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| Bundjalung | English | Category | Dialect | ||
| babi | ablaze | food | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| wubin + -an.ga- | able, be | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
| way | above | location | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| dugun | above ; on top ; sky | location | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| babar | above ; up there ; top ; up ; upwards ; north ; over there ; sky | location | Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| jigay | abscess ; sore ; ulcer | body_part | Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| yahng ba- | abuse verbally ; verbally abuse | language | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| nguyali- | accompany | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
| yandihndi- | accompany ; go with ; take along | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
| guhrang | ache | body_part | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| jayuhmwen- | ache (of head) | body_part | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| gadja- | ache, to ; hurt something, to ; ache (dull throbbing pain) | body_part | Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| jayuhm | aching (of head) (Wa) ; headache (Gd) | body_part | Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| mibinyahbu | acquaintance ; friend | people | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| waru-waruhy | across | location | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| ngaring | across ; on the other side | location | Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| janung ba- | act as a moral and spiritual guardian ; moral or spiritual guardian, act as ; spiritual or moral guardian, act as ; guardian (moral or spiritual), act as | language | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| ginggi- | act thus ; behave thus | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
| -gundahy | adjective suffix | location | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| gayilima- | admit | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
| gangindi- | adopt | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
| gidjuhnygam | adult ; old man ; fully grown man | people | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| gambuhny-gambuhny | adulterer | people | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| dalang | afraid | senses | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| duyihny-an.ga- | afraid | senses | All | [more] | |
| guwihr | afraid | senses | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| guyir, guyihr | afraid | senses | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| dulung | afraid (Gd:Thomas) ; fear (Gd:Thomas) | senses | Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| jarany | afraid ; frightened | senses | Lower Richmond | [more] | |
| dulungwan- | afraid, become | senses | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| -gahl, -nggahl | after | Lower Richmond, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
| -nggahl, -gahl | after | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
| -(y)agan | after (running after?) | location | Lower Richmond | [more] | |
| bindji, bindja | after ; behind | time | Gold Coast Tweed, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| numbihl | after ; behind ; back ; back (of something) ; rear | location | Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| yawunwan- | afternoon, become ; late, become | time | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| yawundah | afternoon, in the | time | Gold Coast Tweed, Lower Richmond | [more] | |
| numgal | afterwards | location | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| gundehgal | afterwards ; after that | time | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| numgaldjang | afterwards ; much later ; later, much | location | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| mulayang | again | time | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| ngara | again | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
| bu | again (Gd) ; now (Gd) ; still (Gd) | Lower Richmond, Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
| mar | agitated ; alarmed | senses | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| marwan- | agitated, become ; alarmed | senses | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| gurgun bulahnggi- | agree | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
| ga-ga | ah! | reptile | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| bumbay, bumbuy | ahead ; straight | location | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| ngulung-gah-bu | ahead, long way ahead | location | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | |
| ginda- | aim this way | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
| gayahw! | alas! | people | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| mihgu-djam | albino | people | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| guluy | alcohol ; spirit ; grog (Wu) | food | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| mamir | alive | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
| milbul | alive | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
| miring, miri | alive | Lower Richmond | [more] | ||
| danbin | alive (?) | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
| mamir, mamirbu | alive ; life | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
| mari | alive ; life | fish | Lower Richmond | [more] | |
| miring | alive of animates | Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
| gumbibu | all | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
| -mihr | all | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
| mabehrbu | all ; all of us/them | Lower Richmond | [more] | ||
| banang | all ; mob | people | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| gumbih(bu) | all ; whole lot | food | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| ngalihrban | all of us ; we all | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
| budjay | almost | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
| burgu | almost (?) | natural_environment | Middle Clarence | [more] | |
| bagindji | almost ; nearly | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
| milangawaralalah | almost ; nearly | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
| ngambahr | almost ; nearly ; not quite ; more or less ; somewhat. | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
| dahgarah(?) | alone | people | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | |
| galany | alone ; solitary ; only | Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
| ngaleh | also | Middle Clarence, Condamine Upper Clarence | [more] | ||
| -ngula | also ; too | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
| -wula | also ; too | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
| behmba | always | Middle Clarence | [more] | ||
| yaburuhma | always | All | [more] | ||
| yaburuhma- | always doing | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] | ||
| ngunyan.ga- | amused | senses | Gold Coast Tweed | [more] |
