Bundjalung Dictionary

Word List

Bundjalung	English	Category	Dialect
ngambi	cabbage tree	plant	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
ngambibihny	cabbage tree (palm)	plant	Copmanhurs		[more]
banggam	cabbage tree palm ; palm, cabbage tree	plant	Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond		[more]
munggur	calf of leg	body_part	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
munggir, munggur	calf of leg ; leg, calf of	body_part	Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
buyu	calf of leg ; leg, lower	body_part	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
gangga-	call ; call out ; sing out ; call to ; shout at ; make noise ; rumble (of thunder)	language	Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
guwa(li)-	call ; order (?)		Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
junihdj-junihdj-junihdj	call of the mopoke owl ; mopoke owl, call of the	bird	Middle Clarence		[more]
durun.gul-, jurun.gal	calm	senses	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
jurungal, durungul-	calm		Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
barginy	camp	artifact	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
jiman	camp		Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
diman, jiman	camp (a group of ngumbiny or huts) (Watsn)		Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
ngumbiny	camp ; house ; hut ; dwelling ; blanket ; rag ; cover ; bark	artifact	Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence, Copmanhurs		[more]
diman	camp ; hut ; ashes	natural_environment	Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond		[more]
gugamay	camp site, old		Lower Richmond		[more]
gudjin	camp, a		Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
banggi	campsite (old people's) at Geseys Hill ; cemetery and campsite at Geseys Hill	location	Lower Richmond		[more]
bandin	canes ; reeds	plant	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
gundal, gundul	canoe	artifact	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
nambargul	canoe	artifact	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
galgar, galgir	canoe ; boat	artifact	Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond		[more]
galgir	canoe ; boat	artifact	Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence		[more]
gandul	canoe ; boat	artifact	Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond		[more]
ngulbihny	canoe ; boat	artifact	Middle Clarence		[more]
yulgul	canoe ; boat	artifact	Middle Clarence		[more]
guygum-mambe	cape? ; peninsula?	natural_environment	Middle Clarence		[more]
garuba-, garubandi-, garubili-	capsize		Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
mihlma-	capture ; take by force ; abduct ; kidnap ; take along		Middle Clarence		[more]
gawarilihgu	car	artifact	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
gawarinyun	car	artifact	Middle Clarence		[more]
garul-garuhl	careless	senses	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
gabul	carpet snake ; snake, carpet	reptile	Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
gabul, gabul-gabul	carpet snake ; snake, carpet	reptile	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
jugal	carpet snake ; snake, carpet	reptile	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
garbin(y)	carrabin, red	plant	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
bugaw jabay	carrion eater ; eater of carrion	bird	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
ngamah	carrion-eater	bird	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
-ndi	carry ; do while carrying ; do with ; go along with		Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence		[more]
-dihnda-	carry ; take	bird	Middle Clarence		[more]
-djindi	carry ; take		Middle Clarence		[more]
wahra-	carry ; take		Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
budjigehn	cat, tame ; cat, domestic	animal	Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
jigay, jihgay, jigaybil	catbird	bird	Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence		[more]
yahdj	catbird (Y:Hanln) ; satin bowerbird (Ngr:Gresty) ; rifle bird ; bowerbird, satin (Ngr:Gresty)	bird	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
bamgahbili-	catch		Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
gahng-, gahnga-, gahngga-	catch ; take ; hold ; carry ; bring ; obtain ; to pick up , to remove from one place to another		Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
maganda-	catch up		Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
juhgar	caterpillar	insect	Middle Clarence		[more]
warihnggal	caterpillar species	insect	Middle Clarence		[more]
jaranggali	catfish	fish	Middle Clarence		[more]
juhbi	catfish	fish	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
muligam	catfish	fish	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
ngulam	catfish	fish	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
wagany	catfish	fish	Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yurihn.gali	catfish	fish	Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond		[more]
mulanyam	catfish ; mullet (Y:Watsn)	fish	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
buhlnginy	catfish nest	fish	Middle Clarence		[more]
gawanyah	cattle	animal	Middle Clarence		[more]
gawanya	cattle ; bull ; cow ; beef	food	Middle Clarence		[more]
muyuma-	caulk ; stop (a hole)	people	Middle Clarence		[more]
waybarma-	cause or make a fire	food	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
minyangba-	cause something		Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
yanbihnyma-	cause to go ; make (someone) go		Middle Clarence		[more]
bamgindjar	cave	natural_environment	Middle Clarence		[more]
birman	cave	natural_environment	Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
ngaruy	cave	natural_environment	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
dagi-	cease ; desist	senses	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
mamilgah	cedar, red	plant	Copmanhurs		[more]
wudje(h), wudjeh	cedar, red ; red cedar	plant	Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond		[more]
binybar	cedar, white ; white cedar	plant	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
gehnggah	cedar, white ; white cedar	plant	Copmanhurs		[more]
marbil, marabil	celestial food for departed spirits above, a ; departed spirits above, a celestial food for	food	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
bayahr, barahr	centipede	insect	Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
bayar-bayahr	centipede	insect	Middle Clarence		[more]
bayir-bayir	centipede	insect	Middle Clarence		[more]
gibar	ceremony of man-making ; kippar initiated male ; male, kippar initiated ; man-making, ceremony of	language	Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond		[more]
ngehyagah	certainly ; of course		Middle Clarence		[more]
burga-	change		Middle Clarence		[more]

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