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Word   Meaning
-a SEQuence: and then IMMediacy: next TEMPoral
-a BASE, PAST1, PAST2
-a IMPerative, Command form
amalaListenmummy
-an BASE
-an BASE
-ana PAST2
anyanyListencute, gorgeous
aŋba'ListenAnindilyakwa, Groote Eylandt people
apati White person
apatj half past
apkatjListenpart Aboriginal, half-caste
-ara PAST1
bäba gum nut--edible 1
bäba' wasp gall on Bloodwood--edible
baba'yunListenmake a mistake behave stupidly go astray
babadji 
babalaListenaccidentally at random
badadji 
baḏagulu' tree--large, wood used to make didgeridoos Rough-Barked Bloodwood (?)
baḏakListenstill, yet, while, not yet finished
baḏakawk bird Jungle-Fowl
baḏalaŋ food
baḏaltja tortoise Emydura victoriae
baḏamaListenshellfish--edible , Giant Gem Chiton, Acanthopleura gemmata, Physsoplax kuradai
baḏapirri back and forth, just hanging around, unreliable, not working in one place for long
baḏarrListentree--from which canoes are made , Paperbark(s) (generic): White Tree, Punk Tree, Cajuput Tree, Melaleuca cajuputi
baḏarraŋ(')Listenhealed
baḏarratjtjun feel twinge of pain in injured spot
baḏatharr lizard large Rock Goanna, Varanus glebopalma
baḏatjListensudden(ly)
baḏatjtjunListenmiss (as when throwing a spear), make a mistake (e.g., play a wrong note) be unable to do fail, fall short (of) disobey
baḏaw'yunListenburst, explode
baḏawiliListentree/shrub Rough-barked Gum, Rusty Bloodwood, Eucalyptus feruginea Broom Berry, Randia cochinchinensis
baḏay tree Banyan, Ficus virens
bäḏay vine/creeper--used as string has black fruit when ripe, can be eaten cooked when still red Burney Vine, Malaisia soandens
bäḏaywuy 
baḏayala(')Listenlight (generic, as from sun, moon, torch)
baḏikanListenbird Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Cacatua galerita
baḏikupaListen
baḏipaḏi wallaby Rock Wallaby
baḏubaḏuyunListenerase, rub out, eradicate use up spoil, waste
bädul 
baḏurruListenMilky Way mist, fog
baḏuwaḏuyunListenerase, rub out, eradicate use up spoil make a mess of waste (money) cause any former state to exist no longer
bädju'-badjuListenshirt, coat, jacket
bägala 
bagapaga bird Pied Heron
bagapagayunListenwalk as though drunk, stagger
bägay south
bagitj tide--high/full
bäguru headband--of string
bakListenbreak (off)
baka(') spear--with two hooked wooden prongs or barbs down one side
bäkaListenleg--lower, shin bone, calf tail handle
bäkala(')Listenharpoon head--with hook on one side (for hunting whales, dugong, turtle)
bakamanaListen
bakamumuListen
bakarra(') turtle Long-Necked Freshwater Tortoise, Chelodina rugosa
bakarrama spear--wooden
bakatjarri smoke
bäkiListenuse, try out, borrow (and then return)
bakiki' digging wire (piece of wire or steel used for digging)
bakirrikirriListenspear--shovel-nosed (now made with steel, used to have a wooden head) blade (only?)
bakit bucket, pail
bakitju boulder
bakparrListenscar patch (on clothing)
bakpiḏiḏi frog Northern Dwarf Tree Frog, Litoria bicolor
bakpirr(')Listenfrog--brownish "Ground Frog"
baku(') vine Lawyer Vine, Flagellaria indica armlets made from this vine
bäkubaku string--non-traditional
bäkumirriyamaListenmeasure, weigh, estimate use something for oneself that was originally set aside for someone else
bäkul stingray--edible Stingaree, Brown Stingray (?)
bakuŋ-bakuŋ frog--large, lives in grass or hollow trees
bakuruma look up(wards)
bakurra robber
bakutju 
bal'yun pound
baḻ'yunListenbeg, ask for, cadge, "bludge"
baḻ'yun hide, go into hiding
bäl firewood
-bal(a) Directional, used on demonstratives and some directionals
balaListenand, then new orientation in discourse
bala away, that way, thither direction away from speaker
bala side
bala'Listenhouse, building (non-Aboriginal design)
bala' iron, metal
bälaListencharacteristic gait, length or type of stride wake, track (of fish in the sea) footprints, trail (left on ground) flipper (of fish) favourite place (of dreamtime spirits or of fish), "hangout"
balaḏay tree/shrub creeper used to make string
baladharrdharr' fish--freshwater
balaka temporary, makeshift, ad hoc share, portion (of food)
baḻaka'yun scatter, spread (a message)
balakarra arm bands for stone axe
balakarrmana 
balakirriŋ' that kind of thing
bälakuli smoke (so dense that you cannot see through it)
baḻaḻ'yun go down veer off, change direction
bälalaListen
balali wind--strong, west
balam that (one), there (near us)
baḻaman 
baḻambirr(')pirryun sit cross-legged (or with legs stretched out ?)
baḻamin gait, attitude of body while walking resemblance, recognition of a person (at a distance or in the face of child)
balamurru' spear--with hooks on both sides
balandaListenWhite person, European
balaṉḏi'Listenrope--thick (used for sails of canoe), thick fishing line (European type)
balanu forever, for good
balanhanListentread on thresh, grind
balanyaListenlike this, thus
balanydjaListenrevenge, payback
balaŋListenmight, could, should (have) Adversative
balaŋ(')Listenmälk-m
balaŋapaListen
baḻaŋaw'yun smother, overwhelm, cover, surround
balaŋgitListenblanket rug
balaŋu might, could, should (have) Adversative
baḻaŋuListenanchor
bala-ŋuthanayŋu young (person) new fresh (plant)
baḻapthunListenbend down (to drink water from a pond), bend over (face to ground), crouch
bala'palaListenconstruction of wood--with flat top chair, table, bush-shelter, platform, wharf
balapathuListen
balarr shellfish--found in stony places Yellow Baler Shell, Melo amphora
balarr fly March Fly
baḻarra(') tree--and its bark or edible gum Wattle, Acacia torulosa bark pubic shield or tassel
baḻarraListenflesh from breast of turtle
balarrk shellfish Yellow Baler Shell
baḻarrkpaḻarrkListenlong (fish, e.g., Barramundi), tall (person), great (hunger), old (language)
baḻarrwaḻarr area with trees along river (which is flooded in the Wet)
bäḻatha(')Listenstick (heavy piece of wood--used for head-hitting, wife beating, turtle-hunting, or held while dancing)
baḻatjListenstick (used for turtle hunting or fighting)
bälatj bridge
bälawala watering hole for emus
baḻa-waḻapthunListen
baḻawaḻŋ'thunListendamaged--be peel (off)
baḻawurrwurr boat--big, barge, cargo ship
-balay Dual
balayListenthey Dual
bälay'Listenaway, gone away
baḻaya painting--head, with straight lines dwelling place of Red Kangaroo
baḻayarr fish Long-Tailed Catfish Eel, Euristhmus lepturus
baḻayin Cycad bread--small (long, thin) loaf made from cycad nuts
balayina 
balaykara to(wards) them Dual
balaykuru from them Dual
balaykuruma their(s), for them Dual
balayuListen
balbalyun be in balance (of a person crossing a river on a tree trunk, walking across a log-bridge, of a goanna running up a tree, etc.)
baḻbaḻyun wade in water (about knee deep)
bäḻbalyun bend over
balbaw'marama split down the middle
balbuŋa 
baldhurr' footprint mark made on ground and stamped with foot as a sign to people following
balga-balga shark Hammerhead
baḻgapthun crouch, be bent over
baḻgurr shrub, fruit--edible Kurrajong
baḻgurrŋiniŋ snake--found in Kurrajong tree
bälim'bun boil
balimaŋ 
balinListenfish Barramundi (generic), Lates calcarifer
balirra 
baḻirrpaḻirrListenspirit man
balkmarama take away
balkaḻ root of water lily (Nymphaea sp)--found in deep water billabongs
balkatj backbone
bälkay urine
balkiny bitter, sharp-tasting
balkitj male kangaroo, bandicoot, e.g., male Agile Wallaby, Macropus agilis
baḻkpaḻkListentree, fruit--almond-shaped, yellow, ripe around September, edible black nut (in red shell) good wood for firesticks inner bark used as a medicine for aching ears or inflamed eyes, it is scraped and mixed with breast milk or fresh water Red-Fruited Kurraj
baḻkpaḻkŋani(ŋ) shark--not eaten Black-Tip Shark, "Tiger Shark", Carcharhinus spallazani
baḻkpaḻkpuy 
balku string (made by rubbing), rope
baḻkurrkListenrain
balkuwarra' hills, undulating country (any grassy area at foot of hills--with plenty of food)
balma tree/shrub White Paperbark, Melaleuca leucadendron
bäḻmaListen
baḻman rain
balmaṉ' tree--with edible plums and gum useful sap Terminalia carpentariae
balmaṉa hat
balmarrk pubic hair--male
baḻmarrk wind--northwest
bäḻmawuy dying language
balmbi clan-nation (Djinang, nearly extinct)
balnhanak balance (as of load on canoe) Ext scale(s)
balnhdhurr'yun plan (ahead, beforehand), mark out (with food on ground as a sign for people to follow) show disapproval (by scraping foot on ground as an angry animal)
balŋayŋuListen
baḻŋuListen
baḻŋunda yam--long, can be eaten raw or cooked
balŋurrurru cicada
balpa(') fish Rock Cod
balpaḏaŋan tree--edible fruit and sap Wild Peach, Red Cement Tree
balpalyun make fire
baḻpaḻyun rub sticks together to make fire run up a tree (goanna)
baḻ'paḻyun pound (cycad nuts)
baḻ'paḻyun bend over
baḻpaḻ' palm--large cycad Burrawong, Cycas sp.
balpara companion (for protection), mate, helper
balpuḏu spear
baltha shade tree cloud
baltharr(') leg branch, forked stick Ext ladder
balthawuṉ 
baltjam'thun light a fire, prepare wood for a fire
baltjawumaListenfire
bäḻtji yam--long Vigna radiata Dioscorea sativa var. elongata
baḻtjiŋgarr 
baltjuḏa lizard Frilled Lizard, Chlamydosaurus kingii
baluka thief, robber
baḻuḻupaḻuḻu stingray--edible
baluny'tjurr tree/shrub and its edible fruit cf See: BAMARAŊ
baluŋa pillow
balupalu stick--fighting, truncheon
balwak leg--lower tail end part of firestick, piece of smouldering wood (for lighting fire)
balwalyun walk in balance (as when walking across a tree trunk or log)
baḻwaḻyun wade through water (about knee deep)
baḻwapthun crouch
balwur ripe cooked, "done"
balwuruŋaniŋ tree--shade, with white flowers
baḻwurr tree/shrub--with edible seeds "Burrajong", Red-Flowering Kurrajong, Darwin Kurrajong, Brachychiton paradox is,um
baḻwurr string--strong (brownish/off white--from roots of BALWURR tree?)
balyurr' kick marks made with foot
baman' long ago, long time, once upon a time
bamaŋin 
bämara(') companion, friend, helper, mate
bamaraŋ tree/shrub and its edible fruit Big Green Plum, Planchonella pohlman n ia na
bamata 
bambalaman turtle--young
bambaŋa(') fish Red Emperor, Lutjanus sebae Paddle Tail, L. gibbus Scarlet Sea-Perch, L. malabaricus etc.
bambark-bambark ant--black and silver, Polyrachis sp native cockroach (?)
bambay blind
bambay mother sister
bämbi stingray--edible has flat nose and spots or blotches on skin Long-tailed Ray, Himantura uarnak Brown Stingray, Dasyatis fluviorum
bambiḻigat canvass, calico Ext house, dwelling
bambitj tree (generic for trees with large trunks) Ext wood, lumber
bämbitj grass--sucked for its sweet liquid Heteropogon sp.
bämbu' shrub
bambula ceremonial ground
bambulk plant--with large edible root Amorphophallus variabilis (?)
bambum'bun knock, bump into
bambuma know not, be ignorant (of), lose track
bamburuŋburuŋ brain
bamdjirrbi' kangaroo, euro--female
bamdjurrbi kangaroo juvenile male Antilopine Wallaroo, Macropus antilopines
bam'pala sandhill--high, sandbank, sandbar, inland or coastal dune(s)
bamuḻa calm, motionless
bämuŋ no understanding
bamutuka(') pipe--long, wooden
baṉa' branch, forked stick (for holding up roof, etc.)
bäna Nevermind!, Leave it!, It's good enough! Still..., until, even though
banakaListenbranch(es) for making a bush-shelter
baṉakaka 
banalaŋinyListen
banambi net
banambirra 
baṉami bird--crane Brolga, Grus rubincundus
baṉaṉakListenshrub--with yellow and mauve flowers, small needle-like leaves Calytrix microphylia, -exstipulata
banaŋ(')Listenwool, thread(s), yarn
banaŋ' fish Puffer Fish (generic), e.g: Boxfish, Ostracion spp Toado, Arothron spp Toby, Canthigaster spp. "Porcupine Fish"
banapana harpoon
baṉarr' tree Marble Tree, Owenia vernicosa (not Petalostigma pubescens)
baṉarraListenclearing, open country clean, neat and tidy, clear, open (place)
baṉbalarri flower--white (found on long yam sp.)
baṉbalŋu snake Death Adder
banbanListenspear-thrower--flat (for fighting spears)
baṉbaŋa fish Long-Finned Garfish, Euleptorhamphus viridus
banbapuyListen
banbiṉawuyListenlizard Frilled-Neck
banbuḻarra cloverlike flower Gomphrena sp.
banbuḻirriḻirri 
banburrawuy 
baṉḏaListenstone, rock
bandakListendillybag
baṉḏak woomera--straight
baṉḏakaListen
baṉḏamirr turtle juvenile Flatback Turtle
baṉḏany(')Listendry, arid, waterless shallow thick clear true
bändarra giddy--be or feel tear and burn up clothes (to show one's anger)
bandarr(')miny honey--wild
bandayama' lightning
bandayama' lizard gecko--associated with lightning in myths
bändayŋaListenTorres Straits
bändilListenwood, timber
bandipandiListenflag
bandirra(')Listenflag (to indicate a death or ceremony for Yirritja groups)
bandirraŋ flagpole
bandirritjpal crocodile--saltwater
baṉḏulk-baṉḏulk shrub Whrightia saligna
baṉḏulu stick--walking
baṉḏumulListensurname mangrove tree (with mangrove worms) and its wood
bandurr'yun kick cadge
bändurruŋ stingray--harmless, not generally eaten by Yolŋu Common Shovel-Nosed Ray, Rhynobatus batillum Bougainville's Shovel-Nosed Ray, Aptychotrema bougainvillii White-Spotted Shovel-Nosed Ray, Rhynchobatus djiddensis
banduwa 
bandhamarra yam
baṉdjaListenarm, branch (of tree) Ext small creek, brook
baṉdjarr 
bandjikthirri act the fool, show off (as when drunk)
baṉdjirri stingray--edible
baṉdjurr tree--black, in mangrove with thin long green seed-pods and yellow perfumed flowers
bäṉgalam bring
baṉgalkal rocky outcrops (at beach), flat rocky area
baṉgapuma make jump (?) put into a basket (?) break open shellfish and take out the flesh (?)
bangarrListeneggwhite
baṉgarrirribunuma make jump
baṉgitj bee--and its honey (sugarbag), gathered from near the ground
banguṉa lizard--large Gould's Goanna, Varanus gouldii
bangurtja shark--large, man-eating sp. generic for adult sharks
bangutja shark--large, dangerous
baṉi tree--used in boat building and for shelters Red Ash, Soap Tree
bäniListenfloat, be in, on, or of water
bäni father, uncle FB
banikin(')Listentin, cup, billycan, cooking pot
baniniŋu specific to a place, original
bäniyalaListenoutstation
baniyalawuy 
ban'karinya root food
baṉŋal'marama sail, put up mast, put up the sail
baṉ'pal belt made of balgurr (used when climbing smooth/slippery tree)
ban'thayListen
bänu left aside, abandoned, rejected
bänuḻaListen
banumal stick--for digging
baṉumbirrListenmorning star, Venus ant-lion larva starfish
banuminyListenflower (grows near beach)
banunydjiListenflagpole
banhaListenthat, there, yonder (far, out of sight)
banhalListenby/at that (one) yonder
banhambalListento that (one, far)
banhanyListenthat person yonder object of verb
banhaŋuListen
banhaŋuyaListenusing that
bänhdharra deep sea, open sea, ocean
bänhdharrawuy 
banhilinyaListen
banyawarraListencrocodile
banybuḻ star--morning, Venus
banydjarraListen
bänydjay 
banydjaya behind (in position)
banydji still in the same place, close by
banydji clouds--evening
bänydjiListen
banydjiya behind (in position)
banydjurrma wind--north(erly)
banyguḻListenmorning star, Venus
banyiki flying fox Little Red Fruit Bat, Pteropus scapulatus
baŋdhun spread legs apart (sitting or lying)
bäŋListentrunk of Cycad Palm
baŋaḏi(')Listenmälk-m
baŋaḏitjanListenmälk-f
baŋam rock, stone
baŋanhdharrayarr shellfish--edible Pinctada chemnitzii, P. maxima, P. sugillate
baŋanhu 
baŋara 
baŋarrapaListenflag
baŋatjiliListen
baŋatjimalawuy 
baŋbaḻaŋ brain
baŋgaḻaŋ brain
baŋgana flag
baŋgatha rootfood
bäŋgil 
baŋgina foot, feet, toe(s) footprint
baŋgipuListenwood, timber
bäŋgu bark of mangrove tree--boiled in brine, used as dye (red/black) for baskets or bags
baŋguḻ'yun return
baŋguli 
baŋgutja 
bäŋi 
baŋiḏi mälk-m
baŋiḏidjan' subsection-f
baŋiṉ mälk-f
baŋu that (one), here (near us)
baŋuwal here, this way, hither
baŋuyarriListenflag
bap put (down)
bäpaListenfather, uncle FB Ext minister, priest, reverend
bä'paliListenmedicine wooden dish
bapalindiListen
bäpaŋListenplank, timber, log (such as washed up on beach) Ext blackboard Oak tree--used to be washed ashore along with bits of wire and used for making tomahawk side scales of turtle
bapawunListen
bäpiListensnake, legless lizard (generic)
bapu'yunListen
bäpurru group--ethnic, clan-nation, tribe, organisation Ext a death (in the family)
bapuy'yunListentoss (about) float on waves, have a bumpy ride plunge (up and down)
bar whip, flog, beat, hit, slap
barthun split (open)
bär' thin
bara groin
bara'barala 
baragarr' tree River Whistling Tree, Casuarina cunninghamiana
barakalListen
baralaListensandbank, sandhill--high, sandbar (area of rise and fall of tide) dune(s)
baralatj sandbar
baralŋi wade
baraŋgurr shin-bone (especially of wallaby or other animal--used as a blade)
bararrpu(nu)ma graze (the skin)
bararrŋuListenclan-nation
bararrpararr clan-nation
barawiyal egg(s)--freshly laid
barawun(') ray, beam (of light), moonbeam rays of sunlight just before sunrise
barawuṯi short cut, short crossing
barayuwa 
barik white, bright, light (coloured)
baritj white, bright, light (coloured)
baritjarr fish Freshwater Catfish, Tandanus tandanus
bäriyaListensunset
barkthunListencrack Ext crack of dawn, break of day
barkaListenthin (thing), skinny (person or animal)
barkaListenarm--upper armlet branch Ext creek
barkiki(') bird Straw-necked Ibis, Threskiornis spinicollis
barkpark 
barkparkthunListensing (with clapsticks)
barkthu tomorrow
barkuma(') cat--native possum Northern Quoll, Dasyurus hallucatus hallucatus
barmurrk cucumber--wild Cucumis melo
barnyarrwuy 
barŋ hot stones--for heating water (by placing in water) antbed (used for cooking) (?) Ext altar (in sacrificial sense)
barŋgitjListenbee--its hive may be found in the base of a tree, a tree stump, or the ground Trigona sp. sugarbag, wild honey (of this bee)
barpa' rotten, rancid
barpar 
bar'parmarama chase away, (cause to) scatter
barpuma pound (with a stone or similar object)
barpuruListenyesterday, some time ago (any definite recent day)
bartjarr fish--small Freshwater Eel-tailed Catfish, Neosilurus sp.
bartjumanListenspeak
bartjunmaram(a) slap, smack, whip, flog, beat, hit
baru many, lots (of)
bäruListencrocodile (generic) Salt-water Crocodile, Crocodylus porosus
barukaŋu tree/shrub--with small white flowers edible fruit--long orange pod, ripe in Mayaltha season
barun brighten, become white or bright
baruruparuru stingray--edible
barwarra shellfish--edible, but must be cooked dwelling of Hermit Crab Mud Welk, Terebralia p e,a lustris
barryun open (Rit) split
barr'yunListentear, rip (open), split, slice
bärrListenscar (from a burn), cicatrice, axe mark (on tree)
barra Plural
bärra good fishing spot (near rocks)
bärra'Listenwest, northwest (wind--used to sail from Celebes to Australia, blows before the Wet)
barraḏuka' crocodile--saltwater
barrakaḻ' shrub--used to make spear shafts
barrakala bone on lower leg
barra'kawuy 
barrakinyListenbad, no good
barral wasp--yellow & red striped body builds large nest hanging on outside of trees
barralk tree--with long flower spikes Wattle, Acacia sp.
barralpuwuy 
barramathaListeneyeglass(es)
barrambarra cloth(ing), clothes
barrambuwa White Woman, Asian lady, non-Aboriginal woman
barrandji' possum
barranguwa tree/plant Leea bruneniana
bärraŋListenknife--large, meat cleaver, machete, cane-knife
barraŋga'yun mock, mimick (actions) thank someone repeatedly "applaud" (answer an orator by calling out in appreciation or agreement) warn or correct someone, teach, instruct
barraŋgal wallaby Agile Wallaby, Sandy Wallaby, Macropus agilis (joey), ŋarrku, weti
barraŋgay'yun wander off
barraŋgunha stingray--edible Cowtail Ray, Fantail Ray, Dasyatis sephen Stingaree, Urolophus testaceus
barraŋiny side (everything relating to a person or thing)
barrapa fresh (water)
barrapirri(') fish--green, not eaten
barrapuwa White Woman, Asian lady, non-Aboriginal woman
barrara crow bar, steel/iron rod flattened or sharpened at both ends and used as a digging stick
barraral 
barrari fear
bärrarraListen
barrarritja fish
barraṯawuyListen
barrawaŋ-barrawaŋdhun stagger
barrawuListenboat, Macassan "prau"
barray'parray near the surface, lightly
barrdjaḻ'yun slide, slip (over)
bärri maybe, perhaps
barrinybumaListen
bärrinyinŋa stingray (generic)
barripaŋ 
barrir'-barrir bird Rainbow Bird
barrka(') stingray--edible Green Sawfish, Pristis zijsron
barrkan' root--edible Marsdenia sp., Cynanchum sp. (?)
bärrkarr penetrating, spreading far and wide
barrkimirri married Ext "your husband's homeland"
barrkparrkpunuma unfold, open (out), spread (out)
barrkuListenfar (away, off), distant, long (distance)
bärrkuListenfar (away, off), distant
barrkula beach
barrkuwalListenseparate
barrkuwatjListenseparate, different each judge (one who judges and divides)
bärrkwaḻ different, separate
barrma'yun sit/lie with legs apart
barrminy wind--strong
barrmula 
barrŋbarrŋ holey
barrŋgil feet turned out when walking (correct way for men)
barrŋguḻ reed--freshwater, with orange flowers not eaten Frogsmouth, Woolly Waterlily, Phylidrum laniginosum
barrŋiryun be noisy (ear-splitting)
barrpaListenpus, discharge--unhealthy
barrpa(')Listenrotten, putrid, smelly, stinking bad, stale, off (food, especially meat) maggot
barrpa'Listensis! (term used by brother to address sister)
barrtha 
barrtjarayListentree--found at the edges of billabongs Paperbark, Melaleuca leucadendron
barrtjunListenspear, attack with spears Pl sew
barrukalListentree Paperbark (generic)
barrukala(')Listenbark of Paperbark tree--used to make containers, shelters, canoes, death shroud, for cooking and bark paintings
barrulanhayŋu spirit man who lives in a cave (has hooked shoulders catches people) the cave he lives in (?)
barrupuListentobacco--old, black, strong Ext cigarette
barrwaṉ(') skin, peeling (of bush food) bark (egg)shell Ext paper money, dollar note(s)
barrwaŋdhunListenfall (down, over), trip
barrwarryunListenkeep on laughing, crying, kicking (e.g., like a temper tantrum)
bärrwitjListenyam
barryaḻ'yun slip (over, as feet slipping from under on a path)
batListenthrow (away)
baṯListenlight a fire, make a fire
baṯ get, pick up, touch, hold (tightly or firmly), have, reach (for), grab, seize
bata'yun race (to outrun), go very quickly, run (to escape someone)
baṯa good at (hunting or gathering), expert, smart, intelligent
baṯa with, together Comitative object
bäṯa rootfood--red skinned yam "Wild Carrot"
baṯamiListenwoman, female
-baṯaŋu rightful, correct, proper
batarra tree Paperbark, Melaleuca sp.
baṯi(')Listenspear--with wooden barbs (used for fighting, hunting (emu, wallaby) or dancing)
bäti knife--short, two-edged
batigut petticoat, skirt
batiŋarraListencarpenter
baṯpa(')Listenreef--in deeper waters, offshore underwater rocks turtles' feeding area ṯ good place to find turtle
baṯparrarra' tree Eucalyptus tectifica (?)
baṯpaṯthunListenget, collect (shellfish), pick off (fruit), scrape the bark (off of tree)
bäṯpaṯListenwart
baṯpirrirri wasp--yellow, has a long nose with which it feeds its young makes its home out of anthills (gundirr) or in a tree, signals the presence of a beehive in a tree
batpuluk cattle
baṯthawuma give, hand (over)
baṯtjama fruit or inedible seed of mangrove trees
baṯtjurr star (generic)
bätu 
batumaŋListenswimming goggles
baṯuŋguListenboy, young man circumcised (in Mandiyala ceremony)
bathabatha 
bathalaListenbig, large, huge
bathanListencook, boil, burn, set fire to Ext sting (of sea-wasp)
bathanaListenprivate, secret
bathapu(') hat
batharripaListenMacassan, Macassarese
bathathakiListengetting everything together to move to another place
bathiListencontainer, dillybag, basket, box, packet
bathi-gurririmirriListensnake Death Adder
bäthu(')Listenrock, stone
bätjListenbarge
batja 
batji container, dillybag, basket, box, packet
batjikaliListencan, tin thimble small metal cup at end of pipe that holds tobacco
batjikuḻListenbicycle
batjilaListenbeach area
batjilaListenBatchelor (site of Batchelor College and SAL)
batjimurruŋu shellfish--edible Angular Ear Shell, Cassidula angulifera
batjipaŋ thimble small metal cup at end of pipe that hold tobacco
batjiwarrListenpath, road, way, track
batjkitpuḻ basketball
batjparra' mat--pandanus
batjpatjListensickness, pain, disease
bätju(')Listenstick--digging, yamstick tree--its wood is made into yamsticks Pemphis acidula
bätjupatjuListenshirt, coat, jacket
batjurr 
batjurrurru 
batjuwarrListenpath, road, way
baw(')yun burst, break, explode, blow up hatch (egg) blossom, bloom (flower)
bäw'Listenpleasant (smell), aromatic, fragrant perfume, cologne
bäw' burst, explode fart loudly
bawa'Listencraziness, insanity, stupidity
bawakaListen
bawalaListenaccidentally, at random, unintentionally
bawalatj wrong (one) mistake, error
bäwaŋListenpotato(es) vegetables (especially earthcrops) Yam, "Native Potato", Dioscorea nummularia, D. transversa Ipomoea velutina
bäwarraṉ bird, animal, meat skin
bawatj surprise
bäwayŋu 
bäwi(') pig
bawitjListentide--high, full tide
bawkthun chop, fell
bawu grass--used along with hot stones when cooking turtle to keep the heat and smoke inside Vetiveria elongata Spinifex longifolius (?)
bawu hair of a corpse
bawuliListen
bawuminyaListenpaint
bäwurrListenspear--fish
bawuthuListenwind
bawutjListentide--high
bay'ListenOh!, Hey!, Are you with me?, Yes or no? interrogative particle
bay'Listenleave (behind, aside), abandon
bäyListenNevermind!, Still..., Until..., Could be
bäythirriListenmiss out (on something)
bäy'yunListensmoke
bäya nevermind
bäya fire
bayakthirri reject, not want (something)
bayaka 
bäyaku fair go!
bayalalŋaListen
bayalawuy 
bayam'bun buy pay (for)
bayaŋgu 
bayaŋu abundant, lots (of)
bäyaŋuListennone, nothing
bayapaya rope attached to sail for navigation
bayapuḻa place name
bäyarra(') pay (back), take revenge (deserved) reward, fair chance, fair go, vengence, retribution
bayarrak bee--non-stinging found lower in tree said to be the father of yarrpany, whose hive is found at the top of the tree
bäyatj nevermind
bayaw'wun collect (objects)
bayaya Never mind Forget it even if, although
bäydhi 
bayiday-wik pay week
bayikuListenof/for that (one/person) yonder
bayikuḻ(i)Listento that (person, far)
bayikuŋListenfrom that (one), made by that (person)
bayikuraListenby/with that (person, far)
bayikuru from that (person)
bayikurumurruListenabout that (person, far)
bayikuruyListenabout that (person) yonder
bayikuyListenabout that (one) yonder
bayilma 
bäyimListenbuy pay (for) tr cost in
bayiniListenWhite Woman, Asian lady, non-Aboriginal woman
bayiŋListenusually, always HABitual action
bayiŋListenby that (person), with/using that (one) also PAST (?)
bayirr kangaroo, euro--female
bayitjanListenthrough that (one, way) yonder
bayiwaḻiListenfrom that (one, far) then, afterwards
bäykarrarama take no notice (of), disobey
baykurrtji 
bäymaListenclose (around here/there) behind
baymaṉ' tree--resembling Terminalia carpentariae
bäymaŋu everlasting, eternal
baymaramawuyListen
baymatthunListenhit, beat, bash gather, get (shellfish, yams) affect
baymunuŋbi 
bäyŋuListennone, nothing, not at all
baypaListenpaper
baypay good place to get honey
bäypiListenstill
baypinŋa fish Saratoga, Scleropages jardini
bayulmaListen
bayumbiListen
bayuṉuṉListenspirit
bäyuŋListenpaddles
baywaḻi(ya)Listenafter that, thereafter
baywaniListen
be somewhere (else, far away) maybe
be'yunListenrub root of tree on thigh to make string (for dilly bag)
bebik bird Black-faced Cuckoo Shrike, Coracina novaehollandiae
bebiyik cf See: BEBIK
biḏam fish Long-Tom Fish
beḏawuyListen
biḏi'yun paint, rub onto, apply (paint, ointment to), colour (in)
biḏibiḏi bird--small Robin (?)
biḏidjirr' root--edible Eriosema chinense
biḏil waterlily leaf
biḏila liver
biḏila bad, inedible
biḏila rootfood vine--root can only be eaten after careful preparation
biḏimbiḏa snake Water Python
beḏinybuy 
biḏiŋal ḻikan
biḏipi(') scar (traditionally put on body as symbol for a dead relative)
biḏipiḏi tree--found in flood plains Paperbark, Melaleuca sp. (-viridiflora ?)
biḏitj spear-thrower, woomera--long and curved (for fish spear or harpoon, used when hunting turtles or dugong)
biḏitj nearly, almost
biḏiwiḏi bird-small with yellow feathers Peewee
biḏiwiḏitjkuma wipe (out, up, e.g., something spilt), rub out, erase (e.g., pencil mark)
bidjal fish--freshwater
bidjay' lizard, goanna--small, dark-coloured, found in lowland plains
bidjipun choppy water--be(come, especially of whirlwind to make it so)
bidjuḏu whirlwind
bikaḏa arm band
bekaŋ(') hook, fishhook line with hook
bikilanydjiwuy surname
bekiny(') crab--edible generic for crabs inhabiting rocky tidal zones especially near mud flats Fiddler Crab, Uc c a sp.
bikipiki pig(s)
bikpikthun shake off something adhering (e.g., stinging insect, water off dog, paint of brush)
bekuruwuy 
bil turn (around, -about face, -into), change (direction or state)
bil'yun bent--be, become crooked wag tail
biḻ' 
biḻa(') track, print, mark on ground (left by snake, lizard, or crawling child)
biḻak black
biḻaka grass--used along with hot stones when cooking turtle to keep the heat and smoke inside Vetiveria elongata, Spinifex longifolius
belam(a) dig (for roots) scratch
bilamapilama bird Black-Shouldered Kite
bilanya like, similar to
biḻanya 
biḻanydji dugong tail
bilaŋ anytime, sometime
beḻaŋ calm, quiet
biḻaŋ'thun lick
bilapinya 
biḻarraŋdhirri heal, become healed
biḻayn (aero)plane
biḻ'biḻ tree--wood used to make tapsticks Exocarpos latifolius tapsticks, clapstick(s)
biḻbiḻthun howl (dog)
biḻbiḻyun be unfirm (of building, structure)
bili because, since and (then) causal, completive or interrogative word
biḻi-biḻi bird Bowerbird
biligut billy goat
biḻimbiḻ(il) hole in which python lives (sacred place)
biḻin' 
biḻinbiḻin house--big
bilinydjan(') mälk-f
biḻiŋga faeces
bilip(-b)ilipthun fan a fire flip (off as dust), shake (sand off hands), brush away (flies)
bilipin Philippines, Filipino
bilit plate
bilitjpilitj bird Red-Winged Parrot, Aprosmictus erythropterus
biḻitjuman policeman
bilkthun cover (up, over) deceive
biḻk excreta, faeces, vul shit
bilkpilk flat (surface)
biḻkpiḻk bird Peewee, Mudlark
biḻma clapstick(s)
biḻmaŋaniŋ beetle grub moth from larvae like that of witchetty grub
biḻmirr tree
bilŋarr vulva, external female sex organs
bilŋbilŋdhun walk with wobbly knees clap knees together (as in morning star and mokuy dances)
biḻparr(') chips, shavings (from wood), splinter, scraps (of paper)
biḻparr flat
bil'pilyun straighten (spears)
biḻ(')piḻyun break (of day, after last star has gone)
biḻ'piḻ tree--has yellow flower used as rubbing medicine for diarrhoea, earache, and other illnesses the inner bark is mixed with water and then wiped all over the body or put in the ears Jacksonia dilatata
belpil stingray
beḻpiḻ blunt (knife)
bel'pil pliable, easily bent
bilthu(') fish--found in tidal rivers Archer Fish, "Rifle Fish"
biḻtjawunuma shoot (with gun)
bembi sheep, lamb
binaluŋ opposite, other (side), aside
binana banana
beṉawa shellfish--edible Angular Ear Shell, Cassidula angulifera
biṉbapthun recur (sickness, sore)
binbarr wing leaf small sliver or shred (flint, tobacco)
binbin(') scales (fish)
biṉḏabarr'parryun crack (ground, rock, wood, fibre)
bindarr' root food--swamp plant with edible tubers Triglochin procera
biṉḏay grass--along rivers Cane Grass, Chionachne cyathopoda
bindi 
bindirriny 
biṉḏirrk swelling, lump in the breast
biṉḏirrkthun strike (a match)
biṉḏiyalŋu rootfood
bindiyay creeper with spiny fruits Tribulus cistoides
bindha rib(s)
biṉdharr'yun swear, use bad language
biṉdjarra(') axe (stone or old-fashioned metal, tied together with string)
biṉdjirra' axe--stone, short
bindjurrwuy spear
biṉgal stick--small, sharp, pointed used by boys after circumcision for holding food by girls at puberty ceremonies for scratching head by women for digging shellfish and hitting self or ground in grief generally by anyone to search for nits in hair, clean sore
bini particle making statement as contrary to fact
biṉi stingray--large big ba:mbi, mother of dja:tji
biṉiny nail--finger or toe, claw
bininydjirri arrow
biṉinymirr(i) lizard Mangrove Monitor, Varanus indicus
binmila 
biṉ'ṯawu mud, earth, gravel
bin'tjuḻ pencil
binhdha rib(s)
beny worm (includes harmful parasitic worms)
beny bala and so on (until)
binydjaḻŋu shark-fat or liver
binydjarr'yun fish kill, spear
binydjarrpuma 
binydji flat, thin
binydjitj thin, fleshless, skinny flat unnoticeable
binygirrigirriyirri itchy--be, scratch an itch make a noise to show someone is coming
binygurr plant--chenopod Tecticornia australasica
binymulurawuy 
biny'tju sandstone, sand stones
binyural 
biŋ'thun suck (as air through teeth)
biŋal axe
biŋga'yun wake up, be awake be wary, ready
biŋgipiŋgiyun toss and turn (from restlessness), move around (as when sleeping or about to wake up)
biŋgurawuy 
biŋk pink
biŋu then, after that, so
biŋulu from there (yonder) Conj after that, then
biŋum that (one, near you)
beŋur(u) hence, from there, from that
beŋur(u) after(wards), then, later
biŋurumdhu with that, using that (one)
beparran snake--freshwater, non-poisonous
bepi bird Banded Fruit-Dove
bepila 
bipimirriny bird Comb-crested Jacana, Jacana gallinacea
bepuka bird Dove sp.
bir'yun sparkle, glitter, shine
bira'yun wake up, be awake, open one's eyes
biral belt (made of string) Ext seatbelt
birandjitj Frances
biranybirany 
birapthun flash, give out gleam of light
biray(') tree--edible fleshy fruits Yellow-fruited Tree, Denhamia obscura Pouteria sericea
birayti Friday
birim lizard Large Rock Goanna, Varanus glebopalma
birirr wake (e.g., of dugong at night)
biritjalawuy 
biritj-goḻ Pre-School
birkarr'yun chant during Yirritja ceremonies (by calling out place names, etc.)
birkpirk bird Kingfisher sp.
birku(') stick--smooth, heavy, with rounded end (for fighting or turtle hunting), club (usually made from Ironwood)
birŋ'gun clap (hands) in slap tr
birpa rectum
birpa' flesh (of snail or shellfish)
birr stand
birr(') very TIME or LOC Intensifier
birral belt
birrali corn, maize, wheat (any small seeds or grains)
birralimiŋ 
birraŋany side half
birrarrapi axe
berratha(') rice wheat barley (cereals)
birrbirryun fly off get up and go Pl
birrgi' tree Green Plum, Buchanania obovata
birrgugu rememberance of an unkindness for later retribution
birrikitji 
birrimbiḏi sea-serpent (?)
birrimbirr soul, human spirit (goes to land of departed spirits to be reincarnated)
birriṉ-birriṉ 
birrinyguma gather together (e.g., people for death ceremony, flock of birds in a tree)
birrip(-b)irrip bird--bustard, announces the Dhuwa dead when they arrive at Burralku
birriran 
birrirri'yun turn around (key in lock), screw (top on jar), wring (clothes), stir, twist start up (motor)
birritjama surname
birrka' accidentally, by mistake, at random
birrka' joke, something funny
birrkaṉŋu 
birrkili clan-nation (western Da)
birrkilin spear--old fashioned, with a wooden blade
birrkin-birrkin crocodile--saltwater
berrkmirriŋu mob(s), a great number (of people)
berrkŋu Praying Mantis, Stick-Insect
birrkpirrk bird--bustard, announces the Dhuwa dead Banded Plover, Masked Plover, Masked Lapwing, Vanellus miles
birrkpirrkŋaniŋ tree/shrub Pink Pigface, Seapurslane, Suaeda australis Arthrocnemum leiostachyum Batis argillicola Sesuvium portulacastrum Tecticornia australasica
birrku(') moon--full
birrkuḏa bee--honey "Cheeky Bee", Trigona sp.
birrkuku(') fish--with black and white stripe Butterfish
birrmanda shrub--edible berry Green Plum, Wild Plum
birrnyilpirrnyil very old person
birrŋ'thun spread (fire, story, news), increase in size, get bigger
birrŋarr turtle Pacific Ridley, Lepidochelys olivasea
birrŋaw'yun scatter, spread out in all directions
birrŋir'bun hiccup burp
birr'pirryun rub sticks together stamp feet (?)
birrpunu rope for flag
birrpurra fish
birru'birrun whistle (of the wind)
berrupirru star
birrwakthun spread, increase
birrwirryun fly off (as a flock of birds), take off (mass dispersal in all directions) rise, get up and go (everyone after ceremony or meeting)
birrwirra(') fish--found in mangroves and salt-water creeks Black-Spotted Dart, Trachinotus bailloni Dart(s), T. blochi, T. russelli
bet bed
bitmaram(a) graze, brush against, just miss (spear), almost touch
biṯthun sting (of wasp, jellyfish)
biṯa shrub--used as string fruit--black when ripe, can be eaten red if cooked Burney Vine
bitata potato European
biṯi hip back leg (turtle)
biṯi'yun carry (in dillybag) hung around shoulder
biṯpiṯ shoot(s), new growth (on plant)
bitrul petrol
biṯtharryun set a fire gather a lot of wood and get it set for a fire
bittja(') picture(s), film, photo(graph), image
biturul petrol
biturrunatu buffalo
bithiwul none, nothing
bitja 
bitja(') picture(s), film, photo(graph), image
bitjan thus, like this
bitjarra 
bitji snake scales or skin
bitjiṉiny tree-mangrove leaves used for cooking dugong and turtle acts as a preservative lemony smell from crushed leaf Myrtle Mangrove, Osbornia octodonta
bitjirayta refrigerator
bitjit visit
betjitj pieces
bitjkit biscuit
bitju-wayiŋ just like
biw'yun fan (fire) brush away (flies) (of wind) fan (you) when in the shade
bew'yun blow
bewaḻi from that (one), from there, after that
bewik bird Black-faced Cuckoo Shrike, Coracina novaehollandiae
bewiya grass--growing in paperbark swamps & wetlands Bullrush, Eleocharis sp.
bewiyik bird Black-Faced Cuckoo Shrike, Coracina novaehollandiae
biwula bird Seagull sp.
biyaku 
biyal fish--small, freshwater
biyamarr wind--strong
biyaṉi fright, (reasoned) fear
biyaṉu fear
biyaŋ greedy for
biyapiya intestines, guts
biyapul more, again, another (of the same)
biyarranydjarrwuy 
biyarrmak funny, humourous, amusing, clowning (around)
biyarrthan cook, roast burn (e.g., jellyfish sting)
biyawik bird Black-shouldered Kite, Elanus notatus
biyawiliny tree fruit--small, grape-like, edible, available in jungle areas after Christmas
biyawilitj tree fruit--edible
biyawuy 
biyay(') lizard--large goanna Varanus sp.
biyirr'yun twist
beyiwiya' reed--swamp
biyiwiyik bird
biyuŋu yam--with grassy leaves
bom boom (of a canoe)
buma hit (hard), beat kill gather, pick, collect (wild foods, honey, shellfish) prepare (tobacco) bite (of sandfly or mosquito) shoot (gun) make (basket) affect
bumbarru rock, stone hill
bumbum car, motorcar, truck
bomiḻa shellfish--large edible Oyster sp. found in mud and mangroves
bominya tree/shrub--edible fruit Kurrajong
bumiti 
bon kneecap
boṉ spoon
buna arrive come (up to), visit
buṉaki have an accident
bunaṉatjini clan-nation and language
bunaṉbunaṉ cicada
buṉapi(') seaslug, trepang--small, found in mud
boṉba butterfly (generic)
bunbaṯpaṯ coiled around (as snake)
buṉbatjiwuy 
buṉbu shelter--of bush or bough, hut, native house Ext house (of European design)
bunbun' rootfood Vigna vexillata
buṉbuṉ' white paint made from clay
buṉḏalal cramp, palsy, "pins and needles", numbness, stiffness
buṉḏalŋu back, lumbar spine, centre of back
bundi(') turtle sub-adult Hawksbill Turtle
bondi quick(ly), fast
bundul bird--hawk, commonly seen soaring over settlements Black (Fork-tailed) Kite
bundula 
bundurr clan, surname (given to a person or clan--relating to territory or totems)
buṉḏuṯu 
bonhdhu' beeswax--hard, black (at bottom of beehive)
bundhurr 
buṉdjuŋu(') tree with large green/yellow fruit Wild Orange Tree, Capparis umbonata
bungam 
buṉitjun apply sweat to (someone, in bestowal ritual)
bun'kumu knee
buṉ'ṯaŋu snake Black-Headed (Rock) Python, Aspi ol,d ites melanocephalus
bun'tarrawuy 
boṉu(') tree Eucalypt sp.
bunuka 
buṉulk pollen dust Ext dry flour (rubbed on kneaded damper)
buṉumal 
bunuŋgu 
buṉuŋgurr 
bunuyura 
bunhaŋarawuy 
bunhaŋurawuy 
bunhdhala 
bonhdhu beeswax (used for wearing in hole of nose)
bunhdhurr lame, crippled (person) unable to fly (domestic fowl)
bunhdhurrurrŋu 
bunhdhuwulu weak, helpless
buny'tjun suck (on) smoke (tobacco) kiss
bunybu(') shellfish--eaten raw Mud Welk, Terebralia p e,a lustris
bunydjarrŋa(') tree Cashew
bunydji anus, arse
bunydjul yam--edible, growing on prostrate vine Ipomoea velutina (?)
bunydjuŋu fruit--green inside
boŋa perfume, aromatic powder (anything to make one smell nice)
buŋaḻati tree--edible purple fruit
buŋbulyun rise (of smoke or steam)
buŋbuŋdhun boil
buŋgama drift with current, float on top of water (e.g., crocodile, log, leaf, but not boat)
boŋgam(a) break (of day) tomorrow definite FUT marker
buŋgan smell, scent, aroma (good or bad) (Rit) body odor
buŋgana leg
buŋgaputju 
buŋgaṯthun be happy feel refreshed be relaxed, relieved feel enthusiastic
buŋgawa boss, leader owner, master Ext captain (of sports team) foreman
buŋgu'yun agree, nod head in agreement
buŋgul ceremony, "business", rite, ritual celebration, carnival song sung with didjeridoos and tapsticks (may be accompanied by dancing)
boŋguŋ(u) tomorrow (early, at daybreak) sometime (in the immediate future)
boŋirriny smelly, rotten (paper or wood) (?) spider--large, lives in the ground
buŋ'puŋdhun make a kissing noise (with lips pushed forward)
buŋu 
boŋu waterhole
boŋurru drunk, intoxicated
buŋuṯul tortoise
boŋuwuy waterhole
bop sound of digeridoo or siren
bopaṉa fish Cook's Soldier Fish, Apogon cooki Black-Tipped Fusilier, Caesio chrysozonus Whiptail, Pentapodus paradiseus Lined Spine-Cheek, Scolopsis lineatus
bopu voice box, "Adam's apple" windpipe, throat
bopu pawpaw
bup(-b)up throat
bopurru 
bo'puyŋu messenger, apostle
bur arrive, come
buryun come to nothing fall through
bur' current (water) swirling around rock
bura middle
burakirri hurt--be, wounded (by spear)
burala bird Darter, Anhinga melanogaster
buram wasp--builds a nest of leaves Paper Wasp (?)
burapura bird--seabird with red beak
burarra clan-nation & language
burarrwaŋa surname whale
burathan(') Sea Urchin
burburbunuma paint (person, bark) colour in outlines
burdji'yun rub out, erase, make no effect
burgu(') flower (Rit) pollen
buriḏitj 
buriny (out, as pus from boil)
burinyalawuy 
burirritj fish (generic)
boriya whale bones
burk dry, dried out
burkthun surface (from under water), float rise through fermentation (as cycad nut food)
burkiyalawuy 
burŋa'yun 
burpa(') rootfood--small, round, must be cooked found in shallow water in billabongs, similar to waterlily, Nymphaea violacea Ext bullet
borpul purple
burpur 
bur'puryun be winded, become puffed (from running)
burugu' 
burugurr' tree River Whistling Tree, Casuarina cunninghamiana
burukpili tree--edible fruit taken as a medicine for colds and sore throat, root is used for yellow dye Great Morinda, Cheesefruit, Pain-Killer Fruit, Morinda citrifolia
burul snake--short, dark, found in trees and harmless juvenile Olive Python
burulpurulŋani mushroom
burulpurulŋaniŋ tree Clerodendrum inerme
borum fruit (generic for local and introduced, but excludes cycad nuts)
borum ripe, cooked
burumbil 
buruminy shellfish--edible Gafrarium tumidum
burumŋu pus (from boil)
burumu' tree with edible red "apples" Syzygium suborbiculare, Eugenia suborbicularis
burumun' cheek (down to jaw) Ext island bud (of plant), fruit, nut
boruŋarriwuy 
buruŋgulk brittle, threadbare, fragile, weak covered with footprints
buruŋgurr bird Australian Pelican
buruŋunhawuy 
buruŋurr scrotum, testicle(s)
bururr'yun wipe, dry
bururrpururr tree--small with edible fruits Diospyros maritima, D. ferrea (var. humilis)
burut-burut rat--small
burway 
burwu(') flower (not plant), blossom (Rit) pollen
buryi'yun erase, rub out, make no effect
bur'yuŋurrkama distress severely (person) capsise (canoe)
burr'yun dance, play
borr 
burrakuma threaten confront
burralaŋ(') mälk-m wallaby
burralaŋ' bird White-necked Heron
burralkthun sing in a special way (for initiate or deceased person)
burralku land of departed spirits home of the morning star
burralkuwuy 
burra'ṉi run along (as goanna)
burranhalawuy 
burrayi 
burraypurray 
burrbuburrbuyun 
burrburryun sing for deceased person in camp concert or cleansing ceremony (to accompaniment of clapsticks) make noise (like an engine)
burr'burryun fall off
burrdjalawuy 
burrguyun gallop (of buffalo, horse)
burrgutj lungs
burrinhdhiya leprosy
burriŋi shellfish--edible Mud Welk
burriṯiŋu whip
borrk appearance, character(istic), quality same (in appearance, character)
burrkili 
burrkpurrk joint (part of body which "clicks" when arm, leg or back is stretched suddenly)
burrkun scar man's chest mark
burrkun rope
burrkunuŋ dance--of women in Circumcision Ceremony (at a given point the women run in a circle around the men)
burrkuwurrku ceremonial headband of mixed colours (made from wool or string with parrot or chicken feathers)
burrmalala cyclone, destructive wind
burrmalwuy 
burrmiḏi peaceful, peace-loving
burrmiḻa bird--seabird
burrminy 
burrnhalawuy 
burrnyiḏiḏi tree/shrub--with white flowers
burrpal Witchetty Grub--beyond pupa stage (with legs, but not flying)
burrpaṉḏala plant--useless (e.g., Tinospora smilacina or Gardenia sp.) Ḏmildly rudeṈ
burrpar two
burrpiḻ'yun give a "raspberry" blow in a person's eye
burrpu cruel, callous, destructive having an affair with the wrong relation
burrpu vine--thick, strong, growing on trees has a druglike affect if smoked Snake Vine, Tinospora smilacina, Stephania japonica
burrpurryun bog (down), be stuck, get covered (in mud, sand, dirt)
burr'purryun fall (as leaves from tree, pile of books)
burrpuy leprosy curse, black magic, sorcery
burrtjun flatulate, pass air, "fart" (rude)
borru' ringworm skin disease (brownish-white rings on skin)
burru(-)burruthuŋan comfort, greet a mourner or one paying respects to the dead
burruḏupthun ride (a horse or on shoulders), sit astride (on a horse or dog)
burrudhiṯthun scoop up
burrudhuḻ'dhuḻ measles
burrugu shark--newly born/young, edible (generic)
burrukala butterfly
burrukuy' yam--edible, growing on prostrate vine Ipomoea velutina (?)
burrul'yun fall (out, off, down)
burruḻuḻu ground--soft, muddy
burrumarra 
burrumbaḻ 
burrumburr tree/shrub--very white bark is used to make string inedible red fruit string
burrumilkama misunderstand
burrumiṯpa fish Estuary Rock Cod, Epinephelus malabaricus Black-Tipped Rock Cod, E. fasciatus Groper, Promicrops lanceolatus
borrumŋu relative--close
burrumunuŋ cold, stale (food) numb(ness), stiff(ness) cramp, pins and needles
burruṉburruṉ creeper--small edible white berries Dodder Laurel, Devil's Guts, Cassytha filiformis, Grevillia dryandri, G. goodii
burrunha 
burrunhalawuy Gum
burrunhdhiya(') leprosy
burrunhdhiya'kuma mix food with too much water
burruŋa interrupt
burruŋandi' turtle--smelly freshwater tortoise Chelodina novaeguineae (?)
burruŋburruŋ part of animal near muscle, non-edible, thrown away
burrupiḻ turtle, tortoise
burru'purru sickness--spots on body due to sunburn or disease
burru'purruka g-string, small cloth rag
burruṯtji snake Water Python, Liasis fuscus
burrutha(') hair-ribbon
borrutj Sandfly (or small mosquito ?)
burruwaḻi' spirit--black cat-like animal with white neck and red eye, flies around at night and is associated with devils or ghosts
burruwu shark--young, edible (generic)
burrwana 
burrwar 
burrwarr take, snatch
burrwu shark
burrwurryun sing in mourning (for deceased person in camp concert or cleansing ceremony to accompaniment of clapsticks) make droning noise, throb (engine)
burrwutj lung(s)
burrwuttji snake Water Python
brayti 
bo'puyŋu messenger Ext apostle
bo'yun blow (of wind in , or of a person at a fire tr )
bubu Good bye!
bububa water
bububu wasp--large Eumenes sp.
buḏaga' fruit of Kurrajong tree
buḏalkiny plant--small, found on ridges
buḏapthun cross (over), go down across or over
buḏaw' burst, shatter explode, go off (gun), blast (dynamite)
boḏiny tame, not prone to anger, calm, quiet Ext ineffectual Idm poor (hunter)
buḏipuḏi wallaby Narbarlek, Little Rock-Wallaby, Peradorcas concinna
buḏuḏupthun gallop
buḏuga(') tree--used for firesticks Clerodendrum floribundum sometimes confused with C.-cunninghamii
boḏuk beetle (generic) cockroach black beetle sp.--with two red spots on its back
buḏurr'yun rub
buḏurrutjtjun turn to start (tap, engine), twist, wring out (clothes)
buduwuṯpuy 
buḏuyurr whirlwind twisted strands of rope
budju'yun rub or roll fibres on one's thigh (to make rope or string)
bogu in search of (?)
bogun cup, Paperbark container
bugutj-bugutj bird Bar-shouldered Dove
bok box
bukaḏaŋu brother
bukalakarr shrub Smilax australis
bukaŋu saved (food)
bukaŋu all, whole, entire
bokarra 
bukaway dream(s)
boki harpoon
bukimaŋgatharra Macassan, Macassarese Ext foreigner (non-Aboriginal)
bokit pocket
bokitj bird Quail sp.
bokitjŋu 
bukmak all, every entirety, whole lot
bokman create, make
buku hill, cliff, mountain, summit, high peak
buku face, forehead will, mind
buku slice, hunk, piece of food (cut off for someone) end (of rope, story), climax
bukuḻatjpi surname
bokulu'yirr(i) forget
bukumuk feeling--heavy or dizzy, in head (e.g., after eating too much maypal)
buku(-)muk dark(ness), pitch black
bukurum(a) look up(wards)
bukurru(') fish
buku(-)waṉ'waṉ high (up)
bul cook
bulyun splash in water, be of or in water
bul' fall make noise of something dropped, e.g., stone
buḻ'yunListenswell (up, as infection)
buḻ'yunListenplay act (in a drama or play)
buḻa(') fish--parasitic, attaches to other fish Short Sucker Fish, Remora remora Idm offsider, helper
bola intestine--large dugong's stomach moon
bulal' two
bulambi 
buḻany(') mälk-m kangaroo
buḻanybirr Porpoise
buḻanydjan(') mälk-f
buḻaŋgarr rat
buḻaŋgitj good (in quality), excellent, favourable, pleasing
buḻarr lie (down, on back)
bulatja' fish Grey Schnapper
bolawuy 
bulay(i) rich jewelery, gold, precious stones, bronze treasure
bulayi tin, pannikin
bulbul slow, lethargic, sluggish, lacking in energy
buḻbuḻmarama mix fat of stringray with meat (for flavouring)
buḻbuḻyun come in (tide)
buḻ'buḻyun sneak along camouflaged with branches
buldji dilly bag--ceremonial, decorated with feathers
bulgut tree Kurrajong, Brachychiton diversifolium, B. paradoxis
buliki(') cattle, cow beef, lamb (European red meats)
buḻiḻi bush fruit Eugenia bleeseri
bulinhdha' stir, mix
buḻinybuy 
boḻk semen, sperm, "cum" (rude)
bulka' hair--body, fur, feather(s) Ext root of yam or vegetable food
bulkaniny caterpillar (generic)
bulkuŋu thunder
buḻ'madji shark--dangerous
bulman woomera, flat spear-thrower
buḻ'manydji shark (generic for adults of Carcharhinus spp.)
bulmarra fish Red Emperor
bulmirri grass-type plant
bulmurrk palm tree--found in spring country, when young it has leaf stems growing straight from the ground the stalks of which are edible Kentia Palm, Northern Kentia, Gronophyllum ramsayi
bulmuyuk died down, gone out (of fire) fresh remains of a fire recently extinguished
bulnha slowly, gently, carefully, cautiously
buḻnyin possum fur
buḻnyirr'marama move (run, drive) fast march (like goose-step), move with knees high
bulŋu(') turtle leg or breast (?)
buḻŋu(') soft, fine, powderlike, crumbly (of ground or fruit) scattered bits (in fine pieces), ashes
bol'ŋu wind-destructive: water spout, cyclone, tornado
bulŋuyuk extinguished (fire), not alight Ext not carrying a firestick people with no fire storage place (for food) after fire has died
bulpu' basket made from pandanus fibres
buḻpuḻ(') flower feather
buḻpuḻyun burn
bul'pulyun make noise of stamping feet or walking hard on ground
buḻpupuyun swell, blister
bulu again, more (of the same), also, too then (again), but
bolu bamboo (introduced by Macassans)
buḻuk feather(s)--white (usually of Sea Eagle) used for ceremonial body-painting or armbands
bulukambi 
buluki cattle, cow beef, lamb (European red meats)
bulukminy snake Javan File Snake
bulukminyŋaniŋ tree--red flowers (April-July) which children tap to loosen the sweet honey female Hakea arborescens Grevillea heliosperma
boḻuku rotten, mouldy rot, mould, mildew, decomposing matter Ext tobacco old cycad nuts (on the ground--can be eaten if cooked in leaves or paperbark)
boḻuku' flour, meal (made from yams)
bulul'yun open (out, as blanket)
bololo tree
buḻumbuḻ hair--white/grey white powder in Paperbark
buḻumitj underpants, women's panties
bolumiwuy 
bulunu(') east (wind) fruit of White Berry Bush
buḻuŋga(') dirty, dusty murky, "milky", turbid (water) plastered (with mud or paint, e.g., ceremonial design plastered not painted on) faded, pale (colour)
buḻuŋun(') lump (on body or in rope), knot (in tree or wood), hump (on camel), carved out lump for seat in canoe
bulupal 
buḻurruka' shrub--with soft edible white fruits Securinega virosa
bulurrumawuy 
bulurruŋ flaky (food, tobacco) cooked on the outside (but not throughout) old cycad nuts (on ground--can be eaten if cooked)
bulutjaŋa fish--freshwater
bolutju(') beard, moustache, facial hair
bolutju'lili grandchild DC, FMSC, MFDC
bulwaltjpirriwuy 
buḻwaŋ'thun break in pieces, smash fly in all directions (as blown ashes)
bul'warryun fly away
bulwarrŋur 
bulwul slow, lethargic, sluggish, lacking in energy
buḻwuḻmarama mix fat of stringray with meat (for flavouring)
bulwunu(') east (wind) fruit of White Berry Bush
bulwut tree/shrub--with edible seeds Red-flowering Kurrajong, Darwin Kurrajong, Brachychiton parodoxis, B. diversifolium
buḻwutja(') rootfood--grass with peanut-like roots
buḻyapuḻya tree Wild Cassava Tree, Wild Cotton Tree, Cochlospermum fraseri
dharru  a1
ḏuwaṯ  go from sea to land, go upwards
buta good (character), wholesome, clean, beautiful (personality)
buta card game
butalmirri 
boṯaŋ tree/shrub--edible berries Native Gooseberry, Physalis mini m,n a
butpi sedge--small Cyperus sp.
buṯpilk-buṯpilk parrot Budgerigar (?)
butpuḻ football
butputthun swell (up), be firm (of breasts)
buttharr'yun make fire (especially for cooking)
buṯtjiriŋaniŋ grass Barb-Wire Grass
botu 
botu-butu tractor, iron bar, crank, axe
buṯukali spear-thrower, flat woomera
buththun defecate, "shit" ḎrudeṈ
butha card game
buthalak yellow--light (ochre, used to make body paint)
buthaniyawuy 
botharra 
buthaṯtji 
buthimaŋ 
buthinipa belt--made from string
bothirri lie, deceive, tell lies (to) imitate
bothubuthukuma plait, braid, twist
buthugulk(k)ulk expression of pleasure
buthugurrulil 
buthuḻu(') bottle
buthuŋu scorpion (harmful)
buthuru ear frill (of Frilled Lizard)
buthurr bark--red-coloured inner bark of Wild Peach medicine (made from this) for diarrhoea or pimples and sores
bothurru count
buthuwa defecate, excrete lay (egg) give birth
botj tree Ironwood, Erythropleum chlorostachyum
butjala surname
botjama build, make, manufacture
butji 
botji rain
butjikit cat, kitten
botjin(') poison
butjiri smell--bad, stink smelly, reek, stench
butjiriŋaniŋ grass Litsea glutinosa Barb-Wire Grass, Cymbopogon refracta (?)
butju feather(s)
butju bird Duck sp.
butjulama entice, draw in spread bait
botjulk kind and loving, "cool, calm, and collected", unruffled
botjulu(') fish Jewfish, Mulloway
butjuluram spread bait
botjuŋ bowl, large jar, (earthenware) pitcher Macassan pot (for cooking trepang)
butjuwutju rootfood herb
buwa Hey! address term--general (non-avoidance) for anyone, except that a young person should not use it to an elder used to attract attention
buwakati 
buwakul vine--climber, with edible root swellings Cayratia trifolia
buwaḻ'yun break of day
buwaḻa robust (neither fat nor skinny) short Ḏyounger generation's speechṈ
buwalawal tree--used in boat building and for shelters Red Ash, Soap Tree, Alphitonia Alphitia excelsa, Malaisia scandens
buwal-buwalyun bubble up
buwalkthun surface, come up (from under water, as crocodile or submarine)
buwaḻkpuwaḻk mould
buwal-wuwalyun bubble up
buwaminya 
buwaŋ-buwaŋ 
buwapiṯi 
buwarrpuwarr clan
buwat insect--any fly, bee, or wasp specific: Blowfly (?)
buwaṯa bird Plains Turkey, Australian Bustard, Ardeotis australis
buwaṯaŋaniŋ tree/shrub--leaves are crushed and boiled, then used as medicine for fever, sore ears, flu, indegestion and diarrhoea warm leaves can be put directly on a painful area Clerodendrum floribundum
buwatutja 
buwatjiku 
buwayak invisible, faint, indistinct, faded, pale
buwayway 
bowun container--Paperbark (for honey, water, shellfish)
bo'wuyŋu messenger Ext apostle
-buy ASsoCiative: about (a story about a crocodile), from (a man from Darwin)
boy yellow fatty part of crab
boy' blow (at, on) have sexual intercourse
boy' spark (red-hot material that falls from the firestick onto the dry tinder)
buyama 
buyamaŋaniŋ tree/shrub--big orange flower edible part (?)
boyan hit, kill collect, gather
boyaŋ paper
buyapuya porpoise--young
boyara brain marrow unhealthy discharge (e.g., pus, phlegm)
buyku raft (made from Paperbark)
buyman 
buymanman tree
buymarr fire
buypi surface
buypuru stone--used for crushing cycad
buyu strips of Pandanus leaves--dried out and ready for weaving (the) weave, way of weaving
buyu' shrub Grewia orientalis or similar sp. (?)
buyu'yun rub or roll bark fibres on one's thigh (to make rope or string)
buyubuyu smooth
buyuḏa 
buyuka fire(wood)
boyukarrpi 
buyulma 
buyuminy 
buyuwuyu smooth (not rough or coarse)
buyuyugululmirr clan-nation (western Dl)
buyuyukuḻuḻmirr clan-nation (western Dl)
ḏaba'yun look back (behind, to the side, or over one's shoulder) go back (to get, have another look)
ḏabaḏaba'yun shake head (in disagreement) refuse, say no
ḏäbi clan-nation (Djinba, nearly extinct)
ḏabuṯabu bird--owl Nightjar Pacific Baza, Aviceda subcristata
ḏaḏa'yun cleanse, purify in ceremony (e.g. house of a dead person by burning branches around it)
ḏaḏakarr'yun make a scraping noise (moving feet)
ḏaḏatj in vain, to no avail
ḏaḏaw stop (doing), cease, finish
ḏaḏayŋa 
ḏäḏi(y) firewood, twigs
ḏaga 
ḏagatj plant--found near river banks
ḏak cut (off) break circumcise
ḏäk pelvis, hipbone
ḏakarr spear-thrower, curved woomera (for fish spear)
ḏakawa(') crustacean--prawns & crayfish, e.g: Rainbow Prawn School Prawn Penaeus and Metapenaeus spp River Crayfish Western Crayfish, Chaerax albidus etc.
dakitaki duck
ḏakṯak possum--young
ḏäku bent
ḏakul(') axe (generic)
ḏäkul(') tree--grows along beach White-Flowered Black Mangrove, Lu m,tn itzera racemosa
ḏal break, crack be crushed
ḏal hit
ḏalun cut (down), knock down
ḏaḻun stiff--be(come)
ḏäl strong, hard, steady, firm, difficult
ḏäla stomach nest of paper wasp
ḏalalakthirri faint, be unconscious or half-dead
ḏalaṉḏalkthirri faint, be unconscious or half-dead
dalbindjir cup
ḏalgirr orchid--especially tree orchid
ḏalkarramirr(i) leader(s) of Yirritja ceremonies, old man (implies full knowledge of the law, songs, sacred business, etc.)
ḏaḻkumbi goanna
ḏalmark maggot
ḏalŋarri 
ḏalŋgirr(nha) 
ḏalpam dead
ḏalpan quiet, idle, lazy
ḏalwaḏalwa material--thick (like canvas): tent, tarpaulin, ground sheet
ḏalwur ignorant, stupid, not very bright, not capable of thinking not good at (work, gets tired of job before it's finished or like children who don\'t know how to think properly), poor at (hunting or providing), "useless"
ḏam'thun put into or stuff one's mouth (all at once) trap, lock in (as feet in stocks), close (mouth or fist) around
ḏamala bird--male/mature White-Breasted Sea Eagle, Haliaeetus leucogaster Wedge-tailed Eagle, Aquila audax Black-breasted Buzzard, Hamirostra melanosternon
ḏamarr'marama tie tightly
ḏamarrḏamarrdharra flare up in anger, tell off, stand up and answer back
ḏamarrwura 
damata tomato
ḏamaṯama tree--with inedible dark fruits, grows near billabongs
ḏamba light (weight)
dämba' damper Ext flour
ḏämbak boat
ḏambaŋani tree--lightweight wood used for spear shafts Indian Lantern Flower, Abutilon indica Hydrolea zeylanica Ludwigia perennis, L. octovalvis
ḏambaṯambayun tap--wood to see if hollow (for didgeridoo), bread (to see if cooked)
ḏämbu head, forehead Ext sandy hill
ḏämbugawumirr clan-nation
ḏämbuy' possum--male
ḏambuythun 
ḏamiḻipa lizard Northern Blue-Tongue
ḏamuḏamurrk vine--edible fruit
ḏamura shellfish ?
ḏamurrk-ḏamurrk melon--wild, resembling wild cucumber but inedible Coccinea cordifolia (?)
ḏamurruŋ' brackish, salty (water) bitter, sour itchy
ḏanatjun be(come) stiff, taut, tight
dandaŋa tin, can
ḏandja inside hold (of ship) depths (of ocean)
ḏangapa(') tree--edible fruit, juice mixed with water or breast milk is used as medicine for earache and pussy eyes Geebung, Persoonia falcata
ḏangawukpuy 
ḏangi bird White Cockatoo
ḏangi'yun nurse ( a child)
ḏan'parr bark of Stringybark--used for shelters and death shroud
ḏanyala 
ḏanybi fish Coral Cod, Cephalopholis miniatus Coral Trout, Plectropoma maculatum Coronation Trout, Variola louti
danydjati 
danyguryun 
ḏaŋanbarr 
ḏaŋawuk shallow thin layer of soil over rocks
ḏaŋga calm (when the rain stops), fine
ḏaŋgalkthun fall (over, down), fly off (as leaves from tree, sparks in wind) Idm have bad thoughts, hear bad words going through one's head
ḏaŋgan fruit--bush melon
ḏäŋgan fat rolls (on stomach around waist) Witchetty Grub (edible larvae)
ḏaŋgultji(') bird Brolga, Grus rubiconda
ḏaŋgurraŋ(') lobster male Tropical Rock Lobster
ḏaŋgurraŋ fish--marine, small Mudskipper (?)
ḏäŋgu'ṯaŋgu stingray
ḏaŋ'mirriŋu crustacean--makes clacking noise Grant's Mantis Shrimp, Squilla granti Bay Lobster (?)
ḏaŋ'ṯaŋdhun make knocking noise
ḏap come together, meet e.g., two lines of people surrounding something
ḏäpthun sit, stay (somewhere for a long while, of many people talking or just sitting)
ḏapal(') Caterpillar (generic)
ḏapalan' lizard Blue-tongued Lizard
ḏapaliny' caterpillar--furry, stinging
ḏapman policeman
ḏapu(') vine--thorny good for firewood and firesticks edible fruit like sweet grapes Asparagus racemosa Smilax australis
ḏapurrurru' grasshopper
ḏar' hit
dar'yun sing (with clapstick accompaniment)
ḏaramu bone of lower leg
ḏar'man tree, especially its liquid which can be drunk when water is not available Dwarf Paperbark, Melaleuca viridiflora
ḏarpa tree
ḏarpum spear
ḏaruma shellfish--edible used traditionally as a water cup or carrier, with a string handle Brown Baler Shell, Melo umbiculatus Ext bald head, bald hill
ḏarwal bird--brown, lives in grass
ḏarwirr vine--creeper Lawyer Vine armband (made from this vine)
ḏärryun be(come) angry
ḏarra reed--freshwater, with orange flowers
ḏarra'yun dry up (of water)
ḏärra palm tree and its edible stalks Kentia Palm, Northern Kentia, Gronophyllum ramsayi (and/or) Cut-leaved Palm, Hydriastele wendlandiana
ḏärra fish Five-Banded Damsel Fish, Abudefduf saxatilis White-Banded Damsel Fish, Chrysiptera leucopoma
ḏarrabiya' bird Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
ḏarramu man, male, boy
ḏarraŋgi tree--like a coconut but the shell can also be eaten parts of the tree are washed ashore on Elcho, these are left to dry out in the sun before cooking
ḏarrapa(') fish Long-Nosed Trevally, Carangoides chrysophyrys Bludger, C. gymnostethus Herring Trevally, Alepes kalla
ḏarrarr'marama miss the mark, glance off
ḏarrarr'yun drag, pull along
ḏarrawanmi 
ḏarrawk tree Ghost Gum, Whitebark, Eucalyptus papuana
därrawuk 
ḏarrk bite
ḏarrŋḏarrŋdhirri bunches--be in (as a tree or banana plant laden with fruit)
ḏärrpa snake King Brown, Pseud e,o chis australis Western Brown Snake, Pseudonaja nuchalis
ḏärrtjal grass Imperata cylindrica, Coelorhachis rottboellioides
ḏarrtjalk clean clear (colour) good, not spoilt (beach, campsite)
ḏatthun spear, pierce
ḏaṯthun break off
ḏatam waterlily
ḏaṯitji tree--edible purple fruit
ḏäṯiwuy clan-nation (eastern Dl)
datiyalan 
ḏatjarraŋa 
ḏatji sickness or disease--on skin, very itchy used to be fatal
ḏatji sacred sea creature (stingray or shark?)--lives in the Wessels
ḏatji mixture of flesh and fat or liver
dätjiŋ 
datjirri 
ḏatjpugarri 
ḏatjpurrpurr 
ḏaw'yun break (down, up) get hurt
ḏaw'wun strip off (bark)
ḏäw' yam--growing on prostrate vine Ipomoea sp. (?)
ḏawa'yun go back (to have another look), look behind, -to the side, -over one's shoulder
ḏawaḏatj unequal in size or length
dawadawa bell
ḏawaḏawayun make fire
ḏawa-ḏawa'yun shake head in disagreement
ḏawala 
ḏäwala healthy, well, recovered
ḏawalala' yam Ipomoea gracilis (?)
ḏawaṯawayun shake hit
däwin Darwin
ḏawu tree--its roots are used to make brown string for baskets Banyan, Ficus virens
ḏäwul none
ḏawulu 
ḏawurr hair--body feathers, down tiny hairs or bristles
ḏawurr bee, Honeybee (generic), Trigona spp.
ḏawurrkuwuy 
ḏawuṯawu bird Tawny Frogmouth, Podargus strigoides
ḏay die stop, quit
ḏayun dry (up, out)
dayaŋgi loose
dayarra blame
daybuḻ table
ḏayḏay turtle--sub-adult Flatback Turtle
ḏaygurrgurr clan (western Da)
daykamalu 
ḏaykun(') sun, day sunshine time(piece), watch, clock
ḏaylulu 
daymambi 
daymaŋu 
daymbali 
daymbalipu 
ḏaymirri fish totemic sea monster--dangerous, sacred
daynaŋga 
daynuŋgu 
dayŋawa 
dayŋgatjiŋ 
dayŋgipu 
dayŋgurru 
dayŋumbi 
ḏayparrandji bird--pigeon or dove with a reddish face
ḏaypurryun 
ḏaywarru 
daywululu pretty, nice (f) White Woman, Asian lady, non-Aboriginal woman
ḏaywurrgurr clan
ḏe' itch(y)
ḏe' grasshopper
diba'yun 
ḏibiḏibi few, little, small (amount)
ḏiḏi'marama tie up, bandage
ḏiḏiyun scratch
ḏiḏimu fish Parrotfish (generic), e.g: Blue Tusk Fish, Choeroden cyanodus Surf Parrotfish, Scarus fasciatus, Green-Finned Parrotfish, S. sordidus (etc.)
ḏiḏiny-garrpin warp sheet around dead body and entwine with rope
dedjat T-shirt
ḏikaḏika curly (hair)
ḏikala' plant--with yellow flowers, edible tubers, grows in swamp Cartonema sp.
ḏikarr(') fish Great Flying Fish, Cypselurus melanocercus Ext aeroplane, helicopter
ḏikarr dragonfly, damselfly
ḏikmandja sticky, thick (porridge, syrup)
ḏikṯik grasshopper--long-horned
ḏikṯik rememberance (of an unkindness) for later retribution
ḏikṯikŋaniŋ ant--stinging, makes one itchy
ḏiku unripe, raw, uncooked, not ready to eat in compounds dead, unconscious
ḏil'yun paint, apply (to the body)
ḏila tree Paperbark, Melaleuca nervosa cup or cooliman made from its wood
ḏela 
ḏilaḏilawŋ'gun rough--be, choppy (of lake or sea)
ḏilak edler(s), adult old (man) important, person in authority big Pl
delalu 
-diḻi ALLative: to, towards, into
ḏelili bird Peewee, Mudlark, Australian Magpie-Lark, Grallina cyanoleuca
ḏilip tea-leaves
ḏilkam lizard Sand Goanna, Varanus sp.
ḏilkurr(u) old (man), leader big, important
ḏilkurruŋu yam Gardenia megasperma
ḏilminyin(') tree--rainforest creeper with edible red fruit Termite Tree, Ganophyllum falcatum Carallia brachiata
ḏilmiyarri 
ḏilmurr louse--large, blackheaded (on humans, cattle, or dogs)
ḏiltthun poison (fish--by putting branches of certain trees into a small billabong)
ḏil'ṯil spot, freckle, dot
ḏilthan sting (of wound) tr dab with medicine, heal
ḏiltji back(bone) bush(land), outback, hinterland countryside land (as opposed to beach or sea)
ḏimdhun breastfeed, hold in the mouth (teat, cigarette, smoke)
dema 
ḏimarrkalaŋ' plant--with yellow flowers, edible tubers, grows in swamp Cartonema sp.
ḏimbuka(') container, dilly bag, closely woven narrow basket (for carrying wild honey) Ext coffin
ḏimiḏimirr shellfish Thaid Shell(s)
ḏimiliny 
ḏimirr fin (of fish), spike (of stingray), prickle (of burr), thorn, barb, spine, hook
ḏimiṯimi tortoise--small young Emydura victoriae
ḏimiṯiminy insect--water Water Strider (?)
ḏimiṯimirr grass--with burrs
ḏiṉ'thun track
ḏinbal crocodile--saltwater
ḏinḏamdhirri 
dindin cup
ḏinḏin' tree--paperbark, found in flood plains Melaleuca sp.
ḏinḏinŋaniŋ insect? Water Boatman
ḏingu tree--especially its nut Cycad Palm
ḏini side
ḏinmirr barb (of spear)
ḏeny scrotum and testicles
ḏiny'ṯiny kidney(s) Ext tree--with edible, kidney-shaped nuts Terminalia grandiflora
ḏeŋgiŋaniŋ shellfish--not eaten Haliotis squamata
ḏiŋirr'-ḏiŋirrthun 
ḏiŋirrk crack, snapping noise (as when a tree branch breaks)
ḏiŋ'ṯiŋdhun crackle (of fire)
ḏipthun chop
ḏipililŋa 
ḏipanguma hit, kill
ḏepina caterpillar
ḏipu herb--small
ḏir'yun 
ḏirrun go back
ḏirryun feel pain, suffer be unhappy
ḏirr' fart--audible, bad air
ḏirramu man, male, boy husband
ḏirrathala boys--young, single (from initiation to manhood)
ḏirrgiyun saw
ḏirrirr wrinkles
ḏirrirr'yun crawl shift around (in sitting position)
ḏirriṯirri thorns, prickles spiked vine with hard branches and white flowers
ḏerritjŋu fish Freshwater Mullet, Liza dussumieri
ḏirriwili' crab--freshwater
ḏirrmala wind--north(east)
ḏirrŋ'gun pass wind, fart rude
ḏirrŋḏirrŋ bird Burdekin Duck
ḏirrŋiny'tjun row a boat with oar-locs (both sides together)
dirrpu(') rootfood similar to waterlily--small round, must be cooked Nymphoides indica Nymphaea violacea
ḏerruŋ carving
ḏirrwi'yun 
ḏirrwiḏirrwi(') stuck, caught, tied up, not free
ḏitthun fetch water
ḏiṯthun dip (for water), fetch water scoop up (honey, earth, etc.)
ḏe(')ṯi kidney (of animals) Ext tree--edible kidney-shaped nuts wood used for making smoking pipes Nut Tree, Native Almond, Canarium australianum, Terminalia grandiflora
ḏe'ṯiyun sting, hurt
detuŋ buffalo
deturru 
ḏitj return
ḏitj hit
ḏetj grasshopper (generic) dragonfly, locust (?)
ditja(') teacher
ḏitjalk spear thrower spear--with pointed end used for fighting and hunting
detjat T-shirt
ḏitjay(') barb (of spear)
ḏitji 
detjirimawuy 
ḏitjkurr'yun flow, spurt (of liquids) shoot up, come flying up (to knock down insects)
ditjmanda vine--spiked with hard branches and white flowers
ḏitjmaŋgarr 
ḏitjpaŋgarr stingray--edible Spotted Eagle Ray, Aetobatus narinari
ḏitjpunuma massage, squeeze, knead
diwa'yun fire
ḏiwatj bird Green Pygmy-Goose
ḏiwirrkthun break, snap Pl
ḏiw'ṯiw bird Dollar-Bird
ḏiy hit
ḏiyamu shellfish--edible, found in shallow mud flats at river mouth Paphia hiantina
ḏiyḏiyyun 
ḏiy'ṯiyyun ache, be painful (sharp pain in ears)
ḏeyṯiy'marama groom, look for head lice or fleas and squash them with fingernails
dhä mouth mouth of river door opening, orifice
dhaba' Got you!, I saw you before you saw me! (children's game)
dhabaŋ'marama 
dhabar dilly bag--sacred, contains bones, bills and feathers of birds and animals
dhabirrkpunuma finish off (ceremony, meeting), set period
dhäburrany 
dhaḏa leaves--burned, for cleansing ceremony
dhaḏalal dreamtime beings who played didjeridoos and created some stringybark dreamings
dhaḏudhaḏu rough country, hard terrain
dhaḏuluma seep, drip
dhaḏuyaḏu rough country, hard terrain (with many hills and rivers which is difficult to cross)
dhä(-)djarryun take possession of (a place)
dhaganda kangaroo--young antelopine, joey
dhagarr crossing (through jungle)
dhägir'yun punish, forbid
dhagirritj tree Persoonia falcata
dhäkaḏatj food--plant or vegetable (rootfoods, breads, cereals, fruits in contrast to meat, eaten for variety)
dhakaḏayanbi lizard--small and skinks (generic)
dhakal cheek, jaw Ext island fruit (whole)
dhakal(-)gaḏadjarr lizards--small and skinks (generic)
dhakaṉ 
dhakatjtjun pout, be surly, not reply (face showing anger or sulkiness), hate, loathe (the sight of)
dhäkay taste, flavour feel(ing)
dhakiṉgiṉ axe with worn blade
dhäkiyarr sacred string (Bundhamarr)
dhaku vagina, vulva
dhakuḏa(') fish White Trevally, Golden Trevally, Caranx sp. Great Trevally, Caranx sexfasciatus
dhäkuḏak caterpillar
dhakururru shellfish--very nice Oyster sp.
dhäkurruma lean against
dhäkurrunhamarama lean against
dhäkuwal sacred shelter
dhäkuwarr sacred shelter
dhal' land (of plane, bird) sit down
dhaḻ' shut, closed (up) -tr stop up, block (up), dam (creek) cook (in an earthen oven)
dhala vagina
dhäla totem, "dreaming" totemic ancestor very important (culturally)
dhälakanŋu leaders of coroboree
dhaḻakarr space--open hole, opening Ext room window position
dhalaktharra drip
dhalaŋ blunt (knife) in the way (of line of vision), blocking the view
dhalaŋ'marama beach (a canoe/boat), bring to land
dhalapuḻ waterlily root--very large, found in deep water billabongs
dhaḻarr fish
dhaḻarra(') snake--big, yellowish King Brown (?)
dhalarrmuŋ tree/shrub--edible black fruit wood used to make firesticks Leea rubra
dhalarrŋaniŋ shellfish Razor Clam, Pinna menkei, Atrina pectina
dhä(-)ḻaw'yun 
dhaḻawan waves--huge roaring breakers
dhalawarraŋ calf (of leg)
dhäḻay together, side by side
dhalbirr equal, level, side by side, in a row
dhal'dhal\'yun drip
dhalgaṯpu turtle Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas
dhali they Pl
dhalimbu(') shellfish--edible Fluted Giant Clam, Tridacna squamosa
dhalinya them Pl-Object
dhälinybuy 
dhaḻinyguma wash ashore (e.g., coconut, dead fish, canoe)
dhaliŋu their(s), for them Pl-Object
dhaḻirr'yun break (of waves on rocks, shore or boat)
dhälirri honey--wild
dhalithali(') gambling (game)
dhaliyarra(') wire--strong, inflexible, piece of metal
dhalkaram(a) bury (as food in sand to save it while going on further to hunt), plant
dhaḻ'kungama shut, lock
dhalkurr' milk (from breast only)
dhalkurrk tree--mangrove Avicennia marina
dhalmaṉḏa' fish--small, freshwater
dhalmawuy 
dhalmurrawuy 
dhalnyirr foam (on water)
dhalŋara shellfish--edible Ward's Volema, Volegalia wardiana
dhal'ŋarryun walk in mud
dhalŋurr young
dhalŋurr(') stone--large, unearthed as one digs in the ground rocky cliff or outcrop
dhalpa' march fly
dhalpi(') palm--with edible inner trunk, black berries eaten by emus Fan Palm, Sand Palm, "Cabbage Palm", Livistona humilis
dhalpiny plant--small
dhalpirripa 
dhalpurr' lizard Two-lined Dragon
dhalthalŋa fish
dhäḻuk fish--small Freshwater Gudgeon
dhalulŋaniŋ shark Whale Shark, Rhinocodon typus
dhaḻuŋgu spear--with hooks on one side
dhalupunuma coil (rope)
dhalurruma 
dhalutjmanda 
dhalwaŋiny barren, childless (of older married woman)
dhaḻwaŋu clan-nation
dhalwarraŋ calf (muscle of lower leg)
dhalwaṯpu turtle Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas
dhalwirr equal, level, side by side, in a row
dhaḻwirrirri'yun slip down
dhalwirrtja tree/shrub--root edible only if prepared carefully Polynesian Arrowroot
dhalwur foolish, stupid
dhalyalyun run down (as tears)
dham'bun shut, close (off)
dhamak foul, dirty (language)
dhämalka fish--large
dhämalkuma pierce stab
dhamam' dinghy, raft, dugout canoe Ext aluminium boat, motorboat
dhämanar shared by two or more
dhamandama 
dhamany'tjun grow, get bigger sprout new shoots (tree, plant)
dhamanydji 
dhamar stone--flat, for crushing
dhamarraṉdji surname
dhamarrwura 
dhamba'yun stray, miss the way
dhambaḏiny snake Death Adder
dhambaku tobacco
dhambal to this (one)
dhambala landing (area for boat or barge), small inlet where canoe stands
dhambaliya 
dhambaṉiny snake Death Adder, Acanthophis antarcticus
dhambay together (with) one (which is shared)
dhambili card
dhambiḻpiḻ didgeridoo
dhämbuḻ stars that follow the morning star
dhambur sand sandhill
dhamburraŋiny 
dhamburrbaḏatj uneven, out of line
dhamburru big, fat
dhamburru drum
dhamiḻiny lizard Northern Blue-Tongue
dhamin 
dhaminy bird Royal Spoonbill, Platalea regia, Yellow-billed Spoonbill, Platalea flaripes
dhaminygarra 
dhamuku canoe
dhamul shoot (of plant)
dhamulŋ'gun grow
dhamuḻuku'yun hold in one's mouth
dhamuḻuŋguḻ'yun hold in one's mouth (with tight lips)
dhamumu 
dhamun chin
dhamunumun(') chin
dhä-murrnyi'mirri bird Plains Turkey
dhämurruŋ middle of fight
dhan'yun (?) touch
dhanal they Pl
dhanaliny them (all) Pl, object of action
dhanaliŋgu their(s), for/of them Pl
dhanaliŋguḻ(i) to(wards) them Pl
dhanaliŋguŋ from/by them Pl
dhanaliŋgura with them Pl
dhanaliŋguru from them Pl
dhanaliŋgurumurru about them Pl
dhanaliŋguruy concerning them (all) Pl
dhanaliway themselves
dhanara order, request to go
dhanay' bark of Paperbark--used for traditional torches or as kindling
dhanbaṉiny snake
dhaṉbiri shark--not eaten Hammerhead
dhanbul morning star
dhanburama spirit
dhanda anthill, termite mound
dhandigulk tree Wild Cassava, Wild Cotton Tree, Cochlospermum fraseri
dhandurruŋ horn (of buffalo, cattle) Ext handlebar(s)
dhäṉdhaṉŋu bad (person), lawless, quarrelsome, irresponsible, spoilt
dhandharr shellfish--edible
dhangapa' tree--with edible fruit Persoonia falcata
dhangi fruit
dhangi'yun embrace, cuddle, hug carry (firewood, child) on one's hip
dhaniya(') container--Paperbark (for water or food) native cup
dhän'pala shellfish--edible Geloina coaxans (larger)
dhäṉu hollow in land (natural or man-made, and its accompanying projection) gully, trench, steep drop, cliff face valley Ext? jaw
dhänhdha 
dhanygurr ground--low lying
dhaŋ'thun snatch (as a fish grabbing bait)
dhäŋa' fire--starting by itself, spontaneous combustion burning tinder
dhaŋalaŋ 
dhaŋalaŋal 
dhaŋaḻaŋarr' gills
dhäŋali on the edge
dhaŋalkkuma make a fire stoke
dhaŋaŋ(') full many, lots, plenty (of)
dhaŋapaŋi midnight (middle of the night to about 3 a.m.)
dhaŋaran' root (of tree)
dhaŋariny trouble
dhaŋarr froth, foam white crest of a wave edge of the water (where it laps the shore)
dhaŋarr 
dhaŋarra(') flower--white (of Stringybark), blooms July-Sept, makes good honey
dhaŋatji 
dhaŋbar'yun ? show off
dhaŋbiḏi'yun go around (something and sit down)
dhaŋdhaŋdhun float on top of water (of crocodile, log, leaf, not boat) Ext swim
dhaŋga calm (when the rain stops)
dhaŋga(-)ḏirr'yun hurt, feel pain, suffer, be unhappy sore (as skin near a boil or stretched tight)
dhäŋgaḻ rock
dhaŋgam(a) hang, be suspended
dhaŋgawar'yun fall in (a hole)
dhaŋgi(') tree and its edible fruit, white flowers, bark used as fish poison Bush Mango, Billy-goat Plum, Cocky-apple tree, Wild Quince, Planchonia careya
dhaŋgiṯthun chop
dhäŋgu meat, flesh (as opposed to fat)
dhaŋguryun 
dhaŋ'thaŋdhun 
dhaŋu this, here collective name for Dhaŋu dialects
dhaŋumbal to this (one)
dhaŋu'mi language--collective name for variety spoken by Ga:lpu', Golamala, Lamami, Ŋaymil, Rirratjiŋu, and Wangurri clans
dhaŋuniya yam
dhaŋuny this person object of verb
dhaŋuny(') story, tale, message
dhäŋuru after (that), then
dhaŋurrtha(') isolated, uninhabited bad place to live (no trees for fire, away from other people)
dhaŋutha fire, firewood
dhapthuman take one's picture, photograph
dhapa heel
dhapala outside, away (from a point of reference)
dhapalan lizard Northern Blue-Tongue
dhapalany(') caterpillar
dhapalaŋan 
dhapaḻk star
dhäpan cloud
dhapaṉbal flat flat stone on which nuts are pounded
dhäpanga cloud
dhapara fish Spotted Butterfish, Scatophagus argus Vermiculated Spinefoot, Siganus vermiculatus Archer Fish, Toxotes chatareus
dhäpara stump (tree)
dhäpark empty, "broke", destitute, without (food, money, anything)
dhäparŋ(') broke, destitute, without food or money, empty-handed, unsuccessful empty (house) all alone (person)
dhaparrmarr roots (growing exposed above the ground or in water)
dhaparrŋmarrŋ roots (which grow above ground or in water)
dhapathuŋ(') shoes, footwear
dhapi(') foreskin circumcision, initiate for or from circumcision ceremony
dhapinya generous, benevolent, kind-hearted
dhapirri pillow
dhapirripirri dizzy, staggering (as when drunk)
dhapirrk even, level, well-balanced, orderly, good-looking (product)
dhäpithapi fish Batfish sp.
dhäpiyalk half
dhapul'yun nod in agreement move, wriggle
dhapuwal cloud
dhäpu(-)waŋa yawn sigh
dhäpuyŋu clan-nation (eastern Dl)
dhar rain
dhar'yun refuse
dhara anus
dhärak spear with no blade, toy spear
dharaŋan understand, recognise
dharapul place (e.g, take someone's place, in place of another), "spot", position, customary residence (this area is taboo after a person\'s death)
dhararrman push
dharaw(') bark of Paperbark--used as torch, tinder, or kindling
dharawarrwarr jellyfish
dharawukkuma push (boat) off shore, move out from shore
dharayŋu half
dhardhar'yun move (slowly or as water on side of rock) begin to move shift (from one place to another)
dhariŋdhun swing (from tree to tree, on rope, not on swing)
dharirr nail (of finger or toe), claw
dharirr knife
dharktharkkuma put inside (a bag, basket or tin)
dharŋgurr voice, word
dharpa tree, bush (generic) (piece of) wood, stick (grasses), riku' (thin stick)
dharpum(a) spear, pierce (as nose), poke (e.g., for turtle eggs) badly scratch up the surface of Ext inject sew, stitch (clothes), weave (dillybag)
dharthar swell (made by propeller), wake, trail (left by turtle in water)
dhar'thar pressure, force
dhäruk word(s) language, dialect speech, discussion, advice, message
dhärul cloud from north
dharwa hip(s) (real or classificatory)
dharr see (something in the distance) Ext think hard or seriously
dharr'yun stop, prevent
dharr'yun break (bone)
dharra' dead person or spirit, corpse (Rit) paperbark coffin
dhärra stand (upright) be (in water)
dharraḏa still, steady (not moving), straight calm (not angry)
dharradharr' harmful substance found in or near water
dharrakanmatjwuy open sea near Groote Eylandt
dharrakay(') child--third (or youngest, last in family)
dharramaka dog name
dharramu leg--upper (especially its bone)
dhärranhayŋu eternal, (standing) forever
dharraŋgulk tree/shrub--with edible root and seeds (must be carefully removed as the pods contain stinging hairs) bark is used to make string and containers hairs/dust in seed pod used as poison or an irritant sap used as a sexual lubricant Red Flowering Kurrajong,
dharrarr'yun slide (around, off), glance (as spear off target)
dharratha bird Mangrove Heron, Butorides striatus Black Bittern, Dupetor flavic i,o llis (?)
dharratharra Dry Season (when it is chilly and there are plenty of yams and bush food), cold weather (May to August)
dharrathir(') little bit (e.g., some out of the whole lot or a small amount to get along with, e.g., morning tea), impermanent
dharraw' tree Quinine Bush, Petalostigma pubescens
dharrawaḏay firesticks, firedrill tree--from which firesticks can be made Premna acuminata, P. obtusifolia
dharrawaḏay(') fish Yellow Perchlet, Ambassis marianus Bony Bream, Nematolosa come Spotted Herring, Harengula koningsbergeri
dharrawany' tree--white-barked eucalypt with large nuts
dharrawaṯa fish immature Mangrove Jack Pikey Bream, Acanthopgrus berda (?)
dharray care for, mind, take care (of), look after
dharrayini rootfood
dharrbuma pile up
dharrbunuma tempt, push, entice
dharrdharryun scrape, pick, clean out (with a stick)
dharrgadharrgayun run along (goanna)
dharrgar stone, rock
dharri-dharri bird Seagull sp.
dharrima buy
dhärriny 
dhärriŋ stones--used by Macassans for cooking
dharripa(') trepang, sea slug--large, found in mud
dharrk spear, pierce, stab
dharrkaliny'thun carry under one's arm
dharrkiny bird Chicken Hawk
dharrktharrk rough
dharrktharrkthun fly off (spark)
dharrku'yun put straight into mouth
dharrku(-)lululyunmarama (?) drown (a person), sink (a boat)
dharrmun smell
dharrŋan shellfish--edible
dharrpal taboo, sacred, secret important, special (Rit) big many
dharrpan hide (something)
dharrpitj side
dharrpitj forked sticks that support something
dharrtthun poke (e.g., a stick into beehive to obtain honey)
dharr'tharryun crush bones
dhärru bushfood
dhärru Islanders (people who wear laplap and flowers in their hair)
dharruluma 
dharruma rootfood--tiny succulent creeper found on sand dunes Portulaca oleracea
dharrumba toss about (canoe on water) Idm intoxicated, "full" drunk, "pissed"
dharruŋgu(') prison, gaol
dharrupuŋ(') telescope
dharruyŋa knife handle
dharrwa many lots (of) often
dharrwar rock, stone
dharrwarwuy 
dharrwaṯthun walk purposefully
dharrway 
dharrwunuma tempt, push, entice
dharryunmirri bash oneself in grief
dhat 
dhaṯthun dress (up), clothe
dhatam(') waterlily--found in billabongs, especially its roots which can be peeled and eaten raw Nymphaea sp, e.g., gigantea
dhatpiryun become resigned (to)
dhäṯu sunset
dhatul' torch--paperbark
dhatthatthun run--to catch up with, take off (of bird), taxi (as plane), jump (as in sports)
dhathala ready and waiting
dhäthaŋu 
dhathar'yun move
dhathathayun shiver
dhathu 
dhawaḏa beach
dhawaḏatj wrong, out of line or place, improper, unorderly, crooked a straggling group (not in single file)
dhawakay fish Black Spinefoot, Siganus spinus
dhawal place of birth, homeland (a) named place
dhawal far, distant
dhawal'yun search
dhawaḻaŋ 
dhawar leg--lower
dhawar'yun finish (off), cease, end disappear
dhawaraŋ(') hole (in ground, roof, etc.)
dhawaratji 
dhawarkthun ?come to nothing
dhäwarra wide, broad
dhawarrak beard, moustache, whiskers root of yam or vegetable food term used by someone when referring to some of your grand-relatives
dhäwarrawuy clan (extinct)
dhawaṯ come out, go out, emerge, be set free
dhawatjiri stingray--edible
dhawa-yawaṯ 
dhawirritjpirritj cut--unevenly
dhä-wirrka'yun 
dhawirrkpunuma finish off (ceremony, meeting, set period of time)
dhawitŋu generous (person who gives readily)
dhawitjan through this (one, way, means) on this side
dhawu' promise promised (bestowed, betrothed) wife
dhäwu(') story, word, news, information message meeting speech
dhawuḏumunun caterpillar
dhawukarri 
dhäwul nothing, none
dhawuḻuŋgul noise of a crowd (e.g., people talking), croaking (frogs), chattering (monkeys)
dha'wun 
dhawunhaŋ' none, nothing
dhawuṉburrk fish Spangled Perch
dhawunydjil 
dhawunyilnyil 
dhawuŋu savour arising from meat cooking rising smoke, steam
dhawupun aflame, be on fire
dhawurawuy 
dhawuru from this (one) TIME here, now
dhawurrŋa interrupt
dhawurrpurr 
dhawurruŋga young, new (car), fresh (flower) young man or woman
dhawuṯ rise (up) fly (away), take off
dhäwuṯi spear blade--short, broad, made of iron
dhawuthuwa old person--very Idm drunkard
dhawuyu smell of meat cooking
dhäya stand
dhäyakthun 
dhayaḻa loose, open(ed)
dhayapthun fall off
dhayarrk fibre(s) prepared from bark or roots to make string and armbands
dhayawu stingray--edible
dhayi ant--small, green
dhayka female, woman, girl
dhaykamalu 
dhaykum abuse, argue with someone (nastily, cursing and swearing)
dhaykuŋ tree Buchnera linearis, B. tetrogona
dhayuŋan give into one's care, let (someone) have, entrust, send
dhäyurrumirr(i) wrapped up, sealed, packaged
dhay'yi this
dhay'yimirr language--collective name for variety spoken by Dhalwaŋu and Djarrwark clans
dhäyurru complete(ly), full(y) in bulk (e.g., buying food by the carton)
-dhi ANAPHORIC marker: a kind of EMPHasis referring to something already mentioned, "that very one"
-dhi- INCHoative: becoming, getting (becoming smaller, getting dark)
dhiḏikurru 
dhika somewhere, something (around here) unspecified, unrealised very (much, many) EMPHatic
dhikawitjan through/about something/somewhere
dhil'yun unable to walk
dhili yes or no? TAG question or interrogative marker
dhiliŋiny breast(s) milk
dhilip tea
dhilipiṉiŋgirrk mistletoe
dhiliwurrk smoke, tobacco
dhelŋ tongue
dhimurru(') east wind fruit of White Berry Bush
dhiṉ'thun track (down, as an animal or person) follow (the meaning or point)
dhindi(') shrub "Cane Grass", Phragmites karka short, light Cane spear with Ironwood head
dhindhin tree Melaleuca viridiflora
dhinimbu(') fish--mackerel & tuna Spanish Mackerel spp, Scomberomorus munroi, S. commerson, S. semifasciatus (etc.) Queensland School Mackerel, Cybium queenslandicus Yellowfin Tuna, Thunnus tonggol Big-Eyed Tuna, T. albacares (etc.)
dhinir'yun bump (e.g., tree to make fruit fall), knock, brush (against)
dhiŋ' woman
dhiŋgam(a) die
dhiŋgi high (mountain, building)
dhipthun carve (up) chop a mark
dhipal(a) hither, this direction, to this/here
dhipali hither, that direction (near us), to that/there (not far)
dhipmirri anteater Short-beaked Echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus acanthion
dhipuŋur(u) hence, from this/here/there (not far)
dhiryun fail, be unsuccessful, not achieve (what one set out to do), make no impression (e.g., chopping with a blunt axe)
dhiriw' tree Alphitonia excelsa
dhirmbuk rootfood--small, carrot-like
dhirr'yun disturb wake up
dhirraŋ root corm of Waterlily Nymphaea violacea, N. gigantea
dhirri genitalia
dhirri three (mainly in telling time or counting)
dhirrimuk close together (weave of basket or mat), crowded, in a huddle
dhirrimul stone--egg-shaped (white or bluish) used for hitting or crushing (cycad nuts, grain) (set of) grindstones Ext hammer
dhirripala downward, downriver, toward the coast
dhirripi inside (stationary, not moving) (Rit) down, below, downriver, near the coast
dhirrirriŋgitj tree--small, has a strong smell and cannot be used for firewood used medicinally (?) Boobialla, Myoporum acuminatum
dhirrithirri g-string, loincloth (old native attire made of string or grass)
dhirrkthirrk rough (surface) scabies, itchy skin rash (e.g., prickly heat, measles)
dhirrkthirrk lizard Spiny-tailed goanna, Varanus acanthurus
dhiṯthun scoop up, gather in one's hands, have one\'s hands full (of) dip (for water), get or fetch water
dhe'thiyun scratch
dhethuŋgan put (into)
dhiwiṉiŋ' 
dhiwkthiwk wet, dirty, mucky
dhiwuk shellfish Razor Shell, Razor Clam
dhiyakal(a) hither, to/with this (person)
dhiyaki of/for that (near us)
dhiyakiy about this PRS
dhiyak(u) of this
dhiyakuŋ(u) from this (PRS)
dhiyakuy about this (one, place)
dhiyakuy dialect group (Ritharrŋu, Wa:gilak, etc.)
dhiyal(a) here
dhiyali here, there (near us)
dhiyalkthiyalk 
dhiyaŋ with this, by this PRS
dhiyaŋi with this, using this/that (near us)
dhiyaŋu with this, using this
-dhu ERGative: the actor of a transitive verb INSTrument: with a gun, by boat
-dhu ALLative: to, towards, into
dhu- BASE former
dhu will, should, ought to, must (FUTure, hortative or obligation marker)
dho store, shop
dhuba'yun spit
dhubudhubuyun cooped up, stay in something (unable to come out)
dhubuḏu' short
dhubukun carry over the shoulders or on the back
dhubuŋ'thun splash (as fish jumping, rain falling)
dhuburr custom, law, rule, way (of life or doing things), business (as in "That's my business")
dhuḏakthun act, pretend, imitate, follow, learn
dhuḏi bottom, buttocks, "bum" (especially bony area above) behind Ext end base, part of spearhead (where it joins the shaft) root (of tree) stern (of canoe or boat)
dhuḏi voice
dhuḏipirri belt--made from parrot feathers (sacred--relating to Creation Sisters)
dhuḏipirriwuy 
dhuḏitj late, last backwards
dhuḏuṯthun sink (in, under), penetrate
dhuḏuthuḏu bird--owl Tawny Frog Mouth
dhuka path, track, road, street way, means
dhoka still, only, just
dhoka steps, stairs, ladder
dhoka'yun annoy, torment, aggravate
dhukaḻ(') fish Long Tom, "Needle Tooth", Long-finned Garfish, Euleptorhamphus viridis
dhukarr path, road, street, track(s), footprints way, means "calling", vocation, path in life (someone to come), hope
dhukaya tide--low
dhoku in vain, unsuccessfully
dhoku' tree--with crooked trunk, found on old sand dunes near the coast Paperbark, Melaleuca leucadendron
dhukul tree Soap Tree, Acacia holosericea
dhukumul rain--heavy, constant
dhukun(') rubbish, litter, trash
dhukuray shellfish--edible Lined Nerite, Nerita lineata
dhuḻyun hit, hammer, build, kick (tree to make fruit fall)
dhuḻ hit, hammer, build, kick (tree to get fruit down)
ŋayaŋu-warryun making effort
dhol dust, mud
dhulaku kangaroo adult male Arnhem Land Euro, Macropus robustus woodwardi
dhuḻaŋ bark painting
dhuldhul covered, hidden in burrow (as goanna)
dhulgu tree--large paperbark with straight trunk, found on riverbanks, bark is excellent for making canoes, shelters, and dillybags form of Melaleuca leucadendron or Kapok (?)
dhuli'na ear Ext bottle, jar
dhuḻkitjŋu bee--its hive is found right at the top of the tree honey is thick and pollen balls sweet
dhulku(') sore
dholkuma 
dhulkuthulku covered over
dhulmadhulma soft (to the touch)
dhulmarr house
dhulmu stomach, belly Ext middle (of sea) inside (of boat or bucket) billabo
dhulmu deep (water, grass, bush) green (as colour of deep sea)
dholŋ(') ladder
dholŋ(') bladder, bowel
dhulŋuŋu belonging to someone, one's own (possessions), rightful (may be used as one wants to)
dhulpurru root
dhul(')thul fat--pleasantly so (person, animal)
dhuḻ'thuḻ spots, holes
dhuḻ'thuḻa shellfish--not eaten Pearly Nautilus, Nautilus Shell, Nautilus pompilius alumnus
dholtji 
dhulu(') spear, pointed stick bush/shrub--from which this is made
dhoḻu mud
dhuluḏur(') season--end of the Dry (especially the hot, humid pre-Wet buildup, when black clouds appear on the horizon, there is distant thunder, and plants develop new shoots)
dhulukuṉuŋ blunt (not sharp)
dhulumburrk Waterlily, Nymphoides indica, Nymphaea violacea
dhulumbuyŋu fish
dhulundhurrk tree Nut Tree
dhuḻuŋ bark painting
dhuḻuŋu fish Mullet
dhuluŋurr'yuwan drop, lose (something)
dhulupun billabong--with muddy banks and waterlilies
dhuḻupurr deep (of sea) great depths of the ocean
dhuḻurrk fish Sand Whiting, Sillago ciliata Trumpeter Whiting, S. maculata Stout Whiting, S. robusta
dhulwa spear
dhulwaṉ fern
dhulwir rust
dhulwir' tree Atalaya hemiglauca (?)
dhulwu(') tree Paperbark sp.
dhum'bun hop (along), bounce
dhumaḻ Cycad nut/fruit
dhomala(') sail cloth flag
dhumalumbu 
dhumar wasp, hornet (generic?) large non-agressive wasp with a bright blue body--lives in wood, laying eggs on the inside of trees Flower Wasp, Thynnidae sp.
dhumara sacred place
dhumbal'yun know not, be ignorant (of), confused, not understand lose track
dhumbala seat, crosspiece (in canoe)
dhumbilaŋ dive (into)
dhumbudhumbu' tree Sandalwood, Santalum lanceolatum
dhumbuḻ' short
dhumbulaŋ dive (into)
dhumbuṉ short
dhumitji write writing
dhum'paṉa rootfood
dhum'thum wallaby Agile Wallaby
dhumuḏal spear (gaditjirri gara)
dhumuk thick (bush, jungle) blunt closed, blocked up dead-end
dhumuḻu' tree--with long nuts Bloodwood, Eucalyptus polycarpa
dhumumu(') tree--inedible fruit Quinine Bush, Petalostigma pubescens
dhumungur(') avoidance relationship grandchild (in opposite moiety) FZDDC
dhumunumun tree stump
dhumurr'yun kick
dhon chop
dhoṉa(') stick--for digging up yams
dhunarra go--down, descend, come down (from)
dhunbaḻ'mirriwuy 
dhunbuṉuŋ beach
dhoṉḏa(') plant--tree orchid(s) often found on cycads juice is mixed with clay and used as undercoat in bark-painting or for painting people Dendrobium, Dendrobium dicuphum Cymbidium canaliculatum var. barretti Bloodroot, Haemodorum sp.
dhuṉdhuṉ unable to do something (e.g., retrieve stolen goods)
dhungal hand, palm of hand, finger(s), fist Ext five
dhunguruk yam Curculigo ensifolia
dhungurrk nape, back of neck Ext beginning of creek
dhuni ochre
dhuni' shelter--small, ceremonial
dhuniya go down
dhuṉ'ku shellfish--edible Lined Nerite
dhuṉ'thuṉdhun ache, pain, throb
dhun'tjirr good at (hunting or gathering), clever
dhunukmirriyama point out (something), show the way, warn, foretell
dhoṉukthirri increase in volume (of smoke)
dhunuku thigh, lap
dhuṉum fish Sleepy Cod, Mudfish, Oxyeleotris lineolatus
dhunupa straight (away) correct, true, proper right (-handed, side)
dhuṉuwapthun fall (over)
dhunhdhana 
dhonyin snake Javan File Snake
dhoŋ thong(s)
dhuŋa know not, ignorant not have a right (to), can not, unable (to)
dhuŋdhuŋ stupid
dhuŋga' bandicoot (especially young ones)
dhuŋgala 
dhuŋgarra year
dhuŋgi 
dhuŋgul soil--good
dhuŋguḻ'yun ablaze, be on fire
dhuŋguparri lid of a bottle
dhuŋgur'yun light a fire, kindle
dhoŋulu deaf (and dumb and/or blind ?) Ext one who doesn't listen, one who always misunderstands
dhuŋumirr(i) sick
dhuŋuŋaniŋ(') shellfish--generic for all Limpets and Siphons, not eaten Barnacle, Northern Star Limpet, Collisellina paropsis
dhupthun spit
dhupal they (two) Dl
dhupaliny them (two) Dl, object of action
dhupaliŋgu their(s), for/of them (two) Dl
dhupaliŋguḻ(i) to(wards) them (two) Dl
dhupaliŋguŋ by/from them (two) Dl
dhupaliŋgura with them (two) Dl
dhupaliŋguru from them (two) Dl
dhupaliŋgurumurru about them (two) Dl
dhupaliŋguruy concerning them (two) Dl
dhupaliŋguway themselves
dhopaŋ sail (fixed for a strong wind)
dhupiḏitj bird Mistletoe Bird
dhupitjmirri fish
dhupthup sandfly mosquito (generic)
dhupugaḏi shellfish Monodonta labio
dhupuma look (upwards at--especially in hunting for honey) Ext look forward to
dhupuma residential college at Gove, closed in 1982
dhupuṉ hollow tree or log
dhupuŋiniŋ shellfish Monodonta labio
dhupuwaḏi shellfish--edible Euchelus atratus
dhuryun go down, descend, alight (as bird on tree), float (as leaves or paper in wind), sink (under water)
dhurun move very slowly crawl
dhurili clan (western Dl) composing a phratry of approximately nine clans
dhurili clan
dhuririŋu pancreas
dhuriwiriŋu rectum
dhurkthurk fish--perch Black-striped Grunter
dhurŋ'thun pull in (as head of turtle or snail into shell), shrink from, withdraw, draw (in, out)
dhurpirri 
dhurpu buttocks Ext end stern (of boat or canoe) behind, last
dhurpuwaḏi shellfish Euchelus atratus Turbo pethalatus (?)
dhoru coral ("lumpy" type)
dhurudhuruŋgun ache (of body), have aches (after overworking)
dhoruk cavity, tooth-decay white ants, wood-borer rottenness Ext germs
dhurukul shelter--made of leaves, bush humpy
dhurumarra bird
dhurr give
dhurryun stamp feet (in dance or ceremony, as when imitating snake in coroboree)
dhurr'yun laugh
dhurr'marama pile, stock up
dhorraŋ nut--inner seed of Cycad fruit
dhurrapuŋa First Creek (on Elcho Island)
dhurrara 
dhurray' eel Freshwater Eel, Anguilla sp.
dhurr-dhurryun 
dhurrguyun shake, bump
dhurri(') faeces, excrement, "shit" ḎvulgarṈ entrails fluid containing bees eggs (found in hives)
dhurritjini hunter of turtle
dhurrkama chop (down)
dhurrkay surname
dhurrmuk rain--constant, heavy
dhurrmuruḻ' fireplace, remains of an old fire, hot ashes (and sand)
dhurr(')muṯthun dive, jump into water
dhurrŋiny'mirri trouble--big: war, pestilence cause of great worry
dhurrpa(') tracks (e.g. of snake), imprint footprints (not in (Rit))
dhurrpinda shrub--edible berry Green Plum, Wild Plum
dhurrthurryun cover (up--with cloth, one's tracks) Ext deceive
dhurr'thurryun gather together
dhurrtji(') tree--wood is used for yamsticks and making artifacts yellow inner bark used as rubbing medicine for sores mothers must not stay near a fire when this wood is burned as it causes their milk to dry up Wattle, Acacia (?) leptocarpa
dhorru whole, complete (in one piece)
dhurrulŋu place (hillock) where dirt has been piled by a goanna or bandicoot digging
dhurrum' bird Beach Thick-Knee
dhurruman(') firestick trees used for firesticks, especially Premna spp.
dhurruman(') fish--small, freshwater
dhurrumanŋiniŋ snake--found in rocky terrain
dhurrumbuku' verandah
dhurruŋurawuy 
dhurrur'yun cough
dhurrurruyun run fast ponder do a specific action in a dance
dhurrurruŋgitj tree Sandalwood
dhurrurruŋgitj shrub Jacksonia dilatata
dhurrurrupuyŋu 
dhurrwara mouth, lip(s) opening Ext door lid ends (of rope)
dhurr(-)wuṯthun dive, run and jump into water, fall (head first) into a hole
dhut sit (down)
dhoṯ folded, wrapped up weak, sick(ly)
dhoṯay(') shellfish Mud Ark, Corculum cardisga (?)
dhoṯu tired, weary, wanting to sleep
dhuthunuŋu trunk (of tree)
dhotj closed burrow (mound of earth where animal has burrowed)
dhotju work
dhuwa moiety--patrilineal
dhuwakthun tie
dhuwaka'yun look for turtles and turtle eggs
dhuwakuṉḏitj Dhuwa clan-nations--all together
dhuwal 
dhuwaḻyun keep on doing something, be persistent
dhuwala this, here (is)
dhuwala'mirri language--collective name for variety spoken by Gumatj, Gupapuyŋu (Birrkili, Daygurrgurr, Guyamirrilili, Wubulkarra), Madarrpa (-monuk), Makarrwanhalmirri, and Maŋgalili clans
dhuwalaŋuwuy about this, from here
dhuwalatjan go this way (path, route)
dhuwalatjarra 
dhuwalayaku 
dhuwali this, here (is) that, there (near us)
dhuwalil to that (one, near us)
dhuwaliŋuru from that (one, near us)
dhuwaliŋuwuy about this/that (near us)
dhuwal'mirr language--collective name for variety spoken by Da:tiwuy, Dhapuyŋu, Djambarrpuyŋu (Dhurili, Guyula, Wutjara), Djapu, Liyagawumirr (Buyuyugululmirr), Liyagalawumirr, Marrakulu, and Marraŋu clans
dhuwalwitjan go this way
dhuwan that, there (near us, not far)
dhuwanydjika cigarette
dhuwanyga 
dhuwaŋ prawn
dhuwarrpuma flood make a mark in the ground
dhuwarrwarr sunset
dhuway husband (real or classificatory), brother-in-law ZH , sister-in-law ZHZ first-cousin (in opposite moiety) FZC "mate"
dhuwaya this, here
dhuwi brother-in-law mate
dhowirr tree Paperbark, Melaleuca leucadendron
dhuwirriya sea at Yirrkala
dhuwukun 
dhuwurr custom, law, rule, behaviour, way (of life or doing things), (one's own) "business"
dhuwuṯay shellfish Mud Ark
dhuykun(') female (of any species), woman, wife female goanna
dhuyu sacred, secret, holy, taboo (forbidden or secret knowledge) attractive, clean, tidy
dhoyu whole, complete
dhuyumu tree/shrub--edible part (?) Timonius timon
dhuyuwininy 
dhuyuwurk tree Grewia retusifolia (?)
-dja OPPosition or EMPHasis marker
djä'yun suck or eat (syrup with a grass spoon)
djabakalaŋ lizard Blue-Tongue
djabarryun come Pl
djabarrkthun preach
djäbu soap
djäbur avoidance relationship: mother-in-law's brother WMB , "poison cousin" MMBS
djaḏayun make a spark (with a firestick), operate a firestick
djaḏak bee--honeybee, and its "girl sugarbag" Trigona sp.
djaḏakuḏa 
djaḏal'yun throw spear at random (at people to frighten them or attract attetnion into muddy water hoping to catch fish)
djaḏaw' break (of day), dawn, sunrise be daylight
djaḏiwitjibi clan (Djinang)
djaḏula grass--very sharp special for Jam Vetiveria elongata (or?) Spinifex longifolius (?)
djädjak tree--with edible shoots Fan Palm, Livistona loriphylla
djäga care for, take care of, look after
djagadjagayun wriggle, kick legs (as baby when crying, child in tantrum)
djaguḻ'nani bird Spangled Drongo
djagurr'gurr plant--with small, reddish edible root portions Eleocharis sphacelata
djaka(') size, height, length long, tall
djäka care for, take care of, look after
djakama bunion, inflamed swelling on foot a healed sore
djakanŋu 
djakapurra Singapore
djakaruŋ(') container made of Stringybark (used for shellfish, etc.), native cup or bowl Ext billy(can), tin
djakaṯthun stretch (up, standing on tiptoes), crane (neck trying to see over crowd)
djakirri 
djakiya 
djäkminy Goulburn Island
djaktjin injection, "shot"
djakula 
djakuḻuḻu(') anthill, antbed--tall and white (home for animals such as lizards, snakes, scorpions and echidnas)
djakurrk 
djakurrŋa water--sacred
djakurruma call someone by relationship term
djäl like, want, desirous (of), love GEN
djäḻ' holey, cut up, riddled with holes or cuts
djala shellfish flesh
djala'yun give away, distribute
djaḻa coccyx (bone at bottom of spine)
djalaḏi' plant with edible root swellings Cayratia trifolia
djaḻadjaḻa'yun stagger, walk unsteadily
djalagu' plant--edible, grows in water Aponogeton elongatus
djalakaritj spear--with long thin steel prongs, used for fishing
djaḻaktjaḻak plant--floating freshwater weed with yellow flowers Utricularia aurea
djaḻaḻ(')yun hurry, rush, run (to help or holding a spear)
djalalayun crawl
djalamat foot(print), toe(s)
djalamiṯa bird--hawk with hovering habits Peregrine Falcon (?)
djalan 
djalanda shrub--with yellowish fruit in rainy season
djalaṉarramirr stingray--edible
djalaŋgi flag
djalarrpa kangaroo female Arnhem Land Euro, Macropus robustus woodwardi
djalatan 
djalatuŋ shoes, footwear
djalatuŋ sinker
djalathaŋ(') south (wind--used by Macassans to sail from Australia back to Ujung Pandang)
djaḻatjaḻa(') tree--small used as a medicine for paplomas on feet Swamp Banksia, B. dentata B. papuana (?) stick with bark smoothed off (for putting in nose)
djalawa concentration putting a flag up
djaḻburr'yun splash, dive walk in water up to one's ankles
djaḻi armband--used in Dhuwa ceremonies jungle vine--leaves used as armbands Flagellaria indica
djali' wet
djäḻi 
djalik wet
djalili' bird--seabird sp.
djalim sell
djalinda cloth, towelling, sheet, sail
djaliŋgirr 
djalk throw (away, down, out), toss, discard waste (money) Pl or uncountable nouns
djaḻk 
djaḻkarr eye, seed Ext well, waterhole sweetheart
djaḻkarr'yun flash, shine
djäḻki(') snake (generic)
djalkiri foot footprint root (of tree) Ext thong(s) wheel
djalkuminy urine, "piss" ḎrudeṈ
djalkurrk orchid--growing on trees its juice is used to prime bark for painting Dendrobium dicuphum etc.
djalma yam--round, must be soaked before eating Dioscorea sativa var. rotunda (?)
djalma grasshopper
djälŋ grass Spinifex, Triodia sp.
djalŋaṯawuy 
djalŋiny leech (fresh-water)
djalpaṯ axe--stone, short
djalpinyŋu yam--large, hairy, found in boggy freshwater areas Curculigo ensifolia, Gardenia megasperma
djalpurr(') gullet--end of end part of intestines of turtle
djalpurr(') grass Blady Grass, Imperater cylindrica
djaḻpurrun plunge into water
djaltjal bundle, pile, heap, roll
djaḻ'tjaḻyun masturbate
djaḻuḻu 
djälulu' fruit Wild Grape, Ampelocissus and/or Cissus sp.
djaḻumbu log--hollow, ceremonial
djäluŋ lines on a flag
djalwaṉun' 
djalwarra trousers
djalwarrwarr bushes--dense clump small trees
djaḻwurr'yun wade into shallow water splash (about, through) water up to one's ankles
djam tree Hibiscus sabdariffa
djama child, baby
djäma work, make, do
djamaḻaka fish Moon Fish
djamandarr plant
djamanbarraṉ little Pl
djamandjaman little Pl children young animals minnows (etc.)
djamarriny hair (of head) leaf
djamarrkuḻi(') children Ext students, pupils
djamawurr little Pl children young animals minnows (etc.)
djamba shelter--made of bark
djambaka(') tin, billycan, pannikin roofing iron steel
djambaḻ oven--stone, antbed used for cooking
djambaḻak fish Freshwater Eel-tailed Catfish, "Nailfish"
djambalulu 
djambaŋ tree, fruit Tamarind, Tamarindus Indic us,a (Rit) small plant (?)
djambapa(') snail--not eaten, used as blade for slicing yams Land Snail, Albersia sp. Freshwater Snail (?)
djambarrpuyŋu clan-nation (western Dl)
djambatj good at (hunting, gathering, fishing), successful Ext expert, quick, smart, intelligent, acute, alert, clever
djambayaŋ gathering (e.g., for sports) ḎarchaicṈ prayer
djambi change, exchange
djämbutj star--morning, Venus
djämbutj sorcerer
djambuwal tornado, waterspout, strong whirlwind star associated with comets or meteors Thunderman
djamina 
djamulu(') rootfood--grass-like plant growing near water root must be cooked before eating, tastes like a nut Triglochin procera, Thysanotus tuberosus
djamurr rib(s)
djan is that so?
djana' fat (generic, specific for kidney fat) (bone) marrow Ext liver of stingray honey(comb)
djaṉabu spear--bamboo
djanamar herb--small with a small, flat potato Microstemma sp.
djanayŋa Pacific Island (?)
djanbi pile, heap, bundle, roll
djanbirrk tree--edible fruit Great Morinda
djanda lizard (generic) goanna (small--generic male): Mangrove Monitor, Varanus indicus Merten's Water Monitor, V. mertensii Spotted Tree Goanna, V. timorensis Gould\'s Goanna, V. gouldii
djandi Sunday week
djändi shark teeth
djaṉḏil wallaby Longman's Rock Wallaby, Petrogale venustula Nail-tailed Wallaby, Onychogalea fraenata
djandu(') pipe--short (European style)
djänduḻ sandal(s)
djäṉḏurrŋala star
djaṉdjaṉdhun carry something heavy (with both hands)
djandju 
djanga turtle--especially the female Long-necked Tortoise, Chelodina sp. C. rugosa (?)
djangu shape, appearance, bearing
djaṉiman Chinese, Chinaman
djan'ka lizard "Water Goanna", Merten's Water Monitor
djan'kawu dreamtime sisters associated with Creation
djan'ku appearance, image, replica, shape
djaṉmidjaṉmi(') snake Javan File Snake
djaṉŋarr hunger hungry
djaṉŋarrŋani(') starfish
djaṉ'pa tree--roots used for making string milky sap used for dye Banyan, Ficus virens, F. superba var. henneana
djaṉ'tjaṉdhun toddle (of baby)
djänuk fish--small
djanumbi plant--beach creeper
djany'tjun extend, stretch out (as tentacles of Sea-Wasp), be longer than it should (dress with hem undone)
djanyarr leaves of Pandanus--dried out and ready for weaving
djanydjay 
djänyi' shrub--with thorns and edible black fruits Conkerberry, Carissa lanceolata
djaŋ'gun draw, write make, build
djaŋakthun call great snake during Gunapipi ceremony
djaŋalk mannerism of body (while walking or running)
djaŋarr pandanus--stripped and ready for weaving
djäŋgal frog
djaŋgaḻa bird Darter, Diver Duck
djaŋgaḻan bird Darter, Diver Duck
djaŋgarrarr calm water (river)
djäŋgitj sorcerer
djaŋgurr lizard Frilled Lizard
djaŋu this, here
djaŋu'mi language--collective name for variety spoken by Mandatja and Warramiri clans
djapthama stand (something up), erect
djäpa(') tree and its soft fruit which turns from red to a purplish colour when ripe--ready to eat around March
djapaḏayan spear wire spear with a single iron prong
djapaḻa 
djäpana clouds--yellow (as sun begins to set)
djapaṉarra grass Portulaca bicolor
djapani Japanese (person or language)
djapaŋ Japanese (person or language), Japan
djaparri sunset
djapathu shoe(s)
djapiḻana tin, billycan, pannikin
djäpirri 
djapu' clan-nation (eastern Dl)
djapu' ant--stinging, similar to meat ants, but living in the ground rather than in antmounds
djäpu soap
djapur rough, bumpy
djär shade, shadow
djara tree--with immense thorns, good for shade Cathormion umbellatum
djararrk Poor dear! expression of pity or sympathy used with body parts
djäri rainbow, coloured light multi-coloured
djarŋgamirri khaki colour(s)
djarŋgulk neck, front of neck Ext creek, river, channel (between islands)
djarŋiny 
djarpanbuluwuy beach
djarpirr 
djar(')tjaryun walk quickly, trot off, set off
djarryun stretch (out a part of the body)
djarr'thama spear
djarr'yun choose, sort (out), "study" (compare and contrast)
djarra water--rain (in rock pool)
djarrabalminy 
djarraḏatpuwa bird Chestnut Rail
djarradjarra' around, all over
djarrak bird gull (generic): Whiskered Tern, Chidonias hybrida, Silver Gull, Larus novaehollandiae, Little Tern, Sterna albifrons, Crested Tern, S. bergii, etc.
djarrakaḻa'yun move in an uncontrolled way
djarrakpi 
djarrambaḻ hail stone(s)
djarrami glass, mirror
djarramumu snail--small, not eaten Land Snail, Albersia sp.
djarrany'tjun dig, scratch the ground (Rit) pull -in fumble (around), scrabble
djärraŋ horse
djarraŋgay' finger--little, "pinky"
djarraŋgul 
djarrapuru spear (collective term)
djarrarrayun drift (of boat) slip, slide (down bank)
djarrarrman call a person names (but not swearing), sling off (at)
djarraṯawun' light (generic)
djarrawurr gathering
djarray(') rootfood Wild Onion (?)
djarrbarbar long and thin, tall
djärrgiṯ shellfish Freshwater Mussel
djärri-djarri 
djarrikaŋ' building
djärritjarri cloth, material
djarriyaŋ building
djarrkthun carve (out, e.g., belly of dugout canoe), scrape sharpen (with knife)
djarrka lizard--black & yellow Merten's Water Monitor, "Water Goanna", Varanus mertensi
djarrkaḏama bird Cormorant, Diving Duck
djarrkthunamirr anteater
djarrma gossip
djarr'mawul yam Ipomoea sp.
djärrminy 
djarrmuṉ 
djarrŋana 
djarrŋgaliyam laugh
djarrpi(') crooked, bent wrong, incorrect (practice) all around, in various directions
djarrpuḏay' left (side, handed)
djarru' sour poison(ous)
djarruḏu wallaby male Agile Wallaby, Macropus agilis
djarruŋ needle
djarruŋu bird--seagull
djarruṯu wallaby female Agile Wallaby, Macropus agilis Rock Wallaby
djarrwaḻk shoulder blade
djarrwalkpuy 
djarrwaṉ messy, untidy, scattered about
djarrwark clan
djarrwarwar long and thin
djarrwaṯ string--worn during mourning
djärrwiṯ shellfish Freshwater Mussel
djarrwutu wallaby--agile, female
djat chop (down or out, with knife or axe, e.g., belly of dugout canoe), hit with something sharp
djat spear, pierce
djät shirt
djaṯam centipede (harmful)
djatati Saturday
djatpar'yunmirri bash oneself (in grief)
djaṯpaŋarri song and dance (open to public)
djatparkthun climb (using hands and feet)
djathurru sour poison(ous)
djatjalarrma 
djätj judge
djatja current
djätja kangaroo, wallaby (generic)
djätji(') stingray--brown with white spots
djatjpaḻaḻ'yun skid, slide (along)
djatjpurkthun float
djätjthi Thursday
djatjurkmarama turn inside out take out and throw away
djaw' take (away from) GEN , snatch, catch steal
djäwa storm, cyclone
djawakalaŋ lizard Northern Blue-Tongue
djawaḻ(') secretly (done, e.g., killing), deceptive
djawany-djawany 
djawaryun tired, sad, depressed, bored be sick and tired (of something)
djawar'yun spear, pierce give an injection sew Sg
djawar'yun fly around
djawarr'yun pull (out, e.g., pricle from foot), take out, extract
djawarrabiŋ clan (Djinang, extinct)
djawarrkthun preach, say words in ceremony, tell a message loudly explain Ext prophesy feel around inside a hollow area
djawiḏi 
djaw'tjawmirri 
djawukirri joke, kid, say what isn't true, tell lies
djawul none, nothing
djawuḻa stick--small, sharp, pointed
djawuḻkarraŋu Witchetty grub--as it emerges from cocoon
djawuḻpa old (man, person) father
djäwuḻu shoot (of plant) grey hair
djawurrku flood
djawurr'wurr plant
djawuṯ spear--stone head
djäy sew(ing), mending
djäyak tree Fan Palm
djayay'yun tear, split (paper, cloth)
djäybuŋ totem
djaykuḻuŋ cyclone
djaykuŋ(') snake Javan File Snake, Acrochordus javanicus Little File Snake, A. granulat us,a
djaymila fish Moon Fish
djaypila fish Moon Fish
djaypimap save up
-dji INCHoative: becoming, getting to be
djitjun sting (of eyes as from smoke)
djibay Get away! (to dogs)
djibukun go fishing (especially with hook and line)
djeḏa midnight (middle of the night to about 3 a.m.)
djiḏapun sneak (along)
djegaṯ tail lower leg handle
djikali wife--real or classificatory, cousin, mate MBC-opposite moiety to self
djekan scapegoat (someone who is always picked on or blamed)
djikarr(') cyst mole (Rit) boil wart
djikay(') bird--small (generic) (finches)
djeki lock
djikiḻirritj bird Hooded Parrot (?)
djikin chicken
djikirit cigarette
djikpi' bird Owlet-Nightjar
djeku 
djikula 
djikulu sunset
djikuḻuḻu bird White Heron
djekuŋ mouse Delicate Mouse, Pseudomys delicatulus
djikurrthun stab, pierce
djekurr clouds from the east
djikurruna turtle shell
djikuyu crab Mudcrab (generic) (?)
dje'la salt
djilarra' tree--with dangerous milky sap Gutta Percha Tree, Excoecaria parvifolia
djiḻawurr bird Jungle Fowl Ext: chicken
djili gift--owed
djili' ability to work well and stick at a job
djiḻidjiḻ' bird "Rainbird", Woodswallow (?) not Koel
djilili bird Water Whistle-Duck
djililkthun diarrhoea, pass loose faeces
djilipa 
djelirr hailstone(s) thick black cloud(s)
djilirrma rainclouds from the east
djilitjilikaŋ gun, revolver
djiḻkaw'yun climb hang (clothes on a line)
djilminy 
djiḻwirryun fix a spearhead
djilwuywuy porpoise, dolphin (?)
djim'bun poke (with stick), cut strips (in, as paperbark before stripping it off)
djimaḏa'marama gut, remove entrails (of)
djimalka tree Gum Tree sp.
djimat smart show-off
djimbarrmirri spear--barbed
djembirri' fish mature Mangrove Jack
djimbitj back--lower
djimbiya(') axe (steel)
djimdjimdhun put (out) Pl
djimi fin--dorsal
djimi' leech
djimikamba fish--small, saltwater, has long tail and jumps
djimiṉḏi(') spear with three or four steel prongs (for fishing)
djimit tree--with edible "apples" Planchonella sp.
djimugu' spear wire spear
djimuku(') steel (axe), iron rod, crowbar, heavy metal
djimukuwatj tin shed
djin Is that so? particle expressing uncertainty
djinaga(') inside underneath
djinaku of/for this (one/person)
djinakuḻ(i) to this (person)
djinakuŋ from this (one), made by this (person)
djinakura by/with this (person)
djinakuru from this (person)
djinakurumurru about this (person)
djinakuruy about this (person)
djinakuy about this (one)
djinal by/at this (one)
djinana tree Ironwood
djinaŋ by this (person), with/using this (one)
djinaŋ language--collective name for variety spoken by Balmbi, Djadiwitjibi, Manyarriŋ, Marraŋu, Mildjiŋi, Murruŋun, Wulaki clans Cf: Murruwun
djinaŋbala now, today
djinapaŋ gun, rifle
djinathi 
djinawa(') inside under(neath)
djinba clan
djinbirrk tree--small, used in making a yellowish dye Morinda citrifolia
djinbulk sharp
djinbuma pinch, squeeze (boil)
djendulu 
djingaryun stand, get up
djingiritj frog--tiny
djingiritj tree Marble Tree, Owenia vernicosa
djingu pandanus nut meat
djiṉi beehive entrance--very long, protruding from tree hard black beeswax at bottom of beehive
djiṉi buttock(s)
djinibiliwuy 
djiṉi-djiṉi spear
djiniŋ language--collective name for variety spoken by Da:bi, Djinba, Ganalpiŋu and Mandalpiŋu clans
djinipiḏi 
djinipuru 
djiṉiyiṉi spear
djin'kal lizard Frilled-Neck
djin'kiritj frog--small, green
djinma shark Whaler Shark, River Shark
djinmir' edge, tip (of the tongue)
djiṉ'pu shrub--huge leaves useful as plates its fruit Fish-Plate Shrub, Guettarda speciosa
djinhi with this, using this
djinhiku of this, for this (one)
djinhikuli at this (one, place)
djinhikuma on this side
djinhimana today, now
djinhiŋul from this (one, place)
djinydjalma(') crab--generic for large crabs, e.g: Blue Swimmer Crab, Portunus pelagicus specifically the adult female Mud Crab, Scylla serrata
djinydjim (ex)change transform
djeŋal 
djiŋaṉḏarr bird--has a white breast (in contrast to the male) female Darter, Diver Duck
djeŋarra' light, bright
djiŋdjiŋ(') wire (flexible), wire netting
djiŋgilit singlet
djiŋgurala bird seagull, tern (generic)
djiŋi tree? Pistia stratiotes
djiŋ'tjiŋdhun drip, sprinkle (rain, water)
djip stay (seated or standing), put (on, down)
djepa' inexpensive, cheap
djipaku stingy
djepi' cereal (especially flour or oats)
djepu flag
djipuluŋ half only a little
djipun 
djipunbarri 
djipuru 
djirambulk yam--long, deep in ground, has a very special taste
djirambulk rootfood--small edible root of Kapok Tree
djirambulk tree Erythrina sp.
djiraŋ' boil
djirarr stone--smooth (for sharpening knifes, pounding food, etc.)
djirarrwuy 
djiraw' bird
djirika shellfish--edible
djirikitj bird Brown Quail, Swamp Quail, Coturnix ypsilophorus, Black-backed Button Quail, Turnix maculosa
djiriny 
djirirr grass-like plants with fairly sharp edges found near water Sedge sp., Cyperus sp.
djirirr bird--small, found around water
djirk design--painted
djerpa fish Stripey, Lutjanus carponotatus Chinaman Fish, Symphorus nematophorus
djir'tjir tree--small-leaved, fruit-bearing shrubs Drypetes sp. (and/or) Diospyros sp. (?)
djirryun brace for landing (of bird)
djirr'yun go down
djirra stand
djerra grave--sand
djirrbili fish Bony Bream, "Bonefish"
djirri tree--found inbrackish swamps or at the edges of billabongs Paperbark sp.
djirri sin, adultery strong word, often used for adultery and fornication (Rit) Intj Oops!
djirri' yam
djirri' bird Little Corella
djirribi-djirribi bird Willie Wagtail, Rhipidura leucophrys
djirribiyuk bird Grass Whistle-Duck
djirriḏiḏi bird Forest Kingfisher, Azure Kingfisher, Ceyx azura
djirrikaymirr(i) leader(s) of Dhuwa ceremonies, old man (implies full knowledge about Yolŋu law, songs, sacred business, etc.)
djirrikiki' bird Grass Owl, Barn Owl
djirriḻ'tjirriḻ Cricket insect--small, found only on/in water at billabongs --(?)lives in ground, nuisance in gardens
djirrimbilpilwuy crocodile
djirrimitjirrimi bird Willy Wagtail
djirriṉ-djirriṉ bird--small grass (generic)
djirringal 
djirripum(a) massage, stroke calm (someone) down by stroking them
djirriṯ sailpiece--wooden bar on mast that crosses the sail diagonally
djirritj diarrhoea
djirriwi-djirriwi bird Willy Wagtail
djerrk bag--of string (made in same fashion as fishnets--older person's knowledge)
djirrkaṉ-djirrkaṉ messy, untidy, all over the place
djirrkawul tree/shrub--used for making spears leaves are useful for making damper on Droopy Leaf, Aglaia elaeagroides
djirrkdjirrk snail--large, brownish, freshwater, used as bait
djirrkiḻi fish--edible Groper
djirrkiny' rat--small
djerrkŋu cloud
djirrkuḏupthun splash, dive, paddle
djerrkura surname
djirrmaŋa(') anteater Echidna (generic) "Porcupine", Short-beaked Echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus acanthion
djirr'miny Firefly
djirrŋama' anteater--spiny Echidna, "Porcupine"
djirrŋiriny fruit--black, gathered in Wet shrub (on which it grows?)
djirrŋ'miṉ Firefly
djirrpaḻ bark fibres (especially from Kurrajong) used in making string
djerrpaṉ rock
djirrpara tree Ironwood, Erythropleum chlorostachyum
djirrparri bird
djirrpiyirrpi bird Willy Wagtail
djirrpuḻ polygamist, man with many wives
djirrtja downhill, downriver
djirrtjirr grey
djirr'tjirryun come down, descend
djerru spoon, shovel
djirrwalala inland area
djirrwiyirrwi' bird Willy Wagtail
djirrwurkburk surname
djeṯ bird immature White-Breasted Sea Eagle
djitama yam--round, must be prepared very carefully, i.e: boiled, grated, and left overnight "Wild Potato", Dioscorea bulbifera var. rotunda
djetama Cycad fruit
djitpiḏi fish Archerfish, "Riflefish"
djitpiḻirri wallaby male Agile Wallaby
djiṯtjiṯpuma pull out the entrails (of kangaroo or emu carcass) pull to pieces (eg bag or string)
djitjun sting (eyes from smoke)
djitji(') turtle shell
djetji(') sore, wound, injury, cut, hole
djitjir tree
djetjirama mend (canoe) solder
djitjirukmirri pitted, pock marked (skin)
djetjitj scissors
djitjiwarr'yun squirt water
djitjiwuru wind--light westerly
djiw' fart--whisper, silent passing of air
djewaḏa 
djiwarr(') sky (where birds fly), heaven (place above the sky) above
djewaṯ tail lower leg handle
djiwatjiwa ripple(s) (on calm water)
djewiny tree Gum, Bloodwood (?)
djiwirr'thama pester, hound
djiwukun go fishing (especially with hook and line)
djewuḻ seaweed, water weed (generic): Blyxa sp Myriophyllum sp Marsilea crenata
djiwuŋmarama mix water (with something, e.g., flour to make damper)
djiwuŋgu bird Swamp Pheasant, Pheasant Coucal
djiya seat, chair
djiyan make love (to), copulate, "fuck" ḎvulgarṈ ACC
djuḏapthun creep, sneak (up on)
djuḏu'yun stay behind, hang back, delay (Rit) squat, sit on one's haunches (especially in a creek trying to catch fish)
djuḏum' mud
djuḏupthun go in, enter
djuḏurrku bird Diving Duck
djuḏutjuḏumun bird Striated Pardalote, Pardalotus striatus
djudjuy'yun push
djugu(') ceremony, song
djok sacred, under taboo (e.g., boys living in seclusion in the bush before their circumcision)
djoka' sugar
djukaḻ fish--freshwater Long Tom
djukarrŋu brother (-older) close friend (especially if exchanging gifts)
djukaṯ'thun limp, be lame
djoki blade
djukit underpants (men's)
djukitjuki chook(s), chicken
djuktjukŋani(ŋ) bush--small, used by children for shaft of toy spears with rag or Paperbark end Hibiscus meraukensis Hyptus suaveolens
djuku louse, small head lice, flea(s)
djukul 
djukurr(') fat(s), grease, lard bone marrow Ext butter liver of stingray honey
djuḻ'yun drip bubble (as water)
djulam area out of sight under cover
djolarra naked
djuḻaymuŋ stingray--edible
djuḻgudjuḻgu'marama make a fence, put posts into holes
djulima mouth organ
djoliŋ mouth organ
djuḻk go on (ahead, first, past), keep going -tr pass (by, over) cross
djulka(') earth, ground, dirt, dirt, sand Ext world
djuḻku' shellfish--edible used as cup (False) Trumpet Shell, Triton, Syrinx aruanus
djuḻkumu(') shellfish Oyster sp.
djulŋi dear (affectionate or complimentary term used with parts of the body)
djulŋi good, nice, fine, beautiful
djulpan star constellation--looks like a canoe
djuḻu' tree Lancewood Tree, Acacia shirleyi
djolu(') matches
djuḻubu bird Straw-necked Ibis
djuluk 
djulukuṉ root--edible Parsonsia leichardtii
djuḻuḻ'yun hide
djuḻuḻu head
djululu'yun spill (liquid), pour out
djuḻum' mud
djuluŋa pillow
djolurr white clay
djuḻurryun jump into water
djuḻurrpi fish Giant Threadfin, Eleutheronema tetradactylum
djuḻuwu bird Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus Straw-necked Ibis, Threskiornis spinicollis (?)
djulwaḏak bird Friarbird(s), Philemon spp. Singing Honey-Eater, Lichenostamus virescens Yellow Oriole, Oriolus flavocinctus White-rumped Miner
djumbu' 
djumbuṉu snake Javan File Snake
djumburr-djumburr mosquito--large, malarial (?)
djumbuyŋu bird--small, chirping
djomu fat (animal)
djomula(') tree Casuarina, (Coastal) Whistling Tree, Whistling Pine, Beach She Oak, Casuarina equisetifolia
djumuḻuḻu' euro--young
djumurr'yun jump (slowly or repeatedly), hop along (like a wallaby or kangaroo)
djun piece, bit
djuna 
djunama straight on
djuṉḏatjuṉḏa tree/shrub--edible part(?)
djunduktjunduk bird Red-Backed Kingfisher, Halcyon pyrrhopygia
djungaḻin hair
djoṉgum(a) collect, gather together, get take hold of
djuṉmal bird--size of eagle, whistles for tide to come in
djonmali 
djunuma Come this way!, Here!
djunuŋgu immediately, straight away
djunuŋguyaŋu dugong (Rit) turtle--green
djuny'tjumu shellfish Mangrove Mure x,y , Chicoreus permestus
djuŋambi octopus
djuŋgaḻin 
djuŋgaḻiwarr shell--edible Conch, (False) Trumpet Shell
djuŋgayi boss, "manager", "lawyer" (relation a person has to the ceremonies and land of his mother's clan)
djoŋgu(') hat
djuŋguṉ widow(er), bereaved spouse
djuŋguwan ceremony--major
djuŋ'tjuŋ nasal ridge, bridge of nose
djuŋuḏu fish--freshwater Long-Tom
djuŋuṉŋuṉ spear--shaped like shovel spear, but made of wood
djuŋuny identity, manner(ism) custom, way of life, way of walking
djuŋupal stone
djop soap
djupa 
djopani smoke
djupi' shrub--fruit-bearing Antidesma ghaesembilla
djopiŋ 
djur(') way, vision
djura' fruit of Wild Cashew (must be cooked and eaten with caution)
djuramalawuy 
djurambil 
djuramu group of (young) men, "gang" (of single blokes) (Rit) war party, group of warriors
djurap giraffe
djoriny 
djurirr' bird Great Bowerbird
djorkuma shelter, hide, protect something (with hand or arm)
djurpuwaḏi shellfish Turbo pethalatus (?)
djur(')tjur bird
djurum'djurum bird--can stand on waterlily leaves Lotusbird
djurwirr(') bird Great Bowerbird, Chlamydera nuchalis
djurryun pour (on) ACC , spread (on, as jam), paint, plaster
djurr'yun go into water
djorra' paper, book, newspaper
djurrayŋaniŋ fish Eel sp.
djorrgu crocodile--freshwater
djorri 
djurrkuḏupthun dive (head first), fall headlong
djurrkululu'yun flow, run (of liquids)
djurrkuṉ narrow (as something solid, space, road) space, room
djurrmuti 
djurrpuṉ star--evening, Venus
djurrpuṉuṉ 
djorrtja' fish Sand Mullet
djorru' cigar
djurruk wet, sticky
djurrut syrup
djurryurr' stream, temporary freshwater rivulet
djut spear, pierce
djutthun beat, hit, make, gather
djota tree--from which woomeras are made Mistletoe Tree, Exocarpus latifolius
djutabata spear--fish
djuṯpila bird--large hawk(s) Osprey Falcon(s), Falco longipennis, F. peregrinus Red Goshawk, Erythrotriorchis radiatus Little Eagle, Hieraaetus morphnoides
djutu raft (made from Paperbark), bark canoe
djutja-djutja 
djotjthi Tuesday
djutjtjutj Goodbye!, Keep going! (Rit) Adv far away
djuwakan totem
djuwaḻak water
djuwali blade
djuwalpi 
djuwarrmin surname
djuy' go
djoy' sap or gum, especially of Bloodwood tree
djoymi 
do' store, shop
ḏo'yun come, arrive
ḏobal tree Gmelina dalrympleana White Cloud Tree, Parinari corymbosa Leichhardt Tree, Nauclea coadunata
ḏubitj twitching of muscles--said to give warning of coming events
ḏubukthun pick (up), lift (up)
ḏobu'ṯubu dumplings
ḏuḏatj(tj)un flip over, be upside down
ḏuḏuḏu ceremony--informal, where young people are taught to dance or sing
ḏuḏuḏuyun make a scraping or rustling noise (e.g., goanna in log)
ḏuḏuku'yun make a scraping or banging noise (e.g., moving tables and chairs around)
ḏuḏupmarama miss the mark, nearly hit
ḏuḏupthun hit (drum, tin--as when playing)
ḏoḏurrk 
ḏogu wave(s--of sea)
ḏuguḏuguyun 
ḏukthun heal (up), get well or better
ḏukitj shoot (of plant) grey hair
ḏukṯuk desirous need, want, liking, love
ḏulyun rise (e.g., mound which reveals that something is buried there), swell (e.g. bread)
ḏul'yun catch fire, kindle burn off (grass), be destroyed by fire
ḏol' branches used as camouflage (in hunting emus)
ḏolaŋ bowl (round and deep, used for water)
dulayŋa 
duliduli doll
ḏulk run Sg
ḏulkthun explode, burst
ḏulki' bad, rotten, off (of food) maggot
ḏulkṯulkthun blister
ḏulkun ankle lower leg kneecap
ḏulmuŋgurr'yun swell, rise (of bread) blister
ḏulmurr 
ḏulmuy' tree--with usually inedible fruits Canarium australianum
ḏulŋa'yun angry--get
ḏulŋayŋu good at hunting or getting food (said of woman)
ḏulŋurawuy 
ḏulŋurr'yun pull out, extract (e.g., splinter), tug at (fishing line)
ḏulpu snack, something to satisfy hunger
ḏulpuŋu clan
ḏulpupuyun swell, rise (of bread)
ḏolpurk bird--owl(s) Barn Owl, Tyto alba Southern Boobook, T. novaehollandiae Collared Sparrowhawk, Accipiter cirrhocephalus Brown Goshawk, A. fasciatus etc.
ḏulpurru penis, "cock" ḎvulgarṈ
ḏulpuyŋu clan
ḏolpuyŋu jungle
ḏulthu'yun sit in crouched position (legs pulled in)
ḏulukutjthun rise, get up (and run from danger)
ḏulul'mirri baking powder
ḏululuyun slide along on the ground (of crocodile)
ḏulwa'thirri 
ḏulwarra parcel (wrapped in paperbark--for cooking specific types of traditional breads), Ext wrapping (paper) wrapped (up)
ḏum'bun open up, have a hole or opening, be(come) punctured
dumatj too much!
ḏumbatjun splash
ḏumḏum' 
ḏum'thunamirr snake Carpet Python, Children's Python
ḏomurra(') Mangrove Worm (lives in trunk of tree and may be eaten raw)
ḏumurr(u) big, large Sg
Duṉḏiwuy (Mar) outstation (Mrk) sacred rock
ḏunu ridge, mound, rise (of ground), sandbank, high ground
ḏonydji 
ḏuŋ'thun throb, beat (of heart)
ḏuŋḏuŋ lazy
doŋga Tonga (Pacific Island)
duŋgi donkey
ḏuŋgul dirt, bush soil, red sand or dirt Ext dry waterhole bauxite light tan, orange (reddish to yellowish shades), dusty area
ḏuŋ'ṯuŋ 
ḏuŋurru ankle
ḏup throw (spear), toss, cast (anchor, fishing line) get off (or down from vehicle)
ḏupṯup pulse
ḏupṯup emu
ḏupṯupun beat, throb (of heart)
ḏupḏuḏupun gallop (of buffalo, etc.)
ḏopu'thama knead and prepare damper for baking
dopulu(') gambling, card playing
ḏupun hollow log or tree--used as didgeridoo or burial post Idm greedy
ḏur(') push (down) bump, knock (something over)
ḏurak truck
duram drum
durambil (?) trumpet any musical instrument
duratj dress
duratjitj trousers, pants
ḏurmarriny open plain
durumul' mouse--female?
ḏurryun get up (and go), rise Pl
ḏorrkulu lump, glandular swelling (of groin or underarm, as when one has an infection or the flu)
ḏutthun swell up
ḏuṯiny' mouse--large
ḏutpurrk bird--owl Boobock, Mopoke, Barking Owl, Winking Owl, Tyto sp.
ḏuttji(') firedrill, firesticks (spun or twirled to start fire) tree/shrub Premna acuminata, P. obtusifolia
ḏuṯtji 
ḏuṯtjiŋaniŋ shellfish--edible Large Chinese Fingernail, Knife Finger Oyster, Solen grandis, Phaxas hilaris, Enisuculus hilaris
ḏuṯu' hole, burrow (as of bandicoot)
ḏotuŋ sick and tired
ḏoṯurrk heart
ḏuṯuṯumarama press in (as when giving an injection)
ḏutj return again
ḏotja 
ḏutjawal Come back (here)!
ḏutji 
ḏutjṯutj gooseflesh, goosebumps (from fear or cold)
dowa store, shop
ḏuwalatji 
ḏuwaŋ crustacean: big Prawn, small Lobster sp. Fresh-Water Crayfish (?)
dowaŋ payback
ḏuwarr steam, smoke
ḏuwarriny smoke
ḏuwaṯ go up (a hill, from island to mainland, from beach into the bush), ascend
ḏowaw' bird Koel
ḏuwitj twitching (as of the ears of a donkey or horse)
ḏuwitj go from water to land
ḏowu wave(s--of sea)
ḏuwukthun pick up, lift
ḏowutjthun feel creepy or funny (a muscular twitch that gives warning of coming events)
ḏuy lie down, sleep
ḏuy'yun arrive
doy' money
ḏuyŋa(') yam--with white flower, long narrow leaves that often twine around cycad palms in the open bush can be eaten raw or cooked Ipomoea graminea
ḏuyŋambi yam spirit home of the departed
ḏuypuŋun fish Sleepy Cod, Mudfish, Oxyeleotris lineolatus
ḏuyuyu owe
ga and
ga is/was doing CONTinuous, PROGressive action
ga listen
ga' Give it (to me)! Thank you!
 swag loose (portable) possessions
gäbaba fruit--yellow, ripe
gabaṉ ground, dirt
gabar'yun dawn
gabil'yun wag (tail, of dog), quiver (of fish)
gabukun cover (up), bury
gabuḻay(') joker, clown, comic (any humourous or funny person who laughs a lot or talks too much)
gabuḻkabuḻ joker, comedian, clown
gabulurr grass--used for medicine & rubbing
gaḏa Oh! correction particle, when speaker realises he has made an error
gaḏa' chest, breast (torso)
gaḏagaḏa separate, apart
gaḏagaḏaŋaniŋ 
gaḏakun make a camp
gaḏakaḏa bird--stork Jabiru
gaḏakaḏaŋaniŋ tree/shrub
gaḏaku boy--child from babyhood to circumcision, uncircumcised male
gaḏakulum tree--with large red figs Ficus racemosa
gaḏalbarr grass--tall Sorghum sp.
gaḏaman(') clever, wise, knowledgeable (in spells & medicine)
gaḏambal hull (of canoe or boat)
gaḏanuk spear (generic) spear shaft
gäḏany dew, early morning mist, fog spider
gaḏany-gaḏany long (used for parts of the body)
gaḏaŋ leaf
gaḏaŋalkitj ant--red ant with a black tail used as medicine for diarrhoea Brown Ant
gaḏarrgaḏarr emu--young
gadarru coconut
gaḏatjibala' shrub
gaḏatjiwala' 
gaḏa(-)waḏak 
gaḏayka(') tree Stringybark, Eucalyptus tetradonta dugong harpoon (made from this tree)
gaḏayman fetch (someone) to come along
gaḏayurr ?turtle part
gaḏipindi wade or stand in water up to one's knees
gaḏirri tree
gaḏitjirri grass Spear Grass
gaḏukaḏu crocodile (Gup) saltwater (Rit) freshwater
gaḏupuŋaniŋ stingray or shark sp. Shark Ray (?), Zebra Shark (?)
gadharra coral (generic)
gadhubaḻa paddle
gadja' bark--of Paperbark Ext paper money
gadjak mälk-m
gadjit spear--shovel
gaga hey!
gaga'miriŋu White Shafted Fantail
gagurutj cockroach--brown (as found in houses considered to have been brought by Europeans)
gakthun vomit, be sick, regurgitate, "puke", "spew" ḎrudeṈ
gakaka---a 
gäkaŋani tree? Strychnos lucida
gakarrarr' bird--white sea-gull Silver Gull
gakawarr men--initiates in Gunapipi, Ŋulmarrk, and Mutu ceremonies
gäki tobacco, cigarette
gäku egg (without a chick inside) fruit of Fig roe of Trevally
-gal ALLative, LOCative: to, at, from, with (added to persons only)
gal'yun float
gaḻ'yun crawl (as baby, snake, lizard, crocodile, etc.)
-gala ALLative, LOCative: to, at, from, with (a person)
-gala- LOCative Increment
gäḻa avoidance relationship term used by males to or about each other, or by female gurruŋ to call her maralkur "poison cousin"
galaḏar'yun fade, change colour
gaḻadjarr(') bird Egret
galagala'yun jerk, jig
gaḻagaḻk bird Pelican
galalkthun run (in fright, very fast)
gaḻamba headband--tied with string, ceremonial (for Gunapipi and Ŋulmarrk)
galambiya lizard--juvenile goannas (generic)
galanydjakalanydja flotsam, leaves and twigs brought in by the tide
galanyin(') glue (or native cement) made of chewed "sugarbag" wax or tree sap (e.g., Ironwood or Cypress)--used in making spears (Ironwood)
galaŋ clever
-galaŋa- OBLique formative: with ASC (-galaŋawuy) (added to persons only)
-galaŋa KIN suffix referring to brother or sister via their children
galaŋarr fruit of the Bush Mango/Wild Quince--yellow when ripe
galaŋarr(') clay--yellowish/reddish (used in body-painting)
gaḻaŋgamirr(i) dugong, Dugong dugong
galaŋgarri 
gaḻaŋ'kaḻwuy 
-galaŋu- OBLique formative: with ABL (-galaŋuŋur(u)) (added to persons only)
galaŋurawuy 
galara tree Ficus virens
galara(') pimple, blackhead
galaray' tree--with thin leaves Wattle, Acacia sp.
galarrwuy 
galathi 
galawaḏamun lizard Merten's Water Monitor
gaḻawaŋ' Nunggubuyu (language or people)
galawarraŋ(') tendon
gaḻawarraŋaniŋ crab--small, used as bait
galawaṯ tall (not long)
galawu bark of Stringybark--big pieces used for painting or shelters
galay wife (real or classificatory), mate, brother-in-law WB , sister-in-law BW first-cousin (of opposite moiety) MBC
gaḻaya fish Golden Trevally, Gnathanodon speciosus
gaḻayarr' bird Egret
gaḻayin(') tree Deep Gold Wattle, Tortulosa Wattle, Acacia torulosa
gaḻba' wallaby--female (?) or young (?) Rock Wallaby
gaḻbayuŋga surname
gaḻdjarra' fish--small freshwater Gudgeon
gaḻdjina 
gali(') side
gali wife, brother-in-law
galidjan(') mälk-f
gaḻigaḻi(') boomerang
galikali mälk-f
galiku(') cloth, calico handkerchief
galimara tree/shrub Bombax ceiba cf. Antiaris toxicaria
galimiṉḏirrk bitter, brackish (water which is still drinkable)
galina matches
gaḻirrkun slide
galitjman bring close
galitju 
gaḻiwaḻi(') boomerang
galiwaŋ knife--big, scythe, jungle knife
galiwin'ku settlement on Elcho Island
galiwirwiryun rotate, hang around
galiwu ?rotate
galiyal side
galiyan mälk-f
galka(') sorcerer (person with evil power who is choosen to get revenge by causing sickness or death) (Rit) warrior
gaḻka' tadpole
gaḻkaḻ holey, having holes
gälkal ant (generic), e.g: Green Tree Ant
gal'kalyun loose--be, slip up and down
galkaliya near, close
galkama 
galkan put (into)
galkaṉa gathering
gaḻkarra white
gaḻkarriŋu crow
galki near(by), close (to) soon
galki fall (over, down)
galkirri fall (over, down) blow (of wind)
gaḻkitj-gaḻkitj person who breaks laws or does no work lawless, lazy
gaḻkiyarr(') shellfish--edible Spiny Chiton, Ac a,o nthopleura spin e,o sa
gaḻku fish Toad Fish
gäḻkuḻam wait (for)
galkun wait (for)
galkun 
galkuruk bird Mangrove Heron, Black Bittern
gaḻmanda' fish--freshwater
galmak kidney
galmum(a) prevent from doing, restrain
galŋ hunt(ing) (?)
galŋa skin, bark Ext paper money
gaḻŋa mud
galŋadhurru knowledgeable, aware of something by experience (e.g., woman in pregnancy, man after a secret ceremony)
galŋapan closely related
galŋaparrambarr backbone--upper (from back of neck to backbone), cervical spine
gal'ŋu true (e.g., direct blood relative), real(ly) in fact, but, (al)though, however
galpa-galpa 
galpaṉ sacred totemic creature
gaḻpan fish--fresh water, found in billabongs
gaḻpaw boil
gaḻpu woomera, flat spear-thrower (for fish spear)
gaḻpu shellfish Codakia sp.
gälpu(') clan-nation
gaḻpuŋani epiglottis
gaḻpuŋaniŋ shrub with red flowers and stem "Purple Clover", Gomphrena canescens
gaḻpuŋaniŋ shellfish--edible Flavum Heart Cockle, Cardium flavum
gaḻtja snake Water Python
gaḻtjina 
gaḻtjurr clitoris
gaḻtjurrk ovaries
gaḻu'yun get (water)
galu'galun 
galuku Coconut, Cocus nucifera
galuma timber, dressed or processed plank of wood
gäḻumay(') bird Australian Pelican, Pelecanus conspicullatus
galumunyan rich
galun rootfood--fine roots come from a larger nut-like root Cayratia trifolia
galupa 
gäḻurra tree--with a whitish fruit Yellow-Ball Flower, Malotus nesophylus (Rit) tree with small reddish fruits in the Wet Ficus platypoda (?)
galurru(') cigarette, cigarette paper
galwandhun sway to and fro
gaḻwu'yun jump, start with surprise
gaḻyarra' fish--small freshwater Gudgeon
gam' like this, you see?, uh?, hmm? in discourse Look out!, Watch!, Listen!
gäma carry (in hand), bring, take (along) "have"
gamaḻaŋga clan-nation
gamany mälk-f
gamanydjan mälk-f
gamarraŋ(') mälk-m
gamaṯa tree? Zostera sp.
gambalala' wallaby--young male Agile (Sandy) Wallaby
gambali 
gambarr many (people, animals)
gämbika 
gambumaluku 
gambuŋ 
gamburruwuy 
gami spear (generic)
gaminyarr grandchild (of opposite moiety) DC/m, SC/f first-cousin once removed BDC/m, ZSC/f , grand-niece, grand-nephew FMSC,MFDC
gäminyŋa vine--with red nuts
gämiritj mosquito--white (?)
gämu(') bee--with pale markings on head fierce its hive is often found in the forks of Stringybarks in valleys and stoney places Honey Bee, Trigona sp.
gämuk night
gamuniny 
gamunuŋgu(') clay (used for painting, chewing, and eating), pigment
gämurŋ' 
gämuruŋ Witchetty Grub (edible wood-boring beetle larvae, found most often in Eucalyptus tectifica)
gamuruŋgu ochre--dark red (used as body paint)
gämurra decay (teeth)
gämurru(') nose point (of pencil, land, or speech) lesson, moral (of a story)
gana 
gana so that
gaṉa spear (generic)
gaṉa tree--mangrove Rhizophora sp.
gana' enough, adequate
gäna alone, separate, distinct, different, by oneself
gäṉa tree--inedible fruit has Mangrove Worms Mangrove
gana-gana termite
ganalbiŋu clan-nation
ganalpuy clan-nation
ganambarr surname
gaṉamu mosquito--large, malarial
ganan leave (alone), don't touch
ganan 
gaṉanhdharr bird--heron(s) and egret(s) Pacific Heron, Ardea pacifica, Red Heron, A. picata Cattle Egret, Areola Ibis Great Egret, Egretta alba etc.
ganaŋ'thun separate (be)
gaṉaŋanydja' feathers of emu ḎrareṈ body hair
gaṉaŋarrpul 
gaṉaŋathala pool--small, temporary freshwater flood-plain where you cannot drink the water
ganaparra rootfood vine
ganapurra 
ganari' tree
ganari'mirri Shady Beach
ganarri tree--small inedible fruit good for shade Beauty Leaf, Oil Nut Tree, Calophyllum ionophyllum
ganarrimirr Ten Mile (on Galiwin'ku)
ganarrthama leave (alone), not touch
ganawuyma turtle
gaṉay' yam--long Ipomoea graminea
ganba deserted place (with no people)
ganba'yun look in vain
gaṉba'yun hobble
ganbaḏa emu
ganbark desert, dry place
gaṉbay groin
gaṉbilpil tree Gum sp.
ganbukpuk cloverlike flower Gomphrena sp.
ganbuḻirri' clover--with fairly long, reddish stem Gomphrena sp.
gaṉburk possum (or similar animal)
ganda hip, rump
gaṉḏa'yun trap (fish, etc.) in a dam
gäṉḏa 
gandaki kangaroo
gaṉḏalpurru kangaroo--female, mature (?) Black Wallaroo, Macropus bernardus
ganda(-)mukuy tree--with edible gum Terminalia canescens
gaṉḏaŋu surname
gandarr waist middle, midst
gandatj phlegm
gaṉḏawul' wallaby Rock Wallaby, Petrogale sp.
gandayala kangaroo
gaṉḏipa tree Gum sp.
gandirri flour, damper
gandiwulk shrub--edible root Kapok Bush, Cochlospermum fraseri
gandu 
gäṉḏurru tree, bush, shrub (generic) stick, log, (piece of) wood
gandhaḻirr wind
gändhaw' bird Bittern
gandhuwuy 
gändja cuttlefish
gandjaḻamiwuy 
gandjamarr 
gaṉdjarriny messenger inviting people to a ceremony
gaṉdjawarra' crab claw--used for smoking
gandji(') bird--stork "Jabiru", Black-Necked Stork, Xenorhynchus asiaticus
gaṉdji'yun walk with a stick or limp
gaṉdjitjiwuy Beach
gaṉdjurrma stick--used by a sorcerer for killing
gaṉgaṉ outstation
gangaṉiwuy 
gaṉgi(') tree Northern Cypress Pine, Callitris intratropica, C. columellaris
gangul yellow--dark (ochre)
ganguri(') yam (collective term) Long Yam (found in monsoon forest, can be eaten raw or cooked), Dioscorea sativa var. elongata, Vigna radiata
gaṉguthu(') baby, small child
gaṉguypa flying fox Black Fruit Bat, Pteropus alecto, P. gouldii
ganima plant with grape-like berry
ganinyiḏi stick--digging
ganiparr root--edible
ganitja skeleton
gaṉ'kaṉmirri 
gaṉ'kurr(\') shellfish--edible Trochus Shell(s)
gaṉmilawuy 
gaṉmurru tree--good for shade
gaṉŋal fish--large catfish Freshwater Catfish, Tandanus tandanus Eel-tailed Catfish, Neosilurus ater
gan'purr 
ganu' ashes, embers, hot ashes (and sand) dust, dirt, small particles of soil
gaṉuŋ lame, spastic, paralysed, cripple(d)
ganuru tears (from crying)
ganurr 
ganha 
ganhalpuyŋu clan-nation
ganharrnhalkur avoidance relationship term used by someone when referring to your mumalkur
ganharrnhur(u) term used by someone when referring to your momu
ganhdharraŋa' fish Swordfish
-ganyaŋ' little, small
ganyawu(') tree fruit Wild Cashew, Queensland Tar Tree, Semecarpus australiensis Australian Cashew, Anarcandinum occidentale (?)
ganybu string-bag (for carrying things), fishing net, dragnet mosquito net
ganydjaraŋay 
ganydjarr power, strength, energy, speed Ext pulse engine, motor Adj hard, powerfully, with force
ganydji 
gänydjiŋ big rock off Wurrwala
ganydjiwuy evening star
ganydjuḻa eye seed Ext bullet hook (on end of woomera) well, soak girlfriend, boyfriend
ganygarr fight--all in, war
ganyim'thun jump in fright, be startled, be astonished
ganyiri bird--white head, brown body Brahminy Kite, Haliastur indus
gany'tjaraŋay tree--mangrove
gany'tjurr bird White-faced Heron, Ardea novaehollandiae Nankeen Night-Heron (?) Eastern Reef Egret, Egretta sacra
ganyu(') star (generic)
ganyunurru 
ganyuŋiyala 
gaŋ'marama poke
gäŋa vine/climber--edible fruit Wild Passionfruit, Passiflora foetida
gäŋa 
gäŋalkmirri stingray
gaŋaru vomit juice from the pounding of soaked Cycad nuts
gaŋga carefully, gradually, slowly, slightly, not hard
gaŋgathirr(i) fetch (a person), ask someone to go with you get up and go
gäŋili(') shellfish--edible Fluted Giant Clam
gap Quiet!
gäp cup
gapaḏi possum--male
gapala(') boat--large, steamship, warship rudder
gapaḻa clearing, open plain clear sky
gäpaḻaḻ cloud
gapalathana estuary where special contraceptive rocks are found
gäpam 
gapamaḏa axe--stone, short
gapaṉ clay--white, white ochre (used for painting, chewing and eating) clay(s), ochre(s) (generic)
gapaṉbulu Cape Arnhem (sacred name and area)
gapany burial ground for Yirritja clans
gaparrkmirriwuy 
gapila fish Butterfish, Selenotoca multifasciata
gapililyun go around, revolve, twirl around
gapiny name for Da:tiwuy, Ŋaymil and Golamala clans
gapirri niece ZD , nephew ZS
gapitjirrirri shellfish
gapman government
gapmayalman 
gapu water, fluid, liquid, beverage (soft drink, beer, liquor) Ext blister alcohol petrol
gapugurawuy 
gapuḻa blind--practically, person who squints
gapuḻa silly, stupid
gaputjirrirri shellfish--edible Latona cuneata
gapuwiyak Lake Evella
garyun whisper
gär damper made from cycad nuts
gara spear (generic)
garadhawal 
gärak sky--up high where clouds and stars are
garakawal quickly, fast
garal'wuy 
garama go, walk
garambaka spear of the Thunderman
garanaŋga(') snake Green Tree Snake, Dendrelaphis punctulatus Brown Tree Snake, Boiga sp. (?)
garanybirr-garanybirr cicada
garanyinyi cicada, locust
gara(-)nyirrnyirr cicada
garaŋ coral (?)
garaŋa shoulder middle (of canoe or boat)
garapa spear--single-pronged
garapana 
gararra tree Grevillea
gararrkararr dirty, discoloured
gararrman fish large Barramundi
garatha(') lizard--found in hollow trees, dark on top with yellowish belly, spots on tail (immature?) Spotted Tree Goanna
garawila 
garawirrtja surname
garayarra kangaroo--joey pouch young of Antilopine Wallaroo, Macropus antilopines
garayurru tree Wild Cassava, Wild Cotton Tree, Cochlospermum fraseri
gardhurr'yun work, dig, bale out with lots of energy
gar(-)djarr'yun spear (fish) with wire spear
garkambarr light--that allows one to see in the dark (glow of moon, glimmer of sun before it has risen, torchlight, etc.)
garkgarkthun silly (be, act), be simple
garkman frog (generic, e.g: Striped Burrowing Frog, Cyclorana alboguttatus, C. australis)
garku fern (generic), e.g., those growing in fresh water with edible roots
garkunydja' bird Nankeen Night-Heron
garkuyi stingray Fiddler Ray, Tr y,i gonorrhina fasciata Numbfish, Hypnos monopterygium
garkuyi fish Blue-Tailed Mullet, Valamugil seheli Tiger Mullet, Liza argentea
garma(') ceremonial site--for circumcision, held in camp any open sacred ceremony
garmak water
garmak ceremony--funeral circumcison area
gar'maŋ frog--including Green Tree Frog
garmayalman 
garminyarr(') 
garminydjarrk earth, sand, soil, ground, dirt Ext world sugar
ŋurruṉaŋgal first ancestors
garmuŋ' witchetty grub (found most often in Eucalyptus tectifica and Sterculia quadrifida trees)
garŋgarŋ' tree Denhamia obscura (?)
garŋgulkpuy Cato River area
gartjarr snake Water Python
gärukŋu companion, partner
gärul store, any place where food is plentiful Ext Paradise, Garden of Eden
gärun turtle--adult Loggerhead Turtle, Caretta caretta
garurr noise
garurra 
garwarrwarr' gold, bronze
garryun speak, ask
garr'yun get, pick up, fetch (someone) ask (someone) to accompany you lead, take (people somewhere)
gärr' spider (generic) dew, fog (spiderweb)
garraba' bird Blue-winged Kookaburra
garraḏikarraḏi dragonfly
garrak(-g)arrak bird Darter, Diver Duck
garrakiyarr crossing in a river or stream, ford, shallow part of a river
garral'yun burp, belch
garrala bird Australian White Ibis, Threskiornis aethiopica Spoonbill (?)
garraluma belch, burp
garram string, fishline
garramat above, on top, up sky (where birds fly)
garrambu bottle, jar
garramu flowers--purple (off a vine growing near a beach)
garranhdhalu White Woman, Asian lady, non-Aboriginal woman
garrany'tjun paddle, row (canoe)
garranyirri fish Nursery Fish (?)
gärraŋ coral ("candle" type)
garraŋgarraŋ 
garraŋunuŋ(') shark--not eaten Hammerhead Shark, Sphyrna lewini
garrar name
garrarra'yun dance
gärrarramirri indistinct (of land seen at a distance)
garrarrak marching together, lined up
garrarrak pole laid across two forked sticks on dancing ground
garraṯa fight--all in, war
garrathulu juice from the pounding of soaked Cycad nuts
garratji axe (steel)
garratjimartjmartj tree Grevillea mimosoides (? or closely related sp.)
garraw'yun shine (on), light up
garrawala 
garrawaṉ area on mainland off of Groote Eylandt
garrawanŋu 
garrawarr bird Little Black Cormorant
garrawaṯtji' crest (of bird) feather head ornament
garrawaṯtjiwuy 
garrawurra surname
garray lord, master Ext Jesus, God lovely, good
garrayalk savour of cooked bush meat
garrayiwyiw drizzle, light rain
garrbi'yun bandage
garrbululuk bird--small quail
gärri enter, go in(side)
garrimbi spiderweb Ext silk thread
garriṉba land of spirits
gärritja 
garritjpa shellfish--edible Brown Baler Shell
garriwa turtle Flatback Turtle, Chelonia depressa
garriwaḻaŋaniŋ crab--used as bait Unicolour Dog Welk, Nassarius dorsatus (?)
gärriyak dry billabong (place where reed and waterlily leaves have dried out)
garrkany(') bird--brown falcon Chicken Hawk, Black Kite
garrkaraŋ avoidance relationship term used by a male gurruŋ when referring to his mother-in-law or by a man speaking of any old lady old, wrinkled, ready to be discarded
garrkarryun shake
garrkarrun sing with tapstick accompaniment
garrkarrun trot along (of dog)
garr'karryun float along (clouds), pass over (rain)
garrkarrŋa 
garrkatji saw (tool)
garrku 
garrkuḻuk clean, pure
garrmala grand-aunt MMBW
garrmun taste, test, try
garrpaw' bird--owl Boobock, Mopoke, Winking (Barking) Owl
garrpi(')yun bind, bandage, tie (up) block (up) wrap (up)
garrpin bind, bandage, tie or coil (up) block (up)
garrthalala outstation
garrthan stick, get stuck, caught, bogged
garrthaṉdhaṉ tree--mangrove Acacia sublanata (?)
garrtjambal kangaroo male Antilopine Wallaroo, "Big Red", Macropus antilopines
gärrtji shellfish--not eaten Goose Barnacle, Lapas sp.
garrtjpa 
garrukal(') bird Blue-Winged Kookaburra, Dacelo leachii Kingfisher (generic), Ceyx and Halcyon spp.
garrukawu grass Spear Grass
garrumara octopus--coloured yellow and red
garrun say
gärruŋ bag--big, sack (for flour, potatoes, etc.) blanket
garrupu turtle shell
garrurru sail, sheet, flag sail rod
garrurru fish Beaked Coralfish
garrurruŋaniŋ fish Butterfly Fish, Chaetodon spp. Purple Sailfinned Tang, Zebrasoma veliferum Moorish Idol, Zanclus canescens
garrwali 
garrwaŋ plants which cause scratches, e.g., Asparagus racemosus
garrwar above, on top upriver, upcountry (away from the coast) any place too high to reach
garrwi'yun tie (up), bind
garrwiḏi spider (generic)
garrwili shellfish--edible Pinctada chemnitzii, P. maxima, P. sugillate
gaṯthun stick, get stuck or bogged get trapped, be caught (as fish on hook) choke on (something in throat)
gät playing card(s)
gätthun run (away), escape
gataḻa wallaby Longman's Rock Wallaby, Petrogale venustula
gatapaŋa buffalo
gataraŋay stingray--poisonous Blue-Spotted Stingray, Amphotistius kuhlii Rat-Tailed Ray (?)
gatarru Coconut, Cocus nucifera
gaṯigaṯiwuy 
gatiraŋay stingray--poisonous
gatitawuy morning star
gati'wuy sun
gätna carton
gätni garden
gaṯpurr wounded (by weapon)
gaṯtjarrarra'yun slide, glide
gaṯtjarrkthun slide, slip
gäṯtjini crab--white Spanner Crab (?)
gätugatu flour mixed with hot water
gaturru 
gätuwata flour cooked with hot water
gathan give
gathan hold, grasp, touch reach (for), take hold (of)
gathaŋ plane (carpenter's tool)
gathawuḏu house--native: "Mosquito House" (four-posted shelter which is raised off the ground)
gathayilŋa place in the bush near Gurrumuru
gathin clitoris
gathiŋaḻi(') fly Blowfly
gäthiyak rootfood
gäthu child, son, daughter (of father) C/m niece, nephew BC , daughter-in-law (of woman) great-grandparent (of same moiety) FFF,FMM,MFM,MMF
gathul(') mangrove tree (generic distinctive for their aerial root system) the mangrove area (as opposed to beach, bush, etc.)
gäthur(a) earlier (same day), just now, today, nowadays
gatjaḻ path, trail, road, way
gätjala dear, precious, highly valued
gatjambarri inside of house
gatjapa cassava Fijian plant--with edible roots
gatjarr'yun taste
gätjayamu child, son, daughter (of father)
gatji fruit Wild Plum Ext mango
gatji pools--small ones on beach behind receding tide
gätji(') Mangrove Worm--edible, Toredo sp.
gätjigatji poor, not much money
gatjikin 
gätjil Mangrove Worms--small
gätjini crab--white
gatjiŋaniŋ shrub/bush with white flowers and tiny, juicy, edible black fruit Jungle Plum, Little Gooseberry Tree, Carallia brachiata
gatjipali(') sickness--sometime fatal, brought by the Macassans, boils with more than one head Ext ringworm
gätjirimi place near Daliwuy Bay
gatjirri sandfly
gatjpaḻ'yun turn aside, wander away, leave the path, stray
gatjpu'yun hope (for), look forward (to)
gatju Go away!, Off you go!
gaw' 
gäwaba fruit--yellow, ripe
gawaḏamawuy 
gawal uncle MB , father-in-law second-cousin (male in third descending generation of opposite moiety) MBSC,SWB
gawaŋalkmirr(i) stingray--edible, dark-coloured back and light underneath, found in the mangroves and has the most harmful barbs of all stingrays (its fat), ba:kul considered grandfather or leader of this sp.
gawar'yun dawn
gäwara' sandhills, sandy ground, soft ground
gawaratj 
gawarrka' uninhabited, isolated (place)
gawatha yam--long
gawatha season--the Wet (Jan-Mar, when there is lush growth, but food is not yet ready)
gawatjark tree--edible fruit Red Jungle Berry, Grey Boxwood, Yellow Tulip, Drypetes lasiogyna
gawaw'yun call out ("Go!, Go!"), "sing out"
gawiḏika 
gawiṉa fish Butterfish, Selenotoca multifasciata
gawinybiny water--fresh, from a spring
gawirriṉ 
gawkaḻaŋ(u) stingray--big
gäwu muddy water, dirt that comes up with water in a fresh water spring or soak
gawuḏalpuḏal bird--small, black Spangled Drongo, Dicrurus hottentottus
gawuḏika leech
gawuḏu tree--from which string is made
gawukun bury, cover (up)
gawukaḻaŋ stingray--large with very long tail edible, good sweet flavour Blue-Spotted Ray (?)
gawuki yam leaves
gawuḻgawuḻ smoke--dense that blots out the sunlight
gawuluma paddle, row
gawulurr grass--its flat long leaves are pounded, mixed with water and drunk as medicine for diarrhoea, stomach ache, vomiting or fever also used for rubbing on the body (e.g., for headache) Barb-Wire Grass, Cymbopogon refracta
gawundatj tree Ficus sp.
gawura 
gäwurr tree Red-Flowering Kurrajong
gawurrmuna clan
gawuthal crustacean freshwater Yabby sp.
gawutj fish Hussar, Lutjanus amabilis Sweetlip, Lethrinus chrysostomus, Yellow Sweetlip, L. nebulosus, Grass Sweetlip, L. fletus Lancer, Lethrinella nematacantha Collared Sea-Bream, Gymnocranius bitorquatus
gay' What!, Say it again Oh! expression of surprise
gäy' secretion from the eye, "sleep"
-gaya ALLative, LOCative
gaya'thama make (up, as a bed)
gayabak head
gayak mälk-m
gayam'purr tree Swamp Banksia
gayanh'tha layer of something spread out/down, sheet Ext blanket
gayarra coral
gayawak head
gayawaḻa sunset, coloured light at sundown
gayawarr tree/shrub
gayaya shellfish--edible Modialis pro s,c livis
gayi like that, in that manner
gayi 
gayigayi core (of boil)
gayilpaḏa wind--northerly
gayirriya 
gayit spear--shovel-nose blade (?)
gaykamaŋu surname
gaykarraŋ open (country, area), cleared clear(ing), a place free of rubbish
gaykarri bird cockatoo
gaykay uncle MB father-in-law WF
gaykay 
gayman spiderweb
gaymarani crocodile's bellybutton
gaymuniny 
gayŋa Continuous: is (still) doing
gayŋi sleep
gaypaḏi 
gaypaḻ(') tree branches and leaves used in post-funeral cleansing ceremony hard wood used for making fighting sticks inner white bark used medicinally leaf mixed with salt water used as poultice for wounds Ear-Pod Wattle, Darwin Blackpod Wattle, Acacia auricul i,a
gaypuma neglect to give, act selfishly
gayu Come on!
gäyu tree (generic), wood, stick, twig
gayul secretly, quietly
gäyul 
gayulu'yun kick cadge
gayuŋgi paddle
gäyura mouth organ
gayuwaḻa paddle
gayuwaḻa sunset
gaywaŋi(') tree--pine Casuarina sp., "She-Oak"
gaywaraŋu white ash(es) Ext White Man, European
gäywarr jellyfish--poisonous Seawasp, Box Jellyfish (?)
gay'wu string bag, dillybag
gaywuṉdji islands off of Birany-birany
gay'yi Good job! expression of satisfaction or approval
gi 
ge key
giḏiwak stingray--small, with very sharp barbs on tail, not eaten Blue-Spotted Fantail Ray, Taeniura lymna
gidjigidjiyun tickle
gikawarra fire
gikina tooth
gikirri 
giḻyun lean over, slant
gela mälk-m
giḻaŋdhun climb
giḻapa doctor, medicine man
giḻatj glass glasses, spectacles
gilawun bird Friarbird(s)
giḻigiḻibunuma go around, steer clear (of), avoid, give a wide berth (to)
giḻigiḻk plant--small, found on hills
gilikarrama hug, embrace, cuddle nurse
giliŋ hook--fishing part of spear where spearhead is attached to shaft
gilipuma go around, steer clear (of), avoid, give a wide berth (to)
gilirri' clay--yellowish
gilitjirr(i) come close, approach, near
giḻitjirrk bag--string (made in same fashion as fishnets--older person's knowledge)
giliwukthun uncover (meat from ashes), unearth (mokuy from grave)
gilkilyun strange--be, disquieting
gelma 
gilmirrpiwuy 
geluŋ melody--sweet feeling depressed
gimatata baking powder
gemuluwuy beach area
gen 
giṉgil waterlily root corm--immature
ginik scales (of fish)
-giniŋ greedy for, obsessed with
giṉiŋgarr navel, "belly button", umbilical cord part of fruit (where it is attached to tree) Ext button, switch, knob bullet, trigger winder keyhole, lock pipe-bowl
giniŋinyal crab--small, edible Blue Swimmer Crab, Portunus pelagicus Coral Crab, Charybdise cruciata Trawl Crab, Thalamita sima
gin'kin fish--large
ginŋin skin--of fish
genhdhirra'na go
ginybirk crab--small, edible
genybu tree Banksia papuana
ginyburrk flower of Banksia dentata the tree
genydja tree edible fruit Banyan, Strangler Fig, Ficus virens Sand Fig, F. henneana F. racemosa
ginydjirraŋ rudder, tiller, steering wheel
ginygaḻa' shortcut
giny'kiny fish Catfish Eel, Plotosus lineatus
giny'kinydjun walk (as crab, with arms out)
giŋ'marama poke
gepu 
gir'yun 
girba fruit Wild Passionfruit, Passiflora foetida
girilyun thicken (like custard)
giriŋ'kiriŋdhun cry continuously (of baby)
girirri' tree Ghost Gum, Eucalyptus papuana (and similar white gums)
giririrrk calico (or other fabric)
girirrirrk everlasting, well-known, excellent
girirrkirirryun cook (by spreading sand or ashes over food)
giritjirr(i) dance play copulate
girrgit tree Kurrajong, Brachychiton diversifolium
girri' things, goods, "gear", "stuff" clothes belongings, possessions, personal effects parts (of the body) utensils vehicles weapons (including items used by witch doctor)
girri' fruit of waterlily--reddish black Nymphaea sp.
girrikirri medicine--part of Stringybark mixed with boiling hot water and traditionally drunk only by women at specific times
girriŋgirriŋ(') jewelry, necklace, ornament grass (used in making necklaces)
girripipi shellfish--edible Placula placenta
girrirri'yun speak well of
girriwarr stick--for fighting or turtle hunting, club
girriwitji shellfish--edible Chameleon Nerite, Nerita chameleon Wavy Nerite, N. undata N. polita Littorina scabra
girrkirr ocean (far away from mainland) white foam (on water) (?)
girrŋirr skin--of fish
giṯ spear, pierce, stab
get skirt
giṯthun move (over), slide over, shift
giti-ḏaw'yun write, draw, paint
gitiḏiya(') fish--small garfish Short-Nosed Garfish, Hyporhamphus quoyi immature Long-Finned Garfish, Euleptorhamphus viridis (?) Fly-Specked Hardyhead, Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum
gitiraŋay stingray--poisonous
gitkit laugh(ter)
getkit bird--small white seagull Common Tern, Sterna hirundo
githi(-)githiyun tickle
gitjakara bark of Gum Tree sp.
gitjigitjiyun tickle
gitjin kitchen
gitjpa'yun dance (holding branches)
gitjpapuy bird
getju tobacco (especially old black strong variety), cigarette
giwun smile
giwit other side
giyalaram(a) strip (pandanus leaves for weaving, baskets, mats, etc.)
giyalkiyal whisper(ing), in a whisper
giyapara tree--big mangrove with aerial root system Rhyzophora stylosa
giyathawun shellfish--edible
giyawuḻ sunset (when sun is about to set)
-giyin- EMPHasis (on pronouns before -gala)
giyin call out special words at a ceremony
-gu GENitive: for (for women), Possessive (John's money), Benefactive (I gave the book to John), Infinitive (I want to go)
-guṮ FACTitive: make (make smaller, make better)
gu' Come on!, Come here!
go Come here!, Come on!
gubarku snake Taipan
gubaya possessions, gear, things
gubidji snake Freshwater Snake, Amphiesma mairii Macleay's Water Snake, Enhydris polyepis
gubidji turtle Loggerhead Turtle, Caretta caretta
gubiyun song of hammerhead shark
gubi'yun stroke (swimming action)
gubuḏu spear--large, bamboo
guḏaltji jellyfish--small
guḏam'bun fly away
guḏanyguma try very hard, persist
goḏarr' tomorrow (morning) morning (before midday)
guḏaṯpa tree Spear Bush
guḏi(') That's wrong!, Guess again...!, Opps! mistake made or correction intended
guḏi short, brief
guḏiḏi bird--small wading (generic) Plover(s), Pluvialis spp Godwit(s), Limosa spp Sandpiper(s), Calidris spp etc.
guḏiŋguḏiŋ woman, girl wife female Pl?
guḏirri tree--white flowers (Sept/Oct) Bunch-flowered Gum, Broad-leaved Carbeen, Eucalyptus confertiflora Smooth-Stemmed Bloodwood, Eucalyptus bleeseri
guḏirrkal root large edible root of Kapok Tree the tree itself (?)
goḏu inside (of something, especially a boat or canoe)
goḏu tree--mangrove, has a red flower and soft wood, place to find mangrove worms Red Mangrove, Brudiera parviflora
goḏu dry land, semi-desert
guḏumurrku 
guḏurrku(') bird Brolga, Grus rubincundus
guḏutjurrk lizard--with long fine coloured stripes Skink
guḏuwurru wind--strong westerly
gudhaḻ'yun cook, roast (in oven)
gudhaykudhay constellation (smokey-looking) spirit
gudjak bitter, bad-tasting, salty
gudjark water
gudjarra' spear--stone
gudjuk mälk-m
gogu later, afterwards
gukthun bark at (of dog)
gukarri hunt, go hunting (for)
gokawu tree--mangrove with white flowers and a large orange-green fruit Sonneratia alba
gukkuk bird Bar-Shouldered Dove, Geopelia humeralis, Diamond Dove, G. cuneata
guku honey (especially without wax), beehive, "sugarbag" honeybee Ext sugar, syrup
guku tree Melastoma malabathricum
gukum(a) chase (away), harass
gukuwal fish Ring-Tailed Surgeon Fish, Acanthurus xanthopterus
-guḻ ALLative
gul stop
gul' Let's go!
gul'yun pound cycads Idm turn to another when one is no use
goḻ school
guḻa' faeces, excrement, small inedible balls found in beehive (baby bees in eggs; faeces and rubbish of bees)
guḻa' skin tree bark lips
gola syrup, treacle
gulaba coffee, tea Coolabah wine cask
gulaka(') yam (collective term but specific for: Long Yam, Dioscorea sativa var. elongata, Vigna radiata)
gulalay seed or inedible pod of mangrove trees, e.g., Bruguiera exaristata, Ceriops tagal, Rhizophora stylosa
gulamanda bird Dove sp.
gulaŋ blood menstruation Ḏimpolite in YMṈ
guḻaŋaŋaŋ' bird Grey-crowned Babbler
gulapa 
guḻarrbaŋga 
gulawu pearl
guḻawurr bird Jungle Fowl, Orange-Footed Scrubfowl, Megapodius reinwardt
guḻayŋu smouldering--trees (after grass fire has passed), --remains after a fire branch burning at one end only
golbin Goulburn Island
guḻga greedy
gulgulyun buzz (of bees) make a low humming noise
guḻguḻyun sink, drown set (of sun)
-guḻi ALLative
goli rudder steering wheel
guḻiban bird Red-collared Lorikeet
guḻibitjpitj bird--plover Oriental Plover, Charadrius veredus Mongolian Plover, C. mongolus
gulikayu bark of Stringybark--large strips used for canoes, shelters and death shroud
gulinybuma condemn, criticize (say something is no good)
guḻipawuy 
gulirirri' wallaby adult male Sandy (Agile) Wallaby
gulirra place north of Yirrkala
guḻirriḻirri' tree--with sharp leaves Bossiae bossiaeoides
gulitj TRUE
gulitj college
guḻitji rectum (Rit) faeces, excrement
guḻitji tree? Haemodorum sp.
guḻiwan bird Red-collared Lorikeet
guḻiwitjpitj bird--sea gull Whimbrel
gulk cut (in two), slice, sever, snap cease (of wind)
gulkiya moon Ext month shellfish--not eaten
gulkiyaŋiniŋ snail--ground Xanthostemon sp. (?)
guḻkmiṉ snake Carpet Snake Children's Python Yellow Tree (?)
gulku fish Diamond-Scaled Mullet, Liza vaigiensis
guḻku(') many, much, several, lots
golku butt (of cigarette) fine, powdery ash
guḻkuḻa 
gulkuru empty (-handed)
guḻkuruŋu small
goḻma 
guḻŋgu'yun go away
gulŋiyi(rri) enter, be in(side)
golpa clan-nation
gulparuŋ' yam--long Vigna vexillata
gulpila lobster Tropical Rock Lobster
gulpiril 
gulpu(') tree/shrub Tristania lactiflua
guḻpurr' three, a few
guḻthawaḻa shellfish--not eaten Mactra r,n eevei
gultjaminy tree--large, grows in fresh-water swamp
gultjarr grass Cart e,o nema spicatum (?)
gulu(') tree--edible root thorny stem wood used for carvings and canoes Cotton Tree, Kapok Tree, Bombax ceiba cotton wool (used as ceremonial decoration)
golu bird Heron sp.
guluḏumdhun make a deafening noise
guluḏuy 
guḻuk neck, throat
gulukulu' tree--with small leaves Paperbark, Melaleuca acacioides
guḻuk(-g)uḻukthun tell (on)
guḻuḻ'yun eat a diet of vegetables (including honey), but no meat be a vegetarian
golumala clan-nation
gulumirrtha bird Eastern Reef Egret, Egretta sacra
guḻumunyu tree/shrub--orange fruit used as medicine for ringworm or fish poison Long-berried shrub, Diospyros maritima
guḻun(') belly, stomach, womb palm (of hand), sole (of foot) Ext paddock billabong, lagoon, pool, waterhole, freshwater swamp
gulundharr 
gulun'kulun tree Melaleuca acacioides
guluŋ doctor medicine
guḻuŋguḻkiya tadpole (generic) mosquito larvae
guluŋ'kuluŋ snake
guḻuŋgurr lizard Sandridge Goanna sp.
goluŋu rootfood--creeper found in the bush in "proper black soil country"
guluŋurrwa inactive, unable to walk
gulurirri wallaby--male
guluruŋa 
guḻutuk bird Peaceful Dove
guḻutj clothes
guḻuwitpit bird--nightbird
guḻuwitjpitj bird, sea gull Whimbrel
guluwukbuk stick--fighting
guluwukbuk bird--small, dark, found in jungles
guluykuluy bird--owl Tawny Frogmouth
gulwaṉi bulrush(es)
guḻwirri palm--with fan-type leaves and seeds like marbles which some say can be eaten Fan Palm, Livistona be n thamii "Cabbage Palm", Corypha elata
gulwitjpitj bird--sea Oyster-Eater
guḻwuḻyun sink, drown set (of sun)
goma empty (-handed), destitute (of or for) GEN naked
Gumana surname
gumanda leader, boss
gumaŋa egg
gumatj clan-nation (eastern Da)
gumbaḻ bird Emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae
gumbaṯa tree Paperbark sp.
gumbatha vine which grows up Paperbarks that can be cut, unwound from the tree and used for building shelters (or ?) large Paperbark sp. (?)
gumbu(') shrub--especially its small, soft, edible fruit White Berry Bush
gumbula surname
gombum(a) take (from), snatch (from a person, usually agressively) beg for
gomburr possessions (including land) of a dead person
gomili herb--especially its edible roots Clitoria australis (and/or?) Psoralea badocana
gumiṉḏa bird--curlew Beach Thick-Knee, Burhinus neglectus
gumin'ka shellfish Ark Shell(s), Arca corallicola, A. c ru,ur ciata, A. multivillosa
guminyiŋu bird "Whistling Duck", Grey Teal, Anas gibberifrons
gumiriny raw, unripe, uncooked
gomirr'mirr bird--mangrove, eats crabs
gumiyalwuy 
gomu(') crab--inedible Hermit Crab
gumukul tree--growing on beach
gomuḻu bird--sea, large White-necked Heron, Great-Billed Heron, Ardea sumatrana
gumuḻurru bird Curlew
gumurr chest, brisket Ext coast, shore, bank (of a large body of water) open country, land on the horizon
gumurr'yun meet, approach (Vin)
gomurr(-)waymi people of the northeast (Dhanbul)
gona maybe, possibly
goṉa ashamed, be shy
gunabibi see: GUNAPIPI
gunal speech, language
gunanydji trouble
gunaŋ 
guṉaŋ' night time, early in the morning while it is still dark
gunaŋa(') termite (or beetle ?)--its larvae were eaten in the past
gunaŋbuy 
gunapipi ceremony--sacred, fertility
gunariny kelp (purple/blue & white objects floating on water eaten by turtles)
guṉarrkuṉarr plant--small fern
guṉbala sugarbag (including beehive itself), wild honey Ext jam
guṉbilkpilk anthill--tall
guṉbirrtji clan-nation--extinct traditional owners of Galiwin'ku
gunbirrwaḻa spirit--inland
gunbiyarr 
gunbukpuk weed--with big spiky seeds and yellow buttercup flower /or/ spiked vine with hard branches and white flowers Ext burr, prickle
guṉbuku' bird Parrot sp.
gunbur'mirr(i) leader(s) of Dhuwa ceremonies
guṉburrku midnight, in the middle of the night
guṉḏa stone, rock minerals, (unprocessed) precious stones hot stones (for cooking) Ext money, coins
goṉḏarra ḻikan name
gundawirwiryun change direction (of wind)
gundayka 
gondi 
guṉḏirr(') anthill--short and reddish brown, termite mound antbed, hot stones (for roasting) Ext brown(ish)
guṉḏirrŋaniŋ ant--small brown
guṉḏirrŋaniŋ fish Estuarine Stonefish, Synanceja norrida Guam Scorpion Fish, Scorpaenodes guamensis
guṉḏit spear
gundupuma run Pl
gunduryun growl rumble, thunder
guṉḏurak airstrip
gondhu bird Heron sp.
gundhurru snake Olive Python, Liasis olivaceus sky
gundhurruwuy 
gundjak tree/shrub Freshwater Pandanus, especially its nut meat
gundjarraŋ spear--with hooks on one side, hook spear
gundjarraŋbuy 
guṉdjilk grass--sucked for its sweet liquid Heteropogon sp.
gundjirryirr jellyfish
gundjurru fat or liver of a Stingray sp.
gunga tree--sap used as ointment for itches white part inside leaves eaten straight or mixed with water as a medicine for mouth sores, sore throat, skin sores and boils leaves used for weaving material for mats, baskets, sails, etc. Pandanus yirrkalaensis
gungam(a) shut (in), block, obstruct protect, help out of a difficult spot
guṉgilikili 
gungumiḏa snake Javan File Snake
guṉguṉ leaves of the Cycad Palm
gungunmarra sacred bag used for ceremonial purposes--especially its "arms"
gunguy'yun heavy--be
gunguy'kungu(y)yun move gently--back and forth or up and down
gunguyu burnt country, black scorched terrain after a bushfire
guṉi-djirr'yun go down
gonini 
guṉinyarra' tree--with large red figs Ficus racemosa
guṉinyi bush--edible fruit root used for dyeing pandanus
guṉinymiya(') snake Carpet Snake (? or ?) Green Tree Snake
guninymurruwuy place at Cato River
guṉi-yirr'yun go down
gun'kim card game--a type of "gin rummy"
gun'kun palm tree and its edible stalks Kentia Palm, Northern Kentia, Gronophyllum ramsayi (and/or) Cut-Leaved Palm, Hydriastele wendlandiana
guṉmuk cloud
guṉmul season--the Wet (proper, with lush growth but food is not yet ready) Idm unflattering remark made in an argument
guṉŋarri shellfish--edible Brown Baler Shell
gunŋun' fish
gun'tjaminy bird
guṉuŋ cloud--rain
gunuŋbila snake Olive Python
gunuŋu(') snake--edible, said to cry like a man Black-Headed (Rock) Python
gunha'yun leave
gunharra'yun leave
gonhdham(a) get, fetch
gunhdhurru snake Olive Python
gunhirr tree--poisonous milky sap which makes skin itchy and eyes sore Milky Mangrove
gunhu(') father F , uncle FB Ext Reverend, Minister, Father
gunyalawuy 
gunyamany mosquito sp. (or generic?)
gunyambi trouble (but not expressing it outwardly)
gunyami 
gunyan put
gunyaṉ crab Sand Crab (used as bait)
gunyaŋ'thun hiccough
gunyaŋara 
gunydja'dhirri afraid, be frightened (of) GEN
gonydjiŋ key
gunydjirryirr jellyfish
gonydju beeswax
gunydjuḻu(') lizard--light-coloured gecko with spots, found in hollow trees Spotted Gecko gecko (generic)
gunydjuy wife, sister-in-law BW , brother-in-law WB
gonydjuy(') beeswax--hard, black, at bottom of hive (used as glue for fixing blades onto spears or knives or for putting feathers onto string bands)
gunygulu fish
gunygunymirri goosebumps, hair standing on end for cold
gonyil meat, shellfish, eggs (generic for all protein foods--associated with bringing a fresh taste to one's mouth after eating yams & rootfoods)
gunyinyi'yun hate, despise, feel revolted (by)
gunyipi rocks at Gunyaŋara and Galupa
gunyirri'nyirr crab's claw
guny'kulu fish Anchovy, Engraulis australis
gunyul(') charcoal (Rit) shade, dark area
-guŋ PRODuctive, Originator: given from someone, made by, provided by
goŋ hand, finger(s), claw Ext five
guŋaluŋ(') lizard Northern Blue-Tongue, Tiliqua scincoides intermedia
guŋan give
goŋay' 
goŋ-banyguḻ spirit who causes the morning star to rise
guŋga'yun help (out), assist, work (with) ACC
goŋgatha tree and its edible fruit Black Berry Tree, Ixora klandorana
goŋiya(') crab--edible Hermit Crab, Coemobita sp.
guŋḻama spirit--inland
guŋman woman--pregnant or lactating (i.e., from pregnancy until she stops breast-feeding), any woman who has had a child middle-aged lady (30-40 years old)
guŋnharra alone, by oneself
goŋ(-)nyanyuk skillful (working with hands) expert in sacred knowledge
-guŋu PRODuctive, Originator: given from someone, made by, provided by
-guŋu KINship link
guŋuḻutju tortoise
guŋunŋu avoidance relationship term used by someone to refer to or address certain kin
guŋupin cloud
guŋupun cloud
guŋurru(') tree--white Gum, orange/red flowers edible seeds (Darwin) Woollybutt, Eucalyptus miniata
goŋ(-)waltjaṉ rainmaker
gupa nape, back of neck or head Ext source (of river) hill
gupaniny 
gupanydji sail
gupapuyŋu clan-nation
gopi coffee, tea
gopibawuy 
gopu(') fish Blue Marlin, Makaira mazara Black Marlin, M. indica Leaping Bonito, Cybiosarda elegans Tuna (?)
gupulu body
gupumbu fish Barracuda (?)
gopunyuŋaniŋ shellfish--edible Nerite sp?
gupuru rootfood--grass-like plant growing along sand dunes with a peanut-sized root Cartonema spicatum
gurun sick--be
gur'yun incite, egg on (to do something violent or bad)
-gura LOCative, Comitative "with"
gora ashamed, be shy, embarrassed
gurak throat, roof of mouth voice-box, larynx Ext entrance "hallway" or inner entrance inside a tree into a beehive
guranydji-guranydji bird Mangrove Golden Whistler, Pachycephala melanura
guraŋguraŋ(') crow
gurarrkuma grow raise, rear, bring up
gorarrarr 
gurarriny'tjun go around
gurarri(tj)tjun go around
gurawatj(tj)un sit by oneself
guray gray, grey
gurbam messenger inviting people to Ŋulmarrk ceremony
gurimaŋu 
gurini bird--brown
gurinyguriny green
guriŋgirrpa sea area at Yirrkala
guripa hook--fish
guritj tree--fan-palm with edible shoots Livistona loriphylla (?)
gurka'wuy Trial Bay
gur'kuryun push, incite, exert pressure on
gurtha fire (generic), log, firewood Ext matches, light(er) bullet
gurtha bird small Quail sp.
gurthawaḻa 
gurtjal(') tree Smooth-barked Bloodwood, Eucalyptus bleeseri, E. foelcheana
-guru ABLative
-guru- OBLique formative
gurubuk bird--small dove Geopelia sp.
gurudut bird Peaceful Dove, Geopelia placida
guruk grog, alcoholic beverage(s)
guruka Crocker Island
gurul'yun go and see (someone), head (for) ACC
gurumbirr road
gurumilŋa 
gururrgururr bird Finch sp.
-guruy ASoCiative
gurwanawuy 
-gurr PERgressive, PERlative: through the heart, along the beach, speak (in) a language
gorr width
gurra CONTinuous, PROGressive
gurrakawul grass Spear Grass
gurranhdhuḻa bird Pheasant Coucal, Centropus phasianinus
gorraŋ few, little, not much, not many cheap, inexpensive
gurraŋ(-)gurraŋ(') plant--fern (and/or) seaweed (?)
gurrawu hen, chook, domestic fowl
gurray put (down)
gurrbirkthun make a noise
gurrdjal sex organs--female (when swearing)
gurrdju' snake--Mangrove (generic), Water Snake(s)
gurri salt--dried onto skin
gurri(') crab--green, used for bait
gurriba 
gurriri short Sg
gorrirri 
gurritjiri 
gurrka penis root (of tree)
gurrkaḻi plant Curcuma australasica
gurrkurr vein, artery root Ext physical strength
gurrkurryun tired--very (Rir) shake
gurrma(n) go rowing or paddling
gurrmar go rowing or paddling
gorrmarr many, lots big, large
gurrmirriŋu mythical beings like Yolŋu who lived on Gurriba and were exterminated by the Yolŋu (Yan-nhaŋu stories)
gurrmul boy--after circumcision (when wound has healed), young man Sg Ext batchelor
gurrmuḻu' lizard Blue-tongued Lizard
gorrmur(') hot, warm heat, warmth fever
gorrnha ancestor
gurrnhaŋu 
gurrnyinyi bat
gurrŋan(') black, brown, dark black ashes, charcoal Ext shade sky
gurrŋiriny stingray
gurrpala knee(cap)
gurrpan call (someone) by a relationship term
gurrpulu plain--flood, flat dry country swampland where you can find game-birds and water-grass roots salt pan, tidal flat, clay pan (bare dry hard cracked ground)
gurrthi smart, intelligent
gurrthu' shade
gurrtji tree--no fruit and not used for anything
gurrtjiṯ bird Pied Butcherbird
gurrtjpi stingray--edible Numb Ray, Hypnos monopterygium
-gurru PERgressive, PERlative: through the heart, along the beach, speak (in) a language
gurru(-)ḻuḻnyin hole in ground rectum, anus
gurruḏupunbuy spirit--inland
gurrukabu grass Spear Grass
gurrukama carry (on head, shoulders, or back) wear (clothes) bear (a baby)
gurruku later (on)
gurrukurru clan
gurruḻan' mouth of river
gurruḻk baby, child young (of a species): calf, pup, kid, minnow (etc.)
gurrum' softly, gently, carefully
gorrum(a) hang, be aloft or perched (in or on something up high) be, exist (of waŋarr or wa:ŋa)
gurrumaṯtji bird Magpie Goose, Pied Goose, Anseranas semipalmata
gurrumba bird Magpie Goose, Pied Goose flock of geese
gurrumba-gurrumba surname Magpie Goose, Pied Goose
gurrumiḻŋ'thun turn over, flip over (while swimming, flying, etc.)
gurrumiya place inland from Garrkarrŋa
gurrumu(') fruit of Fig or Banyan tree Ficus sp.
gurrumu' Water Rat
gurrumuŋinyara banana
gurrumuru outstation
gurrumuruwuy 
gurrunha carefully
gurrunhan put (down), lay down
gurrunhdhuḻa bird
gurruŋ avoidance relationship son-in-law (female ego), "poison cousin", second-cousin FZDC,MMBD,MMBS (Rit?) mother-in-law WM or her brother WMB
gurruŋgu'yun travel along
gurruŋgurr tree--large with lots of leaves and a long straight trunk soft white edible fruit like grapes
gurrupan give ACC or GEN on receiver lend OBL on receiver
gurrupiḻ turtle Short-necked Tortoise, Elseya dentata (?)
gurrupuruŋu Poor thing!
gurrur'yun take a (wide) detour (used especially when avoiding tabooed relatives, e.g., one's mother-in-law), avoid GEN
gurrurru'yun reflect, flash
gorrurru Pandanus points (needle-like)
gurruṯu relation(ship), kin(ship)
gurruthu' fish--large, saltwater Queensland Groper (?) Rock Cod (?)
gurrutjutju bird Kite (generic), Falcon, Hawk, e.g: Brown Falcon, Falco berigora - Australian Kestrel, Falco cenchroides - Whistling Kite, Haliastur sphenurus - Black Kite, Milvus migrans, etc.
gurruwiwi surname
gurruwuḏuk bird Butcherbird
gurruwul tree--tall, straight, found in brackish swamps and at the edge of billabongs Paperbark sp., Melaleuca cajaputi
gurruwul fish--similar to Barramundi
gurruwulupulu hole--deep, low ground (compared with the surrounding area), valley
gurrwanŋu tree Paperbark sp.
gurr'(-)warryun shoot
gurrwawu chook, hen, domestic fowl
gurrwili shellfish--edible
gurrwira spirits
gurrwirka (?) bird Eastern Curlew, Numenius madagascariensis
gurrwirkthun make a noise
gurrwuṉ' stick--for walking or fighting
gurryala river--freshwater going out to sea
gurryindi clan-nation
gut hit
guṯ chop
got court(room)
gutatu octopus
gutawuma fish Barramundi
gutayi 
guṯi(') short
guṯkuṯ angry signal for trouble
guṯkuṯ cone--male, of Cycad Palm
gutu Pandanus nut--inner, edible
gutu' tree--with edible nuts Terminalia grandiflora
guṯurk(-g)uṯurk bird Dove sp.
gutha(') brother or sister--younger first-cousin FBS
gotha tin, roofing iron, pliable iron or steel knife
guthadjaka 
gothan cook, roast (in ant bed or stone oven) cook (in general)
guthanhalkur avoidance relationship term used by someone when referring to your maralkur (grand-uncle) MMBS
guthanhur term used by someone when referring to your maternal grandmother and her siblings MM,MMB,MMZ
gutharr(') waist (at the side) Ext middle
gutharra grandchild (of same moiety) DC/f , grand-nephew ZDS , grand-niece ZDD
guthiliyawuy sunset, coloured light at sundown
guthin' rat
guthiŋaḻi' fly
guthirka bird Pied Oyster Catcher, Haematopus longirastris
guthitj honey in honeycomb
guthitjpuy wild honey
guthuŋ waterlily
gutjaminy stick--fighting
gutjan mälk-f
gutjark water, liquid, drink, juice, grog river, sea
gutjawutja tree--edible berry turns from dark green to pink Indian Mast, Polyalthia sp.
gutjikaŋ(') pocket
gutjiminy sores--itchy (Ext) measles
gotjiriŋu area upriver at Daliwuy Bay
gutji'yun language
gutjkama hunt with dogs, take (dogs) hunting
gutjkutjtjun carry, wear bear (baby) Pl
gutjparr(')yun throw (away)
gotju tobacco
gutjuk 
gotjon mälk-f
guwadhurruŋu snack (items) of Cycad nuts
guwak bird Koel Cuckoo
guwal string, rope
guwaḻ waist (at the side) middle, halfway, part of the way (between two points)
guwaḻ'yun search (for), go looking for GEN
guwala 
guwalkuwal 
guwaḻuḻu bird Southern Stone Curlew, Bush Curlew
guwaman eat
guwaṉiny-guwaṉiny tree--large Paperbark, up which climber grows excellent bark for canoes, shelters and dillybags
guwaṉinywaṉiny Bandicoot sp.
guwarun cook, burn
guwarguwarmirri coloured (pure ochres mixed), discoloured (mats made of green pandanus)
guwarku snake Taipan
guwarr temporary, makeshift, ad hoc (e.g., borrowed item to be returned), not used in its proper function (e.g., using a spear to dig a hole or a shirt as a bag) snack (small parts of large animal, e.g., liver, gall bladder) to munch while more food is being fou
guwarrmuŋ(') crab--small, orange, with gloved claws, white chest & brown back, edible
guwarrtji turtle Hawksbill Turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata
guwaṯiṯi flower--white (of Stringybark)
guwatharam fight, hit, kill collect, gather (e.g., yams) roll (a cigarette)
guwatjman visit, go and visit, go up to (someone), arrive (at a place)
guwatjuru canoe
guwatjuru vine Lawyer Vine
guwayin 
guwaykuway 
guwi'yun swimming action song of hammerhead shark
guwiḻuŋ' bird Southern Stone Curlew, Bush Curlew
gowu I'll come later
guya fish (generic--does not include sharks or stingrays)
guyak bitter, bad-tasting, salty
goyal boil--large
guyaḻ'yun cook, roast (in stone oven)
guyamil clan
guyamirrilili clan-nation (western Da)
guyaŋa think (about), remember worry (about) (Rit) listen (to) ACC
guyaŋirr(i) think
guyarra(') spear--stone-headed stone knife
guyguyyun play (of musical instrument) shout, make sound (of fun)
goyi snake--aquatic Freshwater Snake
guyiŋarr cold
guyita Witchetty Grub (edible wood-boring beetle larvae)
guyiyi bird Wandering Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna arcuata White-Eyed Duck (?)
guykthun spit (out), spurt (water) make (someone or something) sacred or taboo by saying magic words apply paint to ACC
guykarri Porpoise
guykuy ant--small, black, harmless Meat Ant
guykuyyun call
goyma place at Cato River
guymaḻamurruwuy Ski Beach area (Gumatj-owned part of Nalila)
guymarrawuy 
guypuŋura 
guyuguyu'yun rock baby to sleep
guyuk mälk-m
guyukam carry
guyula(') clan (western Dl)
guyula(') school of fish (in river near Wandawuy and Dhuruputjpi)
guyumul bird Heron sp.
guyupa die go out, become extinguished (of fire)
guyupul 
goyurr journey distance (covered in a journey) gait
guyuthulul hill
guyuwa stick--short, for digging shellfish bone of lower leg, fibula
guyuwaŋa 
guywulultja grub larvae of a sand beetle
guyuwuḻwuḻ shrub--edible berry
guywuyŋu snake King Brown, Western Brown Snake
Ṯi- FUT 3a-alone , BASE, FUT 3b-alone , 3b formative-other tenses
-i FUT
Ṯi-rri BASE
-ka ALLative, LOCative
Ṯka- BASE, PAST1, PAST2
-ka' DYADIC DUAL used on senior generation term
-kal(a) ALLative, LOCative: to, at, from, with (added to persons only)
-kalaŋa- OBLique stem formative: with ASC (-galaŋawuy) (added to persons only)
-kalaŋa KIN suffix referring to brother or sister via their children
-kalaŋu- OBLique stem formative: as with ABL (-galaŋuŋur(u)) (added to persons only)
-kam(a) BASE
-kaŋal(a) PAST1
-kaya ALLative, LOCative
-kiyin- EMPHasis (on pronouns before -gala)
-'ku PERgressive, PERlative: through the heart, along the beach, speak (in) a language
-ku GENitive: for (he went for wallaby), possessive (John's money), benefactive
-kuṮ FACTitive: make (make smaller, make better)
-kuḻ(i) ALLative
-kuluy OBLique-ERGative
-kuṉḏitj MOIETY COLLECTIVE
-kuŋ(u) PRODuctive, Originator: given from someone, made by someone
-kuŋ(u) FUT
-kuŋu KINship link
-kura LOCative, Comitative "with"
-kuru ABLative
-kuru- OBLique formative
-kuruy ASoCiative
-kurr(u) PERgressive, PERlative: through the heart, along the beach, speak (in) a language
-kurru' PERgressive: along the river, through the grass, concerning a woman
-'kuyu PERgressive, PERlative: through the heart, along the beach, speak (in) a language
-ḻ ALLative
labalaba stupid, silly
labina few, some
ḻabit stick--used to tap didjeriddo in Ŋulmarrk ceremony
ḻäbit 
ḻagayin spear
ḻaka plant--water reed with edible corm
ḻakaram(a) talk, tell (on, about) ACC , speak (to) OBL , call (by name)
ḻakarriny water in a river turned dark after a rainstorm
ḻakirriŋ' like that, that sort of thing
ḻakḻak lizard Small Dragon Lizard, Two-lined Dragon (?)
ḻakḻak coloured sunset
ḻakpuma rip (flesh of turtle) from shell
ḻaḻa'yun rip
ḻa'ḻa axe--metal (modern)
ḻaḻakḻaḻak patch of rough skin
lalambarri copper, iron
lalaŋgutha copper, iron
ḻaḻawukthun peel (off), shed, scale (off) (in one's relations\' quarrels)
ḻaḻawupthun break (of blister)
ḻaḻaywarra shellfish /or/ crab (?)
läli lolly, candy
ḻalkal greedy
ḻaḻu fish Parrotfish spp, e.g., Blue Tusk Fish, Choerodon cyanodus Black-Spot Tusk Fish, C. schoenleinii
ḻäḻuk Pandanus fruit--acts as a mosquito repellent if dried out and put in the fire
läm lamb
lama spear--shovel-nosed
ḻama(-)ḻama bird
ḻamami(rri) clan-nation
ḻamarra stone--flat (on which nuts are pounded)
ḻambarr shoulder (blade) Ext middle of canoe or boat
ḻämbarr tree/shrub--with white flowers Verticordia sp.
lämbiny bat
lambirri long, tall
ḻämbitj fish bat (?)
ḻambu'yun dance (in a corroboree)
lämbu inside of a boat or car, hold (of ship)
ḻambuma 
ḻami hip, rump
ḻami Cycad nut(s)--after soaking
lamiḏalpuy Anindilyakwa, Groote Eylandt people
ḻamimaḏa woman--from the time she becomes pregnant to when her baby can crawl
lämu 
lamurru cheap, reasonable (price)
ḻamuta 
ḻanan spear, strike with a spear
ḻanapu tree--wood used for making spear throwers Northern Cyprus Pine, Callitris intratropica
ḻanara(') wood chips (that fly off when wood is chopped)
ḻanda(') fish--freshwater perch Grunter (?)
länuŋ expert turtle hunter
lanhdhirra lamp, lantern
lanhdhuni arm
lanhupuy 
ḻanyarr egg
ḻanyba(-)ḻanyba(') fish--freshwater perch Grunter (?)
ḻanydjana 
lanydjarrŋa rice
lanydjat conceited, vain
lanyiŋ clean, bright, polished
lanyipi rice
ḻaŋarr stick--used to pierce nasal septum hole in the nose
ḻaŋguṉa bird Pied Goose, Magpie Goose
läŋgurrk Witchetty Grub--ground-dwelling (found in billabong mud)
läŋgurrk crayfish
ḻaŋḻaŋ(') lizard--skinks and other small lizards (generic), e.g: Two-lined Dragon Carlia spp Ctenotus spp Sphenomorphus spp Hemidactylus spp.
ḻaŋ'ḻaŋdhun look around
ḻapthun open, come apart or loose
läpa timber
ḻapakarra lizard Spotted Tree Goanna, Varanus timorensis
ḻaparr bird dove, crested-pigeon (generic), e.g: Bronze Wing Pigeon, Phaps chalcoptera
laparra smooth
ḻap-ḻap 
ḻapu fish Sergeant-Major, Abudefduf spp. Banded Humbug, Dascyllus aruanus
ḻapu shellfish Trochus sp., e.g., T. honleyana, T. lineatus
lapuluŋ 
lararri 
larryun drop, fall (off, down)
ḻarr' Go (on)!, Come here!, Let's go, Off they went
ḻarr'yun open up be(come) broken
ḻärr blade chips from spearhead of stone spear
ḻärr' splinter (of wood) wood--of Paperbark
ḻarrakara saliva, spittal white of egg
ḻarrakitj hollow tree or log
ḻarraṉi(') shrub, fruit--edible Bush Apple, "Wild Apple" Ext brown(ish) Idm halfcaste
ḻarraṉiya place near the river at Biranybirany
ḻarrariŋu porpoise
ḻarray'yun cook on open fire
ḻarrayiŋu porpoise
larraymin axe--stone
ḻarrbaw'wun spill (out)
lärri 
ḻarrk 
ḻarr'ḻarryun cut up
ḻarrŋgay sun time Ext watch
ḻarrŋḻarrŋ skinny--very, emaciated
ḻarrpam inactive (e.g., just sitting all day)
ḻarrpan comet meteor, shooting star (?)
ḻarrtha(') mangrove (trees generic) Ceriops tagal
ḻarrtjanŋa 
ḻarrum(a) search, look (for), seek GEN
ḻarrwa pipe--long, wooden
ḻarrwaŋ'thun spill, capsize, overflow
ḻarrwar trench (natural or man-made hollow in land) steep drop, cliff
ḻarrwaw'yun spill (out)
ḻät-yätjirri unable to walk because of pain
lätati paddles of dugout canoe
läti knife--big
ḻatiŋu 
lätuŋ sinker (for fishing line) items introduced by the Macassans, e.g., coins, lead, silver, tooth fillings, etc.
laturitj electric(ity)
ḻatha shellfish--edible Trochus Shell(s), Trochus obeliscus, T. maculatus
ḻathaŋaniŋ shellfish Cone Shell, Rizocanus mustelinus
lathulu 
ḻatjin(') Mangrove Worm (generic--can be eaten raw), Toredo sp.
ḻatjparr'yun spread out
ḻatjḻatj bird Northern Rosella, Platycercus venustus
latjpawaŋa 
latju good, nice, pleasant, delicious, beautiful smooth
ḻatjuwarr'yun scatter, disperse
ḻawun go hunting
ḻaw' get up and go Pl,in (Rit) come out of the ground -tr pick, lift up
ḻawaḻawa joker, clown, humorous person who talks and laughs a lot
läwarr grass--used like a mop when eating honey Alloteropsis semialata, Chrysopogon pallidus
ḻawarrkwarrk shark, stingray (generic)
ḻawayin spear
ḻawitji egg
ḻäwuk 
ḻäwum(a) bite
lawurra 
ḻawurrminy 
ḻawutji(') egg
ḻayyun relax, feel easier, get relief
ḻäy temple, side of head or face edge shore
layarra sail
layipu timber
ḻayḻay yam flower
ḻayḻay busy, hard-working
ḻaynhawuy all homeland centres south of Port Bradshow (Yalaŋbara)
ḻaypa other side
laytju good, nice, smooth
-li ALLative
-li ERGative
-ḻi ALLative
-li' ALLative: for (kangaroo), to, toward, into, onto
li usually, always HABITUAL or repeated action
li we (two) Incl
ḻiyun hit (with the hand)
ḻidjiḻidji bird Finch (generic), Poephila spp. and Lonchura spp.
lika 
lika usually
ḻika rain
ḻikan elbow, joint Ext bay, inlet corner (of room, street) room new/crescent moon totemic group
ḻikarri liquid--small amount (paint, tar, oil, fat, petrol)
leku flag
-lil ALLative
ḻiḻ'yun crack (as crockery)
-lili ALLative
lili this way, hither (direction towards speaker)
ḻiḻigirr'yun make a rattling noise
ḻiḻirrtji tree--edible berries in clusters, turning from green (in Feb/Mar) to red when ripe Wild Cherry, Celtis philipensis
ḻil'ḻilmarama go around
lima we (all) Incl
limalanha us (all) Incl
limalaŋu us (all) Incl
ḻimbarra'yun carry on (one) shoulder
ḻimbik grinding stone--flat
limin squid
limurr(u) we (all) Pl, inclusive
limurrunha us (all) Pl, incl
limurruŋgala to us (all) Pl, incl
limurruŋgu our, all of ours Pl, incl
limurruwuy we ourselves Pl, incl
ḻindirriny bird Red-collared Lorikeet
ḻindirritj bird Red-collared Lorikeet, Trichoglossus rubritorquis
ḻingarr shrub/creeper or its edible root, purplish/black fruit is squeezed onto the skin as a treatment for ringworm
ḻinygu already, also when (that) was finished PAST
linyalanha us (two, not you) Dual, excl
linyalaŋgala to us (two, not you) Dual, excl
linyalaŋgu our(s), to us (two, not you) Dual, excl
ḻinydjiŋu fish Long Tom
linyu we (two, not you) Dual, excl
linyupi we ourselves (not you) Dual, excl
ḻiŋgu well then
leŋu drunk, intoxicated, staggering
lepa material
ḻipal fish Grunter, Spotted Bream
lipalipa canoe--dugout
ḻipun turtle's hind quarters
lipuṉdja Hammerhead Shark
ḻerr'yun sweep, uncover push lily roots aside
ḻirra tooth, teeth Ext thorn fish hook, blade or prong (of spear), needle-like points of Pandanus (Pandanus points)
ḻirraŋu short cut, separate way (Rit) Adv in front, ahead
ḻirrarawu turtle's stomach
ḻerrawa lizard Northern Blue-Tongue
ḻirrawar' bee--its hive is found lower on the tree Trigona sp.
ḻirrbuku brown(ish), dull red
ḻirrbuku ant Meat Ant
ḻirrga lizard Northern Blue-Tongue
ḻirrgi(') ashes--black, charcoal
ḻirriḻirri' shrub--with small, jagged leaves Grevillea pungens sometimes also applied to Bossiae bossiaeoides
lirririnyin 
ḻirrma'yun cook in ashes or covered up in sand
ḻirrmaŋa fish Salmon Catfish, Arius thalassina
ḻirrmuyun dance, act
ḻirrpiya 
ḻirrthan roast in ashes
ḻirrtjal algae (in pond), seaweed
ḻirrtji fire
ḻirrwa lizard Northern Blue-Tongue
ḻirrwi(') charcoal black ashes pupil (of the eye)
ḻeti Rock Wallaby
letŋawuy 
lithan dry (up), warm (by sun or fire)
ḻethiwuy 
ḻitja messy, untidy, all over the place
litjalanha us Dual, incl
litjalaŋgala to us Dual, incl
litjalaŋgu our(s) Dual, incl
ḻitjarrma tortoise
litji us (two), ours Dual, incl
ḻitji-ḻitji bird finch (generic)
ḻiwun blaze (of fire)
ḻiwun bowlegged--be
ḻiw' go around in surround, (en)circle tr
ḻiw' paddle, row (a canoe)
lewukaŋ island close to the mainland
ḻiyun hit
ḻiya head, crown
ḻiya-bandany fish Blue Catfish, Arius australis
ḻiyadhalinymirr clan-nation
ḻiyagalawumirr clan-nation (western Dl)
ḻiyagawumirr(i) clan-nation (western Dl)
ḻiyaḻan 
ḻiyaman sing
ḻiyamunyan bird Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
ḻiyapiḏiny 
-lu ERGative, INSTrumental
ḻoyun wade (in the water)
ḻuduŋgu stingray--not eaten Shovel-Nosed Ray sp.
ḻudhuḻudhu shellfish--generic for shiny, attractive shells rounded like Cowries or with curled spikes, usually inedible Senectus squamosus Cypraea arabica, C. cylindrica Monodonta labio Turbo petholatus Ext Volkswagon
lok lock
ḻukthun come together, gather, collect
ḻuka eat, drink, consume, ingest take (medicine)
lukimap arrest, lock up
ḻuku foot, feet, toe(s) footprint Ext root (of tree) anchor wheel, tyre
ḻukunydja(') rich, wealthy (includes having many wives) plentiful, bountiful
ḻukuram(a) fish
ḻuḻawkun decompose (of carcass) lose skin, "skin up"
ḻuḻ'ḻuḻ tree--swamp Eucalypt
ḻuḻ'ḻuḻ crooked
ḻuḻ'marraŋu clan (now extinct)
ḻuḻnyin(') depression in ground, deep hole, very low ground (compared with the surrounding area)
ḻuḻtthun play (blow on) the didjeridoo
lulu coconut
ḻuḻu'yun drown
ḻoḻu fence, enclosure, yard (fenced area) wall fish trap (made by closing off a section of river or beach gaol, jail native hut--a two-level structure made with 4 poles and a roof (male stays on top "in attic", women and fire are below)
ḻuḻumarra cane grass Phragmites karka spear made from this cane
ḻuḻumurr led easily (into trouble)
ḻuḻupthun peel, shed, scale off
ḻuḻupunbuy place near Gurrumuru
ḻom hole, depression in ground, low ground
ḻumaḻuma cloud
lumanydjiŋa flag
ḻumbakthun fold, bend turn a corner suddenly be doubled-up
lumbi-lumbi tree/shrub
ḻumbuk bird Banded Fruit-Dove, Ptilinopus cinctus Bronze-wing Pigeon
ḻumḻum dip in ground--deep (like going across a dry creek bed)
ḻumurr'yun splash
lunbu hip
ḻunda fish
ḻundu friend, sweetheart
londuŋ tobacco--black (no longer in use)
ḻungu-ḻungu holes in the ground, potholes
ḻuni(') single, batchelor, spinster, without a "promised" spouse, unmarried, widow(er)
ḻun'pupuy 
ḻunhdharra stingray--not eaten Shovel-Nosed Ray sp.
ḻony corner
ḻonydju side by side
ḻuŋ'thun gather (together), collect, attract
ḻuŋarri harpoon, harpoon shaft
ḻuŋarriny harpoon
ḻuŋgu spear (for turtle or dugong), harpoon (shaft)
ḻuŋgurrma north(-east) wind season when seas are calm and new growth starts, "Kingfish Time" (October-December)
ḻuŋiny pipe--for smoking (generic)
luŋurra spirit of Bremer Island
ḻupthun wash (up), bathe sink, submerge, become immersed in water
lopa poor
ḻurrthun split, cave in
ḻurr(')yun flow, run (of liquids) (Rit) stir up (water), make ripples in water catch fish in hand-held traps made from sticks and swished around in the water
ḻurr'yun clap
ḻurrdja'yun vomit
ḻurrgu'yun wash
lorri truck, lorry, automobile, car
ḻurrkun' three a few, some, a little, several (3 to 5)
ḻurr'ḻurryurruna horizon dawn
ḻurr'ḻurryun break down
ḻorrpu bird White Cockatoo
ḻurrthaypuyŋu 
ḻorru pile of leaves
ḻurrya(') juice from the pounding of soaked Cycad nuts--used during such preparation for washing hands
ḻuthay snake--with spots, edible "Carpet Snake", Carpet Python, Morelia spilotes Children's Python, Liasis childreni
ḻuthuḻuthu(') shells--attractive, shiny, inedible
ḻutju kangaroo Big Red
ḻuwiya rootfood vine--root edible only after careful preparation involving cooking two or three times it is advisable not to chew too much when eating it Amorphophallus sp.
-m OPPosition or EMPHasis marker
-m(a) BASE
-ma OPPosition or EMPHasis marker
-ma ALLative
-maṮ CAUSative
ma PROGressive, Continuous: still (is doing)
ma' Go on!, Quick(ly)!, Get on with it!, O.K.
 so that, in order to
 inside
mabaḻki tree--with edible nuts Sterculia quadrifida
mabaḻpi yam--long
mäbubu wasp
mäbuga dream
mäbuwa dream
maḏaḏa leaves--used for ceremonial cleansing
maḏaḏupa grass--tall Sorghum spp.
maḏakun sing with tapsticks (but not didjeridoo) during ceremonies
maḏakani leaves of the Cycad Palm
maḏakarritj angry, violent, bad-tempered, "cheeky", touchy (person), ferocious, dangerous (animial), poisonous (snake)
maḏalatj turtle Short-necked Tortoise, Emydura australis
maḏarrpa clan-nation and language
maḏarrpa clan-nation (eastern Da)
madarrtjandi 
maḏatja clan
mäḏawk bird Silver-crowned Friarbird
maḏayin(') sacred, secret, holy, taboo sacred object(s) an important sacred ceremony
maḏaymaḏay people of North-West Arnhem Land (who do not practise circumcision)
mäḏi lobster female (Tropical) Rock Lobster, Panulirus longipes femoristriga
maḏirri south (cool wind)
mäḏirriny bone
madhaḻuŋgu spear--barbed, hook spear
madharrak harmful substance
madharrpirra spear--hook
madjalaḏi' plant--with edible root swellings Cayratia trifolia
madjawurr spear--cane
mädjiŋ bitter, sour
mägaya peace, no trouble, cessation of hostilities ?praise
mak maybe, perhaps
maka thigh
mäka tree, wood
makadi water
makaḻ night, evening
makanbi house--native, built on water
makarawuy 
makarr thigh, upper leg, lap back leg (of animals) root Ext part of a country
makarr'yun happy--be, pleased (about something)
makarraṯa ceremony--peace-making
makarrita' ceremony--peace-making
makarrwaḻa 
makarrwanhalmirri clan (eastern Da)
mäkaṯi water
makin ceremony--peace-making
makiny dry Ext lean, tasteless (meat), flat (tea with no sugar)
mäkiri(') ear, earhole, earwax
makmakthun wait
makpar tapsticks, clapsticks
maku maybe, perhaps
maku tree--very white Paperbark sp., used for burial platforms
makuḻmakuḻ container, dillybag--with square bottom
makuḻtja 
makuma estuary of Daliwuy Bay
makurr spear multi-pronged fish spear, Wessel Islands spear (made from Digging Stick Tree) with two barbed points wooden point for dugong harpoon spikes on wire spear
makurrminya 
makuyuk tree--used medicinally Pandanus sp.
-mal ALLative
malthun accompany, go with, follow, walk behind GEN
mal'yun follow, imitate ACC
mäḻ' stone--flat grinding
-mala ALLative
mala group (of people), tribe, clan-nation, crowd, mob, set, bunch
mala Plural: together, taken as a group
maḻa track, path
maḻa scorpion
mala-barrtjaray clan
malagampurra head dress--feathers, used in Ŋulmarrk ceremony
maḻagatj ancestor--totemic, supernatural being (can be human, animal or monster)
mälak ant Green Tree Ant
mälakthun interrupt go crosswise
maḻaka dillybag--small, round (containing magic objects carried by a witchdoctor)
malakunya 
maḻakuy rainbow
maḻakuy snake--aquatic
maḻaḻ jellyfish--harmless
malalupa bird Torres Strait Pigeon, Nutmeg Pigeon
maḻamaḻ fly Blowfly
maḻamarr child--firstborn, eldest (in family or clan)
maḻangi 
malany'tjurr bat--small
mäḻaŋ flat, smooth, calm
malaŋanba nut--inner seed of the cycad fruit
malaŋarri 
malarikurr' snake Tree Snake sp.
malarra stingray--not eaten Devil Ray, Manta alfredi
mäḻarra clan-nation
maḻarrk firestick
malarrka turtle--small, found in the sea
maḻata 
malati knife
malawa 
malawa 
malawarraŋu 
malawiḏiwiḏi bird Brown Goshawk, Chickenhawk, Collared Sparrowhawk
mälawuy 
malayak red colour in sky
maḻayarra' stick--used for stoking fire
maḻayukpa fat (animal)
malga' alone
mäḻga dillybag--long, made of string
malgama sire, beget (child, of a father)
malgarri ceremony and song of west Arnhemland
mali' shadow, reflection, image replacement Ext portrait picture, film, photo(graph), movie soul, person's spirit, ghost
mali'yun buy
maḻiki badly go wrong break down (of engine)
maliŋgur' tree--pine Casuarina
malirrirr 
maliya fish Flathead(s), Platycephalus spp. Rough-Headed Dragonet, Callionymus limiceps Long-Tailed Dragonfish, Parapegasus natans
maliyambatj person who has the urge to get turtle
malk times
mälk subsection, "skin name", "skin group"
malka string--with (white or parrot) feathers, ceremonial "rope" used as a decoration
malkaṉa tooth--extracted
malkaṉa knife--small, pocket knife
malkarr bundle of spears or sticks
malki' firestick, firebrand smoke, cigarette
maḻkmaḻkun shine, be shiny
malkpitj sinew, vein
maḻku flying fox--large Black Fruit Bat, Pteropus alecto
malmuŋu fish Sheridan's Threadfin, Polydactylus sheridani
maḻŋ'thun appear, come out, come to light, happen, turn up, be born
malŋ'malŋbunuma aim (spear)
mälŋany rootfood--shaped like a carrot
malŋutj spirit, soul
mälpan make a fire
maḻpinybiny message stick--used in connection with Ŋulmarrk ceremony
maḻpunhdharr 
malpura child--second-born (or in middle of family ?)
malthandi right in (of spear piercing, water flooding)
maltjaṉa(') two
maḻtjarr sharp
mäḻu(') father, daddy uncle FB term used by a sister to address her brother Ext Reverend, Minister, Father
mäḻuḻu shellfish--edible Ward's Volema, Volegalia wardiana
mäḻuŋ lump
maḻupanda lizards--small and skinks (generic)
maḻurrk 
maḻurrumbu eat
maḻuta fish Parrot Fish
malwan tree--with light straight branches good for making fish spears, wood used for pipes, carvings, and letter sticks good firewood inner bark used for medicinal purposes Timor-, Beach-, or Yellow-Hibiscus, Cotton Tree, Hibiscus tiliaceus sometimes confused w
malwanyga tide--very high, spring tide
malwarri ceremony and song of west Arnhemland
malwarriwuy 
maḻway slanting
maḻwiya Emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae
maḻwiya'-ŋupanamirr(i) lizard--legless, worm-like snake or lizard (generic)
maḻwurrk rain
mam'thun stick (to), adhere
mäm'bun appear, come out, make an appearance manifest oneself come out of the bush into a camp
mama eyeball, pupil (and the white part of the eye ?) Ext? yolk (of egg)
mamaḻiŋgurr fruit or inedible seed of various mangrove trees
mamana red colour in sky
mamaṉbu(') tree--edible fruit and sap
mamatj nut--of Pandanus
mämbal shellfish Freshwater Mussel
mämbu' larvae (generic, e.g., ant eggs)
mamburuŋburuŋ brain
mämburr wrist
mämburrkmamburrk Milky Way light wispy clouds
mambuthuthu Witchetty Grub--as it emerges from cocoon
mäminawuy beach
maminyinawuy 
mämu octopus
mamudjark water
mamudjirrk water
mamuḻ'yun put into mouth whole (i.e., not bite)
mamulunhawuy 
mamuŋuḻu seaweed grass sp.
mamuŋurawuy 
mämurrŋ bone point (used for murdering enemies)
mamuthay water
mana unripe, uncooked, raw
mäṉa(') shark (generic for large adult man-eaters) shark sp. (?)
manalaŋiny slime on freshwater
maṉalk charcoal
mana-mana shade, shelter
mana'manaŋani vine--with pods of black tipped red berries
manaŋa theft
manaŋgan 
maṉaŋgayŋu surname
maṉaŋililik tree--small, with reddish fruits, grows on hills Euphorbiaceae (?)
manaŋirri 
manaŋunyaŋ tree--with large red rigs Ficus racemosa
manapan join (together), link, mix, combine (someone) in a fight, unite -Adv at the same time
manapiri together
manapirr(i) join
manarrawuy 
manarri snake--freshwater, non-poisonous
manarrwili 
maṉatja tree Bloodwood
maṉatja' clan
manawarawuy 
maṉawiny avoidance relationship term used by a female GURRUŊ to address her MARALKUR or by ŊATHIWALKUR to address his female DHUMUNGUR "poison cousin"
maṉba porpoise Bottle-Nose Porpoise
mänba bird--dark brown seabird Pied Cormorant
manbalŋu 
manbarraparra crab--edible
manbili 
manbiri fish--poisonous, with pointed tail Freshwater Eel-tailed Catfish
-maṉḏa Dual
maṉḏa they (two) Dual term used by someone to address two people
mäṉḏa Octopus
mandaka 
maṉḏakal(a) to them (two)
maṉḏaku their(s) (two)
maṉḏakuŋ(u) from them (two)
maṉḏan them (two) Dual
maṉḏanha them (two) Dual
maṉḏaŋ their(s), to them (two) Dual
maṉḏaŋgal(a) to them (two) Dual
maṉḏaŋgu their(s), to them (two) Dual
maṉḏaŋguŋ(u) from them (two) Dual
maṉḏaŋu them (two) object
maṉḏapa their(s), to them (two) Dual
maṉḏapal their(s), to them (two) Dual
maṉḏapi those two themselves
maṉḏarrŋ snake--freshwater
maṉḏatja clan
maṉḏatja 
maṉḏatjmaṉḏatj crustacean: edible prawns and crayfish
mandawuy mud under water
maṉḏayala ceremony--circumcision
mandi Monday
mändi 
mäṉḏi' gum--edible, growing on certain trees, especially Terminalia spp.
mandiḏakthun striped--be
mandimirr crocodile--saltwater
maṉḏirri gum, edible sap of Terminalia spp. (cooking it makes it softer and easier to eat), also used as a glue or caulk
maṉḏiyala' ceremony--circumcision
mandjarr' leaf branch with leaves
mandjawak knife--big (generic), slashing knife, sword
mandjikay sandfly--totem for Wangurri clan (not for everyday speech)
mandjirri tree Milkwood, Alstonia actinophylla
mandjirri sandfly
mangamanga spear--cane
mangaṯa sacred object (e.g., bone) used for cursing or casting an evil spell
manguli bamboo--used for spear bamboo spear
manguma collect
mani neck, front of neck Ext creek, river, channel (between islands)
maṉi'yun sulk, be dissatisfied or frustrated (usually because of desiring something one cannot have)
mäni money, cash
mäni granny MM
manikay song, music, singsong, ceremonial singing
manim'thun stick (to), adhere
manimani necklace
manimaniŋaniŋ shellfish--too small to have food inside
manimunak tree--with small yellow fruit
man'ka clay--white (or red and white mixed ?) hard ground
man'ku gum, edible sap of Terminalia spp. (cooking it makes it softer and easier to eat), also used as a glue or caulk
man'kuḻ throat
maṉmaṉ toadstool
maṉmaṉ no room
maṉmarr scab, flaky skin (in general)
maṉmunda yam--long
maṉmuŋa yam--long
mänŋu Get it!, Take it
man'pili bark of Paperbark or Stringybark--used as torch, tinder, or kindling
man'pul rodent Black-footed Tree Rat, Mesembriomys gouldii gouldii
man'ta scar
man'tjarr leaf (generic) mangrove leaves Ext tealeaves Idm cleansing ceremony for those who have had contact with a corpse
manukani axe blade which is worn down by use
manuŋgarri south (wind)
manuŋinya(') 
manuŋunya roots of Fig or Banyan--used to make string, bags, and armbands tree, Ficus virens, F. superba var. henneana
mänurr low tide
mänha water
manhdhak fresh (water)
manhdhakŋaniŋ fish
manhdhapiḏi(') shellfish--marine slug, not eaten but used as ear medicine it is boiled in water, squeezed and then the oil is poured in Nudibranch, Pleurobranchus punctata Soft Bodied Mollusk
mänhdhu bird
manhdhulpa beach
many taste, flavour
mäny trail (of snake, jet, something left behind)
mänyarr mangrove--white, leaves are green upperside and white underside place for Witchetty Grubs and wild honey wood is used specially for cooking Polynesian Arrowroot Grey Mangrove, Avicennia marina var. resinfera
manyarriŋ clan (Djinang)
mänybaḻi stingray--edible
manybunharrawuy 
manydjalpuyŋu clan (Djinba)
manydjarrarrŋa Daliwuy Bay
manydjarri 
manydjarrka cloth, rag, dress material
manydjawuki 
-'manydji KINship Dyadic: denotes recriprocal relationship between two people
-'manydji\' Dual
manydjikay surname
manyguluma spirit
manymak good, fine, delicious, healthy, well, satisfactory
manymak and then well in narrative
many'tjurrpuy 
manyuku 
maŋal' spear-thrower, woomera (generic)
mäŋal shellfish--edible Judas Ear Shell, Ellobium aurisjudae
maŋan cloud
maŋanbuy cloud(y)
maŋandirri 
maŋanhur(u) term used by someone when referring to your sister
mäŋaŋayun tired--be, exhausted
maŋawila 
maŋgala stick--forked (in dancing ground)
maŋgalili(') clan-nation (eastern Da)
maŋganambu 
maŋgarra go, walk
maŋgarray 
maŋgarruṯa Goulburn Island
maŋgatharra Macassar (Ujung Pandang) and the Macassn people
maŋgi monkey
maŋgu(') blood sap (of tree)
mäŋgu tree and its fruit Mango
maŋgurra clan and language (Ritharrŋu, but many now speak Nunggubuyu)
maŋutu 
maŋutji eye Ext seed, grain nut waterhole, well, soak deep hole (which goes straight down) torch, globe, headlight(s) bullet hook (for fishing or on end of woomera)
mapaḻki' tree--with edible nuts Sterculia quadrifida
mapaḻku tree
mapan put inside
mäpaṉ boil, pussy sore
mapandhurr tree Hibiscus tiliaceus
mäparrku(') boomerang (Rit) woman's fighting stick
mapay' sore, hole
mäpikani(') Cycad Palm, especially its nuts
mäpiḻi(') fish Mud Hopper, Periophthalmus koelreuteri Great Mud Hopper, Periophthalmodon schlosseri Bearded Goby, Scartelaos viridis
mapu(') egg (generic) yellow pollen balls (found in beehive) testes, testicals, "balls" ḎrudeṈ
mapuḏumun(') tree edible gum and fruit inner bark is used in treating diarrhoea, pimples and sores Wild Peach, Red Cement Tree, Terminalia carpentaria also T. ferdinandiana (?) (its sap), murrpun' (its fruits)
mapuḻkuma' rootfood--swamp plant with edible tubers Triglochin procera (?)
mapuṉ spider
mapuṉ harpoon spike--wooden
mäpupu 
mäpuruma 
mar' knife (generic)
mar'yun poise(d) to throw
-maraṮ CAUSative or TRansitive verb former
maraka(') tree Water Tree
maralkur avoidance relationship grand-uncle MMBS , mother-in-law's brother WMB
maralmaral girl(s), young women without children
maram rib(s)
maramangunhawuy cleared (raked) area used by Dhuwa people
maramara meteor
maranhirri full--be (of container or a person after eating), be sated
maranhu food, snack, something to eat (to satisfy hunger)
maranydjalk fish--cartilaginous, stingray, shark (collective) flesh or meat of these
maraŋgarra 
maraŋgum(a) pay back debt
maraŋlil 
maraŋu open, not sacred, secular, profane
marapalaŋ centipede (harmful)
marapiyal term used by someone when referring to your sister
mararrapan crocodile--saltwater
mararru professional hunter
marathi stingray
marathuwarr tree--mangrove with non-edible fruit, but Mangrove worms live in it
maratja 
marawa(') fish Long-Finned Garfish, Long Tom, "Needle-Tooth"
marawat cf See: MARWAT
marawili surname pleasant shady place, favourite place (e.g., under a tree where anyone can sit)
marawurr spirit
marayarr mast (for sail)
mardhakal clothes things, possessions
mari fight, quarrel, trouble
märi grandmother--maternal MM , grand-uncle MMB (Yir) grandfather-paternal FF , grand-aunt FFZ
marika surname
marimi INTensive: very much (so)
märi'mu grandfather--paternal FF,FFB , grand-aunt FFZ
märi'muŋu grandfather--paternal FF
mariŋu 
mariyakal 
mariyalawuy 
markala stingray--collective term for three species
markapuy 
marki(') crustacean--with pincers Fresh-Water Crayfish large Fresh-Water Prawn
markuŋ' axe--stone
markurri fish--like swordfish or marlin
marmburr 
marŋarr good place for anchorage
marŋgi know(ledgeable), aware, informed be able, can have a right (to) GEN
marpin shark tail
marpiyawuy 
marpuy plant--with edible root portions Eleocharis sphacelata (?)
marthaŋa boat, ship (generic for non-canoe type seacraft)
martjanba 
martjun go, come Pl
marurrumburr cat
mar'wak come out the other side (of), in one side and out the other
marwal 
marwanda tree/shrub--edible part(?)
marwar jellyfish--like marbles with hair prickles
marwat hair leaf, foliage Ext tealeaves
maryakal clothes, garments things, "gear"
marryun shake Ext dance
märr so that, in order to, then result
märr moderately, a bit, somewhat (like), relatively, quite light (colour)
märr strength, spiritual power, faith personality, nature, emotional state
marra hair (of head or on yams) leaf
marra place
marra Mara language and tribe
marrabal kangaroo--large
marradjiri pole--used in ceremony (not sacred)
marrakulu(') clan-nation (eastern Dl)
marrala stingray Manta Ray
marralpiṉḏi bullroarer--sacred
märram(a) get, fetch, bring, take, pick (up)
marramba(') adultery, wife-stealing, eloping
marraṉa' touchy
marraṉḏil shore--rocky, exposed by low tide (where it is good to collect fish and shellfish) right out (of tide)
marranhamawuy 
marraŋadji' tree--small, found in hilly country
marraŋu clan-nation (western Dl)
marraŋu clan-nation (Djinang)
märratha diarrhoea
marrathulma men--young (16-25 years old)
marratja grandchild (of same moiety) SC/m,BSC , grandson SS , grand-daughter SD
marrawal kangaroo Antelopine Kangaroo
marrawaḻak 
marrawalŋany 
marrawaŋa make noise like that of a sail in the wind
marrawaṯa rat
marrawiḻi 
marrawuma 
marrawuruŋu stingray--young
marrayaryun feel (sensation), sense
marrayulpuyulpu small, unsteady, insecure (of car, boat, plane, etc.)
marrayumba tree
marrbiḻpiḻ grass Monochoria cyanea
marrdja'thirri hungry--be
marr-gaŋga moderately, somewhat
marrgugu rememberance of an unkindness for later retribution
marrgul'yun dizzy--be have a headache
marrikaḻa stingray--edible, black and white with spots jumps out of the water Bull Ray, Myliobatus australis (?) this or several other spp.
marrin dillybag, container--made of string, closely woven
marriṉ basket--watertight pandanus
marrirriny bird White Cockatoo
marrirriwuy 
marritjkala stingray--not eaten Devil Ray, Manta Alfredi
marritjŋu grubs underground that eat rootfoods
märriyaŋ gun, rifle, shotgun
marrkala stingray--very large Devil Ray sp.
marrkap dear, beloved (expression of affection)
märrkitj safe, out of harm's way popular
marrkula surname
marrkuwarra 
märrma' two
marrmarryun shake, shiver, tremble be pleased or happy
marrmarrpa 
marrmiya area on Groote Eylandt
marrŋanyin 
marrŋgam(a) wait
marrŋgitj doctor, Aboriginal healer, medicine man sorcerer (for healing not evil) clever, able
marrŋu(') possum--female, also generic Northern Brush-tail, Trichosurus arnhemensis
marrpaṉ turtle--large Flatback Turtle
marrpaṉŋaniŋ shellfish--edible White-Mouthed Nerite, Nerita ambicilla
marrparaŋ brave, fearless, courageous
marrpiny-marrpiny 
märrpu' bird Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
marrpuma 
marrputja string--plaited
marrputju string--plaited
marrpuy know
marrtji go, come, walk
marrtji happen, become (marker of continuous action)
marrtjkaḻa stingray
marrtjkurru fish--similar to swordfish or marlin
marrukpirri 
marrwala paddle, oar
marrwaḻk medicinal washing fluid made from tree bark
märrwarra wide, broad
marrwirriny' person responsible for care or protection (e.g., a close relative--a member of one's own family)
marrwuṉ tree--from which containers are made
marrwuṯu tree
marrwuyun 
marrya' hunger
märryaŋ gun, rifle, shotgun
mäṯ stick--with chewed or frayed end, used like a spoon for getting honey from beehives and eating it
maṯa'marama tie (up)
mäta pipe--long, wooden
mäṯala turtle
maṯamaṯa 
maṯaṉ belt--made from human hair
maṯaṉḏa(') collarbone
maṯaṯ belt--made from human hair
mäti 
maṯiṉḏi' collarbone
maṯinydjarr(') bush with pink/mauve flowers signals oyster season Calytrix microphylia, C. microphylla (Rit) Scrubby Wattle (with long thin leaves and long flower spikes), Acacia sp.
mätiti 
mätitiwuy 
maṯpuma know (a person), be acquainted with ACC
maṯpuna(') fish--lives in mangroves Bream, Acanthopagrus australis Pikey Bream, A. berda Black Bream, Hephaestus sp Long-Spined Snapper, Argyrops spinifer
maṯpupuyŋu 
maṯtjawunu 
mattjurr flying fox--small, brown (generic)
mäṯu 
maṯun cold weather, "Winter"
matuwa 
matha tongue speech, words Ext language, dialect, pronunciation patrilineal social group flame (of fire)
mathaḻa' coast, beach areas saltwater
mäthamatha net dilly bag
matharam(a) peel (fruit), shell (nut), scale (fish)
mathayalma dolphin
mathin' paddle, oar
mathirra cave, overhanging rock, cliff, outcrop
mathuḻu 
matja algae
matjaka spear (generic)
matjakutu' Crayfish
matjakutu'mirri 
matjambaḻi area in the Gulf
matjapalaŋu crocodile--saltwater
mätjarra Dhuwa people
matjarrwark string--worn around neck during mourning
matjawuy 
matjidji 
matjiṉḏi turtle--juvenile Loggerhead
matjinydji(') bag--small, round (containing magic objects carried by a witchdoctor)
matjitj match(es)
matjka strings--used for body decoration
mäw wild honey
mawalan 
mäwarra broad, wide
mawaṯ spear--bamboo
mäwaya peace, no trouble, cessation of hostilities praise (?)
mawirrirr east wind
mäwiya poison
mäwuga dream
mawuka yam--long, tastes like sweet potato
mäwul 
mawula low tide
mawunu' yam--long
mawunydjil flag
mawuŋ clan and language
mäwuŋgi pods found on a beach and in the bush
mäwuru foam on seawater
mawurraki' tree Whistling Tree, "She-Oak"
mawurryambatj bird--seagull
mawuṯarri shrub/creeper--edible red fruit Termite Tree, Ganophyllum falcatum
mäwuwa dream
mawuyul 
-'may\' 
maya bottom
mayabutj tree Wattle sp., Acacia sp.
mayakaŋu east wind
mayali' meaning, sense
mayali' 
mayalil Torres Straits Islands
mayaltha season--within the Wet before bush foods are ready (around March)
mäyam take, get
mayamurrŋa 
mayaŋ(') neck, front of neck Ext creek, river (slow and wide) channel between islands
mayaŋgiḻa 
mayarrurra 
mayaṯili tree
mayawa(') lizard Frill-Neck
mayawalan 
mayawuḻuk tree Hibiscus tiliaceus
mayawurr spear--cane
mayawurrthalwuy bush
mayayawuy lizard Frilled-Neck
maybuma tired (of doing)
mäyi granny MM
mayila unlucky
mayilatji 
mayiliny paddle(s) for dugout canoe
mayiwarr 
mayiyika 
maykarraṉ(') lightning Ext gecko lizard (which makes the lightning)
mayku tree--ritually important or significant Paperbark sp.
may'may(y)un 
maymuḏikṯik heavy sleeper
maymuru surname
mäypa(') many, lots (of)
maypal shellfish, crustacean (prawn, crayfish, crabs), land snails, mangrove worms and grubs (generic--usually for edible varieties)
maypilama inside of boat
maypiny tree--wood used for making fighting & digging sticks, resin used as glue in spear-making leaves & branches used in wan'tjurr ceremony Ironwood, Erythropleum chlorostachyum
maypiny tree Deep Gold Wattle, Torulosa Wattle, Acacia torulosa
maypuma strike (an injured person or animal), finish off ACC
maypurrŋa big town, city Ext Darwin
mayurrurra 
maywaḏa 
maywarr snake Python sp.
maywundji 
maywundjiwuy 
may'yun flash (of lightning)
-mi EXIStential, Proprietive
-mi MUTual: RECiprocal (do to each other), REFLexive (do to self) BASE Ṯ FUT
miḏaṯthun whistle, squeak
miḏawarr season--just after the Wet when bush foods are ripe, animals are fat, seafoods plentiful, and the wind blows from the east
miḏiku(') rubbish bad, wrong
miḏiku sis(ter) term used by a brother to address his sister
miḏimiḏi snake--poisonous sea snake (generic), e.g: Stokes Sea Snake, Astrotia stoksii
miḏimiḏi rib
miḏitjin' medicine
miḏiyirrk west(ern), area west of Milingimbi
medjuku fish Butterfly Fish(es), Chaetodon spp Low-Finned Drummer, Kyphosus vaigiensis Blue Angelfish, Pomacanthus semicirculatus etc.
medjuru Witchetty Grub--full adult (newly hatched from pupa)
mikaṉ shoes, footwear
mekawu(') shellfish--edible (raw or cooked) Black-lipped Oyster
mikitja 
miku(') red--dark (ochre, used as paint)
milthun spy
miṉḏirri eye Ext well, soak, waterhole torch globe fish hook bullet hook (on end of woomera) tunnel at entrance to beehive seed, grain, nut (of female Cycad palm)
meṉḏuŋ hole or dent in the base of a spear shaft (into which the hook on the end of the spearthrower fits)
mindupu(nu)m(a) people from North-West Arnhem Land
mindhala 
miṉdharraŋ 
mindji' tree Wild Cashew, Queensland Tar Tree, Semecarpus australiensis
mindjirri plant--tree? Anyema sanguineum
mindjirr'tjirr clan (Djinang, nearly extinct)
min(-)djuḻkun tree--with yellow flowers and a small flat round fruit, wood used for spear shafts Coastal Hibiscus, Beach Hibiscus, Indian Tulip Tree, Pacific Rosewood, Thespesia populnea sometimes applies to Hibiscus tiliaceus
minga' crab--with soft shells
mingamingawuy blaze (of fire), give off light
mengaṉawuy fish--reef catfish or butterfish "Diamond Fish"
miṉgi Firefly
miṉgi dragonfly, grasshopper, damselfly, praying mantis (generic) Ext helicopter, (aero)plane
meṉgum(a) 
meṉguma settlement
miṉimiṉipi leg--lower fin (fish) Ext barb (of spear), point, hook, sharp projection sense (of a story)
miṉiny plant--tree? Aegiceras corniculatum
miṉiny'karr 
miṉiny'parr shrub, fruit Opiliaceae family, e.g., Opilia amentacea and/or Cansjera leptostachya
miṉiŋgal shoulder blade
miṉiŋgirri 
minirriŋa hailstone(s)
miṉitja white, light-coloured
miṉitjapuyŋu afternoon
minitjpa tree/shrub--and its fruit look like Paperbark or Ti-Tree
miṉiyarr(') 
min'ku 
minmin(') milk
miṉmiṉ Mangrove Worm--small, found at GIYAPARA tree, must be cooked Toredo sp.
miṉŋal tear(s) (from crying)
minhala 
minhdhala eyebrow(s)
minya' stick with hook on the end used for hooking Pandanus
minyaŋalaŋal stick--forked
minyapa eye
minyawuru embryo
minydjaḻpi mosquito (generic)
minydjirri show
menydjuṉ gall bladder, bile green, blue
minyga' within sight in front of
minyikarr betrothed, bestowed, one's "promised" mother-in-law (person who gives or promises a wife), wife, son-in-law or husband
minyikarr haste
minyinyak 
minyiŋalaŋal spring (permanent source of fresh water)
minyiŋ'karr spirit
minyipirriwuy afternoon (3 - 5 p.m., towards evening)
minyirrminyirr tree--edible purple fruit
minyminy' bee and its honey--found in mangroves
miny'tji dislike, not want
miŋi aim (a gun or camera)
meŋiniyirri flash (lightning) shine (as a light in the distance), be shiny
miŋin'miŋin look back (over one's shoulder)
-'miŋu 
meŋu 
me'(-)ŋupan diarrhoea, "the runs"
meŋurr reporter (of events in general), scout, Ext spy
miŋurryun 
-mir eyelash(es)
mer' Firefly glowing algae (found in water)
miraŋ spy
mirarra eyelid
mirarrminawuy blind person who cannot see properly
mirawaŋa stick with a hook made by a broken-off branch
mirawurr nut--inner seed of the Cycad fruit
mirin shine brightly (of sun, rainbow)
mirinyuŋu 
miriŋu shellfish--long and sharp, edible
miriŋu blink (one's eyes)
mirithirr(i) 
miritji nervous, scared wild (as unbroken horse)
miritjŋa 
-miriw 
miriwurr current, strong/dangerous undertow whirlpool
mirmaŋiny 
mirmbitj hide, conceal
mirmir' forget
mirmirbal 
mirmur(') cicatrice, scar, welt man's chest scar
mirŋguy resent, be jealous (of) GEN
mel bag, net
milak 
miḻarrmiḻarr bag, net
milayŋa shellfish, oyster (generic)
milaypuma shellfish Rugate Ear Shell, Cassidula rugata
milbuṯtjuŋ trick, deceive, cheat
mel(-)djikay snake--aquatic Freshwater Snake
mildjiŋi snail--water
meḻi mend, sew
miligirriny snake Freshwater Snake
milikun tick (parasite on dogs, wallabies, etc.)
milika(') basket--narrow, closely woven (e.g., in which man carries firesticks)
miḻiḻ'miḻiḻ wounded, injured
meḻimiḻi snail--land/ground (generic): Xanthomelon janellei, X. pachystylum, X. spheroideum Xanthostemon spp. (Alt sp. name?)
miliṉḏirri mend, sew
miliŋinbi mat, layer, sheet, something soft to lie on for sleeping (e.g., grass or mattress)
miliny wallaby--young juvenile Agile Wallaby, Macropus agilis
milinyirr minnow (any very small freshwater fish)
miliŋinbilil Sandfly
milipa(') lizard--juvenile (?) Mangrove Monitor
miḻipi(') suspicious--be (of someone) GEN
milirrimbi vine--its leaves are used as armbands Flagellaria indica
milirrk 
miḻitj 
militjpa eyebrow
miliwa Witchetty Grub pupa (in hard shell) or emerging from cocoon
miliyarr hunt (terrestrial game animals)
miliyin forget, leave out, omit, lose
melk shellfish Angular Ear Shell
miḻka(') fruit--withered of Wild Cashew
milkarri nit, louse egg(s)
milkayŋu flea, louse wart
milkiṉiŋiṉ 
milkinydjarr clan
melkiri 
milkirr tree--with huge thorns, good for shade, found in dense vegetation along river banks or near mangroves Cathormion umbellatum dense scrub, jungle
milkiyarr 
milkmilk 
milkum(a) tree Ironwood digging stick (made of its wood)
milkuminy canoe (made from Strinybark)
milma bird Parrot sp., Northern Rosella (?)
milmarra leaves--special, where sugarbag is made
milmarr'marr herb--small Euphorbia sp.
milmilany tortoise--freshwater (generic) Northern Snake-Necked Tortoise, Chelodina rugosa
milminydjarrk layer (of leaves or material as when cooking), mat (something to lie or sleep on, as grass, sheet, mattress)
milminyina paint tar
milmitjpa skin
milmulu 
milnhiri tree--with edible red fruit Kurrajong
milnyaŋ'thun bag--biting
milnyinyiyun Sandfly
milŋ' 
miḻŋ(')gun fish Garfish
milŋamurru eyebrow
melŋathu eggs of lice, nit
milŋiny' moon--new, crescent moon
mil'ŋu eyebrow
milŋurr nit, eggs of lice
milparrambarr 
milpuṉ(') stones--little, gravel, pebbles stony or rocky ground
milpunum(a) wire
mel(-)puṉumuṉ colour, design paint, colouring materials (clay, ochre) Ext bark painting, (any) painted design
miltjiri 
miltjirr' wriggle, toss about, move (as in sleep when dreaming)
miltjuṉdjuṉ worry
miḻu'miḻun KINSHIP PROPRIETIVE
milurrurr drunk
miḻwambi dance--with arms to side, forearms vertical, palms forward, and fingers curled down from the second joint (as evil spirits)
milwar'milwaryun 
milwini keep for self, value (something) so highly (no one can borrow or get it)
milwu'milwu PRIVative
milwurum cave, overhanging rock cliff
milyin tail
mimarr 
mimbu 
mimbuma 
membum(a) 
mimil-mimil tree/shrub Digging Stick Tree, Pemphis acidula
mim'pu scar
miṉ'thun enemy soldier, warrior battle, war, armed conflict Ext germ
miṉaṉ bad, horrible, no good
minanbuy extreme(ly), do to extremes very much so , a great deal INTensive dark (colour)
miṉany ant--reddish, biting, lives in the ground
minaŋara(') 
meṉawu(') PRIVative: without money, lacking, no feelings on nouns , Don't! on verbs
min(-)buma tree Yellow Hakea, Hakea arborescens
miṉḏalŋ good, straight, smooth
miṉḏalŋiny nose, beak, point
mindapum spots or light patches on skin (round, brownish-white can signal the start of leprosy)
miṉḏarrŋ 
miṉḏilŋ child--painted 2 or 3 weeks before his circumcision step-child, i.e., child(ren) of widow's second husband pale patches on the skin (which can signal the start of leprosy)
miṉḏirr raw, unripe, uncooked
meru(') creature which hatches from larvae
miryaŋ lower leg tail
-mirr EXIStential, Proprietive
-mirr(i) MUTual: RECiprocal (do to each other), REFLexive (do to self) BASE
-mirri EXIStential, Proprietive: full of, possessing, with, having Adj former--turns nouns or verbs into Adjectives
merri ceremonial head of seagull with string
-mirribulu Dual
mirriki chest Ext coast, shore, bank (of a large body of water)
mirrimirri 
mirriny beehive entrance
mirrinybal pieces of wood outside the beehive entrance
mirrinyu turtle, sea mammal (generic or collective term) meat from these
mirriŋgi 
-'mirriŋu KINSHIP PROPRIETIVE
mirriri avoidance relationship of brother-sister (e.g., not calling sister by name not talking about sister in the presence of her brother) the behavioural rules for a man (where his sister or taboo things are concerned)
mirritjal' spirit of person after death, spirit-person
mirritjan massage, press, squeeze, knead
mirritji fish Barramundi, Lates calcarifer
mirritjin' medicine
mirriwa lizard Frilled Lizard, Frill-Neck
mirriya crab--small, edible, burrows under rocks in mid-tidal zones Horn-Eyed Ghost Crab, Ocypode ceratophthalma
merrkiyawuy 
merrku' twig, light/thin sticks (used as kindling)
mirrmirrŋa words spoken by the spirit cloud
mirrŋ bank of river or billabong
mirrŋatja outstation
merrpal' protein foods (generic for meat, fish, eggs, shellfish)
mirrwa' lizard Frilled Lizard
mirrwiḻi shy, ashamed
mirrwuṉ tail hind legs (of crocodile)
mit cut (up, in half)
met mate, friend brother-in-law
met meat
miṯan knowledgeable
mitawara(') shellfish Turban Shell, Turbo cinereus Subinella anguis
miṯiwirri(') possum Brush-tailed Possum Northern Quoll, Dasyurus hallucatus hallucutus
miṯmiṯ anteater Short-beaked echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus acanthion
mitthuk 
-miṯtji Plural
miṯtji group (of people), family, tribe, mob, crowd
metha(') chest Ext shore
mithili rocks in the middle of the river at GURKAWUY
mithirri stingray--edible "Thorny Stingray", Rough-skinned Ray, Gymnura australis Mangrove Ray, Rat-tailed Ray
mithirriŋaniŋ tree--thorny with white flowers leaves used as medicine (?) Prickly Tree, Zanthoxylon parviflora
mithuk dew, fog, mist spiderweb
mithurruŋu fish--saltwater (Jap) Salt Water Barramundi (Rit) small Fork-tailed Catfish
mitjala shellfish--sea egg, non-edible
mitjalaŋaniŋ shellfish Angular Ear Shell
metji tree Fan Palm, Sand Palm
mitjin mission, settlement
mitjinarri missionary (any) Christian
mitjindi turtle
mitjirrandi 
mitjiyaŋ boat, ship ḎarchaicṈ any motorised vehicle
mitjpili enough, sufficient
metjpilkthun cover
mitjpurrkuḻa headband--made of string (for decoration)
mewal grandfather--maternal MMB , grandmother--maternal MM
mewana grass--used in basketmaking Cyperus conicus, C. javanicus string and basket made of this grass
miwatj east, easterner area of land east of Milingimbi
mewiny cut--finely, shredded
mewirri(') worm, hookworm maggot
mewirri'mirriyama betray, get someone in trouble by lying
miwukthun wag (tail) blow (wind)
mewuŋ buffalo (any) big animal
miwura throat
miyak taste, flavour first member of compounds only
miyaḻan calm sea
miyalaŋgitj north
miyalk woman, girl, lady wife female
miyaman sing
miyana fish Dart(s), Trachinotus blochi, T. russelli, T. bailloni
miyaŋa fish Diamond Fish, Monodactylus argenteus
miyapunu turtle (generic), sea mammal (collective for dugong, dolphin, porpoise, or whale) meat, flesh (of these)
miyarrka temple, side of face or head Ext edge
miyarrka homeland centres inland of Port Brandshow (Yalaŋbara)
miyarrwaḻa 
miyatatawuy bird--large
miyatja calm sea
meyuru Witchetty Grub--full adult (that can fly, i.e. has hatched from larvae )
-mu of course!, didn't you know?
-mu your (true or blood relation)
moḏa(') boy--initiate after circumcision before wound is healed (ready)
muḏaḏa deaf and dumb
moḏi grandfather--paternal FF , grand-aunt FFZ , grandson SS , grand-daughter SD
moḏu' bait
muḏuḏu fly Blowfly
muḏuḏutjpi bird--black crane
muḏuḏutjpu bird White Fronted Heron
muḏuk battle, bad fight (only ceased when many are killed) war
muḏuk-muḏuk noise of people talking
muḏulul lump
muḏuthu turtle
muḏuwurr fish Sickle Fish, Drepane punctata
muḏuymi 
mudhandi anthill--used for cooking large animals hot stones
mudhuŋay(') food--plant or vegetable can be specificially applied to Cycad foodstuffs
mugugu fish Puffer Fish (generic)
muk be silent, quiet be dark, dim
muka Is that right?, Indeed!, Definitely! question or agreement indicator
mukali-bärra southwest
mukandi bird Green Winged Pigeon
mukarr hunter being (dreamtime whale-spirit who speared turtle & dugong with one shot), member of the Bararrŋu tribe and is sung about in Djambarpuyŋu songs
mukawaṯpuy dillybag
mokawu tortoise
mukmuk bird Boobock Owl, Barking Owl, Winking Owl, Tyto sp.
mukmuk louse--baby (newly hatched)
moku anus
mukul aunt(ie) FZ grand-aunt FMD mother-in-law (of a woman)
mukul avoidance relationship real or classificatory mother-in-law (of male) MBW,WM grand-aunt MMBD
mukuluk grass--flowers in the wet children use seeds to spear flies Spear Grass, Heteropogon contortus, Sorghum stipoideum
mukumbul bird--very small
moku-milŋiny'mirri snake--lives in billabongs "Rainbow Snake"
mukumuku 
mokuy ghost, devil, evil spirit dead person, corpse Mantis (stick insect considered to be associated with devils)
mokuy sis(ter) term used by a brother to address his sister
mol black, dark-coloured
moḻ' snake Black Whip Snake
mula(') bird Pelican
muḻaliny 
mulalu sedge--with edible root portions Eleocharis dulcis sp.
mulanyawuy 
muḻipiya wallaby female Agile Wallaby, Macropus agilis
muliyaŋarr rootfood--sticky or gooey, can be eaten raw if peeled first Abe l,r mochus moschatus var. tuberosus
muliyi mat--conical
molk ceremonial ground--taboo (sacred only during ceremony)
mulka(') hold, take hold of, touch, feel, grab reach, arrive at
mulka(') dry
mulkama hold, touch
mulkmulk shrub--edible tiny red fruit Big-Veined Jungle Shrub, Allophylus serratus (Rit) sedge--with edible root portions
molku shellfish part (of Mud Welk) which is inedible
mulkuminy 
mulkuru stranger(s), foreigner, other Aborigines Ext Gentile distant, foreign, strange
muḻkurr head
mulmariny blind--partially, myopic (cannot see properly)
mulmu grass, weed (generic for grass-like and herbaceous plants), Gramineae - monocotyledon family
mul'mumirriyirri 
muḻmuḻ foam, lather, froth, suds, bubbles
muḻmuḻ honey mixed with pollen balls
mul'mul black, dark(ened) black paint (now made from substances in flashlight batteries)
mulmulwuy 
moḻ'ŋu snake (generic)
mulŋurr semen, sperm
muḻpiya' wallaby
molu grave sand nest (place where eggs lie buried)
moḻu vine--with lots of burrs Beach Caltrop, Tribulus cistoides
mulubu tree
molulu boy after circumcision before his wound has healed
muḻuḻu tree Mistletoe Tree Sandlewood (?)
muḻuḻu bird Little Pied Cormorant, Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
mulumbirrŋ bird Australian Pelican
muluna fig, fruit of Ficus spp.
muḻunda bird Woodswallow(s), Artamus spp: White-breasted, A. Leucorphynchus Masked W., A. personatus Blacked Woodswallow Little Woodswallow, etc.
mulunhara shark--young, edible (generic) Black-Tipped Shark, Carcharhinus spalla n zan i
muluŋ knife
mulupiṉḏa' tortoise--smelly freshwater
moḻutha net--fishnet (made of rope)
muḻuyuḻk 
moma forget lose misunderstand
mumalkur avoidance relationship grand-aunt MMBW,MMMBD , mother-in-law's mother WMM
mum'muŋaniŋ Ladybird (beetle)
momu grandmother--paternal FM grand-aunt MFZ,FMZ
momuṉa snake Python
mo'muŋaniŋ Ladybird
muṉ shoulder
mon vagina
moṉa(') herb--small, with flat potato-like root Microstemma tuberosa
munaŋa White person, European
munatha(') ground, soil, sand, earth Ext world, Earth grave sugar
munbap fall down
munbi vine--rainforest climber with edible reddish fruits Malaisia scandens
muṉḏa sinew
mundu back--lower
muṉḏuka(') shellfish--edible Giant Gem Chiton
mundukuḻ(') snake--lives in billabongs "Rainbow Snake", Black-headed Python, Water Python, Liasis fuscus
mundul wind--strong
mundumundu snake Water Python
mundurr still, motionless
muṉḏurrk-muṉḏurrk tree River Mangrove, Aegiceras corniculatum
mundhurr present, gift (freely given)
mundjirr bird Blue-faced Honeyeater, Entomyzon cyanotis White-throated Honeyeater, Melithreptus albogularis
muṉga group of women
munguyun follow, pursue, track (down) ACC
mungula 
mungurr tree Paperbark sp., Melaleuca nervosa container (made of paperbark), cooliman
mungurrawuy beach when the tide goes out at Biranybirany
muṉguy scraps, small pieces
munininy leaf
moṉitj secretly
munmun' grass--its soft white roots are dipped into honey and chewed Alloteropsis semialata
mun'puwa mildew old Cycad nuts (on ground--can be eaten if cooked in leaves or paperbark)
moṉuk salty, brackish, bitter, sour
munuma 
muṉumbilil plankton, whale's food
muṉuŋgarri' bottle, (piece of) glass
munuŋgiritj surname yellow stone near Biranybirany
munuŋgurr surname largest fin on shark's back
moṉuŋu murderer, person responsible for killing or wounding another, cold-blooded killer
munurruŋ tribe
muṉuwurr fish Butterfish, Selenotoca multifasciata
munuymunuy tree/shrub--edible fruit young leaves boiled in fresh water and used as medicine for flu, coughs, diarrhoea and vomiting Paperbark, Melaleuca sp. (?)
munha night (as unit of time), dark(ness)
monha 
munhagu 
munhaku 
munhamurru tomorrow
munhaŋaniŋ(') lizard--gecko (generic) includes Velvet Gecko, Oedura sp. and a small one with yellow and black stripes
munhawu 
munhdhurr 
munyaṉ dead person
munyaŋ'thun nauseated, feel sick/like vomiting
munyarryun surname river at Dha:linybuy
monydjulŋu body skin
munydjutj tree and especially its fruit--green pea-like berry ready at the end of the dry season bark used as medicine for toothache or eyes leaves used as medicine for ringworm Green Plum, Wild Plum, Buchanania obovata
munyguma crush, keep close (so that it will not be lost or stolen) obliterate tread on
munyili 
munymuny 
monyu 
munyuk pus from a pimple or blackhead
munyuku clan-nation
munyukuluŋu termite
munyurr powderlike, in fine bits, soft in texture
muŋdhun drink (straight to mouth), stoop down to a pool
muŋmarama take over (a place)
muŋa ash(es), dust, dirt particles (in water) fireplace, fine hot ashes or sand (under which food is baked)
muŋaṉdjiwuy 
muŋapuwa shellfish--edible Fluted Giant Clam
muŋbunuma forever
moŋgi 
muŋguḻi 
moŋguṉu 
muŋgurrpi dialect (Djinang)
muŋguypa sis(ter) term used by a brother to address his sister
muŋmuŋ dumb, silent Exp person of very few words (hardly speaks)
moŋ'muŋ insect--small (sucks blood of cattle, dogs)
muŋuḻu seaweed
muŋumuŋuyun dissolve (in one's mouth)
moŋunayŋu 
muŋunbatjiwuy 
muŋuṉmuŋuṉ tree/shrub with white flowers found at the edge of the mangroves Barramundi can be found around it Club Mangrove, Aegilitis annulatum
muŋurraṉḏi' fish Spangled Perch
muŋuy' constantly, frequently, always
mupan tree--edible fruit and sap juice of bark used for diarrhoea Wild Peach, Red Cement Tree, Terminalia carpentaria
mupan' tree--used for firesticks Clerodendrum floribundum
muryun hot--be, feel feverish
muraŋay(') stick with bark smoothed off for putting in pierced nose (nasal septum)
muraŋgirr 
murarrgirarrgi 
murayana spirit that roams around
mori(') father, daddy uncle FB MB--if Y term used by a sister to address her brother Ext Reverend, Minister, Father
mur'muryun sick--be, ill
murnyaŋ' food--plant or vegetable (e.g., yams, fruits, nuts, honey i.e., sweet or starchy delicacies)
murŋgun pink(ish)
murthana sick
-muru PRIVative: not having
murukun(') rootfood--beach creeper with large purple flowers and edible root Ipomoea pes-ca r prae
muruminy shellfish--edible Gafrarium tumidum
murupula 
muruthulu' yam--edible, growing on prostrate vine Ipomoea sp.
murutj 
muruwirri rock--sacred car
murr' Good job! (expression of satisfaction)
murryun rumble, make a low rumbling noise (thunder, tractor in distance, didgeridoo) rev (of engine), roar growl (fire) burn vigorously
murr'yun selfish--be, angry
murraŋa ripe
murrarapu' crab small/juvenile Mud Crab (Rit) crayfish--in billabong
murratj sleep--very deep
murraymurray insect--large black beetle that lives by boring into trees and laying eggs in the wood there it grows, changes its skin which hardens, and then finally flies away --wasp?
murrbuk spear--barbed
morri 
murri'murri very old person (bald & blind)
murriyil bird Torresian Imperial Pigeon, Ducula spilorrhoa
murrkthun dislike, feel negative (towards)
murrka' fish Spangled Perch, Bream
morrkawu big
murrkay(') fatal(ly) (Rit) vigorous(ly), hard
murrkuluŋun termite, white ant, borer Ext germ, decay
murrmiriwuy 
murrnhuruŋ hole (in tooth or wood) tooth decay Ext termite, white ant, borer germ, decay
murrnya' shrub--small, with edible berries Emu Berry, Paper Berry, Grewia retusifolia
murrnyi' berry of Emu Berry shrub
murrŋal 
murrŋaram old, wrinkled, ready to be discarded
murrŋga(') tree Wattle
murrŋiny spear--shovel-nose iron and steel people living in the east
murrpalŋawuy 
murrpanawuy 
murrpun' tree--especially its edible fruits Terminalia carpentariae
murrpunguḻa euro Rock Kangaroo, Macropus robustus
murrtjmurrtjthunara bruise
murrtjumun tree/shrub--edible fruit
-murru PERgressive, PERlative: through the heart, along the beach, speak (in) a language
morru' fish Small-Spotted Javelin, Pomadasys opercularis Yellow-Tailed Perch, Amphitherapon caudavittatus
murrukay big Sg
murruku' woomera (in myth)
murrumul orphan(ed)
morrumurru sad, depressed, discontented furious
murrunydjura White Man's country
murruŋ enough
murruŋun clan-nation (Djinaŋ)
murruŋun clan-nation
murrupal Kurrajong seeds--edible (ready Oct/Nov when seed pod turns brown must be removed carefully since the pods contain stinging hairs
murrupu 
murrurruŋguṉa' bird--aquatic Swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio
murrutjinyara wailing
murrutjuwal bone
murruwirri 
murruwun surname
murryil(') bird--dove Torres Strait Pigeon
muta back
mutamuta plant/grass--with small red berry, edible in May/June root is boiled up as a medicine for boils and foot sores Emu Berry, Paper Berry, Grewia retusifolia
mutika(') car, automobile, truck, motor vehicle
mutilŋa 
muṯiṯi(') scrub--thick, infested by devils or evil spirits
motiti 
mutitj calm, peaceful
motitj 
muṯpu 
mutpuma gather (up), pack up (clothing), drive, herd (cattle)
mutumurruwuy 
motuwuy 
muthak cloud-covered, overcast clouds that look like they will bring rain but don't
muthali(') bird Duck (generic): Pacific Black Duck, Anas superciliosa Wandering Whistling Duck, Grey Teal, Pink-Eared Duck, etc.
muthi' tree Fig
muthir(') tree--with sandpaperlike leaves small round black fruit eaten as a medicine for diarrhoea inner bark is soaked in water and drunk as a medicine for stomach ache Sandpaper Fig, Ficus opposita var. micracantha, F. aclileata, F. scobina
muthiyarra shell, oyster--large, with pearls, not eaten by Yolŋu turtle shell
mothum stone--lightweight, used in making stone ovens Limestone (?)
mothum' fish--small, freshwater
motj ancestor--totemic supernatural snake god which causes storms big storm, cyclone
motj rainbow
mutjpunum(a) build
mutju tree Coolibah, Eucalyptus microtheca
muwadhak clothes, things, loose possessions
muwaṉḏaŋ deaf and dumb
muwaṉḏi 
muwar fly Blowfly (?)
muwatjiŋ 
muwayak clothes material things
muwuḏal 
moy' particle: ḎCYṈ dirt, dust (Rit) last bit (of food, etc.)
muyaḻyun fly (as flag)
muyarriyarri tree
muykandi bird Green-winged Pigeon, Emerald Dove, Chalcophaps indica
muyku lazy, morose, slow to respond
muykuma 
muyukuya grass/rush--used wet when baking to keep moisture in and prevent vegetables from drying out Eleocaris spacelato, Cyperus angustatus
muyulyun 
muyuŋu plant--its root used to poison fish Tephrosia singuliflora Neptunia gracilis
muyuŋuwuy grass
muyurru' nut of Pandanus
-n SEQuence (and then), IMMediacy (next), TEMPoral
-n ACCusative: object of an action
-N(a) BASE
-N(a) PAST1
-na SEQuence (and then), IMMediacy (next), TEMPoral: puts sentences together into a temporal or logical sequence of actions or events
-na ACCusative
-na PAST2
naḏiwuykuy ant Meat Ant
näga loincloth--triangular, g-string, waistcloth
nakaman wake up, rise
ṉakarraṉ emu spirit found near Numbulwar
ṉaku(') canoe (bark or dugout)
ṉäku(') bark of Stringbark (generic--used for shelters, canoes, bark-painting, death shroud, etc.)
naladharr clan
nalila quarry area on Gove Peninsula
ṉalkathi 
ṉalkuma islands NE of Yirrkala quite far from the mainland
ṉalpa bird--sea Sooty Oyster-Catcher, Haematopus fuliginosus
ṉama' bird Jabiru
ṉamal stingray--not eaten
namanatj 
ṉamarriny stingray--not eaten
ṉämbarra(') tree--edible fruit leaves used medicinally Paperbark sp., Melaleuca leucadendron
nambatu birayti Thursday
naminapu rock at Djarrakpi
ṉamura shellfish--edible Oyster sp., Lopha folium
ṉamyal 
ṉan'thirri what-do?
ṉäṉ lame, crippled
ṉaṉarr' grass--found near water, used for necklaces Panicum sp. (?)
nanikiya island at Murrmurrŋa
nanikut goat
Naninyŋa place--big, European, Macassar
ṉanuŋguwa(') tree--used to make headbands or string large fat seed pod with four parts, inedible yellow berries inside (Northern) Kurrajong, Brachychiton diversifoli um,a
ṉanydja bird Pelican
ṉanydjak nose Ext face
nanydjaka 
ṉanydjawuy bird Pelican
nänyin 
ṉaŋ' run Sg flow (of water)
ṉaŋ'gun bathe, go into the water
ṉäŋgiyawuy 
ṉaŋmirri bird--sea Tern
ṉaŋa' bee Honeybee sp.
ṉäŋuḏi sick (person)
näp enough
napalamirri 
napu we Pl, Excl
napulunha us Pl, Excl
napuluŋu our(s) Pl, Excl
ṉapuŋga(') middle, in between
napurr we (not you) Pl, excl
napurru we (not you) Pl, excl
napurrunha us Pl, excl, object
napurruŋgala to us Pl, excl
napurruŋgu our(s, not yours) Pl, excl
napurruwuy we ourselves (not you) Pl, excl
ṉarragal fish--large, freshwater Fork-tailed Catfish, Hexanematichythys sp.
ṉarraṉi shrub, fruit--edible, ripe in November, used as medicine for toothache, sores around mouth or on the tongue, cough and sore throat , Bush Apple, Red Love Apple, Red Wild Apple, Native Apple, Syzygium suborbicularis & Eugenia suborbicularis Ext brown(is
ṉarraṉi shellfish
ṉarrgi'ṉarrgi possum Sugar Glider, Petauries breviceps ariel
narritjin woomera
ṉarrŋ'gun snore
nätani jellyfish
natiti cloud
ṉatṉatthun boil, be boiling
natuyil coconut
ṉatjalma depths of the sea
natjayalma depths of the sea
nätjiŋa island north of Yirrkala
nawaralawuy 
ṉawinika(') shellfish Black-lipped Oyster
näwukuku poison
ṉawulga blanket, sheet
nawungaḏa spirit (evil or good) that is the bearer of curses
nawuŋgurr place in the shade or out in the scrub for sitting
nawurulawuy 
ṉayarri 
ṉayawuḏa fruit of Grey Mangrove tree--eaten by turtles /or/ small mangrove tree with cashew-like nuts which are cooked and left to soak overnight
nayip knife
naykalan spirit
ni eh!
ṉigar billabong, pond
ṉika which?, where (at)?
ṉikan'- which?
nika-nika fixer, mechanic
ṉikaṉuṉu second shot when spearing turtle
ṉikarrŋuru' 
ṉikawala 
ṉikawu eastern end of Howard Island
ṉikiḏi bark of Stringybark--small pieces (used as mat, makeshift trays, or small paintings)
neḻamurruwuy 
ṉilaṉila cicada
ṉilŋṉilŋ' spark(s)
nelpaway 
nimanydja 
ṉimbal trapped (e.g., animal in burrow)
nimbaḻaman 
nimiripin south wind
ṉim'pu back--lower, sacrem
ṉiṉ'thun hide (in fear), take refuge (e.g., tortoise in shell, animal in burrow)
ṉiṉḏa-barr'parryun crack, split (but not break)
ṉiṉḏaṉ' rootfood--young waterlily
ṉiṉi'yun fasten, tie up (canoe, etc.)
ṉi'ṉi leaning
ninikirri clan
niniku shellfish Thaid Shell(s), Thais kieneri, T. trigonus, Mancinella exhinata, M. armicera
ninimbitj hills at Yalaŋbara
ṉiṉim'thun sink down half drown
nininyŋu original, permanent, everlasting excellent
niniŋgurr water--fresh
ṉiṉ'thun compress, be pressed (in)
ṉiny 
ṉeny billabong, freshwater pool (during Wet)
ṉinydjak nose, face Ext cape, point (of land)
ṉinydjiya tidal flat, salt pan, swampland (where game-birds and water-grass roots are found) flood plain bare area before the mangroves dry hard cracked ground, clay pan
ṉiŋan'- which?
ṉiŋ'ŋara where (at)?
nepa' reed Nypa fruticans house made of this reed
ṉepaḻ knee
ṉipiṉ red ochre
ṉipirri spear--hook, with barbs on both sides of shaft
ṉipuyŋa 
nirun buzz (of insect)
ṉirrun rustle in the breeze (of leaves)
ṉirr'yun surprised--be, jump (in fright), be startled, shocked dodge
ṉerr wasp Mud-nest wasp, Eumenes sp.
ṉirriṉirri' insect--flying, said to buzz when green plums are ripe
ṉirriwan(') shellfish--small, sharp sometimes has a black pearl Oyster, Saccostrea tuberculata
nirrkulŋa 
nerrkaḏa fish
ṉirrŋṉirrŋ(') windpipe
nirrpurranydji head of a flag pole
ṉithuŋ tree Freshwater Mangrove, Barringtonia acutangula
newar swamp
ṉiwuḏa(') bee--fierce its sugarbag
niwurrurr 
niya-ṉiya 
-nu SEQuence, TEMPoral
ṉubul'yun shake (of grass, signalling presence of an animal)
ṉugupuma pester with requests
ṉoka' stone stone hill
ṉuku foot(print), toe(s)
ṉoli' walkabout
ṉumbulwara Rose River
ṉumburr lots, plenty (of people)
nona White Woman, Asian lady, non-Aboriginal woman
ṉoṉḏa shellfish--edible Telescope Mud Creeper
ṉoṉu elbow
ṉunhdhal soft
ṉuŋ waterlily fruit--large
ṉuŋ'gun assent, say yes
ṉuŋgaḻaḻurr tree--with edible white fruits Mallotus nesophilus
ṉuŋgalk cripple, spastick mongoloid
ṉuŋgaḻurr fish or insect (?)--silver fish (Garrtha)
ṉuŋgaṯmarama punish forbid
ṉuŋgululuk bird--small, seen around billabongs
nuŋgupuyŋu Rose River, Rose Island (Nunggubuyu area)
ṉoŋgurr elbow corner Ext bay, inlet crescent moon, new moon
nuŋ'ki 
nuŋuḏulbuy clan
ṉopuma pester with requests
ṉupurra 
ṉupuyŋa Coconut, Cocos nucifera
nuritj person--very old (bald & blind)
ṉorr'yun snore sound like a bullroarer
ṉurrku(') brain(s)
ṉorrŋ'thun snore sound like a bullroarer
ṉorrtj algae (on pond)
ṉurruṉurr bird Australian White Ibis
norrutj old man
ṉutjurru stone Ext coin
nuwaŋgala bird of the sea--not seen near land
ṉuwayak bark of Stringybark--softened and used for shelter or on which a corpse is laid and then wrapped up
-ŋ' my (true or blood relation) his (-relation)
-ŋa LOCative: at school, in the house, on the table, by the river
ŋa he, she
ŋä'thirri what-do?
ŋä'thirri do for a long time
ŋaḏan bark of Stringbark tree humpy made from Stringbark
ŋaḏaŋaṯ chestbone (hollow at bottom of chestbone)
ŋaḏarratjun speak angrily (sometimes involves swearing)
ŋaḏi(') discontent, dissatisfaction
ŋaḏuku rope--for dugong
ŋaḏup spy spying, secret activities in secret
ŋadhakthun 
ŋadhaŋay' food--vegetable (flour, corn, potatoes)
ŋädhu' 
ŋadji'yun sing
ŋadjiyamu bird Sparrow Hawk
ŋäga'yun nod (from sleepiness) rock (boat)
ŋakun bark (of dog)
ŋäkan cover up
ŋäkanyu(') shellfish--edible Oyster sp., Anadara granosa
ŋakarraŋgarr seaweed
ŋäkirri cover
ŋakŋak bird female Sea-Eagle sp.
ŋakpanŋa tree--palm Ptychosperma elegans
ŋäku 
ŋäkul(a) 
-ŋal PAST1
ŋalthun ascend, go up (Rit) be new moon
ŋal'yun go up, climb, ascend, rise stand or be against
ŋäl saliva, spit(tal) white of egg fluid which lubricates joints
-ŋala PAST1
ŋala where (at)?
ŋaladharr clan
ŋalakan spirit
ŋalakaṉḏi cliff--yellow stone
ŋälal frog--especially small ground frogs found near water
ŋalalak bird--parrot Little Corella, Cacatua sanguinea
ŋalaliki turtle Green Turtle
ŋaḻamarra wallaby Net-tailed Wallaby, Onychogalea fraenata
ŋaḻamay(') shellfish--edible Brown Baler Shell
ŋalambal to(wards) which one?, where to?
ŋalambaṉa rock at Bulunmiri (north of Melville Bay)
ŋalambirra tree
ŋaḻamuŋ avoidance relationship term used by male GURRUŊ or MARALKUR to address each other "poison cousin"
ŋaḻan shell (of nut, tortoise, etc.)
ŋaḻanbirrtja bird Banded Plover
ŋalaṉḏarrawuy rain
ŋalaŋa where (at)?
ŋalaŋga' tree River Red Gum, River Whitebark, Eucalyptus camaldulensis (as at Ngukurr), E. alba or E. bigalerita (at Donydji)
ŋalaŋgawuy tree Whitebark
ŋalaŋuru where from? recent location
ŋalaŋuwuy where from? origin
ŋalapthun burn brightly, shine, flame, flare
ŋaḻapaḻ adult, important, "big" elder Sg
ŋalara scrubland, especially around springs
ŋaḻawiḻi shellfish--edible Brown Baler Shell
ŋalawitjan which way (going)?
ŋalawurr raincloud
ŋaḻbu' playing around
-'ŋali KINSHIP PROPRIETIVE: your (true or blood) relation
ŋali we (two), you and I Dual, incl
ŋäḻik bush wild berry--with thorns Solanum sp. (?)
ŋalima we (all) Incl
ŋalimalama our(s) Incl
ŋalimalanha us (all) Incl
ŋalimalaŋu us (all) Incl
ŋalimalawara 
ŋalimurru we (all) Pl, incl
ŋaḻindi moon Ext month
ŋaḻindi shellfish--not eaten Argo Paper Nautilus, Argonauta argo, Pearly Nautilus, Nautilus pompilius, Polynices didyma
ŋaliny you and me object of action
ŋalinyala- 
ŋalinyu we (two) Dual, excl
ŋalinyuny us two Dual, excl, object of action
ŋalinyuŋgu ours, for/of us two Dual, excl
ŋalinyuŋguḻ(i) to(wards) us (two) Dual, excl
ŋalinyuŋguŋ from/by us two Dual, excl
ŋalinyuŋgura with us two Dual, excl
ŋalinyuŋguru from us two Dual, excl
ŋalinyuŋgurumurru about us two Dual, excl
ŋalinyuŋguruy concerning us two Dual, excl
ŋäliŋali peaceful, troublefree (place)
ŋäliŋga bag--biting
ŋaliŋgu ours, of/for you and me
ŋaliŋguḻ(i) to(wards) you and me
ŋaliŋguŋ from/by you and me
ŋaliŋgura with you and me
ŋaliŋguru from you and me
ŋaliŋgurumurru about you and me
ŋaliŋguruy concerning you and me
ŋalipi we ourselves Dual, incl
ŋalitjanha us Pl, Incl, object of action
ŋalitjalaŋgu our(s) Dual, incl
ŋalitjawara 
ŋalitji us (two), ours Incl
ŋalka tooth, teeth
ŋalkabar' bee--honey, with nest in trees Trigona sp.
ŋalkaraŋ nut of Cycad--when it has lost its shell
ŋalkawar' bee--hive is found lower in the tree Honeybee sp.
ŋalma we (all) Pl, Incl
ŋalmakarra 
ŋalmaliny us all Pl, object of action
ŋalmaliŋgu ours, for/of all of us Pl, incl
ŋalmaliŋguḻ(i) to(wards) all of us Pl, incl
ŋalmaliŋguŋ from/by us all Pl, incl
ŋalmaliŋgura by/with all of us Pl, incl
ŋalmaliŋguru from all of us Pl, incl
ŋalmaliŋgurumurru about all of us Pl, incl
ŋalmaliŋguruy concerning all of us Pl, incl
ŋälŋaniŋ joint (of body)
ŋalparr(') phlegm, sputum chest cold, cough
ŋalthiri liver
ŋaḻu head of penis (part covered by foreskin)
ŋälutju tortoise
ŋaluwuruŋ ripe, cooked
ŋaḻwa' playing around promiscuity
ŋaḻwapthun burn
ŋäm'bun stunned--be (by chemical action of branches of certain trees)
ŋama- good
ŋama' mother, mum aunt MZ
ŋäma hear, listen (to)
ŋamakili good
ŋamakuli good, healthy, well
ŋamakurru good, healthy, well
ŋamala mother aunt MZ
ŋamanŋani yam, root food fruit
ŋamaŋamayun make
ŋama'ŋamathirri act, mime, dance
ŋamarama laugh
ŋamathama good--make, improve, fix, better prepare, ready Adv (do) properly
ŋambaŋambatj sickness
ŋambi knife (Rit) stone spear
ŋambiṉ'ŋambiṉ rootfood--large wild potato
ŋamin 
ŋämin paint, spread
ŋamini breast, teat Ext milk
ŋamini lizard Snake Lizard, "Milk Snake", Lialis burtonii
ŋamu(') mother aunt MZ term used by someone when referring to your mother
ŋämuk ant Green (Tree) Ant
ŋamuma not recognise
ŋamun 
ŋamun'kurr milk (generic)
ŋamupa sea anemone
ŋamuyu fish Sand Bass, Psammoperca waigiensis
ŋäṉ eyebrow
ŋaṉa honey(comb)
ŋaṉa' fruit of Marble Tree
ŋanak flesh, piece of meat, meat (as opposed to fat), muscle
ŋanakal uncle MB term used by someone when referring to your uncle
ŋanakuta excreta, "shit" ḎrudeṈ
ŋanamarra 
ŋaṉaṉawa wife first cousin MBC term used by someone when referring to your GALAY
ŋaṉanyiŋaṉanyi' shrub--small, scrubby
ŋanapa husband, brother-in-law HB , sister-in-law HZ first cousin FZC term used by someone when referring to your DHUWAY
ŋanaparra' buffalo
ŋanapilima 
ŋanapilinha 
ŋanapiliny us Pl, excl, object of action
ŋanapiliŋgu ours, for/of us Pl, excl
ŋanapiliŋguḻ(i) to(wards) us Pl, excl
ŋanapiliŋguŋ from/by us Pl, excl
ŋanapiliŋgura with us Pl, excl
ŋanapiliŋguru from us Pl, excl
ŋanapiliŋgurumurru about us Pl, excl
ŋanapiliŋguruy concerning us Pl, excl
ŋanapiliwara 
ŋanapu we (but not you) Pl, excl
ŋanapulunha us Pl, excl
ŋanapuluŋu our(s) Pl, excl
ŋanapurr(u) we (but not you) Pl, excl
ŋanapurrumbal our(s) Pl, excl
ŋanapurrun us object, Pl, excl
ŋanapurrunha us object, Pl, excl
ŋanapurruŋ our(s) Pl, excl
ŋanapurruŋgal(a) to us Pl, excl
ŋanapurruŋgu our(s) Pl, excl
ŋanapurruŋguŋ(u) from us Pl, excl
ŋaṉarr crocodile--saltwater
ŋäṉarr tongue linguistic group, dialect, accent, pronunciation, language flame (of fire)
ŋäṉarrmarama peel, skin (fruit), shell (crab), scale (fish)
ŋanathu term used by someone when referring to your waku
ŋanda wind
ŋaṉḏamarama put against, lean against
ŋändama Cockatoo's cry
ŋäṉḏi mother M aunt MZ Ext wife of a Minister sister, nun
ŋandjur fish--freshwater Saratoga, Scleropages jardini (?)
ŋangalala settlement
ŋangaḻaḻa shark (generic for adults)
ŋanganharralil shark
ŋangawul none, nothing
ŋangi'yun dig
ŋani Right?, Do you agree? expresses uncertainty or an enquiry
ŋaṉi west
-ŋaniŋ culturally-perceived relationship
ŋaṉiŋaṉiwuy 
ŋänitj bee honey from this bee
ŋänitji alcoholic beverage, grog, strong drink
ŋaniyal mat--conical, flat
ŋäṉ'ka shellfish--edible useful as a spoon Faded Sunset Shell, Asaphis deflorata
ŋäṉ'ka-bakarra tree--edible green fruit Billygoat Plum, Green Plum, Terminalia ferdinandiana T. latipes, T. platypylla
ŋan'ku food or usual diet of birds or animals (e.g., Emu eats Fan Palm, Eagle eats fish, etc.)
ŋaṉmarra mat--conical (for sleeping)
ŋaṉ'ṉabakarra 
ŋäṉ'tapakarra 
ŋäṉuk ghost, evil spirit (of person after death)
ŋäṉuk sis(ter) term used by a brother to address his sister
ŋanul avoidance relationship term used by someone when referring to your MUKUL (-BA:PA or -RUMARU)
ŋanha which?, where?
ŋanhdhark dry (land) desert
ŋanhdharr'yun speak roughly, snap
ŋanhdharrkthirr(i) thirsty--be
ŋanya him, her object of action
ŋanyalanha us (two) Dual-Excl
ŋanyalaŋu our (two) Dual-Excl
-ŋanyaŋ' DIMinutive: little, small
ŋanya'ŋanya big Pl
ŋanybak armband--made of native string and feathers
ŋanydja but, or, though
ŋanydja 
ŋanydjaḻa'yun turn (a)round
ŋäŋ'thun ask (someone) ACC or GEN?
ŋaŋalawuy 
ŋaŋga hiding (in burrow)
ŋaŋ'ŋaŋdhun chase away
ŋapa back(bone), spine surface, top (of house, mountain) cover (of book)
ŋäpaki White person, European
ŋapaṉḏala place at Dhambalaya, north of Yirrkala
ŋapatjkuma hide, conceal, shield (guilty person)
ŋapipi uncle MB father-in-law (of man) great-grandson (third descending generation of opposite moiety) daughter-in-law's brother SWB second cousin MBSC
ŋapŋapthun cry, weep
ŋar'yun breathe
-ŋara LOCative: at, in, on STATIC
ŋaraka bone shell (of egg, shellfish, turtle) large seed (e.g., mango) carapace Ext coin, silver money
ŋarakalam(a) find, collect
ŋarali' tobacco, cigarette, a smoke
ŋarali' tree Buchnera linearis, B. tetragona
ŋarambiya(') hand
ŋaraminy tree--small edible fruit Terminalia sp.
ŋaramul angry
ŋaramurr angry--extremely (to the point of being dangerous and liable to kill)
ŋaramutj selfish, greedy
ŋarawayirri wriggle
ŋarinydjalk bark of Paperbark
ŋarirri' fish (generic, but excludes sharks and stingrays)
ŋariṯthun Possum's cry
ŋarkula water liquid, drink, juice Ext alcohol, grog petrol river sea (Rit) floodwaters, flooded area
ŋar'ŋaryun thirsty--be
ŋarŋga hole
ŋarŋil' tree with large leaves and white bark common in spring country Eucalypt
ŋarŋ'ka shellfish
ŋaruŋaniŋ shellfish--not eaten Oyster sp.
ŋarwakthun play
ŋarra I
ŋarra go, come, walk
ŋärra' ceremony--closed, important, very sacred shelter containing sacred ceremonial objects
ŋarrakal(a) to me
ŋarrakara with me, at my place
ŋarrak(u) my, mine, for me
ŋarrakuluy 
ŋarrakuŋ(u) from me
ŋarrakuru to me, towards my place
ŋarral my, mine
ŋarrambali' scorpion
ŋarran me object
ŋärran 
ŋarranha me object
ŋarrapi I myself
ŋarraw'wun fall (of tree), become broken (of stick)
ŋarrawu tree--mangrove, poisonous, its sap makes eyes swell Blind-Your-Eye, Milky Mangrove, Excoecaria agallocha
ŋarrawu fish Big-Toothed Cardinal Fish, Cheilodipterus macrodon Moses Perch, Lutjanus russelli Mangrove Jack, L. argentimaculatus
ŋarri camp, place
ŋarritj mälk-m
ŋarritjan(') mälk-f
ŋarriyal(') rootfood
ŋarrkan charcoal
ŋarrku(') wallaby (generic) Agile Wallaby, Macropus agilis
ŋarrmaŋ decoration, ornament painted (up for ceremony), coloured, decorated kept as a keepsake
ŋarrmuḏa' rootfoot--swamp plant with edible tubers Triglochin procera
ŋarrŋarrun injured--be, have a sore or injury
ŋarrpiya meteor octopus
ŋarrpiyamirri inedible
ŋarrtjtjun scold, tell off, rebuke, reproach speak angrily, swear (at) ACC
ŋarrtjam' Shark's teeth
ŋarru will, shall, should, must, ought to FUTure
ŋarruŋa go, travel
ŋarryala stream, temporary freshwater rivulet
ŋäṯi(') ant--small, reddish, stinging used as medicine for diarrhoea Brown Ant, Meat Ant, Bull Ant (?), Termite sp. (?)
ŋaṯili bird Red-Tailed Black Cockatoo, Calyptorphynchus magnificus
ŋatŋatthun shine, burn brightly, flame
ŋaṯŋaṯ rounded
ŋatpan' fish Archerfish, "Riflefish"
ŋaṯpul grass--grows in water used like a mop when eating honey
ŋaṯtjin loincloth, g-string (original native attire, string around waist with a tassel to cover the groin)
ŋaṯukurra' plant--large, swamp
ŋatha food (generic) vegetable food(s)--traditionally gathered as opposed to hunted carbohydrate foods (e.g., rootfoods, grains, bread, damper, nuts that can be made into breads)
ŋatharrŋ lizard--found in trees or houses
ŋathi grandfather--maternal MF , grand-uncle FMB,MFB
ŋäthi cry (for, about), weep
ŋathili just "How about...?"
ŋäthil(i) before, earlier, previously first, in front
ŋathiwalkur avoidance relationship grand-uncle WMMB,MMMBS
ŋathu palm--its fruit is edible, but requires special preparation: the nuts must be soaked for at least three nights and then they are pounded up and kneaded into loaves which are wrapped in paperbark and cooked Cycad Palm, Zamia Palm, Ricketty Tree, Cycas med
ŋatjal spring (of water)
ŋatjali flower--white (of Stringybark)
ŋatjali honey mixed with pollen balls
ŋatjaŋaḏal rootfood--tiny succulent creeper
ŋatji mother's father
ŋätji cry, weep
ŋätjil(i) before, earlier, a while ago
ŋatjirriny'tjun sneeze
ŋatjirriŋ'thun sneeze
ŋatjiwaŋgu woman--old
ŋawyun burn fiercely, blaze (fire with huge flames)
ŋäw(') crocodile--fresh-water Crocodylus johnstoni
ŋäwa'yun nod (from sleepiness) rock (boat)
ŋäwala knee
ŋawarramu bird--duck Radjah Shelduck, Tadorna radjah
ŋawatthun get, pick up, take
ŋawkŋawk waterlily stem
ŋawŋaw smell of breath
ŋawulul(') smoke (generic), fumes, steam
ŋawuruŋ ripe, cooked
ŋawurrku tobacco, a smoke
ŋawutthun smell
ŋay he, she
ŋay' Here (you are)!, You take it!
ŋäy like, want, desirous of
ŋaya I
ŋayakthun threaten to fight promise (?)
ŋayakandi leaves of the Cycad Palm
ŋayakandiwuy stump of the Cycad Palm
ŋayakŋayak slippery
ŋayamarrŋu whole, complete
ŋayambalk place, camp, country, home(land), house
ŋayamunuŋ cold, stale (food) stiff, numb(ness) cramp, "pins and needles"
ŋayan'ŋayan tree Ironwood
ŋayaṉu tree Eucalypt
ŋayaŋay' food--plant or vegetable, cereals snack (something to satisfy hunger)
ŋayaŋbuwa snake Javan File Snake
ŋayaŋgula neck, front of neck
ŋayaŋguḻa' expanse of water, large river or billabong, open sea
ŋayarrkama ask
ŋayatham(a) hold, touch, have, reach, grab
ŋayawiḏa tree--mangrove and/or its nut-like fruit
ŋayawurkthun talk
ŋayi he, she
ŋayi place, camp, home, country
ŋayi'yun sing
ŋayilpi deserted, uninhabited, isolated
ŋayipi he himself, she herself
ŋayipul snail's hole or home
ŋayirrpan' stick--digging, yam stick
ŋaykaṉa name
ŋaykurratjŋu Pandanus fruit
ŋaymil clan-nation
ŋaymun wait
ŋaymurr'murr rocky ground, stony area gravel, little stones
ŋaypinya 
-ŋayu OPPosition
ŋaywal 
ŋaywuṉ shellfish L,S eptifer bilocularis
ŋay'yi 
-ŋga CONTrastive clitic particle
-ŋgu GENitive
ŋi' is it? TAG question
ŋe yes
ŋiḏirrkthun hiccup, hiccough
ŋiḻikŋiḻikun blink
ŋililik bird--cockatoo Little Corella, Cacatua sanguinea
ŋilimumbal our(s) Pl, incl
ŋilimurr(u) we (all) Pl, incl
ŋilimurrumbal our(s) Pl, incl
ŋilimurrun us (all) object, Pl, incl
ŋilimurrunha us (all) object, Pl, incl
ŋilimurruŋ our(s) (all) Pl, incl
ŋilimurruŋgal(a) to us (all) Pl, excl
ŋilimurruŋgu our(s) (all) Pl, incl
ŋilimurruŋguŋ(u) from us (all) Pl, incl
ŋiliny(u) we (two, not you) Dual, excl
ŋiliŋ hook on woomera
ŋilitjan put (into)
ŋilŋilyun set (of moon)
ŋiṉḏirrkthun hiccup, hiccough
ŋini(') really? is it (so)? TAG question
-ŋiniŋ greedy for, obsessed with
ŋinitji term used by someone when referring to your maternal-grandfather MF,MFB (Yir) father's mother FM, KIN-f-Rf
ŋinitjiwalkur avoidance relationship term used by someone when referring to your grand-uncle, your mother-in-law's ŊAPIPI WMMB,MMMBS
ŋinya him, her object
ŋinyalambal our(s) (two) Dual, excl
ŋinyalan us (two) object, Dual, excl
ŋinyalanha us (two) object, Dual, excl
ŋinyalaŋ our(s) (two) Dual, excl
ŋinyalaŋgal(a) to us (two) Dual, excl
ŋinyalaŋgu our(s) (two) Dual, excl
ŋinyalaŋguŋ(u) from us (two) Dual, excl
ŋir' breath asthma
ŋirkŋirk vagina
ŋirryun coloured brightly--be
ŋirrgirŋdhun snore
ŋirrima place, camp, home(land), country
ŋirrimbum go
ŋirriṉdhun snore
ŋirriŋirrika' coloured brightly (especially red, sometimes orange and yellow)
ŋirriŋu motherless
ŋerrk bird Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo, Cacatua galerita Cockatoo(s), Corella(s) (generic)
ŋirrkŋirrkthun sore throat (be, have), irritated (throat)
ŋirru'ŋirrun cf Exp: mel-ŋirru'ŋirrun V-1-in look around warily, keep a vigil at night
ŋetj learn a lesson (through bad experience) Serves you right!
ŋitja Really?, Is that so?
ŋitjalambal our(s) (two) Dual, incl
ŋitjalan us (two) object, Dual, incl
ŋitjalanha us (two) object, Dual, incl
ŋitjalaŋ our(s) (two) Dual, incl
ŋitjalaŋgal(a) to us (two) Dual, incl
ŋitjalaŋgu our(s) (two) Dual, incl
ŋitjalaguŋ(u) from us (two) Dual, incl
ŋiwun smell
-ŋ(u) FUT
-ŋ(u) ERGative, INSTrumental
-ŋu ABLative, LOCative
-ŋu LOCative: at school, in the house, on the table, by the river
-ŋu LOCative former
-ŋu HUMan or group formative
-ŋu GENitive
ŋuḏulŋuḏul sound--faraway (of voices), hum
ŋukaliya(') crab--eaten in the past Hermit Crab
ŋuki that (near distant)
ŋukin'- that (not far)
ŋukinygarra rat
ŋukthan intestine--small, gut
ŋuku that (far, distant)
ŋukun'- that (far, distant)
ŋukuy that (far)
ŋula maybe, possibly Hypothetical
ŋula that (far, distant)
ŋulami somewhere
ŋulaŋumi somewhere
ŋulaŋur(u) from that (one, place)
ŋularawuy 
ŋulawitjan go that way
ŋulbitj cold (weather), chilled (food, person)
ŋuli usually, always CONTinuous, Irrealis, Habitual
ŋuli that (near distant)
ŋulin'- that (not far)
ŋuliŋur(u) hence, from there
ŋuḻkthun swallow
ŋulmarrk ceremony--special, sacred
ŋulnyiŋulnyi 
ŋulŋurawuy 
ŋulpiṉḏitj 
ŋulpurray 
ŋultharama push, incite, induce, impel
ŋultji fresh remains of a fire Ext dark
ŋuḻtjun wear clothing well be properly clothed or adorned
ŋulumuŋ tree--large mangrove
ŋulumurruŋ pubic hair--female
ŋuḻurr'yun groan, moan grunt
ŋulurru snake's dwelling
ŋuluy'muŋ 
ŋulwitj cold, chilled (food, person)
ŋomak group, flock, herd
ŋoman massage, knead, work or shape (by pressure), press on painful part of body
ŋumaŋuma adulterer
ŋumbala that way, to there, thither
ŋunburur all homeland centres northwest of Port Bradshaw (Yalaŋbara)
ŋunbururr 
ŋuṉḏurr sweet
ŋuṉitjirr TRUE
ŋonuŋ heavy
ŋonuŋu' beehive rubbish
ŋunha that, there, yonder
ŋunha that, there (near you, not far)
ŋunhal(a) there (yonder)
ŋunhal(aŋa) by/at that (one)
ŋunhambal to that (one, not far)
ŋunhany that person object of verb
ŋunhaŋuwuy about that (far)
ŋunhawal(a) thither, that direction
ŋunhdhurrk stomach innermost feeling(s), seat of emotion
ŋunhi that, there
ŋunhi that, which
ŋunhili there (not far)
ŋunhiŋuwuy about that (not far)
ŋunhiwal(a) that way, to there
ŋunhiwili thither, that direction (not far)
ŋunhu that (one, far away), over there (yonder)
ŋunhubiya Get away (from there)!
ŋunhuku of/for that (one/person)
ŋunhukuŋ from that (one), made by that (person)
ŋunhukuḻ(i) to that (person)
ŋunhukura by/with that (person)
ŋunhukuru from that (person)
ŋunhukurumurru about that (person)
ŋunhukuruy about that (person)
ŋunhukuy about that (one)
ŋunhuŋ by that (person), with/using that (one)
ŋunhuwal there, that way
ŋunhuwaḻi from that (one), after that
ŋunhuwitjan through this (one, way)
ŋunybuk trouble
ŋuŋ'ŋara there
ŋupan follow (after), chase, pursue explore come right up next to
ŋopurr wrist, lower arm, forearm (front) paws
-ŋur ABLative, LOCative: at school, in the house, on the table, by the river, from the fire
-ŋura LOCative: at school, in the house, on the table, by the river
ŋurikal(a) to that (person)
ŋuriki of that (not far)
ŋurikiŋ from that (person)
ŋurikiy about that (person)
ŋuriŋi by that (person), with that (thing)
ŋurkthun drink
ŋurma' fish Stickle-Back
-ŋuru ABLative: from the river, out of the hole
-ŋuru' ABLative: from the river, speak in Ritharrŋu
ŋurukal(a) to/with that (person)
ŋuruk(u) of that (far)
ŋurukuŋ(u) from that (person)
ŋurukuy about that
ŋurula(') bird--white seagull Crested Tern
ŋuruŋi with that, using that (not far)
ŋuruŋ(u) with that, using that (far), by that (person)
ŋurr'yun stay, stop, linger refuse, "dig one's toes in" (Rit) dig a hole
ŋorr smell of crotch
ŋorr'yun hum (a tune) cry softly, moan
ŋorra sleep, lie down stay at (a place, for a period)
ŋurrgitj stopping place in the shade
ŋurrkama throw (away, out), hurl (solids)
ŋurrkiny'tjun paddle
ŋurrkun fall (of tree)
ŋurrmiḻi sand--ceremonial
ŋurrŋgitj charcoal black ashes Ext pupil (of eye) tea leaves shade, shelter Adj dark, black
ŋurr'ŋurr(\')yun sick--very, be on the brink of dying
ŋurrthaḻi fish Rock Cod(s), Epinephelus spp Footballer Trout, Plectropoma melanoleucos Red Scorpion, Scorpaena sp.
ŋorrtja fire
ŋurrtji mucus, nasal discharge head cold
ŋurru nose tip front Ext peninsula, cape, point (of land, spear) moral (of a story), cause, reason entrance to a beehive head, clan leader
ŋurrugu out of sight behind
ŋurruk group small heaps of Cycad nuts when they have been pounded and divided
ŋurrul' navel
ŋurrumarr(') March Fly--has painful bite
ŋurrunyinyi bird--small seagull
ŋurruŋu first(ly), boss, leader
ŋurrupaṉḏala fruit of Bush Apple--used as medicine for toothache, sores on the tongue and around the mouth, as well as for a cough or sore throat
ŋurrurala 
ŋurruruy north
ŋurruṯin' banana--wild Leichhardtia australis
ŋurruwutthun surname noise of a boat moving through the water
ŋurru-wutthun bump the nose, punch in the nose
ŋurruwiḻpiḻ star
ŋurruyurrtjurrwuy place north of Yirrkala, the area surrounding the point north or Probable Island
ŋurrwitj stopping place in the shade
ŋuṯthun cease become silent be away (out of town, on a hunting trip, etc.)
ŋutaŋ bee (generic) Trigona spp.
ŋutu(') big, large thick, solid (e.g., wood throughout) (Rit) far away deeply inside
ŋuthan grow (up)
ŋuthumu shrub--root is poisonous if eaten raw or half-cooked, edible if prepared carefully by soaking overnight and cooked on mangrove tree firewood Polynesian Arrowroot, Tacca leontopetaloides
ŋutjatja fish (generic)
ŋutjŋutj stingray--not eaten Common Shovel-Nosed Ray
ŋuwakurru good, fine, well
ŋuwa-ŋuwa honey
ŋuwarrkpithi 
ŋuwarrŋuwarr' area at foot of a hill
ŋoy stomach innermost feeling(s), mental state, seat of emotion, "conscience", "heart"
ŋoy down, underneath, underside, bottom
ŋoya lie down, sleep
ŋuykal(') fish Turrum, Carangoides emburyi Papuan Trevally, Caranx sansun Blue-Spotted Trevally, C. buccelentus
ŋuymulu snake Black Whip Snake, Demansia atra
ŋuyŋuyun sniff around (as dog)
-ŋuyu ABLative
ŋuyulkthirr(i) dislike, reject, be irritated
ŋoyurrmirri Anindilyakwa, Groote Eylandt people
ŋuywirrirri bird--small parrot
-nha SEQuence (and then), IMMediacy (next), TEMPoral
-nha ACCusative: object of a transitive verb
-nha PAST2
nhä what?
nhakana like, similar to
nhaku what for?, why?
nhakun(a) like, as, for example, akin to, for instance
nhäkuŋu 
nhäkurr(u)(') where to?, which way?, whither?
nhala which?
nhälaŋ which one was it now?, whatchamacallit
nhalaŋul which way?
nhalaŋurumurru which way?
nhalaŋuruwuy from where? (place of birth or homeland)
nhalayaku 
nhali with what?, using what?, how?
nhäḻ(i) where to?
nhäli' where to?
nhälil(i) where to?
nhaliy what with?, using what?, by what means?, how?
nhalpiyan do what?, how about if?, how (is it done)? why?, pardon? what happened?
nhaltjan what-do?, how about if?, how (is it done)? why?, (beg your) pardon?
nhaḻuma eat, drink, take (medicine)
nhäma see, look (at, out, for) find Ext bear a child
nhamannhaman(') shellfish--edible Mauve Pearl Shell, Isognomon ephippium
nhami bark of Paperbark trees
nhämi how?, in what condition?, how about (it)?
nhämirr(i) how?, in what condition?, how about (it)?, what about?
nhämunha' how many?
nhämuny' how many?, how much?
nhän he, she
nhaṉa dog
nhana him, her object of action
nhäna me object of action
nhanapan make a fire, stoke
nhanbal his, her(s)
nhänbayi by himself/herself/itself
nhanbinya all
nhangu his, hers, for/of him/her
nhanguḻ(i) to(wards) him/her
nhanguŋ by/from him/her
nhangura with/by him/her
nhanguru from him/her
nhangurumurru about him/her
nhanguruy concerning him/her
nhanguway himself, herself
nhan'kara to(wards) him, to her place
nhan'ku his, her(s)
nhan'kuru from him, from her place
nhanŋu his, her(s), its, to him or her
nhanukal(a) to him/her
nhanukuŋ(u) from him/her
nhanhaman shellfish--edible
nhäŋaniŋ(') tree--used to make string for bags and headbands doesn't produce fruit
nhäŋara at what?
nhäŋiniŋ(') tree that doesn't produce fruit Ext useless, worthless
nhaŋ'ku for that (one, yonder)
nhaŋ'kuli at that (one, place yonder)
nhaŋu this, here
nhaŋu'mirri language--collective name for variety spoken by Bararrŋu, Bararrpararr, Gamalaŋga, Golpa, Gurryindi, Yalukal and Yan-nhaŋu clans
nhäŋur(a) at what?
nhäŋur(u)(') from what?, (fighting) over what?, what about?
nhäpa whatchamacallit, what is/was it?
nhäpiyan do what?, what's going on?
nhäpuy what about?, concerning what?, for what (purpose)?
nhära burn (of fire, wood, etc.) be cooking (food)
nharaŋ thirsty dry
-nharra PRIVative
-nharraŋu PRIVative
nhätha when?
nhäthaŋ' when?
nhäthinya what like?, what kind (of)?, how?, What does it look like?
nha'thirri what-do?
nhäthu with what?, how?, by means of what?
nhäway how
nhawi whatchamacallit?, whatsit?, um hesitation from
nhäwu what for?, why?
nhäwu what's it?, whatchamacallit?
nhawuku so and so, whatchamacallit
nhäwuy what's it?, whatchamacallit? HESITATION FORM about what?, concerning what?
nhayika what's that place?
nhäyiŋu whatchamacallit?
nhäyka what's that place?, where was it (already)?
nhäyu what with?, using what? INSTrument
nhe you Sg thou
nhina sit stay, stop at, live (in a place) be (in, at, on)
nhepal your(s) Sg
nhepi you yourself, only you Sg
nherran place, put (down) put on (clothes)
nhirrpan put, place put on (clothes) erect, stand (x) up, plant (int the ground)
nhokal(a) to you Sg , to your place
nhukan make love, copulate (with) ACC , have intercourse, "fuck" ḎvulgarṈ
nhokuŋ(u) from you Sg
nhulunbuy 
nhuma you (mob, all) Pl
nhuma you (two) Dl
nhuma(-balay) you (two) Dual
nhumaḏa you (two) Dual
nhumaḏanha you (two) Dual-object
nhumaḏaŋu to you, for you (two) Dual
nhumalama yours (two) Dual
nhumalan you (all) Pl, object of action
nhumalanha you (all) Pl, object of action
nhumalaŋ your(s) Pl
nhumalaŋgal(a) to you (mob, all) Pl
nhumalaŋgu your(s) Pl
nhumalaŋguŋ(u) from you Pl
nhumalaŋu your(s) Pl
nhumalawara 
nhumaliny you (two) Dual, object of action
nhumaliŋgu yours, for/of you (two) Dual
nhumaliŋguḻ(i) to(wards) you (two) Dual
nhumaliŋguŋ from/by you (two) Dual
nhumaliŋgura with you (two) Dual
nhumaliŋguru from you (two) Dual
nhumaliŋgurumurru about you (two) Dual
nhumaliŋguruy concerning you (two) Dual
nhuman smell, sniff, get a whiff (of) -in smell, give off an odor
nhumapi you yourselves Pl
nhuma-wulay you two Dual
nhumun menstrual flow afterbirth
nhumurray tree/shrub--root edible if prepared carefully Polynesian Arrowroot
nhuna you, thee Sg, object of action
nhunanha you Sg, object of action
nhunu you, thou Sg
nhonu you, thou Sg
nhunupiya you yourself Sg
nhuŋgu yours, for/of you Sg
nhuŋguḻ(i) to(wards) you Sg
nhuŋguŋ from/by you Sg
nhuŋgura with you Sg
nhuŋguru from you Sg
nhuŋgurumurru about you Sg
nhuŋguruy concerning you Sg
nhuŋ'ku your(s) Sg
nhuŋu your(s), to you Sg
nhopiya brother--older term used by someone when referring to your wa:wa
nhurrawambal your(s) Pl
nhurruli you Pl
-ny OPPosition or EMPHasis marker
-ny ACCusative: object of a transitive verb
-nya ACCusative Intensive
-nya PAST2
nya him, her object
nyayun whine, yelp (of dog)
nyä'yun cry, weep
nyaḏanyaḏa shellfish Oyster sp.
nyäku mine, for me
nyäkuḻ(i) to(wards) me
nyäkuŋ from me, by me
nyäkura with me
nyäkuru from me
nyäkurumurru about me
nyäkuruy concerning me
nyalmirri bad (person), cruel, ruthless, lawless, incorrigible, irresponsible
nyaḻyun bend
nyäḻ lie(s) lying, untrue, untruthful, make-believe
nyaḻa wave, ripple
nyalanha us (two) Dual-Excl
nyalaŋu our (two) Dual-Excl
nyaliŋaniŋ termite alates (and other insects flying around lights after the Wet starts
nyalk rain
nyäḻkthun scream, howl
nyäḻka(') container: basket, box, dillybag, biting bag, packet
nyaḻma penis
nyalmirri or nyalmiri ḏalt?ṉ 
nyaḻmuŋ shellfish Lined Nerite
nyaḻpurr 
nyaḻuma eat, drink
nyäluŋ spirit
nyaḻwaŋ'thun curve, bend (slightly)
nyamaḻŋ ripe (of vegetable food)
nyamanyamayun move about randomly (as fish in pond that is drying up)
nyambaḻ fish Mouth Almighty Fish
nyamir'yun criticise, condemn, find fault with
nyamnyam(') Waterlily root--edible raw (if cleaned and peeled)
nyamu-nyamu spirit
nyaŋ'thun eat, drink Sg , chew, take a meal, have a feed
nyaŋaḻ'yun raw--be
nyaŋalnyaŋal tree--wood used for carving
nyaŋaḻnyaŋaḻ not satisfying, not substantial/filling (food)
nyaŋuŋu tortoise
nyaŋura tortoise
nyapa-nyapa fish--freshwater
nyapili snake King Brown, Western Brown Snake
nyapililŋu spirit
nyäpuḏu plant--its leaves, roots, and black berry Ampelocissus cetosa
nyärr'yun rain
nyarra'yun melt
nyarramalŋ' shy, coy giggly
nyarraŋ' diarrhoea, loose bowels, "the runs"
nyarray'yun fatty--be, be greasy
nyarrkthun sulk, bear a grudge
nyarrwanyarrwa(') bee Honeybee sp.
-nydja OPPosition or Contrastive EMPHasis marker
nyikthun become stained (by grease mark)
nyekthirri stay (put)
nyika(') rain--fine misty (light shower of large "slow" drops)
nyikamula rain-shower
nyiknyik rodent, rat, mouse (generic)
nyekurr' leech
nyela bird Eagle
nyeli you Pl
nyeliny you (all) Pl, object of action
nyili'nyiliyun walk stooped (as if laden with a heavy burden)
nyeliŋgu yours, for/of you (all) Pl
nyeliŋguḻ(i) to(wards) you (all) Pl
nyeliŋguŋ from/by you (all) Pl
nyeliŋgura with you (all), at your place Pl
nyeliŋguru from you (all) Pl
nyeliŋgurumurru about you (all) Pl
nyeliŋguruy concerning you (all) Pl
nyeliway your yourselves
nyilkthun close one's eyes
nyilŋ'thun stoop (over), crouch be down low
nyim'thun go out (of fire), go down (as water receding) set (of sun)
nyimbiḻ'yun weak--be
nyembu(') Witchetty Grub (especially pink ones in Stringybark, probably Cossid larvae)
nyemburr 
nyim'nyimdhun jab (repeatedly), poke/pierce (a number of times, as in searching for turtle eggs in sand or tortoises in water)
nyin' bird Double-bar Finch
nyena sit, stay (at a place), stop (at)
nyina-nyina night
nyinnyin(') claws of crab--small
nyinyaŋ'thun hate, despise, feel revolted (by)
nyinyipuwa fly (generic or large?)
nyenyirr tree male Grevillea heliosperma
nyenyirri tree--red flowers (April-July) which childrentap to loosen the sweet nectar female Hakea arborescens Grevillea heliosperma (or just the leaves ?)
nyeŋa crab female Mud Crab, Scylla serrata
nyiŋgarrbuma swim underwater
nyipayŋa 
nyirmarama cook
nyiryun make a singing noise
nyira magic song (sorcery with intent to kill)
nyirkupmarama burn, brand (with hot stick or metal bar)
nyirnyir rain in spots, "spitting" rain, drizzle
nyirrgul scrubland, savannah
nyirrinyirri' tree Hakea Tree, Hakea arborescens also applied to Grevillea heliosperma
nyirrkun unforgiving--be (persistently), bear a grudge against GEN
nyerrkaḏa(') fish Rock Cod sp.
nyirrknyirrk bird Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
nyirrknyirrkpuy 
nyirrnyirr(') insect--flying Cicada, Locust
nyirrnyirryun send bubbles to the surface
nyiwanyiwa Wasp sp.
nyiwnyiwyun devour, crowd around snatching (as vultures around carrion)
nyiwuḻa group of spirits
nyiwuŋ'marama bend
-ny'tja OPPosition or EMPHasis marker
nyumarama 
nyoyun howl (dog, dingo)
nyoka' crab--edible its pincer claw can be used as a pipe adult male Mud Crab, Scylla serrata
nyokun howl
nyuḻnyuḻ squid, Sepia esculenta
nyumikiny small, little
nyomiya 
nyumukiny small, little children, baby (animals, fish, etc.)
nyumukuṉiny small, little, tiny child, young (of animal)
nyumurrku(') small, little children, the young (of any species)
nyoṉ trepang--black, found in coral
nyunyu Can't catch me!
nyuŋa'yun sting, smart (of eyes)
nyuŋala(') fish Oxeye Herring, Megalops cyprinoides Estuarine Blue-Eye, Pseudomugil cyanodorsalis
nyuŋu-nyuŋu(') wasp--large, black & yellow, agressive, kills bees Bembix sp., Sand Wasp
nyorŋ'nyurŋdhun whine (dog)
nyorr' crustacean Sea-Water Prawn
nyurrul' soft, weak
nyuw'yun howl (as dog)
nyuwaḻiyarr crabs Mud Crabs
nyuwa-nyuwa 
-pi EMPHasis
-puy ASoCiative: concerning, about, having to do with
-puyŋu INHABITANT OF
-ra- added to PAST2 to make compound forms
rabaraba ready
räbitj sis(ter) term used by a brother to address his sister
radjal sand--clear (with no shells)
räga shrub--and its small, sweet-tasting fruit White Berry Bush, Securinega virosa Bridelia ovata
ragalk sorcerer
rägudha kneecap shellfish--large edible cockle
rakal greedy
rakala(') tree--with unusually large, thick leaves Paperbark sp., Melaleuca viridiflora especially the bark of this tree
rakaŋay tide--spring broad beach exposed by very low tide
rakaram tell, mention, explain
räkay water-reed or sedge, especially its edible rush corm (root portions) Eleocharis dulcis
raki(') string, (thick) fishing line, rope Ext tape
rakpuma look over (potential camp site) count (objects)
rakrakpuy 
räkum(a) fish (with line)
rakuny dead Idm very quiet, boring, dull (person)
räkuwarr 
räl skill (at hunting) expert, smart (person), genius
ralapiny(') pearl (black or generic ?)
räli this way, hither (direction towards speaker)
raliny bone of snake (Python)
ralkralkthun grate
ralkurru 
ralmirri wood that floats on water
ralpa energetic, active, hard-working, frisky
ralwa'ralwa capable, good (at)
ralwurryun lazy--be be too weary (to do something)
ralwurrandji 
raman feathers--white, down (of chick or bird) ceremonial feathered headband Ext cotton, seed pod of Kapok tree (used for body decoration in ceremonies)
räman go down into
ramatha prawn--freshwater
rambuma cf Exp: rambuma-ŋayathama V-2-tr hold fast, grip tightly
räminy trees
raminydji lightning-forked a fire caused by a curse or evil spell (Rit) lizard Gecko (which makes the lightning)
rämu chin, jaw
rangam look (around, for)
rangu midnight (from midnight to about 3 a.m.)
ranhdhak dry
ranhdhakpuy 
räny'tjun scratch, scrape
ranybulu tree--palm
ranyburr swaying from side to side when dancing
ranydjak dry, thirsty
ranydjupi 
ranyiranyi moth (generic)
räŋ high tide mark, high water mark (in billabong) group of people (?)
raŋa' tree, stick, wood
raŋan bark of Paperbark--used for paintings, shelters, etc. (canoe), buyku, djutu (raft) dharaw' (torch) na:ku (bark)
raŋanŋaniŋ fish--sole & flounder Large-Toothed Flounder, Pseudorhombus arsius Black Sole, Achlyopa nigra Queensland Halibut, Psettodes erumei etc.
raŋarratj snake (generic)
raŋga totem--sacred, ceremonial object(s)
räŋgarr hair--white/grey
raŋgu snake--mangrove (generic) Eel, Sea Snake, Water Snake e.g: Bockadam, Cerberus rhynchops Spotted Water Snake, Enhydris punctata Mangrove Snake, Fordonia sp. and Myron sp.
raŋi beach, seashore sandbar (area exposed at low tide)
raparri leg--lower, tail Ext handle
raparrk 
räpitj rubbish
rär'yun make noise walking through dry leaves
raripa 
rar'raryun rattle (sound of leaves in the jungle)
rarryun pour
rarr' spear throw Pl
rärradha crab Red-Spot Crab, Portunus sanguin olentus
rarragalama carry (water) back and forth
rarrakal' stick--sharpened, wooden spear
rarrakala 
rarrakrarrak dry, waterless (land) cycad nuts (after being soaked for three days which cannot be used because they are still hard)
rarrala stone--smooth but hard (used for crushing cycads and sharpening knives), grindstone, granite
rarramiwuy 
rarranhdharr(') season--late in the Dry Season when it is very hot fresh water is scarce and grass is dry animals are getting thin feet get scorched when walking Stringybark blossoms signal wild honey
rarrarrkunhamirri reveal oneself (as in a vision)
rärrinya' 
rärrinyawuy 
rärriwuy 
rärrk colour, painting, painted design
rarrkminy juice
rarrtji mat of woven Pandanus (formerly used as a sail)
rarrumiya 
rarruwuy 
ratha(') baby, little one (child, animal, or thing)
rathala(') headache
rathan bite
ratharr harpoon--dugong (usually made from Stringbark)
ratj(tj)un dry out
rätjun scrape
ratjarrk grass--used to make string for baskets Cyperus javanicus
ratjkubira lizard--large, ground-dwelling, with a long tail
ratjpa ochre--dark reddish brown, clay found at Elcho Island, used for painting, Haematite red(dish), purple
ratjuk fish young Barramundi, Lates calcarifer
rawun swell, get high (of waves)
räw' hair--body, fur
räwak dry, dried up burnt, overcooked stale
rawala rope for the anchor
rawalk sorcerer, person with evil powers or who is used to take revenge on (kill) one's enemies
rawarraŋ(') (Rit) east (Gup) south wind , any land to the south
rawirryun strong--be, be solid or firm
räwiya(') shellfish--edible Geloina coaxans
räwudha kneecap shellfish--large edible cockle Geloina coaxans
ray inside (Rit) used to derive transitive verbs of transportation
raymarama fish, hunt for turtles
räy temple, side of head
rayal(') sand--clean, fine soft beach sand
raykurayku generous, kind-hearted (person who gives readily)
raymal temple, side of head
raymaŋgirr 
raymarriny clan
raymarrka 
raymattja spirit
raypa other side
raypiny(') fresh (water) sweet, good (flavour)
raypiny(') itchy scabies, itchy rash Idm oversexed, "randy" (f)
raypirri'yun admonish, exhort, plead preach, rebuke, reprimand
raywal sharp
raywu'yun nod (drowsily), rock (of boat)
-ri ERGative, INSTrumental
rebal'yun clear (of weather), clean (house), turn (over a page)
ridiridi insect--flying
ridja'yun nod, head falling from side to side
regawu scum, film (on water left standing)
riku' twig, thin stick
rili clitoris
rilmurrmurr 
rimbarrŋa language and tribe
remu(') fish Spangled Perch Saratoga (?)
rindjin engine, motor (of winch, car, boat) speed, strength
reny stingray, shark (generic) flesh or meat (of these)
rinydjirinydjimirri indistinct, scarcely visible (place in the distance through rain)
rinydjupunum(a) wash
riny'tjaŋu rootfood "Wild Carrot", Eriosema chinense
riŋgitj place which is sacred to special people
reŋgitj ceremonial group language group
riŋimap telephone, ring up
ripurru afternoon, late afternoon
rirga'yunmirri gnash one's teeth
rir'rir\'ŋaniŋ lizard--legless
rirra tooth
rirrakay sound, noise, voice
rerraŋ waterlily root--overly mature
rirratjiŋu clan-nation
rirrawaya stone--smooth (for sharpening knifes, pounding food, etc.)
rirrawuthana 
rirrbal' honey
rirrgalun make noises (e.g., by unintentionally crunching twigs as one walks in the bush)
rerri(') sickness, illness, disease, pain
rirrikthun sick--be, get ill ache
rirrikingin gravel, pebbles
rirrikrirrikthun scrape, make scraping noise (as feet on floor)
rirrinyin shellfish--edible
rirripaŋan lizard Mangrove Monitor
rirripirirripi 
rirri'rirri hard, harsh(ly), severe, stern(ly)
rirririrrika Cricket--found in freshwater billabongs, Grylloidea sp.
rirriwul down (as fire that has died, plane about to land)
rerrk sickness
rirrkminy sick person, chronic invalid, handicapped leper term used by brother when referring to his sister since he is not allowed to say her name
rirrmulmul place for snake
rirrŋul 
rirrpi-rirrpi dingo--ferocious black
rirr'rirr\'ŋaniŋ lizard--legless (generic)
ritharr(') grass--long, grows near fresh water chewed by children for its juice Spear Grass, Heterapogon triticeus
ritharrŋu clan-nation and language group
retja jungle, tropical rainforest thick scrub, thick low vegetation
retja tree spp. Jasminum aemulum Pipturus argenteus Timonius timon
ritjan'thun tease
ritjarriṯ tree--with reddish fruits, common in spring country
ritji season--of cold winds after the rains of the Wet end seas are a little rough
ritjilili into the splashing water (waves)
ritjku 
riwal'yun sweep, rake
rewal'yun clear (weather), clean (house), turn (over a page)
riwarra clearing, open country, cleared area (place free of rubbish, trees, etc.)
riwarrtja liar (person who doesn't tell the truth or keeps changing his story) lecher (person who plays around with opposite sex)
riyakurray tree--mangrove twig
riyala stream (freshwater), creek, water flowing from a spring current (spring)
riyaŋatjpi islands
-rr FUT, PAST1
-rr BASE
rra I
rrakpaḻa 
rraku my, mine
rräma clouds at sunset
rramani 
rrämaŋ 
rramba fig, fruit of Ficus sp.
rrambaŋi equal(ly), together, same
rramiṉba 
rramiya snake Spotted Water Snake, Enhydris punctata
rramutju sickness
rranu' 
rranha me object
rranhdhika pulling up the anchor
rränhdhiŋ chain handcuffs
rranyirranyi moth (and butterfly)
rrany'tjiŋ 
rraŋgaḻ shellfish--edible, mother of DIYAMU , Tapes dorsata
rräpa turning the sail into position
rraparrapa spirit
rräpi enough, adequate, sufficient, equal to
rrapu rice
rrätjuŋ jellyfish--with long poisonous tentacles Sea Wasp
rräwa inside part of boat
rrawara knife
rrawunydjura calm sea
rrayini 
rräyiŋ spear
rraypirraypi fly, blowfly (large buzzing fly, with blue body)
-rri BASE
rrikawuku horizon on the ocean
rrikili shellfish--oyster
rrikurrumawuy 
rrimuḏalŋu shellfish--large, with pearls, not eaten by Yolŋu Pearl Shell
rrinyin bird Common Noddy, Anous stolidus
rreŋga stingray--not eaten mother of ditjpaŋgarr Devil Ray, Manta alfredi
rriŋgi costly, expensive
rrepa red colour of clouds or trees at sunset
rripipi tree, fruit--small, edible, white when ripe Rock Fig, Ficus platypoda
rripula bird--seagull
rrerri boiling--almost (when bubbles start to rise to surface)
rretha' tree with small white flowers, wood is used for making canoes Northern Milkwood, Alstonia actinophylla possibly also Prickly Tree, Zanthoxylum parviflorum
rritjarritja dive (for trepang)
rriw wake (trail left by turtle or boat in water)
rriw'pambaḻaman turtle--half grown or sub-adult Green Turtle
-rru FUT
rruka' 
rroki mourn, grieve
rroku bundle, paperbark parcel (e.g., in which cycad damper or fish is cooked)
rromaŋ jungle (undergrowth)
rronaŋ Witchetty Grub
-rruna PAST1
rruŋunhdha tree/shrub, fruit--edible , Bush Apple, Syzygium suborbicularis & Eugenia suborbicularis
rruŋunhdhaŋaniŋ shellfish--edible , Geloina coaxans
rrupiya money
rrurrambu fish trap
rrorru pass, go past
rrurrukunbuy 
rruthana shellfish--edible Fluted Giant Clam
rrothi bread
rrothuŋumun push a pole into mud
rruwaypi blowfly large buzzing fly with blue body
rrowurrwuy 
robu possum Brush-tailed Possum
rugu'yun nod (drowsily), rock (of boat)
rogu rootfood Ipomoea tuba
rukirukithirri wait (for opportune moment), bide (one's time)
rol down
rulbaŋdhun put down, save (for later)
rulkaŋu none, nothing
rulkarri tree Fig sp.
rulku part of fish's anatomy place on Milingimbi Beach
rulminydjawuy mangrove tree stem
rulu group, bundle, roll, pile, heap
ruluminy Coconut Island
rulwaŋdhun put down, save (for later)
rulwirriwuy mangrove tree stem
rom culture, behaviour, law, rule, custom, tradition, habit, way of life or doing things
rom room
rumaru(') tabooed (relative, avoidance kin, e.g., mother-in-law)
rumaru (mukul) avoidance relationship grand-aunt MMBD , mother-in-law MBW
rumbal body trunk, stem (of tree)
rumbal TRUE
rumbi'rumbiyun stare (at)
rum'rumdhun avoid, keep clear (of) GEN (observing taboos required by the law or avoidance relationships)
rumumirriyam(a) squint (at)
runu' island
runurrpany all, everyone
runhdhu'yun nod (drowsily), rock (of boat)
ronyiwuy 
roŋ wrong, mistaken
roŋanmarama 
ruŋdhay father-in-law WF, term emphasising actual affinal relationship
ruŋi rootfood--red yam skin must be peeled off root is small and heart-shaped Eriosema chinense
roŋiyirr(i) return (to, home), go back
ruŋgurr bone from a kangaroo's hind leg (used by ladies to bash their heads in grief)
ruŋgurrpa avoidance relationship term used by someone when referring to your poison cousin
rupmarama take (off, down)
rupa(') tin (can or container), cup, glass, pannikin
rupu possum--male
rur' stand, rise wake up
rurr'yun shake
rurraŋ'thun crane, stretch or bend neck to see something
rurrguyun wash, scrub
rurrkrurrk light (weight)
rurrukmarama brush against
rurrukunbuy 
rurruminy tree? Acanthus ilicifolius
rurrururruwuy 
rurrurr sandy or earthy area
rorrurr edge, rail (of boat), frame (window) cover
rurruytja fish
rurrwuyun wash, scrub
ruthayirri motionless in water, "hang there" (of fish)
ruwakpuy 
ruwal'yun clear off ground (while preparing a camp)
ruwam'bun bake (in ashes)
ruwaŋga(') light (weight)
rowu rootfood--found on beach creeper with large purple flowers Ipomea pes-caprae
rowuk egg--fertilised (with developing chick) old (footprints), stale (eggs)
ruyu wake, trail (left in water by fish, turtle, boat, etc.)
-tu ERGative INSTrument
-thaŋ' TIME
-thi ALLative
-thi- INCHoative
-thu ERGative INSTrument
-thu ALLative
thu- BASE former
-tja OPPosition or EMPHasis marker
-tji- INCHoative
-tju ERGative, INSTrumental
-tju ERGative INSTrument
ju- BASE former
-ulu FUT
-urru FUT
-w GENitive: for (he went for wallaby), possessive (John's money), benefactive
-wa GENitive
wä' which way?, where (to)?
wä'thirri what-do?, how is it done?
wäthun call out (to)
waḏak seat (inside of dinghy or canoe) base (of canoe mast)
waḏaŋga(') forehead face Ext cliff, hill, mountain
waḏa'ŋu rootfood--small swamp plant with edible root Grass Potato, Curculigo ensifolia
waḏapthun bathe, wash (up)
wadapa seaweed--that turtles eat submerged rocks (?)
waḏarritj tree--grows on beach
waḏarrkwaḏarrk quickly
waḏarrma rootfood "Native Potato"
wäḏatj grandparents of the same moiety as oneself, both maternal MM,MMB,MMZ and paternal FF,FFB,FFZ
waḏawaḏa tree--wood used for making hunting and ceremonial spear shafts large leaves good for cooking cycad damper Spear Bush, Macaranga tanarius spear
waḏay'yun pull (along), drag
wäḏitj 
waḏu'marama make up, compose, invent (song, dance, story)
waḏulu tree--large Paperbark
waḏunyikpa shark (generic for adults)
wäḏut Dry Season--early, when the nights become cool and burning off starts (wind is from S/SE) there plenty of bush food
waḏitja quick(ly)
wagabatj far, a very long way away
wägilak sisters of creation (dreamtime story)
wägilak clan-nation
wäk bird--crow Torresian Crow, Corvus orru
waka(') cf Exp: waka(')-ŋurrkama V-2- beget, procreate, have children (both parents) Syn: mala-buma, walkur-ma:rrama
wakal fun, game (playing around), loose behaviour
wakalama crawl
wäkaŋ 
wakarr(') whirlwind, whirligig
wakaṯa stick--for fighting, club
wakin big, grown up
wakin bad, no good
wakinŋu sis(ter) term used by a brother to address his sister loner belonging to no one uninhabited (place) illegitimate, "bastard" ḎrudeṈ
wakir'yun go bush (for a few days), camp
wäkŋani tree--edible black fruit Native Peach, Peach-Leaf Poison Bush, Native Peach, Trema asp a,e ra Coelospermum reticulatum
wäkŋaniŋ bird Black Butcherbird, Cracticus quoyi Black-Tailed Tree Creeper, Climacteris melanura
waku child, son, daughter C/f niece ZD , nephew ZS son-in-law first cousin FZSC uncle FZH , aunt FZHZ grand-uncle FFZH great-grandparent (of opposite moiety), great-grandfather FFM,MFF , great-grandmother MMM grandson, granddaughter FZSC M,Z,
wakuluŋgul(') fog, mist, dew spiderweb
wäkuṉ fish Sea Mullet, Mugil cephalus Silver Mullet, M. georgii
wäkuraŋaniŋ tree River Mangrove, Aegiceras corniculatum
wakuratjpi 
wakutu(') water
wakuthi 
wakuwal dream
wakuy armpit
wakwakthun float, drift (backwards or forwards on water)
wakwak waterlily--especially its edible flower Nymphaea violacea, Nymphoides indica
wakwakŋani tree--red edible fruit Red Jungle Berry
-wal(a) ALLative, LOCative, Directional
walamarama command, order, tell (someone) to do something
walak perhaps
waḻakurr wide, broad
walal(a) they Pl
walalama their(s), for them Pl
walalambal their(s) Pl
walalan them Pl, object
walalanha them Pl, object
walalaŋ their(s) Pl
walalaŋgal(a) to them (all) Pl
walalaŋgu their(s) Pl
walalaŋguŋ(u) from them
walalawara to them Pl
walalawuru from them Pl
walalawuy they themselves Pl
walaluma 
walamala uphill, upriver
waḻaman' all, everyone
walamaŋu clan-nation
walamarraṉa 
waḻan(') tree Hill Coolibah, Eucalpytus tectifica, E. foelcheana
walaṉa fish Tailor
waḻandi 
walanŋu turtle juvenile Green Turtle
waḻanyawaḻanya efficient (person who gets things done quickly and properly)
wälaŋ good--very, lovely
wälaŋ who was it?, so and so
-walaŋa- OBLique formative
-walaŋa- KIN suffix referring to brother or sister via their children
walaŋari(') rootfood with a small round root which must be cooked until black it is pounded up and eaten, but becomes chewy like gum Coelospermum reticulatum Typhonium sp.
-walaŋu- OBLique formative
waḻaŋu cf Exp: buku-walaŋu n mosquito--with a big head, non-malarial
waḻarr tall, high, long
walarri whirlwind, twister
waḻarritj tree--coastal shrub Guettarda speciosa (?)
waḻatpuma bake (damper) in sand
waḻatha tree
wäḻawun(') shellfish--edible Mud Welk, Telescope Mud Creeper, Telescopium telescopium
waḻawurrlil 
walḏulu tree--edible fruit Paperbark sp.
walguḏatj cf Exp: walgudatj-ma:rrama V-2-tr annoy, irritate
waḻikurr 
waḻima other, another (of a different kind)
waḻinydjunalil 
waḻip one
waḻirr sun, day Ext time watch, timepiece
waḻirr-garrpinamirri snake--tree snake
wälitj radio
waliya stick--digging
wäliyaṉ woman--who has recently given birth or who has born many children animal with a lot of offspring, "good breeder"
wälk placenta, afterbirth, umbilical cord womb
waḻkarra fish--large herring or anchovy found in fresh and salt water
walkuli bird Koel Wandering Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna arcuata
wälkum(a) kiss hug
walkur(') term used by someone when referring to your GA:THU descendant from male line
walma go out, exit, come out, rise (sun or moon)
waḻmany bird Black Duck
waḻmaŋgarr lizard Northern Blue-Tongue
walmapuy clan (Djinba)
walmarama get water (by dipping)
wälmu tree--mangrove Canonball Mangrove, Xylocarpus granatum
walmuḏa moon Ext month shellfish--not eaten
walmurum(a) look (up)
waḻnyuŋbi bird
walŋa alive, living working well fresh (fish) life
wal'ŋu indeed, extremely
wal'ŋu cf Exp: mapu' wal\'ŋu n egg-yolk Cf: bangarr (egg-white)
walpalun shrub--edible fruit
walpaṉa(') canoe
wälpay tree--edible fruit Santalum album
walpulay shellfish--edible Fluted Giant Clam
walpurruŋgu' bird Plains Turkey, Bustard
walpurruŋgu'ŋiniŋ tree Clerodendrum cunninghamii
waltjaṉ rain (generic) heavy rain, Wet Season Ext year
waltjimirri 
walu sun day Ext season, time timepiece, watch, clock
waḻuka rain
walulu cyclone
waḻumarri 
waḻunba 
waḻunydjunawuy 
wäluŋ 
waḻuŋgu rootfood
waluŋguy bird (generic or unidentified sp?)
waḻuŋu rootfood--a swamp plant with edible roots
waḻurrkwaḻurrk diarrhoea
walurru shellfish--edible
walutju good--very, lovely, wonderful
wamatharra 
wambal leg--lower, tail stem of yam (part growing above the ground) Ext handle
wambulu yamstick--big, heavy digging iron, iron rod, crowbar
wambuma cf Exp: ma:rr-wambuma V-2- not know, be ignorant (of) Syn: dhuŋa, ma:rr-dhumbal'yun
wambuṯthun run
wamiḏiṯ 
waminyarra 
wam'parr kidney
wamurra shellfish--edible cracked and put into the fire Oyster sp.
wämut mälk-m bird Australian Wedge-tailed Eagle
wamuti 
wamuttjan mälk-f
waṉ'thun look around
waṉa arm, front leg (of animal), wing, branch Ext armband creek, tributary (of river)
waṉakulam(a) lead, guide (someone) ACC
wanakwanak cf Idm: mel-wanakwanak n greed, covetousness Adj greedy
waṉamayku 
waṉambi surname
waṉamula 
wanaŋ'thun cf Idm: buku-wanaŋ'thun V-1-in go one\'s own way, do "one\'s own thing" take everything for oneself
wäṉaŋ 
wanaŋa desire, longing
waṉapuyŋu surname
waṉarrambal bush--from which pipes are made white flowers Pipe Bush, Scaevola taocada
wanatawuy 
wanatja 
wäṉba bird Peewee Cape Arnhem
waṉbana rain
waṉḏa head, skull
waṉḏal' root
waṉḏawuy outstation
waṉḏi(-)gatjuy crab Ozius truncatus
wandiŋ hunting
waṉḏirr(i) run travel
wäṉḏurrk fish Whiting spp.
wäṉḏuwa(') tree--with edible nut Small-Flowered Bloodwood, Eucalyptus polycarpa
wandha quickly
wandjami 
wandjuk Preying Mantis
wanga or else!
waṉgarr feather
wangarrak selfish
waṉgaypuma 
wanguḻŋaniŋ shellfish--not eaten Argo Paper and Pearly Nautilus
wangupali 
wangurmina whirlwind
waṉgurra' Bandicoot
wangurri clan-nation
wäni go, come, walk -tr go to (someone) ACC
waṉinymarr grave post
waniyawa 
wan'kabu lizard "Water Goanna", Merten's Water Monitor
waṉ'kal 
wan'kawu lizard "Water Goanna", Merten's Water Monitor
waṉ'kura tree
waṉ'kurra bandicoot Long-nosed Bandicoot, Greater Brown Bandicoot, Isoodon macrourus macrourus
waṉ'tjirr 
waṉ'tjurr ceremony--cleansing (using leaves and branches from certain trees after the funeral rites)
wän'tjut directly on target (throw or hit something with one try)
wänuŋ beetle larvae
wäṉuŋ 
wanha where (at)?, which?
wanhaka where (is)?
wanhala where (at)?
wanhalatjan which way (going)?, along where?
wanhalil where to?
wanhamal(a) where (to)?, whither?
wanhami where (at)?
wanhamir where (at)?
wanhaŋulil where to?
wanhaŋumal where to?
wanhaŋumi where at?
wanhaŋur(u) where from? recent location
wanhaŋuwuy where from? origin
wanhawa finished, ended
wanhawala where to?, whither?
wanhawitjan which way (going)?, where to?
wanhdhiḻaku Anindilyakwa, Groote Eylandt language and people
wanhi exclamation
wanhurr vomit juice from the pounding of soaked Cycad nuts
wäny armpit (fish) fin
wanybarrŋa surname
wanybuku 
wanydjalawuy 
wanydjalpu' 
wanydjarrpu yam--with red skin and needles on stem, found in open bushland or on hills must be cooked and peeled before eating
-'wanydji\' Semblative: like, similar to
wanydji care, charge
wanygurra 
wanyilinyil butterfly
wanyirrwanyirr spirit place near Dhupuma
wanymala hair--armpit
wanymalka 
wanymuli 
wany'tjalpu 
wany'tjun 
wany'tjuŋ wooden piece at bow of boat
wanyu hard
waŋa speak (a language) PER talk about OBL ask for GEN -tr speak to
waŋa ghost, dead body, corpse
wäŋa place, camp house, hut, home(land), nation, country(side), area Ext position, situation ovaries
wäŋa talk, speak ask (for)
waŋara empty(-handed), light Ext barren (childless woman) all alone unhelpful
waŋarr totemic ancestors, culture heros (god-like beings who originally inhabited the earth then changed themselves into animals, birds, monsters, etc.) sacred things
wäŋa-wulanybuy whale
waŋgala camp, place
waŋgalkal wind (generic specifically a cool change, e.g., breeze signalling rain)
wäŋgam(a) go, come, walk
waŋgany one
waŋgapunum(a) cook (by placing food on fire or boiling)
waŋgayŋu different, other
waŋgi'yun smell
waŋgurru 
wäŋi wind, breeze, air
wäŋiŋaniŋ shellfish--edible
wäŋi-waŋi crab--small, brown
wäŋiya 
waŋupini(') cloud
waŋ'waŋ\' bird Crow
wapthun jump (up), hop, leap, get up (quickly)
wäpa' fish Rainbow Fish
wapaṉgi mud
wapiḏi 
wapiriny 
wäpit 
wapiṯi(') stingray, shark (generic for cartilaginous fish) meat or flesh of these
wapitja(') stick--for digging, walking, or fighting
wapkatj part Aboriginal
wapulkuma rootfood--grass-like plant growing near water root must be cooked before eating, tastes like a nut
wapuṉu rat Australian Water-Rat, Hydromys chrysogaster
wapunhu'mirriŋu owner of an animal
wäpura tree/shrub--mangrove edible fruit (?) Mimusops elengi
wapurarr calm, motionless
wäpuru tree/shrub--mangrove edible fruit (?)
wäpurr possum Rock Ring-Tail, Pseudocheirus dahli
war urinate, "piss" ḎvulgarṈ
war'yun peep
wär hamstring inside or back of the knee scab
-wara ALLative
wara who?
warakala 
waraku whose?, for whom?
warakuluy 
wärakuma surround
warakuŋu provided by whom?, from whom?
waral'yun ask, inquire (of, about) ACC
warali who (did it)?
waramaŋu(') bird--large Quail King Quail
warambala(') headband--wide, made of string (not feathers), used in sacred ceremonies
waranha whom? object of action
wäraŋ possum Sugar Glider, "Flying Squirrel", Petaurus breviceps ariel
waraŋulama crawling sensation on one's skin (e.g., a fly)
waratjarra flood (running)
war(-)buma curse (by singing a magic song)
warbunuma rain--make
wargirr( 
wäŋawiliny  a camping place that has been used for many generations, (and ancestors)
warguyun worry, think (about)
wargugu sorrow, grief, sadness, worry
wäri tree Atalaya variifolia
wäri who?
wäri' man--initiated in Gunapipi and Ŋulmarrk ceremonies
warinyara 
waripu different, another (of a different kind)
wark work, job, employment (after an illness) rise from the dead
warku(')yun annoy, tease, mock, deride exorcise, drive away (spirits at funeral rites)
warkwark bird Crow
warma fish small light-coloured Freshwater Fork-tailed Catfish
warmarr' bark of Stringybark
warmbarr wing (of bird)
warmbirrirr 
warmirr(i) 
warnyuŋbi bird Australian Pelican
warŋarrk three, few, a little
warŋgarrkŋa 
warŋ'warŋ\' crow
warpuru 
wärpurr possum Sugar Glider, Sugar Squirrel, "Flying Squirrel"
wartja shellfish--edible Gari togata
wartjwartj beetle-like cockroach--dark with white cross-bands "Piss Beetle"
waru'yun crane the neck to look at something
warumuk dark(ness)
warumunha dark
war'waryun slip down, wear clothing that does not fit, be loose (of clothes) swim or duck under water
warwargal avoidance relationship term
warwuwu grief, sadness, sorrow, worry
waryirr urine, "piss" ḎrudeṈ
warr pull, push take lead the way
warryun swim across
warr'yun take out of (as cooked food from fire or ashes yams from water after soaking turtle eggs from hole)
wärr storm, cyclone
-warra Plural
warra'yun like, enjoy GEN
warrabaḏa fish Milk Fish Giant Herring
warraḏay caterpillar
warraḏikawuy 
warraga(') palm and its nut Cycad
warrakan(') animal (land mammal or reptile, bird) meat (hunted game) (Rit) emu Ext European red meats (beef, lamb) corned beef
warrakayaw' clear (sky), clean (water)
warralkuma 
warralawarrala Praying Mantis, Stick Insect
warrambuḻa stingray--edible, has spots and a large head Spotted Eagle Ray, Aetobtus narinari Devil Ray, Manta alfredi (?)
warramiri clan-nation
warraṉa 
warraṉuwa bush--with purple/blackish fruit Cheese Tree, Flat Berry Bush, Antidesma ghaesambilla Jungle Currant, Glochidion disparapes
warranydjal cf Exp: dha:-warranydjal n gossip, slander Cf: widiyal-dumurru
wärraŋ dingo, Canis familiaris wild, undomesticated
warraŋul outside, in the open, public, out of seclusion
warraŋul naked
warraŋul shade
warrapal(') shellfish--edible
warrapangi tree Coastal Whistling Tree, Casuarina equisetifolia
warrapuḻ ant--red with black tail Termite sp.
wärrarra sunset, colour (red/pink) of clouds or sky at sunset LOC west (Rit) clearing, open space
warraw' shade (temporary) shelter
warrawaḏa fish Milk Fish
warrawarratj galloping
warrawkun jump (down, off)
warray maybe, almost, sort of, although, on the other hand particle making sentence less specific (Rit) indeed, to be sure
warrayak 
wärrbaḻiŋga track, road, path
warrdja'yun look for GEN
warrgar spittal
warrgari grass--home of snail in WARRAGA'
warrikarramany sun time
wärriku temporary, makeshift, ad hoc
warrimbiri 
warrinyara grass Adenia heterophylla
warrinybal 
warrinyi 
warrkthun take (off, out--as food from fire or ashes), dig up (turtle eggs)
wärrk wind-storm (gale-force winds and rain), cyclone, hurricane
wärrk burnt part of food (?)
wärrkarr lily--inedible onion-like bulb White Sand Lily, White Forest Lily, Crinum asiaticum, C. uniflorum
warrkiri grass--growing near swamps
warrkwarrk ants (several species)
warrmbaya anyway, nevertheless
warrnyu flying fox (generic, especially for large bats e.g., Pteropus spp.) Ext White Man
warrŋaṯ rootfood--plant with small potato-like roots
warrŋguḻ spear--made from barbs of stingray
warrpala man--young, initiated youth, boy
wärrpala avoidance relationship term used by males to each other, or by female gurruŋ to call her maralkur "poison cousin"
warrpam' all, every(body/one/thing), the (whole) lot
warrpaṉuwa snake Water Python, Liasis fuscus
wärrpunuma take out of (?)
warrpuru smell, scent, odour
warrthambal spear--stone
warrtjtjun silly, be crazy
warrtjakpa 
warrtjaḻ'yun run
wärru 
warrukay(') fish Barracuda, Sphyraena barracuda Slender Barracuda, S. jello Striped Sea Pike, Sphyraenella obtusata
warrukay burial pole or totem (made of wood)
wärruŋ dog
wärrurr roots--fine auxiliary, capillary
warrwaḏa fish Milk Fish, Chanos chanos Giant Herring, Elops australis
warrwarr fish Catfish (generic)
warrwarr straight
warr'(-)warr remove, pull out (from bag, oven, fire, etc.) open up (a blanket) ḎCYṈ run (after), chase (away)
warr'warr lung
watthun stick up/out, protrude
waṯthun turn one's head, look over one\'s shulder
wätthun call out, shout (to)
wata wind (generic) gentle breeze
waṯa girl--single, young woman (married, but with no child)
waṯa'ŋani 
wataŋaniŋ shellfish--edible
-waṯaŋu proper, correct, owned, rightfully belongs to
waṯapa(') stone, rock Ext money, coin(s)
waṯarra(') fish--freshwater Archer Fish, Rifle Fish
watpar tree--with very thin leaves Grevillea pteridifolia
waṯu dog
watuŋgurr 
wätha poor, having no money
watharr white, light, bright (colour) new born baby Ext White person
wäthun 
-watj Plural (three or more)
watja pointed
watjana 
watjarr'yun hold back, restrain (as from fighting, leaving)
watjarrkaḻi(') fish young Barramundi
watjiḏika turtle sub-adult Loggerhead Turtle
watjkaḻyun swim
watjpalŋa bird, fowl (jungle or domestic)
watjpariny' reserved, set aside
watjpil hospital
watjuku 
watjuṉḏu lizard--large goanna Varanus gouldii
wätjuŋ 
watjurra 
watjurrapi stick--long, pointed, ceremonial
wätjwatjtjun pull in (anchor or fishing line) Ext think of someone (and then they arrive)
wawun buzz (of bee)
wäwa brother--elder
wa'wa bird Crow
wa'wa\'yun dance in Gunapipi ceremony
wawilak clan-nation
wäwilak sisters--of creation, Creators
wawu unaware, off guard, unintentional(ly), ignorant
wawu promised, betrothed (one's intended spouse)
wawuḏitjpal fish--small
wäwuḻa axe
wäwun promise
wäwuru(') tree--especially its edible fruit (turns from yellow to red after Sept should be cooked in hot sand first since it makes the tongue go dry if eaten raw) Mimusops elengi
wäwurr 
-way EXIS
way Hey!
waythun swim
wäy hey!
wäythun arrive catch (a sickness)
wäy' worm or similar creature found at the edges of billabongs and used for bait
-waya ALLative, LOCative
waya wire, wire spear
waya Plural
wayala low ground (place that is boggy in the Wet) swamp, flat country, creek bed valley spring (where fresh-water may be found naturally or by digging a small hole)
wayali grandchild
wayalwaŋa 
wayanaka shellfish Oyster, Soccostrea tuberculata
wäyaŋa coast western side of Elcho Island
wäyaŋaŋaniŋ shellfish--not eaten Waxen Screw Shell, Turritella terebra generic for File Shells, Fan shells, Scallops, Pectens (?)
wayapa turtle--large
wayar reed--very sharp edge, found along riverbanks, used to make string or for sewing bark canoes Cyperus haspan
wayathul' bird Jungle Fowl, Scrub Turkey
wayawu path through grass turn-off, foot-track (off the main track) place where you can find kangaroos, wallabies and emus
wayiḻi 
wäyin meat (game traditionally hunted as opposed to food gathered, extended to European red meats) animal (generic for: bird, land mammal, land reptile) Ext corned beef
wäyiŋ weigh
wayirri back (of house), top (of box), cover (book)
wayirrilil(i) grandchild DC/f,ZDC SC
waykaḏa bird Jungle Fowl
waykiṉgiṉ 
wayku container--large (1 meter long), made of Paperbark (for carrying child or dog)
waymamba 
waymi grass (-like plants, generic) water-grass
wayŋali 
waypuṉa between, in the middle
wäyuk arm--upper
wayulu 
wayuŋga 
waywayyun aim (spear), point (gun at)
wiḏi' lost, strayed
wiḏidjirr'wiḏidjirr bird Wren
wiḏikarra 
wiḏipiya another (of a different type or kind), other(s)
wiḏipiyaŋ' one once
wiḏipulmul forever
wiḏitjpu 
wiḏiyal gossip, untrue stories
weḏu fish Salmon Catfish
weka(') juice, gravy honey syrup
wekam(a) give
wikarra long, tall
wiḻa bird--curlew
wila'yun stick (in, as spear)
wilak maybe, possibly
wilaŋ'thun take out (of a fire) drag out
wildjiwildji grass--sharp-tipped "Spear Grass", Aristida browniana
wilikwilik bird--large parrot Galah
wiḻiny' bird--red parrot
wilinydja 
wiḻirr gravel, little stones, tiny shells, old coral (generic for any debris washed ashore after a big sea) rubbish shell midden, mound
wilirrkthun make or leave tracks when walking or crawling
wiḻitjwiḻitj bird--green parrot
wiḻi(')wiḻi bird--large, said to have a red breast and yellowish back
wiḻmurr(') spear--wire (for fishing)
wilwilyun shake, tremble (from fear, joy, hunger, nerves)
wiḻ'wiḻ stone--used for sharpening tools, whetstone
wilyiwilyi grass--sharp-tipped "Spear Grass"
wingil'yun shake
wiṉikamu fern (generic), e.g: Acrostichum speciosum, Blechnum indicum, Chelanthes tenuifolia, Drynaria qu a,e rcifolia, Lygodium scandens e.g: Freshwater Fern with edible roots
wiṉiṉ tarpaulin, ground sheet, tent
wininiŋu 
wiṉiŋgirri fruit--bush Cucumis melo Melothria maderaspatana
winitjthi Wednesday
win'ku fish immature Parrotfish Blue Tusk Fish, Choerodon cyanodus
wiṉ'ku left (side, -handed)
winy'tjun annoy, antagonise, vex
winya' lost, stray(ed)
winygurra Anindilyakwa, Groote Eylandt people and their language
winyimarra 
winyinwinyin Sandfly, Gnat
winyiwinyi flying fox (generic for smaller bats) Ghost Bat, Macroderma gigas, Arnhem Land Long-eared Bat, Nyctophilus arnhemensis
winyuḻa flying fox Gould's Wattle Bat, Chalinolobus gouldii venatoris
wiryun miss when spearing
wir'yun thin--be, become skinny, waste away
wer'yun whistle
weraŋ deserted place
wiraŋ'wiraŋ few
wirga scum, sap
wirgawirgayun stagger, zigzag
wirikiri(') minnow (generic for all small school fish)
wirilma 
wiriny'tjun scrape (as with spear), scratch, shave, plane smooth, level (out)
wiriŋgitjwiriŋgitj lacking, not having
wiripu different, other (another of a different type or kind), other(s)
wiritj fish Rainbow Fish sp.
wiriyarr turtle--young juvenile Hawksbill Turtle
werkwirkthun whistle
weruma bend, break (as branch)
wirwiryun turn, spin, rotate hang around
wiryarr turtle--young
wirr none, nothing
wirryun scrape
wirr'yun fall (as leaf)
wirrdjawirrdja'yun fall
wirrdji' totem, "dreaming"
wirrigu'yun throw (stone, etc.) at (something)
wirrikuwuy 
werril muddy water, dirt that comes up with water in a fresh water spring or soak
wirrimbitj 
wirrinywirriny tree--mangrove Acacia sublanata
wirrir(')wirrir bird Rainbow Bird (?), Cockatiel (?)
wirritjun row (boat), paddle (canoe)
wirritjwirritj bird--parrot with red patch on top of head Varied Lorikeet
wirriwirri bird Rainbow Bee-Eater, Merops ornatus
wirrk scratch
wirrkthun 
wirrka very (much so), more (intensely) INTensive
wirrkaḏay' left
wirrki very (much so), more (intensely), a lot INTensive marker (Rit) often used as an untranslatable particle at the end of a sentence
wirrkuḻ girl--young (after puberty, but childless (Rit) before puberty) Ext virgin
wirrmu moon Ext month Paper Nautilus shellfish--not eaten
wirrmuryun dizzy--be/feel
wirrŋgay action--non-reciprocated (e.g., see without being seen, attack without a response)
wirrŋgiṉ devil--often steals children, said to look like a Jabiru
wirrpanda surname
werrtjay bird--small green parrot
wirrwakunha turtle
wirrwawuy 
wirrwirr wrinkle(s)
wirr'wirrun whistle (of the wind)
wirrwuyun throw stones
wirrwuḻ girl--young (after puberty, without a child)
wirryawirrya'yun fall
wirryay' bird Varied Lorikeet, Psitteuteles versicolor
witthun get up, rise
wiṯthun swing backwards and forwards
weṯi(') wallaby, kangaroo (generic) Agile Wallaby, Macropus agilis (Rit) female Agile Wallaby
wititj snake Olive Python, Liasis olivaceus
wiṯitjwiṯitj curly (hair), curved (line)
wiṯiyana 
wetj gift, giving
witjarr'yun miss when spearing
wiyarr'yun bail out, dig
wiyarriṯa' curse, black magic, "singing" (an evil spell)
wiyaṯthun feel sorry (for) GEN
wiyika(') juice (generic for any liquid thicker than water: gravy, melted fat, oil, honey) Ext petrol
weyin(') long, tall
wopthun smoke (tobacco)
wopa 
wupitj office
wopulu(') bird Kite (generic), Falcon, Goshawk
wupuluwul blanket
wupurruwuy 
wuryun pull (as speared fish out of water)
-wura LOCative, Comitative
wora clan (Djinang?)
wurandaka tree, especially its bark or a liquid that can be drunk when water is not available Dwarf Paperbark, Melaleuca viridiflora container--for honey, water or shellfish (made from this bark)
wuranybirr bird Honeyeater (?)
wurarr 
wurawuy 
wuray grass--with sharp blades, found near water Imperata cylindrica
wurburrk tree Tristania lactiflua
wuri'yun thin--be, become
wori shark--any of several spp. that are not eaten Little Blue Shark, Scoliodon palasorrah Zebra Shark, Stegostoma fasciatum Banded Wobbegong, Orectolobus ornatus etc.
wurikiri fish
wurintj orange (fruit colour)
wuriyamu shellfish Spider Shell, Strombu cambelli (?)
wurkthun swallow, drink
wurŋgun suck
-wuru ABLative
-wuru- OBLique formative
wuruḻuḻ' fly, bush fly
wuruŋgal blood
-wuruy ASoCiative
wurwadja flower--mangrove
-wurr PERgressive, PERlative: through the heart, along the beach, speak (in) a language
-wurr Plural
wurryun rumble, make a loud or rumbling noise (e.g., machine, truck)
worr' sweat, perspiration
wurrthun pull (up, out with resistance), uproot, snap (something off, e.g., pandanus from centre of bush)
wurramu grave post--Macassan
wurraṉ bird Diver Duck, Darter Ext White Man
wurraṉḏilŋawuy 
wurraŋatjarra bad (person), cruel, lawless, irresponsible, clumsy, careless
wurrapa clan(s) Ext aeroplane
wurrapanda White Man, European
wurrapaŋaniŋ tree--small edible fruit Broom Berry, Randia cochinensis
wurrawu rootfood--tiny succulent creeper
wurray devil, ghost (spirit which roams around) Mantis, Stick Insect (associated with devils)
wurrbuyun run in fright
wurrbuna sleep--go to
wurrdha'yun throw
wurrdjara palm "Cabbage Palm", Fan Palm
wurrguluma turtle--green-backed
wurritj bird--honeyeater
worrk fire--small bush or grass fire set deliberately (e.g., by men while hunting kangaroos, when looking for honey to tell if the hive is still active)
wurrkthun pull, tear off with teeth (as meat from bone)
wurrka 
wurrkaḏi larvae of Horned Beetle (grubs with large eyes living in the ground) (Rit) biting reddish ant sp.
wurrkandatj 
wurrki flower, foliage
wurrki-ganydjarr dialect (Djinang)
wurrkuminybuy 
wurrkumun missed (as when firing a gun)
wurrkumuŋ ripe cooked
wurrkundatj shellfish--edible (raw or cooked) Black-lipped Oyster
wurrmal 
wurrmitjin 
wurrnyir'marama spear with a wire spear
wurrŋaṯtja burnt (as grass or countryside) scorched terrain after a bushfire
wurrŋgiṉ bird Forest Kingfisher, Halcyon macleayii
wurrŋ'ka shellfish--edible Cardita semiorbiculata (?) Leptifer bilocularis
wurrpaṉ bird Emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae
wurrpaṉŋiniŋ snake Western Brown Snake
wurrpaṉŋiniŋ tree--with small leaves
wurrpaṉ'-ŋupanamirr(i) lizard--legless, worm-like snake or lizard (generic)
wurrpurr woman's name
wurrthal' place--inland which is a poor food source
wurrthal' sucker(s), young tree(s)
wurrthalminy 
wurrthunbuy fish Ox-Eyed Herring
wurrtjuḻu tree--edible fruit leaves used medicinally Paperbark sp. (?)
wurrtjwurrtjmirri emu
-wurru Plural
-wurru PERgressive, PERlative: through the heart, along the beach, speak (in) a language
wurru they
wurruku will do, might
wurrulŋa 
wurruḻuḻ(') Fly (generic) (Rit) reddish fly (said to be common in caves)
wurrumbuḻu 
wurrumila spirit--turtle hunter
wurruṉurr bird Ibis
worruŋu old (man, person) Sg
wurrupul snake Freshwater Snake, Amphiesma mairii
wurrupuruma cf Exp: dha:-wurrupuruma V-2- plead (with), beg
wurruru crab--small Ghost Crab Soldier Crab (?)
wurruru('-)wurruru crab--small, used for bait Soldier Crab (?)
worrutj bird Red-collared Lorikeet body hair bees
wurruy' sit together
wurrwa armband--of string and feathers
wurrwaḻa 
wurrwiliny man--middle aged (30-50)
wurrwuluma turtle--green-backed
wurrwurr tree Paperbark sp.
worr'wurr bird Owl sp.
wurrwurrwuy 
wurryara palm "Cabbage Palm", Fan Palm, Sand Palm
wut hit
wotarri 
wuṯili ant
wutpurr tree--especially its saplings Green Plum, Buchanania obovata
wuṯtji fish Oval-Spot Coral Fish, Chaetodon speculum Muellers Coral Fish, Chelmon mulleri
wutumilin watermelon
wotha snake
wuthaŋiny wind (generic)
wuthirri rope
wothirri lose one's way, get lost, stray, disappear
wuthumbul 
wothuŋu 
wutj miss make a mistake
wutjaniny 
wutjara clan (western Dl)
wutjara 
wutjawutja tree--edible fruit (berry is black?)
wotjawuy 
wutjinbala poison
wutjpaḻina horse
wutjun cloud
wuwa' stomach--distended
wuwarku snake--generic for all dangerous snakes, e.g: Death Adder, Taipan
wuwulwuwulkarra clan (western Da)
-wuy ASoCiative
-wuy EMPHasis
wuyal spirit, dreamtime person
wuyarriṯa' wind-storm (gale-force winds and rain), cyclone
wuymirri whale (generic)
wuypunbula Praying Mantis, Stick Insect
wuyumbila 
wuyunuŋu(') Dolphin
wuyupthun continue
wuyuwa 
wuyuwuyu(') insect--black which makes horizontal holes in the sand, makes one sleepy by its humming Ground Wasp (?), Bee (?)
wuyuwuyuŋaniŋ shellfish--edible
wuywarr long, tall
wuywurr shark--very young, edible (generic)
-wu GENitive: for (he went for wallaby), possessive (John's money), benefactive
-wu Plural
wo or
wuyun sorry--feel for, feel pity, sympathise
woba' distention of stomach
wubarr didgeriddo--big, used in Ŋulmarrk ceremony
wobul 
wubulkarra clan-nation (western Da)
wuburr' sweat, perspiration water-like mirage (on hot ground in distance)
wuḏarritj shrub--huge leaves useful as plates Fish-Plate Shrub, Guettarda speciosa
wuḏatjun stop (doing), cease be away
wuḏuku tree, mangrove--lightweight wood used for carvings, turtle harpoon, and floats on a raft or fishing line Camptostem o,e n schultzii wood that floats, (any) float
wuḏupilŋa 
wuḏuy armpit, underarm fin (of fish)
wudhupthun go away forever, disappear (in water, quicksand, etc.)
wudjal tree and its fruit "Black Plum"
wokthun admire, praise, approve (of), speak well (of) (Rit) crave, lust after
wukaḻarr turtle Hawksbill Turtle
wukaḻirr turtle shell
wukaḻitj Dugong, Sea-cow
wukandarr 
wokara frog--small, light brown Green Tree Frog, Litoria caerulea dog name
wokara grass--which squeaks
wukarmatji 
wukiḻirri 
wukiṉḏi avoidance relationship taboo, forbidden
wukirri write writing Ext book school
wukiwuki rootfood vine--root edible after careful preparation
wuku grass--very sharp Vetiveria elongata (or?) Spinifex longifolius (?)
wukuṉ cloud
wukuṉḏi taboo, forbidden (any activity resulting in "pollution" from touching a corpse, drawing human blood, or dealing with avoidance KIN--all are subject to ritual cleansing) (blood), dharra' (corpse)
wukuṉḏurr cloud--large raincloud
wukuranhawuy 
wukutj lizard--large Gould's Goanna, Varanus gouldii
-wuḻ ALLative
woḻa' charm--magic or good-luck, relic (e.g., a dead man's blood or his skin cooked hard--carried for luck in hunting, gambling, etc.)
wuḻaki clan (Djinang)
wulakitj fish Black-Finned Longtom, Tylosurus melanotus
wuḻaḻa 
wuḻamana 
wulamba Djapu clan (name used by groups to the west)
wulan ocean, open sea
wulanybuma 
wuḻatthun finish off
wuḻawuḻa 
-wulay Dual: two
wulayŋu fish Spotted Trevally, Caranx melampygus
wulburrk tree--with smooth white bark found along river banks Eucalypt sp.
wuldjuwuldju' plant--small, found in saltpans Tecticornia australasica
wuḻguman woman--old
-wuḻi ALLative
wulirr shellfish--bivalve
wuḻkthun swallow
wolk tree Paperbark sp.
wulkabi dialect (Djinang)
wolkarra clan-nation
wulkaṯtja(') sorcerer (with evil power)
wuḻki 
wuḻkuman old woman
wuḻkurrŋu stingray--not eaten Devil Ray, Manta alfredi
wulkuwulk shellfish Pelagic Barnacle
wuḻkwuḻk tadpole larvae of mosquito
wolma thunder clouds (bring the first rains of the Wet)
wuḻman man--old
wulŋaṉa fly (generic)
wulŋuwulŋu 
wulpiwulpi cicada
woḻpunuma crowd, swarm around
wulthu grass--used to make string Cyperus sp.
wuḻthuwuḻthu grass--with sharp tips
wulu hair--of dead person
wulu tree Zostera sp.
wulula shellfish Black-lipped Oyster
wuḻuḻu bird White Heron, Egret sp.
wuḻuḻwuḻuḻ hair--grey, white hair
wulumarra 
wulumu 
wuḻumu grass--tall Sorghum spp.
wuḻurrk meteor, shooting star
wuluwulu shellfish Black-Lipped Oyster
wuḻuymuŋ creeper with berry-like grape
wuḻuywuḻuy spirit
wuḻwindi fish Painted Sweetlips, Plectorhynchus pictus Maori Rock Cod, Epinephelus undulatostriatus (?) Grey Schnapper
wulwul 
wulwulyun bark argue
wuḻwuḻ grass/rush--non-edible
wuḻwuḻk tadpole
wuḻwuḻwuy 
wulyiwulyi grass--sharp-tipped with very small seeds used by children to spear flies Aristida browniana
wulyuwulyu' plant--small, found in saltpans Tecticornia australasica
wumbirr tide--high/full
womi blanket sack
woṉ insect--flying ant (?), moth (?) , alates that cluster about lights and shed their wings cocoon (?)
wunakina fire(wood)
wuṉḏaṉ(') shrub--edible fruit Bush Currant, Black Plum, Vitex glabra, V. acumineata, Euodia elleryana
wuṉḏaŋarr(') hard, strong, complicated
wondurruwuy 
wuṉdjaŋu rootfood--tall sedge with edible roots found in brackish water Scirpus littoralis
wun'kurr west (wind)
wun'thiŋ 
wunuŋmurra surname
wunhaŋu snake--mythical
wunhdhurr narrow
wunh'thiŋ banana
wony curse-object (e.g., piece of clothing used to direct black magic against its owner)
wunya'yun lose one's way, get lost
wunybarama swept over by fast current
wunybir'yun go, walk Pl
wunybuḻ 
wunyguwunygu 
wunyimarra 
wunywuny mosquito--large, black
-wuŋ PRODuctive, Originator: given from someone, made by someone
wuŋaŋi 
wuŋapara crab--brown Spanner Crab (?) Grapsidae family
wuŋapu tree--edible purple fruit Wild Prune, Pouteria sericea
wuŋay' honey--wild, sugarbag, beehive Honeybee sp. Ext sugar (honey, syrup), munatha' (sugar)
wuŋgan dog Idm "playboy"
wuŋiḻi(') visible projection of oneself: shadow, reflection, image, picture Ext replacement photo(graph) movie, cinema soul spirit, ghost
wuŋ'kurr west
-wuŋu PRODuctive, Originator: given from someone, made by someone
wuŋuḻi(') visible projection of oneself
wuŋuŋu shellfish?
-y ERGative INSTrumental
-y ALLative
-ya Contrastive Emphasis, OPPosition
ya' you see?
 Ah!, Oh yes! expression of discovery
yäbulu kind, nice (person)
yäkthun sweep
yaka no, not
yaka CONTinuous, PROGressive, Imperfective
yakarray Wow!
yäkarrman imitate, play the part (of)
yakay Ouch! Exclamation of pain or surprise
yaku this
yäku name named
yakuminy 
yakun'- this
yakurr sleep asleep
yakurrŋuru' here, at this place
yakuti 
yakutiwuy 
yakutjawuy 
yakuwala this way, toward this, hither
yakuy this
yakuy'mi(rri) language--collective name for variety spoken by Madarrpa (-dhudi), Maŋgurra, Ritharrŋu and Wa:gilak clans
yakuya sleep
yal'yun cool off (of place or weather) get relief
yäḻ tree--with light straight branches good for making fish spears and carvings Hibiscus
yaḻaburryun fall down together (of a group of things)
yalala later (on today), by and by
yalamirrinyawuy 
yalan shark Brown-Spotted Catshark, Chiloscyllium punctatum Blind Shark, Brachaelurus waddi (?)
yalandhu ceremonial ground
yalaŋbara 
yalapan elephant
yalapany 
yalaṯa bird Brolga
yaḻbarr sheet, length (of material)
yaḻbun waterlily--especially its edible portions
yalbuyalbu tortoise--common at Roper River and Roper Valley
yalkarriwuy 
yalkaram(a) strip (pandanus)
yaḻkarraŋgarr'yun separate, divide into separate piles
yalkayŋa 
yäḻku crab--small
yalkum lie
yalman tree--edible fruit exudes a milky substance used as a dye Ficus sp.
yaḻmanga fat, bone marrow
yalmari 
yalmarr back--area below ribs and above the waist
yalmarriṉḏa 
yalmay 
yaḻŋarr dandruff, flaky skin of body (in the Dry Season)
yalŋaypa body of white seagull
yalŋgi weak, soft, easy, loose Ext cripple, spastic, mongoloid
yalŋuwa later on, in a while, by and by
yälpi 
yalpurr long
yaltharr 
yalu nest (of bird or spider), cocoon Ext placenta, womb, uterus
yalu bird small Quail sp.
yalu'yun sink, dip in the middle
yalukthirri hungry--be
yalukal clan
yalukul nest
yalumul rain--heavy, constant
yaluŋbunum(a) coiled around, covering up
yaluparraṉ fish
yaḻurr(') snake--aquatic (generic for Sea Snakes), e.g: Stokes Sea Snake, Astrotia stokesii Spined-Bellied Sea Snake, Lapemis hardwickii Elegant Sea Snake, Hydrophis elegans etc.
yalwar canoe--old-fashioned, made from Stringybark
yalwar' bark (thin--of tree) skin (of fruit)
yalwuḏuk pliable weak, frail (as tiny baby)
yaḻyaḻyun stagger, walk bent over (as when carrying a heavy load)
yalyalkthun slack--be (rope)
yäma 
yamana tongue Ext talk dialect, pronunciation, language
yamany rootfood Marsdenia viridiflora and/or Cynanchum spp.
yamayi spirit
yamba because
yämba senile
yambal 
yambalal snake--small, blackish, found in trees
yambaḻpaḻ 
yambayamba 
yambirrku' fish Blue Tusk Fish
yambuma stick--secret
yaminydji lightning Gecko (lizard which makes the lightning)
yän still, only, just (for no reason or for emphasis)
yän language linguistic group
yäna still, only, just (for no reason or for emphasis)
yäna they Pl
yananybuy 
yananymul rain--heavy, constant
yanapi Oh, I thought..., as if mistaken supposition
yanbi Oh, I thought..., as if mistaken supposition
yanbitjili shark--with softish dorsal fin, lies close to sea bed, often around coral "Lazy Shark"
yan(a) bili and so on, until
yanda rootfood--vine
yaṉḏayaṉḏa rememberance of an unkindness for later retribution
yandhaḻawuy 
Yangathu woman's name
yängum(a) send
yan-nhaŋu clan & language
yaṉun' grub--found in ant mounds Curl Grub (?)
yanhdhala sand--fine, soft (on beach)
yanh'thawum(a) put (in)
yanhuŋani sea anemone
yanybulu tree--palm Ptychosperma elegans
yaŋalka 
yaŋara(') leg--lower tail Ext stem (of plant, including bamboo) shaft (of spear), handle (of tool)
yäŋay 
yaŋbuṉinydji spirit
yäŋburryun happy--be, carefree, talk too much be sympathetic
yaŋgaḻun talk loudly
yaŋgaṉa 
yaŋgarriny 
yaŋgipuy 
yaŋgurri 
yaŋ'ŋara here
ya-ŋuli back there in discourse
yaŋun'- this
yäŋunbi 
yaŋurryaŋurr spirit
yapthun fall, get down, jump down
yapa sister (of male), elder sister (of female) first cousin FBD,MZD "miss" term sometimes used for non-Yolŋu women when their relationship is not known
yapala 
yapaḻa 
yäpili 
yäpuma 
yäpupu 
yaryun wade (in water up to knees or deeper) paddle
yar'yun scrape
yara bili and so on, until
yaranydjun approve (of), admire, praise, speak well (of)
yaraŋu open, not taboo, profane
yäraŋu relationships--non-avoidance
yariny' taboo, secret, sacred
yäritj sacred (as ceremonial objects)
yarmal' frog--light-coloured, ground-dwelling
yarubulutju anthropologist
yarwi fat, bone marrow
yarryun dislike, reject, be opposed to be upset
yarryun shake (tree, in order to knock down fruits or nuts)
yarra thief
yarraḏa lightning
yarraga'yun grind (nuts of cycad palms)
yarral'yarral bird Kingfisher
yarraman' horse
yarranhu(') shellfish--edible Tapes dorsata
yarraŋarawuy 
yarraŋu truth
yarrar'yun tear, split (paper, rag, material)
yarrarra'yun hook up (spear)
yarraṯa string, line (to carry food or fish back from the hunt) row Ext male line of descent (male ancestory in family tree)
yarratjka shellfish--edible Freshwater Mussel
yarratjpunum(a) collect, gather (people), scoop up (water)
yarrayarra bark of Stringybark--used for ceremonial purposes
yarrga'yun sharpen (knife with stone) crush (cycad) with stone
yarrgiyarrgi plant--climbing
yarrgupthun go down (towards the sea), descend, go hunting to an island or into water
yarrikaḏa 
yarrkthun go away (from), keep off (of), shift around (as in one's seat)
yarrmal proud
yarrmiya 
yarrŋga ant--small brown and its mound or antbed termite mound
yarrŋga fish Stonefish
yarrŋiyarrŋi creeper--edible small white berries
yarrpa stingray--edible
yarrpalany smooth, clear
yarrpany bee--Honeybee and its "long-nosed sugarbag" (called this because of the long entrance tunnel to hive Trigona sp. honey stored by these bees
yarrupthun go down, come down, descend
yarrwarri fish Queenfish, Scomberoides commersonianus
yarrwupthun go down (to the sea), descend, go hunting to an island or into water
yaṯa ankle, lower leg
yati ceremony--open sacred
yatpuwa seaweed swells, high waves (in sea)
yäthiŋ 
yätj bad, no good evil sick, ill
yätjaŋ 
yatjun yell (at, out), shout, cry out (in joy or fear)
yawun spear many times, spear through and through
yaw' dislike, reject
yaw'yun dig (up), bale (out)
yäw I doubt it, I am uncertain
yäwirr 
yawirriny' boys--initiated, young or single men, bachelors, youths Pl (Rit) Sg
yäwulu nice, kind (person), gentle, quiet, placid
yawul'yawul straight (of hair)
yawungu yesterday
yawuny tree Fern-Leafed Grevillea, Golden Tree, Darwin Silky Oak, Grevillea pteridifolia sometimes applied to: Whistling Tree, Casuarina sp.
yawunydjurr tree Whistling Tree (?)
yawyawyun whisper
yay'yun call out "Yay!" (at corroboree, a chorus punctuating solo chants) talk loud(ly)
yäyuŋ name of car
-yi ANAPHORIC, a kind of EMPHasis referring to something already mentioned:that very one
-yi ALLative
-yi- INCHoative
yebarra 
yebarrarr 
yiḏaki digeridoo, drone pipe tree--wood used for digeridoo Eucalyptus ferruginea
yiḏipthun withdraw (as snake into a hole)
yegali lizard "Spotted Gecko", Marbled Gecko, Oedura mormorata
yika which?, where?
yikaki 
yikaḻi 
yikaṉatjpi 
yikaṉi 
yikaṉiwuy 
yikawuḏi leech
yekawul palm tree--when young it has leaf stems growing straight from the ground the stalks of which are edible Kentia Palm, Northern Kentia, Gronophyllum ramsayi
yikawuru 
yiki this (near us)
yiki(') knife (small or generic), blade (anything sharp made of iron or steel)
yikin'- this
yekiṉi spindle, flat spool
yikirrŋuru' here, at this place
yikiwala this way, toward this, hither
yeku' unripe, "green" (not yet ripe) not yet laid (eggs)
yiḻ'yun sit with legs crossed
yilangi root food--has a red "string" or trailing stem along the ground with few or no leaves grows along sand dunes Boerhavia diffusa
yiḻaŋi 
yilil'yun damp--be, get moist
yilil'yuna dillybag
yilila 
yiḻipun bathe, be(come) immersed in water
yiḻipawuy 
yilipi container, dilly bag
yilirrkminy 
yilkari 
yilkiŋu deaf and dumb
yilpa yam--red skin must be peeled off root is small and heart-shaped
yimanhdhi meat from turtles, dugongs, whales, and porpoises
yemaŋ 
yimbirri bucket
yimimi' tree Leichhardt Tree, Nauclea coadunata Gmelina dalrympleana (?)
yimuralaŋaniŋ crab--small, white-horned (good for bait)
yimurra' turtle--with smooth green back
yinarri man's name
yinawaraŋbaraŋ wings of Devil Ray
yiṉḏam pinch
yindi(') big, large
yindipulu clan of mother and all its members
yiṉḏiṯi tree/shrub--fruit used as medicine for ringworm or fish poison
yinimuka shellfish--edible
yininhdhi fishing spot--good (rock which is just the right place for fishing)
yininya spear--barbed
yininydjurr 
yinirri 
yin'karr fish--minnows Whitebait
yenhu ?
yinydjaku 
yinydjapana Dolphin (generic) Freckled Dolphin, Sousa lentigrinosa
yiny'tji tree--mangrove, has a red flower and soft wood, place to find mangrove worms Red Mangrove, Bru g,d iera parviflora
yiŋaṉi snake
yiŋarra'yun claim as one's own
yiŋbithiya 
yiŋgathirri yell out, shout (for joy), be happy
yiŋi water--calm
yiŋin'- this
yiŋiya 
yiŋu always, usually, used to (do)
yep lot(s of), many
yipa tail of Trevally
yipaŋ bait
yiparra tail half of shark (Yaŋarra of Djambarrpuyŋyu people)
yeparrŋa 
yipininy 
yipiṯi 
yirun sneak away, flee
yir'yun thin--become, diminish, get smaller, waste away (Rit) set (of sun)
yiri rectum, lower bowel(s)
yiriŋaniŋ(') creeper with small red-orange seeds used for beads in necklaces root is crushed, boiled and used as a red dye for Pandanus fibre Crab's Eye, Jequerity, Abrus precatorius haemodorum sp. seeds or beads of this plant
yir'yir\'ŋaniŋ lizard--legless, worm-like snakes and lizards (generic), e.g: Legless Lizard, Delma frazeri Burton's Legless Lizard, Lia s,l is burtonis Moon Snake, Furina sp Blind Snake, Typhlina unguirostris
yirr'yun 
yirralka homeland, place of birth "Heaven", "Limbo" (spirit place where souls go to wait re-incarnation)
yirrawurr 
yirrgiḏi'yun squirm, shift position uneasily
yerri' bird--owl Powerful Owl (?)
yirriṉimawuy 
yirriṉiṉba 
yirriṉiṉi 
yirrinyin shellfish--edible Tapes variegata, Tellina linguafelis
yirrirr' wrinkle, fold
yirritja moiety--patrilineal
yirriwaṉḏitj Yirritja clans (collective)
yirrkala settlement
yirrkanhara bee--savage, found half-way up the tree
yirrmalawuy 
yirrŋalk wallaby--small Rock Wallaby, Petrogale sp.
yirrŋirawuy 
yirrŋurawuy 
yirrpan scratch, scrape
yirrpi bush, bark
yirrwara shelter
yirr'yirryun squat, sit on heels
yirryirrŋu bird Australian Pelican
yetharra 
yitj dislike, reject Yuk! expression of distaste
yew' dislike, reject Yuk! expression of distaste
yiwaḻkurr kneecap shellfish--large cockle, edible Geloina coaxans
yiwarr smoke that goes straight up, a thin line of smoke
yiwinygum(a) tear strips of Pandanus to make them narrow(er) for weaving
yewiriny(') tendon, muscle, sinew Ext strength
yiw'yiwyun shy--be, bashful
-yu ERGative INSTrument
-yu ALLative
yu- BASE former
yo yes
yuḏa-yuḏa young Pl
yuḏu'yun lie, tell lies pretend
yuḏupal bee Honey Bee, Trigona sp.
yuḏurrkthun sniff (up), suck (up), draw (on, as cigarette)
yuḏuyuḏu 
yuḏu-yuṯthun 
yudhu-yudhu fingers, toes
yokaḏa root food--vine with edible taproot coming from a larger nut-like root Cayratia trifolia
yuku harpoon head without hook
yoku 
yukurra sleep, be lying down
yukurra CONTinuous, PROGressive: is/was doing
yukuwa(') rootfood--vine (small scrambling plant) with long edible root Vigna vexillata, V. lanceolata
yukuyuku brother--younger (of male), younger sibling (of female), first-cousin FBS
yukyuk baby, child
yol who? PRO somebody, someone, whoever
yol man, person
yolkal(a) with whom?, to whom?
yolkalaŋuwuy about whom?, concerning whom?
yolku whose?, for whom?
yolkuḻ(i) to(wards) whom?
yolkuŋ(u) by whom?, from whom?
yolkura with who(m)?
yolkuru (away) from whom?
yolkurumurru about whom?
yolkuruy about whom?
yolnha whom? object of transitive verb
yolŋu person, human Aboriginal, Black the Yolngu people of Northeast Arnhemland
yolŋu someone
yulŋuny for some time somewhere around here
yulpa fruit--mangrove
yolpa whose?, to whom?, for whom?
yultha true, real(ly)
yolthinyara like whom?
yolthu who? actor of transitive verb
yuluk damp, moist, wet fresh (bark just stripped or fruit just picked)
yuluk rootfood Glycine tabacina, G. tomentella Galact tenuiflora
yuḻuḻ'yun hide
yuḻuḻu 
yulumuru tree--fruit not eaten does not have mangrove worms Northern Large Leaved Mangrove, Brugiera sexangula Spurred Mangrove, Ceriops tagal
yuḻuŋgurr didgeridoo--big
yuḻutjtjun sneak up (on, to), creep up (on prey)
yuḻwutjthun 
yuḻwutja shark--not eaten Hammerhead
yuḻyuḻyun run while bent over, run to hide
yumayŋa White Man's country
yomiritj bird--small, brown, found out in the bush
yomunu 
yumurrku(') little, small (ones) children, young (of any species, e.g., chicks, pups, joeys, minnows, etc.)
yuṉḏiti' tree--used for poisoning fish
yuṉḏitj tree
yunuŋaḻi shellfish Black-Lipped Oyster
yunupiŋu surname
yony piece, bit
yuŋgirrŋa 
yuŋgulama 
yupthun go down (hill, river), subside (tide), fall (down or out--as hair), descend be removed from
yur'yun get up, rise
yurama agree, ok, permit, say yes, assent (to) GEN
yurum well (dug for water by hand or stick)
yurr but, however
yurr'yun pour water (on), squirt (someone), sprinkle, wet
yurranydjil 
yurrk ambush(ing), lying or crouching in wait
yorrkum(a) put down (baby to sleep), set (down)
yurrkuru shellfish--edible Brown Baler Shell
yurrkuruwuy 
yurrmu lie, untruth
yurru but, however
yurru will, shall, should, must, ought to FUTure tense
yurrum(') spring (seeping or bubbling up out of ground), well, waterhole
yurrum'thun come together, gather
yurrwa string taken to different clans to gather them together for Gunapipi
yurrwayurrwa fruit, inedible seed of various mangrove trees
yurrwi 
yuṯthun run, rush along, go fast escape (from) ABL
yuṯa new, young recently (Glp) today
yuṯuŋgurr thigh, upper leg back leg (of animal) root (of tree)
yothu child, baby, "kid" young animal (calf, pup, chick, etc.) small
yothuŋbi 
yotjiŋ 
yutjuwaḻa(') small, little Sg
yow yes
yuwalk true, truly
yuwalk body, torso
yuwaḻkurr shellfish--edible Geloina coaxans
yuwambu fish--large Rock Cod
yuwati 
yuwatha open, not secret or sacred, public
yuwatja language
yuwayuwa 
yuythun call out news from afar
yoyu---y Oh dear!
yuyuyu Rockabye Baby..., Go to sleep now!
daymaŋu 
ruypu Dhuwa red ochre
maḏan Dhuwa red ochre
ŋayarr'yun make smooth
djaŋ'tjaŋ shape
djuwu aim line up
ḻumbirrk see ḻumbak
malŋuwatj nearly done about to break
maypa ?many
mäŋgany keep on going
nyaŋnyaŋ' upper part of throat
ŋaṉḏarr'marama fix into place
ŋaraŋany ?keep going
ruy' snap! crash!
dhoṉuk smoke
ṉikuṉuŋ second harpoon shot
rawu turtle rope
bäymaŋu belonging eternally to that place
buḻ'warryun ran (plural)
dhalwaŋ' to beach (boat, canoe)
dharriŋ Macassan oven
dhinybuma make progress
dhurputj last, later
dhurwiriŋu ?part of turtle
gadhuwaḻa paddle, see gadhubaḻa
gewitj other side, see giwit
goŋgulama take by hand
gorrmar paddle (canoe etc)
gurku'yun be eager to get going
marraŋani ?aim
marrigi European ?Place where Europeans live
mundaganda ?turtle part
nhäŋanya whatever, indescribable
wanaŋguma imitate
yepthun hurry together (many people)
djolula sp tree
ŋandhark thirsty, dry
ŋandjuḻkthun ? slip, slide
ŋulupiliny ?
gaṯmarama catch, snare
winyiḻa sp bat see winyuḻa
ḻarraŋ’thun spill, capsize, tip over see ḻarrwaŋ’thun
ḏuwaṯ  go from sea to land, go up
warragarri  tall grass
warragarri  tall grass, d
warragarri  tall grass, x
warragarri  tall grass,
warragarri  tall grass,
buṯ  fly (away), spread wings for flight Sg
ŋayaŋu-warryun making effort
bypasstest  bypasstest
djakurrarama  give
finaltest  finaltest