the Yangga language

Words grouped by category

Words grouped by category

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