* Yolngu Dictionary by Beulah Lowe bä'pali 1) medicine. 2) wooden dish. bäba gum nut. baba'mirri miss, make a mistake, behave in a stupid manner, stray from the path. baba'yun miss, make a mistake, behave in a stupid manner, stray from the path. babala wrong, by accident, unintentional. babalamirri 1) all, every, any. 2) everywhere, anywhere, anyone, anytime. baḏak still, wait a moment, hold on. (id: sebentar) baḏaltja freshwater turtle. baḏarr paperbark from which canoes are made. baḏarraηdhirri heal. baḏarraηguma heal. baḏarratjun feel twinge of pain in spot injured. baḏatjun vtr. 1) throw a spear. 2) miss, make a mistake. baḏaw'yun burst, explode. baḏayala light (from sun, moon, torch, etc.). baḏikan white cockatoo. baḏipaḏi rock wallaby. baḏubaḏuyun erase, rub out. baḏurru milky way. baḏuwaḏuyun erase, rub out. bagapaga pied heron. bagapagayun walk as though intoxicated. bäka 1) tail. 2) lower leg. 3) handle. bäka-bakmarama pay back, take revenge. bäka-ηayathama hold a person back. bäkala harpoon. bakarrama wooden spear. bäki (n) use, try out, borrow. bakirrikirri shovel spear. bakmarama break. bakparr patch. bakpiḏiḏi frog (Syn) wokara. bakthun break, get hurt. baku lawyer vine, armlets made from vine. bäkul stingray. bäkumirriyama measure, weigh. bakurra robber. bakuruma look up. baḻ'paḻyun pound (cycad), bend over. baḻ'yun beg, cadge. bala movement away from speaker. bäla 1) walk. 2) sp fish. 3) mark left on ground when walking. bala-räli backwards and forwards. bala' house, hut (non-Aboriginal design). bala'pala chair, table, form. balaka something to be getting on with (Syn) guwarr. balakarra arm bands for stone axe. baḻambirrpirryun sit cross-legged. baḻamin attitude of body while walking. Balanda white person. cf Malay, from 'holander' balaṉḏi fishing line. balanhan tread on. balanya like this. balanyamirriy by then, by this time. balaη' Dhuwa subsection, male Female: bilindjan (Moiety) Dhuwa. baḻaηaw'yun smother, overwhelm, cover, surround. baḻaηaw'yun gapu flood. balaηu might, could, should? baḻaηu anchor. balarr baler shell. baḻarra 1) wattle bark pubic shield made from bark. 2) flesh from breast of turtle. balbalyun baḻarrkpaḻarrk long, tall (of person fish), great (of hunger) (old language). bäḻatha stick used for wife beating. baḻawurrwurr boat. balbalyun 1) any action requiring balance (walk, hang, light a fire). 2) be on something (Syn) gorruma. baḻbaḻyun any action requiring balance (gorruma) (See) gorruma. bäḻbaḻyun be bent over. balbaw'marama split down the middle (with axe etc.). bälupalu baldhurr' mark made on ground and stamped with footprint as a sign to people following. baldhurr'yun kick, mark out, borrow. baḻgapthun to be bent over, crouch. baḻgurr red flowered kurrajong (See) baṉ'pal. bälkay urine. balkitj male wallaby, kangaroo, bandicoot. baḻkpaḻk sp fruit. balku rope. baḻman rain. balmarrk male pubic hair. balpa groper. balpalyun 1) rub sticks together to make fire. 2) goanna running up tree. balpanḏaηan tree with edible fruit (Syn) mapuḏumun. balpara helper. balpuḏu spear (Syn) gara (Lng) Djambarrpuyηu. balthurr Syn: yiηarra'. baltjam'thun make fire. bäḻtji yam. baltjuḏa frilled lizard. baluka robber. baluηa pillow. bälupalu wood used for fighting stick, stick for killing turtles. balwak tail. balwakmirri dugong. balwaw'marama split down the middle (with axe etc.). balwur ripe (Syn) borum. bam'pala very high sand hill. bämara helper, friend, companion. bamaraη sp fruit. bambarkpambark cockroach (Lng) Ganalbiηu. bambay blind. bämbi stingray. bambitj tree, stick, wood. bamburrbaḏatj uneven. bamburuηburuη brain. bamuḻa 1) calm. 2) motionless. baṉḏany bamutuka pipe. baṉ'pal belt made of kurrajong fibre (baḻgurr) (Usage) used when climbing smooth, slippery tree (See) baḻgurr. bäna still, until, never mind (Syn) bäynha. baṉa' forked stick. baṉami brolga. baṉaṉak small bush with yellow and mauve flowers. banaη' 1) wool. 2) sp fish. baṉarra clear of rubbish, etc. baṉḏany 1) dry, shallow. 2) thick. 3) true. bäpaη bändarra be or feel giddy. bandirra flag. cf Malay 'bandera' Portuguese etc bändurruη diamond fish. baṉdja arm. baṉgapuma Syn: wapmarama (Variant) baṉgapunuma; baṉgarrirribunuma. baṉgapunuma Syn: wapmarama (See) baṉgapunuma. baṉgarrirribunuma Syn: wapmarama (See) baṉgapuma. bani tree used in boat building. bäni be (of water, in water). baṉηal'marama put onto mast. baṉumbirr morning star. bänhdharra deep sea. banybuḻ abbrev. of goηbanybuḻ (See) goηbanybuḻ. banydji Usage: ηunha banydji dhuwala banydji. baηaḏi Yirritja subsection, male (Female) baηaḏitjan (Moiety) Yirritja. baηam rock. baηdhun sit with legs apart, lie with legs apart. baηgina 1) foot. 2) footprint (Syn) ḻuku. bäηgu boiled bark. bäpa father, father's brother. bäpaη 1) sp oak. 2) side scales of turtle. 3) plank. barray'parray bäpi snake. bäpi-djäri rainbow. bapmarama paint, splotch, dab. bäpurru clan group. bapuy'yun toss, plunge. bar interjection (interchangeable with bartjunmarama). bärr cicatrice, scar from burn, axe mark on tree. bär' thin. barr'yun vintr. tear, split. bärra good fishing spot, near rocks (See) yinindi. bärra' west, west wind. bärra'mirri season before wet when wind blows from west. barrakala bone on lower leg. barala sand bank. barrambarra 1) cloth. 2) clothes. bärraη cane knife, meat chopper. barraηga-djarryun sketch. barraηga'yun thank repeatedly, answer the orator in appreciation or agreement. barraηgunha stingray. bararrbararrmirri skin light colour after having been burnt. barrarirri frightened. barawiyal new laid. barawun rays of sunlight before sun rises. barray'parray near the surface, lightly. barrdjaḻ'yun slip, slip over (Variant) barryaḻ'yun. bärrkarr penetrating, spreading far and wide. barkiki ibis. barrkimirri married. barrkparrkpunuma unfold, open out, spread out. barkparkthun sing. barkthun crack. barrku far away, get out of the way. barrkuḏakthun far away, get out of the way (verbal form of barrku). barkuma native cat. barrkuwatj separate, each. barrkuwatjkuma deal, give out. barrma'yun sit or lie with legs apart (Syn) baηdhun. barrηbarrη holey. barrηbarrηdhirri made holey. barrηgiḻ feet turned out when walking (correct way for men). barηgitj Moiety: Yirritja. 1) type of bee. 2) sugarbag. bartjunmarama barrηiryun ear splitting noise. barrpa' putrid, rotten. barrpa'thirri putrid (become...., rotten (become.... barpuru yesterday. barrtjun 1) spear. 2) sew. bartjunmarama whip, flog, slap, hit, beat. bäru crocodile. barrukala paperbark. barrulanhayηu cave. barrupu tobacco. barrwaṉ 1) skin. 2) bark. 3) pound note. bathala barrwaηdhun fall. barrwaηmarama trip, push over. barrwarr part of male anatomy (scrotum? used in swearing) (Syn) buruηurr (Variant) ḏenybarrwarr. barryaḻ'yun slip over, slip. bat throw away, interjection (interchangeaable with ηurrkama) (See) ηurrkama (Prdm) singular. baṯ' 1) touch, hold, have, reach. 2) interjection (interchangeable with ηayathama). bäṯa wild carrot. baṯa-ḏumurru good hunter. baṯi barbed spear. bäti short two edged knife. batigut petticoat, skirt. batitj full tide, high tide. baṯpa reef, stones, rocks under water. baṯpaṯthun pick off (fruit). baṯthun make fire. batumaη swimming goggles. baṯuηgu man or boy circumcised by Mandayala ceremony. bathala huge, massive, very big. bathan cook, boil, burn. bathi basket, bag, box, dilly bag. bathi-gurririmirri death adder. bäthu rock, stone. batjikali pannikin. batjimurruηu shellfish. batjiwarr path, road, way (Variant) batjuwarr. batjpatj sickness. bätju digging stick. bätjupatju coat, shirt. bäw' pleasant smell. baw'yun bawa'gurrupan to make silly (by fright, etc.). bawa'mirri mistake (See) baba'yun (Variant) baba'mirri. bawala mistakenly (Variant) babala. bäwaη vegetable food, potatoes. bäwi pig. bawitj full tide (See) wumbirr (Variant) bagitj. bawkthun fell, chop. bawu sp grass. bawurr type of fish spear. bawuthu wind. bawyun to burst, hatch. bäy still, might, until, never mind (Syn) bäynha; bäna; bäydhina. bäy-ḻakarama forgive, overlook. bay' interjection (interchangeable with ganarrthama, ganan) (See) ganarrthama. bayapaya rope attached to sail to manipulate. bayapaya bäyarra pay, pay back, take vengeance. bayarrak non-stinging bee. bäydhina still, might, until, never mind. bayini white woman. bäykarrarama take no notice, disobey. bäymaηu Syn: nininyηu. baymatthun gather, beat, hit (person etc) (Lng) Djambarrpuyηu. bäynha still, might, until, never mind (Syn) bäna. bäyηu none, no, not any, negative. bäyηuthirri Syn: dhawarkthun. bäyηuyama bring to nought. bäypi'yun be left behind, stay behind. bäythirri to miss out on something. be somewhere, maybe (Syn) ηula. biḏila bekaη fish hook, fishing line with hook. bel'pil pliable, easily bent. belama dig. beḻaη 1) calm. 2) quiet. bembi sheep. berratha rice, wheat, barley. berrkmirriηu a great number (Usage) people. biḏi'yun paint. biḏila 1) liver. 2) bad. biḏila'yama make bad. biḏila'yirri become bad. biḏipi See: barr'. biḏitj fish spear thrower. biḏiwiḏiyun sing (of bird biḏiwiḏi) (See) biḏiwiḏi. bidjal freshwater fish. bikaḏa arm band (See) djaḻi (~iyagalawumirri). bikpikthun shake to throw off something adhering (Usage) stinging insect, water (dog). bil'marama straighten. biḻ'piḻ sp tree used for rubbing medicine. biḻa mark on ground (Usage) by snake, crocodile, lizards, a child crawling. bilamapilama black shouldered kite. biḻaη'thun lick. biḻbiḻthun howl of dog. biḻbiḻyun to be unfirm (of building, etc.). bili 1) and, because. 2) interrogative word. biḻma biḻimbiḻil hole belonging to wititj (python). biḻinbiḻin big house. bilinydjan Dhuwa subsection, female. Male: balaη' (Moiety) Dhuwa. bilipilipthun fan a fire. bilitj sp parrot. bilkbilk flat (wood, land, stone). bilkthun cover, deceive. biḻkthun excrete, defecate, lay, give birth. biḻma music sticks. bilηarr female sexual organs. bilηbilηdhun clap knees together, walk with wobbly knees. biḻparr 1) wood chips from chopping. 2) scraps of paper. binygurr biḻpiḻyun break of day. biḻtjawunuma shoot. bilyun turn. biṉ'tawu mud, earth, gravel. biṉbapthun recur (Usage) of sickness, sore. binbarr 1) wing. 2) small piece of tobacco. binbin scales (of fish). biṉḏabarr'parryun crack (of ground, rock, wood, fibre). biṉḏirrkthun strike (a match). bindha ribs. biṉdharr'yun swear. biṉdjarra stone axe (Variant) bindjirra. biṉgal small sharp pointed stick (Usage) for boys after circumcision; girls at puberty ceremonies for scratching head, eating food etc; women use it for digging shellfish and bashing self or ground in grief. biṉi large stingray. biṉiny finger nails, toe nails. binydjarr'yun kill (See) räkuma. binydjitj thin, fleshless. binygirrigirriyirri fresh water (See) raypinydhirri. binygurr grass (See) mulma. biη'thun such air through teeth (Variant) biη'piηdhun. biηga'yun vintr. wake up, be awake. biηgipiηgiyun movements when about to wake up. birr interjection (interchangeable with barrku, baman' or dhärra). birr'pirryun 1) stamp feet. 2) rub sticks together. birrη'marama bir'yun sparkle, glitter, shine. bira'yun be awake, open one's eyes. birrali corn, maize. birraηany side, half. birapthun flash, give out gleam of light. birrbirryun fly, get up and go (Variant) birrwirryun. birrgugu remember unkindness for retribution later (See) yaṉḏayaṉḏa; marrgugu; ḏikṯik. birrimbirr soul, spirit. birripirrip bustard (See) birrkpirrk(ηani). Note: announces the Dhuwa dead when they arrive at Burralku birrirri'yun turn around, screw. birrka by mistake, accidentally. birrka'yun try, test. birkarr'yun call out names in buηgul (Usage) men's sacred ceremony (ηärra') and cleansing ceremony (bukuḻup) (See) buηgul. birkpirk kingfisher. birrkpirrk bustard (See) birripirrip (Variant) birrkpirrkηani. Note: announces the Dhuwa dead when they arrive at Burralku birrku full moon. birrη'marama 1) get bigger, increase in size (fire). 2) spread a story, news. biyay birrη'thun 1) get bigger, increase in size (fire). 2) spread a story, news. birrηarr sp turtle. birpa rectum. birrwakthun spread, increase. birrwirra fish. birrwirryun fly, get up and go after bungul etc (Variant) birrbirryun. biṯi 1) hip. 2) back leg (of turtle) (See) bulηu. biṯiwatmarama fall head first. biṯiwatthun fall head first. bitmarama graze, brush against, just miss, almost touch. biṯthunmirri Syn: mala-bunhamirri. bithiwul nothing (Syn) bäyηu. bitji snake scales. bitji-buma shed skin. biw'yun 1) fan (fire). 2) brush away. biyapiya intestines. biyarrmak funny. biyarrmak märrama 1) make someone laugh. 2) make fun of. biyay goanna. boḏuk black beetle. bokman to create. bola 1) moon. 2) dugong's stomach. botubutu bolk semen. bolu bamboo. boḻuku rot, mould, decomposition, rotten, mouldy. bolutju moustache. bon knee. bon-dhärra kneel. bon-djalkthun march. bon-djipthun kneel. boṉba butterfly. bondi quickly, hurry up. boηgama break of day. boηgunu tomorrow at daybreak. bopu throat, windpipe. borr'kuma cut up animal for distribution. borru ringworm, skin disease (Usage) Yolηu used to scratch and make bleed then bathe in salt water or apply salt direct. borum 1) ripe. 2) cooked. borrutj sandfly. botubutu 1) tractor. 2) iron bar. 3) crank. 4) axe. bukaηu bothirri deceive, tell a lie. bothubuthukuma plait, braid, twist. bothurru count. botjama build. botjulk cool. botjulkkuma make cool. botjulkthirri become cool. botjuη large jar or pitcher. boy yellow fatty part of crab. boy'yun blow. boyaη paper (old word). boyara 1) brain. 2) pus. buḏapmarama cross over, push (boat) over creek. buḏapthun cross over, push (boat) over creek. buḏaw'yun go off, explode, burst. buḏuḏupthun gallop. buḏurrutjun wring out clothes. buḏuyurr 1) whirlwind. 2) twist strands of rope. budju'yun rub (bark against leg to make rope) (Variant) buyu'yun. bugun paperbark cup. bukaḏaηu brother (Lng) Ritharrηu. bukaηu saved (e.g. food). bukaway dreams. bukmak all, every. bukmakkuma completely. buku 1) forehead. 2) will. 3) cliff. 4) face. buku-dharrpanmirri buku walma poke your head out. buku-bakmarama 1) answer. 2) go around. buku-bakthun 1) get a shock. 2) go right around (instead of cutting across). buku-biḻ'marama bring to remembrance. buku-bira'yun food (ηatha) which is eaten after turtle (miyapunu), fish (guya) and shellfish (maypal) (Usage) clears head and refreshes person (See) matha-yal. buku-butmarama bring bones back to own country (Variant) buku-wutmarama. buku-ḏäl persistent, dauntless. buku-ḏälthinyamirri argue. buku-ḏaw'marama answer (Syn) buku-bakmarama. buku-ḏiy'yun 1) dislike. 2) observe taboo. buku-ḏuη'thun have a headache. buku-ḏuwatthun persist, keep trying. buku-dharrpanmirri 1) hang one's head. 2) get lost in a crowd. 3) deceive, betray. buku-malamirriηu buku-dhirr'yun 1) remind. 2) incite (e.g. by reminding of injuries received). 3) do something a second time. buku-dhunarra be born. buku-dhuwaḻyun ask for more and keep asking. buku-djaw'yunmirri exchange gifts, exchange ideas, exchange wives. buku-djuḻkmarama exchange. buku-djulηi please, thank you. buku-gänaη'thirri stray, wander off alone. buku-gurrpan thank, be grateful to. buku-gurthapuy widow. buku-gurrupanmirri not retaliate, accept punishment meekly. buku-ḻaḻawukthun face peeling, peel (Usage) snake shedding skin. buku-ḻambuma pay back, take revenge. buku-ḻarryun fall, slide, collapse (e.g. pile of bricks). buku-ḻiw'marama all over, around. buku-ḻukmarama gather together. buku-ḻukthun gather, collect. buku-ḻumbak make into parcel. buku-ḻup cleansing ceremony. buku-ḻupmarama cleanse, baptise. buku-ḻupthun be cleansed, baptised (be --. buku-malamirri with a crowd. buku-malamirriηu 1) crowd 2) flock 3) school of fish. bukuwaṉ'waṉ buku-manapanmirri gather together. buku-märrma' twice. buku-moma misunderstood. buku-munha dark. buku-nhäma to dislike, have nothing to do with, keep away from. buku-nhänhamirri to dislike each other. buku-nherran 1) forbid. 2) go against (e.g. wind blowing against boat). buku-nhirrpan retard, refuse (Syn) buku-nherran. buku-ηal'yun respect, worship, look up to. buku-rangu in the middle of the night. buku-roηanmarama give answer. buku-roηiyirri retaliate. buku-rulwaηdhunmirri not retaliate. buku-wanaηgunhamirri feel regret for wrong doing. buku-waηgany once. buku-warrwarryun rushing to be first. buku-warwuwu sad. buku-yäbulu kind (face), gentle face (Variant) buku-yäwulu. buku-yarrwupthun be born. bukumirriyama pray. bukumuk 1) pitch dark. 2) heavy feeling in head e.g. after eating too much shellfish (maypal). bukuwaṉ'waṉ high. bukuy-moma leave behind (at death) (Syn) ḻiyay-moma. bukuy-ηurrkama 1) refuse. 2) scatter. buḻarryun bul' noise of something dropped (e.g. stone) (See) galkirrina. buḻ'manydji sp shark. buḻ'puḻmarama vtr. swell (See) buḻ'yun (Prdm) pl. bul'pulyun 1) noise of stamping feet. 2) make noise walking on hard ground, concrete etc. buḻ'puḻyun vintr. swell (See) bul'yun (Prdm) pl. buḻ'yun play. buḻa 1) small parasite attaches to fish. 2) offsider, helper. bulal' two. buḻangitj very good, excellent. buḻany Moiety: Yirritja. 1) kangaroo. 2) Yirritja subsection, male. buḻanybirr porpoise. buḻanydjan Yirritja subsection, female (Moiety) Yirritja. buḻaηgarr rat. buḻarr Variant: buḻarrnha. 1) lie down. 2) sleep. 3) interjection (interchangeable with ηorra) (See) ηorra. buḻarryun 1) be clear (meaning). 2) be tilted on one side. bulηuyuk bulay 1) rich. 2) jewellery, gold. bulbul slow, lethargic, sluggish, lacking in energy (Variant) bulwul. buḻbuḻmarama mix fat of stingray with flesh for taste. bulbulyun slow, lethargic, sluggish, lacking in energy. buḻbuḻyun come in (of tide) (Variant) bulwulyun. buldji ceremonial dilly bag decorated with feathers. buliki cattle. From: English. buḻiḻi sp bush fruit. bulinhdha' stir, mix. bulka body hair, fur on animal. bulkuηu thunder (Syn) wolma. bulman spear thrower (fish only). bulnha slowly, wait a moment. bulnha'marama vtr. slow down, stop. bulnha'yun vintr. slow down. buḻnyin possum fur. buḻnyirr'marama 1) cycle fast, run fast. 2) march (ie action with knees high). bulηu leg of turtle. buḻηu soft (ground fruit). buḻηuthirri become soft. bulηuyuk 1) extinguished (fire), not alight. 2) not carrying firestick. buḻpuḻ 1) feather. 2) flower. bulyun buḻpuḻmarama make burn. buḻpuḻyun burn (of fire). buḻpupuyun swell, blister. bulu more, again, then. bulukminy file snake (Syn) djaykuη. buḻumbuḻ white hair. buḻumbuḻmirri grey haired, covered with flour. buḻumitj bloomers, pants. From: English. bulunu 1) east wind. 2) tree (Variant) bulwuηu; buluwuηu. buḻuηun 1) knot in tree. 2) lump in body. buluηuwa Morph: bulu & suffix -wa. bulurruη 1) flaky (of food, tobacco). 2) cooked on outside but not right through. buḻwaη'marama vtr. smash, break in pieces. buḻwaη'thun smash, break in pieces. bulwul slow, lethargic, sluggish, lacking in energy. buḻwuḻmarama mix fat of stingray with flesh for taste (Variant) bulbulmarama. bulwuηu east. bulyun 1) be of water. 2) be in water. buny'tjun buma 1) hit, beat. 2) kill. 3) make. 4) collect, pick. bumbarrurr 1) rock. 2) hill. bun'kumu knee. buṉ'ṯaηu small snake. buna arrive, come. bunanhamirri meet. buṉapi trepang. bunbaṯaṯ coiled around (snake). buṉbu native house (Aboriginal design). buṉbu dhuyu church. buṉbuma build, make. buṉbuṉ' white paint made from clay. buṉḏalal palsy, cramp, "pins and needles". buṉḏalηu centre back of animal or person. bundi sp turtle. bundurr totemic name given to clan, special name given to person relating to clan territory or totems. bundhurr crippled, unable to fly (eg domestic fowls). buṉdjuηu sp bush fruit - large. bungu'punguyun nod head in agreement. bunhamirri fight. buny'tjun smoke. bunybu sp shellfish. bunydji anus. buη'puηdhun make kissing noise (lips pushed forward). buηbulyun smoke rising, steam rising. buηbuηdhun vintr. boil. buηbuηmarama vtr. boil. buηgan smell (good or bad). buηgan märrama work black magic. buηgatthun be happy, feel refreshed, feel enthusiastic. buηgawa boss, master. buηgu'yun nod head in agreement (Variant) buηgu'puηguyun. buηgul ceremony. bur 1) come, arrive. 2) interjection (interchangeable with buna) (See) buna. burrakuma bur' water (current) swirling around rock. bur'puryun become puffed from running (See) noy-bur'yun. burr'purryun fall (e.g. leaves from tree). burr'yun 1) play. 2) dance. bur'yuηurrkama 1) person being constantly attacked verbally, gets fed up and leaves (Usage) |uruηi dhärukthu nanya bur'yuηurrkaηala wiripuηulili wäηalili. 2) current/water swirling around rock nearly capsises canoe. bura in the middle. burakirri be hurt (speak). burrakuma threaten. burala diving duck. burralaη Moiety: Dhuwa. 1) sp wallaby. 2) Dhuwa subsection, male. burrpiḻ'yun burralkthun sing in special way for initiation of deceased person. burralku land of departed spirits, home of morning star. burarra name of a clan and language. burrbuburrbuyun Syn: wurrbuwurrbuyun. burburbunuma paint (person or bark) colour in outlines. burrburrmarama get engine going. burrburryun Variant: burrwurryun. 1) sing for deceased person in camp concert, cleansing ceremony (Usage) sing to accompaniment of clapsticks (eg for mokuy). 2) noise an engine makes. burdjiburdji'yun 1) rub out, erase. 2) make no effect. burgu flower. burrgutj lungs. burirritj fish (Syn) guya. burriṯiηu whip. burrkpurrk part of body which 'clicks' when arm, leg or back is stretched suddenly. burkthun float, be in water. burrmalala cyclone. burrmiḏi peaceful, peace loving. burηa'yun See: waṉḏirri; marrtji. burrpal fly beyond pupa stage (with legs, not flying). burrpiḻ'yun give a raspberry, blow in person's eye. burrpu cruel, callous, destructive, affair with wrong relation. burrpurryun get stuck, be stuck. burrpuy 1) leprosy. 2) black magic. burruηburruη burrpuy-märrama work black magic. burru'purruka small cloth rag (Syn) näga. burruburruthuηan Usage: person coming to pay respects to dead person. Another person goes to meet and escort him: (ḏälkuma ηanya) (Syn) ḏälkuma. burrudhiṯthun scoop up. burrugu young shark. burruḻuḻu soft muddy ground. burrumilkama misunderstand. burrumiṯpa rock cod. burumun' 1) cheek. 2) island. 3) fruit. burrumunuη stale or cold food, slow moving person, numb, stiff. burrumunuηdhirri slow moving (be --, numb (be --, stiff (be --. burrumunuηgunhamirri Syn: ηayamunuηgunhamirri. burrunha-ḏälthirri Syn: ganydjarrmirriyirri. burrunhdhiya' leprosy (Variant) burrinhdhiya. burrunhdhiya'kuma mix food with too much water. burruηburruη 1) part of animal (and human?) near muscle. 2) non-edible. 3) thrown away. buruηgulk 1) threadbare. 2) brittle, fragile, weak. 3) covered with footprints. buthuwa buruηgurr pelican. buruηurr scrotum. bururr'yun wipe, dry. bururr'yunmirri 1) wipe oneself, rub against something. 2) wriggle through a small hole. burrwarr interjection (interchangeable with gombuma). burrwarmirri no fun (Usage) person or place (Syn) djawaryunamirri. burrwurryun throb of engine (Variant) burrburryun. buryun come to nothing, fall through. buṯ'puṯthun fly (See) buṯthun (Variant) buṯthu'puṯthun (Prdm) pl. butputthun swell. buṯpuṯthun rise (Usage) of smoke, dust. buṯthu'puṯthun fly (See) buṯthun (Variant) buṯ'puṯthun (Prdm) pl. buṯthun fly (Prdm) singular. buthalak yellow ochre. buthinipa belt made from string. buthugulkulk expression (of pleasure). buthulu bottle. buthunu scorpion. buthuru ear. buthuru-bitjun listen. buthurumara within hearing. buthuwa 1) excrete, defecate. 2) lay, give birth (See) biḻkthun. buyubuyu butjiri bad smell. butjiriyirri smell bad. butju feathers. butjulama to entice, draw. buwa word used to attract attention. buwaḻ'yun break of day. buwaḻ'yurru tomorrow. buwaḻa fat. buwalbuwalyun bubble up. buwaḻkpuwaḻk mould. buwaḻkpuwaḻkmirri mouldy. buwalkthun surface. buwaṯa plain turkey. buwayak faint. buwayakkuma rub out, make indistinct. buyapuya young porpoise. buyara brain, pus. buypuru stone used for crushing cycad. buyu weave. buyu-dhumuk close weave. buyu-gaḏagaḏa open weave. buyu'yun rub (bark against leg to make rope) (Variant) budju'yun. buyubuyu smooth (Variant) buyuwuyu. ḏalpam { - ḏ ḏaba'yun look over one's shoulder, look behind. ḏaḏa'yun cleanse (ceremonially). ḏaḏakarr'yun make a noise by scraping, moving feet etc (Syn) ḏuḏukurr'yun. ḏaḏatj in vain, to no avail. ḏaḏawmarama vtr. prevent, stop. ḏaḏawyun cease, finish, stop. ḏäḏiy firewood, twigs. ḏaga baltjam' gather firewood and make a fire. ḏagaḏagayun make fire. ḏak break, get hurt (int. used with bakthun). ḏäk hip, hipbone. ḏakarr spear thrower (for fish spear). ḏakawa prawn (Moiety) Yirritja. ḏakthun cut. ḏäku bent. ḏakul axe. ḏal ḏäl 1) strong. 2) hard. 3) steady. 4) firm. hit (int. with wutthun). dalbinjir cup for water (Syn) dindin. ḏalkarramirri Yirritja ceremonial leaders (Moiety) Yirritja. ḏalηgirr Syn: wutthun (Variant) ḏalηgirrnha. ḏalpam dead. ḏalpamdhirri die. ḏalwaḏalwa thick material like canvas. ḏalwur 1) not good at work, gets tired of job before finished, not very bright. 2) lazy. ḏandja ḏam'thun put into mouth all at once. ḏamala eagle (Moiety) Dhuwa. ḏamarr'marama tie tightly. ḏamarrḏamarrdharra flare up in anger, tell someone off, stand up and answer back. ḏamba light in weight. ḏämbak boat. ḏambaηani sp wild flower (Moiety) Dhuwa. ḏambaṯambayun 1) tap wood to see if hollow for didgeridoo. 2) tap bread to see if cooked. ḏämbu head. ḏämbu-ḻarrηgay baby inside egg. ḏämbu-ḻupḻupmarama compete against, vie with (Syn) ηurru-ḏakthun. ḏämbu-märra'marranhamirri ḏämbu-mukthun ḏämbumirriyama suggest, cause to think. ḏämbuy-waluy midday. ḏämbuy-waywayyun think. ḏamurruη' salt brackish water. ḏanatjun be or become stiff, taut, tight. dandaηa a tin. ḏandja inside, (hold of ship). ḏangapa sp fruit juice used for medicine (Moiety) Dhuwa. ḏangi white cockatoo (Moiety) Yirritja. danyguryun ḏaη'mirriηu sp sea creature. Note: makes clacking noise ḏaη'ṯaηdhun knocking noise. ḏaηawuk shadow. ḏaηga 1) calm. 2) fire. ḏärrtjal ḏaηgalkthun fly or fall off (leaves from tree). ḏäηgan 1) waist. 2) sp fruit. ḏaηgathirri become fine. ḏap meeting together (eg two lines of people surrounding something liw-----w, ḏap). ḏapal' tick (Moiety) Dhuwa. ḏapṯap clenched (See) ḏapthun. ḏapthun clench, put lightly together, stay (clenched) or be clenched somewhere else (See) ḏapṯap. ḏäpthun sit (Usage) many people sitting down (talking or just sitting down) (Prdm) pl. ḏapu' sp tree or vine (has thorns) (Moiety) Dhuwa. ḏar'marama hit (See) wutthun. ḏar'ṯaryun sing. ḏarrarr'marama miss the mark, glance off. ḏarrkthun bite. ḏärrpa Moiety: Dhuwa. 1) Darwin. 2) brown snake. ḏärrtjal grass. ḏarrtjalk clean. ḏaruma baler shell (Moiety) Yirritja. ḏarwal sp bird - brown, lives in grass. ḏärryun be or become angry. ḏatji very itchy skin disease. Note: one time used to be fatal. ḏaw'yun 1) break. 2) get hurt. ḏepina ḏawa'ṯawa yun look over one's shoulder (See) ḏawa'yun. ḏawaḏatj unequal size or length. dawadawa bell. ḏawaḏawa'yun shake head in disagreement. ḏawaḏawayun make fire. ḏäwalayirri get better. ḏawaṯawayun 1) shake. 2) hit. ḏawurr down (of birds). ḏay to die, interjection (interchangeable with dhingama) (Variant) ḏaynha. dayaηgi loose. dayarra to blame. ḏayḏay sp turtle. daywululu pretty, nice (of woman). ḏe'ṯiyun sting, hurt (Syn) ḏiηirrkthun. ḏelili peewee, mudlark (Moiety) Yirritja. ḏenybarrwarr part of male anatomy (scrotum? used in swearing) (See) barrwarr , buruηurr. ḏepina caterpillar. ḏerruη carving. detuη buffalo. ḏetj grasshopper. ḏeyṯiy'marama look for head lice. ḏi'ṯi kidney. ḏibiḏibi little, small amount. ḏiḏi'marama tie up, bandage. ḏiḏimu parrot fish (Moiety) Dhuwa. ḏiḏiny-garrpin wrap sheet around dead body and entwine with rope. ḏikaḏika curly. ḏikarr Moiety: Dhuwa. 1) flying fish. 2) aeroplane. ḏiltji ḏikḏikmarama keep in mind to pay back. ḏikmandja sticky (of porridge, syrup). ḏiku unripe, raw. ḏil'ṯil spot? ḏila paperbark cup. ḏilak big (Prdm) pl. ḏilkam goanna. ḏilkurru big (Prdm) pl. Gram: with pl nouns ḏilminyin' sp tree with edible fruit. ḏilmurr blackheaded lice. ḏilthan 1) vintr. sting. 2) heal. ḏiltji 1) back. 2) bush. 3) land. ḏirryun ḏiltji-baḻbaḻyun bend the back. ḏiltji-balyuna Variant: ḏiltji-balyunawuy. bent over. ḏiltji-gurrupan turn one's back on someone. ḏimbuka closely woven basket or dilly bag. ḏimirr Variant: ḏimirrḏimirr. 1) fin of fish. 2) spikes of stingray. 3) prickle (burr grass). ḏimirrḏimirr 1) fin of fish. 2) spikes of stingray. 3) prickle (burr grass). ḏimiṯimi small freshwater turtle (Moiety) Yirritja. ḏinḏamdhirri dindin cup for water. ḏiny'ṯiny kidney. ḏiη'ṯiηdhun to crackle (of fire). ḏiηirr'ṯiηirrthun cracking noises when tree is about to break. ḏiηirrkthun cracking noises when tree is about to break (Variant) ḏiηirr'ṯiηirrkthun. ḏirr'yun pass air with noise. ḏirramu man, boy, male. ḏirrathala young single boys (Usage) from initiation to manhood. ḏirrgiyun saw. ḏirriṯirri thorns. ḏirrpu' small edible roots (Moiety) Yirritja. ḏirryun feel pain, suffer, be unhappy (Syn) dhaηgaḏirryun. ḏiṯthun 1) dip (esp. for water). 2) get water (Syn) dhiṯthun. ḏukmarama ḏitj interjection (interchangeable with roηiyirri) (See) roηiyirri (Variant) ḏutj. ḏitjay barb of spear. ḏitjkurr'yun flow (of liquids). ḏitjpaηgarr spotted stingray. ḏitjpunuma squeeze, knead. ḏiwirrkthun break (Prdm) pl. Gram: used with plural ḏiy hit (Syn) wutthun. ḏiy'ṯiyyun sharp pain in ears. ḏiyḏiyyun ḏogu waves (of sea) (Variant) ḏowu. ḏolpurk owl (Moiety) Dhuwa. dopulu gambling. ḏowu waves (of sea) (Variant) ḏogu. doy' money (Syn) rrupiya. ḏubitj a muscular twitching which is said to give warning of coming events. ḏubukthun pick up, lift up. ḏuḏuḏu happy singsong (or buηgul) where young people are taught to dance (See) buηgul. ḏuḏuḏuyun making a scraping rustling noise (goanna in log). ḏuḏuku'yun make a noise (by moving tables and chairs around). ḏuḏupmarama nearly hit, just miss (See) baḏatjun. ḏuḏupthun hit drum, tin etc. (playing). ḏuguḏuguyun ḏukitj shoot. ḏukmarama heal, make better. ḏukṯuk desirous (describes someone who wants something). ḏukṯukthun palpitate. ḏul'marama kindle. ḏulki bad (of food). ḏulkṯulkthun blister. ḏulkthun explode, burst. ḏulkun lower leg and ankle. ḏulmuηgurr'yun 1) swell, rise (Usage) of bread. 2) blister. ḏupthun ḏulηurr'yun pull out, extract. ḏulpu something to satisfy hunger. ḏulpupuyun swell, rise (Usage) of bread. ḏulthu'yun sit in crouched position (legs pulled). ḏulukutj to get up, rise (Syn) rur'yun (Variant) dulukutjnha. ḏulul'mirri baking powder. ḏulwa'thirri ḏulwarra wrapped in paper bark. ḏulyun swell, rise (Usage) of bread. ḏumbatjun splash. ḏumurru big (Prdm) singular. ḏunu ridge, rise (of ground), sand bank, higher ground, mound. ḏuηḏuη lazy. ḏuηgul dirt. ḏuηgulmirri dirty. ḏupṯup emu (Moiety) Yirritja. ḏupthun throw (spear, anchor, fishing line). ḏupun 1) hollow log (Usage) for didgeridoo or burial post. 2) greedy. dhä-babala ḏur'yun push, bump. ḏur'yunmirri throw oneself around as in mourning. ḏurryun get up (Syn) birrbirryun (Prdm) pl. ḏuṯuṯumarama press in (giving injection). ḏutj 1) return. 2) interjection (interchangeable with roηiyirri). ḏutji'ηani sp shellfish. ḏutji'yun light a fire. ḏuwaη large prawn (Moiety) Dhuwa. ḏuwarr steam smoke. ḏuwaṯthun go from island to mainland. ḏuwitj go from water to land (Variant) ḏubitj. ḏuwukthun pick up, lift up. ḏuy interjection (interchangeable with ηorra) (See) ηorra. ḏuyηa sp root food (Moiety) Dhuwa. ḏuyuyu owe. dhä 1) mouth. 2) door. 3) opening. dhä-babala 1) open sea. 2) uninvited person. dhä-djuη'tjunthun dhä-bakmarama last. dhä-baṉḏany truthful. dhä-bäpamiriw fatherless. dhä-bäyηu'yun disbelieve, take no notice (Syn) märr-djuḻkthun. dhä-birrka'yun ask. dhä-borr verbose person. dhä-botjulk describes person who speaks gently. dhä-bul yun croaking of frogs. dhä-buny'punydjun kiss. dhä-ḏälthirri refuse. dhä-ḏapthun shut one's mouth. dhä-dir'yun punish, forbid. dhä-dhabaη'marama slap someone's face. dhä-dhapirrkkuma trim. dhä-dhärra blame, accuse. dhä-dharpuma sew. dhä-dhawar'yun finished (Variant) dhawar'yun. dhä-dhurrparama bring to nothing. dhä-dhurrthurryun cover up (Variant) dhurrthurryun. dhä-dhurrumirri full. dhä-djaw'yun interpret. dhä-djukulmirri not to be trusted. dhä-djuḻkthun 1) go on, go ahead, go first. 2) pass by (Syn) djuḻkthun. dhä-djuη'tjunthun 1) kiss. 2) 'tut tut'. dhä-ηäη dhä-gandarrkurr second time. dhä-garrmun ask question. dhä-gombunhamirri share, divide up. dhä-gungama block opening. dhä-gupapuy dhä-ḻapthun open. dhä-ḻaw'marama open. dhä-manapan 1) join. 2) force to fight. dhä-märranhamirri pushing food into the mouth quickly. dhä-märrwarra broad. dhä-mindapuma sew. dhä-mitmitthun cut open. dhä-munyguma extinguish, obliterate. dhä-nherran put aside. dhä-nyaη'nyaηmirri 7pm to 8pm. dhä-ηal'yun 1) lean against. 2) bump into. dhä-ηäma ask. dhä-ηamathirri 1) look forward to something. 2) to go well. dhä-ηäṉḏimiriw motherless. dhä-ηäη persistent in asking. dhä-ηayarrka Variant: dhä-ηayarrkama. 1) persistent in asking. 2) important. dhakal dhä-ηupan interpret. dhä-ηurrkama 1) disagree. 2) have a discussion (Variant) dhä-ηurrkanhamirri. dhä-ringitj 1) running, crying out (having heard bad news). dhä-waḻakurr broad, wide. dhä-wanaηguma imitate someone's speech (Syn) wanaηguma. dhä-wanaηirri ask for trouble. dhä-warraηul open. dhä-wombuma Variant: dhä-gombuma. dhä-yindikuma make big, enlarge. dhä'yun open one's mouth. dhaba'yun come to surface. dhabar sacred dilly bag containing bones, bills and flight feathers of birds and animals. dhabirrkpunuma 1) finish off ceremony. 2) finish off meeting. 3) set period of time. dhaḏudhaḏu many hills and rivers. dhaḏuluma seep, drip. dhaganda small kangaroo. dhägir'yun to punish, forbid. dhakal 1) cheek. 2) island. 3) fruit. dhälakanηu dhakal-gurriri round. dhakal-muηmuη slow, lethargic, sluggish, lacking in energy (Syn) bulwul. dhakal-ηurrkanhamirri sulky. dhäkay n. 1) taste. 2) feel. dhäkay-ḻuka taste. dhäkay-mundjalk dhäkay-muηmuη dhäkay-murrkthun dhäkay-murrkthuna salt (water), brackish water. dhäkay-ηäma 1) feel (sorrow, sick). 2) touch. dhäkay-ηamηamdhun taste. dhäkay'yun take some and leave the rest. dhakiṉgiṉ axe with worn blade. dhaku vagina (Syn) dhala. dhakuḏa sp fish (small edible) (Moiety) Yirritja. dhäkurruma lean against (Variant) dhäkurrunhamarama. dhäkuwarr dhaḻ'kungama shut, lock. dhal'yun land (Usage) of plane, bird. dhaḻ'yun shut. dhala vagina (Syn) dhaku. dhälakanηu leaders of coroboree. dhaḻakarr hole, window, opening. dhalaktharra drip. dhalaη'marama bring to land. dhaḻarr sp fish (Moiety) Dhuwa. dhaḻawan waves. dhalawarraη calf of leg. dhäḻaythirri together. dhalbirr 1) equal, level. 2) side by side, in a row. dhämalkuma dhalgaṯpu turtle (Moiety) Dhuwa. dhalimbu sp shellfish, edible (Moiety) Yirritja. dhaḻirr'yun break (waves on rocks, boats etc.). dhalithali gambling (See) dopulu. dhalnyirr foam of water. dhalηara sp shellfish (Moiety) Yirritja. dhalηurr young. dhalpi cabbage palm (Moiety) Dhuwa. dhalupunuma coil (rope). dhalwaηiny barren (no children). dhalwaṯpu turtle (Variant) dhalgaṯpu. dhalwirr 1) equal, level. 2) side by side, in a row (Variant) dhalbirr. dhaḻwirrirri'yun slip down. dhamakmirri swear word. dhämalkuma pierce, stab. dhaman' dinghy. dhämanar shared by two or more. dhamany'marama grow, get bigger. dhamany'tjun grow, get bigger. dhamar flat stone for crushing. dhäṉu dhämaraηguma pay back debt for having eaten or smoked something taboo (See) maraηguma. dhamba'yun stray, miss way. dhambaku tobacco. dhambala small inlet where canoe stands, landing. dhambay-manapan add, join, put together. dhamburrbaḏatj uneven, out of line. dhamburru big (Usage) child's word (Syn) yindi, gandarr-ḏumurru. dhamiḻiη blue tongue lizard (Moiety) Dhuwa. dhamin spoonbill (Moiety) Dhuwa. dhämirriyama lift taboo from food or tobacco. dhamuku canoe. dhamul shoot (of plant). dhamuḻuku'yun hold in mouth. dhamunumun chin, jaw. dhämurruη middle of fight. dhanara order or request to go. dhanbaṉiny sp snake (Moiety) Dhuwa. dhandurruη horn. dhangi'yun embrace. dhaniya native cup. dhäṉu 1) jaw. 2) valley. dhapalany dhanygurr low lying ground. dhaη'thaηdhun dhäηa fire starting by itself. dhäηali on the edge. dhaηalkuma make fire (stoke). dhaηaη full. dhaηariny trouble. dhaηdhaηdhun swim (Syn) waythun. dhaηga the rain having stopped (Variant) ḏaηga. dhaηgaḏirr'yun feel pain, suffer, be unhappy. dhaηgama hang, be suspended. dhaηgawar'yun fall in (into hole). dhaηgi sp fruit (Moiety) Yirritja. dhaηgiṯthun chop. dhäηgu flesh. dhaηuny 1) message. 2) news. 3) story (Syn) dhäwu. dhäηuny 1) message. 2) news. 3) story (Syn) dhäwu. dhäηuru after. dhapa heel. dhapa-gulkthun turn (of tide). dhapalany caterpillar (Moiety) Dhuwa. dhapaṉbal flat. dhapara sp fish (Moiety) Yirritja. dhäpara tree stump. dhaparrmarr roots. dhäparη without food or money. dhäparη' empty (of house). dhapathuη shoes. dhapawulkthun turn of tide (Variant) dhapa-gulkthun. dhapi initiate for circumcision. dhapinya generous. dhapirrk even, level. dhäpiyalk half. dhapul'yun non in agreement. dhäpuwaηa 1) yawn. 2) sigh. dhärranhayηu dharr interjection (interchangeable with nhäma) (See) nhäma. dhar'thar pressure, force. dharr'tharryun crush bones. dhar'yun refuse. dhärra stand. dharra' corpse (Moiety) Yirritja. Note: defined in original document as ' mokuy rumbal ' dharraḏa still. dharraḏayirri still (become...). dhärak spear with no blade. dharrakay last in family. dhärranhayηu standing eternal. dharaηan recognise, understand. dharapul place (take someone's). dhararrman push. dharratha sp bird (Moiety) Dhuwa. dharratharra cold weather. dharrathir small amount to get along with (Usage) (morning tea). dharaw' paperbark used for torch (Moiety) Dhuwa. dharrawaḏay fire sticks. dharawarrwarr jellyfish (Moiety) Yirritja. dharray vintr. look after. dharayηu half. dharrbunuma tempt, push, entice (Variant) dharrwunuma. dhardhar'yun 1) move slowly. 2) begin to move. dharrmun dharrdharryun scrape, pick, clean out. dharrgadharrgayun run along (goanna). dharrgar rock, stone. dharrima to buy. dharripa trepang (Moiety) Yirritja. dharirr finger nail. dharrkaliny'thun carry under arm. dharrkiny chicken hawk (Moiety) Yirritja. dharrktharrkthun fly off (spark). dharrkthun spear. dharrku'yun put straight into mouth. dharrmun vintr. vtr. smell. dharηgurr 1) voice. 2) word. dharwa dharpa tree. dharrpal taboo, sacred. dharrpan hide. dharrpitj side. dharpuma spear. dharthar swell made by propeller. dhärru 1) sp root food (retjapuy ηatha) (Usage) found in monsoon rainforest. 2) people who wear laplaps and flowers in their hair (Islanders). dhäruk word. dhäruk-bakmarama finish up the gossip (Syn) dhäruk-dhawar'marama. dhäruk-buna threaten. dhäruk-dhawar'marama finish up the gossip (Syn) dhäruk-bakmarama. dhäruk-gäma take a message. dhäruk-gurrupan give order. dhäruk-märrama obey. dhäruk-mukthun go into a coma before death. dhäruk-rirri'rirri 1) describes a person who talks all the time. 2) describes person who has a hard or harsh voice. dhärul cloud from north (Moiety) Yirritja. dharrumba toss about (canoe on water). dharruηgu prison. dharrupuη telescope. dharwa hip bone. dharrwa many. dharrwar rock, stone (Variant) dharrgar. dharrwaṯthun walk purposefully. dharrwunuma tempt, push, entice (Variant) dharrbunuma. dharyun rain. dharryunmirri bash oneself (in grief). dhatam water lily (Moiety) Dhuwa. dhatpiryun become resigned. dhatthatthun 1) running before take off (Usage) bird, plane, high jump. 2) running to catch up. dhawarkthun dhaṯthun vtr. dress. dhathala ready and waiting. dhathar'yun move. dhathathayun shiver. dhäthirri to eat while walking. dhäthu-märrama gather people together (for meeting etc.). dhawaḏa beach. dhawal place of birth. dhawal-guyaηa be born. dhawal'yun search. dhawar'yun finished. dhawar'yunmarama vtr. finished. dhawarrak beard, facial hair. dhawarrak bunhamirri shave. dhawaraη hole. dhawarkthun Syn: bäyηuthirri. dhawaṯthun come out. dhawatjiri stingray (Moiety) Dhuwa. dhawirritjpirritj unevenly cut. dhawirrkpunuma See: dhabirrkpunuma. dhäwu 1) message. 2) news. 3) story. dhawu' promise. dhawuḻuηgul noise of people talking (Syn) muḏukmuḏuk. dhawuηu 1) savour arising from meat cooking. 2) rising smoke, steam. dhawurrηa interrupt (Syn) burruηa. dhawuṯthun rise up. dhawuyu smell of meat cooking. dhäy-dhunupamirriyama indicate by word. dhäyakthun Syn: buma ḻiw'marama. dhayaḻa loose. dhayapthun fall off. dhayarrk fibre from trees to make string. dhayawu stingray (Moiety) Dhuwa. dhayi green ant (Moiety) Dhuwa. dhayka female. dhayuηan send (Syn) djuy'yun. dhiḏikurru See: dhuḏikurru. dhika somewhere here. dhiliηiny 1) milk. 2) breasts. dhiwiṉiη' dhiliwurrk smoke. dhimurru East. dhimurru-makarr-djalathaη south east. dhimurru-makarr-lungurrma dhiṉ'thun to track. dhindi cane spear (Moiety) Dhuwa. dhingama to die. dhinimbu sp fish (Moiety) Yirritja. dhinir'yun to bump, to knock. dhiηgi high (mountains, buildings etc.). cf Malay 'tinngi' dhipala to this, to here. dhipali to that, to there. dhipuηuru from this, from that, from here, from there. dhirr'thirryun to frighten (an animal). dhirr'yun vtr. to wake up, disturb. dhirraη sp lily roots (Moiety) Yirritja. dhirrimuk close together (eg weave of basket, mat). dhirripi inside (stationary). dhirrithirri 1) old native dress (Usage) few strands of string, grass. north east. dhirrkthirrk 1) rough. 2) scabies, itchy rash. dhirmbuk small carrot like root food (Moiety) Yirritja. dhiṯthun dip (especially for water), get water. dhiwiṉiη' be dissatisfied (Usage) usually because of desiring something (See) maṉi'yun. dhiwkthiwk 1) wet. 2) dirty. dhoηulu dhiyaki Morph: dhuwali & poss suffix (See) dhuwali. dhiyaku Morph: dhuwala & poss suffix (See) dhuwala. dhiyala Morph: dhuwala & ηura (See) dhuwala. dhiyali Morph: dhuwali & ηura (See) dhuwali. dhiyalkthiyalk dhiyaηi Morph: dhuwali & instrument suffix (See) dhuwali. dhiyaηu Morph: dhuwala & instrument suffix (See) dhuwala. dhiyaηu bala now. dhoka 1) steps, stairs, ladder etc. 2) still, only, just. dhoka'yun to annoy, torment, aggravate. dhoku' paperbark (Moiety) Yirritja. dhol dust, mud (Syn) ganu'. dhol-buma stir up dust, stir up mud in water. dholkuma 1) throw sand at. 2) bury. dholη bladder. dhoḻu mud. dhomala sail (Moiety) Yirritja. dhoṉa yam stick. dhoṉukthirri to increase in volume (of smoke). dhoηulu deaf. dhorru whole. dhoruk 1) decay (teeth). 2) germs. 3) white ants. 4) borer. dhuḏi-djaḏaw'yun dhoṯ folded or wrapped up. dhotj 1) closed. 2) mound of earth where animal has burrowed. dhotju work. dhoyu whole (Syn) dhorru. dhu future tense indicator. dhuba'yun to spit (Syn) dhupthun. dhubudhubuyun to stay in something unable to come out. dhubuη'thun splashing (fish jumping, rain falling). dhuburr 1) custom, way of doing things. 2) law (Syn) rom (Variant) dhuwurr. dhuḏakthun dhuḏi bottom, buttocks, behind. dhuḏi-bäni sit in water. dhuḏi-bongama begin to break. dhuḏi-burr bird that lays often. dhuḏi-dholkuma plant. dhuḏi-dhuηgur'yun fire (gun). dhuḏi-dhurrparama follow on behind. dhuḏi-djaḏaw'yun begin to break (of day). dhuḏi-djirr'yun begin. dhuḏi-djirikitj native house. dhuḏi-gäma go out last. dhuḏi-märrama take out innards. dhuḏi-milmitjpa evening. dhuḏi-mol sp shellfish. dhuḏi-nhirrpan plant. dhuḏi-ηayathama start making basket. dhuḏi-weyin deep (of well etc.). dhuḏi-yänguma send off, send. dhuḏi-yarraman'mirri stockman. dhuḏi-yarrkyarrkthun backwards. dhuḏi'yun lag behind. dhuḏikurru 1) after. 2) behind. dhukarr dhuḏimirri-gulkthun cut off at root. dhuḏiηu 1) last. 2) set (of sun). dhuḏipirri belt made from parrot feathers. dhuḏitj 1) too late. 2) last. 3) backwards. dhuḏuthuḏu tawny frog mouth (bird) (Moiety) Dhuwa. dhukaḻ sp fish (Moiety) Dhuwa. dhukarr path, road, way. dhukarr-milkuma show the way, set an example. dhumbal'yun dhukarr-ηupan after death people sing and conjure up wuηuli (photo, image, shadows) of departed spirit. dhukaya (n) low tide. dhukun rubbish. dhukuray sp shellfish (Moiety) Dhuwa. dhuḻ'yun build. dhulaku kangaroo (Moiety) Yirritja. dhulgu kapok tree (Moiety) Yirritja. dhuli'na 1) bottle, jar. 2) ear. dhulku sore. dhulkuthulku dhulmarr type of house (Moiety) Dhuwa. dhulmu deep (of water, grass, bush etc.). dhulηuηu belonging to someone. dhulthul fat (of person, animal) pleasantly so. dhulu' spear, pointed stick. dhuluḏur time of year. dhulumburrk water lily (Moiety) Yirritja. dhuḻupurr deep. dhulwir rust. dhumaḻ fruit of cycad (Syn) warraga (Moiety) Yirritja. dhumalumbu dhumar honest. dhumbal'yun be ignorant. dhumbilaη to dive. Gram: Group 1 conjugation dhumbul' short. dhumbulaη to dive. dhumuk 1) blunt. 2) closed, blocked up. 3) thick (Usage) of bush, jungle. dhupthun dhumungur relationship term -, child of female gurruη (Usage) an avoidance relationship (See) gurruη. dhuṉ'thuṉdhun ache, pain. dhunarra descend, come down. dhuṉdhuṉ unable to do something (eg retrieve stolen goods. dhungurrk back of neck. dhuni' small ceremonial shelter. dhunupa 1) right hand side. 2) correct. 3) straight. dhunupamirriyama point at, point out. dhunupana bala straight away. dhunuwapmarama knock over. dhuηa 1) ignorant. 2) unable. dhuηgarra year. dhuηgur'yun light fire, kindle. dhuηumirri See: rerrimirri. dhuηuηaniη barnacle. dhupthun spit. dhupuma look up. dhurr'marama pile, stack up. dhurr'thurryun gather together. dhurray' eel (Moiety) Dhuwa. dhurdhuryun walk (refer to short person). dhurrdhurryun stamp feet. dhurrguyun 1) shake. 2) bump. dhut dhurη'thun shrink, draw in. dhurrpa tracks, footprints. dhurrparama tread on. dhurrpinda wild plum (Moiety) Yirritja. dhurrthurryun cover up. dhurrulηu a place (hillock) where dirt has been piled up by goanna or bandicoot digging. dhurrurruηgitj sandalwood (Moiety) Dhuwa. dhurrurruyun 1) run fast. 2) ponder. 3) specific action in dancing. dhurrwara 1) door, opening. 2) mouth. 3) lid. dhurrwaraηuru after. dhurrwaray-waywayyun indicate by speech. dhuryun descend. dhut Variant: dhutnha. Gram: emphasis with nhina (sit) dhuthunuηu trunk of tree. dhuwaka'yun look for turtles and turtle eggs. dhuwakuṉḏitj all Dhuwa clans (See) yirriwaṉḏitj - Yirritja (Moiety) Dhuwa. dhuwala this, here. djaḏayun dhuwalatjan this way (of path, route) (Variant) II dhuwalayaku; III dhuwalatjarra; IV dhuwalatjana. dhuwali that, there. dhuwaḻyun keep on doing something persistently. dhuway relationship term -, father's sister's children, cousin, husband. dhuway'manydji husband and wife. dhuwurr custom, way of life, rule (Syn) rom. dhuwurr yätj sinful. dhuwurr yätjama do wrong. dhuyu holy, sacred, forbidden. dhuyuwininy djä'yun action of sucking or eating syrup with grass spoon. djabakalaη blue tongue lizard (Variant) djawakalaη (Moiety) Dhuwa. djabarrkthun preach. djabarryun to come (Prdm) pl. djäbu soap. djaḏal'yun 1) throw spear at random among people (Usage) to frighten or attract attention. 2) throw spear at random into muddy water hoping to catch fish. djaḏaw'marama do something (esp. singing, dancing) all night. djaḏaw'yun break of day. djaḏayun make fire (with fire sticks). djäga look after, care for (Variant) djäka. djagadjagayun action of wriggling and leg kicking by baby when crying. djaguḻ'nani spangled drongo (bird) (Moiety) Yirritja. djaka size. djäka look after, care for (Variant) djäga. djaka-ηupan measure the distance. djakama healed up sore. djakaruη cup, pannikin. djakaṯthun stand on toes and stretch neck. djakuḻuḻu tall ant hill (Moiety) Dhuwa. djakurruma call someone by relationship term. djäl desirous of. djäl-gulkmarama bring desires to nought. djäl-guwatjman interfere, interrupt. djäl-ηupan interfere. djalakaritj fish spear (Moiety) Yirritja. djalamat foot. djalathaη south, south wind. djaḻatjata Banksia papuana. djaḻburr'yun walk in water up to ankles. djaḻi arm band (Moiety) Dhuwa. djaḻinda 1) cloth, towelling, sheet. 2) sail. djaḻkarr djaḻkarr 1) sweetheart. 2) well. 3) eye. 4) seed (Syn) manutji. djambaη djaḻkarr'yun flash, shine. djäḻki snake (coll. term). djalkiri foot. djalkthun throw out, throw away. djalkthunmirri offload oneselves. djalkuminy urine (Syn) wargirr. djalkurrk tree orchid (Moiety) Yirritja. djalniny leech (Moiety) Yirritja. djalpinyηu bush fruit. djalpurr end of gullet. djälthirri want, like. djaḻumbu ceremonial hollow log (Moiety) Yirritja. djalwaṉun' Syn: djuluk. djalwarra trousers. djalwarrwarr small bush (Moiety) Yirritja. djäma 1) vtr. work, make. 2) (n) work. djamandjaman little (Prdm) pl. djamanparraṉ little (Moiety) Yirritja (Prdm) pl. djamarriny hair, leaf. djamarrkuḻi children (Prdm) pl. djamawurr little (Prdm) pl. djambaka tin, pannikin. djambaḻ ant bed used for cooking. djambaη tamarind tree and fruit (Moiety) Yirritja. djambatj (n) good hunter. djambi change. djämbutj morning star (Moiety) Dhuwa. djambuwal falling star (Moiety) Dhuwa. djamurr ribs. djaṉ'pa banyan tree (used for making string) (Moiety) Dhuwa. djaṉ'tjaṉdhun toddle (of baby). djana' fat. djana'mirri 1) fat. 2) pleasant, desirable. djarrami djanda goanna (Moiety) Dhuwa. djaṉḏil rock wallaby (Moiety) Dhuwa. djandu pipe. djaṉdjaṉdhun carry something heavy with hands. djangu bearing, appearance, shape. djaṉηarr hunger, hungry. djaηalk mannerism of body while walking or running. djaηgaḻan sp bird (Moiety) Yirritja. djäηgitj sorcerer (Syn) galka. djäpa sp fruit (Moiety) Dhuwa. djapathuη shoes. djapiḻana tin, pannikin. djarr'yun choose, sort out. djarra rain water (rock pool) (Moiety) Yirritja. djarrak large white seagull (Moiety) Dhuwa. djarrami 1) mirror. 2) glass. djarrpi' djarrany'tjun dig, scratch the ground. djarraη horse (Moiety) Yirritja. djarrapuru spear (coll. term) (Moiety) Dhuwa. djarrarrayun 1) drift (of boat). 2) slide down bank. djararrk expression of pity or sympathy used with parts of the body. djarrarrman sling off, call a person names (not swearing). djarrawurr gather (Syn) ḻuη'thun. djarrbarbar tall, long. djäri coloured light, rainbow (Moiety) Dhuwa. djärritjarri cloth, material. djarrkaḏama sp bird (Moiety) Yirritja. djarrkthun 1) scrape, carve. 2) sharpen with knife. djarrkthunamirr anteater. djarrktjarrkthun scrape, carve, sharpen with knife (See) djarrkthun (Prdm) pl. djarrma gossip. djarrma-ḏumurru person who gossips. djarrmarama vtr. stretch (elastic, rope etc.). djarηgamirri khaki colours. djarηgulk 1) creek. 2) neck. djarrpi' crooked, wrong. djarrpuḏay' left. djartjaryun walk quickly. djarrwaṉ untidy, scattered about. djarryun stretch out (part of body). djat interjection (interchangeable with dharpuma) (Variant) djatnha. djaṯam centipede (neither Dhuwa nor Yirritja). djatpar'yunmirri bash oneself in grief. djatparkthun climb with hands and feet. djatthun chop. djätji sp stingray, spotted (Moiety) Dhuwa. djatjpurkthun float. djatjurkmarama 1) turn something inside out. 2) take out and throw away. djawu'tjawuḻpa djaw'tjawmirri person who takes things. djaw'yun take away, snatch. djäwa storm, cyclone. djawakalaη blue tongue lizard (Moiety) Dhuwa. djawal secretly (re killing). djawar'yun 1) spear. 2) give injection. djawarr'yun take out, pull out. djawarrkthun preach (Variant) djabarrkthun. djawaryun 1) be tired. 2) be sick of something. djawu'tjawuḻpa old (Prdm) pl. djawulpa old, old person. djäwuḻu shoot (Syn) ḏukitj. djäy-dharpuma mend, sew. djäy-ηupan mend, sew. djayay'yun split, tear (paper, cloth). djaykuη file snake (Syn) bulukminy (Moiety) Dhuwa. dje'la salt. djeḏa in the middle of the night. djegaṯ 1) tail. 2) lower leg. 3) handle. djikay djeku Syn: yalηgi mapu. djelirr black rain clouds (Moiety) Dhuwa. djeηarra' (n) light. djepi'yama put food in cold water - then cook while stirring. djerrk net bag (Moiety) Dhuwa. djerru spoon, shovel. djetji sore, hole. djetjirama 1) mend (canoe). 2) solder. djewaṯ tail, lower leg, handle (Syn) djegaṯ. djewuḻ sea weed, water weed (Moiety) Dhuwa. djikali wife (Syn) galay. djikarr pimple. djikarr'tjikarr lots of pimples. djikay collective term small bird. djikuḻuḻu white heron (Moiety) Yirritja. djikurruna turtle shell. djikuyu crab (Syn) nyoka (Moiety) Dhuwa. djiḻawurr jungle fowl (Moiety) Yirritja. djili' ability to work well and stick at job. djili'-ḏumurru describes someone who works hard. djililkthun pass loose faeces, have diarrhoea. djilitjilikaη revolver. djiḻkaw'yun 1) climb. 2) hang clothes on line. djinbuma djiḻwirryun to fix a spearhead. djilwuywuy porpoise (Moiety) Dhuwa. djimaḏa'marama gut, remove entrails. djimbarrmirri barbed spear (Moiety) Yirritja. djimbitj lower back. djimbiya axe (Moiety) Yirritja. djimdjimdhun put, put out (Prdm) pl. djimi dorsal fin. djimiṉḏi fish spear. djimuku iron crowbar. djinaga 1) inside. 2) underneath. djinapaη rifle. djinbulk sharp. djinbuma pinch, squeeze (boil). djingaryun stand. djinmir' edge. djinydjalma crab (Syn) nyoka (Moiety) Dhuwa. djiη'tjiηdhun sprinkle, drip (of rain, water). djiηdjiη wire, wire netting. djiηgurala sp seagull (Syn) djarrak (Moiety) Dhuwa. djip put, stand, interjection (interchangeable with dhärra and nhirrpan). djipmarama nhäma bird's eye view. djipthun stand straight. djiptjip call out 'hang on', 'wait for me'. djipuluη 1) half. 2) only a little. djirriwidjirriwi djirr'miny firefly (Syn) milpunmilpun (Moiety) Yirritja. djirr'tjirryun descend, come down. djiraη' boil. djiraw' sp bird (Moiety) Yirritja. djirri sin (strong word) often used for adultery and fornication. djirribidjirribi willy wagtail (Moiety) Yirritja. djirriḏiḏi forest kingfisher (Moiety) Dhuwa. djirrikaymirri Dhuwa ceremonial leaders. djirikitj quail (Moiety) Yirritja. djirriḻ'tjirriḻ insect, lives in ground, nuisance in gardens. djirripuma stroke. djirriṯ small stick across sail from mast. djirritj pass loose faeces, have diarrhoea (Syn) djililkthun. djirriwidjirriwi willy wagtail (Variant) djirribidjirribi. djirrkaṉdjirrkaṉ untidy, all over the place. djirrkiḻi sp groper (edible fish) (Moiety) Dhuwa. djirrkuḏupthun splash, dive, paddle (Syn) djaḻburr'yun. djirrmaηa anteater (Moiety) Yirritja. djirrηiriny sp bush food gathered in wet season (Moiety) Dhuwa. djirrparri sp bird (Moiety) Dhuwa. djirrtjirrmirri grey haired, white haired. djitama sp yam (Moiety) Dhuwa. djitji turtle shell. djitjirukmirri pitted, pock marked skin. djitjiwarr'yun squirt water. djitjun sting (eyes by smoke). djiwarr' 1) heaven. 2) sky. 3) above. djorra' djiwatjiwa rippling movement of water at a stand still. djiwuηmarama put water with something (eg flour to make damper). djolarra naked. djoliη mouth organ. djolu matches (Moiety) Yirritja. djomu fat (Usage) animal, dog etc. djomula sp tree (Moiety) Yirritja. djoṉguma collect, gather together. djony'tjumu sp shellfish (Moiety) Dhuwa. djoηgu hat (Moiety) Yirritja. djorra' 1) paper. 2) book. djuḻkthun djorkuma hide, shelter, protect something with hand or arm. djorru' cigar (Moiety) Yirritja. djota sp tree from which maηal' (spear thrower) is made (See) maηal' (Moiety) Dhuwa. djoy' sap of bloodwood tree. djuḏapthun sneak, creep. djuḏu'yun hang back, stay behind, delay. djuḏum' mud. djuḏupmarama put into. djuḏupthun enter (Prdm) pl. djuḏurrku diving duck (Moiety) Dhuwa. djuḏuyuḏupthun enter (Prdm) pl. djugu' nhäma focus camera, aim gun. djukarrηu friends (especially if exchanging gifts). djukaṯ'tjukaṯthun limp, be lame (Variant) djuka'tjukatthun. djuktjukηani spear with rag end used in games (Moiety) Dhuwa. djuku lice (Moiety) Dhuwa. djuḻ'yun drip. djulam area out of sight, under cover. djuḻaymuη sp stingray (Moiety) Yirritja. djuḻgudjulgu'marama putting posts into holes, making a fence. djulka earth, ground. djuḻkmarama 1) beat, overtake. 2) disregard. djuḻkthun go on, go ahead, go first, pass by. djuḻkumu sp shellfish (Moiety) Yirritja. djulηi complementary (or) affectionate term used with parts of body. djulηithirri be happy, rejoice. djuluk Syn: djalwaṉun'. djuḻuḻ'yun hide. djuḻuḻu head. djulwaḏak sp bird. djumurr'yun slow jump (like wallaby). djun piece, bit. djundjundhun break up small, crush. djuṉmal sp bird, size of eagle, whistles for tide to come in (Moiety) Dhuwa. djunuηgu immediately, straight away. djunuηguyaηu dugong (Moiety) Yirritja. djuη'tjuηdhun kiss. djuηgaḻin 1) hair. 2) leaves. djurrkuḏupthun djuηgaḻiwarr conch shell (Moiety) Dhuwa. djuηguwan special buηgul (See) buηgul (Moiety) Dhuwa. djuηuṉηuṉ spear. Note: shaped like shovel spear, but made of wood djuηuny 1) custom, way of life. 2) subsection. 3) manner of walking. djuramu young men, single men (Syn) yawirriny'. djurrkuḏupthun 1) dive. 2) fall head first. djurrkululu'yun flow, run (of liquids). djurrkuṉ 1) narrow. 2) describing something solid, not space. ga' djurrpuṉ evening star (Moiety) Yirritja. djurtjur sp seabird (Moiety) Dhuwa. djurruk wet. djurwirr sp bird (Moiety) Dhuwa. djurryun 1) paint (Usage) plaster. 2) spread (Usage) jam. djutabata fish spear (Moiety) Yirritja. djutthun 1) beat, hit. 2) make. 3) gather. djutu bark canoe (Moiety) Dhuwa. djutjutj Variant: djutjutjnha. 1) keep on going. 2) be off with you. 3) goodbye. djuy' lakarama allow, permit. djuy'yun send. ga 1) and. 2) sign of present continuous aspect of verb (Primary form). ga' 1) attract attention when wanting something. 2) 'Give it here'. gal'kalyun gäbaba yellow ripe fruit (dhaηgi) (Syn) galaηarr (Variant) gawaba. gabuḻay humorous person who talks and laughs a lot. gaḏagaḏa separate, apart. gaḏakaḏa jabiru (Moiety) Dhuwa. gaḏakgaḏak males from babies to circumcision (See) gaḏaku (Prdm) pl. gaḏaku male before circumcision (Prdm) singular. gaḏaman clever, knowledgeable. gaḏanuk gen. name for spear. gäḏany Moiety: Yirritja. 1) dew, mist. 2) spider (Syn) wakuluηgul. gaḏanygaḏany long (used with parts of the body). gaḏayka stringybark tree (Moiety) Dhuwa. gaḏayman 1) fetch (a person). 2) ask someone to accompany you (See) garr'yun. gaḏipindi wade in the water up to one's knees (See) yaryun. gadharra coral. gadhubaḻa paddle, oar (Variant) gadhuwaḻa. gadjak Yirritja subsection, male (Female) gutjan (Moiety) Yirritja. gaga like Hey! (int.). gaga'miriηu white shafted fantail. gakaka.....a until (Syn) ga yäna bili ga. gakarrarr silver gull (Moiety) Dhuwa. gakthun to vomit. gal'kalyun be loose, slip up and down. gal'ηu but, though. gaḻ'yugaḻ'yun to crawl (Usage) baby, snake etc (See) gaḻ'yun (Prdm) pl. gaḻ'yun to crawl (Usage) baby, snake etc. galaḏar'yun fade, change colour. galagala'yun jerk, jig. galalkthun to run very fast. gaḻangamirri dugong (Moiety) Yirritja. galanydjakalanydja leaves and twigs brought in by the tide. galanyin chewed sugar bag (wax). galaηarr yellow ripe dhaηgi (Moiety) Yirritja. galawaṯ tall (not long). galiwirwiryun galawu bark from stringy bark tree used for painting and for huts (Moiety) Dhuwa. galay relationship term -, mother's brother's son or daughter, wife. gaḻayin sp tree (Moiety) Dhuwa. gali' side. gali'-bilyun 1) turn away. 2) capsize. gali'-gilyun slanting, leaning. gali'-gurrupan be side on to (something). galidjan female subsection (male; burralaη) (Moiety) Dhuwa. gaḻigaḻi boomerang (Moiety) Dhuwa. galikali female subsection (Syn) galidjan; Male: burralaη (Moiety) Dhuwa. galimiṉḏirrk bitter (water). galitjman to bring close. galiwaη big knife, scythe (Moiety) Yirritja. galiwirwiryun 1) rotate. 2) hang around (Variant) wirwiryun. galηa-bira'yun galiwu 1) rotate. 2) hang around. galka sorcerer. gaḻkaḻ holey. gälkal ants (Moiety) Dhuwa. galkan put into. gaḻkarra white. galki close to, near, soon. galkirri 1) fall. 2) to blow (Usage) of wind. gaḻkitjgaḻkitj 1) person who breaks laws, does no work. gaḻku toad fish. galkun wait. galkunmirri have a rest, take a holiday. galmuma to prevent (animal, person) from doing something. galηa 1) skin. 2) bark. 3) paper money. galηa bathan to have a temperature, fever. galηa-bira 1) funny. 2) happy (Syn) biyarrmak. galηa-bira'yun See: galηa-djulηithirri. galηa-ḏäl 1) mean. 2) obdurate. gaḻpu galηa-ḏälthirri refuse to return something. galηa-ḏe'yun resentment (feel --. galηa-dharraḏa person who sticks to the job. galηa-dharrwa person unable to stick to job. galηa-garrpin to sulk. galηa-giḻyun to lean over (person). galηa-gulugmirri doctor, medicine man. galηa-marimirri angry, troublesome (Variant) marimirri. galηa-märrmba'mirri adulterous. galηa-mäypayirri to sulk (Syn) maṉi'yun. galηa-naḏi'mirri sulky (Syn) naḏi'mirri. galηa-ηamathirri to be happy. galηa-ηonuηdhirri 1) sad (to be --. 2) tired (to be --. galηa-ηurrkama stand with feet in spear throwing position. galηadhurru describes someone who is knowledgeable about something (Usage) e.g. a woman in pregnancy, a man after a secret ceremony. galηapan closely related. galηaparrambarr bone from back of neck to backbone. gälηbuy describes game killed by male before puberty (not eaten by women except the very old). Variant: gälη'puy. gaḻpan freshwater fish (Moiety) Dhuwa. gaḻpaw boil. gaḻpu thrower for fish spear (Moiety) Dhuwa. gaḻpuηaηi epiglottis. galuku coconut (Moiety) Yirritja. galumunyan rich. galun root food (Moiety) Dhuwa. gälurra sp tree, small yellow fruit (Moiety) Dhuwa. galurru 1) cigarette. 2) cigarette paper. gäna galwandhun sway to and fro. gaḻwu'yun start with surprise. gam' 'look out' (or 'like this' in discourse). gäma carry, bring, take, have. gamaḻaηga clan name (Moiety) Dhuwa. gamarraη Dhuwa subsection, male (Female) gamanydjan (Moiety) Dhuwa. gambarr many (Usage) people, animals. gaminyarr grandchild (waku's gäthu or gäthu's waku) (See) waku; gäthu. gamunuηgu 1) white clay, paint (Moiety) Dhuwa. 2) yellow clay, paint (Moiety) Yirritja. gämurra decay (teeth). gämurru 1) nose. 2) point (of pencil, land etc.). gämuruη witchetty grub (Moiety) Dhuwa. gaṉ'kaṉ'mirri gäna 1) alone, by oneself. 2) separate, different. gäna sp bush fruit (Moiety) neither Dhuwa or Yirritja. gäṉa sp mangrove (Moiety) Dhuwa. gana' enough, adequate. gaṉamu mosquito (Moiety) Dhuwa. ganan leave. gaṉanhdharr white heron (Moiety) Yirritja. gaṉaηathala small fresh water pool. gänaηu 1) lone, solitary. 2) lonely. gändja ganarrthama leave. ganawuyma sp turtle (Moiety) Dhuwa. gaṉay' sp yam (Moiety) Yirritja. ganba deserted place (no people). ganba'yun to look in vain. gaṉba'yun hobble. ganbaḏa emu (Moiety) Yirritja. ganda hip or rump. gandaki kangaroo (Moiety) Yirritja. gaṉḏalpurru gen. term for female kangaroos (Moiety) Dhuwa. gandarr waist, middle. gandarrηu in the middle - not first, not last. gandarrηura half way, in the middle. gandatj phlegm. gandayala Syn: garrtjambal. gäṉḏurru gen. term for tree or wood. gändja cuttlefish (Moiety) Yirritja. gaṉdjarriny messenger inviting to ceremony. gandji jabiru (Moiety) Dhuwa. gaṉdji'yun to walk with stick, to limp. gaṉdjurrma killing stick belonging to sorcerer (Moiety) Dhuwa. gaṉgi cypress pine (Moiety) Yirritja. gangul yellow ochre (Lng) Ganalbiηu. ganguri sp yam (Moiety) Dhuwa. gaṉguthu 1) baby. 2) small child. ganygarr gaṉguypa flying fox (Moiety) Dhuwa. ganu' 1) ashes. 2) dust, dirt. gaṉuη 1) spastic, paralysed. 2) lame. gaṉuη'thun to limp. gänhamirri take oneself. ganharrnhuru relationship term - (See) momu. gany'tjurr sp seabird (Moiety) Yirritja. ganyawu sp tree and fruit (Moiety) Yirritja. ganybu fishing net (Moiety) Dhuwa. ganydjarr power strength. ganydjarr-ηupan to race. ganydjarrmirriyirri Syn: burrunha-ḏälthirri. ganydjuḻa eye. ganygarr all in fight. ganyim'thun to jump in fright, be startled. ganyiri brahminy kite (bird) white head, brown body (Moiety) Yirritja. ganyu star. gaη'marama to poke (Variant) giη'marama. gaηaruma vomit. gaηga carefully, gradually. gaηgathirri 1) fetch (a person). 2) ask someone to accompany you (Syn) garr'yun. gara gapaḏi male possum (Moiety) Yirritja. gapala large boat (Moiety) Yirritja. gäpalal cloud. gapamaḏa stone axe (Moiety) Dhuwa. gapaṉ white clay (Moiety) Dhuwa. gapila sp fish (Moiety) Dhuwa. gapililiyun twirl around. gapitjirrirri sp shellfish (Moiety) Dhuwa. gapu water. gapuḻa practically blind person who squints. gärr' spider. garr'karryun to pass over (clouds, rain). gärr'ku yalu' spiders nest. garr'yun 1) fetch (a person). 2) ask someone to accompany you. garr'yunmirri make a decision alone. gara spear (generic term). garrala sp seabird (small with long beak) (Moiety) Dhuwa. garraluma belch. garramat above, up top. garrambu bottle, jar. garanaηga tree snake (Moiety) Dhuwa (Moiety) Yirritja. garranuηun hammerhead shark (Moiety) Yirritja. garrany'tjun to paddle (canoe). garanyirrnyirr Moiety: Yirritja. 1) locust. 2) cicada (Variant) garanyinyi. gärri garaηa shoulder (Syn) ḻambarr. garrarra'yun to dance. garrarrakthun walk (Prdm) pl. gärrarramirri indistinct (of land seen from a distance). gararrkararr discoloured, dirty. garraṯa war, all in fight. garraw'yun to shine a light. garray 1) Lord. 2) master. 3) lovely. garrayalk savour of cooked bush meat. garrbi'yun bandage. gardhurr'yun 1) work. 2) dig. 3) bale out with lots of energy. gärri enter. garriwa sp turtle (Moiety) Dhuwa. garkambarryirri daybreak. garrkany chicken hawk (Moiety) Yirritja. gärukηu garrkaraη 1) old, wrinkled. 2) ready to be discarded (Syn) murrηaram. garkarthun be silly, simple. garrkarryun shake (Syn) rurr'rurryun. garrkatji 1) saw. 2) tool. garkman frog (Moiety) Yirritja. garku sp fern growing in fresh water (Syn) winikamu (Moiety) Yirritja. garrkuluk clean. garkuyi sp fish (Moiety) Yirritja. garma any sacred ceremony held in camp (Moiety) Dhuwa (Moiety) Yirritja. garmayalman garmu Moiety: Yirritja. 1) crocodile's tail. 2) place name. garrmun try, taste, test. garrpin bandage, tie up. garrthan be, get stuck, be, get caught. garrtjambal gen. term for male kangaroo (Moiety) Yirritja. garrukal kookaburra (Moiety) Dhuwa. gärukηu partner. gärun adult turtle (Syn) watjiḏika (Moiety) Yirritja. gärrun Moiety: Yirritja. 1) blanket. 2) bag. gatji garrupu turtle shell (Syn) muthiyarra (Moiety) Yirritja. garurr noise. garrurru sail (Moiety) Yirritja. garrwar above, up top. garrwiḏi spider. garrwili sp shellfish (Moiety) Dhuwa. garyun whisper. gät-watayama boiling water then adding food and stirring around (Usage) cooks straight away. gatarru coconut (Moiety) Yirritja. gatpurr wounded (by weapon). gaṯthun 1) caught (be --. 2) stuck in throat (be --. gaṯtjarrarra'yun 1) slide, glide. gaṯtjarrkthun slip, slide. gathaη carpenter's plane. gathawuḏu native house ('mosquito house') (Moiety) Dhuwa. gäthiyak sp root food (Moiety) Yirritja. gäthu man's son or daughter, his brother's son or daughter, woman's brother's son or daughter. gathul' mangroves (Moiety) Dhuwa. gäthura today, just now. gätjala precious, highly valued. gatji sp wild plum (Moiety) Yirritja. gätjigatji poor, not much money. gatjipali 1) bad sickness. Note: sometimes fatal, brought by the Macassans 2) boils with more than one head. 3) ringworm (See) borru; burru'purru; rramutju. gayaya gatjirri sandfly (Moiety) Yirritja. gatjpal'marama make someone stray, turn aside. gatjpaḻ'yun turn aside, leave the path. gatjpu'yun look forward to, hope for. gatjuy off you go!, Go away! gawal relationship term -, mother's brother, father-in-law (Syn) ηapipi. gawatjark sp bush fruit (Moiety) Dhuwa. gawaw'yun to call out Go! Go! gawkaḻaηu sp stingray, big (Moiety) Dhuwa. gawuḏalpuḏal sp bird - small, black (Moiety) Dhuwa. gawukalaη sp stingray (Moiety) Dhuwa. gawuḻgawuḻmirri obscured, hazy (by mist or smoke) (Moiety) Dhuwa. gawuluma paddle, row. gawulurr grass used for rubbing medicine (Variant) gabulurr. gäy any secretion from the eye -, pus, 'sleep'. gay' expression of surprise. gay'wu dilly bag made of native string (Syn) mäḻga. gay'yi expression of satisfaction (Syn) gay'yi muka; Syn: murr' muka. gayabak head. gayak Syn: gadjak. gayanh'thama See: yalηgikuma. gayaya sp shellfish (Moiety) Dhuwa. gayi in that manner, like that (Syn) bitjarradhi. gayigayi core of boil. gayit shovel spear (Moiety) Yirritja. gaykarraη cleared, open country. gaykarri cockatoo (Moiety) Yirritja. gaypaḻ wattle tree (Moiety) Dhuwa. gaypuma fail, neglect to give. gaypunhamirri selfish, greedy. gäyu tree, wood (general term). gayul quietly, secretly. gayuwaḻa sunset (Moiety) Dhuwa. gäywarr sea wasp (harmful jellyfish) (Syn) dharawarrwarr (Moiety) Yirritja. gaywaraηu white. genhdhirra'na to go. genybu Banksia papuana, sp tree (Moiety) Dhuwa. getkit small white seagull (Moiety) Dhuwa. getju tobacco (Moiety) Yirritja. giḏiwak stingray (Moiety) Yirritja. gidjigidjiyun to tickle (Variant) gitjigitjiyun. gikina tooth. gilandhun climb. giḻigilibunuma steer clear (Variant) gilipuma. gilikarrama embrace, hug, nurse, cuddle. gilipuma steer clear, go around, avoid, give a wide berth. gilitjirri approach, come close. gilitjirrmun 1) make close. gilitjirrmun 2) make near. giṯ giliwukthun to uncover (Usage) meat from ashes, corpse (mokuy) from grave etc. gilkilyun to be strange, disquieting. gilyun lean over, slant. gin'kin sp fish - large. giṉiηgarr 1) navel, switch, trigger. 2) winder. 3) bowl of pipe. giniηinyal small, edible crab (Moiety) Yirritja. ginηin fish skin (Syn) girrηirr. giny'kinydjun the way a crab walks (arms out). ginydjirraη steering wheel. girri' things, vehicles, parts of the body (Syn) girri'-mariyakal. girilyun to thicken (like custard). giriη'kiriηdhun cry continuously (of baby). giririrrk calico or other fabric. girirrirrk 1) well known. 2) everlasting (Syn) nininyηu. girirrkirirryun spread sand or ashes over cooking food. giritjirri 1) dance. 2) play. 3) copulate. girrkirr white foam (water). girrηirr fish skin. giṯ interjection (interchangeable with dharpuma). giti-ḏaw'yun to write, to paint, to draw. gitkit laughter. gitkit-ḏumurru person who laughs a lot. gitkitthun to laugh. giṯthun to move. gitjigitjiyun to tickle (Variant) gidjigidjiyun. giyalarama to strip (pandanus). giyalkiyal in a whisper. giyalkiyalyun whisper. giyapara mangrove (Moiety) Yirritja. giyawul describes the sun about to set. goḏarr' morning, in the morning. goḏu the inside of something (Usage) especially a boat, canoe. goḏu-dhumuk solid. goḏu-dhurru full of food, ful of things (Usage) of billy, suitcase, store etc. goḏu-waηara empty, hollow. gogu later, afterwards. gola syrup, treacle. goli rudder. golku tobacco ash, butts. gombu'kumbuma snatch, take. gomburr possessions of a dead person. gomuḻu sp seabird like large gany'tjurr (See) gany'tjurr (Moiety) Yirritja. gondhama fetch, get. gonliliyama 1) take away precious things. 2) put into someone's hand. gonliliyama 3) bring bones back to one's own country. goηmirriyirri gonydjin key. gonyil'yun to obtain meat. goη hand. goη-botjulk describes person who genty touches, doesn't fight. goη-de'timaranhamirri to crack knuckles. goη-gurrupan pass on to someone else. goη-ḻarrmarama make someone drop what he is carrying. goη-marrma' ten. goη-nyanyuk skilled at working with hands. goη-ηal'yun put one's hand(s) on something. goη-ηamakuli person who looks after someone well. goη-rirri'rirri having a hard touch. goη-waηgany five. goη-yindi'ηu thumb. goη-yothu'ηu fingers other than thumb. goη'thun poke finger at someone. goηbuy 1) person whose relations care for him. 2) food acquired by work. 3) food which cannot be eaten by a man because touched by sister. goηdhu waηa tell in sign language. goηiya hermit crab that lives in water (Moiety) Dhuwa. goηmirri child whose relations look after him. goηmiriw 1) having no parents. 2) injured hands. goηmirriyirri be happy. gorr width. gorr-nyumukuṉiny narrow. gorr-yindi wide. gora 1) shy (be --. 2) ashamed (be --. gubuḏu gora-ḏumurru very shy person. gora-gurrupan embarrass. gorraη few, little, not much, not many. gorrmarr See: dharrwa; yindi. gorrmur' hot. gorrmur' gurrupan be hot tempered. gorrmur'kuma make hot. gorrmur'thirri become hot. gorruma be in, be on (Usage) usually somewhere up high. gotha pliable iron or tin. gothan 1) cook in water. 2) roast in ant bed. gowu 'I'll come later' (Syn) guwatjman. goyal large boil. goyurr distance covered in a journey, a journey. go! come here. gubaya goods, things (in songs only) (See) girri. gubi'yun 1) swimming action. 2) song of hammerhead shark (Variant) guwi'yun. gubuḏu large bamboo spear (Syn) dhindhi (Moiety) Dhuwa. guḏanyguma try very hard and persist. guḏi-ηupan quiz, guess. guḏiḏi sp seabird - small (Moiety) Dhuwa. guḏirri white gum tree (Moiety) Yirritja. guḏurrku brolga (Moiety) Dhuwa. guḏutjurrk sp lizard (Moiety) Dhuwa. gudhaḻ'yun cook (Syn) gothan. gukarri to go hunting. gukthun bark at (Usage) of dog. guku native sugar bag, honey, syrup. gukuk pigeon (Moiety) Dhuwa. gukuma chase away. gul'yun 1) pound cycads. 2) turn to another when one is no use. gulikayu gula' faeces. gulaka yam (collective term). gulalay fruit of mangrove tree (non-edible) (Moiety) Yirritja. gulaη blood. gulawu pearl. guḻawurr jungle fowl (Moiety) Yirritja. gulgulyun make a low humming noise. guḻguḻyun 1) sink, drown. 2) setting of sun (Variant) gulwulyun. gulikayu Moiety: Dhuwa. 1) sp tree. 2) bark from (this tree). gulinybuma condemn, say something is no good. gulitji rectum. guḻitji rectum. guḻiwitjpitj sp seagull (Moiety) Yirritja. gulkthun 1) to cut. 2) to cease (of wind). guḻun guḻku lots. gulkuru empty handed. gulmarama vtr. 1) stop, halt. 2) create. 3) procreate. gulηiyirri enter, be in. gulpila lobster (Moiety) Yirritja. guḻpurr' three. gultjaminy large fresh water swamp tree (Moiety) Yirritja. gulu' cotton tree (Moiety) Dhuwa. guluḏumdhun make a deafening noise. guḻukuḻukthun Syn: ḻakarama. guḻuḻ'yun to eat a diet of vegetable (inc honey) but no meat. guḻumunyu Moiety: Dhuwa. 1) tree. 2) orange fruit (Usage) used to heal ringworm (borru) (See) borru. guḻun 1) stomach. 2) paddock. 3) billabong. guḻun'kuḻun puddles, swampy area. guluη 1) medicine. 2) doctor. gumurr-gaṯtjirrk guḻuηguḻkiya tadpole. gulurirri male wallaby (Moiety) Dhuwa. guḻwirri cabbage tree palm (Moiety) Dhuwa. gulyun stop, come to a halt. gumaηa egg. gumbaḻ emu (Moiety) Yirritja. gumbu small white berry (Moiety) Dhuwa. gumin'ka sp shellfish (Moiety) Yirritja. gumiṉḏa curlew (Moiety) Dhuwa. guminyiηu whistling duck (Moiety) Yirritja. gumiriny 1) unripe. 2) uncooked. gumurr 1) chest. 2) shore. gumurr-bäḻma dry season house like wind break. gumurr-bilyun turn around. gumurr-buna meet. gumurr-dharrkuma lend. gumurr-dharrwa taking more than one side in an argument or fight. gumurr-djalk southern area for gift exchange. gumurr-djararrk expression of sympathy 'poor thing!'. gumurr-gaṯtjirrk western area for gift exchange. gumurr-ḻaw'marama lift (dead body). gumurr-miwatj eastern area for gift exchange. gumurr-ηamathirri to welcome. gumurr-roηiyirri turn around and come back. gumurr-waṉḏirri run to meet. gumurr'yun meet. gumurrmirri spread out. gumurrηura in front of. gumurryu-gäma see someone off, farewell. guṉaη' night time, early in the morning while still dark. gunbala native sugar bag, jam. gunbur'mirri Dhuwa leader of ceremonies (See) ḏalkarramirri (Moiety) Dhuwa. guṉburrku in the middle of the night. guṉḏa 1) rock, stone. 2) money. gunga gundawirwiryun to change direction (of wind). guṉḏirr 1) ant bed. 2) small stones (Usage) for cooking turtle. guṉḏirrηani stonefish. gundupuma run (Prdm) pl. gundurru Moiety: Dhuwa. 1) sky. 2) sp snake (See) wititj. gunduryun growl, grumble. gundjalk pandanus growing in fresh water. gunga pandanus (Moiety) Dhuwa. gungama shut, shut in, block, obstruct. gunguy'kunguyun move gently back and forth, move gently up and down. guṉi-djirr'yun to go down (Syn) yarrgupthun (Variant) guny-yirr'yun. guṉinyi bush used for dying pandanus (Moiety) Yirritja. guṉinymiya carpet snake (yellow, white and black ) (Moiety) Dhuwa. guṉmul 1) wet season. 2) unflattering remark made in an argument. gupa-bilyun guṉηarri baler shell (Moiety) Dhuwa. gunuηu' large snake which cries like a man and is edible. gunharra'yun leave. gunhu father (Syn) bäpa. gunyamany mosquito (Moiety) Dhuwa. gunyambi trouble. gunyaη'thun hiccup (hiccough). gunydjuḻu spotted gecko lizard (Moiety) Dhuwa. gunygunymirri goose bumps, hair standing on end for cold. gunyinyi'yun to hate, despise, feel revolted by (Syn) nyinyaη'thun. gunyirri'nyirr crab's claw (Moiety) Dhuwa. guηalun blue tongue lizard. guηga'yun help. guηman 1) woman with 3 or 4 children, woman of 30-40. guηnharra alone, by oneself. guηurr wollybutt tree, white trunk, red flower (Moiety) Yirritja. gupa nape of neck, back of head. gupa-bilyun turn one's head. gupa-ḏäl forever (Syn) muηbunuma. gupa-gärri enter (creek, river, hole). gupa-marrayaryun be aware of someone or thing behind one's back. gupa-waηa speak behind someone's back. gupa-wudhupthun go out of sight. gupuru sp root food (grass-like). gur'kuryun push, exert pressure on, incite. gurak roof of mouth, throat. gurarrkuma vtr. grow, bring up. gurarrthirri vintr. grow. gurrawaṯthun sweep, kick up dust when walking. gurray interjection (interchangeable with gurrupan). gurrdjal female sex organs (swearing). gurri-gapu salt dried onto skin. gurri'kurriri short (Variant) gurrir'kurrir (Prdm) pl. guripa fish hook. gurriri short. gurrka penis. gurrkurr 1) sinews. 2) veins. 3) physical strength. gurrmul gurrkurryun very tired. gurrma go rowing, go paddling (Variant) gurrmar. gurrmirriηu mythical beings like yolηu who lived on Gurriba and were exterminated by yolηu (Yananηu clan stories) (Moiety) Dhuwa. gurrmul initiated boy, young man. gurrnyinyi bat. gurrηan 1) shade. 2) black, brown. gurrurru'yun gurrpan call by relationship term. gurrpulu flat clear ground, salt pan. gurtha fire, firewood. gurubuk small dove (Syn) retjapuy (Moiety) Yirritja. gurudut small grey peaceful dove. Loc: ḏiltjipuy (Moiety) Yirritja. gurrukama 1) carry. 2) wear. 3) bear (baby). gurul'yun go and see someone (Syn) guwatjman. gurruḻk baby (12-18 months). gurruḻuḻnyin 1) hole in ground. 2) rectum. gurrum' softly, gently. gurrumaṯtji magpie geese (Moiety) Dhuwa (Moiety) Yirritja. gurrumba flock of geese. gurrumiḻη'thun to turn over while flying, while swimming etc. gurrunhdhuḻa sp bird (Moiety) Yirritja. gurruη relationship term -, father's sons daughter's child, the child of your female dhuway (Usage) avoidance relationship. gurrupan give. gurrupuruηu poor thing (Syn) gumurr-djararrk. gurrurru'yun 1) flash. 2) reflect. guwal gurruṯu relation. gurruṯu-dhunupa standing in the right relationship. gurruṯu-djarrpi' standing in the wrong relationship. gurruṯumirri related. gurruṯumiriw selfish. gurrutjutju hawk (Syn) wopulu (Moiety) Yirritja. gurruwulupulu valley, area with many valleys. gurrwirkthun to make a noise (Variant) gurrbirkthun. guṯkuṯ angry, signal for trouble. guṯthun chop (Variant) djaṯthun. gutha older or younger brother (Syn) wäwa. gutharr waist. gutharr-ṉirr'marama 1) to tempt. 2) poke in ribs (Syn) guwal-ṉirr'marama. gutharra relationship term -, the children of your female waku, a woman's daughter's child and man's sister's daughter's child. guthirka pied oyster catcher (Moiety) Yirritja. gutjaminy fighting stick (Syn) wakata. gutjan Yirritja subsection, female. Male: gadjak (Moiety) Yirritja. gutjikaη pocket. gutjiminy itching sores, measles. gutjkutjun carry, wear, bear (baby) (Usage) more than one person, one thing each (See) gurrukama. Prdm: pl. gutjparr'yun throw away (Syn) ηurrkama. guwal string, rope. guwaḻ waist, middle. guwaḻ-bärr narrow. guwaḻ-buḏapthun cross over. guwal-buma make string figures. guwaḻ-buma 1) vtr. cross in front of someone, interrupt. 2) across. guwarrmu guwaḻ-dhirr'yun tempt. guwaḻ-gan'marama playfully poke in the ribs (Syn) guwaḻ-gin'marama. guwaḻ-gaη'marama playfully poke in ribs (Syn) guwaḻ-giη'marama. guwaḻ-garrpin tie up (eg parcel). guwaḻ-gin'marama playfully poke in ribs (Syn) guwaḻ-gan'marama. guwaḻ-ṉirr'marama 1) poke in ribs. 2) tempt. guwaḻ-weyin wide (of country). guwaḻ-wutthun 1) vtr. cross in front of someone, interrupt. 2) across (Syn) guwaḻ-buma. guwaḻ-yalηgi side (at waist). guwaṉinywaṉiny tree up which climber climbs (Moiety) Yirritja. guwarr 1) something borrowed to be returned. 2) something not being used in its proper function (Usage) (eg using a spear to dig a hole). 3) something to eat to be getting along with while more is being found, cooked, prepared (Usage) eg for a dugong : Intestines (biyapiya), liver (ηalthiri), stomach (gulun), kidneys (deti) (Syn) wärriku. guwarguwarmirri discoloured (eg of mats made of green pandanus), pure ochres mixed. guwarrmu small edible crab (Variant) guwarrmuη (Moiety) Dhuwa. guwarrtji sp turtle (inedible) (Moiety) Yirritja. guwatjman go and see someone. guwatjuru canoe. guwi'yun Variant: gubi'yun (Moiety) Yirritja. 1) swimming action. 2) song of hammerhead shark. guykuyyun guya gen. term for fish (not sharks). guya-bunhamirri fisherman. guyaḻ'yun cook (Syn) gothan (Variant) gudhal'yun. guyaηa think, remember, worry about. guyaηanhara thoughts. guyaηanhawuy thoughts. guyaηirri think (Lng) Gumatj. guyarra' type of spear (Moiety) Dhuwa. guyguymarama 1) play instrument. 2) use electric saw. guyguyyun 1) play ( musical instrument). 2) noise of fun. guyiηarr cold. guyiyi white eyed duck (Moiety) Dhuwa. guykarri porpoise (Moiety) Dhuwa. guykthun 1) spurt (of water). 2) to make something taboo by saying magic words over it. guykuy See: gälkal. guykuyyun call. guyuguyu'yun rock baby to sleep. guyuwa fibula, short digging stick for shell fish (Syn) biṉgal. ḻami labalaba stupid, silly (Syn) baba'mirri. labina three, a few, little (Syn) ḻurrkun'. ḻagayin type of spear (Variant) lawayin. laka lily tendrills (Moiety) Yirritja. ḻaka 1) tendrils. 2) sp lily. ḻakarama tell, tell on. ḻakaranhamirri confess. ḻaḻawukthun peel, shed, scale off. ḻalkal greedy. ḻaḻu parrot fish. ḻaḻuk fruit of pandanus (Moiety) Yirritja. ḻäḻuk pandanus fruit. lama shovel spear (Moiety) Yirritja. ḻama shovel spear. ḻamaḻama sp bird. ḻambarr shoulder. ḻämbiny sp bat. lambirri 1) long. 2) tall. ḻami cycad nut. lamiḏalpuy Groote Eylandt people and ηoyurr people. ḻarr'yun ḻamimaḏa girl, woman (Usage) from when she becomes pregnant to when baby can crawl. lamu-nhirrpan to plant (a garden) (Syn) lamu-nherran. lamurru cheap (in price). ḻanapu cyprus pine. ḻanara chips of wood that fly when chopping wood. ḻanda sp fish. lanhdhirra lamp (Moiety) Yirritja. ḻanyarr egg. ḻanybalanyba sp fish. lanydjarrηa rice (Moiety) Yirritja. lanydjat conceited, vain. ḻanydjat conceited, vain, egotistic. lanyiη 1) clean. 2) polished, bright. ḻaηarr stick to pierce nasal septum, hole in the nose. ḻaηḻaη sp lizard. ḻapakarra sp goanna. ḻaparr pigeon (Moiety) Yirritja. laparra smooth (Syn) buyubuyu. ḻapḻap open. ḻapmarama open, come apart. ḻapthun open, come apart. ḻapu parrot fish. ḻarr vintr. go (Syn) marrtji, law'yun. ḻarr'yun open up (See) dhä-larr'yun; goη-larr'yun. waluy ḻarr'yunaray waluy midday. ḻarrakara 1) spittal. 2) white of egg. ḻäwarr ḻarrakitj hollow log. ḻarrariηu sp porpoise (Variant) larrayiηu. larraymin stone axe (Syn) ḏakul. ḻarrmarama take down, undo (Syn) yupmarama. ḻarrηgay sun, time, watch. ḻarrηgaypuy daytime. ḻarrηḻarrη emaciated. ḻarrpan 1) falling star. 2) name of boat. ḻarrtha mangroves. ḻarruma search, seek, look for. ḻarrwaη'thun to spill, capsize (overflow) (Variant) larrwaηdhun. ḻarryun dropping or falling off. ḻät-yätjirri unable to walk because of pain. läti knife (Moiety) Yirritja. lätuη 1) sinker. 2) filling in teeth. ḻatjin mangrove worm. ḻatjuwarr'yun scatter, disperse. ḻaw'yun get up (and go) (Prdm) pl. ḻawalawa clown (Syn) gabulay. ḻäwarr sp grass. ḻawuma bite. ḻäwuma to bite. ḻawutji egg. ḻäy temple, side of head. ḻikarri ḻäy-ḏäl greedy, selfish. ḻayḻay yam flower. ḻayḻayyun be busy. ḻaymarama relieve. ḻaypa other side (eg of fence). ḻäypuy 1) illegitimate, belonging to no one. 2) uninhabited place (Syn) wakinηu. ḻayyun get relief, feel easier. leηu intoxicated. ḻerr'yun 1) sweep. 2) uncover. 3) push lily roots aside. ḻerrawa blue tongue lizard. li abbrev. of ηuli (See) ηuli. ḻidjiḻidji sp bird. ḻikan 1) elbow. 2) boy. 3) corner. 4) room. 5) crescent moon. ḻikarri paint, tar, oil, fat, petrol, small amount of any liquid. ḻiḻ'yun crack (crockery). ḻiḻigirr'yun make a rattling noise. ḻiḻirrtji sp tree. ḻimbarra'yun to carry on one shoulder. limurru we (plural inclusive). lindirritj sp parrot - red winged (Moiety) Dhuwa. linyu we (dual exclusive). lipalipa canoe (Moiety) Dhuwa (Moiety) Yirritja. ḻipun hind quarters of turtle. ḻirra tooth. ḻirra-garrpin cut off person's retreat by surrounding him. ḻirra-garyun to be set on edge. ḻirra-marrayaryun feel sensation in teeth. ḻirra-nhirrpan stick knife in and slice side away. ḻirra-ηäṉ'ka north west. ḻirra-ηirr'yun smile. ḻirrany'thun gnaw, bite at (Variant) lirrany'tjun. ḻirraηu short cut, separate way. ḻirraηu'yunmirri to separate, go different ways. ḻirrarawu stomach of turtle. ḻirrawar sp bee. ḻirrga blue tongue lizard. ḻirrgi ashes. ḻirrma'yun cook in ashes. ḻirrmaηa harmless catfish. ḻirrmuyun dance, act. ḻirrmuyun ḻirrthan roast in ashes. ḻithan 1) get dry. 2) get warm. ḻiya-dhuyumirri ḻitja untidy, all over the place. litjalaηgu See: ηalitjalaηgu. ḻitjilitji small brown bird. Loc: ḏiltjipuy. ḻiw'liwyun to paddle. ḻiw'marama surround. ḻiw'yun to go round. ḻiya head. ḻiya-baba'mirri silly, quick tongued. ḻiya-baḏubaḏuyun distract. ḻiya-bakmarama answer (Syn) buku-bakmarama. ḻiya-bäni ḻiya-biḻ'marama remind, revise. ḻiya-bulbulyun feel heavy headed. ḻiya-bunhamirri reproach oneself. ḻiya-burakirri think (Syn) guyaηa. ḻiya-ḏäl clever. ḻiya-ḏamala a windowless house made of paperbark completely closed in except for a vent opening for smoke and small doorways. ḻiya-ḏe'yun to dislike, reject (Syn) ηuyulkthirri. ḻiya-dhukunmirri think wrong or bad thoughts. ḻiya-dhumuk 1) dull. 2) lawless. ḻiya-dhuyumirri learned, wise. ḻiya-djambatj clever. ḻiya-djinbulk clever. ḻiya-garrpin 1) to worry. 2) have a headache. ḻiyay-waluy ḻiya-gulgulyun sulk, don't want to go, not to accept. ḻiya-gulinybuma dismiss someone's ideas as being no good. ḻiya-ḻukmarama round up. ḻiya-ḻupmarama baptise. ḻiya-maḏayin'mirri wise. ḻiya-marrkuwarra stores it in mind without worrying about it. ḻiya-marrtji be homesick. ḻiya-marrtjinyamarama be reminded of previous times. ḻiya-ṉinydjiya bald. ḻiya-nhäma gather (Syn) ḻuη'marama. ḻiya-ηal'yun 1) to respect, to honour. 2) to worship. ḻiya-ηamaηamayunmirri to make up one's mind. ḻiya-ηärra'mirri learned, wise. ḻiya-wargugumirriyirri be sad. ḻiya-wirwiryun move in a circular motion. ḻiya-wothinyamarama kill (Syn) buwayakkuma. ḻiya-yalηgi easily led, can't say no. ḻiya-yindi dwarfed, undersized. ḻiyaman sing. ḻiyay-waluy midday. ḻoḻu fence, area enclosed by a fence. ḻom depression in ground (Syn) ḻuḻnyin'. londuη black tobacco (not now in use). ḻonydju side by side (Syn) dhaḻay. ḻorrpu white cockatoo (Syn) ηerrk. ḻudhuludhu sp shellfish, non edible, grey with curled spikes. ḻuka eat, drink, take. ḻukthun come together, gather, collect. ḻuku 1) foot. 2) footprint. 3) wheel. ḻundu ḻuku-nhäranhamirri just before wet season October/November. ḻukunydja rich. ḻuḻnyin' depression in ground, deep hole. ḻuḻumarra type of spear. ḻuḻumurr easily led into trouble etc. ḻuḻupthun peel, shed, scale off. ḻumbakmarama 1) fold, bend. 2) turn a corner suddenly. ḻumbakthun 1) fold, bend. 2) turn a corner suddenly. ḻumurr'marama splash. ḻumurr'yun splash. ḻunda sp fish. ḻundu 1) friend. 2) sweetheart. ḻurryun ḻundu-ηupan go after. ḻundukuma 1) befriend. 2) gather, collect. ḻungu-ḻungu holes in the ground. ḻuni 1) single. 2) widow. ḻuη'maranhamirri Syn: mala-märranhamirri. ḻuη'thun gather. ḻuηarri harpoon thrower. ḻuηgu harpoon thrower. ḻuηgurrma 1) north. 2) north wind. ḻuηiny pipe. ḻupḻupthun wash, bathe, sink, drown, swim. ḻupthun 1) wash, bathe. 2) sink, drown. 3) swim (Variant) ḻupḻupthun. ḻurr'yun clap (Variant) ḻurr'ḻurryun (Prdm) pl. ḻurrkun' three, a few, little. ḻurrthun 1) split. 2) cave in. ḻurryun flow, run (of liquids). ḻuwiya 1) sp lily. 2) root food. makarr-ḻungurrma ma' get on with it. mäbuga dream. mäbugayirri vintr. dream. mäbuwa dream. maḏakarritj angry, ferocious, dangerous, bad tempered. maḏayin taboo, sacred. maḏaymaḏay people of north west Arnhem Land who do not practise circumcision. mäḏi lobster (Moiety) Yirritja. mäḏirriny bone. madhaḻuηgu barbed spear. madjawurr type of cane spear. mägaya peace, no trouble, cessation of hostilities. mäka Syn: dharpa (Moiety) Yirritja. makanbi native house built on water. makarr 1) upper leg, thigh. 2) root. 3) back legs of animals. makarr-djalathaη 1) south east. 2) south west. makarr-ḻungurrma 1) north east. 2) north west. malagatj makarr-munhamirri just before dawn. makarr-ηonuη pregnant. makarr-walu sunrays. makarr-wap a person who is always cadging. makarr-wapthun go to someone's side (eg in fight). makarr-yindi mainland. makarr'yun be happy, pleased about something. makarraṯa peace making ceremony. makarrpuy trousers. makin peace making ceremony. makiny lean, dry. makinydhirri be dried up. mäkiri ear. makmakthun wait. maku maybe, perhaps. makulmakul type of dilly bag with square bottom. makurr type of fish spear. mala crowd, clan, plural indicator, group. mala-bunhamirri Syn: biṯthunmirri. mala-djarr'yun sort out, select, choose, choose out of. mala-gulkmaranhamirri separate oneself. mala-gulkthun separate, sort out. mala-lukmarama to gather together. mala-manapanmirri to join. mala-märranhamirri Syn: ḻuη'maranhamirri. malagatj totemic ancestor. mälakthun 1) interrupt. 2) go crosswise. malηmalηbunuma maḻaḻ sp jellyfish - harmless. maḻamarr eldest in family. malamirriηu many. malanytjurr small bats (Syn) winyiwinyi. mäḻaη flat, smooth, calm. maḻayukpa fat (animal). mäḻga malgarri song of West Arnhem Land (Variant) malwarri. mali' 1) shadow, photo, image. 2) vtr. buy. maliya fish: flathead. mälk subsection, "skin". malka white feathered string. malkaṉa extracted tooth. malkarr bundle of spears. mäḻku flying foxes (Moiety) Dhuwa. malmuηu sp fish. maḻη'marama 1) to find, bring to light. 2) meet by chance. maḻη'thun 1) appear, come to light. 2) happen. malηmalηbunuma aim spear (Syn) yarrarra'marama. mälpan make a fire. maḻpinybiny message stick used in connection with ηulmarrk. malpura second eldest child in family. malthandi right in (Usage) of spear piercing, water flooding). malthun accompany, go with. maltjaṉa two (Lng) Ganalbiηu. mäḻu relationship term - (Moiety) Dhuwa. mäḻuḻu sp shellfish (Moiety) Dhuwa. mäḻuη lump. maḻurrumbu eat. malwan sp tree from which fish spears are made. malwanyga very high tide, spring tide. maḻway slanting. maḻway-ηorra 1) lean over. 2) lie down. man'kul maḻwiya gen. term for emu. maḻwurrk rain. mam'thun Variant: mam'mam'thun (pl). vtr. stick. mama yolk of egg. mämbal mussel. mamudjark water. mamudjirrk water. mamuḻ'yun put in mouth whole (not bite). maṉ'ka red and white clay (mixed). man'ku edible sap from mapuḏumun tree. man'kul throat. man'pili sp stringybark. man'tjarr 1) mangrove leaves. 2) cleansing ceremony for those who have contacted a corpse. mandiḏakḏak mana 1) unripe. 2) uncooked. mana'manaηani vine with pods of black tipped red berries. manaηa theft. manaηa-ḏilkurru thieves. manaηa-ḏumurru thief. manaηgan thief. manaηirri steal. manapan to join together, at the same time. manapiri together. maṉawiny name used by a woman for her male gurruη. maṉba sp porpoise (Moiety) Dhuwa. mänba sp seabird - dark brown (Moiety) Yirritja. manbiri poisonous pointed tail catfish (Moiety) Dhuwa. maṉḏa 1) they (two persons). 2) form of address. mäṉḏa octopus (Moiety) Yirritja. maṉḏayala one of the circumcision ceremonies. mandi'mandiḏak striped. mandiḏakḏak 1) striped. 2) sp fish. mandjawak knife. mandjikay sandfly totem for Wangurri Clan (Usage) not for everyday speech. mangamanga type of cane spear. manguli type of bamboo used for spear. mani 1) neck. 2) creek. -‘manydji maṉi'yun be dissatisfied (Usage) usually because of desiring something one can't have. manikay song, singsong. manim'thun stuck (Syn) mam'thun. manimani necklace. manimunak sp tree with small yellow fruit. maṉmaṉ toadstool. maṉmarrk scab. maṉmuηa sp yam. mänηu Syn: märraηu. manpul mouse. manukani axe blade which is worn down by use. manuηgarri south wind. manuηunya sp tree. mänha water (Syn) gapu (Moiety) Yirritja. manhdhak fresh (water). mänhdhu sp bird (Moiety) Yirritja. mäny trail (of snake, jet). mänyarr white mangrove (Moiety) Dhuwa. manydjarrka rag, dress material. -‘manydji denotes reciprocal relationship between two people. manymak good, well. maηal' spear thrower. maηan cloud. maηanhuru sister (Syn) yapa. mäηaηayun be exhausted, very tired. Maηgarruṯa Goulburn Island. Maηgatharra Macassar and its people. maηgu 1) blood. 2) sap of tree. maηutji-wuryun maηutji Syn: mel. 1) eye. 2) seed. 3) well, hole. 4) torch globe. 5) bullet. 6) fish hook. 7) sweetheart. maηutji-ḏälthirri to be unsympathetic. maηutji-ḏaw'marama to wink. maηutji-dhälaw'yun read. maηutji-dhunupayama choose, appoint. maηutji-guliny condemn (Syn) nyamir'yun. maηutji-gurrupan show. maηutji-ḻakarama by a sign, point the way. maηutji-ḻaw'marama read. maηutji-maraηguma pay debt after looking at tabood object. maηutji-wuryun discover that something is missing (Syn) mel-wuryun. maηutjiyama help two people become sweethearts. mäpaṉ boil. mäpiḻi mud hopper (Moiety) Dhuwa. mapu egg. mapuḏumun sp fruit used in treating diarrhoea. märr spiritual power, strength. märr-bambuma not know, be ignorant. märr-baṉḏany honestly! truly! märr-ḏaḏawmirri not fastidious, not discriminating. märr-ḏälthirri to trust, accept in good faith. märr-dharaηan take notice, obey, believe. märr-dhumbal'yun not know, be ignorant. märr-djipthun to trust, accept in good faith. märr-djuḻkthun disbelieve, take no notice. märr-gaηgathirri be ready. märr-garrpin to worry about something. märr-gorruma hang on, keep. märr-ηal'yun praise, admire, worship, feel gratitude. märr-ηamathirri 1) be happy. 2) love. 3) welcome. märr-yuwalk märr-wambuma not know, be ignorant. märr-wanaηguma to imitate. märr-yal'yun cool down (emotion). märr-yiηgathirri be very happy. märr-yuwalk honestly, truly. märr-yuwalkmirriyirri believe, take notice, accept, obey. märr-yuwalkthirri believe, take notice, accept, obey. mar'wakthun come out the other side. mar'yun to be poised to throw. marra 1) leaf. 2) hair. maranhu-gäma marra bunhamirri comb hair. marra-djulηi place that is peaceful and happy. marra-gulyunamirri place (Usage) used with wäηa, meaning birthplace. marrabal sp kangaroo - large. marradjiri pole used in ceremony, not sacred. maraka water tree. maralkur relationship term -, mothers mother's brother's son. maralmaral girls and young women without children. märrama take, get, fetch. maramara meteor. marramba adultery. marramba'-djay'yunmirri run away together. marramba'mirri adulterous. marramba'mirriyirri commit adultery. marramba'puy illegitimate. marraṉa' touchy. marraṉḏil right out (tide). märranhamirri married. maranhu food, something to satisfy hunger. maranhu-gäma hunt. maranydjalk sharks (collective), stingrays (collective). marranyilyun leave one's own country and settle in another. marraηani take aim and shoot (interj). maraηguma pay back debt. maraηu not sacred, profane, secular. marapiyal sister (when speaking about, not to). marrathulma young men (16-25 or so). marratja relationship term -, waku of gäthu, gäthu of waku (See) waku; gäthu. marawa 1) long tom fish. 2) needle. 3) tooth. 4) garfish. marrikaḻa marrawaηa make noise like that of a sail in the wind. marrawaṯa rat (Moiety) Yirritja. marawili shade place under a tree where anyone can sit. marayarr marrayaryun to sense, feel sensation. marrayulpuyulpu 1) small. 2) insecure (of car, boat, plane etc). mardhakal clothes, things. mari trouble. märi relationship term -. mari buna be angry. märi'manydji mother's mother and daughter's child. märi'mu relationship term -. marrikaḻa sp stingray (jumps out of water) (See) maranydjalk (Moiety) Yirritja. marimirri angry, troublesome. marimirriyirri get angry. marrin string dilly bag (Syn) ḏimbuka (Variant) marriṉ (Moiety) Dhuwa. mariηu 1) enemy. 2) germ (Syn) miriηu. marrpaṉ marrirriny white cockatoo (Moiety) Yirritja. märriyaη gun. markala collective term for three species of stingray (Syn) bäkul, djulaymuη, gataraηay. marrkap denotes affection. marrkapthun feel affection for someone. marki prawn. märrkitj 1) safe, out of harm's way. 2) popular. markuη' stone axe (Syn) biṉdjirra. märrma' two. märrma'marrma four. märrma'mirri twice. marrmarryun 1) tremble. 2) be pleased, be happy. marηarr describing a good anchorage place. marrηgama wait. marηgi aware, informed, having knowledge. marrηgitj doctor, medicine man. marrηu female possum (Moiety) Yirritja. marrpaṉ large turtles (Moiety) Dhuwa. marrparaη fearless, courageous, fearlessly, brave. marthaηay ship. märrthirri want love. marrtji go, walk. marunhuwa-ḻarruma hunt. marrwala paddle, oar. marwat 1) leaf. 2) hair (Syn) marra. matha-gurrupanmirri marrwuṉ tree from which dhaniya (cup) is made (See) dhaniya. marrwuṯu sp tree (Moiety) Yirritja. marrya' hunger (Syn) djaṉηarr. märryu-ηupan to think about. mäṯ stick with chewed end used for eating honey. maṯa'marama tie up. maṯa'maranhawuy prisoner. maṯaṉ belt made of human hair (Syn) maṯaṯ (Moiety) Dhuwa. maṯaṉḏa collar bone. maṯaṯ belt made of human hair (Syn) maṯaṉ (Moiety) Dhuwa. maṯpuna sp fish (Moiety) Yirritja. mattjurr gen. name for flying foxes (Moiety) Yirritja. matha 1) tongue, language. 2) flame of fire. matha dharrwa producing conflicting stories, changing one's mind. matha gaηgathirri promise to do something and then not do it. matha-gurrupanmirri give message, give order (Syn) matha-nhirrpanmirri. matha-nhirrpanmirri 1) give message. 2) give order. mayali'bilkthun matha-ηupanmirri have a discussion. matha-waṯu Moiety: Dhuwa. 1) sp shellfish. 2) gall bladder of wallaby shaped like a dog's tongue. matha-yal'yun to relieve tongue by eating meat or fish after a purely vegetable diet (matha-yal'). Variant: matha-yal'. matha'yun poke out one's tongue (Syn) matha'mathayun. mäthamatha net dilly bag (Moiety) Dhuwa. matharama peel (fruit), shell (peanut), scale (fish). mathin' paddle, oar. mathirra cave. matjaka gen. term for spear. matjidji biting bag (Variant) matjinydji (Moiety) Dhuwa. matjka strings used for body decoration. mäwarra broad, wide. mawaṯ bamboo spear (Moiety) Dhuwa. mäwaya praise. mäwiya poison. mäwiya'mirri poisonous. mäwiya'mirriyama vtr. poison. mäwuga dream (Variant) mäwuwa. mawutarri sp fruit - red. mäwuwa dream (Variant) mäwuga. mayali' meaning of a word, meaning of a story. mayali'bilkthun deceive. mayali'djawyun draw a conclusion. mayali'ηupan explain meaning. mayalηa season of the year before everything is ripe (Variant) mayaltha. mayaltha season of the year before everything is ripe (Variant) mayalηa. mayaη 1) creek. 2) neck. mel-ḏe' mayawa frill neck lizard (Moiety) Dhuwa. mayawurr type of cane spear (Variant) madjawurr (Moiety) Dhuwa. maykarraṉ lightning. maymuḏikṯik heavy sleeper. mäypa lots, many. maypal gen. term for shellfish. maypiny ironwood tree (Moiety) Yirritja. maypurrηa big town, city (Moiety) Yirritja. maywarr sp snake (Syn) wiṯitj (Moiety) Dhuwa. medjuru newly hatched fly (from pupa) (Moiety) Dhuwa. mel 1) eye. 2) seed. 3) well. mel-baḏatjun see wrongly, mistake. mel-barrmaranhamirr want something back when someone has taken it. mel-borum describes someone ready to be initiated. mel-butji tame. mel-ḏäl inconsiderate, unsympathetic, unhelpful. mel-ḏe' 1) jealousy, envy. 2) jealous. mel-wanakwanak mel-ḏe'yun be jealous, envious. mel-dharaηan covetousness. mel-djurthirri have a vision, see a departed spirit or someone far away of whom one is thinking. mel-gaḏagaḏa loose weave that can be seen through eg fish net, open weave baskets. mel-gäma deceive, trick. mel-gänhamirri argue about who is to do it. mel-garama open your eyes. mel-gararrkararr 1) faded, worn. 2) smeared. mel-gaykay loose weave that can be seen through eg. fish net, open weave baskets (Syn) mel-gaḏagaḏa. mel-guliny fastidious, discriminating. mel-gurrupan show. mel-ḻaηḻaηdhun look this way and that, look all round (Syn) mel-ḻaw'yun. mel-ḻaw'yun look this way and that, look all around (Syn) mel-ḻaη'laηdhun. mel-manapan mix up. mel-manapanawuy mixed up. mel-maraηguma clear someone who has seen a sacred object for the first time. mel-mundurr leisurely. mel-munhamirri 1) going hunting at night. 2) describes someone who goes out hunting at night. mel-nyaḻyun stare. mel-ηamin to tantalise. mel-ηulnyiηulnyi describes wood that doesn't burn very well. mel-wanakwanak covetousness, greed. mel-warraηul openly, in sight of all. mel-warryun lead, show the way. mewiny mel-worum describes someone ready to be initiated, ready to be targeted (Variant) mel-borum. mel-wuryun discover that something is missing (Syn) maηutji-wuryun. mel-yalηgi sympathehic, considerate, helpful. mel-yätjirri look at something horrible, be shocked. meḻi sp tree (Moiety) Dhuwa. melkiri forked stick. melku-ḻarruma look for a person. melpuy describes wife who has been obtained in correct way from mother in law. meṉḏuη snail (Moiety) Yirritja. meṉguma hunt. meηiniyirri wriggle, move (as in sleep when dreaming). mer' cave. merri ceremonial head of seagull with string (Moiety) Dhuwa. merriya very small crab (Moiety) Dhuwa. merrku twig, stick. metha 1) chest. 2) shore. metjpilkthun cover. mewal Syn: märi. mewana Moiety: Dhuwa. 1) grass. 2) basket made of mewana (grass). mewatj area of land east of Milingimbi (See) miḏiyirrk. mewiny finely shredded or cut. mewirri worm (Moiety) Dhuwa. mewirri'mirriyama get someone in trouble by lying. miḏaṯthun whistle, squeak. miḏawarr after wet season, fruit ripe. miḏikirri do badly, do wrong, go wrong. miḏiku 1) sister. 2) bad. milkiṉiηiṉ miḏikuma make badly. miḏikuman badly. miḏiyirrk area west of Milingimbi (Syn) wäṉba. miku red ochre. miku'mirri 1) red. 2) pink. mil'ηu spy. milak dent in end of spear in which spear thrower fits. miligirriny crabs with soft shells (Moiety) Dhuwa. milika catfish (Moiety) Dhuwa. miliny 1) lower leg. 2) the sense of a story, point of a story. 3) the barbs of a spear (Syn) yaηara; Syn: bäka. milipa sp bush fruit (Moiety) Dhuwa. miḻipi shoulder blade. miḻka sp mangrove worm, found at giyapara tree. Must be cooked. milkarri tears. milkiṉiηiṉ eyebrows. milthun milkinydjarr stick with hook on the end used for hooking pandanus etc (Variant) milkinydjirr. milkinydjirr stick with hook on the end used for hooking pandanus etc (Variant) milkinydjarr. milkiyarr embryo. milkmilk mosquito (Moiety) Dhuwa. milkuma show. milkuminy gall bladder. milkuminymirri 1) green. 2) blue. milma within sight, in front of. milmarr'marr haste. milmarra person from whom one receives a wife. milminydjarrk permanent bubbling spring (of water). milmitjpa afternoon. milnhiri bush honey (Moiety) Yirritja. milnyaη'thun not want, dislike. milnyinyiyun to aim a camera, to aim a gun. milη'thun shine (light in distance). miḻη'thun lightning. milηiny' diarrhoea. miḻηmiḻη'thun 1) shine. 2) lightning. milparrambarr eyelashes. milpuṉmilpuṉ firefly. milpunuma to spy. milthun spy. milwar'milwaryun blink one's eyes. milwini root food (like large wurrawu) (See) wurrawu. milwu'milwu 1) nervous, scared. 2) wild (Usage) unbroken horse. minhdhalarama mimarr current. mimbu cicatrice, scar (Variant) mim'pu (Yirrkala). mimbuma hide. miṉaṉ bag, net. miṉany bag, net (Variant) miṉaṉ. miṉḏirr small closely woven basket in which man carries firesticks. mindupuma mend, sew. mindhala something to lie on for sleeping, grass blanket. mindhalarama spread on the ground eg blankets, mats. miṉdharraη young wallaby (Moiety) Yirritja. mindjirr'tjirr sp goanna (Moiety) Dhuwa. mindjirri sandfly (Moiety) Yirritja. miṉgi pupa in hard shell (Moiety) Dhuwa. miṉiny'parr 1) flea. 2) louse. 3) wart. minitjpa afternoon (Syn) milmitjpa. miṉiyarr digging stick (made of maypiny) (See) maypiny (Moiety) Yirritja. miṉmiṉ special leaves where sugar bag is made. minhala freshwater tortoise. minhdhala something to lie on for sleeping. minhdhalarama to spread on the ground for a bed. miny'tji colour. miny'tji-dharpuma draw, paint (Variant) miny'tji-yarpuma. miny'tji-yarpuma draw, paint (Variant) miny'tji-dharpuma. minya paint, tar. minyaηalaηal skin. minyawuru sp tree (edible red fruit) (Moiety) Yirritja. minydjaḻpi biting bag. minyinyak new moon (Moiety) Yirritja. minyiη'karr lice eggs (Moiety) Dhuwa. minyirrminyirr little stones (Moiety) Dhuwa. minyminy' wire. miηin'miηin worry. miηurryun value something very highly and refuse to let anyone borrow it. miraη'thun wag. mirriki 1) chest. 2) shore. mirriwa mirrimirri bathan singe hair off game. mirrinyu collective term for turtles. mirinyuηu whale (Moiety) Yirritja. miriηu 1) enemy. 2) soldier. mirriri the feelings of a man where his sister, or unclean things are concerned. mirithirri very, loudly, a great deal. mirritjan squeeze, knead, press. mirriwa frilly necked lizard (Moiety) Dhuwa. mirriya sp crab - small, edible (Moiety) Dhuwa. mirmaηiny good, straight, smooth. mirmbitj nose. mirmur children of widow's second husband. mirηguy unripe, uncooked. mirrwiḻi 1) shy. 2) ashamed. miyalaηgitj mirrwuṉ 1) tail. 2) hind legs of crocodile. miṯan aware, informed, having knowledge (Syn) marηgi. mitawara sp shellfish. mitmitthun cut many times. mitthun cut. miṯtji lots, crowd, group. miṯtji-dharr'yun sort out, select, choose, choose out of (Syn) mala-djarr'yun. mithirri stingray (Moiety) Yirritja. mithuk Moiety: Yirritja. 1) dew, fog, mist. 2) spider. mitjala sp shellfish (sea egg) (non-edible) (Moiety) Dhuwa. mitjiyaη boat, vehicle (Moiety) Yirritja. mitjpurrkula headband made of string for decoration. miwatj the east (Yirrkala). miwukthun wag, blow (wind). miwura throat (Syn) man'kul. miyalaηgitj north. miyalk girl, woman, female, wife. miyalkuma take to wife. miyaηa sp fish (Moiety) Dhuwa. miyapunu collective term for turtles. miyarrka 1) temple. 2) edge. moṉuk miyarrka-ḏäl 1) shellfish. 2) greedy. miyatatawuy sp bird - large (Moiety) Yirritja. miyuru woodborer (Moiety) Dhuwa. moḏa initiate after circumcision before sore is healed. mokuy corpse, dead person, evil spirit. moḻ'ηu sp snake. molk taboo ceremonial ground (sacred only during ceremony). molku part of shellfish bunybu which is inedible. moḻmuḻ' foam of sea, lather, froth. molu grave. moḻu sp vine (Moiety) Dhuwa. molulu initiate after circumcision before sore is healed (Syn) moḏa. moḻutha fish net made from rope (Moiety) Dhuwa. moma forget, lose. momu relationship term -, father's mother or her brother or sister. moṉa sp vegetable (Moiety) Yirritja. moṉitj secretly (Syn) gayul. moṉuk 1) saltwater. 2) bitter. mukul rumaru monha quaternary form of moma (See) moma. monydjulηu skin. moη'muη insect that sucks blood of cattle, dogs (Moiety) Dhuwa. mori' relationship term -, Father, father's brother (Yirrkala dialects). morrumurru 1) look sad, depressed, discontented. 2) furious. motj totemic ancestor. moy' dirt. moy'mirri dirty. muḏaḏa deaf, dumb. muḏaḏayirri be quiet. muḏuḏutjpu white fronted heron. muḏuk 1) war, bad fight. Note: only ceased when many are killed muḏulul lump. mudhuηay food. mugugu toad fish (Moiety) Yirritja. muka question indicator, agreement indicator. mukali-bärra south west. mukandi green winged pigeon (Moiety) Yirritja. mukarr mythological character (See) gurrmirriηu. mukmarama to quieten. mukthun be quiet. mukul bäpa father's sister. mukul rumaru mother's brother's wife, mother-in-law. mukuluk spear grass (Moiety) Dhuwa. mukumbul sp bird - very small (Moiety) Yirritja. mul'mulmirriyirri be covered by a cloud (of sun). mul'mumirriyirri to be covered with cloud (sun). muliyaηarr type of root food (Moiety) Dhuwa. muliyi mat, conical mat (Moiety) Dhuwa. mulka dry. mulkanhuηu belonging to someone (Syn) dhulηuηu. muḻkurr head. mulkuru strange, foreign. mulmariny half blind. mulmu grass, weed. muḻmuḻ foam, soapsuds etc. mulηurr semen. muḻuḻu sp tree (sandlewood) (Moiety) Dhuwa. muḻunda sp bird (Moiety) Dhuwa. mulunhara sp shark - small (Syn) burrugu (Moiety) Dhuwa. mumalkur relationship term - (Usage) (female only). mun'puwa mildew (Moiety) Yirritja. mun'puwamirri mildewed. mun'puwamirriyirri become mildewed. mundurr still. mundhurr gift, present. muṉguy small pieces, scraps. munguyun to follow. muṉumbilil plankton, whale's food. munha night. munha munyaη'thun feel nauseated. munydjutj green pea-like bush food (Moiety) Yirritja. munyguma crush, obliterate, tread on, oppress. muηa ashes. muηdhun drink straight to mouth, stoop down to a pool. muηmuη dumb, very quiet. mupan sp native fruit. Juice used for diarrhoea. murr' exclamation. murr' muka expression of approval. murr'yun 1) be angry. 2) selfish. murrkuluηun murraηa ripe. muraηay stick placed in nasal septum. murratj very deep sleep. murrbuk type of barbed spear (Moiety) Yirritja. murri'murri very old person, bald and blind (Syn) nuritj. murrkay' 1) fatal. 2) fatally. murrkaykuma kill. murrkthun feel dislike. murrkthunamirri emu (the noise it makes) (Moiety) Yirritja. murrkuluηun Variant: murrnhuruη. 1) white ant. 2) borer. 3) germ. 4) decay. murmarama vtr. heat. murrnhuruη Variant: murrkuluηun. 1) white ant. 2) borer. 3) germ. 4) decay. muryunara murnyaη' Moiety: Yirritja. 1) honey. 2) vegetable and fruit type foods. murrηaram carry an avoidance relationship (Syn) mukul rumaru, momalkur. murrηga black wattle (Moiety) Dhuwa. murrηiny Moiety: Yirritja. 1) people living near the east. 2) iron and steel. murrtjimun sp fruit from badany tree (murrtjumun) (Variant) murrtjumun (Moiety) Dhuwa. murrtjumun sp fruit from badany tree (Variant) murrtjimun (Moiety) Dhuwa. murrukay big (Prdm) singular. muruminy sp shellfish (Moiety) Dhuwa. murrumul orphaned. murrumul yothu orphan. murrunydjura white man's country (Syn) yumayηa (Moiety) Yirritja. murruη enough. murruηdhina had enough. murrutjuwal bone. murryil Torres Strait pigeon (Moiety) Yirritja. muryun be hot. murryun make a low rumbling noise (Usage) tractor in distance, didgerido, thunder. muryunara hot. mut-yätj careless. muta back. mutamuta sp native fruit. A small red berry (Moiety) Yirritja. mutitj calm, peaceful. mutpunuma drive (herd). muthak overcast, covering of cloud. muthali black duck (Moiety) Yirritja. muthir sp native fruit (Moiety) Dhuwa. muthiyarra Moiety: Yirritja. 1) pearl. 2) shell. 3) turtle shell. naninyηa muwadhak clothes, things (Syn) girri'. muwaṉḏaη deaf and dumb. muyalyun fly (flag). muyku lazy, morose, slow to respond. muyuηu plant used to poison fish. naḏi'mirri sulky (Syn) galηa-naḏi'mirri. näga piece of cloth worn around waist (Variant) näka. näka piece of cloth worn around waist (Variant) näga. ṉaku canoe. ṉäku bark of gaḏayka (stringybark) tree used for huts and bark painting. ṉalpa sp seabird. ṉamura sp oyster. naninyηa big European place (Syn) yumayηa. nanuηguwa sp tree, fruit (Moiety) Yirritja. ṉanydja pelican. ṉanydjak nose, face (Variant) ṉinydjak. ṉaη'thun run (Prdm) singular. ṉapuηga between, middle. napurru See: ηanapurru. ṉarraṉi 1) red fruit like an apple. 2) halfcast. ṉinydjiya ṉawulga blanket, sheet. ṉeny wet season, freshwater pool-not permanent. ṉepaḻ knee. ni eh! ṉikaṉuηu second shot when spearing miyapunu (turtle). }ikawu eastern end of Howard Island. ṉikiḏi bark of gaḏayka (stringybark) tree used for huts and bark painting (Syn) ṉäku. ṉilηṉilη' spark of fire. ṉim'pu lower back. ṉiṉ'marama press hard. ṉiṉḏa-barr'parryun crack, split - not break. niniku sp shellfish. ṉiṉim'thun sink down, half drown. nininyηu 1) everlasting. 2) excellent. ṉinydjak nose, face (Syn) ṉanydjak. ṉinydjiya tidal plain, salt pan. ṉipiṉ red ochre. ṉipirri barbed spear. ṉirr'marama surprise. ṉirr'yun be surprised. ṉirriwan sp oyster - small, sharp (Moiety) Dhuwa. ṉirrηṉirrη' windpipe. ṉiwuḏa 1) sp bee. 2) sugar bag. ṉurrku nona white woman. ṉoηgurr 1) elbow. 2) bay. 3) corner. 4) new moon. 5) room. 6) crescent. ṉopuma pester with requests (Syn) ṉugupuma. ṉorr'yun snore. norrutj old man. ṉugupuma pester with requests (Syn) ṉopuma. ṉumburr lots (Usage) people. ṉunhdhal soft. ṉuηgaṯmarama forbid, punish (Syn) dhägir'yun. nuηgupuyηu Rose River, Rose Island. ṉupuyηa coconut. nuritj very old person, bald and blind (Syn) murrimurri. ṉurrku brains. nharaηdhirri nhä what? nhä maku or. Gram: joins nouns nhaku what?, what for? nhakuna like, as. nhäkurru where to? nhalayaku secondary form of nhaltjan (See) nhaltjan. nhaliy by what means. nhaltjan what?, how?, why?, pardon? nhäma see, look at, look out for. nhäma'nhama see, look at, look out for (See) nhäma (Prdm) pl. nhämirri in what condition?, how?, what about?, how about? nhämunha how many? nhämunha'mirri how many times? nhämunharay how many times? Variant: nhämunha'mirri. nhanapan make a fire, stoke a fire. nhanbinya all (Syn) warrpam'. nhanηu his, her, its. nhäηiniη worthless, useless. nhäηuru from what?, over what?, what about? nhäpuy about what?, concerning what? nhära 1) burn, get burnt. 2) cook. nharaη thirsty, dry. nharaηdhirri become thirsty, dry. nhätaηuwa for when? nhätha when? nhäthinya djaka what size?, how tall?, how far? nhäthinya gandarr what width?, how long? nhäthinya miny'tji what colour? nhäthinya rumbal what shape? nhawi intj. what's its name. nhawuku so and so, what-do-you-call-it. nhe you (singular). nhepi you (emphatic). nherran put, put on (clothes). nhina sit, stay, live. Gram: verb to be nhirrpan put, put on. nhokala to you, your. nhokiyingala to you, your. Gram: emphasised form nhokuηu from you (singular). nhukanmirri copulate. nhuma you (plural). nhuman smell, give off smell. nhuna you (singular). nhuηu your (singular). nyäḻ nyä'yun cry. nyäḻ 1) lie, lies. 2) untrue, untruthful. ηupan nyäḻ ηupan accuse of lying. nyäḻ ηupan mala yolηu accuse of being liars. nyäḻ-ḏilkurru liars. nyäḻ-ḏumurru liar. nyäḻ'yun to tell a lie, pretend. nyäḻka basket, box, dilly bag. nyaḻmarama bend. nyalmirri violent, cruel, ruthless, incorrigible, lawless. nyaḻpurr another name for Gälpu'. nyaḻuma eat, drink. nyaḻwaη'mirri curved, warped, with a bend in it. nyaḻwaη'thun curve or bend slightly. nyaḻyun bend. nyamanyamayun random movement of fishes as water is drying up. nyamir'yun criticise, unfavourable, condemn, find fault with. nyamir'yunmirri condemn oneself, acknowledge one's error. nyamnyam sp freshwater root food. nyaη'nyaηdhun eat, drink (See) nyaη'thun (Prdm) pl. nyaη'thun eat, drink. nyaηaḻnyaηaḻ describes food not very substantial or satisfying. nyaηura sp tortoise. nyäpuḏu leaves and roots of plant that produces a black berry called wuḻuymu. nyärr'yun rain. nyarra'marama vtr. melt. nyarra'yun melt. nyarrkthun sulk, bear a grudge. nyenyirri sp tree. nyenyirri nyeηa crab. nyerr'nyirr locust, cicada. nyerrkada sp fish. nyika light shower of rain. nyiknyik rat. nyikthun become stained by grease mark. nyili'nyiliyun walk as though heavy laden (eg. carrying a bag of flour). nyilη'marama 1) vtr. stoop low. 2) down. nyoka nyilη'thun stoop low. nyim'nyimdhun poke a number of times, pierce a number of times. nyinnyin small claws of crab. nyinyaηthun to hate, despise, feel revolted by. nyinyipuwa large fly. nyira black magic (singing) (Syn) wiyarriṯa'. nyirkupmarama burn with hot stick, or djimuku (See) djimuku. nyirrmarama 1) cook, boil. 2) burn (Syn) bathan. nyirrnyirr locust. nyirrnyirryun send bubbles of the surface. nyiryun make a singing noise. nyiwnyiwyun crowd around snatching (Syn) gombu'kumbuma. nyoka Moiety: Dhuwa. 1) crab. 2) crab claw. 3) pipe. nyokun howl. nyoyun howling of dog, dingo. nyuḻnyuḻ squid. nyumikiny small (Prdm) pl. nyumukiny small (Prdm) pl. nyumukuṉiny small (Prdm) singular. nyunyu "can't catch me". nyuηa'yun feel a sting, smart (Usage) of the eyes. nyuηala sp tortoise. nyuηunyuηu sp wasp - large black and yellow. nyurrul' soft, weak. nyuw'yun howl (dog). nyuwanynyuwa ηäga'yun | - η ηaḏaηaṯ collar bone. ηaḏarratjun speak angrily (sometimes involves swearing). ηaḏi discontent, dissatisfied. ηaḏi'mirri discontent, dissatisfied. ηadi'yun discontent, dissatisfied. ηaḏup spying, secret activities. ηadhakthun go angrily, troublesome (Syn) marrtji marimirri. ηadhaηay' vegetable food (flour, corn, potatoes). ηadji'yun sing. ηadjiyamu sparrow hawk. ηäga'yun 1) nod (from sleepiness). 2) rock (boat). ηalinyu ηäkanyu sp shellfish (Moiety) Yirritja. ηakarraηgarr type of seaweed. ηäkirri cover. ηakηak sp eagle. ηäku secondary form of 'hear' (See) ηäma. ηäl 1) spittal. 2) white of egg. 3) fluid which lubricates joints. ηal'marama put up. ηal'yun 1) climb, ascend, go up. 2) be against, stand against. ηaḻapaḻ 1) old person. 2) old thing (Prdm) singular. ηalapmarama vtr. 1) shine. 2) burn brightly. 3) flame. ηalapthun 1) shine, burn brightly. 2) flame. ηali we (dual inclusive). ηalimurru we (plural inclusive). ηaḻindi moon. ηalinyu we (dual exclusive). ηäliηali describes place which is peaceful or trouble free. ηalitjalaηgu our (dual inclusive). ηalka tooth. ηalparr phlegm. ηalthiri liver. ηaḻu part of penis covered by foreskin. ηaluwuruη 1) ripe. 2) cooked. ηämin ηalwa'yun play. ηäma hear, listen. ηama' mother (Syn) ηäṉḏi. ηamakuli good (Syn) ηamakurru. ηamakurru good (Syn) ηamakuli. ηamanηani sp root food (Moiety) Dhuwa. ηamaηamayunmirri get ready. ηamaηamyun vtr. make. ηamathama 1) make better, make good, make right. 2) get ready, prepare. 3) properly. ηamathirri 1) good (be / become --, better (be / become --. 2) ready (be / become --, all right (be / become --. 3) to act the part of. ηambaηambatj sickness. ηambi knife. ηämin paint. ηamini 1) breast. 2) milk. ηanathu ηaminipuy brassiere. ηamrama laugh. ηamuma not recognise. ηamun-djipthun die, lie still (Lng) Djambarrpuyηu. ηamun'kurr 1) milk. 2) breast. ηamupa sea anemone. ηäṉ'ka sp shellfish (Moiety) Dhuwa. ηaṉ'ṯabakarra sp bush fruit (Variant) ηaṉ'ṉabakarra (Moiety) Dhuwa. ηäṉ'tapakarra sp fruit (Variant) ηäṉ'kapakarra (Moiety) Dhuwa. ηanak flesh, meat. ηanakal relationship term -, mother's brother, father-in-law (Syn) ηapipi. ηaṉaṉawa Syn: galay. ηanapa relationship term -, father's sister's children, cousin, husband (dhuway). ηanapurru we (plural exclusive). ηäṉarr tongue, language, flame. ηäṉarr-bira'yun eat shellfish (maypal), fish (guya), meat (warrakan) (Usage) after eating lots of vegetable food (ηatha). Opp: bukumuk. ηäṉarryama 1) peel. 2) skin (fruit). 3) shell (crab). 4) scale (fish). ηanathu relationship term -, woman's daughter or son, man's sister's son or daughter (Syn) waku. ηaṉḏamarama put against, lean against. ηäṉḏi relationship term -, mother. ηäṉḏi'manydji mother and son or daughter. ηangi'yun dig. ηapa-manapan ηani an interrogative, an expression of enquiry e.g. statement followed by ηani : 'is that right?'. ηaniηanipuy See: wurray. ηänitj Moiety: Yirritja. 1) bee. 2) honey made by it. ηänitji strong drink, alcohol. ηaniyal conical native mat - flat. ηaṉmarra conical sleeping mat. ηanha Syn: wanha. ηanya him (accusative). ηanybak arm band made of native string. ηanydja intj. or, but. ηanydjaḻa'yun turn round. ηanydjalamarama vtr. turn around. ηaη'ηaηdhun chase away. ηäη'thun ask. ηapa 1) back. 2) top, surface, cover (of book). ηapa-bilkthun cover up, conceal. ηapa-ḻakarama cover one's guilt by accusing another who is also guilty. ηapa-maṉ'maṉbunuma pile on top of other. ηapa-manapan add. in addition, put one on top of the other. ηapa-manguma to keep adding to. ηapa-munyguma follow on behind (Syn) ηapa-munguyun. ηapa-ηal'marama put one on top of other. ηapa-ηupan come behind, follow on, come next. ηaramutj ηapa-rakalamirri describes baby at the stage where it is carried about on paperbark. ηapa-warralkuma Syn: warraηulyama. ηäpaki white person. ηapatjkuma vtr. conceal, shield guilty person, hide. ηapipi relationship term -, mother's brother, father-in-law. ηapηapthun to cry (Syn) nyä'yun; ηäthi. ηar'ηaryun be thirsty. ηar'yun breathe. ηar'yunmirri have a rest. ηarra I. ηärra' special taboo ceremony, shade place containing ceremonial objects. ηaraka 1) bone. 2) shell of egg. 3) shell of fish. ηaraka-ḏälkuma weigh something down (against wind). ηaraka-werunhamirri to stretch one's back. ηarakalama find. ηarali' tobacco. ηarambiya hand. ηaramurr extremely angry to the extent of being dangerous, liable to kill anyone. ηaramurryirri become very angry. ηaramutj selfish, greedy. ηarawayirri wriggle. ηarrawu mangrove tree, sap of which makes eyes swell (Moiety) Yirritja. ηarritj subsection, person of that subsection. ηarriyal' sp root food - grows in freshwater. ηarrku wallaby (collective term). ηarkula water. ηarrmaη 1) painted, coloured to make it pretty. 2) kept as a keepsake. 3) decorated for a ceremony. ηathi ηarη'ka sp shellfish (Moiety) Dhuwa. ηarηga hole. ηarrpiya 1) meteor. 2) octopus. ηarrpiyamirri inedible. ηarrtjun scold, rebuke, speak angrily. ηarwakthun play. ηäṯi sp ant (Moiety) Dhuwa. ηaṯili black cockatoo (Moiety) Dhuwa. ηaṯηaṯ rounded. ηatηatmarama shine. ηatηatthun 1) shine. 2) burn brightly, flame. ηaṯtjin original native dress, string around waist and tassel from it (Moiety) Yirritja. ηatha vegetable food. ηathi relationship term -, mother's father. ηäthi cry. ηathili just. ηäthili first, before, previously. ηäthili baman' a long time ago. ηäthilimirriyama to prepare, get ready. ηäthilimirriyanhamirri to prepare, get oneself ready. ηäthiliηu old, stale. ηathiwalkur mother's mother's mother's brother's son, mother-in-law's uncle. ηathu cycad (Moiety) Yirritja. ηatjirriny'tjun sneeze. ηäwa'yun 1) nod (from sleepiness). 2) rock (boat) (Syn) ηäga'yun. ηayakthun ηäwala ηawarramu sp duck (Moiety) Dhuwa. ηawatthun take, get. ηawmarama burn fiercely. ηawηaw smell of breath. ηawulul smoke. ηawurrku smoke, tobacco. ηawyun burn fiercely. ηäy desirous of, want, like. ηay' here, you take it, here you are. ηayakηayak slippery. ηayakthun 1) to promise. 2) threaten to fight. ηayamarrηu whole (not part) bread. ηayamunuη cold, stiff, numb. ηayamunuηgunhamirri Syn: burrumunuηgunhamirri. ηayaηay' food. ηayaηbuwa sp snake. ηayarrkama ask. ηayathama 1) touch. 2) hold, have. 3) reach. ηirrgirrηdhun ηayawurkthun talk. ηayi he, she, it. ηayi'yun sing (Variant) ηadji'yun. ηayilpi deserted place - empty of people. ηayilpi'yun look in vain. ηaymun wait. ηaymunmirri have a rest, take a holiday. ηaywal-ηorra ηerrk white cockatoo (Moiety) Yirritja. ηililik white cockatoo (with feather on head) (Moiety) Yirritja. ηilηilyun to set (moon). ηini really, is that so. ηir' breath. ηir' gurriri short breaths. ηir'yun breathe. ηir'yunmirri have a rest, have a holiday. ηirrgirrηdhun snore. ηirriṉdhun to snore. ηirrkηirrkthun 1) to be sore. 2) irritated (of throat). ηoy-badupadumirri ηomak flock, herd, group. ηoman 1) knead. 2) work (by pressure), shape (by pressure). 3) press painful part of body to relieve (pressure). ηonuη heavy. ηopurr 1) wrist. 2) front paws. ηorr'ηorryun cry softly (Prdm) pl. ηorr'yun 1) hum a tune. 2) moan, cry softly. ηorra lie down, sleep. ηoy 1) underneath part of anything. 2) seat of emotion, innermost feeling. ηoy-badarratjmarama 1) to offend. 2) to prick the conscience, to make feel twinge of pain. ηoy-badarratjun 1) to feel guilty. 2) to feel malevolent etc. ηoy-badupadumirri 1) suffering from intense fear or anxiety. 2) exhausted from hard running. ηoy-baḏupaḏumirriyirri become very worried, become anxious, become afraid. ηoy-barr'yun to get a shock. ηoy-barrpa describes someone having internal illness. ηoy-bilkpilk 1) tall thin straight man. 2) people who are very hungry or badly fed. ηoy-garrpin ηoy-binydjitj very hungry. ηoy-birrka'yun to try out something (Usage) eg new guitar, didgeridoo (yiḏaki) (Syn) ηoy-garrmun. ηoy-bondi'yunamirri quick to anger. ηoy-bulnha'yunamirri slow to anger. ηoy-bur'yun be anxious, stirred up inside. ηoy-ḏäl 1) not frightened or nervous of anything, possessing self control. 2) strong to resist temptationsn. 3) hard-hearted. ηoy-ḏumurruyirri 1) become puffed through exertion. 2) be or become anxious or annoyed. ηoy-dhärra to be anxious, worried, to be exasperated. ηoy-dharraḏa serene, calm, at peace (emotions). ηoy-dharraḏayama still the emotions, calm the emotions. ηoy-dharraḏayirri to become serene, to become calm, to become at peace (emotions). ηoy-dhuηgur'yun to make angry. ηoy-djulηithirri be pleased, be happy. ηoy-gänhamirri relieve worries by doing something, relieve worries by seeing someone. ηoy-gärri be anxious, troubled. ηoy-garrmun to try out something (Usage) eg new guitar, didgeridoo (yiḏaki). ηoy-garrpin anxiety (give --, grief (give -- to. ηoy-garrpinmirri 1) tie something around one's waist. 2) be in a state of suspense, worry, grief (Usage) waiting for news of loved ones. ηoy-ηäma ηoy-garrwarpuy quick tempered. ηoy-gitkitthun to mock. ηoy-gulkthun to run out of breath. ηoy-gungama placate, appease, conciliate. ηoy-gunyambimirri describes a person who is brooding over his troubles, angry but not yet expressed outwardly. ηoy-ḻaparra law abiding person who gives no cause for trouble. ηoy-ḻaymarama relief. ηoy-ḻayyun 1) feel relief after trouble, feel relief after sickness or stomach pain. 2) calm, serene, at peace. ηoy-maḏakarritj bad tempered, angry. ηoy-märrama annoy, distress, vex, irritate, upset. ηoy-marramba'mirri adulterous (Variant) marramba'mirri. ηoy-märrathamirriyirri to have diarrhoea. ηoy-marimirri describes person brooding over trouble, inwardly angry. ηoy-milkarrimirri to be overcome with sorrow. ηoy-muryun be very angry inwardly, brood silently over trouble, anger shown in morose expression. ηoy-nhära very angry (burning inside). ηoy-nyäl'yun 1) frighten, scare. 2) surprise. 3) deceive. ηoy-ηaḏi'mirri dissatisfied, disconcerted. ηoy-ηäma ηoy-ηamathirri be happy, contented. ηoy-ηathamiriw hunger (Syn) djaṉηarr. ηoy-ηorra want something one doesn't possess. ηuḏulηuḏul ηoy-ηunybukmirri describes person brooding over trouble, inwardly angry (Syn) ηoy-marimirri. ηoy-rur'yun 1) feel sensation as of stomach turning over or heart standing still from excitement or alarm or anger. 2) feel a sensation of nausea (eg bumpy plane ride). ηoy-waṉḏirri restless, disturbed, unsettled, uneasy. ηoy-warrwarryun disagree with, angry at. ηoy-wilwilyun 1) be anxious, be afraid. 2) feel weak from hunger. ηoy-wutthun to get a shock. ηoy-wuyun sorry, sympathetic. ηoy-yal'yun 1) cool down emotionally. 2) cool down physically. ηoy-yalηgi lacking in self control, soft hearted, describes a person who can't say no to a request. Prdm: singular. ηoy-yalηgi maṉḏa See: ηoy-yalηgi. Gram: dual of ηoy-yalηgi ηoy-yalηgimirri Variant: ηoy-yalηgi (Prdm) pl. ηoy-yätjirri be apprehensive, feel trepidation. ηoy'ḏur'yun be stirred up to anger. ηuḏulηuḏul 1) make a noise, hum. 2) far away voices. ηukinygarra rat. ηula somewhere, maybe (Syn) be. ηulbitj cold (Usage) food or person (Variant) ηulwitj. ηulkthun to swallow. ηultharama push, incite, induce, impel. ηultji dark. ηulumuη sp mangrove tree - large (Moiety) Yirritja. ηulumurruη female pubic hair (Syn) ηulwitj. ηulwitj cold (Usage) food or person. ηumaηuma adulterer. ηuṉḏurr-wataηu creator. ηunhdhurrk 1) underneath part of anything. 2) seat of emotion, innermost feeling (Syn) ηoy. ηurru ηupan to chase, follow, pursue. ηupanayηu same (when likening one thing to another), identical. ηurr'marama vtr. keep back, make stop. ηurr'yun stop, stay, linger. ηurrkama throw away (Prdm) singular. ηurrηgitj 1) charcoal. 2) tea leaves. 3) shade. ηurrthaḻi sp fish. ηurrtji nasal discharge. ηurrtji'yun blow one's nose. ηurru 1) nose. 2) point. 3) cape. ηurru-ṉiṉ'thun ηurru-bilyun 1) turn one's face away, turn away. 2) turn a corner. ηurru-birrka follows own way, goes against rule. ηurru-ḏakthun compete against, vie with. ηurru-ḏawalaηu 1) eldest in family, first. 2) leader, headman, head, first born. 3) the first time. ηurru-dhawar'yun end, terminate, finish. ηurru-dhunupamirriyama appoint, assign. ηurru-dhunupamirriyanhawuy one who has been appointed. ηurru-dhurη'thu reject, shrink back. ηurru-djaw'yun go right round. ηurru-djirr'yun to begin. ηurru-djuḻ'yun start (rain). ηurru-gänhamirri 1) meet up with others. 2) go and smell something. ηurru-guluyguluy sp snail. ηurru-gungama intercept, block one's way. ηurru-liw'yun go around. ηurru-ḻupthun 1) sink, drown. 2) nearly drown. ηurru-mämdhirri pull a face when giving cheek. ηurru-ṉiṉ'thun fall on one's face, head first. ηurru-ṉiny shooting, sprouted. ηuthanmarama ηurru-nyikthun wear a disapproving expression, pull a face expressing dislike, or disapproval, turn one's nose up (Syn) ηurru-nyinyaηdhun. ηurru-nyinyaηdhun wear a disapproving expression, pull a face expressing dislike, or disapproval, turn one's nose up (Syn) ηurru-nyikthun. ηurru-walma poke one's head out. ηurru-waηa hum, moan, croon. ηurru-warryun lead (Usage) by going ahead and leading - other people follow. ηurru-yalηgi prone to tears. ηurru-yirr'yun to begin. ηurru-yupthun be sullen, sulky. ηurrugu out of sight, behind. ηurrugu'yun hide. ηurruk group. ηurruk-dhatam cake made from dhatam lily. ηurruk-nherran to make a pile. ηurula sp white seagull (Moiety) Dhuwa. ηurrumarr march fly. ηurrumarama chase away, out. ηurruηu-djuḻkthun go first. ηurruthama the first time. ηutu 1) solid. 2) wood all through. ηutu-ḏäl almighty. ηuthan grow. ηuthanmarama bring up. ηuthumu sp fruit (Moiety) Dhuwa. ηutjatja fish. ηuykal sp fish (Moiety) Yirritja. ηuymulu sp snake - black. ηuyulkthirri to dislike, reject. ralpa rra I (Syn) ηarra. radjal clear sand - no shells (Moiety) Yirritja. räga sp berry (Moiety) Dhuwa. ragalk sorcery. ragalkkuma work sorcery. rägudha sp shellfish (Variant) räwudha (Moiety) Dhuwa. rakala See: raηan. rakaηay beach, sand, sandbar (Syn) raηi. räkay lily roots (Moiety) Dhuwa (Moiety) Yirritja. raki' rope, string (Moiety) Dhuwa. räkuma kill, spear, to fish. rakuny dead. räl good (at hunting) clever. räl-ḏumurru good (at hunting) clever. räl-waṉḏirri make fire after hunting (Moiety) Dhuwa. räli movement towards speaker. ralkralkthun to grate. rälmirri good hunter. ralpa active, energetic, frisky (Variant) ralpatja. ralparalpa active, energetic, frisky (Usage) describing a horse. raman Moiety: Dhuwa. n. 1) down (of birds). 2) cotton. rar'raryun rrambaηi 1) equal. 2) together. rambuma ηayathama to hold fast, tightly. ranhdhak dry. ranhdhakthirri be thirsty. rränhdhiη chain. räny'tjun scrape, scratch. räη 1) high tide mark. 2) group of people etc. raηan sp paperbark (Moiety) Dhuwa. raηanηani sp fish (Moiety) Dhuwa. rraηgaḻ sp shellfish (Moiety) Yirritja. raηgu sp snake. raηi beach, sand, sandbar. raparri 1) lower leg. 2) tail. 3) handle. rräpi adj. 1) adequate, big enough, small enough, sufficient. 2) equal, same size. rarr' intj. to spear (Prdm) pl. rar'raryun sound of leaves rattling in the jungle. rarr'yun to throw out (water), throw down (firewood). rär'yun make noise walking through dry leaves. rärradha sp crab (Moiety) Dhuwa. rarragalama carry back and forth (water). rarragalanhawuy person of no fixed abode. raymal rarrakrarrak cycad nuts after being soaked for 3 days and ready for crushing (Moiety) Yirritja. rarrala smooth stone used for crushing cycads and sharpening knives. rarranhdharr late in dry season when it is hot. rarrarrkunhamirri to reveal oneself (eg in a vision). rarrk colour. rarryun to pour. ratha little one. rathala headache. rathan bite. ratjpa dark reddish brown soil found at Elcho Island used for painting., Haematite (Moiety) Dhuwa. ratjuk barramundi (Moiety) Yirritja. rrätjuη sp jellyfish with poisonous long tentacles. räwak 1) dry, dried up. 2) burnt. 3) stale. 4) overcooked. rawarraη' 1) any land to the south. 2) south wind. räwudha sp shellfish (Variant) rägudha (Moiety) Dhuwa. rayal' clear sand (Moiety) Yirritja. raymal temple, side of head. raymarama fish, hunt for turtles. raypiny fresh water. raypirri'yun admonish, exhort, rebuke, reprimand. raywal sharp. raywu'yun nod. rebal'yun 1) to clear (Usage) of weather cleaning house. 2) turn over a page. rirga'yunmirri regawu scum or film on water left standing. remu sp fish (Saratoga) (Moiety) Dhuwa. reny gen. name for sharks and stingrays (Moiety) Dhuwa. rrepa red cloud (Moiety) Yirritja. repurru afternoon (Syn) milmitjpa. rerri sickness. rrerri be nearly boiling, bubbles starting to rise to surface. rretha sp tree from which canoes can be made (Moiety) Yirritja. retja jungle. rewal'yun to clear (of weather, cleaning house), turn over a page (Variant) rebal'yun. ridja'yun 1) head falling from side to side. 2) name of a song (Syn) raywu'yun. rrimuḏalηu pearl shell (Moiety) Yirritja. riny'tjaηu sp root food (Moiety) Dhuwa. rinydjirinydjimirri describes place in the distance scarcely visible through rain etc. rriηgi costly, expensive. rirrakay noise, voice. rirga'yunmirri to gnash the teeth. rirri'rirri hard, harsh, harshly, sternly. rirrikrirrikthun make scraping noise (feet on floor). rirrikthun to be or become sick. rirripaηan sp goanna (Moiety) Dhuwa. rirririrrika sp insect (Moiety) Dhuwa. rirriwul 1) describes a fire that has died down. 2) describes a plane going in to land. rom-waηgany rirrkminy 1) permanent invalid, sick person, sickly person. 2) leper. 3) name brother gives sister as he can't say real name. rirrkminymirri sickly. ritharr long grass (Moiety) Dhuwa. ritjiya season of cold winds, end of the rains of wet season (Syn) dharratharramirri. rriw'pambaḻaman sp turtle - half grown (Moiety) Dhuwa. riwarrtja 1) person who doesn't tell truth, keeps changing his story. 2) plays around with opposite sex. riyakurray twig. riyala spring (of water), current. rogu trailing plant (grows on beach). rroki mourn, grieve. rroku paperbark used to make parcel (of cycad damper). rol-nhirrpan laying waste (Usage) trees, people etc. rom law, custom, habit, way of life. rom-dharrwa hypocritical. rom-waηgany following only one rom. rromaη jungle. rommirriw troublemaker. roηanmarama return, give back. roηiyirri return. rorrurr 1) edge. 2) cover. 3) rail (of boat). 4) frame work (of window). rumbi'rumbiyun rrothi bread. cf Malay 'roti', Hindi? rrothuηumun push a pole into mud. rugu'yun 1) nod (drowsily). 2) rock (of a boat). rukirukithirri bide one's time, wait for opportune moment. rulku 1) part of fish's anatomy. 2) place on Milingimbi beach. rulu bundle, group. rulumirri spears in a bundle. rulwaηdhun put down (Variant) rulbaηdhun. rum'rumdhun avoid, keep clear of, observe relationships, observe taboos or taboos required by common decency. rumaru of a person to be avoided because of relationship. rumbal body. rumbalkuma ḻakarama tell truly (Syn) yuwalkkuma ḻakarama. rumbi'rumbiyun stare at (Syn) nhäma weyin. runhdhu'yun Variant: rugu'yun. 1) nod (drowsily). 2) rock (of a boat). waḏak ruηi sp vegetable (Moiety) Dhuwa. rupa tin, glass, cup, pannikin. rrupiya money. Malay rupmarama 1) take off. 2) take down (Syn) yupmarama. rupu possum (Moiety) Yirritja. rur'marama raise. rurr'rurryun shake. rur'yun to get up, rise. rurraη'thun stretch or bend neck to see something. rurrguyun wash, scrub. rurrkrurrk light (in weight). rurrukmarama brush against. rurrurr sandy or earthy area (not ṉinydjiya - tidal plains) (See) ṉinydjiya. rurrurr-djaw'yun to travel along rurrurr (See) rurrurr. ruwaηga 1) light. 2) empty. ruwuk old, stale (Usage) eggs, footprints. ruyu trail left in water (Usage) by fish or boat. waḏak seat of dhinghy or canoe. waḏaηga head. waḏaηga-djawakthun be born. wadapa 1) submerged rocks. 2) sp seaweed that turtles eat. wakutu waḏarrkwaḏarrk quickly. waḏawaḏa sp tree used for hunting and ceremonial spear shafts. wäḏitj relationship term - (Syn) märi. waḏutja quickly. wagabatj very long way away. wägilak creation myth sisters (Moiety) Dhuwa. wäk crow (Moiety) Dhuwa. waka'ηurrkama beget, procreate (Usage) both parents. wakal fun, playing around, loose behaviour. wakal ḏumurru funny person or person who repeatedly misbehaves with opposite sex. wakalama crawl. wakarr' whirlwind (Moiety) Yirritja. wakaṯa club, stick for fighting. wakinηu 1) illegitimate, belonging to no one. 2) uninhabited place. wakir'yun stay out bush for a few days. waku relationship term -, woman's daughter or son, man's sister's son or daughter. wakuluηgul Moiety: Yirritja. 1) dew, fog, mist, cloud. 2) spider. wäkuṉ mullet (Moiety) Dhuwa. wakutu water. wakuwal dream. wakwak bud, flower of waterlily. wakwakηani sp tree (Moiety) Yirritja (Moiety) Dhuwa. wakwakthun float, drift backwards or forwards on water. waḻakurr broad, wide. walala they (three or more persons). walamarama give orders, tell someone to do something. walanηu sp turtle (Moiety) Yirritja. waḻanyawaḻanya person who gets things done quickly and properly. wälaη very good, lovely. walaηari sp root food. waḻarr 1) tall. 2) long. walma waḻawun sp shellfish, conical (Moiety) Dhuwa. wäḻawun sp mangrove shellfish (Moiety) Dhuwa. walguḏatj-märrama annoy. waḻirr sun (Moiety) Dhuwa (Lng) Djinang. waḻirr-garrpinamirri tree snake. waliya digging stick. wäliyaṉ woman who has born five or more children. wälk umbilical cord. walkuli pigeon - black (Moiety) Yirritja. wälkuma kiss. walkur man's son or daughter (Lng) Djinang. walkur-märrama beget. walma 1) go out, come out. 2) rise (sun or moon). waḻuka walmarama get water by dripping (Syn) dhiṯthun. walmuḏa Moiety: Yirritja. 1) moon. 2) month. walηa 1) life, alive. 2) working well. 3) fresh (Usage) of fish. walηa weyinηumirri eternal life. walηa-gurrupanamirri 1) giver of life. 2) health. walηakuma heal, save, make better. walηakunhamirri saviour, healer. walηathirri 1) live. 2) become well. walpaṉa canoe. waltjaṉ 1) rain, year. 2) walu Moiety: Dhuwa. 1) sun. 2) time. walu-gärrinyaray sunset. walu-walmanharay at sunrise. waḻuka rain (Moiety) Dhuwa. waḻuηgu sp root food (Moiety) Yirritja. waluηguy 1) sp bird. Note: also general term wanaηa wäḻuηu sp root food (Moiety) Yirritja. walupuy day time. walutju very good, lovely, wonderful. wambal 1) lower leg. 2) tail of animal. 3) handle. wambulu big heavy stick. wambuṯthun run (Syn) waṉḏirri. wamurra sp shellfish (Moiety) Dhuwa. wämut Moiety: Dhuwa. 1) Australian eagle. 2) Dhuwa subsection, male. wan'kawu water goanna (Moiety) Dhuwa. waṉ'kurra bandicoot. waṉ'tjurr leaves from certain trees used in mourning ceremonies (Variant) waṉtjirr. waṉa 1) arm. 2) arm bands. 3) front legs (Usage) of animals. waṉa-maraηguma pay back debt (Variant) maraηguma. waṉa-nhirrpan appoint. waṉa'yun wave. waṉakulama lead, guide. wanaηa desire, longing. wanaηa-ḏumurru someone who earnestly desires something. wanaηguma take off, imitate. wanaηirri be desirous. waṉarrambal tree from which pipes are made (Moiety) Dhuwa. wäṉba Moiety: Dhuwa. 1) sp bird. 2) name of Cape Arnhem. wanhurruma waṉbana rain. waṉḏa head (Syn) muḻkurr. waṉḏirri run. wäṉḏuwa bloodwood tree (Moiety) Dhuwa. wangarrak selfish. waṉinymarr grave post (Moiety) Dhuwa. waṉtjirr leaves from certain trees used in mourning ceremonies (Variant) waṉ'tjurr. wanha where? Syn: wanhamala. wanha balaηu whether. wanha' wanhayun look for (Syn) ḻarru'ḻarruma. wanhala where (past and future). wanhamala where? wanhami where (past and future). wanhamir where (past and future) (Variant) wanhami, wanhala. wanhaηuru where from? wanhawala where to? wanhawitjan which way. wanhi an exclamation. wanhurr vomiting. wanhurruma vomit. wäny armpit. wany'tjalpu sp vegetable food (Syn) wanydjarrpu (Moiety) Yirritja. wany'tjuη wooden piece at bow of boat. wanydji care, charge (Syn) wanydjiηura. wanydjuk stick insect. waηa talk, speak, tell. wäηa camp, home, place, country. wäηa-ηaraka country. wäηa-roηiyirri return home. wäηaliliyanhamirri to marry each other. wäηamirri married. waηgapunuma waηarr totemic ancestors, culture heros, beings who originally inhabited the earth then changed themselves into animals, birds etc. waηara 1) empty. 2) light. 3) barren (no child). wäηawulanybuy whale (Moiety) Yirritja. waηga'waηgany one by one. waηgalkal wind. waηgama go, walk (Syn) marrtji (Prdm) pl. wäηgama walk (Prdm) pl. waηgany one. waηgany rulu five. waηganymirri once (Syn) buku-waηgany. waηganyηu different. waηgapunuma cook by placing food on fire or boiling. wäηiya in the camp. wapaηgi mud. wapiṯi gen. term for sharks and rays. wapmarama make jump (put in). wapthun jump, hop. wapuṉa water rat (Moiety) Dhuwa (Moiety) Yirritja. wäpura fruit (Variant) wäpuru (Moiety) Yirritja. wapurarr calm, motionless. wäpuru fruit (Variant) wäpura (Moiety) Yirritja. warr interjection (interchangeable with märrama, warryun) (See) märrama , warryun. wär hamstring. warr' Syn: märranhawuy dhäruk. warr'warr Syn: waṉḏina. war'waryun 1) be loose, slip down. 2) swim under water. waramaηu warr'warryun 1) chase. 2) pull out from bag. war'yun to peep. warraga cycad (Moiety) Yirritja. warrakan 1) animal. 2) bird. 3) meat. wärakuma Syn: wäηa-ḻiw'marama. warralawarrala stick insect (Moiety) Dhuwa. waramaηu brown quail, king quail (Moiety) Dhuwa. warraṉuwa sp tree with black fruit (Moiety) Yirritja. wäraη sugar squirrel (Syn) wärpurr (Moiety) Dhuwa. wärraη Moiety: Yirritja. 1) dingo. 2) wild, undomesticated. warrikarramany warraηul 1) outside. 2) naked. waraηulama give crawling sensation on one's skin (Usage) of a fly. warraηulyama Syn: ηapa-warralkuma. wärrarra pinkness at sunset (Moiety) Dhuwa. warraw' shade. warrawarratj galloping. warray diminutive particle with no English equivalent. wärrbaḻiηga track, path, road. warbunuma to make rain. warrgar spittal. warrgari sp grass, home of snail in warraga (See) warraga (Moiety) Yirritja. wargirr urine. wargirr'yun to urinate. wargugu sorrow, sadness, grief (Syn) warwuwu. wargugumirri sorrowful, sad. wargugumirriyirri become sad. warguguyun grieve (Prdm) pl. wäri1 sp tree. wäri2 who (Lng) Djinang. warrikarramany sun time. wärriku 1) temporarily. 2) something borrowed. 3) something small to eat before more food later (Syn) guwarr. warrpam' wärrk Moiety: Yirritja. 1) hurricane. 2) burnt part of food. warrkthun 1) take off (food from fire). 2) dig up (turtle eggs). wärrkthun lift from fire. warku'yun vtr. 1) annoy, tease, worry. 2) mock, deride. 3) exorcise or drive away (Usage) funeral rites. warku'yun miyalknha play around with women. warmbarr wing (bird). warrnyu Moiety: Dhuwa (Moiety) Yirritja. 1) gen. term for flying foxes. 2) gen. term for white people. warnyuηbi pelican (Moiety) Dhuwa. warηarrk three. wärηgarrk few, little. warrηguḻ spear made from barbs of stingray. warrpala 1) young man, boy. 2) young or old gurruη or maralkur (See) gurruη , maralkur. wärrpala avoidance relationship (Syn) maralkur. warrpam' all, every. wärrpunuma See: wärryun. wärpurr sugar squirrel (Syn) wäraη. warpuru sugar squirrel (Syn) wäraη. warrpuru smell, scent, odour. wartja sp shellfish (Moiety) Dhuwa. warrtjaḻ'yun run (Syn) waṉḏirri. waru'yun look at something by craning the neck. warrukay Moiety: Dhuwa. 1) sp fish. waṯapa warumuk dark. warumukthirri become dark. warumunha dark. warumunhayirri becomes dark. wärrurr fine auxiliary (capilliary) roots. warrwaḏa sp fish (Moiety) Dhuwa. warrwarr gen. term for catfish (Moiety) Yirritja. warwargal relationship term - (Syn) dhumuηgur. warwuwu sorrow, sadness, grief (Variant) wargugu. waryun urinate. warryun pull, push, lead the way. wata wind. waṯa 1) unmarried girl. 2) young married women, no child. waṯa'ηani Syn: mukul, yukuyuku. waṯaηu denotes ownership. waṯapa rock, stone. watthu'watthun sticking out, teats of cat or dog. watthun stick up. waṯu dog. wätha poor, no money. watharr white. wäthun call out. watja pointed. watjarr'mirri one who holds back another. watjarr'yun hold back. watjarrkali young barramundi (Moiety) Dhuwa. watjiḏika sp turtle (Moiety) Yirritja. watjkaḻyun swim. watjpalηa Moiety: Yirritja. 1) jungle fowl. 2) domestic fowl. wawuru watjurrapi long pointed ceremonial stick. wätjwatjtjun pull in (anchor or fishing line) thinking of someone and they arrive. wäwa older or younger brother. wäwa'manydji two brothers. wäwilak creation myth sisters (Variant) wägilak (Moiety) Dhuwa. wawu unaware, off guard, ignorant. wäwuḻa axe (Moiety) Yirritja. wäwun promise. wäwunguma vtr. promise. wäwunmirri promised. wawunηu handed down from father to son. wawuru sp bush fruit - yellow (Moiety) Dhuwa. wäwuru tree bearing edible fruit (Moiety) Yirritja. way interjection like 'hey'. way'yun call out 'way'. wer'yun wayala valley, a place that is boggy in the wet season and where water may be found by digging a small hole. wayali relationship term -, the children of your female waku, a woman's daughter's child and man's sister's daughter's child (Syn) gutharra. wayanaka oyster (Moiety) Dhuwa. wäyaηa the coast. wayapa turtle (Moiety) Dhuwa. wayawu path through grass. wäyin gen. term for animal, gen. term for bird. wayirri 1) back (Usage) of person's house. 2) top of box. 3) cover (book). wayirri-yuythun wrongly accuse. waykaḏa jungle fowl (Moiety) Yirritja. waypuṉa between, in the middle. waythun swim. wäyuk arm, especially upper arm. wäyukthun wave. waywayyun point gun at, aim spear at. weḏu forked tail of catfish (Moiety) Dhuwa. weka 1) oil, petrol. 2) melted fat (Syn) wiyika. wer'yun whistle. weraη deserted place (Syn) ηayilpi. werkwirkthun whistle. werrtjay small green parrot (Moiety) Yirritja. weruma bend, break (branch). weṯi gen. term for wallaby (Moiety) Dhuwa. weyin 1) long. 2) tall. wingil'yun wiḏi'yun stray, get lost. wiḏipulmul forever (Syn) muηbunuma. wiḏiyal untrue stories, gossip. wikarra tall. wiḻa curlew (Syn) gumiṉḏa (Moiety) Dhuwa. wila'yun to stick in (spear). wilaη'thun 1) look out. 2) drag out. wildjiwildji spear grass (sharp tipped). wiḻirr Moiety: Yirritja. 1) shell. 2) gen. term for midden, gen. term for mound. wilirrrkthun to make tracks when walking, crawling. wiḻitj wiḻitj green parrot (Moiety) Yirritja. wilwilyun tremble (from fear, joy, hunger, nerves). wilyiwilyi spear grass, sharp tipped (Variant) wildjiwildji. win'ku sp parrotfish (Moiety) Dhuwa. wiṉ'ku left handed. wingil'yun shake. wiṉikamu sp fern with edible roots (Syn) garku (Moiety) Yirritja. wiṉiηgirri sp bush fruit (Moiety) neither Dhuwa or Yirritja. winy'tjun antagonise, annoy. winya'yun get lost. winyiwinyi bat (Usage) generic term. wirr nothing, none (Lng) Djinang. wir'yun be thin, become thin. wir'yuna thin. wiraη'wiraη few, a few. wirrdjawirrdja'yun to fall. wirga 1) scum. 2) sap. wirrwirrmirri wirgawirgayun stagger, zigzag. wirrigu'yun throw stone at something (Variant) wirri'wirriguyun (pl) (Prdm) singular. wirinytjun scrape, shave, plane, smooth, level. wiriηgitjwiriηgitj lacking, not having. wiripu other, another, different. wirrir'wirrir rainbow bird (Moiety) Dhuwa. wirritjun go paddling, go rowing. wirrkthun to scratch. wirrkuḻ young woman usually unmarried. wirrmuryun be dizzy. wirrηgay non-reciprocated action (Usage) see without being seen, attack without being attacked. wirrwakunha sp turtle (Moiety) Yirritja. wirwirmarama stir. wirrwirrmirri wrinkled. wirwiryun rotate, hang around. wiryarr young turtle (Moiety) Yirritja. wirryawirrya'marama to injure so as unable to walk. wititj Moiety: Dhuwa. 1) python. worr'wurr wiṯitjwiṯitj curly hair. wiṯthu'wiṯthun swing something backwards and forwards. witjarr'yun spear and miss (Syn) wiryun. wiyarr'yun to bail out, to dig. wiyarriṯa' black magic (singing). wiyika 1) oil. 2) petrol. 3) melted fat. woba' distention of stomach. woba'mirri having distended stomach. woba'mirriyirri to become distended (stomach). wokara frog (Moiety) Yirritja. wokthun express approval or admiration give praise, speak well of. wolma thunder. woḻpunuma crowd around, swarm around. womi 1) blanket. 2) bag. woṉ flying ant (Moiety) Dhuwa. wopthun smoke. wopulu sp bird (Moiety) Yirritja. worr'wurr owl (Moiety) Dhuwa. wori shark (Moiety) Yirritja. worru'wurruηu old people. worruηu old. worrutj Moiety: Dhuwa. 1) red parrot. 2) body hair. 3) bees. wukuṉ wotha snake (Moiety) Yirritja. wothirri 1) stray, get lost. 2) disappear. wuburr' 1) sweat, perspiration. 2) mirage. wuḏarritj sp tree (Moiety) Yirritja. wuḏuku sp wood used for turtle harpoon and raft (Moiety) Dhuwa. wuḏuy armpit, underarm. wudhupthun 1) go away forever. 2) disappear in water, quicksand etc. wukaḻirr turtle shell. wukiṉḏi person with avoidance relationship (See) dhulmungur , gurruη , mukul rumaru , maralkur , momalkur , ηathiwalkur. wukirri write. wukirriwuy 1) writing. 2) pen, pencil. wukuṉ cloud (Moiety) Dhuwa. wuḻa' man's blood. wulakitj sp fish (Moiety) Dhuwa. wulan deep sea, ocean. wuḻman old man. wulu hair of dead Dhuwa person. wuḻuḻu white heron (Moiety) Yirritja. wuḻurrk meteor, shooting star (Moiety) Dhuwa. wuḻuymuη sp berry - black, like a grape (Moiety) Yirritja. wuḻwindi grey schnapper (Moiety) Dhuwa. wulwulyun 1) to bark. 2) to argue. wunybir'yun wumbirr high tide. wunakina fire. wuṉḏaṉ' black fruit (like plum). wuṉḏaηarr 1) strong. 2) hard. wunh'thiη banana. wunhaηu Moiety: Yirritja. 1) sp snake. 2) mythical snake. wunhdhurr narrow. wunya'yun 1) get lost, stray. 2) disappear. wunybarama swept over by fast current. wunybir'yun walk (Syn) garrarrakthun (See) marrtji (Prdm) pl. wuη'kurr west. wuηgan dog. wuηuḻi 1) photo, image. 2) shadows. wurrηaṯtja wupuluwul blanket (Syn) gärruη (Moiety) Yirritja. wurramu Macassan grave post (Moiety) Yirritja. wurraṉ Moiety: Yirritja. 1) diving duck. 2) white man. wurraηatjarra 1) cruel, ruthless, lawless. 2) clumsy, careless. wurrapanda white person (Moiety) Yirritja. wurrawu sp root food (Moiety) Yirritja. wurray inland (ḏiltjipuy) spirit (ηaniηanipuy) which roams around, mokuy (dead person) not waηarr (cultural hero) (See) ηaniηanipuy; murayana (Dhuwa) (Moiety) Yirritja. wurrbuna go to sleep ! Syn: ηorri. wurrbuwurrbuyun Syn: burrbuburrbuyun. wurrbuyun to run in fright. wurrdjara cabbage palm (Moiety) Dhuwa. wurrguluma green backed turtle (Moiety) Dhuwa. wuri'yun be thin, become thin (Variant) wir'yun. wurrkaḏi grubs with large eyes, live in the ground (Moiety) Dhuwa. wurrki flower. wurrkthun pull with teeth (meat from bone). wurrkumun missed (Usage) when firing gun etc (Syn) baḏatjurruna. wurrηaṯtja burnt, scorched. wurrpaṉ emu (group or coll. term) (Moiety) Yirritja. wurrthal' young trees, suckers. wurrthun pull out. wurrtjwurrtjmirri sp emu (Moiety) Yirritja. wurruḻuḻ fly (Moiety) Dhuwa. wurruru small crab (Variant) wurruru'wurruru (Moiety) Yirritja. wurruru'wurruru small crab (Variant) wurruru (Moiety) Yirritja. wurwadja mangrove flower (Moiety) Yirritja. wurrwiliny man in his thirties or forties. wurrwuluma green backed turtle (Variant) wurrguluma (Moiety) Dhuwa. wurrwurr sp paperbark (Moiety) Yirritja. wurryara cabbage palm (Moiety) Dhuwa. wuṯili sp ant (Moiety) Dhuwa. wutthu'wutthun hit (Prdm) pl. wutthun hit. wuthaηiny wind. wutj interjection (interchangeable with baḏatjun). wutjawutja sp fruit, black berries (Moiety) Yirritja. wutjpaḻina horse (Moiety) Yirritja. wutjun cloud (Syn) gäpaḻaḻ. wuwa' distention of stomach (Syn) woba'. wuymirri whale. wuyun be sorry, feel pity. wuyunuηu sp porpoise (Moiety) Dhuwa. wuyuwuyu Moiety: Yirritja. 1) sp insect. 2) sp shellfish. wuyuwuyu wuywarr 1) long. 2) tall. yaḻbarr wuywurr sp shark (Moiety) Yirritja. yä ah!, oh yes! yäbulu good (Usage) kind, nice person (Syn) manymak. yaka not, no, negative. yaka yol nobody. yaka'yun say 'no'. yäkarrman play the part of, imitate. yäkthun sweep. yäku name. yäku ḻakarama say a name, call a name. yäku nhirran to name. yäku-barr'yun sounding similar to name of mokuy (deceased person). yäku-ḏumurru well known, important. yäkumirri taboo. yakurr sleep. yakurr-ḏumurr describes person always sleeping. yal'yun 1) get relief. 2) become cool. yalala later, by and by. yalapany yaḻbarr sheet, length of material. yalkarama strip (pandanus). yalηaypa body of white seagull (Moiety) Dhuwa. yalηgi weak, loose, soft. yalpurr long, tall (Syn) weyin. yalu nest, placenta. yalu'yun sink, dip in the middle. yaluηbunuma 1) coiled round. 2) covering up. yanh'thawuma yaḻurr sea snake (Moiety) Dhuwa. yalwuḏuk 1) pliable. 2) describes tiny baby. 3) weak and frail. yalyalkmarama slacken rope. yalyalkthun to slacken rope. yaḻyaḻyun walk bent over staggering as if carrying a heavy load. yamana talk, language. yamany sp bush fruit (Moiety) Dhuwa. yämba senile. yäna 1) only, just (for no reason). 2) just (emphasis). yäna bili until. yanapi denotes something was thought to be but is not. yaṉḏayaṉḏa remember unkindness for retribution later. yänguma send. yanh'thawuma put in. yanhuηani sea anemone (Moiety) Dhuwa. yaηara 1) lower leg. 2) tail. 3) handle. yarrmal yäηburryun 1) be infectiously happy. 2) talk too much. 3) be sympathetic. yapa sister. yapthun go down, fall down, descend (Variant) yupthun. yarraman' horse (Moiety) Yirritja. yaranydjun express approval or admiration, give praise, speak well of (Syn) wokthun. yaraηu not taboo, profane. yäraηu non-avoidance relationships. yaraηuyama release from taboo. yarrarr'marama tear paper or rag. yarrarra'marama aim spear. yarraṯa line. yarratjbunuma collect, scoop up (Usage) water, people etc. yarrga'yun 1) sharpen with stone (knife). 2) crush with stone (cycad). yarrgiyarrgi sp climbing plant. yäriny sacred, taboo. yarrkmarama keep off, away from. yarrkthun go away from, keep off. yarrmal proud (Usage) old word. yarrηga 1) ant bed. 2) stonefish. yawul'yawul yarrpalany smooth, clear. yarrpany "sugarbag", sweet pollen stored by bees (Moiety) Dhuwa. yarrpany worrutj bee (Moiety) Dhuwa. yarrwarri sp fish (Moiety) Yirritja. yarrwupmarama take down. yarrwupthun 1) descend. 2) go hunting to the water or island. yaryun wade in water up to knees, or deeper. yarryun dislike. yätj 1) bad. 2) evil. yätjama 1) vtr. do wrong. 2) badly. yätjirri go wrong. badly. yätjkurru bad, naughty. yatjun yell out, cry out in joy, cry out in fear. yaw'yun 1) bale, bale out. 2) dig. yawawyun whisper. yawirriny' young men, single men. yawul'yawul straight (of hair). yawulu quiet, placid, gentle. yäwulu See: yäbulu. yawungu yesterday. yawuny sp tree. yay'yun loud talking, calling out at corroboree. yegali spotted gecko (Moiety) Dhuwa. yewiriny 1) sinews. 2) blood vessels. 3) strength. yindi'ηu yiḏaki didgeridoo (Moiety) Yirritja. yiḏipthun withdraw (Usage) snake into hole. yiki Moiety: Yirritja. 1) anything sharp made out of iron or steel. 2) knife. yiḻ'yun sit with legs crossed. yilangi sp root food (Moiety) Dhuwa. yilil'yun be, get damp. yilil'yuna Moiety: Yirritja. 1) damp. 2) dilly bag. yilipi dilly bag (Moiety) Yirritja. yilkiηu deaf and dumb. yilpa bush food (Moiety) Dhuwa. yimanhdhi See: maranydjalk (Moiety) Dhuwa. yimbiri bucket (Moiety) Yirritja. yindi big. yindi'ηu thumb, big toe. yindipulu mother's clan and members of it. yininya type of barbed spear (Moiety) Yirritja. yiηarra' Syn: balthurr. yiηgathirri yell out in joy. yiparra 1) tail half of shark. 2) yaηara of Djambarrpuyηu people (See) yaηara. yomiritj yirr'yirryun squat, sit on heels. yir'yun diminish. yirralka place of birth. yiri bowels. yiriηani small red-orange bead used for necklaces. yirritja one of the two moieties. yirriwaṉḏitj all of the Yirritja clans (Moiety) Yirritja. yirrpan scratch, scrape. yirrpi 1) bush. 2) bark. yirryirrηa pelican (Moiety) Dhuwa. yiw'yiwun be shy, be bashful. yiwarr smoke in sky (Moiety) Yirritja. yiwinyguma action of tearing strips off pandanus to make it narrow for weaving. yol who, whoever. yol maku or. yolηu person, people, man, native. yolηu'yulηu person, people, man, native (Prdm) pl. yomiritj small brown bird. Loc: ḏiltjipuy (Moiety) Yirritja. yony piece, bit. yony-barrtjun cut up, cut into pieces. yothu baby, child. yothu'ηu fingers or toes. yothumirri having a child, pregnant. yow yes. yuḏayuḏa young (Prdm) pl. yuḏurrkthun sniff, sniff up, suck up, draw. yudhuyudhu fingers or toes (Prdm) pl. yukurra 1) lie down, sleep (Syn) ηorra. 2) sign of continuous aspect (Lng) Gumatj. yukuwa sp root food (Moiety) Yirritja. yukuyuku relationship term -, younger brother or sister. yukyuk baby, child (Lng) Djinang. yulηuny somewhere here (See) dhika (Lng) Djambarrpuyηu. yulpa mangrove fruit (Moiety) Dhuwa. yuluk sp root food (Moiety) Dhuwa. yuḻutjun creep, sneak up. yuḻyuḻyun run while bent over, running to hide. yumayηa white man's country (Moiety) Yirritja. yumurrku little (Prdm) pl. yuṉḏiti sp tree. yunuηaḻi sp oyster (Moiety) Yirritja. yupmarama 1) take off. 2) take down. yupthun go down, fall down, descend. yur'yun to get up, rise (Syn) rur'yun. yurama agree, say yes. yurrkthun stoop down. yurrkuma to set down baby for sleep. yurrmu untruth. yurru future tense indicator. yurum a well dug for water (by hand or stick). yurrum'thun come together (Syn) ḻuη'thun. yurruna then, before, after. yurrwa string taken to different clans to gather them together for Gunapipi. yuṯa 1) new, young (Prdm) singular. 2) recently. yuyuyu yuṯjuwaḻa little (Prdm) singular. yuṯuηgurr 1) upper leg. 2) back legs of animal. 3) root of tree. yuṯuηgurr munha evening. yuwalk true, truly. yuwalkkuma ḻakarama tell truly (Syn) rumbalkuma ḻakarama. yuwambu large rock cod (Moiety) Dhuwa. yuythun call out news from afar off. yuyuyu "go to sleep" (Usage) children's word. 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