bundjalung Dictionary

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Bundjalung English Category Dialect
-du habitual action Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
garang hail ; hailstone natural_environment Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
darahwban, dardahrawban (?) hailstones natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed [more]
garang, garang-garang hailstones natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gahm hair body_part Middle Clarence [more]
gandur (?) hair body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gindir hair body_part Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gehr, guhr hair (any) body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gundan, guhndun hair (of head) artifact Lower Richmond [more]
gam hair of head body_part Middle Clarence [more]
guhndun hair of head body_part Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gundur hair of head body_part Middle Clarence [more]
guhndan hair of head ; head ; face body_part Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gayir hair of possum ; possum hair animal Gold Coast Tweed [more]
wuyi hair, pubic ; pubic hair body_part Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gil gil hairs (on arms, legs, or body) body_part Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jimguny half Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
bahm halfway ; half location Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
duhndur (?) hand body_part Middle Clarence [more]
mala hand body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
danggan hand ; finger body_part Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
dan.gan, danggan hand ; fingers body_part Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond [more]
danggan hand ; fingers ; thumb ; five body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gandjal handsome Middle Clarence [more]
gandjal handsome (Wu) ; nice (Wa) Middle Clarence [more]
balugahn handsome ; handsome man, spirit, ghost ; handsome man ; Balugahn language Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
balugahn, balugan handsome man ; man, handsome people Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond [more]
banyahrgan handsome woman ; pretty (woman) ; woman, handsome people Gold Coast Tweed [more]
budjalgan handsome woman ; woman, handsome people Gold Coast Tweed [more]
jalinguhni hang Gold Coast Tweed [more]
jura- hang Gold Coast Tweed [more]
wulwah- hang Gold Coast Tweed [more]
juri- hang ; float Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
wulba(h)-, wulwa- hang ; suspend Gold Coast Tweed [more]
bibi- hang open (of mouth) body_part Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
ginggi- happen ; become ; become like ; like, be Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gurihngga- happen long ago Middle Clarence [more]
yalbur(u) happy ; contented senses Gold Coast Tweed [more]
budjay-budjay, budjabuyay happy family birds ; swallow (bird) ; birds, happy family bird Gold Coast Tweed [more]
midjungwan-, midjungwen- happy, become ; contented, become ; satisfied, become ; proud, become senses Middle Clarence [more]
jan.gam hard Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gadjang hard ; tough Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
bawurdjin hat artifact Middle Clarence [more]
bin.ga hat artifact Gold Coast Tweed [more]
bin.geh hat artifact Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
nyangili- have what the matter with ; have something the matter with Middle Clarence [more]
-ngurgan having ; possessing ; containing Middle Clarence [more]
-nguhrgan having ; with Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gahrgar hawk species bird Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
garanggan(y) hawk, night- ; night-hawk bird Gold Coast Tweed [more]
ngayahn haze, greyish, of falling rain natural_environment Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
barehl hazy (of atmosphere) natural_environment Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
nyule he Middle Clarence [more]
nyule, nyuli he Gold Coast Tweed [more]
nyule, nyula, nyuli he (intransitive subject) Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
nyula, nyule he ; male ; fellow ; it Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond [more]
ngirihny he with... ; she with.... Middle Clarence [more]
banggim head body_part Middle Clarence [more]
bawur head body_part Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gabara head body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
ganggar head body_part Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond [more]
gundan head (?) body_part Middle Clarence [more]
baru head ; hair body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
gamaran, gamaruhn head man ; white gentleman people Gold Coast Tweed [more]
maluhn headache body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
garibay, garbay headland natural_environment Copmanhurs [more]
ngamgir(?) headland natural_environment Lower Richmond [more]
wanday headland natural_environment Gold Coast Tweed [more]
buyumany heap ; stack ; pile Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
gannga- hear ; know ; think ; consider ; smell ; sense ; hope ; learn ; feel ; smell ; suppose ; believe ; wonder ; muse ; worry about ; meditate ; understand senses Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
dulgu heart body_part Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
dulgu, dulguh heart body_part Gold Coast Tweed [more]
guldju heart body_part Middle Clarence [more]
jugul heart body_part Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jugul, julgu heart body_part Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
julgu heart body_part Middle Clarence [more]
nguhnma- heat Middle Clarence [more]
waydjang (waydjung, wahdj-) heaven where departed spirits go language Gold Coast Tweed [more]
jambar heavy Condamine Upper Clarence [more]
jundur, junduru heavy Gold Coast Tweed [more]