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| Bundjalung | English | Category | Dialect | ||
| wuyun | cleverman | people | All | [more] | |
| wulang | leaf | plant | All | [more] | |
| wuhngma- | argument, try to pick an ; nag at someone | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
| wuyan | clever in supernatural matters | language | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| wuyan-gali | clever-man ; doctor | people | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| wubihnyma- | eat, make ; feed | food | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| wumbur-wumbuhr | gall on leaf, tiny | plant | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| wulbung | girl, teenage ; teenage girl | people | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| wudjimbiny | groin | body_part | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| wuyuy | guilty look ; embarrassed look | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
| wuyi | hair, pubic ; pubic hair | body_part | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| wurba- | hide oneself | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
| wulungga | in front | location | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| wuhrbe | jungle | plant | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| wudjamahmbura | bangalow stick | plant | Copmanhurs | [more] | |
| wuhrbay | death ; dead | Copmanhurs | [more] | ||
| wurwil | flea ; fleas | insect | Copmanhurs | [more] | |
| wubin + -an.ga- | able, be | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
| wubil, gubil | beautiful ; pretty | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
| wundal | bowl made from cork tree or bat tree | artifact | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| wurgilay, wurgili | brolga | bird | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| wulba- | choke | body_part | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| wungung (?) | clay (?) | natural_environment | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| wubihn, wubin | clever (expert) | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
| wuhng (?), wahgun, wuhgan | cockle | natural_environment | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| wumginy + -an.ga- | come | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
| wulbuh | crane, grey ; heron, lead-coloured ; crane, blue | bird | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| wuranggari (?) | creek, fresh water ; creek crossing (fresh water) ; fresh water crossing | natural_environment | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| wudjir(bu) | dawn ; (first) daylight ; daylight (first) | time | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| wudjir, wudjirah(bu) | daylight ; dawn | time | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| wunah | don't | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
| wulgalar | elopement | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
| wulangga- | expect | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
| wuginy, guginy | fast | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
| wungaw(?) | fish hawk | bird | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| wulbang, wulbanggan | girl ; woman, young | people | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| wulwah- | hang | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
| wulba(h)-, wulwa- | hang ; suspend | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
| wurbali- | hide | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
| wurba-/gurba- | hide | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
| wuri-, wurinda- | hurry | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
| wuginyah | hurry up ; quick, be | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
| wungahn | lame | body_part | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| wurang, wulang, wurahng/wuhrang | leaf | plant | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| wuna- | leave ; stop | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
| wulalbu | lots of ; plenty | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
| wulambiny | Mt Warning | location | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| wudjebah | ground where cedars grow | natural_environment | Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| wudje(h), wudjeh | cedar, red ; red cedar | plant | Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond | [more] | |
| wuyung, wiyung, wuyun | clever (person) ; cleverman | people | Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond | [more] | |
| wula- | give | Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
| wudjang | grass ; generic grass (Gd) ; grass (generic) (Gd) | plant | Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| wulu | ankle ; foot of tree ; tree trunk ; butt (of tree) | body_part | Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| wuran.gir | Casuarina ; she-oak | plant | Lower Richmond | [more] | |
| wuyuny, wuyun.gir | clever, primarily clever in occult ways | language | Lower Richmond | [more] | |
| wubi | deaf | body_part | Lower Richmond | [more] | |
| wudjarbiny | flower | plant | Lower Richmond | [more] | |
| wulba- | hit (?) ; kill(?) | Lower Richmond | [more] | ||
| wuruhraban | man's personal name ; personal name, man's | people | Lower Richmond | [more] | |
| -wula | also ; too | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
| wurahm | asleep ; sleeping | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
| wule | at all ; somewhat ; rather | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
| wuhm | baby | people | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| wudwud | butcherbird | bird | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| wudjehbal | dialect spoken to the south-west of Wahlubal at Tabulam | language | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| wulima- | find (after looking) | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
| wuhbili- | forget | senses | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| wunganbin- | go over ; cross over | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
| wuhdjil | kangaroo | animal | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| wuhbilima- | lose | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
| wuhru | neck | body_part | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| wuhrbinygany, wuhrbunygan | curlew | bird | Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| wuhbi | deaf | senses | Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| wulima- | find ; obtain | Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
| wumbur | gall ; lump on trunk or bough of tree | plant | Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| wuhrba- | hide ; cover | Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
| wurahng | leaf ; tea ; tea leaves | food | Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| wuhbi- | lose ; forget ; conceal ; concealed, cause to be | Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
| wurguluhm | Magpie ; Magpie, Black-backed ; Magpie, White-backed | bird | Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| wuyang | male's brother-in-law | people | Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] |
