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| Bundjalung | English | Category | Dialect | ||
| jani-janihny | nail | body_part | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| mundjah, munydjah | naked | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
| mundur, mundjah | naked | body_part | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| mundur | naked, bare, treeless area ; treeless area (naked, bare) | plant | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| ngarima- | name | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
| nyari | name | Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
| nyarima- | name | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
| nyariba- | name ; give name to ; call | Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
| mundja, munydja | name of a man | people | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| garinybaw | name of a place on Rocky River, furthest from Tabulam in Wahlubal country ; Rocky River, name of a place on (furthest from Tabulam in Wahlubal country) | location | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| jununggay | name of a place on the Rocky River on the first big turn past Tabulam | location | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| jirigay | name of an old 'king' ; old 'king', name of an | people | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| ngarah?wal | name of branch of Bandjalang living between Tweed Heads and Southport | people | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| ngarahngbal | name of dialect spoken in Coolangatta (Gold Coast) area ; Coolangatta (Gold Coast) area , name of dialect spoken in ; Coolangatta (Gold Coast) area dialect | language | Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| walehng | name of place along Rocky River about 5 km from Tabulam | location | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| ngayaram | name of place between Tabulam and Pretty Gully ; Tabulam and Pretty Gully, name of a place between | location | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| dirahnggan | name of place on a hill where spirit woman lives, and where no-one may go | location | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| dunggaliba (?) | name of the language ; language, name of | language | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| jindjung | name or nickname of an Aboriginal man ; Aboriginal man, name or nickname of | people | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| jinggun | name or nickname of an Aboriginal woman ; Aboriginal woman, name of nickname of | people | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| nyundil | name, Aboriginal | people | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| gulumgan | name, new, given to a woman when one of the same name has died ; new name given to a woman when one of the same name has died | language | Lower Richmond | [more] | |
| dimbahlgan | namesake (fem) | people | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| dimbahng | namesake (masc) | people | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| ganggar | nape of neck ; neck | body_part | Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| durbin | nape of neck ; neck, nape of | body_part | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| nabur | narrow | body_part | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| nyugum | nasal mucus ; mucus, nasal ; semen | body_part | Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| gudjir | native bee (one type) ; bee, native (one type) ; native bee, small ; small native bee ; bee, native (small) | insect | Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| gabeh | native bee, grey ; honey of native grey bee | insect | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| nugay bargal bargal | native bee, small | insect | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| bandjim(gan) | native cat ; cat, native | animal | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| manyah | native country | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
| mayil | native elm ; elm, native | plant | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| jagul | native land | natural_environment | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| ginunbuhn | native root ; root, native | plant | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| mulang | nausea | body_part | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| jinimir | navel | body_part | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| jur-jur | navel | body_part | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| ngihnadjur | navel | body_part | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| ninyimir | navel | body_part | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| nurgir | near | location | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| yanggirah | near | location | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| -may | near ; vicinity | location | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| ngehr | near ; vicinity | location | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| yanggirahbu | nearer side, on | location | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| mulang(g)a-warahla | nearly | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
| dagal | nearly ; almost | Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
| wuhru | neck | body_part | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| wuru | neck | body_part | Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| magany-magany | neck and neck | language | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| galgari(h)(l) | necklace made of grass beads ; grass bead necklace | artifact | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| bigin.gah | needle stringy-bark (Wu) ; stringybark tree (Cop) ; tree, stringybark (Cop) | plant | Middle Clarence, Copmanhurs | [more] | |
| buridjam | nephew | people | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| baridjang | nephew (man's sister's child) ; man's sister's child (nephew) | people | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| junindi, jindi | nest | bird | All | [more] | |
| jindi | nest, bird's ; bird's nest ; nest | bird | Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| galay | net bag | artifact | All | [more] | |
| yawang | net for wallabies | artifact | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| -gay | neuter gender | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
| guru, guruga | never mind! (Wa) | Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
| balinggal | new | people | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| ngubuyah | new ; young | Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond | [more] | ||
| baling | new ; young ; fresh | Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
| gulum | new name given to a man when one of the same name has died ; name (new) given to a man when one of the same name has died | language | Lower Richmond | [more] | |
| buyahy | news ; message | language | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| dundul | news, second-hand ; gossip | language | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| janydjahl | nibble ; suck | food | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| janydjahl ba- | nibble ; suck ; chew | food | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| gandjalgan | nice ; pretty | people | Lower Richmond | [more] | |
| buridjamgan | niece | people | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| nyuguhndjargan, nyuguhn.girgan | niece | people | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| dubin | night | time | Lower Richmond | [more] | |
| mulan | night | natural_environment | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| ngahguny | night | time | Copmanhurs | [more] | |
| nguguy | night | natural_environment | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| ngularun | night | time | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| ngandir | night ; dark ; black | time | Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| nyinahla, yinahla | night ; night-time | time | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| ngagu | night ; quiet place (Gd:Smy only) | natural_environment | Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] |
