D - d

da pro. the; the; (demonstrative pronoun). Variant: tha. SD: V.
dab n. dove; pigeon. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.
dabul vi. fold an item into two. dabulumap det blengkit tu dabul fold that blanket twice Usage: Location: BFN. SD: T.
dabul tok n. reduplicated word. Usage: Location: BN. SD: C.
dabulap vi. fold; double up; stand with one leg doubled up. Usage: Location: BN. SD: A.
dabultaim [Note: check doubletime]
dabulum vt. fold in half; bend back; wind up; roll up (fishing line on reel or stick); cross arms or legs. sneik im dablim mijelb the snake coiled back on itself dabulim dubala said of rewinding 2 films im dablim mijelb he crosses his legs ai bin dabulum main fishing lain I rolled up my fishing line Usage: Location: BFN. SD: S; P.
dabulum mijelb v. curl up. Usage: Location: BN. See: dabulum; mijelb. SD: S.
dabulumap vt. fold; double up; roll up (fishing line onto reel or stick). dabulumap det blenket fold the blanket dabulumap det blenkit tu dabul fold the blanket twice i bin dabulumap self the person was doubled up (in sleep, not in pain) Usage: Location: BFN. See: rulumap, tengulap. SD: T; P. [Note: use rulumap for swag]
dabulwan See main entry: dabul. [Note: check]
dadan pro. that one. Usage: Location: BN. SynD: jadan, darran. SD: Z.
dadei adv. that way. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.
dadi n. father; father's brothers. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
dadiwan adj. paternal; big. dadiwan jet big jet Usage: Location: BN Location: F. SD: O; N.
daga n. food; bread; any food that is not meat and includes fish. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E.
dagadagat See main entry: dagat.
dagasaid [Note: check]
dagat v. eat. Usage: Location: BN. SD: S.
dagatginu n. dugout canoe. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
dagblu adj. dark blue. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.
dai vi. die. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: S.
daib vi. dive. mela bin labda daib la woda Usage: Location: F. SD: P.
daibadak n. darter; cormorant. anhinga novaehollandiae. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.
daibin vi. dive into. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: P.
daibindak n. k.o. duck. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.
daim n. time. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.
daimap vt. tie up. Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
daiya n. tyre. daiya bin minjim det lisid the car ran over and flattened the lizard Usage: Location: F. SD: D.
dak n. duck. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.
dak adj. dark. da:k pleis Usage: Location: BFN. SD: N.
dakbala
dakwan
dakbala See main entry: dak.
dakbalawei See main entry: dakbala. [Note: check]
dakdak n. duck. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.
dakwan See main entry: dak.
dala n. dollar. Usage: Location: F. SD: D.
daldu interj. that will do; enough. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: X.
dalim vt. tell. Spirit bin dalim alabat tok mijelb. The spirit enabled them to speak (Acts 2) Usage: Location: BFN. SD: R.
dalimbat See main entry: dalim.
dalimof v. scold.
dalmidalmi n. eel. Usage: Location: N. SD: I.
damba [Note: check]
damwan [Note: check]
dan adv. down. Usage: Location: F. SD: V.
-dan aff. 1) down; (suffix on verbs indicating direction downward); this suffix is sometimes found obligatorily bound. Nakamdan. Hit something causing it to fall. Det nakamdan rein garra kaman, im garra nakamdan ol tha gras. The knock-'em-down rains are coming that will knock down the grass. Godan. Go down. Mela garra godan na riba. We will go to the river. Im jidan jeya na. He lives there. (Lit: He sits down there.) Ref: Hudson 1983:43; Sandefur 1979:119.
2) end; cease; terminate; (suffix on verbs indicating cessation of one state and change to a different state). Breikdan. Break down (of vehicle or engine). Det modabaik imbin breikdan deya na kona. The motorbike broke down at the corner. Sedildan. Cease from some activity. Det mob bin agyumenbat, bat afta a wal deibin sedildan. They were arguing, but after a while they settled down. Ref: Hudson 1983:43. See: -an; -ap; -aran; -at; -awei; -bek; -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'.]
danab1 vi. turn off; switch off; close a valve. Usage: Location: BN. SD: U.
danab2 n. turn-off on a track. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
danbek vi. turn back. Usage: Location: BN. SD: P.
danda n. gecko. Usage: Location: BN. SD: I.
dangki n. donkey. Usage: Location: F. SD: H.
dangulim vt. tangle up. Walmajarri i dangulim mi I don't know/can't learn Walmajarri Usage: Location: F. SD: U.
danim vt. turn. Usage: Location: BN. SD: P.
danimran vt. turn around. Usage: Location: BN. SD: U.
dap n. top. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.
dardi adj. dirty. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.
dardibala
dardiwan
dardibala See main entry: dardi.
dardim SynD: dardiyim 'Location: F'. vt. make dirty. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: U.
dardiwan See main entry: dardi.
darran pro. that. Usage: Location: BN. SD: Z.
darrei adv. that way. Usage: Location: F. SD: V.
das n. 1) dust; dirt. wan das maminap biyain langa yu wi bin gibirrim det nathawan modiga das Usage: Location: BFN. SD: G.
2) stirred up mud in water. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: F.
dasko n. fight. Dubala bin aba dasko They (two) had a fight Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
dasol interj. that's all. Usage: Location: BN. SD: X.
dastam Det modika bin go pas na wi, en imbin dastam na wi. That car went past us and dusted us. See main entry: dastim.
dastim SynD: dastam 'Location: F'. vt. 1) pass; overtake; make dirty. dem tu modiga bin reising en det biyainwan bin dastim those two cars were racing and the one behind overtook the other [Note: cars, people running or walking]
2) beat, surpass or win in physical activity. al dastim yu I'll beat you Audreymob bin dastim mela Audrey's team beat us (at basketball) Usage: Location: BFN. Variant: dastam. SD: P.
dat pro. that. Usage: Location: BN. SD: Z.
datbala pro. he; she; it; third person singular. Usage: Location: H. SD: Z.
datmaj adv. so much; too great; huge quantity. Imin budumbudum dat ka datmaj im bogadap na dumaji. He raced the car so much that it's ruined now. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.
datwan pro. that one. Usage: Location: BN. SD: Z.
daun adj. down; lower. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.
daunwan
daunwei adv. underneath. det pulkartu daunwei la det kuwana that spider's underneath something in the corner det buk daunwei la det kabid that book is underneath the cupboard Usage: Location: F. SD: V.
dawuda n. clan group. Usage: Location: BN. SynD: dawurra BN. SD: B. [Note: Rembarrnga ?]
dea adv. there. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.
debada n. death adder. Usage: Location: BN. SD: I.
debala adj. deaf. Usage: Location: BN. SD: S.
Debi n. Derby. Usage: Location: F. SD: D.
debul1 SynD: debuldebul 'Location: F'. n. devil; evil spirit. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: C.
debul2 n. card game. Usage: Location: F. SD: D. [Note: ace = 2, 6 = 7, etc]
debul aiwei n. devil's highway. Usage: Location: F. SD: C. [Note: spot on the main road at Fitzroy Crossing where a devil is said to live]
debul debul n. praying mantis. Usage: Location: B. SD: L. [Note: Rem: luingi]
ded adj. dead; paralysed. am en leg bin ded. Arms and legs were paralysed Usage: Location: BFN. SD: N.
dedbala dedbala sik sick near unto death
dedwan
dedbala See main entry: ded.
dedbalamob See main entry: ded.
dedbreik n. braking rapidly in car. imin budem dedbreik. He slammed the brakes on. Usage: Location: N. SD: P.
dedi n. father; father's brother; all in father's skin group. blanga det gel dedi/fatha bin go hospil Usage: Location: F. SD: B. [Note: vocative and reference]
dedisaid [Note: check]
dediwan See main entry: dedi.
dedliwan adj. deadly. 1) dangerous; able to kill (not dog or person). det sneik i dedliwan, don go nirim Usage: Location: F. Syn: tjikiwan. SD: O.
2) excellent. tu dedli det ka that car is excellent Usage: Location: F. Syn: salidwan. SD: O.
dedshot Etym: dead shot . [Note: check]
dedsilip n. deep sleep; heavy sleep. ai bin ded silip, ai neba eram det trak Usage: Location: FN. SD: S.
dedwan See main entry: ded.
def adj. obsessed. Olabat def bla gajimbat fish. They are obsessed with/can't hear of anything but fishing Usage: Location: N. SD: O.
defbala See main entry: def.
definimap vt. turn up the volume of sound very loudly. Usage: Location: N. SD: T. [Note: increase the volume of a cassette player till it plays very loudly]
definimapwan n. loud sounding; cassette player that can play very loudly. Usage: Location: N. SD: D.
defwan See main entry: def.
dega n. dagger. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
deganaif n. dagger. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
dei1 pro. they; (third person plural). Usage: Location: BFN. SD: Z.
dei2 n. day. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.
deibin contraction of dei bin 'they were'. Usage: Location: BN. See: dei ; bin. SD: V.
deibina See main entry: deibin. [Note: check]
deibreik n. daybreak. [Note: check]
deigidawei vt. take away. Usage: Location: BN. SD: P.
deigidaweibat See main entry: deigidawei.
deigim vt. take. Usage: Location: N. SD: U.
deigimap vt. take up. Usage: Location: BN. SD: P.
deigimat vt. take out; pump out. deigimat taun demolish old town Usage: Location: BFN. SD: T. [Note: used for obtaining water from well]
deigimatbat See main entry: deigimat.
deigimbat See main entry: deigim.
deigimbek vt. take back; return. Usage: Location: BN. SD: P.
deigimdan vt. take down; dismantle. Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
deigimoba v. take over.
deigimof v. take off. [Note: check]
deigimwei vt. take away; remove. Usage: Location: BN. SD: P.
deilait adv. daylight; early morning. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: V.
deim n. dam. Usage: Location: F. SD: D.
deinimdan vt. turn down; refuse ; dislike. Wi don deinimdan munanga. We don't hate, dislike Europeans. Usage: Location: BN. SD: R.
deinja adj. dangerous. Jadlot bindiai deinja. Yu binijimof. Those stickers are dangerous. Pull them all off. deinja pleis dangerous place Usage: Location: BFN. SD: O.
deinjawan See main entry: deinja.
deipumap vt. record sound. Usage: Location: F. SD: R.
deis n. days. nada lot deis Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.
deitaim n. daytime.
deiting n. dating; boy-girl pairing-off. Usage: Location: F. SD: O. [Note: either alone or in groups as at the pictures]
delim vt. tell. Usage: Location: BN. SD: R.
dem pro. them. Usage: Location: F. SD: Z.
demba SynD: dempa, damba 'Location: F'. n. damper. demba gin lib longtaim damper (unlike bread) satisfies the hunger longer Usage: Location: BFN. See: junikeik. SD: E. [Note: either cooked in a large cake in ashes and sand, or in small cakes on top of coals; doughy = sofwan; dry and overcooked = hat; not edible or not desirable = nugud]
dembum vt. stamp; notorise a form. Usage: Location: F. SD: T.
den conj. then. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: V.
dens n. dance. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: D.
— vi. dance. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: P. [Note: all types of dance; drunks often dance to music MD 1/6]
densa n. dancer. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
densdens See main entry: dens. [Note: check]
densdensbat See main entry: dens. [Note: check]
derribang n. trepang; seaslug. Usage: Location: BN. SD: K.
deset n. desert. Usage: Location: BN. Variant: desit. SD: G. [Note: check]
desit See main entry: deset.
det adj. that. Usage: Location: F. Variant: thet. SD: V.
detdet n. k.o. bird. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.
deth [Note: check death]
detkain See: det. [Note: check]
detkainaba Etym: that kind of a . [Note: check]
detkainwei See main entry: detkain.
detlat SynD: jatlat. adj. those. mela bin kukum detlat kapi Usage: Location: F. See main entry: detlot. SD: V.
detlot adj. those. Variant: detlat.
detmatj SynD: detmaj, jetmaj. adv. that much. detmaj big Usage: Location: FN. SD: V.
detmob pro. those. [Note: check]
detsaid Etym: that side . [Note: check]
detwan pro. that one. Usage: Location: F. SD: Z.
deya SynD: jeya. adv. there; over there. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: V.
di n. tea. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E.
dia adj. sacred; important; dangerous (ceremony or dreaming). Usage: Location: BN. SD: O.
diabala
diawan
dibala adj. deep. Usage: Location: BN. See: dipwan. SD: N.
dibul kila n. wild blackfellow. Usage: Location: BN. Syn: mulungwa. SD: B.
dibulbe:d n. bat-eared cuckoo. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.
dibuldibul n. 1) evil spirit; devil; Satan. Usage: Location: BN. SD: C.
2) praying mantis; a kind of insect. Usage: Location: BN. SD: L.
3) bat-eared cuckoo; a kind of bird. Usage: Location: BN. See: debuldebul. SD: J.
didibaba n. lotus bird; large waders. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.
didiwu vi. dive; plunge; enter water (Toyota into Wilton Crossing). Usage: Location: BN. SD: P.
didn va. didn't. Usage: Location: F. SD: Q. [Note: light Kriol]
dif n. differential. Usage: Location: F. SD: D.
difrin SynD: dibren, dibrenwan. adj. different; various. difrin kaina bibi Usage: Location: BFN. SD: N.
difrinwan
difrindifrin See main entry: difrin.
difrinkain adj. different. Etym: different kind . [Note: check]
difrinmob See main entry: difrin.
difrinwan See main entry: difrin.
difrinwandifrinwan See main entry: difrin. [Note: check]
difrinwei See main entry: difrin. [Note: check]
digam vi. 1) speed up; take off fast and make dust fly from wheels. Usage: Location: F. SD: P.
2) dig. wen dei digam det ol Usage: Location: F. See: deigim ? MD /38. SD: T.
digamap vt. dig. Usage: Location: F. SD: T.
digan la top n. God. Usage: Location: BN. Variant: dijan la top. SD: C.
digim1 vt. dig. Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
digim2 vt. take. Usage: Location: BN. SD: P.
digimat vt. take out; remove. Usage: Location: BN Location: BN. SD: T; P.
digulim vt. tickle. samting bin digulim insaid something made him feel sick Usage: Location: F. SD: T.
dijaidwan n. the one on this side. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.
dijan SynD: dis, dijwan, dijawan. pro. this one. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: Z.
dijanwan
dijan SynD: dis, dijwan, dijawan. adj. 1) this. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: V.
2) really good. Usage: Location: H. SD: O.
dijanwan
dijan la top Usage: Location: B. See main entry: digan la top. SD: C.
dijaniya SynD: diyaniya. pro. this. wot dijaniya when pausing to remember something in speech wot dijaniya injaid? what's inside this? dijaniya gudwan payi dijaniya main Usage: Location: F. SD: Z. [Note: seems the same as dijan. Both can occur with the same noun.]
dijanwan See main entry: dijan.
dijaridu n. didjeridu. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
dijawei adj. really good. Usage: Location: H. SD: O.
dijei SynD: dijwei. adv. this way; this direction; towards this place. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: V.
dijkantri adv. here; this place. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.
dijlot n. these. Usage: Location: N. SD: Z.
di:l n. deal; shuffle of cards. mai di:l Usage: Location: F. See: prodimat, tjakam, katam. SD: D.
dilaj vi. be uncooperative; refuse to cooperate; persistently demand own way; refuse a request; sulk to get own way. Usage: Location: F. SD: R.
dilajbat det parri bin dilajbat langa Mr P en blanga im mami that boy refused to go to school with Mr P i bin dilajbat langa im wan parri bin dilajbat langa is mami fo mani til i bin pajoba See: askim, agumen.
dilib n. tea; tea leaves. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E.
dilibeg n. dillybag; small carrying bag. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
dilibeig n. penis. Usage: Location: H. SD: A.
dilim vt. deal. dilim na Sheran Usage: Location: F.
dilyarr n. k.o. tree. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M. [Note: not known at F]
dim adj. dim; soft (light, sound, etc.). Main throt im goin dim. My voice is giving out. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.
dimwan [Note: check]
dina pro. this particular one. Usage: Location: BN. SD: Z. [Gram: contraction of dijan and ya]
dina n. dinner; midday meal. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: E.
dinakemp n. temporary camp for midday meal. Usage: Location: F. SD: D. [Note: children stay while adults hunt, does not include sleep]
dinataim n. dinnnertime; lunch; midday meal. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: E.
dinga n. flying fox. Usage: Location: BN. SD: H.
dinggi n. dinghy; small boat. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
dinggo n. dingo; wild bush dog. Usage: Location: BN. SD: H.
dinjimap adj. really good. yu ani dinjimap comment made to good looking girl Usage: Location: H. SD: N.
dinkis n. tin case, metal case or box; ammo box. Usage: Location: F. SD: D.
dip SynD: dibala. adj. deep; in a thick crowd. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: N.
dibala
dipwan
di:pinim vt. deepen. warrampataim i bin git/meikim di:p weya i bin stapin shelawan festaim. Det warrampa bin di:pinim mo, i di:pala nau wipi Usage: Location: F. SD: T. [Note: not known to BW]
dipwan See main entry: dip.
dipwoda n. deep water. [Note: check]
dirdibawuba n. lotus bird; large waders. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.
dirr vi. fart; emit wind from anus. Usage: Location: BN. SD: S.
dirrawu vi. dive; jump in. Usage: Location: BN. SD: P.
dis pro. this. Usage: English; Light Kriol. [Note: JL: I don't recall ever hearing this in normal and heavy Kriol. Please confirm or disprove my usage comments.]
dis adj. this. Usage: Location: BFN. See: dijan.
diswan
disaid See main entry: dissaid.
Disemba n. December. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.
dish n. dish. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
diskain Etym: this kind . [Note: check]
diskainaba [Note: check contraction of fv{dis kainaba?}]
diskainbala See main entry: diskain. [Note: check]
dislot Etym: this lot . [Note: check]
dismob adj. these. [Note: check]
disobidiyans vi. be disobedient. Usage: Location: BN. SD: O.
dissaid SynD: dijaid, dissaid 'Location: B'. adv. this side; on this side. dijaid la Bl... indit is it on this side of Bl...? Usage: Location: BFN. Variant: disaid; dijaid. SD: V. [Note: contraction of dis & said]
distaim adv. this time. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.
diwait n. black duck. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.
diya n. deer. Usage: Location: BN. SD: H.
diya adj. important, dangerous (of a ceremony). Usage: Location: BN. SD: O.
diyawan
diyawan See main entry: diya. [Note: check]
doa See main entry: dowa.
doda n. daughter; classificatory daughter, female of the same skin group as one's daughter. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: B.
dodjim v. dodge. [Note: check]
dog n. dog. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: H.
doitjim vt. dodge; avoid; move away from being touched as in play. Usage: Location: F. SD: P. [Note: not accidentally missed as at Ngukurr but only intentionally dodged. BW says it is not a Kriol word and mistim should be used.]
dojim1 vt. dodge; bypass; miss; go around. Usage: Location: BN. See: doitjim. SD: P.
dojim2 vt. spotlight, spotlight; shine a torch on. Usage: Location: BN. SD: U.
dojingbat vi. run in zigzagging way (down football field). Usage: Location: N. SD: P.
dojingwan n. zigzag line. Usage: Location: N. SD: D.
dokta n. doctor. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
doktabala n. 1) doctor; male medical worker. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
2) wise person; prophet. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
3) bad witch doctor. Usage: Location: BN. Syn: mulungwa; Ant: klebabala 'good witch doctor'. SD: B.
dola n. dollar. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
doldol1 vi. ring a bell. Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
doldol2 n. cucumber. Usage: Location: F. SD: E; M.
doldol3 n. k.o. knife game. Usage: Location: F. SD: D. [Note: 11/79]
dolidoli n. doll. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
don va. do not. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: Q.
dongki SynD: dongkidongki. n. donkey. Usage: Location: BN. SD: H.
donkenggarru n. stone kangaroo. Usage: Location: BN. SD: H.
donmada SynD: dumada. adv. regardless; even though; in spite of. dumada wotkain donmada wi gat no mani wil stil go la shou we'll get in somehow donmada lilwan dijan Usage: Location: F. SD: Y. [Note: contraction of don't matter]
dono v. do not know. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: Q.
dop n. 1) top; blouse. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
2) top. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.
dot n. nit; louse. Usage: Location: BN. SD: L.
dowa n. door; gate. Usage: Location: BN. Variant: doa. SD: D.
dowapat See main entry: dowa.
dowawei See main entry: dowa.
drabum vt. drop. Usage: Location: BN. SD: P.
drafhos n. draft horse. Usage: Location: BN. SD: H.
drafhos weigan n. draft horse wagon. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
drai adj. dry. det woda bin drai Usage: Location: BFN.
draibala
draiwan
draiba n. driver. stedi draiba careful driver Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
draibala See main entry: drai.
draibam n. yeast. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E.
draibim vt. drive (car, plane, etc.); ride (bike, etc.). ai kin draibim det baik ? can I ride that pushbike ? Usage: Location: BFN. SD: P.
draidap Etym: dried up . [Note: check]
draim vt. hang clothes to dry. Usage: Location: BN. SD: U. [Note: not used F as homophonous with traiyim]
draimat vt. dry out. Usage: Location: BN. SD: U.
draipleis n. dry place; river bank. Usage: Location: BN. SD: G.
draisisan n. dry season.
draiwan See main entry: drai.
draiyap Etym: dry up . [Note: check]
draiyim vt. dry. [Note: check]
draiyimap vt. put clothes out to dry. ai bin draiyimap la fens/gras/send Usage: Location: F. SD: U. [Note: clothes can be hung up or spread out on ground]
draiyimbat See main entry: draiyim.
draiyinap Etym: drying up . [Note: check]
drajim SynD: draijim 'Location: B'. vt. trust; believe one's word. Usage: Location: BN. SD: R.
dram n. drum. [Note: check]
dran vi. drown; submerge in liquid. Usage: Location: F. SD: P.
drangginbala n. drunk; drunken person.
drangginmen n. drunk; drunken person. [Note: check]
drangginwan adj. drunk.
drangk [Note: check drunk]
drangkap [Note: check drunk up]
drangkimap vt. make drunk. Maitbi ai garra drangkimap yu. I might make you feel drunk (from my smoking) Usage: Location: N. SD: Q.
drangkin adj. 1) drunk. Usage: Location: BFN.
2) unable to stand straight. Usage: Location: BFN. See main entry: dranggin. SD: N. [Note: F: means like a drunk rather than drunk; old people say drangginpala, young people drangginwan BW]
drangkinbala Variant: drangginbala.
drangkinwan i drangginwan det draiba that driver's like a drunk Variant: drangginwan.
dranim vi. drown; submerge with water. Usage: Location: N. SD: Q.
drap vi. drop; collapse from illness or violence. en i bin drap Usage: Location: F. SD: P.
drapam vt. drop; knockout; cause to fall or collapse; let someone off a vehicle. Usage: Location: F Location: F. SD: T; U.
draun vi. drown. Usage: Location: BN. SD: Q.
draundim vt. drown. Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
dregan [Note: check drag on]
dregim [Note: check vt drag]
dregin flai n. red tailed dragon fly. Usage: Location: B. SD: L. [Note: Rem: dedego]
dregli SynD: drekli. adv. directly; soon; immediately. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.
drein n. drain; sewerage draining pools near Janjuwa. Usage: Location: F. SD: D.
dreinimat vt. strain; rinse out. yu garra dreinimat det woda garra gras insaid strain the grass out of the water dreinimat/rinjimat yu langunurra (langkunawurru net) garram ngapa/kiringiny strain the debris out of the net Usage: Location: F. SD: T.
dreit wei adv. right marriage relationship where the subsections of the couple are in their respective 'spouse' category. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
dreitbala adj. person in a right marriage relationship where the subsections of the couple are in their respective 'spouse' category. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
dreitbalawei adv. right marriage relationship where the subsections of the couple are in their respective 'spouse' category. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
drenggilim vt. choke, but not necessarily to death. det men bin drenggilim wan boi en i bin lerrim go det pujiket bin drenggilim det maus blanga im dina Usage: Location: F. Syn: tjokum. SD: T.
dres n. dress. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
dresap [Note: check dress up]
dresimap [Note: check vt dress up]
dribala adj. three. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.
drim v. dream. Usage: Location: BN. SD: R.
— n. dream. Usage: Location: BN. SD: R.
drimin n. dreaming; dreamtime; totem. Usage: Location: BN. SD: C.
drimintaim n. dreamtime. Usage: Location: BN. SD: C.
drimtaim n. sleeping time; nap time. Usage: Location: F. SD: S. [Note: includes a child's afternoon nap]
dringgim vt. drink. Usage: Location: BN. Variant: dringkim. SD: S.
dringgimbat See main entry: dringgim.
dringk n. drink; alcohol. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E.
— vi. drink. dringk en bogidabat drink and forget (unrestrained behaviour) Usage: Location: F. SD: S.
dringkim See main entry: dringgim.
dringkimap vt. drink completely. Usage: Location: BN. SD: S.
dringkimap [Note: check]
dringkin adj. drinking (alcohol). wi nada pamarr fo dringkin atwan Usage: Location: F. SD: N.
drip n. drip; intravenous fluid. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D. [Note: medical term]
drongimbala adj. drunk. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
dropim vt. drop. Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
drowim SynD: droim, druim. n. draw. Usage: Location: BN. SD: U.
druhones interj. true. Usage: Location: BN. SD: X. [Note: accompanied by heart crossing ("Cross my heart and hope to die!")]
du1 SynD: duwum. v. do. stori blanga wat ai bin du autobiography mipela garra duwum skul yu go tharrei la stoa en duwum sam wek Usage: Location: BFN. SD: P. [Note: F: duwum preferred, du considered light]
du2 adv. too. Usage: Location: F. SD: Y.
du3 adj. two. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: N.
dubala
dubala pro. them two (third person dual).
— n. married couple. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
— pro. they (dual); them two; (third person dual). Usage: Location: BFN. Variant: dupala. SD: Z.
dubaladubala See main entry: dubala.
dubalawei [Note: check in pairs]
dubob n. twenty cent piece. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
duim SynD: duwum 'Location: F'. vt. do. Usage: Location: BN. SD: U.
duingap n. spanking; hiding. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.
duit vt. do; obey. Usage: Location: BN Location: BN. SD: U; R. [Note: variant of duim]
dum vt. 1) do. yu dum dadei, lagijat Usage: Location: BFN. SD: U.
2) obey. Usage: Location: BN. SD: R.
dumaj adv. much, much; very many; large quantity. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.
dumaji SynD: dumaj 'Location: H'. conj. because. Usage: Location: BHN. SD: V.
dumajim conj. because he. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V. [Note: contraction of dumaji and im]
dumbat See main entry: dum.
dumeni adj. many; plenty; lots. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.
dunda n. plant sp, k.o. grass roots used for making medicine. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
dupal n. plant sp, k.o. bush fruit. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
dupala See main entry: dubala.
duwa SynD: dou. n. door. Usage: Location: F. See: doa. SD: D.
duwit [Note: check do it]
duwumbek vt. retaliate. Usage: Location: F. SD: T.
dyu n. dew. Usage: Location: BN. SD: F.
dyugong n. dugong. Usage: Location: BN. SD: H.
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