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| Bundjalung | English | Category | Dialect | ||
| juhli- | wade | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
| julihndi- | wade | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
| yuwung | wail, a | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
| munda-, mundali- | wait | Lower Richmond | [more] | ||
| wunda- | wait | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
| yuhgurga- | wait ; await | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
| ngunda- | wait ; wait for ; accompany | Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
| yanbali- | walk around | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
| waygalga- | walk on something | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
| midjinggah- | walk on tiptoe | location | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| yanyan | walking | Lower Richmond | [more] | ||
| jarbugany | walking stick ; stick, walking | artifact | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| nyumin | walking stick palm ; palm, walking stick | plant | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| bulgun | wallaby | animal | Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| gudjim | wallaby | animal | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| junygan | wallaby | animal | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| gulambi | wallaby ; kangaroo ; wallaby, scrub (Wa) ; scrub wallaby (Wa) | animal | Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| jumgam, jumgan, jun.gam | wallaby, black scrub ; black scrub wallaby | animal | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| wangan | wallaby, old male | animal | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| girihban, girihwan | wallaby, red river | animal | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| juhruy, juruy | wallaby, rock | animal | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| jari(?) | wallaby, rock ; rock wallaby | animal | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| magun | wallaby, rock- | animal | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| bahndum(?) | wallaby, scrub | animal | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| garu | wallaby, scrub ; scrub wallaby | animal | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| girbin | wallaby, scrub ; scrub wallaby | animal | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| wanggim | wallaby, scrub ; scrub wallaby | animal | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| ngurahn | wallaroo | animal | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| mamugany | wampoo pigeon ; green pigeon ; pigeon, green ; pigeon, wampoo | bird | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| gim buga- | wander around aimlessly | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
| gibam yuhgi- | wane (of moon) | natural_environment | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| -gi (Wi), -gir (M) | want ; like ; desiring ; wanting ; wishing for ; desiderative | Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
| buruhgan | warm season | time | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| nguhn.gali- | warm, get ; hot, get ; warmer, become | Lower Richmond | [more] | ||
| nyarum (Gd), nyurahm (Wa) | wart | body_part | Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| nyurahm (Wa), nyarum (Gd) | wart | body_part | Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| -wehn | was ; became | All | [more] | ||
| gimba- | wash | Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
| guwihyara- | wash | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
| guhri- | wash (oneself) | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
| jumbihnda- | wash away (as flood) | natural_environment | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| janba- | wash something ; soak | Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
| yahwulbah | wasp place | location | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| duguhl, dugal, dugul | wasp, big | insect | All | [more] | |
| dugul | wasp, large species of | insect | Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| ngulunggir | wasp, small species of | insect | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| ye, yeh | watch out! | natural_environment | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| bubang | water | natural_environment | Lower Richmond | [more] | |
| gabihng | water | natural_environment | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| gabing | water | natural_environment | Lower Richmond | [more] | |
| guhng | water | natural_environment | Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| gung | water | natural_environment | Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence, Copmanhurs | [more] | |
| gung, gwong | water | natural_environment | Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| jabil | water | natural_environment | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| nyabay | water | natural_environment | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| gungam, gunggayir | water gum tree | plant | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| gunggunggehr | water gum tree ; gum tree, water | plant | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| guhrwin | water hole | natural_environment | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| ding-ding | water kingfisher ; kingfisher, water | bird | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| nyabay-nyabay | water-having | natural_environment | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| gibin | water-hen ; hen, water- | bird | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| mirang | water-rail bird ; bird, water-rail ; old woman ; woman, old | people | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| murang | water-weed ; seaweed | plant | Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| jurgahy | waterfall | natural_environment | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| birany | waterhole | natural_environment | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| gali | waterhole | natural_environment | Copmanhurs | [more] | |
| gubunggah (gung-gubunggah), gung-gubung | waterhole | natural_environment | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| guhnginy | waterhole | natural_environment | Lower Richmond | [more] | |
| buyin | waterhole ; swamp | natural_environment | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| muyum | waterlily | plant | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| mulang | waterweeds (Wa) ; testicles (Gd) | plant | Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| buhyigan.gah (buwigan.gah) | wattle | plant | Copmanhurs | [more] | |
| gamir-gamir | wattle species | plant | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| durubi (?) | wattle tree | plant | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| mudja(?) | wattle tree | plant | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| yaring(g)ul | wattle tree | plant | Lower Richmond | [more] | |
| nanggil | wattle tree ; myrtle tree | plant | Lower Richmond | [more] | |
| gibay-gibay | wattle, black ; black wattle | plant | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| jumaw | wattle, black ; black wattle | plant | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| jayi | wattle, green ; green wattle | plant | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] |
