| murri |
aboriginal man |
human
|
| goori |
aboriginal people |
human
|
| kayoo kayoo |
aboriginal woman (light skinned) |
human
|
| mayool |
acacia tree |
plant
|
| nullabay |
babies teething |
action
|
| gundoo |
baby |
human
|
| mugurra |
bad |
quality
|
| gudjun |
bad smell |
natural phenomenon
|
| goona boodhirri |
bad smell |
natural phenomenon
|
| gooli |
bad/crazy, wild, etc. |
quality
|
| kooka |
bark |
plant
|
| gullbulla wunthi |
barking owl |
bird
|
| ungga |
beard |
body part
|
| wondogol |
big |
quality
|
| dhuthullungga |
big mouth |
quality
|
| gubba |
black bee/honey |
quality
|
| goolburri |
black duck |
bird
|
| mitha mitha |
black/very dark |
colour
|
| moogoora |
blind |
quality
|
| mooga mooga |
blind |
quality
|
| bulbun |
bone |
body part
|
| wonggolla |
boomerang |
tool
|
| numboo |
bowels |
body part
|
| Bingulla |
Bowen |
place
|
| durruma |
boy |
human
|
| gooyoo |
bream |
water creature
|
| nummoondj |
breasts / milk |
body part
|
| unti |
brother/uncle |
human
|
| bumbay |
by and by |
time
|
| yumba |
camp |
place
|
| woolgoora |
canoe |
tool
|
| moorooka |
car |
manmade
|
| gubbool |
carpet snake |
animal
|
| wobooroo |
children |
human
|
| dunggurri |
clothes |
manmade
|
| illaroo |
coastal wallaby |
animal
|
| boothirri |
cold |
natural phenomenon
|
| yinda nayoo |
come on |
action
|
| gunni |
come on |
action
|
| mayool |
crazy |
quality
|
| birri |
creek |
natural phenomenon
|
| wuthung |
crow |
bird
|
| nayi |
cry |
action
|
| gayoo |
dark skinned woman |
human
|
| mitha |
dark/night |
natural phenomenon
|
| gurringgoo |
day |
natural phenomenon
|
| wollaroo |
dead |
quality
|
| boondjayn |
dust |
natural phenomenon
|
| doogun |
eaglehawk |
bird
|
| wulloo |
ear |
body part
|
| bundjul |
eat |
action
|
| yiggulla |
eat |
action
|
| gummurra |
egg |
body part
|
| moogol |
embarrassed, ashamed |
quality
|
| goondooloo |
emu |
bird
|
| goona |
excrement |
body part
|
| dhilli |
eye |
body part
|
| burrudjun |
eyebrow |
body part
|
| dummi |
fat |
body part
|
| yubboo |
father |
human
|
| boori |
fire |
natural phenomenon
|
| winna |
fish |
water creature
|
| ninni |
fly |
insect
|
| mundha |
food |
natural phenomenon
|
| dinna |
foot |
body part
|
| yulga |
foot track |
natural phenomenon
|
| booroo booroo |
four |
amount
|
| djungga |
freshwater mussel |
animal
|
| goobindj |
frog |
animal
|
| bimbi |
good |
quality
|
| bimbi bogi |
good place to swim |
phrase
|
| wodja wodja bimbi |
good talk |
phrase
|
| nigurra |
grandfather |
human
|
| booloo |
grandfather |
human
|
| djiridjiri |
grass |
plant
|
| nunni |
ground |
natural phenomenon
|
| dubbay |
grub used to help babies teething |
animal
|
| dubburri |
grub used to help babies teething |
insect
|
| dullgay |
gully, long thing |
natural phenomenon
|
| kutha |
hair of head |
body part
|
| mulla |
hand |
body part
|
| buldjun |
hardwood |
plant
|
| bingga |
hat |
manmade
|
| gutha |
head |
body part
|
| muggurra |
heat |
natural phenomenon
|
| boolgool |
hill |
natural phenomenon
|
| yurraburra |
horse |
animal
|
| gubbun |
hungry |
quality
|
| gobbin |
hungry |
quality
|
| wuthung gubbun |
hungry crow |
phrase
|
| gooya gurra yinbilla |
I don't know |
phrase
|
| wobulla |
initiated youth |
human
|
| woora |
kangaroo |
animal
|
| mummurra |
kidney |
body part
|
| gunkurri |
knife |
tool
|
| wonmull |
koala |
animal
|
| googooburra |
kookaburra |
bird
|
| moonggull |
lazy or cunning person |
quality
|
| gullubba |
left hand/ arm |
body part
|
| banning |
light |
natural phenomenon
|
| moolin |
lips |
body part
|
| woobooroo |
little |
quality
|
| nayoola |
lonely |
quality
|
| yunggulla nayoola |
lonely woman |
human
|
| dhulgay |
long |
quality
|
| goonoobay yinda |
looking for grub excrement |
action
|
| bayoo |
looking in distance |
action
|
| naya |
me |
pronoun
|
| yoori |
meat |
animal
|
| yilburra |
moon |
natural phenomenon
|
| gurra |
mosquito |
insect
|
| yungulla |
mother |
human
|
| boolgool nulla |
mountain |
natural phenomenon
|
| dhungga |
mouth |
body part
|
| wonggurra |
mouth of river |
natural phenomenon
|
| kurra |
no |
particle
|
| kurra bimbi |
no good |
phrase
|
| kurra gummoo |
no water |
phrase
|
| noonda |
nose |
body part
|
| mugurra |
old man |
human
|
| woompan |
old woman |
human
|
| naya |
one |
amount
|
| mooloo |
open ground |
natural phenomenon
|
| dhiway |
owl |
bird
|
| golmurra |
pee |
body part
|
| bulgungurra |
pelican |
bird
|
| bimbi mulla |
person who is good with their hands |
quality
|
| djumba |
place name southern side of Cape River |
place
|
| gumbi gumbi |
plant used to cure conjunctivitis, etc. |
plant
|
| booliboon |
policeman |
human
|
| budburra |
porcupine |
animal
|
| wooludji |
possum |
animal
|
| gullbulla |
powerful owl |
bird
|
| bunnabay |
pregnant |
human
|
| gummoo gummoo |
rain |
natural phenomenon
|
| moongull |
reed spear |
tool
|
| gullbull |
right hand/arm |
body part
|
| birri birri |
river |
natural phenomenon
|
| nunniburri |
sacred place |
natural phenomenon
|
| muggulla |
see |
action
|
| gutha wonggol |
silly |
quality
|
| nubboo |
sit |
action
|
| mundjun |
skin |
body part
|
| wooburra |
sleep |
action
|
| yila |
small falcon |
bird
|
| moomoondjul |
small wallaby |
animal
|
| bimbi gutha |
smart person |
human
|
| moondjaburri |
smoke from cigarette |
natural phenomenon
|
| boori ubidji |
smoke from fire |
natural phenomenon
|
| moonda |
snake |
animal
|
| yoondji |
spirit (visible) |
natural phenomenon
|
| budjoo |
star |
natural phenomenon
|
| boobulla |
stick |
plant
|
| bunna |
stomach |
body part
|
| burri |
stone |
natural phenomenon
|
| mah |
stop! |
exclamation
|
| undulbi mah |
stop! No! |
exclamation
|
| gaya |
sun |
natural phenomenon
|
| gulgurri |
sun |
natural phenomenon
|
| bogi |
swim |
action
|
| wodja wodja |
talk |
action
|
| wundhi |
tame dog |
animal
|
| dhitulla |
tea |
manmade
|
| yira |
teeth |
body part
|
| yunggurra |
thigh |
body part
|
| woola |
thirsty |
quality
|
| woboo |
three |
amount
|
| bulgoo |
tomahawk |
tool
|
| waroo |
tomorrow |
time
|
| dhoolan |
tongue |
body part
|
| bunggooroo |
turtle |
animal
|
| booroo |
two |
amount
|
| boolaroo |
two |
amount
|
| yundooroon |
wait-a-while vine |
plant
|
| diggarra |
walk |
action
|
| yiggurra |
walk |
action
|
| gulga |
war spear |
tool
|
| boogara |
war spear |
tool
|
| gummoo |
water/rain |
natural phenomenon
|
| undhooroo murri |
where are the aboriginal people? |
phrase
|
| yigurri |
white cockatoo |
bird
|
| dhooloobay |
white gum tree |
plant
|
| miggooloo |
white man / ghost |
human
|
| wodjigun |
white woman |
human
|
| worigul |
wild dog |
animal
|
| gogobi |
wild turkey |
bird
|
| djigga djigga |
willy wagtail |
bird
|
| boodhirri |
wind |
natural phenomenon
|
| dhooloow |
wood |
plant
|
| yooway |
yes |
particle
|
| inda |
you |
pronoun
|
| kila |
young man |
human
|