A
a sore nandabubu
all, everybody, all fellow lijakara
ankle nandadangka
another; other arkuula
armpit naluwajimbangu
B
back of neck nalumurngu
back nandawuku
bad yawadi
bandicoot dawakunya
beard nalujamuka
beefwood tree lEElyar
big yawalkura (big)
blood ;ngulya[...](G)
bloodwood tree yubulala
bring water ;yakaya; wabuda
buttocks andawuna
C
carry child on shoulder; She carries the child on shoulder. janyana'kanji ngabala
cave, a hole in the rock 'an'ara
centipede awanAnka
chest nandamilimili
chin naluyiira
cliff, side of a mountain ja[i]ngka
cockatoo (white fellow) arbaran
come out of ("The man came out of the cave; come out of") jaluwalanmanji
coolibah mawalan
cough ("I cough") wulurrinji
creek, little river raandar
crow nawanka
D
daughter angadaradu
deaf 'ramudu
dingo yawadbina
Do you understand English? jinangka'rinji
down wajaliya
dugong waalya
E
ear nal'wanda
east akariya
elbow nalumurnu
elder sister aajabab
emu chick 'yawada
emu egg andamawuka
emu feathers andawulu
emu anganganda
enter ("to enter; I enter") januwingkai; yindalu
eye nalunyi
F
face nalunguru
far, very far, far away wuduliya (far)
fat nyawalkura
father wun'yada
father's father, granddaddy najamurimuri
father's mother, grandmother aja abuji
father's sister yikuranyira
fingernail naluyilyi'
five liijakara (five)
flower jal
fly rami'mi
foot nandamanda
forehead nalumiri
four leekanmaraalkula
G
galah arinkili
good yamaringaya
grasshopper nyayamu
groper arkureedi
H
hair naluwada
hand; palm of hand nalumaliji
hawk bukaji
He is calling out to you. jaluwajbanji yinku
He is telling you a lie. jawandimanji
he, man, male, that fellow yanamingkiya
head cold junguwalirInji
head naluwulaya
heart kudulu; kudula
heavy, hard to lift yawunungu
here, this place ma'naji
honey, wild honey andamang-ka
how many? liikanmaraalkula (how many)
how; in what way ngandara
husband yangada
H
I get down from a stone; I climb down from a stone; I jump down from a stone kanalakan bala
I ngana
ironwood tree lamura
J
jump ("to jump; to hop") jalumalingmanji
K
kangaroo balinkama
kangaroo's pouch naalanji
knee nandaburu
kurrajong root madadaki
L
leaf wanjir
left hand naluwakunyi
light, easy to lift yabululu
lip naluyira
little yabuyi (little)
long ago, long time ago, long time past waburangka
long yadyumangkara
lower leg nandawiilba
M
man yamaningiya
moon na'kala
mosquito muundu
mother barada
mother's brother, uncle yankunu b¤ab¤a
mother's brother's daughter, girl cousin majababa
mother's brother's son, cousin on your mother's side yangada nyanyira
mother's father; granddaddy on your mother's side nadamimi
mother's mother, grandmother on your mother's side ajawukuku
mountain, big hill jaingka
mouth nalumulu
N
narrow nyabuyi
native bee andawimbi
near, close, close here wunumbara
neck nalumurngu (neck)
night time wundurura
north wuduliya (north)
nose nalunguru
nothing, nothing at all, nil kuradi
O
old man nyamalbu
old woman abaribari
one 'aalkula
opossum biwali
P
pant ("I pant") jana wudulambai
put down; I put this down jaluyirbaranji; jaluyirbaranji waika
put in; I put something in there; I put this in the bag. jaluyirbaranji andaanda
R
rain, rain falls jilanbai waral
rainbow 'bujimala
rib bone ngandalalul
right hand nalumayangu
ripe (of fruit) mawanunu
river gum, gum tree that grows by the river wuninmar
river naruwaji
round yawuluwulu
S
scorpion aamalamala
sea aanda
see ("I see you") jina nanji
she (referring to a woman) andanawa
short nyaukudu
shoulder nalubilila
skin nanda'yiira
sky 'arar
small mob liikanmaraalkula (small mob)
sole of the foot nandamanda
some arkariya
son yangadayadu
south namaliya
spinifex grass ma'ngoiyara
star wara'wiiji
stick wunda
sun nakamba
swallow ("I swallow") jilu janji
sea-tree dirikala
T
that, that thing (pointing) ankula
there, that place angula
they, they fellow, they over there, a number of people, mob lijakada
thigh nandamIlka
thin, skinny yabuyi
this, this thing (pointing) ngudundu
three liikanmara alkula (three)
throat naluwunduwa
tongue nalunganda
tooth naluliminjil
turtle wundungyuuka
two kanmada
U
unripe, not ready to eat mamawungku
up angkaya
upper arm naluwi
V
veins mai'yulbu
very many, many, whole mob liijakara (big mob)
W
wallaby nyawada
water wabuda
we two rikanmada (we two)
west aaya
where, what place ngamaliya
whirlwind, whirly-whirly jiburamanji
wide nawalkura
wife's father ya'wajbala
wife's sister's amIjiji
wild fig mangalyan
wild orange tree mabunarima
wild plum bikiiki
wild turkey akunabara
wind jiwamanji
woman 'ananawa
work ("to work; go to work; I go to work every day.") ;kanawIngkala kanan malan wagi
Y
yam mawoiku
yesterday rikar rikara
you two rikanmada (you two)
you, you fella, a number of people yirkanmada arkula
you; you one person 'yarkula
younger brother yaaja baba
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