Bundjalung Dictionary

Word List

Bundjalung	English	Category	Dialect
binang	ear	body_part	Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
binang-djam	ear-less ; unheeding ; deaf	body_part	Middle Clarence		[more]
numgir-gali, numgirgam	early	time	Middle Clarence		[more]
budjurbu	early	time	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
jubunydjahbu	early ; morning daybreak to noon	time	Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
julge, julgeh	earthworm ; worm	insect	Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
guhgin	east	location	Middle Clarence		[more]
midjigay	east wind ; wind, east	natural_environment	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
jaw-	eat	body_part	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
jaleh	eat	food	Lower Richmond		[more]
jari-	eat ; drink	body_part	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
jali-	eat ; drink	food	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
ja-	eat ; drink	food	Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
wubihnyma-	eat, make ; feed	food	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
jabay	eater	people	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
binang juri-	eavesdrop ; listen eagerly		Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
gunggudjaru, gunggudjahru (gunggu jaru?)	ebb tide ; ebbing tide	natural_environment	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
jena-jena, jana-jana	echidna	animal	Middle Clarence		[more]
jana-jana, jena-jena	echidna ; 'porcupine'	animal	Lower Richmond		[more]
jena jena	echidna ; 'porcupine'	animal	Lower Richmond		[more]
jena-jena	echidna ; porcupine	animal	Middle Clarence		[more]
juhnurbi	eclipse	natural_environment	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
jahbi-gubi, jah-gubih	edible	food	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
yuruhl	eel	fish	Lower Richmond		[more]
jahgan	eel	fish	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
juruhny, juruny	eel	fish	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
jahgany	eel ; eel, freshwater	fish	Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
gawnggan-gali	effeminate (of a man)		Middle Clarence		[more]
gabuny	egg	food	Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond		[more]
gabuny	egg	food	Middle Clarence		[more]
gabuny	egg ; shooting star ; meteor	food	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
mangarehm	egg, eggs	bird	Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence, Copmanhurs		[more]
ngi	eh? ; isn't it? ; question tag		Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence		[more]
guruhny	elbow		Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
gurin	elbow	body_part	Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
gin.gam (ginggam?, gingam?)	elbow	body_part	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
ngadjang-gali	elder ; spirit being, powerful	people	Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
mirunggan	elderly woman ; woman, elderly	people	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
wulgalar	elopement		Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
gambuhny	eloper	people	Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
ngarihngbina (?)	elsewhere ; far side of anything ; other side	location	Middle Clarence		[more]
yuhnggan	emmets	insect	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
-gam	emphasis suffix		Middle Clarence		[more]
-war	emphatic particle		Middle Clarence		[more]
-gur	emphatic particle		Middle Clarence		[more]
-way	emphatic particle	language	Middle Clarence		[more]
-mba	emphatic particle(?)		Middle Clarence		[more]
gumbanya-, gumbany (gamban?)	empty		Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
gehrbil	empty		Middle Clarence		[more]
juhgir	empty	artifact	Middle Clarence		[more]
gahbiya-, gangiya-	empty (something)		Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
nyagar	empty ; no longer useful	artifact	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
ngurihny	emu	bird	Lower Richmond		[more]
nguruny, ngurihny	emu	bird	Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
girim-girim ma-	enable	body_part	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
wadji-wadji-	encourage		Middle Clarence		[more]
jinmir	end		Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
jim, -djim	end		Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
baray	end ; top ; tip ; terminal ; top of tree ; high ; upward	plant	Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
ngandany	end, far ; end, other ; far end ; other end		Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
marahng	enervated ; tired ; listless ; weary	senses	Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
jangguhnggan	engagement-breaker ; marriage deserter (female)	people	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
guru	enough! ; stop!		Middle Clarence		[more]
gayi-, gayeh-	enter (Gd) ; go through (Gd) ; continuous (Gd) ; go in (Wa) ; dive (Wa) ; set (sun or moon) (Wa)	natural_environment	Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
mami-	enter (something) ; go in		Middle Clarence		[more]
magay	entrails ; intestines ; bowels	body_part	Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
gudjahl-bulim	envy	senses	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
-dju	ergative subject case marker ; transitive subject case ; agent case		Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
-lu	ergative suffix on demonstratives		All		[more]
jubiny-jubuhny	evening	natural_environment	Middle Clarence		[more]
yawun-yawun	evening (just dark)	time	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
gulumu	everywhere ; all around here	location	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
dirahnggan	evil kind of female spirit-being ; spirit-being (female), evil kind of	language	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
magunyahgan, magunyahgan	evil person	people	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
gihlgam	exact centre ; centre, exact ; middle		Middle Clarence		[more]
garbahn wubali-	exchange		Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
garbahn	exchange of favours ; gifts	language	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yu	exclamation ; warning of sudden danger ; danger (sudden), warning of		Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
milihm	exclamation of amazement ; amazement, exclamation of	language	Copmanhurs		[more]
wa, a	exclamation of surprise		Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]

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