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| Bundjalung | English | Category | Dialect | ||
| burbam | raft | artifact | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| gunduhm | rag | artifact | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| wuluwah | rail, saltwater ; saltwater rail | bird | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| daram daram | rain | natural_environment | Lower Richmond | [more] | |
| galuhn | rain | natural_environment | Copmanhurs | [more] | |
| guwang | rain | natural_environment | Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| guwang guwangga- | rain | natural_environment | Lower Richmond | [more] | |
| guwang-an.ga- | rain | natural_environment | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| guwangwen- | rain | natural_environment | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| jagam | rain | natural_environment | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| badjili- | rain, to | natural_environment | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| jun.gun | rain-cloud ; cloud, rain | natural_environment | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| gabal-nginy | rainforest dweller | people | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| guwangmil | rainy season | natural_environment | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| wayahlima-, wayma- | raise ; lift up | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
| wayma- | raise ; lift up | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
| duranbinyma- | raise up ; rear ; bring up | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
| mulih bahna | range of mountains | natural_environment | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| maruy | rash ; 'itch, the' ; itchy | body_part | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| malgam | raspberry, wild | plant | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| gudjahm | rat | animal | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| gundar | rat | animal | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| gundjar | rat | animal | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| muhrang | rat | animal | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| gundur, gundjar | rat ; bush rat ; rat, bush ; kangaroo species | animal | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| gundur | rat ; mouse ; rodent | animal | Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| bahmul | rat-kangaroo ; kangaroo, rat- | animal | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| bahy | rat-kangaroo, Rufous (Gd) ; kangaroo rat | animal | Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| darehrba- | rattle | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
| darehrbay | rattling noise | plant | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| dinggumbay | rattling noise | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
| dulubay | rattling noise ; noise, rattling | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
| dululbay, duluhlbay | rattling or echoing noise ; noise, rattling ; noise, echoing | artifact | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| ngahrilihgu | ready | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
| manal | ready ; ripe ; cooked | food | Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| garbahn | reciprocal action | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
| garaban | reciprocal action ; one another ; each other | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
| wuyi-wuyi, wuwi-wuwi | reckless | people | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| gudjihn | red | colour | Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond | [more] | |
| gudjihny | red | colour | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| gudjihny | red | colour | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| gudjin, gudji(h)n, gudji, gudjing | red | colour | Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| jayir(i), jahra | red | colour | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| gidji-gidji | red bean ; bean, red | plant | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| gudjin malu | red clay ; clay, red | natural_environment | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| gudjing | red clay ; red ochre | natural_environment | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| dundul, dunduhl | red gum ; gum, red ; narrow-leafed box (Gd:JThomas) | plant | Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| gudjing, gudjin | red ochre ; ochre, red ; paint, red ; red paint ; red pigment ; pigment, red | natural_environment | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| gudjir | red paint | artifact | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| jahra, jayir(i) | red, intense | colour | All | [more] | |
| gudjihng, gudjihny | red; red ochre ; red paint ; ochre, red ; paint, red | natural_environment | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| dehlum | reed ; reeds | plant | Lower Richmond | [more] | |
| yihnang | reed ; reeds | plant | Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| giyang, birahla | reed- spear ; spear made from reed | artifact | Lower Richmond | [more] | |
| birahla | reed-spear | artifact | Lower Richmond | [more] | |
| galgari | reeds | plant | Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond | [more] | |
| bandeh, bandi | reeds ; rushes | plant | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| galgar, galga | reeds ; rushes | plant | Condamine Upper Clarence, Copmanhurs | [more] | |
| jila, dili | reeds ; rushes | plant | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| dulun | reeds ; rushes ; swamp reeds ; reeds, swamp | plant | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| nguruh | reflection ; shadow in water ; water, shadow in | natural_environment | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| -li, -le | reflexive ; antipassive | Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
| gawuny | refreshing | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
| wahng guyguy | regular employment | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
| gunyngan (guny.ngan) | relation | people | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| wiyang, jambang, yamburu | relation-in-law | people | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| jambang | relation-in-law term | people | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| wiyang | relation-in-law term | people | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| galba | relics ; remains | bird | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| binangwan- | remember | senses | Lower Richmond | [more] | |
| yagahli-gubih | repair man | people | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| windja | reply if a person is asked to do anything against his will | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
| -ginggi- | resemble ; act like ; like (be) ; similar, be | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
| guyguy yahn- | reside semi-permanently | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
| ngarbinydja | resident in a place with expectancy of getting married | people | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| man.gur | resin ; gum ; edible sap | plant | Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| gihng | respect | senses | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| ginyira- | rest | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
| gandili- | rest one's head on something | artifact | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| jahny bira- | retort ; answer quickly | language | Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] |