B - b

ba n. bar. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
ba prep. for; of; about. Usage: Roper Highway dialect. See main entry: blanga. Etym: for . SD: V. [Note: Needs examples.]
baba n. 1) sibling; brother; sister. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B. [Note: brother of male or female and other males in same subsection F]
2) baby. Usage: Location: F. SD: B. [Note: in F not sibling, from papaji ?]
babbab n. puppy, young dog. Usage: Location: BN. SD: H.
babim vt. pop, hit. Usage: Location: N. SD: T.
babolo n. 1) buffalo. Usage: Location: BN. SD: H.
2) sand lion. Usage: Location: B. SD: I.
babul vi. bubble. i kam bubble Usage: Location: F. SD: P.
babulap vi. bubble up. Usage: Location: BN. SD: P. [Note: rising of yeast bread]
babulgam n. bubble gum. Usage: Location: F. SD: E.
bad adj. banned (from club). Usage: Location: N. SD: O.
barat
badat
bada n. butter, margarine. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E.
badadimap SynD: bagarramap 'Location: F'. vt. ruin, spoil; make unserviceable. Usage: Location: FN. See: bastamap. SD: T. [Note: used of elections and Adam's sin]
badaflai SynD: badaflai 'Location: B'. n. butterfly. Usage: Location: BN. SD: L.
badibadi n. sand lion. Usage: Location: B. SD: I.
badlim vt. paddle. Usage: Location: BN. SD: P.
badlingbot n. paddle steamer. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
bafulohol n. buffalo hole. Usage: Location: BN. SD: F.
-baga aff. person; (nominalizer); (nominal suffix found on some adjectival stems when they function as nouns). Thet sambodi bin gaman metmet. Im lil metbaga im. That person came acting crazy. He's a crazy fellow. Usage: Rough. Infrequent. See: -wan. See main entry: -bala. Etym: bugger . SD: Y.
bagadap SynD: bagarrap 'Location: F'. vi. broken, useless, unserviceable, messed up, not working, spoiled. i bagadap gadim wud but, i gadim men but, ebridei i kamat but man with removeable artificial leg Usage: Location: BFN. SD: N.
bagadim vt. mess up; make unserviceable. Usage: Location: B. SD: T.
bagai vi. desire. olabat bin bagai bla daga they wanted/went for/jumped right into the food Usage: Location: N. SD: R.
bagarramap v. wreck; destroy.
bagarrap v. be spoiled; be destroyed. Dis motika i bagarrapbat. This car is erratic. It goes for a while and then stops.
bagas interj. forget it! Usage: Location: N. SD: X.
bagi SynD: begi, bega. n. tobacco. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E; M.
bagidi SynD: bagadi. n. bucket, vessel, cup, mug billycan. Usage: Location: F. SD: D.
bagimbat vt. have intercourse. Usage: Location: BN. SD: S.
bagit n. bucket; large vessel. Usage: Location: F. SD: D. [Note: only light Kriol]
bagkinu n. bark canoe; boat made of bark. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
bagus interj. forget it! Usage: Location: B. SD: X.
bai1 interj. goodbye; farewell greeting. Usage: Location: F. See: siya. SD: X.
bai2 prep. by. Wan bai wan. One by one. Usage: Location: F Light. SD: V.
baib adj. five. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.
baibala
baibai vi. sleep. Usage: Location: F. SD: S.
baibul n. bible. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: D.
baibul adj. piebald; black & white. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: N. [Note: also Turkey Creek]
baibulbala
baibulwan
baibul brim n. Norman River grunter, fish species. Usage: Location: BN. SD: K.
baibul sineik n. non poisonous rock snake, snake species. Usage: Location: BN. SD: I.
baibulbuk n. Bible book, book with Biblical words in it. Usage: Location: F. SD: D.
baidi See main entry: baidim.
baidibaidi n. 1) louse, nit. SD: L.
2) insect.
baidim SynD: baitim. vt. bite. Usage: Location: BN. Variant: baidi. SD: S.
baidimap vt. bite off. Usage: Location: BN. SD: S.
baidimbat See main entry: baidim.
baijimbek vt. fetch, bring. Usage: Location: B. SD: U.
baijinggul n. bicycle; tricycle. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
baik n. bike. Usage: Location: F. SD: D.
bailgurr SynD: balygurr. vi. fall down. Morin bin ran ran ran bailgurr langa ting Maureen was running and she fell over that thing Usage: Location: F. SD: P.
bailsineik n. file snake, snake species. Usage: Location: BN. SD: I.
baindim vt. 1) find. Usage: Location: BN. SD: U.
2) conceive. Usage: Location: BN. SD: S.
baiyim SynD: baiyam, baim. vt. buy. Usage: Location: BN. SD: U.
baiyimbat See main entry: baiyim.
baiyimbek See main entry: baiyim.
bajam SynD: bastam. adv. first. 1) first.
2) in the past. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.
bajim vt. pass. Imin bajim modiga. He passed a car. Usage: Location: BN. See: bajimap. SD: U.
bajimap vt. pass; bring; deliver; fetch. Imin bajimap modiga. He brought a car. Usage: Location: BN. See: bajim; -ap. SD: U.
bajimbek vt. bring; fetch. Usage: Location: N. SD: P.
baju n. wild potato. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E; M.
bak1 n. bark of a tree. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
bak2 vi. (for a dog to) bark. Usage: Location: N. SD: S.
bak3 v. (for a horse to) buck. det hos bin bak (+/- bat) la det men that horse bucked the man off Usage: Location: BFN. SD: P.
bakit n. bucket.
bakjamba n. bucking horse. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: H.
bako vi. vomit. Usage: Location: BN. SD: S.
-bala aff. 1) fellow; (nominalizer); (adjectival suffix found on some nominal stems when they function as adjectives). Im blekbala. He is black.
2) (nominal suffix found on some adjectival stems when they function as nouns). Im blekbala. He is an Aborigine. See: -wan. Variant: -baga. Etym: fellow . SD: Y. Read: Sandefur 1979:100-103.
balanda n. European; non-Aboriginal person of European descent. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
Balang n. male sub-section; skin group. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
balgin adj. bitter; unsweetened. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.
balginti n. unsweetened tea. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E.
baligin SynD: baligal, baligul. n. bird species: pelican. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.
bam SynD: bambam, bambum. n. buttocks. Usage: Location: BN. SD: A.
bamarragotj n. 1) stone. Usage: Location: F. SD: G.
2) money. Usage: Location: F. SD: D.
bambaba n. popsicle; frozen lollywater stick. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E.
bambai adv. later. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.
bambaiwan See main entry: bambai.
bambu n. 1) bamboo. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
2) didjeridoo. Usage: Location: BN. SD: C; D.
bambum SynD: bam, bampam, bampambat. vt. bump; run into; run over (but not kill); knock. ai bumpamsel hed I knocked myself on the head det motiga bin bampam wan tri that car ran into a tree ai bampam wan tri I bumped into the tree Usage: Location: BFN. SD: T.
bambumbat See main entry: bambum.
bambumen n. didjeridoo player. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
bamen n. barman.
bamit vi. vomit. Usage: Location: F. See: bako. SD: S.
ban n. band; strip of something around an object. du ban im gadim la im du am he has a band on each of his arms Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
bandamis n. pandanus palm, plant species. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
bandigut n. bandicoot. Usage: Location: BN. SD: H.
bandiyan n. snake sp, king brown, python, taipan, snake species. Usage: Location: BN. SD: I.
bandri n. boundary.
bandul n. bundle.
banga prep. for; of; about; belong to. See main entry: blanga. SD: V.
bangai n. bung eye from fly bite; infected eye; sore on eye. Usage: Location: FH. SD: N.
Bangardi n. male sub-section; skin group. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
Bangarn n. female sub-section; skin group. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
bangk n. bunk.
banigin n. panikin; cup. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
banijim vt. punish; chastise. Deibin banijim alabat, orad no biya they punished all of them by stopping their beer Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
banji n. in-law or person of that category; brother-in-law; sister-in-law; spouse. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
banjim vt. punch; hit. Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
banjimen n. in-law; sibling-in-law; spouse. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
bank n. bunk; bed. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
banksia n. banksia, plant species. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
banyip n. bunyip; monster. Usage: Location: N. SD: C.
barawu n. boat; canoe. Usage: Location: N. SD: D.
bardigindak n. Burdekin duck, bird species. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.
barlbarl vt. pound ; soften by hitting. Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
barlkiny adj. bitter; unsweetened. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.
barn vi. burn out. Lait im barn. The light is burnt out. Usage: Location: BN. See: berndap. SD: Q.
barnana n. sweetheart; girl friend. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
barnarra n. plant species. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M. [Note: Ngandi: majingeri]
barnbala adj. thin; skinny. Usage: Location: B. SD: N.
barnga SynD: barngu 'Location: F'. n. cousin; kinship relationship. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
barngras n. burnt grass. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
barnim vt. burn. 1) burn. Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
2) sting. Medisin im barnim throt. The medicine stings the throat. Usage: Location: BN. See: bernamap. SD: T.
barnimap vt. burn up. 1) burn up; destroy. Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
2) annoy. Usage: Location: BN. SD: R.
baro vt. borrow from. Ai baro yu? Can I borrow (it) from you? Usage: Location: N. SD: R.
barradei n. potato. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E; M. [Note: old word for potato]
barragarl n. spear. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
barramandi SynD: beramandi. n. barramundi, fish species. Usage: Location: BN. SD: K.
barraniya adv. nearly; very close. Usage: Location: H. SD: V.
barrawu n. boat; canoe. Usage: Location: N. SD: D.
barrei interj. very good! Usage: Location: F. See: mangei. SD: O. [Note: derived from parri]
barrolga n. brolga, bird species. Usage: Location: F. SD: J. [Note: equals guranda]
barruk n. card game based on poker. olabat bin plei barruk geim langa riba they were playing cards by the river Usage: Location: F. SD: D. [Note: probably the main game used for gambling, combinations making ten with ace usually counting as one]
bas1 n. bus. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
bas2 vi. bust; break up. Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
bas3 SynD: bast, basting. adj. 1) full; full up; bursting as from too much water. det bilabong bin bas tumaj i bin abam bigmob woda that bilabong is overflowing basting to toilit needing to go to the toilet urgently Usage: Location: F. SD: N.
2) broken, as of a car engine seized up. Usage: Location: F. SD: N.
basawei vi. die. Usage: Location: BN. Variant: pasawei. SD: S.
basdam adv. 1) first. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.
2) in the past. Usage: Location: BN. See: bajam. SD: V.
basdam buk n. history book. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
basdamwan See main entry: basdam.
basim vt. pass. Usage: Location: BN. SD: P.
baskit n. basket. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
baskitbol n. basketball. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
bastim SynD: bastam. vt. bust; break. masbi i garra bastam tet eg he will very likely break that egg Usage: Location: BFN. SD: T.
bastimap1 SynD: bastamap. vt. break; bust; ruin by force. i bin bastamap mai ai he gave me a black eye i bin bastamap det window he broke the window (with a thrown rock) Usage: Location: BFN. SD: T.
bastimap2 interj. terrific! really good! Usage: Location: BN. SD: X.
bastimap klaud vi. fly in an aeroplane. Weya yu go? Ai garra go bastimap klaud. Where are you going? I'm going on the plane. Usage: Location: N. SD: P.
bastindap SynD: bastidap. adj. ruined; made useless. det men bin hitim en det men bin git bastidap la is ai that man was hitting and the other man got hit in the eye ai bin abum bastindap ai I've got a damaged eye Usage: Location: F. SD: N.
bat conj. but. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: Y.
-bat aff. 1) (aspect suffix found on verbs showing that the action is continuous or repetitious). Indicates continuative or durative aspect. Olabat bin jidanbat. They were sitting. Olabat bin gugumbat yem. They were cooking yams. Olabat bin bajimapbat. They were bringing it. Det kid bin haidimapbat jelp from det titja. The child was hiding for a long time from the teacher (until it was too late to go to school). Ref: Hudson 1983:40; Sandefur 1979:119.
2) (aspect suffix showing that the action is iterative). Dis motika i bagarrapbat. This car is erratic. It goes for a while and then stops. Dei bin laitimapbat blanga dem jumok. They were all lighting up their cigarettes. Ref: Hudson 1983:40-41. See: -in1. Variant: -abat; -labat. Etym: about . SD: V. Read: Hudson 1983:40-41; Sandefur 1979:119. [Gram: This suffix occurs as the final suffix after other suffixes, if any.]
bata n. butter. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E.
batin n. button. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
batju n. bush potato, plant species. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E; M.
baudan vi. bow.
bausheid n. bower shade; kind of shelter made out of bush materials.
baut n. boat. Usage: Location: F. SD: D.
bawabe:d n. great bower bird, bird species. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.
baya n. fire; firewood. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E.
baya tri n. fire tree. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
bayam SynD: bayim. vt. buy; obtain by exchanging for money. yu gadam mani tu bayim yu petrul? have you any money to buy petrol? a bin bayim det ting I bought that Usage: Location: F. Syn: gidim. SD: U. [Note: BW says there is contrast with 'pay' yet from observation I think they have merged. 'Pay' is expressed as gibirrim mani. Peiyimbek is a Kriol verb but is more specific. See W8 and D66.]
bayastik n. firestick; fire making equipment. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E. [Note: burning stick from fire for lighting]
bayastik tri n. tree species used for making fire sticks. Clerendendrum cunninghami? Usage: Location: BN. SD: E.
bayawud n. firewood. Usage: Location: BN. See: baya. SD: E.
bebak n. paperbark, tree species. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
bebal n. navel. Usage: Location: BN. SD: A.
be:d n. bird. Usage: Location: B. SD: J.
bed1 adj. bad. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.
bedwan
bed2 n. bed. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
be:dbe:d n. bird. Usage: Location: F. SD: J.
bedfiling n. bad feelings. En if Damitriyas en im meit olabat abum bedfiling langa enibodi, wal dei garra deigim olabat langa kot, dumaji wi garram bos iya, en dei oldei abum kotkeis ebridei. Ref: ACT 19:38 HB. SD: O. [Note: check Only one instance in HB.]
bedfren n. enemy. Usage: Location: H. SD: B.
be:dibe:di n. little bird. Usage: Location: F. SD: J.
bedkol n. cold; runny nose. Usage: Location: BN. SD: A.
bedlak n. bad luck. SD: O.
be:dnes n. bird's nest. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.
bednyus n. bad news.
bedsik vi. be very sick. Usage: Location: BN. SD: S.
beg n. bag. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
begimap vt. bag; put in a bag or sack. Usage: Location: BN. SD: U.
beibi SynD: beibiwan 'Location: F'. n. baby; infant. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: B.
beibidaga n. baby food. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E.
beibikraitaim n. early morning (3-4 am). Usage: Location: N. SD: V.
beibitaim n. infancy.
beibiwan adj. infantile. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.
beibiwei adv. childishly.
beig n. bag. Usage: Location: F. See: beg. SD: D.
beigim vt. bake. Usage: Location: BN. SD: U.
beikin v. baking. [Note: check]
beikinpauda n. baking powder. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E.
beingk vi. flood, of river. riba bin beingk, beingk, beingk, imin oldei beingkap river flooding Usage: Location: F. See: bengk. SD: P.
beingkap vi. flood, of river; run a banker. Usage: Location: F. SD: P.
beingkimap vt. cause to flood. Usage: Location: F. SD: P.
beingksaid n. bank of a river.
beingkwei n. riverbank. [Note: Only one instance in HB.]
beit n. bait. Usage: Location: F. SD: D.
beja n. feather. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.
bek1 n. back. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: A. [Note: light Kriol]
bek2 adv. back. al gib yupela bek I'll return it to you Usage: Location: F. SD: V.
-bek aff. 1) back; (suffix on verbs indicating direction backward). Kambek. Return to speaker. Weya yu gobat? Kambek iya! Where are you going? Come back here! Pajimbek. Pass an item back to its original possessor. Sambodi bin gajim main wolet, en aibin sei "Pajimbek iya!" Somebody got my wallet, so I said "Pass it back here!" Gibimbek blanga im mani. Give him his money back. Ref: Hudson 1983:42.
2) retaliate or reciprocate a previous action; reverse. Shainimbek. Shine a light back at someone in retaliation. Ola biginini bin wokwok lida, en deibin shainimbek det totj ba mala. The children were walking ahead and they shone the torch back for us. Yusumbek. Use something belonging to someone else who has borrowed an equivalent thing. Ref: Hudson 1983:42. See: -an; -ap; -aran; -at; -awei; -dan; -in2; -oba; -of; -op; -ran; -wei. SD: V; P. Read: Sandefur 1979:117-119; Hudson 1983:41-43. [Gram: Sandefur classifies this as an 'adverbial suffix' but Hudson lists it as a 'second-order suffix'.]
bekat v. reverse; back out ; change point of view. [Note: check]
bekbon n. 1) backbone; back; spine. Im gibit bekbon la im. He turned his back on him/turned away from. Dubala bekbon gija. They have their backs to each other. Imin pudum langa bekbon. He put it behind himself. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: A.
2) back corners of station wagon four-wheel drives. Usage: Location: N. SD: D.
bekbongija adv. back to back. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.
bekimap vt. support; back-up. Usage: Location: N. SD: R.
beko SynD: bekhou. n. backhoe. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
bekpat n. back section. Usage: Location: F. SD: N.
bektais SynD: beptais. vi. get baptised. goda bektais Usage: Location: N. SD: N.
bekweds adv. in reverse direction. bekweds dei bin lukinat they looked backwards Usage: Location: F. SD: V.
bekwedswei adv. backwards. Usage: Location: F. SD: V.
bekwei [Note: check back away? back way?]
bel n. bell.
beldim vt. belt; whip. Usage: Location: BN. Syn: haiding. SD: T.
beldimap See main entry: beldim.
beldimbat See main entry: beldim.
beldri n. corkwood, tree species. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
beleinjan n. female sub-section; skin group. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
beli n. belly; tummy; stomach; abdomen. Usage: Location: BN. SD: A.
beling n. female sub-section; skin group. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
belring n. ring of a bell. Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
belt n. belt. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
bempaiya n. vampire. Usage: Location: N. SD: B.
ben [Note: check]
bendibendi n. snake species. Usage: Location: BN. SD: I.
bendigut n. bandicoot, animal species. Usage: Location: BN. SD: H.
bendij SynD: bendj. n. bandage. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
bendijimap vt. bandage. [Note: check]
bendim vt. bend. Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
bendiwan adj. curved; bent. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.
bengk1 n. bank of a river or creek. Usage: Location: BN. SD: G.
bengk2 n. bank for money. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
bengk roba n. bank-robber. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
bengsiya n. banksia, tree species. Usage: Location: BN. See: banksia. SD: M.
benpat [Note: check bend of a river? bend of a road?]
beptais vt. baptise. Usage: Location: BN. SD: U.
beptaisim vt. baptise.
beptaisimbat See main entry: beptaisim.
berd n. bird. SD: J.
berdiberdi n. bird. Usage: Location: F. See: be:dibe:di. SD: J.
beri [Note: check bury?]
bern vi. burn but not consume. i berning a fire is burning a bin git bern from kerisin I got a burn from kerosene wi bin siyim faiya berning langa hil we saw a fire burning on the hill Usage: Location: F. See: barn. SD: Q.
bernam vt. burn but not consume; set fire to; apply heat. dei bernam fes det gowena they singe the goanna before cooking Usage: Location: F. Syn: laitim. See main entry: bernim. SD: E. [Gram: can't say bernam faiya but meikim or laitim]
bernamap vt. burn; consume with fire. wi garra bernamap dislat draiwan gras we'll burn this dry grass till it's all gone Usage: Location: F. See main entry: bernimap. Variant: barnimap. SD: E.
bernap vi. be burnt; be consumed with fire. Variant: berndap.
bernapwan adj. burnt.
bernbern [Note: check]
berndap vi. burn; consume with fire. det motiga garra berndap Usage: Location: F. SD: Q.
bernim vt. burn but not consume; set fire to; apply heat. Variant: bernam.
bernimap vt. burn; consume with fire. Variant: bernamap.
bernimbat See main entry: bernim.
berrap [Note: check]
berrim vt. bury. Usage: Location: BN. SD: U.
berrimap vt. bury. Usage: Location: BN. SD: U.
berrit adj. covered; buried. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.
bes adj. best. det Odrimob ti:m da bes pleya Audrey's team are the best players Usage: Location: F. SD: O.
beswan See main entry: bes.
bet n. bat, animal species. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: D. [Note: Rem: walang - orange horseshoe bat, ghost bat]
bet adj. fat; plump; swollen. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: N.
betwan
bethdei n. birthday.
betlin vi. battle; try without success. dei bin betlin fo draiba they've been trying to get a driver without success wi bin betlin tu kam bek tu Janyuwa from Jubili tumaj no modiga we've been trying to come back to Janyuwa from Jubilee but there's no car wi garra betlin thru tha wik, gardiya bin sei no mani we'll be short of money for food Usage: Location: F. SD: R.
betri n. battery. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
bewulf n. werewolf; dog-man; monster. Usage: Location: N. SD: C. [Note: also known as wawulaf]
beya n. bear. Usage: Location: BN. SD: H.
bi1 n. bee; fly. Usage: Location: BN. SD: L.
bi2 va. be; exist. a bin bi biyainwei, a bin la raitbek I was way back Usage: Location: FN. SD: Q. [Note: = nguniny]
bib SynD: bif. n. meat; flesh; beef. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E; A.
biba n. fever. Usage: Location: BN. SD: A.
bibi1 n. breast; breast milk. Gibit im bibi wanmoa. Feed him again. Usage: Location: BN. SD: A.
bibi2 n. caterpillar. Usage: Location: F. SD: L. [Note: not edible]
bibim vt. pop; hit. Usage: Location: B. SD: T.
bibj n. beach. Usage: Location: B. SD: G.
bibok n. beef hawk, bird species. Usage: Location: BN. SD: L.
bid [Note: check]
bida adj. bitter. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.
bidawan
bidabat vt. feed on. bidabat gras feed on grass Usage: Location: F. SD: S.
bidim v. beat; win. Usage: Location: BN. SD: U.
bidimbat See main entry: bidim.
bidrum vt. spread out something to lie on or to put something on. a bin bidrum wan ol beig po keinggurru kukwan I spread out an old bag for the cooked kangaroo yu bin bidrum det shi:t langa flou en a bin pudumdan det lilboi you spread out the sheet on the floor and I put the baby on it Usage: Location: F. SD: U. [Note: blanket for sleeping, canvas for sitting]
bidul n. bush fly, insect species. Usage: Location: BN. SD: L.
bif SynD: bib. n. 1) meat; flesh. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E.
2) weight. Mai bodi bin gowindan. Ai garra bif na. I was losing weight. I've gained weight now. Usage: Location: BN. SD: A.
bifo adv. before; in the past. bifo det rein kam klos before the rain gets here Usage: Location: BFN. SD: V.
bifpat See main entry: bif.
big adj. 1) big; large; fat. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: N.
bigbala Mai waif gadim bigbala maus! My wife talks all the time! 2) eldest. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: B.
3) boss. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: B.
bigwan
bigadam vt. forget. Usage: Location: F. SD: R. [Note: children stress word initial]
bigbala See main entry: big.
bigbalawan See main entry: big.
bigbigwan adj. big; large. Usage: Location: F. SD: N.
bigibigi n. pig. Usage: Location: BN. SD: H.
bigimap vt. pick up. Usage: Location: BN. SD: U.
bigin vt. pick; pull off. Usage: Location: BN. SD: U.
biginini n. 1) baby; toddler; kid. Usage: Location: BN. Variant: pikanini. SD: B.
2) child; offspring of a woman; offspring of a man's sister. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
bigis adj. very big; important. Imin bigis men. He's an important man. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: N; O.
bigiswan wi bin gedim bigiswan kapi
bigismob See main entry: bigis.
bigiswan See main entry: bigis.
bigmaus n. talkative person. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
bigmen [Note: check]
bigmob SynD: bigmab. adj. many; much. bigmob kid bin langa riba bogibat a lot of children have been down in the river swimming bogmob ngapa bin kam raitap langa rod Usage: Location: BFN. SD: N.
bigneim [Note: check]
bigoj conj. because. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.
bigsan n. eldest son. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
bigsheim [Note: check]
bigshok [Note: check]
bigsik [Note: check]
bigstom n. storm. Usage: Location: N. SD: G.
bigwan See main entry: big.
bigwanbigwan See main entry: big.
bij SynD: bis 'Location: F'. n. fish. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: K.
bijidimbat vt. habitually visit and look at. bijidimbat hawus tourists looking at ruins Usage: Location: F. SD: S.
bijin1 n. pidgeon; dove. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.
bijin2 n. pidgin; creole. Usage: Location: BN. SD: C.
bijin inglij n. pidgin; creole. Usage: Location: BN. SD: C.
bijing SynD: fishing. vi. fish. Usage: Location: BN. SD: U.
bijitim vt. visit. Usage: Location: F. SD: S.
bijnet n. fish net. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
bijok n. fish hawk. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.
bijuman adj. bitumen. Usage: Location: F. SD: D.
bi:k n. beak. Usage: Location: F. SD: J.
biki n. biscuit. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E.
biknik n. picnic. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E.
bikos SynD: bikas. conj. because. ola kid laikim lukumbat fani pitja bikos i meikim dem lap the children like looking at funny pictures because it makes them laugh Usage: Location: BFN. Syn: dumaji N, tumaj F. SD: V.
bildim vt. build. Usage: Location: BN. SD: U.
bildimap vt. 1) build up. dei bildimapbat det haus they're building that house Usage: Location: BFN. SD: U. [Note: F house only; for car, tank, windmill use piksimbat]
2) help. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: U.
3) save. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: U.
bildimapbat See main entry: bildimap.
bildimbat See main entry: bildim.
bildimbek See main entry: bildim.
bili n. billy. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
bilib v. believe. kan bilib can't or won't believe Usage: Location: BFN. SD: R.
biliba See: bilib. [Note: check]
bilibamob See main entry: biliba.
bilibim SynD: bilibum. vt. believe; obey; take notice of. yu garra bilibum det gardiya do what he says Usage: Location: FN. Syn: lijin, mapunkan. SD: R.
bilibong SynD: bilabong. n. billabong; non-permanent water. Usage: Location: BFHN. SD: G.
biligan See main entry: biligen. [Note: on SIL list but I think dodgy]
biligen SynD: biliken. n. billy can. Usage: Location: BFN. See: bagidi. SD: D.
biligout n. billygoat. Usage: Location: BN. SD: H.
biligut See main entry: biligout.
biligut plam n. k.o. tree with edible fruit; edible fruit of this tree. Terminalia ferdinandiana (Combretaceae). Usage: Location: N. SD: E; M.
bilim vt. feel. bilim mijelb sense something will happen Usage: Location: BFN. SD: R.
bilimap vt. fill. Dei bilimap blad They are (treating the anaemic baby by) giving it a drip. Usage: Location: BN. SD: U.
bilyid SynD: billyid. n. billiards; pool. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
bin1 va. been; past tense marker before verbs. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: V.
bin2 n. bean. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
bina va. would have; could have. Usage: Location: N. SD: Y. [Note: Check fv{binana. Pat M says old westside. Check fv{iminana}?}] [Gram: contraction of bin andi]
binabeg n. spinifex. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
binana n. banana. wail binana type of vine Usage: Location: BN. SD: E; M.
bindiyai SynD: bindiai. n. bindi-eye; sticker; prickle. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
bingga n. 1) finger.
2) hand. Usage: Location: BN. SD: A.
3) front wheels of a car. Usage: Location: N. SD: D.
bingganeil n. finger nail. Usage: Location: BN. SD: A.
bingk adj. pink. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.
bingkwan
binij interj. finish; the end; that's all. Usage: Location: BN. SD: X.
— vi. die.
binij SynD: finish, binish 'Location: F'. vi. 1) finish; complete; end. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: U.
2) die. Don jinggabat mai yang brala. I binij. I binish boswan. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: S.
binijap See main entry: binij.
binijim vt. finish; complete; exhaust; use up. Usage: Location: BN. SD: U.
binijimap vt. finish; use up. binijimap mani spend all the money. Usage: Location: BN. SD: U.
binijimapbat See main entry: binijimap.
binijimapwan See main entry: binijimap.
binijimof vt. finish; use up. Mi wandi binijimof mai bodi iya. I want to die here! Jadlot bindiai nogud. Yu binijimof. Those stickers are not good. Pull them all out. Usage: Location: N. SD: U.
binijlain n. finish line.
binja n. hair. Usage: Location: BN. SD: A.
binji n. 1) stomach; belly; intestines. Usage: Location: BN. SD: A.
2) undercarriage; underneath part of car, including chassis and gear box. Usage: Location: N. SD: D.
binjigija adv. facing each other. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N. [Gram: lit. stomach to each other]
binjim vt. pinch. Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
binjimof vt. finish; use up. Usage: Location: B. SD: U.
binjing n. fence; fence line. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
— vi. make a fence. Usage: Location: BN. SD: U.
binjipat See main entry: binji.
birlal n. water lily leaf. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
birridak n. wood duck, bird species. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.
birrim vt. spear. Usage: Location: F. SD: T.
bisi adj. busy. wi kin gedim ola marnuwiji tu kipim as bisi mela bin meikim jel bisi pleiying Usage: Location: BFN. SD: O.
bisit [Note: visit]
bisitim See: bisit.
bisitimbat See main entry: bisitim.
biskit n. biscuit. Usage: Location: BFN. See: biki. SD: E.
bisnis n. tribal ceremony. Usage: Location: BN. SD: C.
bit [Note: check]
bitawan adj. bitter.
bitj1 n. beach. Usage: Location: FN. SD: G.
bitj2 n. bitch. Usage: Location: FN. SD: B; H. [Note: swearing at F]
bitjaman [Note: check]
bitjsaid [Note: check beach-side]
bitsimap [Note: check]
biya n. beer; alcoholic drink. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E.
biyad n. beard. Usage: Location: BN. SD: A.
biyain SynD: biain 'Location: F'. prep. 1) behind; at the back of. Wi bin libum biyain. SD: V.
2) later; after. SD: V. [Note: also used like intj. -"We've finished that; we're on something else now." also, at the front of a book when you're at the back.]
biyainmob See main entry: biyain.
biyainpat n. stern. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
biyainwan See main entry: biyain.
biyainwei adv. behind; later; after; at the back. det parri slipin biyainwei langa yu behind your back wi bin sidan biyainwei langa modiga we sat in the back of the car Usage: Location: F. SD: V.
bla prep. for; of; about. Usage: Not Barkly dialect. See main entry: blanga. Etym: belong to . SD: V. [Note: Needs examples.]
bla conj. for. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.
blad n. blood; vein visible through skin. lujim blad bleed Dei bin gibit im blad. They gave her a blood transfusion. Det men bin katim jel langa fingga en i bin lujim lada blad. that me-an cut his finger and it bled a lot. yu gat no blad Usage: Location: BFN. SD: A.
bladat adv. flat out; fast; full speed. Imin ran bladat. He ran as fast as he could. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.
bladim vt. plait. Usage: Location: BN. SD: U.
blading n. plaiting. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
bladwoda n. flood; fast or strong current. Usage: Location: BN. SD: F.
bladwud n. black bloodwood tree. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
blai1 n. fly; bee. Usage: Location: BFN. See: flai. SD: L.
blai2 vi. fly. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: P.
blain adj. blind. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.
blainbala
blainwan
blainai adj. blind. Ai bin git blainai I went blind Usage: Location: F. SD: N.
blainbala See main entry: blain.
blaing skwirrel n. sugar glider. Usage: Location: BN. SD: H.
blainwan See main entry: blain.
blainwan ai n. blind person; person with impaired vision. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
blaiwei vi. fly away. eroblein im blaiwei the plane flew away Usage: Location: BN. SD: P.
blajbala adj. proud. Usage: Location: BN. SD: O.
blak n. block of land. Usage: Location: H. SD: G.
blakam vt. block; prevent, usually by means of physical object. det napa bin blakam mi/ det roud/ modiga (not a person as he can swim) det dangkinwan bin blakam det nathawan men fo toking Usage: Location: F. SD: U. [Gram: holdim is synonym in a fight]
blakamap vt. block; prevent absolutely. det warrampa bin blakamap im Usage: Location: F. SD: U.
blanbo n. flying fox. Usage: Location: BN. SD: H.
blanda prep. for; of; about. Blanda im. His; for him. Usage: Roper Highway dialect. See main entry: blanga. Etym: belong to . SD: V. [Note: Needs examples.]
blandi adj. plenty. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.
blandibala
blandim SynD: blandem, blandimbat. vt. 1) plant. Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
2) hide. Usage: Location: BN. SD: P.
3) put one's foot down. Usage: Location: BN. SD: P.
blandimbat See main entry: blandim.
blanga prep. for; of; about; (indicating a genitive, purposive, benefactive or dative relation). Im jidanbat langa tharran longwan bilibong langa gudwan kantri blanga im dadi. He is living at that long billabong in the good country that belongs to his father. Blanga awus ai bin dalim yu bin barnbarn. The house I told you about burnt down. Hol blanga nidul, hol langa nidul. The hole is part of the needle, the hole is on the needle. Ref: Hudson 1983:60-61; Sandefur 1979:141-162. Variant: abat; av; ba; bla; blanda; bo; fo; po. Etym: belong to . SD: V.
blanga hu interr. whose? Usage: Location: BN. SD: W.
blanga wanim interr. why? Usage: Location: BN. SD: W.
blangit n. blanket. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
blangit lijad n. frilled neck lizard. Usage: Location: BN. SD: I.
blant adj. blunt. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.
blantwan
blas adj. proud. Yu blas bla yu biginin. You're proud of your children. Usage: Location: BN. SD: O.
blasbala
blasbala See main entry: blas.
blatnim vt. flatten. Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
blau interr. whose? Usage: Location: BN. SD: W.
blawa n. flour. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E.
blawabeg n. grey hair. Usage: Location: BN. SD: A.
bleidpat n. blade.
bleim vt. blame; inform against; accuse. Usage: Location: F. SD: R.
bleimim vt. blame; accuse; inform against. Usage: Location: F. SD: R.
blein gabarra n. bald head. Usage: Location: BN. SD: A.
bleingit See main entry: bleingkit. [Note: check]
bleingkit SynD: blengkit, blenggid. n. blanket. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: D.
bleiyim vt. blame; tell on someone for something they did. det men bin bleiyim is waip tumaj i neba lugatim det beibi, i bin git bern don bleiyim mi a garra go langa outel don't tell anyone that I'm going to the hotel Usage: Location: F. SD: R.
blek adj. black. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: N.
blekbala i garra blekblekwan switswitwan marnuwiji
blekwan
blek bod n. blackboard. Usage: Location: B. SD: D.
blek krela n. red-tailed black cockatoo. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.
blek plam n. black currant; k.o. tree with edible fruit; edible fruit of this tree. elerodendrum cunninghamii. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
blekbala SynD: blekpala. n. aborigine. wan blekpala bin go langa gardiya an Aboriginal (girl) went with a white man Usage: Location: BFN. SD: B.
blekbat n. blackbutt tree. Eucalyptus confertiflora. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
blekberi n. k.o. tree. Antidesma species. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
blekbrim n. black bream. Usage: Location: BN. SD: K.
blekdoa n. particular car with one door painted black. Usage: Location: F. SD: D.
blekhed sneik SynD: bleked. n. black-headed python. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: I.
blekkaran n. black currant. clerodendrum cunninghamii, carissa lanceolata. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
bleksoil n. black soil plain. Usage: Location: BN. SD: G.
blekti n. weak black tea. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E.
blekwan adj. black.
blekwan bod n. blackboard. Usage: Location: N. SD: D.
blendi [Note: check plenty]
blendibala See main entry: blendi.
blenggid irriwul n. frilled neck lizard. Usage: Location: BN. SD: I.
blengid lijid n. frilled neck lizard. Usage: Location: BN. SD: I.
blesidwan adj. blessed.
blet adj. flat; blunt. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.
bletwan
blidim vt. bleed; cause to bleed; cut till bleeding. ai gada blidim mijelb brabli bla im woman in mourning at funeral Usage: Location: F. SD: T.
blidin vi. bleed. Usage: Location: F. SD: S.
blidinim vt. bleed; cause to bleed; cut till bleeding. Den i bin bli:dinim Jon garra wan stik Usage: Location: F. SD: T. [Gram: no intransitive, only English bleeding]
blijiman n. policeman.
blijimanmob n. police.
blo1 n. floor. Usage: Location: F. See: floa. SD: D.
blo2 v. blow. Usage: Location: BN. See: blowum. SD: P.
bloap v. blow up. Usage: Location: N. SD: T.
bloim vt. blow. Usage: Location: BN. SD: P.
bloimap vt. blow up. Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
blok n. block. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
blokim SynD: blokum 'Location: F'. vt. block. blokum rod block the view Usage: Location: BFN. SD: U.
blomapblomap SynD: bloemap, bluemap. v. shoot up drugs to bomb. Usage: Location: N. SD: T.
blombat vt. blow didgeridoo. Usage: Location: F. SD: S.
blouk SynD: blok. n. bloke; man. Usage: Location: F. SD: B.
blout vi. float. Usage: Location: BN. SD: P.
blowap v. blow up. Usage: Location: B. SD: T.
blowim v. blow. Variant: blowum.
blowimbat See main entry: blowim.
blowimwei See main entry: blowim.
blowin vi. breathe. Usage: Location: BN. SD: S.
blowum vi. for wind to blow. wen wind bin blowum i bin drapim la graun when the wind blew it (nest) fell to the ground Usage: Location: F. Variant: blowim. SD: P.
blu adj. blue. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: N.
bluwan
blu kren n. great-billed and white-necked herons (mangrove herons). Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.
bludang SynD: bluding. n. blue tongue lizard. Usage: Location: BFN. See: buludang. SD: I.
bluin vi. breathe. Usage: Location: BN. SD: S.
bluinbluin vi. puffing breath. ai bin adli bluinbluin I was hardly puffing Usage: Location: BN. SD: S.
blu:n n. balloon. Usage: Location: F. SD: D.
bluwan See main entry: blu.
bo prep. for; of; about. Usage: Light. See main entry: blanga. Etym: for . SD: V. [Note: Needs examples.]
boa n. bore. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: D.
boa SynD: bobala. adj. four. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.
boabala
bobala interj. poor fellow; expression of empathy. Usage: Location: BN. SD: X.
bobo interj. goodbye. Usage: Location: BN. SD: X.
boda [Note: check border]
bodam n. bottom; down. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.
bodampat See main entry: bodam.
bodamwan adj. bottom; lower. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.
bodi n. body. Usage: Location: BN. SD: A.
bodipat n. body; whole of cassette recorder or radio. Usage: Location: N. SD: D.
bodji adj. sporty; dented. Usage: Location: N. SD: N. [Gram: used of hippy types and dented vehicles]
bodl n. bottle. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
bodo n. photo; picture. gidim bodo take a picture Usage: Location: F. SD: D.
boeba adv. forever. Usage: Location: F. SD: V. [Note: = olagija]
bog1 vi. bog. mi mait bog I might bog Usage: Location: BFN. SD: U.
bog2 n. fog, dew. Usage: Location: BN. SD: G.
bogabain SynD: bogiban. n. echidna. Usage: Location: BN. SD: H.
boget v. forget. Usage: Location: BN. SD: R.
bogi1 n. bath; swim. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: D.
— vi. 1) bathe; wash; swim; shower. gowena bin bogi Usage: Location: BFN. SD: P.
2) baptise; wash ceremonially. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: U.
bogi2 SynD: bowugi. adj. boggy. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: N.
bogiwan
bogi graun n. wet or boggy ground. Usage: Location: BN. SD: G.
bogibat vi. swim. Usage: Location: F. SD: P.
bogibogi See main entry: bogi.
bogiples n. boggy place. Usage: Location: BN. SD: G.
bogiwan See main entry: bogi2.
boi n. boy. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: B. [Note: formerly used by white station workers for any Aboriginal man]
boi binji n. barren womb. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N. [Gram: considered by some to be vulgar]
boiwan binji
boifren n. boyfriend.
boil1 vi. boil. Usage: Location: BFN. Syn: galaping. SD: T.
boil2 n. boil; carbuncle; open sore. Usage: Location: BFN. Syn: boila. SD: A.
boila n. boil; abcess. Usage: Location: BN. SD: A.
boilap vi. bubble up. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: P. [Note: action of spring water coming out of the ground]
boilim vt. boil. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: P.
boilimap vt. 1) boil. Usage: Location: BN. SD: P.
2) disturb. Usage: Location: BN. SD: R.
boiling adj. boiling; bubbling; foaming. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.
boilingap [Note: check]
boilwan [Note: check]
boimilk n. underdeveloped breast. Usage: Location: BN. SD: A.
bois n. voice. Usage: Location: BN. SD: A.
boiwan adj. male. boiwan Mr Telik Usage: Location: BFN. SD: B. [Note: sign language: touch upper left arm with right hand]
bojiwan adj. sporty; dented; hippie-like (youth). Usage: Location: BN. SD: B; N.
bojwan adj. boss; leader. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
boks n. 1) box. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
2) coffin. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
boksimap [Note: check]
boksin vi. box; fight with fists. Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
bol n. ball. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
boldan vi. 1) fall down. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: T.
2) roll (a vehicle); turn over. modiga bin boldan can ran off road and turned over
boldi adj. bald. Usage: Location: F. SD: N.
boldiwan boldi taiya, boldiwan bald tyre
bolibol n. volleyball. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
bolidwan [Note: check]
bololo n. k.o. bush fruit like a hard green plum. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
bolorum vt. follow. Usage: Location: BN. SD: P.
bom SynD: bomb. n. bomb. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
bomereing n. boomerang. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
bomit vi. vomit. i bomitimbat taka wen i bin tagat Usage: Location: BFN. SD: S.
bon vi. born. Usage: Location: BN. SD: S.
bon n. bone. Usage: Location: BN. SD: A.
bonaro SynD: bonarra, bonara. n. bow and arrow; bow. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
bonbala n. skinny; slim; undernourished. Usage: Location: N. SD: N. [Note: person or animal whose bones are showing]
bonbij1 n. bony bream. flurialasa erebi. Usage: Location: BN. SD: K.
bonbij2 n. k.o. eel. nematolosa come. Usage: Location: BN. SD: K.
bonibala adj. skinny; slim. Usage: Location: B. SD: N.
boniwan Im boniwan, nomo garram bodi He's skinny, doesn't have any body
boniboni n. pony; young horse. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: H.
bonic n. bionic; part robot, part man. Usage: Location: N. SD: B. [Note: from bionic]
boniwan adj. bony.
bonpat See main entry: bon.
bonpis n. bone fish. Usage: Location: BN.
bontain n. semi-trailer; Buntine truck. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D. [Note: After road trains that travel the Buntine Highway.]
borlorlo n. wild passionfruit, vine with edible fruit. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
born vi. be born. Usage: Location: BN. SD: S.
bornim vt. give birth to. Usage: Location: BN. SD: S.
boro [Note: check borrow?]
borred n. forehead. Usage: Location: BN. SD: A.
borrimat vt. pour out. Usage: Location: H. SD: U.
bos n. 1) boss; head person; one with authority, who provides stability and security in a given situation. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: B.
2) owner. bos bla dog owner of a dog bos bla mani possessor/controller of money i gat no bos he has no boss - a comment about Psalm 1, the sinners who are like straw that blows away Usage: Location: BFN. SD: B.
bosimran v. boss someone around.
bosmen n. boss; ruler; owner; head person; chief priest. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
bosmob See main entry: bos.
bostinabat [Note: check boasting about]
bostinbala [Note: check]
bostinbalawei See main entry: bostinbala.
boswan adj. chief; head; principal. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
boswanboswan See main entry: boswan.
bot n. boat; ship. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
botboi n. deckhand. Usage: Location: BN. See: botmen. SD: B.
botji SynD: bodji. n. sporty; young longhaired hood. Usage: Location: N. See: bojiwan. SD: B.
botmen n. deckhand. Usage: Location: BN. See: botboi.
botul n. bottle.
boul [Note: check bowl]
bout n. boat.
boutmen [Note: check boatman]
bowad [Note: check]
bra n. brassiere. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: D.
braba adj. correct. Usage: Location: BN. SD: O.
brabawan
brabawan domiauk n. steel axe. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
brabli SynD: brobli. interj. expression of satisfaction. Usage: Location: N Location: N. SD: X; X. [Note: usually after having a drink to quench one's thirst]
brabli SynD: brobli. adv. 1) very; really. Usage: Location: BN. SD: O.
2) properly; appropriately; correctly. Usage: Location: BN. SD: O.
brabliwan SynD: brobliwan. interj. excellent; perfect. Usage: Location: BN. SD: X.
brabliwei adv. correctly; excellently. Usage: Location: BN. SD: O.
bradin [Note: check frighten]
bradinbala See main entry: bradin.
bradinbalawei See main entry: bradin.
bradinim See main entry: bradin.
bradinimap See main entry: bradin.
bradinwei See main entry: bradin.
brait vi. be frightened, be afraid. Usage: Location: BN. SD: R.
braitnim vt. frighten. Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
braitwan [Note: check]
braja n. brother. Usage: Location: BN. See: bratha. SD: B.
brambi n. brumby; wild horse. Usage: Location: BN. SD: H.
bran adj. brown. Usage: Location: F. SD: N.
branda n. verandah. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
brandum vt. stamp; notorise a form. Usage: Location: F. SD: T.
brash n. brush. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
bratha n. brother; kinship term referring to male offspring of mother's sister and father's brother, that is, all of same skin as ego. main lil bratha tharran = ngaja main bigpela bratha = papaji Usage: Location: F. See: braja. SD: B.
braun adj. brown. Usage: Location: BFN. See: bran. SD: N.
braunwan
breb adj. brave. Usage: Location: BN. See main entry: breibwan. SD: O.
brebwan
brebwan See main entry: breb.
bred n. bread. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: E.
breibwan adj. brave. Variant: breb.
breigap vi. break. Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
breigim SynD: breikim. vt. break; sever; cut; open a packet. breigim biskit Open the package of biscuits Morin bin breikim det peipa garra sisil Maureen cut the paper with scissors Usage: Location: BFN. See: brokum. SD: T. [Note: F: doll, stick, glasses, clothes, paper, armbone (from SAE fingernail)]
breigim vt. break; push over. Usage: Location: BN. SD: T. [Note: what flood water does to trees]
breigimbat
breigimap vt. break up. Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
breigimapbat See main entry: breigimap.
breigimbat See main entry: breigim.
breigimdan vt. break down; tear down. Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
breigimof vt. break off. Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
breik [Note: check]
breikap [Note: check]
breikapwan [Note: check]
breikat vi. break out; get away from group, gaol, yard. dat wail hos bin breikat from yad the wild horse broke out of the yard Usage: Location: F. SD: P.
breikawei [Note: check]
breikdan vi. break down. Usage: Location: F. SD: Q. [Note: of vehicle or engine]
breikhaf [Note: check]
breikin adj. broken; amputed (of limb). i garra breikin wan am he has an arm in plaster dupela garra breikin wan leg two with amputated legs Usage: Location: F. SD: N. [Note: of limb - includes amputation]
breikin vi. break into; get in through window to steal. dei bin breikinin la stoa they broke into the store Usage: Location: F. SD: T.
breikinwan [Note: check]
brein adj. clever; as a dog who can hunt. Usage: Location: F. See: bren. SD: O.
breinibala adj. clever. [Note: check]
breins [Note: check brains]
brejwoda 1) n. freshwater. Usage: Location: BN. SD: F. 2)
— adj. freshwater. Usage: Location: BN. SD: F.
brekfis n. breakfast. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E.
bren1 n. friend; mate. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
bren2 SynD: brein. n. brain; mind. yu garra shap brein laik mi tu you're smart like I am Usage: Location: BFN. SD: A.
brend n. brand; mark. Usage: Location: BN. SD: A.
brenda [Note: check]
brendim vt. brand; mark. Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
brendimbat See main entry: brendim.
brengija n. mutual friends. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
brentj n. branch of tree. Usage: Location: F. SD: M. [Note: English?]
brentjis n. branch. [Note: check]
brenyu adj. modern; up-to-date. Usage: Location: BN. SD: O.
bresh adj. fresh; new. bresh buk new book Usage: Location: F. SD: O.
brespleit n. breastplate.
brida n. bull. Usage: Location: BN. SD: H.
bridabat [Note: check]
bridap [Note: check]
bridimap [Note: check]
bridimbat [Note: check]
brijing n. preaching. Usage: Location: F. SD: C.
brik [Note: check brick]
briks n. bricks. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
brim n. bream. wen i garra brim ...we i abum la bek Usage: Location: BFN. SD: K. [Note: not black bream]
bringim SynD: bringam, bringamat. vt. bring. yu bringam tumara. Dakta kin lukum im. bring him tomorrow and Doctor will look at him Yijei bin bringam ti bla minyu Eirlys brought tea for us mipela bin bringam bigmob frog we brought a lot of frogs Usage: Location: F. SD: U.
bringimap SynD: bringamap. vt. bring up. Usage: Location: BFN. Syn: pirrikang. SD: U.
bringimapbat See main entry: bringimap.
bringimat v. bring out.
bringimbek SynD: bringambek. vt. bring back; return. wi bin kukum deya, bringambek apununtaim we cooked it there and brought it back in the afternoon Usage: Location: BFN. SD: P.
bringimbekbat See main entry: bringimbek.
briskit SynD: brisket. n. chest. Usage: Location: BN. SD: A.
briskitpat See main entry: briskit.
brogibrogi n. frog. Usage: Location: F. SD: K.
brogimap vt. break. brogimap buk tear up a book Usage: Location: BN. See: breigimap. SD: T.
broginwan adj. broken. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.
brok vi. become broken, severed or cut. det tri bin brok that tree has been cut down Usage: Location: F. See: breikim. SD: T.
brokam vt. break. Usage: Location: F. SD: T.
brokdan SynD: breikdan. vi. break down. wi bin brokdan afwei (the car we were in) broke down halfway there mashi wi garra brokdan/ breikdan Usage: Location: F. SD: T. [Note: vehicle, not person]
brokum vt. break; sever; cut. Morin don brokum det penjil/dres/peipa Morin bin brokum thet window det draiba bin brokum main motoga Usage: Location: F. See: bagarrimap, breigim. SD: T.
brolga n. brolga; sarus crane. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.
brom prep. from; through. Usage: Light. See main entry: burrum. Etym: from . SD: V.
brudbrud n. mouse; bandicoot. Usage: Location: BN. SD: H.
bruginbala adj. broken. Usage: Location: BN. See: broginwan. SD: N.
brum n. broom. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
bubumap vt. put up (a tent). Usage: Location: BN. SD: P.
budeik n. footache; aching feet. Usage: Location: N. SD: A.
budimin vt. put in. Usage: Location: BN. SD: U.
budum vt. put; place; kick; put one's foot into; accelerate a vehicle. Usage: Location: BN Location: BN Location: BN. SD: U; T; P.
budum bingga v. clap. Usage: Location: BN. See: budum; bingga. SD: T.
budum mijelb v. show off. Usage: Location: BN. See: budum; mijelb. SD: R.
budumat vt. put out; place out. Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
budumbek adj. best; left for dead in competition. budumbek im yu Usage: Location: N. SD: O.
budumbudum vt. accelerate. bulagi budumbudum im the bull trampled him bubumbubum ka step on the accelerator Usage: Location: N Location: N. SD: T; P.
budumdan SynD: bubumdan. vt. put down. Usage: Location: BN. SD: U.
budumon vt. put on. budumon namba stamp, notorise a form Usage: Location: F. SD: T.
bugika n. bookkeeper. Usage: Location: F. SD: B.
bugum [Note: check]
bui interj. hey you! Usage: Location: BN. SD: X.
buj1 n. bush; scrub. Usage: Location: N. SD: M.
buj2 adj. lost; confused. Usage: Location: BN. SD: O.
bujabe:d n. butcher bird; magpie. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.
buji1 SynD: buju, burro, burru 'Location: FH'. conj. if. Usage: Location: BFHN. SD: V.
buji2 n. female genitals. Usage: Location: F. SD: A. [Note: swear word in Kimberleys, not used at Ngukurr]
bujigat n. cat. Usage: Location: BN. See main entry: bujiget. SD: H.
bujiget n. cat. Variant: bujigat. Etym: pussycat .
bujij n. bushes; branches; leaves. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
bujin vt. poison. Usage: Location: N. SD: T.
bujinim vt. poison. Usage: Location: N. SD: T.
bujul n. female genitals. Usage: Location: BN. [Note: Myalli language]
bujum vt. push. Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
buk n. book; printed material. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: D.
bul n. bull. Usage: Location: F. SD: H. [Note: too old to kill, can also be a breeding animal]
bul adj. full. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.
bulwan
Bulain n. male sub-section; skin group. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
Bulainjan n. female sub-section; skin group. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
bulak SynD: buluk. n. cattle; bullock suitable for a killer. Usage: Location: BFN. See: bul. SD: H. [Note: buligi at N]
bulak weigan n. bullock wagon. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
bulangkanga n. white currant. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
bulap vi. full. Usage: Location: BN. See: bul.
bulap binji SynD: bulbinji. vi. satiated; satisfied appetite. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.
buldan SynD: boldan. vi. fall down. Usage: Location: BN. SD: P.
buldanbat See main entry: buldan.
buldanbuldan See main entry: buldan.
buldas n. very fine dust. Usage: Location: BN. SD: G.
buldosa n. bulldozer. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
buligi n. cattle. Usage: Location: BN. SD: H.
buligi milk n. cow's milk. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E.
buligi rod n. cattle pad. Usage: Location: BN. SD: G.
buligimob [Note: check]
bulketjing n. bull catching. Usage: Location: N. SD: T.
bulmun n. full. Usage: Location: BN. SD: G.
bulngerri n. bull. Usage: Location: H. SD: H.
bulogi See main entry: buligi.
buloro See main entry: bulurrum.
buludang SynD: bludang. n. blue tongue lizard. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: I.
bulum vt. pull. Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
bulumap vt. pull up. Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
bulumat vt. take away; take off. Imin bulumat main doga. He took my food away from me. bulumat hawus demolish house Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
bulumwei vt. pull away; take away from a person. Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
bulurrum vt. follow. [Note: check]
bulurrumap See main entry: bulurrum. [Note: check]
bulurrumbat See main entry: bulurrum.
bulwadi n. lancewood-like tree. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
bumareing n. boomerang. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: D.
bumbum 1) n. buttocks. Usage: Location: BN. SD: A. 2)
— vi. defecate. Usage: Location: BN. SD: S.
bumbumwei adv. to or past a person's backside. Im gadim heya langa bumbumwei Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.
bundin n. water lily seed at certain stage of development, when it's brown. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
bundubundu adj. pregnant. Usage: Location: BN. SD: A. [Note: goes with hand movement]
bungga n. penis; vagina. Usage: Location: BN. SD: A.
bunggawa n. boss; captain; lord; king. Dei bin budum la im bunggawa rob. They put on him a royal robe. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
bunggul n. non-sacred corroboree. Usage: Location: BN. SD: C.
— vi. sing with didjeridoo and clap sticks. Usage: Location: BN. SD: R.
bunjarra adj. sulky; jealous; brooding over something; longing for something. Usage: Location: BN. SD: O.
bunji SynD: bunju, bunyi 'Location: BN'; SynD: bunyu 'Location: H'. conj. if. Usage: Location: BHN. SD: V.
burdagul n. spear. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
burdi adj. pretty; good looking. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.
burdibala
burdiwan
burdiblawa n. flower. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
burdiperit n. k.o. small green parrot. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.
burlburl n. lungs. Usage: Location: BN. SD: A.
burlum vt. pull. Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
burluman SynD: bulaman 'Location: H'. n. cattle. Usage: Location: FH. See: bul, bulak. SD: H. [Note: singular and generic, significant parts are 2 hen, 2 leg, ribbon, bekbon]
burnbala adj. thin; skinny. Usage: Location: N.
burro prep. from; through. Usage: Hall's Creek dialect. See main entry: burrum. Etym: from . SD: V.
burru prep. from; through. Usage: Hall's Creek dialect. See main entry: burrum. Etym: from . SD: V.
burrum prep. from; (indicates direction from); (indicates ablative relation); through. Olabat wandi gaman burrum Dawin. They want to come from Darwin. Im gaman burrum riba. He is coming from the river. Im gaman burrum najasaid. He is coming from the other side. Im gaman burrum najasaid langa riba. He is coming from the other side of the river. Ai go wokabat lilbit longwei burrum kemp. Ai go wokabat burrum kemp lilbit longwei. I'm going walking not too far from camp. Jat bilibong im nomo longwei burrum stakyad. That billibong is not far from the stockyards. Dumaji imin gudan burrum ontop la hil, im nomo ontop la hil. Because he descended from the top of the hill, he is not on the top of the hill. Dumaji imin gaman atsaid burrum awus, im atsaid langa awus. Because he came out of the house, he is outside the house. Imin toktok burrum langwis. He was speaking (traditional) language. Ref: Sandefur 1979:141-162. See: blanga; gadim; langa. Variant: brom; burro; burru; from; purrum1. Etym: from . SD: V.
burrunggitgit n. dwarf. Usage: Location: N. SD: C. [Note: also called mukarr north of N - very strong short people, live in caves with entrance under water]
bus SynD: bush. n. bush; unsettled scrubby area. Usage: Location: BFN. See: buj. SD: G; M.
bus daga n. bush food; food found in the wild. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E; M.
bush SynD: bus, buj. vi. be lost; be confused. Usage: Location: BN. SD: Q.
bush adj. 1) bushy.
2) wild. Usage: Location: BN. SD: O.
bushwan
bush purteida n. k.o. yam. Usage: Location: F. Syn: karndi. SD: M. [Note: grows on a tree]
bush rod n. unformed walking track; unformed vehicular track. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
bushi n. thick bush; shade. Usage: Location: F. SD: M.
bushiwan bushiwan marnuwiji a thick clump of marnuwiji
bushis [Note: check bushes]
bushmen n. uncivilised person; untamed animal; Aborigine not acquainted with white man's ways or culture. i tok bushmenwei he talks English back the front Usage: Location: F. Syn: wailwan. SD: B.
but n. 1) boot; shoe. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: D.
2) foot; feet. a bin wok but I came on foot Usage: Location: BFN. SD: A.
3) footprint; wheels of a vehicle. i bin gidin but jajal he took a photo of the footprint only Usage: Location: BFN Location: BFN Location: N. SD: A; D.
butbolgran n. playing field; ground for sport. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
butek vi. for feet to ache. Usage: Location: BN. See: budeik. SD: A.
butja vi. circumcise. Ai bin sidan butja bla im I circumcised him. Usage: Location: H. SD: T.
butjabed SynD: butjabe:d. n. butcher bird. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.
butleis n. bootlace.
butwok vi. walk; go on foot. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: P.
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