Words

Djiringandj (click to sort) English (click to sort)
yuwinj man, collective term for Aboriginal people of the NSW South Coast
yuwindja Orion's Belt
yuwindi- keep
yuwagayiluma how many?
yuwabangabang how?
yuwa how?
yurunjI- beat
yurung jealous
yurrirranung kidney
yuriyala- send
yuri- hit, kill
yurdubaaga erect penis
yurang young man
yuraga sun
yura hail
yungga shark
yungang currawong
yungan possibly a woodswallow
yunga- give
yung hunger
yundu- throw or pitch
yuna- keep
yumbayumba white cockatoo
yulu finger, fingernail
yulagal 'brother quarreled over a wife'
yugun like
yuga how?, I don't know
yirugu oyster
yirra- send
yiringga- be glad
yirinbul wood duck
yirin eye
yirimbaagun jew fish
yiridgundi inside
yiribini evening, night
yiri throw with force
yirawayang young girl
yiranj night
yiranggal whitefella, white man
yiramari bream
yiraman hot, heat
yiragala seal
yiradjan possum
yirad fire
yira king
yira tooth
yinul lining of canoe
yinimul narrow
yingarri night own
yIndIrI god
yindiga you, singular
yinal narawan flat country
yimar female marker used for kangaroo
yima- shake
yiling how
yiling lips
yilimudha- carry
yilargar ground
yilaga- rejoice, be happy
yididhi apple tree
yidhungurr women that has children
yidhan quick
yidhama- suck
yidhalama- hungry
yidbu- tired
yiburr nut of the burrawang
yayambangal rough waves as in a storm
yay hey, calling for attention
yawiya myrtle
yaway rain
yaway come here!
yawang path
yawa- speak
yarwa- fly
yaru fish
yarrunj spotted gum
yarrangarra name for yarra
yarrambal long
yarin chin
yarawalang grey headed, grey haired
yaranj moustache
yarangarn long
yaranbul platypus
yaran beard
yarambing- lie down
yaramaran peach
yaraman horse
yaradirawal the day after the day after tomorrow, in two days time
yara hair
yanyi fire
yanuga- walk
yanggumadjang youth before bora initiation
yanggu soon
yangga- sing
yangga crayfish
yanganj- swim
yangan swim
yangamung- sing
yandinjang 'come here!'
yandili- walk, go
yandi- go
yandha- go
yandabal girl
yanda- walk, go
yanbi name of king mickey johnson
yanaga
yana- walk
yan.gulang- come
yan- go
yambayimba white cockatoo
yambagan fern tree
yalunggali younger son
yAlungali last
yAlunga behind
yali- carry, bring
yalgaa chest
yalangbaradha five
yalagang- rejoice
yagunadha right
yagay exclamation of surprise
yada- jump
yabundja- cut out, such as making a boomerang
yabuda calf of leg
yabu- inquire, ask
yabin.gi lean, thin, skinny
yabandjaaga- make
yaba- speak
yaan fish
yaala red gum
yaadi native pitch
ya and
wuYura venus shell
wurwa- divide
wurugal initiated young man
wurugal youth any time after bora
wuru sun
wuriyiribulay sunset
wuriwuri sunshine
wuriwawulay sunrise
wuri sun
wurawura white
wuragal initiated young man
wuraambin guard fish
wungar echo
wungar native cat, black and white
wumura spear thrower
wumbalwara river oak
wuluwara staghorn fern
wuluwara staghorn
wulugang possum cloak
wulu head
wulimbura shark
wulgan kneecap
wulbana canoe paddle
wulaga bark
wudha cedar tree
wudha good
wudga- sew
wollongong see!t he meeting of waters, the monster comes. this was an exclamation of fear among the aboriginals and is the name given by them to the place where they, for the first time, saw a ship in full sail
wirriwin 'camping ground for travellers'
winj you, second person singular free pronoun
winirin stealing another mans goods
windUga i shall think of it
winda- whistle
winba- whistle
winangalang clever man
win.gin aboriginal woman
wiling lip
wili possum, forest
wiingal child
wiing puppy
wibung magpie
wAyilwa night
wayan freshwater eel
wayaman name of father in one family
wayalad black cockatoo
wayagara- search
wawarnang crow
wawarinu brother
wawali a few, also three
wawadjang grub in log in water
warwarlayam four
warwala- barter
waruura fishing line
warurr land goanna
waruga water lizard
waru waru straight
warrung wallaroo
warri grey
warrawarra white
warrabugan whiting
warr wood
warnagang venereal in men and women
warnaga 'pardon' , not clear whether this is 'to forgive'
warnadha let go
warlu chin
warindangambada i shall not forget it
warigamban distant
warigala mullet
warigal wild dog, dingo
waridbu- play
wAri paddle
wari far
wari old man
wardu bega language third person possessive pronoun
wardinj shoulder blade
wardaalimala- seek
warayi- play, dance
warawandjar spread
waranjung little finger
waranj small child, small boy, baby
waranganj boomerang
waranga- play
warananggi other side
waram husband's son, husband's brother's son, wife's sister's son, wife's son
waralu djirringanj third person singular pronoun
waralinga long ago
waraligimbula djirringanj third person dual pronoun
waraligima djirringanj, third person plural pronoun
waragadhaan deaf
waradjun bad
waradaga- jump
warabiya placename for 'between bummerong and botany'
warabigidjan from yonder, long ago
waraawara string fishing line
wara- jump
wara dead, die
wangUl wood
wangganmana female marker for animal nouns
wanggan Aboriginal women, young women
wanggaali kangaroo rat, potoroo
wanggaadi Pleiades, seven sister's
wangandalI meeting of kings
wangal native dog
wandji when?
wandja where?
wandaya bark vessel for carrying water
wanda perhaps
wananar mollusc
wanab who are you?
wana- leave
wambur stupid
wambanj kangaroo
wambaara black duck
wama- strike, beat, kill
walungari down river
walunganda pigeon berry
walugarid parrokeet
walimbura shark
walimbaya- return
walibiwali midha seven
walibiwali six
walgAn abalone, mutton fish
walayarin peewee, magpie lark
walarr head
walanung skull
walanja- row, swim
walangarra sand
waladjgang- 'turn off a road
wala- run
wagurr carpet snake
wagilindanagara- 'love'
wagara quoll
wagal black bream
wagabaya where are you going?
waga west
wadyan possum
wadjbara left
wadjag squirrel
wadjad beach
wadja aboriginal woman
wadhungwuri forest-ridge honeysuckle
wadhiin Merriman's name meaning "point of land"
wadhangarr dog
wadhanagarr wangganmaaru female dog, bitch
wadhan grass
wadha wadha ankle
wadha where
wadga- make
wadawada ankle
wabarawu potato
wabandi- take
waba- go
waawana crow
waari paddle
waardu finger
waanhal ripe
waagura crow
waadhu skin
nurung elbow
nurumbul aboriginal woman
nurugwa- run
nurridj umbilical cord
nuriya four
nuran nuran light
nunggurr back of neck
nunganung female, marks gender in animals
nungananja around, behind
nunga- weep, cry
nung- spit
numbula- kiss
nugurrgumirnu nostril
nugurr nose, beak
nugu hot coals
nuga sugar
njurr sea squirt
njurgun bullrush
njunil near
njungga- cry
njirra fish hawk
njirnjirang bark shed by trees
njirinj cutting grass
njiridj umbilical cord
njira navel
njir scales on fish
njinmula- pinch
njinjang here
njindji here
njindigunggulal djirringanj second person singular possessive pronoun
njindiganju djirringanj second person plural pronoun
njindigang dharawal second person singular pronoun
njindigambul djirringanj second person dual pronoun
njindigal djirringanj and bega language, second person singular pronoun
njindiga you, second person, singular pronoun
njilmay- pinch
njiinj this, here
nji yes
njawa- wait
njariwang thunder
njanja that
njaningga close
njangu here
njandu- look at
njanadha there, that
njan.gi there
njan this
njamba- see
njamanj younger brother
njama- give
njala- see
njadjuwang afterbirth
njadjuwang menstrual flow
njadjari back
njabu- see
njaagarn sharp, point of blade or knife
nirini- come down
niraguwin deaf
ninggawanam name of queen rosie johnson
niming tongue
niluga mosquito
nilanu day
nigil nose
nhuruubabaa mud
nhurung arm
nhayang that in object function, this
nhaya that
nhay this
nhaway today
nharung arm
nharrmarra- pretend
nharriwala that two
nharrimang yalanggadjan that behind me
nharri that one
nharraya yonder, that there out of sight
nharrawangay lightning
nharraaya waradjang over yonder
nhariya waridjaning farther still, further away
nhariya ngaradhalay that one moving
nhariya that, farter, there
nharimung nearby
nham that, there
nhaiyung that one
nhaga- fly
ngVwiyay glad
ngurungaru day
ngurung ngurung red
nguru- stay
ngurnunj throat
ngurnda black
ngurlwan drop, drop of rain
ngurindj cigarette
nguridja eucalyptus, gum tree
nguri rope
ngurdu ngurdu nostril
ngurdama- copulate
nguranhung afterbirth
ngurana surf
ngura camp, nest, hut
ngundhu- drink, suck
ngundaga thirsty
ngunarungura- jealous
nguna elbow
ngumung knee
ngumbudhaa- like, love
nguma- give
nguluwan in front
ngulur sweat
ngulu forehead
nguliga woman
ngulayingul limpet shell
ngulanang glands
ngugu honey, sugar
nguga water
ngubulinj heat
ngindaga murada 'i shall forgive him!'
nginbaga I don't know
ngayung 'hey you!'
ngaylugu mosquito
ngayindilindadingal- help
ngayima- carry something
ngayAwing dhawa, first person plural inclusive pronoun
ngayawang dhawa, first person dual inclusive pronoun
ngayaruwinj you fellas
ngayanjin djirringanj, first person plural inclusive pronoun
ngayanjila djirringanj, first person plural exclusive pronoun
ngayangulu djirringanj, first person dual exclusive pronoun
ngayanga djirringanj, first person dual inclusive pronoun
ngayang no
ngayamA- carry
ngayalunggulal djirringanj, first person singular possessive pronoun
ngayalu djirringanj, first person singular pronoun
ngayalu bega language, first, singular possessive pronoun
ngayagwa female, used to determine sex of animals
ngayagang dharawal, first person singular pronoun
ngayaga first person, I
ngayadha dhawa, first, singular pronoun
ngaya- hear
ngaya over there
ngay yes
ngawuli wooley butt
ngawu blood
ngawi yes
ngawanan milk
ngawal white cockatoo
ngawa- give
ngarVwa- rub
ngarribarr red bill
ngarri leg, shin
ngarrgadhung certain
ngArnany tongue
ngarawan distant sea also east
ngaranggal women
ngarang light
ngarambilil- drop out of hand, scatter
ngarambay sorry
ngaral black cockatoo
ngaraguli name for chippendale in sydney
ngara- hear
nganjung termite, white ant
nganing neck
ngang ngang 'is that so!'
ngang ngang 'is that so!'
ngandhawar mountain ash tree
nganayu tooth
ngaminjang female breast, breast milk
ngambumaya- love, like
ngambana not; dharawal negator, placed before a verb
ngambaga tomahawk
ngamba- give
ngamara perhaps
ngama- give
ngalwa- dive
ngalung female orgasm
ngalu three
ngalambay ripple made by a stone of fish jumping
ngalagang wood duck
ngala- sit
ngadu thumb
ngadjwanggadha 'she has the flower'
ngadjungadjung wet, 'literally water'
ngadjung water, fresh water
ngadjili- laugh
ngadhandja outside
ngadhan side
ngadgayang 'take care'
ngadayi- lie low
ngabunaa female breast
ngabanhungula queen bee, literally mother bee
ngabang mother
ngaba girl before puberty, young woman
ngaan who?
nayuga white ants, termites
naya- look
nawunari melon
nawu fish blood
nawi sun
nawandalwari men, women and children
nawan- hot
nawalUng enough
nawa heat, sun, day
narum meat based food
narri egg
narambal aboriginal woman
naraawanj assistant, squire
nanuma- throw
nanuma- know
nanilu musk duck
nangu- sleep
nangi- sleep
nangga- sleep
nangga- sit
nangara oyster
nandi- see, 'stare'
nanbanggara-ga lame
nanari mother in law
nanangwariganan animal
nambadja- catch
nala sole of foot
nagun fresh water
naganung liver
nagangba-yamara praise
nagang good, right, well in health
naga- see
nadjuwanj sea cockle
nadjung father's mother
nadja up there
nadba knife
nadara spindle looking shell
nabanun brain
naaraa- bind
naaga fly
mVyanda mother
mVrigalan swamp honeysuckle
muyulu clever man
mUyinggang little
muya muya bitter
muudjur greedy
muryan mist
muruwaranj female pubic hair
murungalI alive
murungal thunder
murungadha dirty
murung live
murung gown
murun blow-fly
murumba brown snake
muruguru pubic hair
muruda footprint
muru abdomen
murrurn bee
murr hornet
murr tobacco
murnunj deaf
murnunggan younger sister
murnung gadgari ejaculation
murnung useless
murnawar daughter
murnawal five
murli sexual desire
muriyira whale
murindan twenty
muri five
murdubura blunt
murdjang fog
murAwan- alive
murang grave
murandjanyan a person's shadow
muran mullet
mural noisy
murag black
mura testicle
munyunga eaglehawk
munung flank, waist
munru star, decoration
munja munja red
munhdhul clitoris
munggura home
mungga camp
mungandhawara two
mungan pumpkin
mungala clouds
mundur strong
mundur heavy
munduba tomahawk made from stone
mundu- forget
mundu bandicoot
mundji bum, rump
mundi jumper ant and green headed ant
mundhul labia minora
mundhamundha smokes
mundha black snake
mundawara two
muna elbow
mumbunja- catch
mumaga white man, name of hairy short mythological character
mulidja woman with child
mulgun nest of the water hen
mulga old woman
muladj weak, soft
muladha old women
mula louse
mugu water
mugu blunt as in tools
mugaram lobster
mudmudgang dove
mudhuga- make something
mubura- die
mirriwarr sky
mirrirr sky
mirribi thunder
mirraguyung nothing
mirra marr 'bramble with red berries' native vine such as bridal creeper or pearl or snake vine
mirra no
mirnung semen
mirirwal god, spirit
miriri sky
miringama south wind
mirigang dog
miridjiga long nosed bandicoot
mirdandhagu only once
mirangangang a little bit
mirang blowfly and common fly
miramirang first
mirabula eight
minyungguru shag
minmirgun eyebrow
minjanggundu why? literally 'what-for, 'what's the matter'
minja what
mingarang how many times?
mingang what?. also 'i don't know'
minga- sleep
minga mother
mindjigari sky
minda mother
mina- hold
mina finger
mina fish
mimba- kiss
milumba sparkle, shine
milidhu boomerang shield
mili eye when shut
milang labia minora
miingga grasstree
miigurn clitoris
mii eye
migurara sea anenome
migamara wife
migalal 'the stone woman'
miga aboriginal woman
midura sky
midjang younger sister
midhunga once
midhung one
midhangal one
midhang one
midhan today
midhagani quoll
middjari 'wink the eye'
midbawanj blind
midbambu eyelid
midangari one
midandhali one
midandhal one
midala jewfish
mayinga younger brother
mayin cold
mayimidhI mother
mayi- sit, stay, live
mayi eyebrow
mayarmVga fly
mayanda mother
mayan camp
mayamba wattle
mayagang war spear
mayada younger brother
mayaaga younger brother
maya- be, stay, sit
mawaradj squeaking tree
mawa blackfella, black man
marurn march fly
maruran pubic hair
marumbra limpet shell
maruga- live
marriya emu
marrarr spider
marraa tail
marra fish
marra mullet
marni meat
marlugudhaaga sexual desire
marli black guard
mariyang emu
marin sister in law and country inhabited by them - extends to gippsland
maridha fish hawk
marida one
marga shield
marawuri rock horn shell, 'rocher trompe acquille'
marawaylang little
marangga charcoal, ashes
marang ground, sandhill, sand
marandi bring
maramun hand
maramal hand, finger
maraganjgang baby
maraba kangaroo
mara- run
mara gastropod mollusc
manung darkness
manjamanja red
manja hut
maningang curlew
mani mother
mangUru cloud
manggVna canoe
mangga fern
mangara bad
mAngan pumpkin
manga hut
manduga maggot
mandidja meat
mandi- take
mandha jaw
mandarlu boil
manda wedding
manawal ten
manarima 'wild black'
manalinga four
mana hand
man- catch
mamingang 'native grape'
mambi eel
mamang mother, mother's sister, father's brother's wife
mamaadju today
mamaadja cherry tree
mama elder sister
malyan eaglehawk
mali why
mali coitus
malarawara blind
malangan young woman
malamalang pleiades, star formation
malamala star
maguringVri winkle, gives out a purple dye
magandawara two
magadhung sleepy lizard
maga carpet snake
maga heel of foot
madjura bush
madjawidj death adder
madjawa pipis, sunset shell
madjari canoe
madjan foreskin
mAdjaguragung a little
madhawarn swamp mahogany
madhang strong
madhang shadow of tree or man
madha because
madbu string bag, net bag
madayi oyster
madaga mountain
mabumban near, closer
mabara eye
maari five
maaran seagull
ma fish
ma and, because
gwiyirrwurrwurr curlew
gwiyaala stingaree
gwag 'look out'
gVran wing
gVraanda cigarette, tea leaf
guyudu cold
guyiliyila feather
guyayundu southerly, from any specific spot
guyari native companion
guyangal southerner, south-belonging
guya south
guwinma- twist something
guwinjma- twist something
guwinj spirit of the dead
guwami 'stay here'
guwama neck
guwalawaru leg, calf
guundi hut
gurVma camp
guruwa waves
gururu female marker for animal nouns
gurungu comb shell
gurungadj mythological character, large aquatic monster
gurun necklace
gurumbuwa skink, lizard
gurugundha- fear something
gurugama west wind
gurubangamba- courageous, not be afraid
gurubang stone
guruba- be afraid
guru neck
gurrugurri onion
gurnung bad
gUrnumgali
gurnumbungay badly
gurngamba- sorry, regretful
gurndiira ironbark
gurnayanung wrong
gurnamunya wrong
gurlanj locust
guriwal name of camp at la perouse, pigeon
gUrinjang 'i'll get warm'
gurimbaga magpie
guridja honeysuckle on beach
guri ear
gurgun bowels
gurgul bloodwood
gurgang bronze winged pigeon
gurdgard big frog
gurbungama ribs of canoe
gurayang string
gurawari white swan
gurawara possum
gurArr grasstree
gurarayga slate crane
gurara wrasse, fish
guranjang fat
guranguran lightning
gurandjir large mussel
guragurr short nosed bandicoot
guragura quick
guragala- carry on back
guradhu brolga, native companion
guradhawag brolga, native companion
gurad ground
gurabungari- frighten
gurabung stone
gurabarr white box
guraban koala
guraamanj land yam
guraaman kurrajong, Illawarra flame tree
gununggwirr echidna
gunungama Alpha Orionis, Betelgeuse
gunun- sleep
gunU blind
gunjung black swan
guning faeces, shit
guni faeces, anus, bowels
gungurun cone shell
gungguru helmet shell
gunggal louse
gungara possum
gungalin myrtle
gungal fish hook
gungaba- fall
gunga large lizard
gunduwulawala trees, collectively
gundu forehead
gundu tree or wood
gundjiran Sirius, brightest star in the sky
gundji camp, hut
gundjama- sick, sore-be
gundjaa enough
gundja- roast
gundja a sore
gundhagundha clear, sparkling
gunda- taste
gunarug wood duck
gunamaragang little
gunama snow, cold west wind
gunaguni starfish
gunaamVldjan 'legendary apeman', mythological character
guna duck
gumirr hole
gumira hole
gumburruuga male possum
gumbiira spear, also reed
gumbari shadow of tree
gumbaraga teal duck
gumbanj browband
gumbal strong
gumbaawar koala
gumari wind
guluru leg
gulungulu thumb
gulung wombat
gulga scrotum, testicles
gulanang glands of penis
gulan gulan crooked
gulamana 'take this'
gulagang short
guladbunga- break
gula- kill, spear
gugunyaaru kookaburra
gugug kookaburra
gugu shoulder
gugiwan cripple
gugawulali bum, rump
gugawal wood
gugaragan honeyeater
gugara kookaburra
gudumang turtle
gudjayirr child
gudjAru club
gudjarr lagoon
gudjanga child
gudjagang little boy, also listed as either sex
gudja unripe
gubidjayanga little toe
gubidja small, little
gubi small guard fish
gubar red ochre
gubaa stringybark
giruwig seagull
girambu tree leaf
gimbanya blackfella man
gilwa darkness
giliyila breast
gibugiburr 'the good spirit'
gayung sea
gaygun arm
gayanwi- grow, literally 'big become'
gayangundu log
gayang big
gayan 'very top peak of the dromederry'
gawur calm sea
gawundhana flying fox
gaway by and by, soon
gawaning neck
gawanggal honey
gawang mother's sister's husband
gawan young woman
gawan devil, evil spirit
gawalgang male (animals but not birds)
gawagawara whitefella, white man
gawa- talk
garwa- scratch
garuwundu northerly. 'from any specified spot'
garungguba pelican
garungali (hook blady stuff) in fence at la perouse
garunga- hold
garun back of neck
garumbunga easy
garul arm
garugang magpie
garuga- call for
garudhan greedy
garu north
garu nasal mucous
garrurr bull ant
garru cloud
garri navel
garraywaa milky way
garragalambiwan empty
garragadj slow
garnina skin
garnina bad
garn.ga old women
gariyan nits from louse
garinhung bee
garingal midhayal six
garilwa koala
gariga hut
garidja canoe
garidba- lift
gariba flat tailed mullet
gari leg
gari snake
garganga- hold
garga sky
gardira- rend, tear
garaywal swift (bird)
garawur bull ants, red and black ones
garawra wound, sore
garawan stingray
garawad fish spear
garanu up river
garanjyal five
gAranji young
garanji cabbage
garanggaridj smoke
garangganj behind
garanggaba pelican
garanganj hand
garanganganj knife made from shell or stone
garangali frog found in jervis bay
garangadada grog
garanga- steal
garanga- plunder
garamunda flying fox
garalu monkey
garal fog
garagara bird
garaba- dance
garaangalirr turn away
gara- tell
ganyi fire
ganundhu- taste
ganman.gang 'small island near entrance of lake illawarra'
ganjii bag
ganina bad
ganimang kangaroo rat
ganil mussel
ganida bark
gani wood
gangwari dog, wild as well as tame
ganguru kangaroo
gangung sleepy
ganggulwara crooked
ganggul flank
gangganung intestines
gangari dog
gandidjaalinba sexual intercourse
gandi camp
ganbi fire, firewood
ganbayan much
ganaya- ask
ganaya ripe
ganawu devil, evil spirit
ganandhimila- learn
ganama- burn, cook
ganagubadh echidna
gana good
gamung- talk
gamingal 'girl burnt to death'
gamimag 'reeds at back'
gami mouth, throat
gambuladja- break
gambugalag bullock
gambi fire
gambanj silver bream
gambambara spring, season
gambadja- fight, kill
gambaambi 'a little fish that lived in schools that could not be netted close to the shore when a particular flower opens'
gambaabulanj 'this is a flower that when it opens, a particular fish can be caught'
gamba marrow
gamara old man
gama- sleep
gama jagged spear
galwal 'death of a black getting honey'
galuraga clam
galungara lillypilly
galu crane, slate coloured
galnurr sea
galngurrawangwai rough sea
galiyadba few
galiya- cut
galinjandjudjuniga pinch
gali- dance
galgunda fish
galgal smallpox
galawa- climb, go up, ascend
galarrba three
galangaridj smoke
galang galang large locust
galamana 'take this'
galaabawan weak
galaa summer, warm
gala vulva, vagina
gaguwulali bum, rump
gagurr hole, also gully
gagayiri hungry
gadyimbar red gum
gadjigung armpit
gadjagadja armpit
gadhungal sea belonging from 'twofold bay to sydney and furtherwards, includes 90 mile beach to the south'
gadhu rough sea
gadhaga head
gadhaba- cough
gadha deep
gadandjan red headed parrot
gadagadabalin masturbation
gabura placename for liverpool
gabugubal youth, boy uninitiated
gabudbandhaninga- thirsty
gabu 'a suitable man to marry'
gabu 'a man courting one's sister'
gabril pig face
gabi scrub
gAban a suitable woman to marry
gaban birds egg
gabamanga my head
gabagubal boy
gabadidj pipe clay
gabada moon
gababa devil
gabaanu head, egg
gaariin late
gaanga Women that has lost at least one of her children
gaandi tobacco, money, smoke
gaanda smoke
gaamara black snake
gaaga yamstick
duruuwa smoke
durun.gadja three
durun 'south side of gap, woman was born there'
durudal chorals
duraya river
dunggul heel
dungga- cry like a child, weep
dundhun firestick
duna stone
duduwa thrush
duda mosquito
djVriinjdja head band
djurugun sharp
djurang angry
djunidjunudj night owl, ground owl
djungur urine
djungga octopus
djundung- laugh
djundula black goanna
djulugun small lizard
djugurawa kingfisher
djirward quick
djirnganggali sneeze
djirindjiring east wind
djiriilbun toad fish
djiriibawal djiriibawal four
djiriba two
djirawara tree leaves
djirawalang shooting star, 'that star will make boys' bottoms swell and sore
djirar head hair, fur
djirar hair
djiranggan 'glow after dark, dusk and dawn'
djirangara tree fern
djirang tree leaf
djiran.gala non-aboriginal man, whitefella
djiramanj female child
djirabirin small locust
djirabard water dragon, water goanna
djirabar gun
djiraama paddle
djiraali blood
djira- tell
djira brush turkey
djinug echidna
djinjama- make, complete, produce or build something
djingiya dew
djinggi star
djindjingara stars
djindjinarang star
djindjimbur spark
djindjiladji there
djindawa wife
djindamung- chop, chip
djindala tree goanna
djinama- make
djinalibura far
djinadha yonder, further away, over there
djinaabli blanket
djina smell, (reference to smelly feet)
djina foot
djimbayirung bald headed
djimbay thirsty
djilwir grasshopper
djilingari centipede
djilinadjan pain, sorrow
djilignji candle
djilibarri- 'avenge'
djilawaray grey
djilawarawara white
djilawa urine
djilag grey gum
djiin.ga sweet
djiibarra small mullet
djidma- jump
djidjuyaa kangaroo
djidjir dry
djidbalang sweet
djibVr kidney
djibir dew
djibang 'greetings'
djibamung spit
djawur head hair
djawula lyrebird
djawinga- frighten
djawa- run
djarungali frog
djarraranj sharp, sharp edge, blade
djardu afraid
djarang yirriwalan blackfish
djarambu- be quiet
djarambaadhi plain spear
djaraagar jew lizard
djanma- hunt
djangu here
djangayiri silent
djanbigara molusc, carnivorous sea snail
djanbabu- be silent
djanba slow
djanagubadj echidna
djambi brother in law
djambag sheep
djamalung platypus
djamaga good
djama- talk
djalgal 'stealing white mans corn'
djal buble shell, helix shell
djagula lyrebird
djagarnanj boy
djag arm
djadjungbalay moonrise
djadjungala month roughly, referring to a moon cycle
djadjung moon
djadjanyiribalay moonset
djadjang elder brother
djadjamung ask, beg
djadja brother
djabur calf of leg
djabag throw the fishing line
djabadj black duck, totem of the Yuin people. King Merriman's (Elder's) name
djaadjurna throwing stick
djaadjawan sand
dirindhara person scarred with 'birin'
diranagala sneeze
diradharal onion
dildilyan shrimp
dil dil open
di sea
dhuula fish hook
dhurliing elbow
dhuril crab
dhuri- grow
dhurarA enemy, hostile
dhurangawara three
dhuramarila- spear
dhuradhural echidna's quills
dhura- sting, stab
dhunggul vagina
dhunga bark
dhundala hail
dhunbunyil shallow
dhunbanga- lose
dhumbama- observe
dhumbaa charcoal
dhumal shrub
dhugan camp, hut, home
dhuduga- touch
dhudbandhul full
dhawara moon, night
dhawamalanj many
dhawad bad
dhawa ten
dharrawa cabbage tree
dharraani spotted gum
dharra man
dharing- stand
dhari- stand
dharburang dark night
dharayanj bamayli 'swap sisters'
dharangiwili spotted gum
dharanggan second cousin
dharandhurung always
dharambang ring tailed possum
dharamanga hole cut into tree
dharaganja- cut things like trees
dharagangang creek
dharagang river, large creek
dharadbu- go through
dhara thigh
dhanjma- eat
dhanj fish
dhanggan long handled spear
dhangga- hang up
dhangang vegetable food
dhangandaar come this way!
dhanga non-meat based food or bread
dhandu jew lizard
dhandhay waist
dhanbu country
dhanama wife
dhanadha sole of foot
dhana- eat
dhambang hat
dhamba- spread
dhalugawal day before yesterday
dhaluga yesterday
dhall dog
dhalimarra husband
dhalga ground
dhalanj tongue
dhala man
dhala blue
dhagayil no, nothing, "I don't know"
dhagarr cold
dhagalang frost, cold
dhagala flathead
dhagala snow
dhagadj frost
dhadjili a few days ago, or weeks ago
dhadjilam day before yesterday
dhadjan wari a good while ago, long ago
dhadjan galawalgangga in the coming year
dhadjan barinung few days or weeks ahead
dhadjam soon, translated as 'by and bye'
dhadha elder brother, father's brother's son, mother's sister's son.
dhabunga- lose, (something)
dhaawarri porpoise
dhaaligir toy canoe
dhaaga mouth
dhaadjularan angry
dhaadjar centipede
dawura trochet shell
dawung arm
dawa- run
darunda ribbed, broadsided shell
daruna bird, omnivorous
darudal 'chorals'
dariyal candle
darin arm
dargali time
darawan toothed fish
daranman flowers
darandang tea
darami eyebrow
daral grub
darad eyelash
dangi dangi melon
dangarun 'man ate too much'
dandala small
dambaralang flowers
dalgun four
dalarr dog
dalangun native cherry
dala circle or blue
dagun potato
daduwarr hard
dadha clothes
dabin ashes
dabil ashes
dabi small lagoon
daarlawan great shark
cold guyudu
byuwan fat
bVringal veins
bVrilanga vagina
bVribra five
buyu shin, bone
buyi quick, make haste
buwindja- remember
buwarla teatree
buwandayu oak
buwandaya perch
buung anus
buumbayuurdin sodomy
buubundhaaga lump on the ground
burunga- shake
burung vagina
burunburun bird's down (feathers)
buruna field
burumayal bream
buru kangaroo
burrburran quail
burra stone, semen
burnung large, tall
burndawari erect penis
burndagumirrnu meatus urinarius, orifice of the urethra in the male body, penis hole
burnda penis
burnaaga goanna
burlgunj dirty, like water
burdulu- kick
burdula bandicoot
burda arc shell
buray night
burawul quail
burawara black
burarr night
burara morning star
burang stinking, bad smell
buran cave
burabura evening
buraali- answer
buraagawalin day after tomorrow
buraadja tomorrow
bura rock, stone
bungumirr edible grub in grass tree
bunggu sugar glider
bungala swamp yam
bundjala- think
bundja- remember
bundhi club
bundha- bite
bunda- cut, chop
bunda apple tree
bunda thigh
bunda cigarette
bunbun tree bark
bunbari small boy
bunbarang common grey lizard
bunbal waddy, stick, general term for tree, wood.
bunaan corroboree, initiation ritual
bun.garri hill
bun.gali coolamon
bumulaga morning
bumbayang bower bird
bumbal wood
bumawa thunder
bumara mountain
bulwal strong
buluwundu eastern
bulumu- wash
bulu labia majora
bulma- fight, strike, beat, hit
buliin bad
bulday grandfather
bulbul corn
bulawa pademelon
bularru twice
bularra midhang three
bularr bularr four
bularr two
bulara tomorrow
bulagarula two
bula bula midha five
buguri ring-tailed possum
bugiya yesterday
bugaali ring-tailed possum
budjari good
budjanggal belonging to bird, translated as 'totem'
budjan bird, generic term
bubul sore
bubugurning death adder
bubarang mountain, single hill
bubandhan round
biyin mountain dove
biyay bag
biyawurr water rat
biyawuli abalone
biyanji father
biyanhung male, used for animals
biyangwa male, used for animals
biyanggan old man
biyan beautiful
biwaawa cold east wind
biryuula spear made from reed
birung mist
birudjara boy
birruwa crayfish
birriiwa hunting spear
birribanj emu
birrangal veins
birragundhang brown snake
birrabirra light weight
birra cheek
biringal after a feast of kangaroo
biring something used for scarring
birimbanjung half
birimbamin translated as 'fisherman jack', most likely a fish.
biriin sleeping lizard, shingleback
biridj sick
birdhuulay bandicoot
biraya war spear
biranung fingernail, toenail, claw, fingers
biraga yuludha big toe
biraga large, big
biraawara shag
binyaaru cormorant
binUna spurwinged plover
binin.gala light
binhung ribs
bingal chest, human and animal
binga- throw
bindjirangdjirang plover
bindji stomach
bindjaringaring plover
bindilang generous
bindi- give
bindhiwindang pregnant
bindhi stomach
bindaragurang large mussel
bimbaya shield for spears
bimbala mud cockle
bimba- blow and/or suck
bilyaguwin kill
bilwurr flat
bilima turtle
bili bum
bilali wide
bila casuarina, shrub
bila forest oak
biinda rise
biidja blanket
bigarung vomit
bidjaya old man
bidhura common ant
bidhudhu wattle
bidhu mountain, high range
bidhaygal pelican
bidhanga oyster
bidhaba- hang up
bidba- cover, hide with/under something
bidarr tea
biburnungga brown hawk
biburdugang large brown hawk
bibindan- climbing a tree with a boomerang
bayunga grandmother, mother's mother.
baying father
bayiil man
bayi- strike, beat, hit, kill
bayangwa male marker for some animals
bawul molusc
bawinya- climb
bawarr wattle, species unknown.
bawanyu translated as 'picture', procise definition unclear.
bawa- fall down
baruwalwa one who knows everything, name of Aboriginal.
baru tired
baru between, in the midst.
barrVga blue headed parrot, possibly crimson rosella
barrunda male koala
barrumbarra peppermint
barriya bream
barriwarri morning
barrin marking the people, painting or scarring
barrigawanj salmon
barribarri whale
barrang edible grub in wattle tree
barramarra swamp mahogany
barrabarrag mud
barraaran snapper
barraar scrub
barra barra sea
barra shark
barra eel
barr- bite
barmagan log
barliin fresh water
barlga back. behind
barlaa short
bariyu tomorrow
bariwariganyan echo
bariwalganga some time
barinhung day after tomorrow
barimu- cover
barima ironbark
bariganung back-bone
bari dhaawa second person singular
bari bream
bargal-
bardju- swim
barawili small mussel
barara orion's belt
baranggal clitoris
baranga big boat, island
baran barin shells
baramarang plentyful, many
baraang rug
baraal rock wallaby
banjgira hut
banjgaladha fornicator
banja sea-urchin
banhung male, used to identify sex in birds only.
bangurd water hen
bangli cup
banggV abdomen
bangguri mountain
banggu sugarglider, flying squirrel
banggawu burrawang, plant of the macrozamia genus.
banggang old man
banggaada wombat
bangawu lizard
bangal clear
bangadjan stick used for killing people.
banga- paddle
bandjiwug shoe
bandi eel
banbalwaran placename for cooks river bridge and thereabouts
banabi name for Wall Street to Waterworks.
bana rain
ban.garang name for bunnarong
ban white, blanc
bambur grass, name for bambora
bambi large eel
bambara venereal
baliya north east wind
balirr dust
balindjang salt water
balimarr three
bali- die
balawarri big hill, or range of hills
balawagu- go along, side of hill
balarang shallow
balan young man
balambanj browband
baladjarang shine
bala near, something in the near future, by and by.
bagaranj sun, heat
baganyung skin, foreskin
bagang lean
bagan earth, ground
bagal splinter
baga- sit
badV- cry
badjga get up
badiya- touch
badhawal Fighting boomerang, fighting hook
badhal camp, hut
badhaba- hang up
badhaalima wallaby or pademelon
badha- hide
badha- bite
baday waterhole, creek
bada creek
babaga- bite
babadhal geebung
baba stingray
baawiri son in law
baanga father
baan baan beach tea tree
baambVli camp, windbreak
baagawalung brave, courageous
baagabu me
baaga father
baadja True Valley (place name)
baabirr honeysuckle
baaba father
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