Bundjalung Dictionary

Word List

Bundjalung	English	Category	Dialect
babi	ablaze	food	Middle Clarence		[more]
badjirgan	rotten	food	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
baluba-, baluma-	blow cool ; blow out ; extinguish ; put out (fire)	food	Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
bara-, bahra-	burn	food	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
barbang	flat ; smooth	food	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
baygam	meat	food	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
bidja-	split (animal) ; cut up (animal)	food	Middle Clarence		[more]
bubidjan, bubigan (buhbi-?)	ashes of a fire ; fire ashes	food	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
buhnda-	singe	food	Middle Clarence		[more]
bulahwar	flour	food	Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
bulandeh	bend	food	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
bular	ashes	food	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
bulerah	flour	food	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
bulur	food	food	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
bundjima-	cook by covering with ashes or burying in hot coals	food	Middle Clarence		[more]
burehn	bread	food	Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
dahmbar	damper ; bread	food	Middle Clarence		[more]
dam-dahm	yam	food	Middle Clarence		[more]
damgur	turning point	food	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
danbiny	food scraps ; scraps, food	food	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
dehman	coals	food	Lower Richmond		[more]
dihman	charcoal	food	Middle Clarence		[more]
dinihr	kindling ; twigs	food	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
dun.geh	bark (dry) for kindling ; kindling, dry bark	food	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
dunma-	split something ; split (Wa) ; tear (Wa) ; split firewood (Y:Sha:Culhm) ; smash (Y:Hanlon)	food	Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
gabugahn	corn ; maize	food	Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
gabuny	egg	food	Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond		[more]
gabuny	egg	food	Middle Clarence		[more]
gabuny	egg ; shooting star ; meteor	food	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
gadjalgahny	sugar (Gd) ; tea (Wa, Bj)	food	Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
gadjul-djam	lean (of meat) ; thin	food	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
gahdja-	chase ; hunt ; chase to catch (whether or not you catch it) ; pursue (with intent to fight)	food	Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
galga-	chop ; cut ; split firewood	food	Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
gan.giyuwa warambil	keep left	food	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
gandji(li)-	kindle ; light ; make burn ; marry	food	Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond		[more]
gangay	firewood	food	Middle Clarence		[more]
ganyahl bira-	fish with a fishing line	food	Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
gawanya	cattle ; bull ; cow ; beef	food	Middle Clarence		[more]
gaygum	unripe ; raw ; uncooked (Wa) ; green (of tree, fruit, plant)	food	Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
gayi-	hunt ; chase	food	Lower Richmond		[more]
gayi-, gaya-	chase ; hunt ; drive (animals)	food	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
gigam	meat (raw)	food	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
gihruny	gristle	food	Middle Clarence		[more]
ginying	wine	food	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
gira, gara	grog ; beer	food	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
girar	rum ; alcohol	food	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
gudja	honey of large bee, etc.	food	Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond		[more]
gudje	honey	food	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
gudje(h), gudja	honey of large bee	food	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
gudjim ngalawa-	go hunting	food	Middle Clarence		[more]
gulalung	peach	food	Middle Clarence		[more]
guluy	alcohol ; spirit ; grog (Wu)	food	Middle Clarence		[more]
guluy	hole ; oven, native ; native oven	food	Middle Clarence		[more]
guluy	steep	food	Middle Clarence		[more]
gumbih(bu)	all ; whole lot	food	Middle Clarence		[more]
gung juga-	drink of water	food	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
guningma-	bake (bread etc.)	food	Middle Clarence		[more]
guninyma-	knead	food	Middle Clarence		[more]
gurugu	cook	food	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
guyba-	burn ; roast ; cook by roasting or burning	food	Gold Coast Tweed, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
guyba-, guybali-	burn ; cook	food	Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond		[more]
ja-	eat ; drink	food	Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
jabali-	chew	food	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
jabay	food ; a feed	food	Lower Richmond		[more]
jabihnyma-	feed	food	Middle Clarence		[more]
jabinma-	feed (someone)	food	All		[more]
jabinma-	feed (someone)	food	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
jahbi-gubi, jah-gubih	edible	food	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
jahguma-	stoke up a fire (Wa) ; attend to the fire (Gd)	food	Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
jahla	food	food	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
jaleh	eat	food	Lower Richmond		[more]
jalehn	food	food	Lower Richmond		[more]
jali-	eat ; drink	food	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
jalu	fire ; smoke	food	Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond		[more]
jalum bira-	fish with hook and line	food	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
jaluma-	make smoke	food	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
janabi nyubani	family	food	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]
janggay	fruit of a vine in paradise	food	Condamine Upper Clarence		[more]
jangguny	sour ; off (of food)	food	Middle Clarence		[more]
jangul	food	food	Gold Coast Tweed		[more]

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