoonuntha |
| Swim, to | kooramun, ngow'erun, kooramella, tchungoormerna, tchoolgoobaw, kwaramilla |
| Swoon, to | toondana |
| Take care! | boon'do boon'do-ee |
| Take care, to | mar'no mar'no |
| Take in the hand, to | mur'rongkoo, kun'gela, konga, manma |
| Take, to | mer'a, meera, kardin |
| Tall | wangaroo, weedarra |
| Tame | meenun, munya marda, munga merda |
| Tattoo, to | ool'berga, wool'bakoobē'la |
| Tea | mil'yil'dee |
| Teach, to | mi'an'namun, mer'nalla, meen'omun |
| Tear, to | burrulgoon, bibal'go, yorkoorn, yargoon |
| Tease, to | jidil jidajoo, boothabootha, mardeemerna |
| Tell me | wonga ngatilla, ngythalla wanga, wongalangutha |
| Tell, to | wonga, wanga, wangee |
| Temper | nal'jamur'da |
| Tether | wernta kwee'tchitteemella |
| That very thing | nunna, bunna |
| Their | then'ang'o, tun'nong |
| Them | thunnong, bunna, thena, thenung, balla moordoo |
| Then | Dee ? |
| There | Barraga, bentha |
| They | nāthē, then'na, bunna |
| Thief | maber neenya, marna, noona barndee |
| This | neenya, nanna, nunna |
| This one | neenya kooteea, nunna |
| This way | neenya-eerdee, nunna ngworn, balangwee |
| Those | thennamerda, jiddeea |
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| Thrash, to | beenya |
| Three | murngoo, murnkoo, mangroo, mangol, marronoo |
| Through | kar'dan'bin |
| Through, pierced | yoomella (make a hole), kar'dawan |
| Throw, to | wannijin, wondijalla, warneejanna, wondijinmentha, kooroon, yemalla |
| Throwing | wannijin, wondijalla, warneejanna, wondijinmentha, kooroon, yemalla |
| Throwing board | meero |
| Tickle, to | bijjee bijjee girreegirree? kittikitti-eena?, kittee-kittee |
| Ticklish | bijjee bijjee girreegirree? kittikitti-eena?, kittee-kittee |
| Tie, to | tchooteemella, buthabiddin |
| Tie up, to | kar'dajoo'dina, bulgun |
| Tired | mel'ardee, bal'ba, bid-yarra, mal'ardee, thalthinya |
| Tiresome | munun'ga meenun'ga |
| To | kwai (used at end of sentence) from Morēree = Moreree thanoo to Morēree = Moreree kwai |
| Tobacco (native) | ngam'-aree |
| Together | nooballee, yeethee?, beelee |
| Tomahawk | yilga, yorrawor, yarreewar, yarrawa, kooja? |
| Top (of anything) | mulba |
| Touch, to | bimboon?, naiginna?, naijinna |
| Track (footprint) | jeena, jinna, eena?, enna |
| Track, to | wondala, jinna, wondal, jinna wondilla |
| Trackless | jinna wollee, jinna waijee, nun'garra |
| Traveller | mannawarn, yan'mun'na |
| Tread, to | kar'noona, kēl-nalla |
| Troublesome | meenun'ga-meenun'ga, mal'ardee munna |
| True! | eeja! ijja |
| Try, to | booda boodun |
| Turn, to | biddagoolee, peetookoolina (on the other side = warba karduma) |
| Turn back, to | morloka yarra, murlago, mur'lakweena |
| Turn over, to | warba kardeea, boo'go goo'lun, ballagerdee |
| Turn round | bitta-koolen |
| Twirl round, to | wolladigga |
| Twist, to | yoo-al'-go, ngerdarramun |
| Two | kootharra, wootherra?, wootha |
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| Ugly | moolyathata, moonyee moonyee |
| Unable | karlil |
| Uncooked meat | wunga, wonkan, weera, kooga weea |
| Uncovered | maratharra, yanyee kanangna, mullil gooda |
| Under | ngardeearra, ngirdeearra, eerdeeyarra |
| Underneath | ngardeearra, ngirdeearra, eerdeeyarra |
| Understand, to | ngongan minthow, meeanoo, meeno, minnoo |
| Uneven | biddel biddel |
| Unfasten, to | buk-'al-bin, bukal'joorn |
| Unintelligible | balbarinya ngongal kotto |
| Unknown | me-'yen'a'kotto, yoo'dalo |
| Unsteady | kudar'ro in'ya |
| Unwell | bikka, wagoola, peeka inthaw |
| Upright | toolbindun |
| Upside down | injin, worba kor'dee |
| Upwards | too'bun |
| Use, to be of | brendee? |
| Useful | bern'dee na kun'jilla, bun'dee |
| Useless | woldee, tha'ta |
| Vain (proud) | mirning merning, ngangoo ngangoo |
| Very | yunda, yanda, anda |
| Very bad | thatta-thilla, woldee jooda yangooda-waltha |
| Very good | birndee thilla, mabboorn joo'kool, bundeeoola |
| Vessels (bark, etc) | dukka (large scoop), kanja (small scoop) thugga |
| Vicious | bijjinga |
| Violent | walgo |
| Wait, to | poor'doon'goo, muthun, majjen, kokken, wooda |
| Wander, to (off the right track) | balbara yarra, binjangga |
| Want | ngullee |
| Warm | wargooda, yooloo, yookur? yurloo |
| Wash, to | kobbin, weelyarree, bab'an'go, karkola, ulbella |
| Wasted | yeentern |
| We | ngullee |
| Weak | ngarndo, nonga, nernarra |
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| Weapons | kool'bar daj'ee |
| Wear, to (clothes) | jinjin, worlkaneeree |
| Weighty (heavy) | yintan, mundarlee, pootuntee |
| Well (not sick) | bundee, jallajalla |
| West | weelookardee (near sea) weelarra?, weeloo minong? |
| Wet | wilkee, bobbangwa, wilgee |
| What | naa, nan, nā |
| When | nun'ga |
| Where | dalla, thella, tarraga, tulla, goola, thulla |
| Which | tulla nā, dalla nā ky |
| Whistle | oo'enmer'na, oo'enmulla |
| White | willeedee, weenya, peelanya, bil'lun |
| White of an egg | bin'dul |
| Who | ngan'-o, naa innee (what name), naa inna yenda (who are you) |
| Whole | koolul |
| Whose | ngunna, nganow kwa |
| Why | now, now-kee (what for?) |
| Wicked | woldee |
| Wide | binbee |
| Wild native | biljoon, warda eeree yamajee |
| Will, I | ngutha (I), koa (yes), wy ngytha |
| Will they? | waia, wai thenna |
| Will you? | waien, nginta wai |
| Winter | wunda, wanda, wontonkan, wandunga |
| Witchcraft | mobbern |
| Wither, to | kalgo, thelba kwa |
| Within | ngardeearra, ngerdeearra |
| Without | burnakardee, mugga yau? |
| Wood | winda, wej'inoo yarno |
| Work | yarldoon? |
| Worn out | karradoo |
| Wound, to | murrang gunna, kullaja, peekonga'wa |
| Wounded | murrang gunna, kullaja, peekonga'wa |
| Wrong | ngerdarra, kool'gada |
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| Yam-stick | wonna |
| Year | wonda? |
| Yes | ko-a, kwa, ngee, kwa, ko-ko ngow, kumbera |
| Yolk of an egg | woggo |
| You | noonda, yinda, yeena, yenda, yinnee, ninnee |
| Young | kooling, doogar'roee |
| Young (of animals) | nyoonda |
| Younger | koolanyoon |
| Your | yindong, yendong, nyentong, nun'nung noonongo, yindong, nyindong |
| Yours | yindong, yendong, nyentong, nun'nung noonongo, yindong, nyindong |
| Afraid, I am not, of you | Wondee notho nooloo Nutha wai mooleea yenda ngutha waiee peerunga yindoo |
| Afraid, What are you, of? | Naa yinda nooloo Naa bin yinda peerungamun |
| Asleep, He is | Nyoobarra ny'agoo, bala nyoo'bul Munna nyoobul, baloo ngaboya |
| Bad, That is very | Yandeba beega. bunna woldeejooda |
| Bad, You are | Yinda woldee, yenda beega |
| Brother, He is my | Mu'mutha kooda, non'nunga koot'ajoo |
| Brother, That is my | Bu'nutha kooda, bunna yonagoo kootajoo |
| Bury him | Bēl-gul-thon, bulgadoon munna |
| Care, Take, of | Boon'doboon'doee yinda, bunna kunga |
| Carry this | Munna konga, konginee |
| Cattle, Bring in the | Kullebo kongonnee, konginnee kooleep |
| Cattle, Did you see the? | Yenda neenya cattle, wai ninna kullebo Yenda neereeo kooleepbo |
| Children, Where are your? | Tulla mai'o, tulla yinda kutha Inthanee yenda weemana Tullagoola yinda kutha |
| Come from, Where do you? | Tulla thanna yinda, tulla dunna yenda Inthanee yenda weemana |
| Come, I, from | Ngutha barraga thanna |
| Come here | Yanajee, yan'mana |
| Come in | Ngardeearra yanajee, noona kwee yanajee, jak'ow'a? come on? kubba, oor'angowa |
| Come, I will | Ngaitha yarra, ngutha yarra, nutha eeja yanajee |
| Coming, They are | Bunna eeja yanajee, thanna yemmintha bunna thanna, kowardee yan'ajeea |
| Coming with you, I am | Narlee yarra, yeentila ngytha yarra. Ngutha yarra yinda, ngatha yanma yinbilla |
| Cook that --- | Bowin nunna, bonthantha bowin (?) bulla bowlina |
| Country, What is the name of your? | Naa innee yinda burna; yal-a-murra? Tulla nyinda burna, burna yentono yowl yennee |
| Country, Where is your? | Tulla yalamurra, tulla nyinda burna. Dalla tha nyentha ngoora, intharro yenda noora, Berna yentongo thella |
| Coward, You are a | Yinda barlool, yenda ngoolabarndee Ngoorbo berntee yenta, yenda noo'-laeejoo; Bujja nooa |
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| Daughter, Is that your? | Nunna yindong bigalyil, bana nyenta kujja Bulla yendong kajja. |
| Dead, he is | Naa bunna kuddejinna, munna ngya Ballongya, moorbo, bala moolinyoo |
| Deceiving me, You are | Yinda moonjin ngutha, jilla minna nondo; Nyenta jeelee menna ngathilla, wajee yinda teeleegoo |
| Dingoes, Are there many? | Eeja yalba wonja, nakoolyoo oo-barnoo doothoo, ngoobanyalba yinna, Ngoobanoo wai yalba, naa yambooda doodoo. |
| Direction, In this | Naa bulla milla beeā'go, nunna keeda nunthow ngooying |
| Do this | Nunna yarlman, bulla beenda mumma Neentha yalla mello |
| Doing, What are you? | Naa'n'yinda yarlman, naa yenda yalawnbun, Naa yoondo yollamella, naa yinda yaldulgoo, naa yalman |
| Eat, Can you, this? | Noondo waingalla nuntha Yalda jinda munagoo, eeja nunna walgo |
| Father, he is my | Mu'nutha mumma, nganengo mamma. Nana nganatchoo mamma, bulda janajeeo mumma |
| Find, Where did you, them? | Tulla koolbunna koolbunthella thenna Thaloo goolbunna, tullebunna koolbunna |
| Finish this | Nunna wajee marla yinda, nuntha wajee mella Yendaba yathamunna |
| Fire, Make a | Kala koojunma, kala mulyeemun Kala wajomala, kala kwindan |
| Fire, Make by friction | Kulla yononema (?) doondoola, yardoo |
| Fish, Catch some | Warrabee nargalgola, wabbee inmarra, babba jiddee manna Bobbajee manna, wabba munma |
| Fish, Cook that | Bowin nunna wyrabee, wabbee bowela Babbojee bown, boonma wabbee |
| Food, Give me | Yoongala wolgo, warrang yoongutha Yoongatha, yoowaltha yarrin |
| Food, I cannot get | Ngutha wyee kundun wolgo, wajjee nutha nunagoo |
| Food, I have no | Warrang ngaitha wajjee Wajjee nutha nunagoo |
| Food, I want | ngatha kumbajan, warran yoowaltha |
| Food, I will give you | Ngatha yoonga yinda wolgo, Eeja nutha ooda eejangoo Warrang ngytha yoonga noontha |
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| Food, Where shall I find | Tullagoola ngutha koolbunna wolgo Warrang ngaitha mella koolbella, thalgoola ngatha koolbula |
| Friend, I am your | Ngutha mungo yindong, natha yinda marrajee, Ngatha nyendong ngabree |
| Get along | Yanma boogallee, yammanee, jumbun yanma, yenma |
| Get up | bukken, buk'arra |
| Give me | yoongala, yoongatha |
| Give it to me | Mu'nutha yoongaba |
| Go away | Yanma, mo yanma, yarraba |
| Go before me | Koorunda yanma, koorthenda yanma, yanma kumbarree |
| Go behind me | Mullinga yan, marlunga yanma |
| Go, I will, now | Ngutha kooardee yanajee |
| Going away, I am | Ngutha yanma, ngaitha yarapa, yarra bungatha |
| Going to-, I am | Ngutha yanajee |
| Gone, He has just | Munna kooardee yanma Yenna balla kwerdee, baloo wardee yerra |
| Get - to have or to get | kundun |
| Gone, he has, to | Munna yanajee |
| Gone, Where has he? | Talingin yanna, tulla munna yanma Yenna bal'lo thel'la |
| Good, That is no | Nunna woldee, thata |
| Good, That is very | Nunna bundeeoola, berndee borintha |
| Good, You are no | Yenda thata, yinda woldee, yenda waltha |
| Good, You are very | Nyenda berndee, yinda bundeeoola Berndee noondo, yenda yungada barndee |
| Go, I, to | Ngutha yarra |
| Go quickly | Boogallee yanma, yarra munga |
| Go there | Barraga yanma |
| Go you | Yarra noondo, nyenta yarra, yinda yanma |
| Here it is | Noonaka yinna, nunna, neentha karamintha |
| Hill, What is the name of that? | Naa innee nunna murda Ngunna eenee Murda nganontha yinnee |
| Horses, Bring in the? | Ngora kongonnee, "ngort" kong-eeya |
| Horses, Did you see the? | Wai ninna ngora, "ngort"noondo wai koolbun Nyenta nyeena ngooroo |
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| House, Am I near a? | Ngutha koola ngoora, eeja? Yerdee warra wai koola |
| House, Are we getting near the? | Ngullee koola ngoora eeja Yerde warra ngallee wai koolanthow |
| Husband, Is that your? | Eeja nunna yindong murdong Mardong wai ballo ngeendongo |
| Husband, Where is your? | Tulla yindong murdong, dalla nyendong merdong Mardong nonengo thella |
| Ill, I am | Ngatha beega, ngutha bikka, peeka ngaitha |
| Ill, You are | Yinda bikka, nyenta beega, ngeenta peeka |
| Is that your ---- | Eeja nunna yindong, eeja nunnee nyendong, Wai'bun'thanin'thow nun'ango |
| Kangaroo, Are you hunting? | Nyinda marlo towada, nyenda ngalajoon, Marloo noondoo ngorlijin minthow |
| Kangaroo, Where shall I find? | Thallagoola koolbulla ngatha Tullagoola ngutha marloo koolbunna Marloo ngaitha thella wathella |
| Killed, He has been | Munna banyago, ngaiaba thanna been'ya |
| Killed, Who has, him? | Beenya ngona ballontha, nganaloo beenya, Naa innee beenyago munna |
| Killed, You have, him | Nyenta beenya, yinda been'yago munna |
| Know, I | Ngungan mintha ngaitha, ngutha meeno ngutha ngongoong |
| Know, I do not | Yoodelo, wojjee meeno, wai'ee ngutha meena Eeroo ngatha meeno gootha, ngongan meena, ngutha wai ngongoong, erooga? |
| Lake, What is the name of that? | Ngabberoo nganthow yinnee, nanna ngunna, Naa innee nunna nabberoo |
| Lake, Where is the? | Ngabberoo thella, ngabaroo thalla, tulla nabberoo |
| Lazy, You are | Nyinda balburn, nyenta malardee, wattalwattal |
| Leave me | Yan'ma |
| Let it alone | Wai'ee bamboon munna, thun'ma, baloo korreea |
| Lie down | Yinda ngai'eego, ngarree, ngarreea |
| Listen to me | Narngoon ngutha, ngongan maw, ngandoontha |
| Long time ago, That was a | Nunna woolgola, woorkala, woolgulla |
| Look out | Nunga mow, bel-lai, wadarree |
| Lying, He is, down | Munna ngai'eemun, ngaree |
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| Mother, She is my | Yakkan ngonongo, nunnajee yagoo? mu'nutha yaggo |
| Mother-in-law, She is my | Mu nutha wobbee, nunna ngaratchoo yagoo |
| Name, What is your? | Naa innee yinda, ngunna yenta Yinnee ngonna yintow, nganna innee |
| Natives, How many, are there? | Nongolla yamajee eeja Yamajee warning |
| Natives, Where are the? | Ammonda wonda Dalla yamajee, tulla yamajee Yamajee thella, watha yarro amangoo? |
| Native, Who is this? | Naa innee yamajee, wooganoo Yamajee ngana neenya |
| Noise, What is that? | Naa yabbirda, ngunna nan |
| Relation, What are you to? | Naa yinda inyillee |
| Rising, The river is | Weela bundooyarra, Kutha yannee weelonga, Weereeala babba yintow inthan |
| River, What is the name of? | Naa innee nunna weela Warn yawl yinnee |
| River, Where is the? | Weela dalla, tullagoola weela, Warn thella |
| Roots (edible), Find some | Nalgo koolbunna |
| Roots (edible), where shall I find? | Tulla ngutha koolbunna nalgo |
| Run away | Joonbernee maw, jindeela, doola yinda, Yar'dowanana |
| Sea, Am I near the? | Eeja weela koola, weelo wai koola, Ngatha koola eeja |
| Search for that | Nullago la nunna, ngoolto thalla |
| Sleep, I shall now | Ngutha kooardee nyoobul, nutha ngabbena koo'pul yee'a ngy'tha, Nyoobeea ngatha |
| Slow, You are very | Monga yintow, yinda meendee yunda, munga merda |
| Speak, Do not | Wai wonga, wajjee wonga, wai wonga jinda ninna |
| Spear, Where is your? | Tulla yinda kooradoo, koorarda nongango wai, thalla nyenta kooradoo |
| Springs, Are there any native, here? | Eeja beemarra nunna Tallong tchipoola, beemarra mai ajjabee wai |
| Station, Are we getting near the? | Eeja ngoora koola, koola tooa |
| Stay with me | Oorda ngutha, nyenna wai yanma Ngaithala korreea |
| Stay, you, here | Nyinta nyanna, oorda nyinnin nunna |
| Steal, From whom did you? | Ngalla (?) naa innee nalba yinda Nganalnoo ngernta jintee memern |
| Stolen, You have, that | Yinda nalba nunna |
| Stop here | Nyenna, bujoola nunna, neenala karreea |
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| Take this to | kardin nunna, neenya marra yoongatha |
| Tell .... to come to me | wongala .... yanajee, yan'naj'ee (?) wanko ngythala yanneea. |
| That, I want | Ngatha kumbajin |
| Tired, I am | Malardee, ngutha bundaree, ngutha bijarra, malardee ngutha |
| Track, Where is the? | Tulla purreea, jinna thella Jinna dalla |
| Tree, what is the name of that? | Ngunna eena nunna, winda bobontha yal yinnee Naa innee nunna winda |
| Tribe, To what, do you belong? | Naa innee yinda goongarra Naa innee yinda burna Thalla yamajee nyintong |
| True, That is not | Jeelee, nunna waiee eeja, yinda weerdee wongee |
| Turkey, Where shall I find? | Burdoora wanthow, dalla koola burdoora, tulla ngutha koolbunna pardoora |
| Understand, Do you? | Yinda meena, nyenta meenoo Ngungan montha noondo wai? |
| Understand, I do not | Waiee ngutha meeno, yoodelo Ngatha meenoo goodoo, minnoogurdoo |
| Want, What do you? | Naa kumbajano |
| Water, Am I near? | Babba wai koola, ngatha kooeea, eeja bubba koola |
| Water, Boil some | Babba bowin, moora babba bowin |
| Water, Give me | Yungatha babba, bubba yoonga, babbatha yoonga, babba yoonitheea |
| Water, Have you found? | Babba wai, koolbana babba, eeja yinda koolbunna bubba |
| Water bring | bubba kurdinjee |
| Water, I cannot find | Waiee ngutha bubba koolbunna Wai-ja waina koolbunna |
| Water, I want some | Moora bubbee-a, ngatha kumbeean babba, Nutha babba kambaja |
| Water, Where shall I find? | Tulla ngutha bubba koolbunna Dalla ngatha koolballa babba |
| Waterhole, Where is the? | Tulla goola yanno Thella yanno, dalla meela |
| Way, Come this | Nunna kuda yanajee, ngabree yannee (?) thaman noo'gagoo'ra |
| Way, Go that | Bunna keeda yanma, mow yanma |
| Well, where is the? | Tulla beemarra, dalla tchipola (?) |
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| What is it? | Naa eeja, dalla na kil |
| Where are you going? | Tulla yinda yanma, thalla nyenta yarra, |
| Where do you come from? | Thalla nyenta yaneema, tulla yinda yanajee thella intha yo'in'intha, thalla thanoo yinta yanajee |
| White man's house, Where is the? | Tulla jongara ngoora, thalla jongara tooa, tulla moondung (?) ngoora |
| Who is that? | Naa innee munna, balla nganna, nganna bantha |
| Who is there? | Naa innee |
| Wife, Is that your? | Mardong noonango baling, barna nyendong merdong eeja munna yindong murdong, notha yendong murdong |
| Wife, She is my | Mu'nutha murdong, nganathoo merdong |
| Wife, Where is your? | Tulla yindong murdong, dalla nyentong murdong inthanee yenda mardong |
| Wood, Find some | Winda kongannee, winda koolbunna, koolboon winda |
| Work, Go to | Yarldoon yanma |
| Wounded, I am | Peeko ngaitha, ngutha murrang gunna, ngatha yoorndabow |
| You and I | Yindong ngutha (?) ngallee, ngallija, |
| You two | Noobaloo, nooballee, yenta kootharra? yinda kootherra (?) |
| Geoffrey Chambers, Peak Hill | |
| 23. Yes, there is cannibalism in this district. | |
| 27. The natives here have a devil called Jin-ge-man or Moon-a-ree. The women are not supposed to see him and if they see him they are killed by any native. | |
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29. To pout the lips means "over there". To draw the bottom lips down means "no". |
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| 32. The natives here calculate by the moon. | we-lar-ra is the moon We-lar-ra cood-e-ya = one moon We-lar-ra coot-arra = two moon We-lar-ra mun-gul = three moon Over three moons is yalba or plenty. Months January means nul-bu-ga February means won-nug-ou March means jul-gun-da |
| 2. Circumcision only, usually performed about age of 15. No sharp instrument used other than piece of chipped flint found in the district. When one of these operations are to be performed the native men collect together and all women are left to the care of two or three old men for perhaps tow or three weeks. | |
| 3. The only system (of marriage laws) is that the women may be given by her parents to the men in her infancy, and it often happens that he takes her when she is eight or ten years of age, as his wife. The general rule however appears to be to take any women whom he may fancy even though he has to steal her from some other man, or if need be, fight for the possession of her. | |
| 4. Quite incorrect. An instance under my personal notice at the present moment of a native women having half caste boy grown up and now has a black infant. This woman has been in my service since long before the half caste was born. I therefore speak with authority. | |
| 5. Round grave, body placed in sitting posture with legs crossed and face set towards his birthplace - usually buried 2 or 3 hours after death - on sandy ground, no service of any kind other than the wails and cries of all that are present. | |
| 6. Modes of hairdressing : In their wild state plastered with dirty grease and wilgee until it formed into sections of what appeared like pieces of rope, and a horrid dirty sight. | |
| 7. meroo for throwing spear | weerong, spear coondie, small boomerang dowark, large boomerang wollan, kiley made from hard wood wunder, shield |
| 8. Traps none. Would often dig a large deep hole facing a spring or waterhole. Cover over carefully with rotten twigs etc. which would break and allow the unsuspecting kangaroo or emu to fall in and so become captured. |
| 9. Nose sticks only. These are often carved with figures of emus, kangaroos, birds, etc. | |
| 10. Names of trees etc. Too numerous to give here. | |
| 11. Ny system (of justice) whatever unless it be that an eye for an eye or tooth for a tooth can be called by that name, and in this they are most brutal and cowardly. Invariably three to one if possible. | |
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12. Diseases: Native clap, gonorrhoea and chest troubles but these are cess than formerly, colds in the ordinary manner, measles as ourselves. Their wounds appear to heal quickly in spite of dirt and filth and much sooner than a white person - I know of two cases of broken arms when the bones never knitted and both lived for years with the arm swinging. |
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| 13. Native remedies: Nothing in the shape of medicines or outside applications, but great believers in what is known as "bullya", man, Doctor - he usually lays the patient on his back and by pressing and squeezing and sucking, he assures the patient that he is taking away the evil that he has come possessed of and which some enemy has stricken him with. | |
| 15. Corroborees only | |
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16. Extent of tribal country: Wooramal River on the north, Murchison River on the East to Elizabeth Springs and then down the vicinity of the Murchison River to Geraldine Mines. Roughly 200 or 300 natives. |
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| 19. Grammatical construction: No. | |
| 20. Exchange or barter: This is sometimes practised. | |
| 21. Native foods: Roots and plants and seeds, also animal lizard and bird life of all descriptions. All cooked in ashes with exception of seeds which are mostly pounded between two stones and eaten raw. | |
| 22. Instances of natives boiling food? At the present time yes, formerly unknown. | |
| 23. Cannibalism? At present no, formally yes. | |
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| 24. Woods used in making fire by friction? | Sandalwood or soft dry wood, split, but not entirely parted. The opening thus made is then filled with dry soft grass, a second soft stick is then secured and rubbed as if with a saw, across the first stick. Incidentally?? over the grass. After a few moments of vigorous sawing or rubbing friction takes place and the grass is ignited. |
| 25. Method of obtaining water from trees etc? | Only one known to me from roots of what we call the malley - these are easily dug up and broken into lengths of about 2 feet and stood on end into a vessel - a drink of not very nice water is soon obtained. |
| 28. They have implicit faith in their boolyaman or doctor. The boolyaman will show pieces of smooth stones and shells which he maintains he has extracted from some part of his patient by squeezing or sucking and asserts that these were put there by the patient's enemy in some way. | |
| 29. Gesture language? I am not aware of any. | |
| 30. Masonic signs? I do not think so. | |
| 31. Smoke signalling? These are often used, but I believe is done only to let one tribe know of another's approach. | |
| 32. They have no calculations further than one day, one moon, and winter and summer. | |
| 33. Is it possible to obtain some anthropometrical results? | Yes, by sending some person through this district for that purpose. |
| Memo | Although I have tried to give the words I have written as plainly as possible, still I am afraid that one unaccustomed to hear them will find it difficult to get the correct pronunciation of them, for instance the word knal-by - me and you - must not be pronounced as nal-by, neither must the k be allowed to rule the first syllable entirely. It is a word tnat requires the k and n to be pronounced as one, or a combination of both and if spelt thus - hnng-ally, will perhaps give an idea of how to pronounce it - at any rate the k and n have to both be observed and used as one letter and so it is with many other words. In short sentences i have not given many examples and it would be hard to do so - it appears to me that the natives in their language are not overburdened with words as regards numbers of words used and one sentence answers many, as for instance : knung-ga yendda yerra (when you go) is equivalent to our "when are you going", "when will you go", "when shall you go" etc. Neither is he consistent in how he places his words, for instance on one occasion he may say knung-ga yenda yorra - when you go ; and on another he may say yenda knungga yerra - you when go, and thus it is, right through with them - again there is lots of words given in the list that the natives have no word of their own for, as for instance, horse, bullock, sheep and many others. These they simply name the same as we do, often mutilated of course, as for instance : horse, nort; bullock, coolup; sheep, cheep, and so forth. Then we will take the word "work". Not having had any industries of any kind it appears to one that it was no convenience? to have this word, and the same would apply to the word "idleness" and many others that I could mention. General Habits Having been continuously in this district for the past 28 years I can speak authoritatively, both as to their present and past habits and customs. In their wild state they were what might be called a "mixed lot" from a physical point of view. Some of them were fine strapping fellows, often reaching to over 6 feet, while others were puny miserable beings, but |
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one and all were filthy to extremes. Cannibalism was rife amongst them and they were born thieves, as far as their white friends were concerned, at any rate. They were highly immoral and would exchange wives one with the other, as it suited them. Their girls were tampered with while mere children with or without the consent of the parents and they were certainly strangers to any good morals in these directions. Things are much better today, especially is this so with the young natives who often turn out smart intelligent fellows, but at the same time he appears to have a tendency to bush walks or run away, which fact alone makes him unreliable as a servant. It is also surprising to see how low dirty and filthy they allow themselves to become while in the bush, even though they have been at work for years and taught to keep themselves fairly clean. In many instances have I noticed this happen and in some cases it has happened with natives who had been cared for by white people from their infancy. Although it cannot be denied that the natives in moments of passion are most cruel and brutal to those who attempt to oppose them while in these moods, it must be admitted that he is generally kind to one and all of his own tribe. Especially was this so when in their wild state. I would be regarded as no trouble to carry (on the shoulders) one who was sick for miles, to see a bulyar man, doctor, and they would always willingly share the smallest morsel of food one with the other. In fact in this particular respect they were far ahead of their white brethren. |
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| T.A. Drage | |
| P.S. A word on the ages of natives - these it is hard to obtain any information that would guide one accurately, but I am convinced that a few of them see great ages, but I would not like to say that this was general. | |
| Are the natives dying out? This is undoubtedly the case in this district and had evidently begun before the white man was established among them - I was amongst the first to settle permanently in the district of which I speak and I can well remember native women in their prime who had never borne children and who had not |
| been in contact with the whites - these were not isolated cases but were on the contrary numerous and I often thought that probably their own immoral acts as practised amongst themselves, together with the manner in which they were ravished while mere children would perhaps account for it. | |
| T.A.D. |
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2. Nyanoo is the name of boy been proposed for circumcision. Leaves his parents and goes amongst men. He can during the time see his mother or sisters. After circumcision he is not supposed to see a woman or child for about 6 months. Then allowed spears to get his own living. After a boy has been circumcised he must never speak to his sister again. may corrabulya = cutting the fore skin off weead = slitting the duct of the organ of procreation |
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| 3. The female child is given away soon after birth and should her husband die his brother becomes her husband. Should there be no brother living the woman has to remain single for the remainder of her life amongst her own tribe, but she is at liberty to marry into another tribe. | |
| 4. According to the best native and half-caste authorities the above is incorrect. | |
| 5. When they bury their dead the person's face is turned towards the place of their birth and are usually placed sitting up in their grave. After the native is buried a fire is made close and whichever way the smoke blows the natives of the tribe go in that direction and kill a man or woman of another tribe. Remarkable should two men fight and one of them die even 5 years after the battle, the one that is still living has to be speared. | |
| 6. In the wild state native women place a tugga under the hair and cut it off with a stone. The tugga is shaped thus : and used mostly for holding water or food. | |
| 8. Game: Mostly speared or caught with dogs. | |
| 9. They tap the outline of animals with stones on granite rocks. | |
| 11. Native justice: For instance, if a native should take his brother's wife the offender is speared in many places from the toes upwards for such offence. | |
| 12. Diseases: principally colds and those introduced by white people. | |
| 13. Remedies: They apply warm ashes. | |
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| 15. "Moondung", corroborees somewhat symbolical of the crucifixion. An effigy is made resembling a being and they finish up by spearing and knocking it to pieces. The women are present but with heads bowed down. Should a woman look up they believe she will go blind. | |
| 17. Native names of tribes: some Thaawarrie, Waj-erree, and some Agardee tribes would be at Yuin (Cornally's information). | |
| 18. Boundaries of Yuin natives: | 40 miles north, 45 south to Wuraya East to head of Greenough river about 26 miles west, about 30 miles to Talleran hill. |
| 20. Yes, they exchange spears, shields and various implements with each other. | |
| 23. Previous to white people among them they were cannibals. After 2 murders the murderer would go and roll on a stinging ant bed and after being badly bitten returned to his tribesmen and was considered innocent or had made atonement. | |
| 25. Peeawa tree - always found on a water course, which has a long white flower. They (the natives) dig up the end of the root and trace it towards the tree. The root is then taken thus and drains into a receptacle (tugga). | |
| 26. They say there are two spirits, the name of the evil spirit is mundong, good spirit is wondoo. | |
| 27. Natives believe that the spirits of the dead are almost always about the graves, but sometimes they travel. When they die they believe that they will go to another sphere, good or bad according to their desserts. | |
| 28. Most native men are considered "boylya" men. | |
| 29. They use gestures much the same as white people. | |
| 31. I cannot find anything about spiral smoke amongst the natives of this part. They merely make fires in the distance to let their friends know they are coming. Strangers do not give signals. | |
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| 4. I have seen a gin bear a pure black after a half caste - 3 years after - saw one at Mt. Singleton. I have been told that there is one at Field's Find now. | |
| 7. Names of weapons: | meer-ro, throwing sticks for spears wal-lan-or - kylee coor -rard-o - spear duck-ah - wooden dish coon-dy - throwing sticks |
| 8. They usually dig a hole 7 or 6 ft. deep. After cottering the earth that is taken out of the hole, put some (2 or 3) pointed sticks about 2 and 3 feet high standing up in the hole then it is covered over with small sticks and some grass and a little earth. Some have no sharp sticks in the bottom. | |
| 9. I have seen some (carvings, paintings) on granite tracks of emus, dogs and man cut in with flint and quartz. | |
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10 grass tree = bor-ro Salmon and gum tree = yorloo York gum = yor'do Wattle = enaral-yoh or book-ol-yor-rah Pine = weel-yoh Kerryjong = ky-ah |
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13 For bad colds they steep the leaves of a kind of peppermint tree in water for a time, then drink some of it. Also the leaves of the cuck-ar-ra tree. |
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| 17 Native names of tribes: boor-ong, ky-mar-ah. | |
| 20 Some times they exchange doo-ar-rie (ochre) which is used for painting themselves. | |
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21 They use almost all the seeds of the various mulga trees, and the spinifex and other grasses (for food). The seeds are usually dried or baked then smashed up between two stones - the heal Grass seeds some times made into a kind of rough cake and baked. |
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| 22. Any instances of natives boiling food? | Not in this part, have heard of their boiling in shells up north. |
| 23. Cannibalism? It was a few years ago before they were stopped by the police for murder. | |
| 24. The sandalwood and peach, a piece of wood about as long and thick as one's arm, is partly split, a bit of wood is put in the spilt to keep it from closing, a little fine or kangaroo ding is put in the crack with another piece - the saw across until it catches fire. | |
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25. Roots of trees are broken up and stood in a wooden dish until the water drains out. Sometimes water is got out of trees by tapping them where there is likely to be a crack. |
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| 26. Not that I know of. | |
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27. The dead sometimes will rise up and can shape it self into anything it likes, can be friendly or otherwise, at its pleasure. This idea varies in different parts (like our ghosts). |
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| 28. There are lots of "mondong" men who are supposed to do a lot of rummy things, can fix up the sick, cause illness, make rain, etc. | |
| 29. They have some signs, both with their hands and feet, some for animals. | |
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31. 3 or 4 smokes one after another means shifting. One spiral smoke someone arrived or look out - caution. |
| 2.The bride is tken when at a marriageable age by her brother or her father from her camp and led by the hands to a spot a short distance away, where the bridegroom is sitting down by himself and the bride is made to sit in his lap and she is then informed by her father and mother that she is not to leave this man again under pain of being speared. Then the pair are supposed to be married and all her relations then leave them and he and his wife go away and camp by themselves for one day and then the husband takes his wife to his friends and they live there. | |
| 4. The above is not so as it can be proved beyond any doubt in many instances that native women have had half caste children and then given birth to many pure blooded black children in this district. | |
| 5. The grave is a round hole and about 5 and 6 feet according to the deceased's height. The body is placed in a kneeling position, hand straight down by the side and face facing the East. A jack stick is placed under the chin to hold the head up and no earth allowed near the body which is wrapped in a blanket. Sticks are then put over the body to hold the earth up over it to the surface. | |
| 7. Kileys, spears, dowack, mearroo, and shield. All food is cooked in the ashes in the fire. | |
| 8. Birds trapped by covering all the water over but a small sand hole and this is partly covered by a net made from grass and propped up at one end for the game to enter and by a string leading from the net to where a native is sitting, who pulls the string, the net falls over the birds and they are then killed. Kangaroo and emu are caught by a deep hole near the water covered with small twigs and sand and they step on it and fall in the hole. |
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