the Yangga language

words from this historical source

M. Curr (1886)

This source may contain Yangga words. Some words seem definitely Yangga, others not. For completeness, we give you all words, that have the same English translation as a Living Yangga word.

Words from this source:

Word Living Yangga English
balko bulgoo tomahawk
bilbille nummoondj breasts / milk
boogun djiridjiri grass
booree boori fire
booroolera bimbi good
botho budjoo star
bulbun bulbun bone
bunning banning light
byee burri stone
deena dinna foot
dtha dhungga mouth
dthallan dhoolan tongue
dthango bumbay by and by
dthille dhilli eye
dthoga boori ubidji smoke from fire
dthoola dhooloow wood
ebarra yilburra moon
eburra boodhirri wind
guia gurra yinbilla gooya gurra yinbilla I don't know
gurra kurra no
inda inda you
jimaju goolburri black duck
kakoburra googooburra kookaburra
kalka gulga war spear
kamoo gummoo water/rain
kannee gunni come on
karamoonoo gobbin hungry
koka kooka bark
kooa gurra mosquito
koomurra gummurra egg
koondooloo goondooloo emu
koonna goona excrement
koorburra woboo three
kooroon goori aboriginal people
kooyo gooyoo bream
kowala kila young man
kowro gutha head
kudtha kutha hair of head
kundoo gundoo baby
kurringo gurringgoo day
kyee gaya sun
magoora mugurra old man
magora gooli bad/crazy, wild, etc.
malla mulla hand
miggolo miggooloo white man / ghost
minjun mundjun skin
moandhilla
moongul moongull reed spear
moora wundhi tame dog
mug-gul-a muggulla see
mungurra muggurra heat
murree murri aboriginal man
naboo nubboo sit
nambo numboo bowels
nanee nunni ground
nindee noonda nose
ninga nigurra grandfather
noonda moonda snake
oomoo mitha dark/night
poolaroo boolaroo two
pooloon bulgungurra pelican
tammy dummi fat
thangaroo wooludji possum
therone yigurri white cockatoo
tooago yiggurra walk
ugulla yiggulla eat
unga ungga beard
uree yoori meat
waboo unti brother/uncle
walidgero woobooroo little
walloo wulloo ear
wangu wodjigun white woman
webburru wobooroo children
wigin naya one
winna boothirri cold
wirraroo waroo tomorrow
woola woola thirsty
woolanoo wollaroo dead
woora woora kangaroo
wooralta wuthung crow
wumpan woompan old woman
wundtha murree undhooroo murri where are the aboriginal people?
wyee yooway yes
yabbo yubboo father
yalga yulga foot track
yamba yumba camp
yanga yungulla mother
yeera yira teeth
yungurra yunggurra thigh