| yayiyangem |
yours and mine (speaker + listener) |
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| yayiyangem |
yours and mine (speaker + listener) |
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| ningerriyangem |
yours (plural listeners) |
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| nyingangem |
yours |
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| Jirraya-n-ma-noonggoo? |
You mob ok? |
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| Rangga barrern. |
You mob listen. |
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| Rangga barrern. |
You all listen. |
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| Rangga barrern yardem-birri. |
You all listen with your ears. |
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| Ngiyi, jirraya-n-yarre. |
Yes, we’re ok. |
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| ngiyi |
yes |
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| Jirraya-n-nga! |
Yeah, I’m right. |
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| ngali-ngalil |
woman |
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| waloorrji |
wind |
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| Gaboo-ninggi yinginybe? OR Gaboowa-ninggi yinginybe? |
What shall I call you? (What is your name?) |
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| Thoowoorra-boorroo yarrayin? |
What did we all come here for? |
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| Jarrag-girrem yarrayin. |
We came to talk. |
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| Goorninya-n-yarre. |
We are hungry. |
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| Marra yarra daa-yoorroong OR Marra yarra |
We are going home. |
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| goorloom, goorngam |
water |
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| bin'girrbal |
turkey |
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| goowoolem, goowooloom, goonyjam |
tree |
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| nyigawa OR magarne |
tomorrow |
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| baliyarram |
thigh |
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| deyana, ngoorroon |
there |
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| boorriyangem |
theirs/its (more than one neutral gender) |
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| ngageny-be |
that’s mine |
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| ngaliyangem |
that’s hers |
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| jamerndel |
termite mound |
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| malalal, malwalal, barndel |
sun |
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| wardal |
star |
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| winyjiny |
spring, living water |
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| barlanyi |
snake |
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| goongooloo |
smoke |
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| birrinyji |
sky |
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| ngajil |
sister |
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| barnale OR bambalam |
shoulder |
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| ngaaloom |
shadow, shade |
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| ngayawarle |
river sand |
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| narragawoom / nawarragawoom |
river |
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| ngenhengbe |
red |
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| jadagen |
rainy season |
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| jadany |
rain |
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| yarriyangem |
ours |
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| yarriyangem |
ours |
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| gelengen |
now, today |
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| nyoomboorroo |
nose |
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| ngoowan |
no |
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| nangari |
nangari |
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| n'g as in garn'giny |
n'g |
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| gooral |
mum |
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| nhoonbam |
mud |
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| thoowerndem |
mouth |
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| ganggal |
mother's mother, woman's daughter's child, man's sister's daughter's child (female) |
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| garn'giny |
moon |
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| merndam (notes), ngarrgalem (coins) |
money |
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| yaalji |
mist, dew |
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| Waroorroony |
Milky Way |
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| thamanyel/thamanyji |
maternal grandfather's sister, man's daughter's daughter / maternal grandfather, maternal grandfather's brother, man's daughter's son. |
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| jiyiliny |
man |
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| goorreranggoolji |
magpie |
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| goolyoolyool |
ly - ly |
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| ngali-ngalim melagawoom |
lots of women |
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| jiyilem melagawoom |
lots of men |
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| malngirriny |
lightning |
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| lalanggarany |
l - l |
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| manyjoorroo |
knee |
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| wanyanyagem |
kids |
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| jiyirriny |
kangaroo |
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| Marra ngenadge daa-yoorroong |
I'm going home. |
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| Goorninya-n-nga. |
I am hungry. |
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| Waranggan! |
Hurry up! |
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| Barnden |
Hot Time |
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| ngenengga |
here |
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| Jirraya-n-ma-ngoo? |
Hello (You right?) |
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| doomoom |
head |
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| marlam |
hand |
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| Menkawoo-m mayi-m! |
Good feed! |
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| jarrambayiny |
goanna |
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| wanyagel |
girl |
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| lalanggarrany |
freshwater crocodile |
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| thambarlam |
footprint, track |
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| thambarlam |
foot |
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| warrambany |
flood water |
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| goorndarrim |
fish (any kind) |
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| marnem |
fire, firewood |
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| moorloo |
eye |
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| wiyarrel, garnanganyjal, ngarabarral |
emu |
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| joonggoom |
elbow |
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| yardem |
ear |
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| warrarnany |
eagle |
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| joordoom |
dust |
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| joolany |
dog |
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| marranyji wiji-wiji |
dingo is running |
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| marranyji |
dingo |
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| ngaboony |
dad |
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| Biyany-gala wooraj! |
Come here! |
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| Warn'gan |
Cold Time |
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| ngoomooloo, ngoomoolji |
clouds |
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| gawarrem |
cliff, steep bank, range of steep hiills. |
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| nawanji |
cave |
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| daam |
camp, home, country. |
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| ngajiny |
brother |
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| wanyageny |
boy |
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| baljarranggool |
boomerang |
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| goojim |
bone |
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| derranel |
black cockatoo |
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| jiregam |
bird (any kind) |
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| wangawool |
baby girl |
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| gawoorn, gawoornboo |
ash |
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| jirrayam |
alright |
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| 'y' for yardem |
'y' |
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| 'w' for wiyarrel |
'w' |
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| 'th' for thambarlam |
'th' |
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| 'rr' as in marranyji |
'rr' |
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| 'rn' as in marnem |
'rn' |
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| 'rl' as in moorloom |
'rl' |
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| 'rd' as in wardel |
'rd' |
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| 'r' for rangga |
'r' |
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| 'oowoo' as in boowoorroogoo |
'oowoo' |
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| 'oo' as in goorloom |
'oo' |
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| 'ny' for nyoomboorroo |
'ny' |
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| 'nh' for nharroogoo |
'nh' |
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| 'ng' for ngarranggarni |
'ng' |
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| 'n' for nangari |
'n' |
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| 'm' for magadany (sharpening stick/pencil) |
'm' |
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| 'j' for joomooloony |
'j' |
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| 'iyi' as in jiyirriny |
'iyi' |
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| 'i' as in girli |
'i' |
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| 'g' for gooral |
'g' |
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| 'e' as in merrgenbem |
'e' |
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| 'd' for dayiwool |
'd' |
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| 'b' for bin'girrbal |
'b' |
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| 'aa' as in daam |
'aa' |
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| 'a' as in wanyanyagem |
'a' |
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