Bundjalung Dictionary

Word List

Bundjalung	English	Category	Dialect
mimi	kangaroo	animal	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
guruman, guruhman	kangaroo	animal	Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond		[more]
mahni	kangaroo	animal	Middle Clarence		[more]
wuhdjil	kangaroo	animal	Middle Clarence		[more]
mani	kangaroo (generic) ; wallaby	animal	Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
gandur	kangaroo rat	animal	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
balang	kangaroo skin	animal	Middle Clarence		[more]
nyaminy	kangaroo, black buck	animal	Middle Clarence		[more]
yimar	kangaroo, female	animal	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
gamaw	kangaroo, female ; female kangaroo	animal	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
guruhman, guruman	kangaroo, old man ; old man kangaroo ; wallaby ; Grey Kangaroo buck	animal	Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
girbahm	kangaroo, scrub ; wallaby, rock ; scrub kangaroo ; rock wallaby	animal	Lower Richmond, Copmanhurs		[more]
wagulbun	kangaroo, weaner ; weaner kangaroo	animal	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
julin	kangaroo, young	animal	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
maguwi-	keep going ; continue		Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
gan.giyuwa warambil	keep left	food	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
gan.giyuwa junimbah	keep to the right		Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
ban.ga-	kick		Middle Clarence		[more]
jinang baya-, jinang bayi-bayeh-	kick		Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
bang-, bangga-	kick ; tread on ; stamp on to make strong impact with the feet ; leave a mark (as a footprint)		Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
bunggahn	kick, a		Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
buluny-buluny	kidney	body_part	Middle Clarence		[more]
baragir	kidney	body_part	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
yuluhmany	kidney	body_part	Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
buluny	kidney (Wa) ; lump of clay (Gd) ; clay, lump of (Gd)	body_part	Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
munggar	kidney ; kidneys	body_part	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
julang, julahng (?)	kill	artifact	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
mamguhl	kill (?)	people	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
bayi- gurabu	kill ; finish		Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
dagayma-	kill ; make die		Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence		[more]
bumenalah	killing ; murder		Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
jarbuhny	killing stick ; stick, killing	artifact	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yuwahn	kind ; good-natured		Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
gandji(li)-	kindle ; light ; make burn ; marry	food	Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond		[more]
dinihr	kindling ; twigs	food	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
jinir	kindling wood ; wood, kindling	food	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
ngahgum	king parrot ; parrot, king	bird	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
bilin-bilin	king parrot ; parrot, king-	bird	Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
nyimdjar	kingfisher, azure	bird	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
mamidjargan	kinship term	people	Lower Richmond		[more]
nununggah-	kiss		Middle Clarence		[more]
yulanyma-, yalanyma-	kiss		Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
guhdjang, guhrdjang?	kite	bird	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
guninyma-	knead	food	Middle Clarence		[more]
gindil	knee ; calf of leg (?)	body_part	Middle Clarence		[more]
mudjung	knee ; patella	body_part	Middle Clarence		[more]
juluh-an.ga-	kneel		Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
gindilu jahna-	kneel ; stand using the knees		Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
galgalihgu	knife	artifact	Lower Richmond		[more]
nayi	knife	artifact	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
jindam	knife (of stone) ; stone knife	artifact	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
nahy	knife ; from English knife	artifact	Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
badji-badji-	knock ; strike repeatedly		Middle Clarence		[more]
banbihnma-	knock down		Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
baganuma-	knock over		Middle Clarence		[more]
dalal, dalalbay	knocking noise ; noise, knocking		Middle Clarence		[more]
ganma	knot		Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
gindim, gindiny	knot ; joint on tree/wood	plant	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
gindiny	knot in timber (Gd:JThomas) ; knuckles (Gd:JThomas)	plant	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
gani	knot, a ; tangle		Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
bina-	know	senses	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
migany-an.ga-	know	senses	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
nuhma-	know ; understand	senses	Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
mibiny	know ; understand (of fact or person)	senses	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
binang-binang	know too much	senses	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
mamun	knuckle	body_part	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
bandurbah	koala	animal	Lower Richmond		[more]
gula	koala	animal	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
burbi	koala	animal	Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
bandjur(ah)	koala	animal	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
dunggir	koala	animal	Middle Clarence		[more]
gahgun, gagaru, gagurim, gargugan	kookaburra	bird	Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
gagaru, gagurim, gahgun, gargugan	kookaburra	bird	All		[more]
gagurim	kookaburra	bird	All		[more]
gargugan	kookaburra	bird	All		[more]
gawun	kookaburra (Gn)	bird	Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
yabara	kurrajong	plant	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
garadjih	kurrajong	plant	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
galuhl	kurrajong (with red flower)	plant	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
bagar	kurrajong, prickly	plant	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]

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