T
tha-li vt
  • to eat, eg. Thii nhama thala 'Eat this meat!', Nhama garaarr thimbagu thalda. 'The sheep is eating the grass', Giirr ngaya thaay thii nhama 'I have already eaten meat'

thaa-rri vi
  • to copulate

thaal n
  • chin

thaathaa n
  • a. mother's father, Ethn. marries bathii
  • b. daughter's son

thaathiirr n
  • kingfisher, *recon

thaay adv
  • this way (towards speaker), eg. Thaay yanaya 'Come here!', Thaay ngay barran wuuna. 'Give me the boomerang!', Thaay gaanga nhama bandaarr nganha. 'Bring that kangaroo to me!'

thagaay n
  • yellow-belly fish

thagaan n
  • a. brother, Ethn. specific term used for older or younger brothers, *Tindale recorded this form for Namoi River dialect
  • see also galamaay , thaya
    • thagaan-di n
    • my brother
  • b. daughter's daughter (of woman)
  • c. sister's daughter's daughter

thalaa int
  • where, eg. Thalaa ngay yuundu 'Where is my axe?', Thalaanda yanawaan. 'Where are you going?'

thalagal n
  • blue-tongue lizard

thalay n
  • tongue

thama-li vt
  • a. to feel, *recon
  • b. to touch, *recon

thamarr n
  • bronzewing pigeon, *recon

than.galaathil n
  • grave-digger bird, message bird

than.gurr n
  • lame, *recon

thanbarran n
  • pathway connecting two rings of initiation ground, Ethn. Mathews states it is 270 yards long * recon
  • see also buurru , gunaba

thandarr n
  • a. frost, *recon
  • b. ice, *recon

thanga n
  • heel, *recon

thanggal n

thangi-li vi
  • to lie, to tell lies, to tell a falsehood

thaRawa-li vi

tharayan n
  • hail, *recon

thariil n
  • reed, *recon

tharra n
  • thigh, *recon

tharraa n
  • 1. bark of tree, *recon, bark shed by gum trees
  • see also nganda
  • 2. drunk, *loan from English

tharraanggilaay n
  • drunk, *loan from English

tharrarr n
  • rib, *recon

tharrawurra n
  • trousers, *loan from English

tharri n
  • jew lizard

thatha-li vt
  • to taste, *recon

thawubu n
  • soap, *loan from English

thawuma-li vi
  • to cook in ashes, Ethn. method of cooking where a fire is lit and after it has burned down food is placed in the ashes and then covered over to cook

thawun n

thaya n
  • elder brother, Ethn. specific term, *Tindale recorded this form for Upper Barwon dialect
  • see also galamaay , thagaan
    • thaya-thi n
    • my elder brother, *recon

thaya-li vi
  • to ask, *recon

thibaayu n
  • whistling duck, *recon

thigaraa n
  • bird, eg. Bungun nhama thigaraagu. 'That is the wing of a bird'

thii n
  • 1a. meat, eg. Wiibil ngaya githan nhama thiithi. 'I am sick from this meat', Nginda thii wuuna burumagu. 'You give the meat to the dog!'
  • see also yuul
    • thii-djuul n
    • piece of meat
  • 1b. totem, Ethn. totemic animal or plant, inherited from one's mother; Mathews says "a man's totem is supposed to watch over his welfare, and forewarn him of the designs of his enemies. If any of his friends are away in a different part of the tribal territory, and sickness or death overtakes them, or they met with a serious accident, his totem appears in sight, by which he knows there is something wrong" (Mathews 1897:157)
  • 2. tea, *loan from English

thiilguyin n
  • type of wild potato

thiin n
  • elbow, *recon

thiinaa n
  • bread of native bee, honeycomb

thiinbin n
  • diver duck

thiinyaay n
  • ironbark tree, *recon

thimba n
  • sheep, eg. Nhama garaarr thimbagu thalda. 'The sheep is eating the grass'.

thina n
  • foot, eg. Giirr nhama bindayaa thumay nhama ngay thinaga. 'I have already taken the burr out of my foot'

thinawan n
  • emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae [Cp12], Ethn. an important food source; the eggs are prized. Also a totem

thinbirr n
  • knee

thinmirr n
  • eyelash, *recon

thiRiya n

thirrithirri n
  • willie wagtail, Rhipidura leucophrys [Cp185]

thiyama-li vt
  • a. to lift
  • b. to pick up
  • c. to take

thu-gi vt
  • a. to spear, eg. Bandaarr bilaarru nhama ngaya thunhi. 'I speared the kangaroo with a spear'
  • b. to pierce
  • c. to sting

thubi-li vi
  • to spit, *recon

thuga n
  • sugar, *loan from English

thula n
  • scorpion, *recon

thulii n

thulu n
  • a. tree
  • b. stick, eg. Nhama mari ngaya thulugu bumali. 'I will hit the man with a stick'

thulumaay n
  • thunder

thuma-li vt
  • 1. to strip, *recon
  • 2. to take out, eg. Giirr nhama bindayaa thumay nhama ngay thinaga. 'I have already taken the burr out of my foot'

thun n
  • a. penis
  • b. tail

thuRaway n
  • kangaroo rat, *recon

thurra-li vt
  • to make, eg. boomerang, eg. Yilaalu nhama barran thurrali 'He will make a boomerang later'
  • see also gimubi-li

thurri-li vi
  • a. to come, eg. Giirr nhama mari thurriy 'The man has already come', Wuguu nhama thurriyaan 'A flood is coming'
  • b. to rise (of sun), eg. Yaraay nhama thurrilaan 'The sun is rising'
  • see also yaarri-y

thurrun n
  • fur of animal, *recon

thuruyaal n

thuu n
  • smoke

thuu-rri vi
  • to crawl, *recon

thuuraay n
  • a. flame
  • b. light, *recon

thuwadi n
  • shirt, *loan from English

thuwarr n
  • bread, eg. Marithu thuwarr nhama ngay gaarrumay 'That man stole my bread', Thuwarr thaay gaanga thaligu 'Bring the bread here to eat!'
  • see also gundal , mantha

thuyul n
 
W
waa-li vt
  • a. to throw, eg. Nhama marithu bilaarr waalda 'The man is throwing a spear'
  • b. to put, eg. Nginda muthay waala wiitha. 'You put the possum on the fire'

waabi n
  • a. mother's mother, Ethn. marries thaathaa, *Tindale and Laves recorded this form for the Upper Barwon dialect.
  • see also bathii
  • b. mother's mother's brother

waagaan n

waayamaa n

wadjiin n

wagun n

walaay n
  • camp, eg. Nhama ngaya yanawaan walaaygu. 'I am going to the camp', Nhama bandaarr gaawaan walaaygu. 'They are taking the kangaroo to the camp'
    • walaay-baa n
    • home, *a person's country or home place

walarr n
  • shoulder, *recon

walawala n
  • storm

wamba n
  • a. mad
  • b. stupid

wamba-li vt

wamu n

wan.guy n
  • pademelon wallaby

wanda n

wandabaa n
  • a. ghost
  • b. spirit, Ethn. Tindale says "short in stature, comes out at night. If you see him you will die"

wanthala n

waraba n
  • turtle

waragaal n

warawara n

warilaa adv
  • when

warra-li vi
  • to stand

warra-y vt
  • to stand

warragil n

warrama-li vt
  • to build, *recon

warran n
  • root

warray n
  • type of yam

warrul n
  • honey

waruu n

wii n
  • a. fire, eg. Wii nhama guthuwaan yurrula. 'A fire is burning in the scrub', Nginda muthay waala wiitha. 'You put the possum on the fire', Nginda nhama wii garrala wiigu. 'You cut the firewood for the fire!'
  • b. firewood, eg. Galamaaythu wii garralda 'My brother is cutting firewood', Nginda nhama wii garrala wiigu. 'You cut the firewood for the fire!'
    • wii-ma-li vt
    • to light a fire

wiibi-li vi
  • to be sick, to be ill, eg. Wiibili ngaya githan nhama thiithi. 'I am sick from this meat', Nhama mari wiibilda 'That man is sick'

wiila-y vi
  • to whistle, *recon

wiithaa n
  • bowerbird, *recon

winanga-li vt
  • a. to hear
  • b. to listen
  • c. to know
  • d. to remember

wiRa-li vt
  • to twist, *recon

wirilaa n

wirrigaal n
  • navel, *recon

wirriil n
  • feather

wirringan n
  • Aboriginal doctor, clever man, Ethn. has magical powers to cure illness or perform malevolent magic, eg. Wirringan nhama marumali 'The clever man will fix him'

wugan n
  • a. branch of tree
  • b. wood

wuguu n
  • flood, eg. Wuguu nhama thurriyaan 'A flood is coming'

wun.ga-li vi

wurriil n
  • feather

wurrumay n
  • son, *recon

wuru n
  • throat, *recon

wuRuga n
  • calf of leg, *recon

wurumal n
  • sleepy lizard

wurunga-y vi
  • to dive, *recon

wuruyan n

wuthugaa n
  • type of root, *Williams gives YY wuthugaa 'tar vine'

wuu-rri vt
  • to give, eg. Thaay ngay barran wuuna. 'Give me the boomerang!', Nginda thii wuuna burumagu. 'You give the meat to the dog!'

wuyuu n
  • black magpie, *recon
 
Y
yaal n

yaama part
  • question introducer, eg. yaamagara nginda 'How are you?', yaamanda nhama ngay wuurri 'Will you give that to me?'

yaarri-y vi
  • a. to go down
  • b. to set (of sun) , eg. Yaraay nhama yaarriyaan 'The sun is setting'
  • see also thurri-li

yabaa n
  • carpet snake

yagaay int
  • hey!, look!

yaliwunga adv
  • always, *recon

yalu adv
  • again, *recon

yambi n
  • old woman, *possibly a loan from a Maric language
  • see also yambuli

yambuli n

yana-y vi
  • a. to go, eg. Thalaanda yanawaan. 'Where are you going?', Nhama ngaya yanawaan walaaygu. 'I am going to the camp'
  • b. to come, eg. Thaay yanaya 'Come here!', Minyagu yanawaan 'What did you come for?'

yanggal n
  • vagina

yaraay n
  • sun, eg. Yaraay nhama thurrilaan 'The sun is rising', Yaraay yaarriyaan 'The sun is setting'
  • see also gilay

yaray n
  • small intestine of sheep, Ethn. highly prized as food; cooked and eaten

yarraan n
  • gum tree, eg. Gabinya yarraangu galiyaawaan. 'The boy is climbing the gum tree'

yarraaman n
  • horse

yarrangan n
  • type of grub, *recon, Mathews glosses it as "edible grub of gum tree"
  • see also birraa

yarray n
  • beard, *recon

yarrul n
  • a. stone, eg. Nhurraay yarrula baabili 'A snake is sleeping on the stone'
  • b. money

yaRuthagaa n
  • matrilineal totem

yathaarr n
  • down of bird, *recon

yathala n
  • sharp, *recon

yawu part

yawurr n
  • type of small berry, Ethn. dipped in honey and eaten

yibaay n
  • male marriage class, Ethn. marries gabutha, children are marrii (male) and matha (female), *taken as a surname in the form Hippi
  • see also gabi , gambu , marrii

yibatha n
  • female marriage class, Ethn. marries gabi, children are gambu (male) and buuthaa (female)
  • see also buuthaa , gabutha , matha

yii-li vt
  • to bite, eg. Buruma nganha yiili 'The dog will bite me', Garriya nhama yiila 'Don't bite him!'

yiili n
  • angry

yila adv
  • soon, *recon

yilaalu adv
  • later, by and by

yilaathu adv
  • a. now, *recon
  • b. today, *recon

yilambu adv
  • long ago, *recon

yinarr n

yinggil n
  • a. tired
  • b. lazy

yira n
  • tooth

yithiyan n

yu-gi vi
  • to cry, to weep

yugal n
  • song

yulaa-li vt
  • to tie up

yulay n
  • skin

yulu n
  • a. fingernail, *recon
  • b. toenail, *recon
  • c. claw of animal

yulu-gi vi
  • a. to play
  • b. to dance
  • c. to gamble

yuluwirri n
  • rainbow, *recon

yurraamu n
  • alcohol, grog, *loan from English 'rum'

yurrandaali n

yurrul n
  • scrub, eg. Wii nhama guthuwaan yurrula. 'A fire is burning in the scrub'.

yurrun n
  • scar, *recon

yurruun n
  • a. track
  • b. road

yuru n
  • cloud

yuul n

yuundu n
  • stone axe