la prep. at; in; on; to; into; with; along. La ebri pokit. Into every nook and cranny. Usage: Not Barkly dialect. See main entry: langa. SD: V.

labam vt. love; like. Usage: Location: F. SD: R.

-labat aff. (aspect suffix found on verbs showing that the action is continuous or repetitious). Indicates continuative aspect. Olabat bin leidanlabat. They were lying down. Ref: Sandefur 1979:119. See: -in1. See main entry: -bat. Variant: -abat. Etym: all about . SD: V. [Gram: This suffix occurs as the final suffix after other suffixes, if any.]

labda interj. yes. yu gat mani? Labda! do you have any money? Yes! Usage: Location: BFN Location: BFN. SD: X.

labda va. 1) must; have to. wi labda kajimap det stoa bifo i kluj we must hurry and catch the store open yu labda kam, yu kan stap la self you have to come, you can't stop by yourself Usage: Location: BFN. SD: Q.

labinjaga n. blue-winged kookaburra. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.

labli adj. lovely; nice; satisfying. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.

ladim vt. let; allow. Usage: Location: BN. SD: R.

laf SynD: lab. vi. laugh. ibin laf Ai bin kilim miselp laf I roared with laughter Usage: Location: BFN. SD: R.

laflaf See main entry: laf.

lafta See: labda. [Note: check]

lagijat SynD: lagijad, laigajat. adv. like that; thus; in that manner. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: V. [Note: alternates with lagat (child 2/6) and laikdet (child 2/9, light?)]

lagijattaim Etym: like that time . [Note: check]

lai n. lie; untruth; deception; make-believe. lai lai stori make-believe, children talking of doing adult things Usage: Location: F. See: fan. SD: C.

laib vi. be alive; live. Usage: Location: BN. SD: S.

laib SynD: laiv. adj. live; alive. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: N.

laibala adj. live.

laibalawan adj. live.

laibliwan adj. lively; active. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.

laibwan adj. live.

laidim vt. 1) light (a fire). Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.

laidimap vt. light up something.

laif n. life. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.

laiga SynD: laika 'Location: F'; SynD: laigi. prep. like; similar to. SD: V.

laigim SynD: laikim. vt. like; love; appreciate. laikitim it Usage: Location: BFN. SD: R.

laigimbat See main entry: laigim.

laik prep. like. laik mi like me SD: V.

laim1 n. lime, k.o. edible fruit. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E; M.

laim2 n. lime (the mineral). Usage: Location: BN. SD: G.

laim woda n. limewater. Usage: Location: BN. SD: F.

lain n. line; fishing line. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.

lainap vi. line up. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: U.

lainbala adj. lying; telling lies. Usage: Location: BN. SD: O.

lainimap vt. line up. dei bin lainimap det post Usage: Location: F. SD: U.

laininrein n. thunderstorm. Usage: Location: BN. SD: G.

lais SynD: laus. n. head lice. wen P... dumbat eni kid lais, ... Usage: Location: F. SD: L.

laisan n. dog tag. Usage: Location: F. SD: D.

lait n. light. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.

lait adj. light. laitwan mad when drying out, cracks small Usage: Location: BFN. SD: N. [Note: both light of colour and weight]

lait peipa n. tracing paper. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.

laita n. cigarette lighter. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.

laithawus n. lighthouse. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.

laitim vt. light. Usage: Location: F. SD: U.

laitimapbat vt. light (as a cigarette). Usage: Location: F. SD: U.

laitining SynD: laitning. n. 1) lightning. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: G.

laitti n. weak tea. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E.

laitwan adj. light.

laiya vi. lie. Imin laiya la mi. He lied to me Usage: Location: BN. SD: R.

laiya n. untruth. Usage: Location: BN Location: BN. See: laiyinbala. SD: B; O.

laiyan n. lion. Usage: Location: BN. SD: H.

laiyanwan [Note: check adj lionly]

laiyawan adj. liar; lying. [Note: check]

laiyawei adv. lyingly.

laiyinbala adj. liar.

laiyinbalawan adj. liar.

laiyinbalawei adv. lyingly.

laja n. leather. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.

lajaim interj. last round (of cards). Usage: Location: F. See: wanmotaim. SD: X. [Note: this will be the last round (of cards)]

lakamap vt. lock. Usage: Location: F. SD: T.

laki adj. lucky. [Note: check]

lakiwan adj. lucky.

lakpat [Note: check luck part]

lama n. shovel-nosed spear. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.

lama spiya n. shovel-nosed spear. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.

lambarra n. father-in-law. Usage: Location: BFHN. SD: B.

lamp n. lamp. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.

lampwan n. nugget (of gold). Usage: Location: N. SD: G.

landin vi. for an aeroplane to land. Usage: Location: BN. SD: P.

lang n. lungs. Usage: Location: BN. SD: A.

langa prep. at; in; on; to; into; (indicates location or direction of action); (indicates recipient or goal of action); with; (indicates a locative relation); along. Im langa im kemp. He is at his camp. Imin bogi langa riba. He swam in the river. Im silip langa gran. He is sleeping on the ground. Imin gobek langa olabat. He returned to them. Imin didiwu langa riba. He dived into the river. 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. Imin go langa kemp. He went to the camp. Im galimap im langa top. He climbed it to the top. Wi bin gibim langa olabat petirl. We gave them petrol. I bin singat langa is sista. He called out to his sister. Det men bin agumen langa det wumun, "Wijei ...?" The man disputed with the woman, "Where ...?" I bin toktok langa is matha en fatha. He talked with his mother and father. Ref: Hudson 1983:60-61; Sandefur 1979:141-162. See: blanga; burrum; gadim. Variant: la; na; nanga. Etym: along . SD: V. [Note: JL: Does 'nanga' exist? I think I remember hearing 'nanga' in Jilkminggan. Josie, does it exist?] [Gram: Folk linguistics: langa has a distant reference, la has a near reference. Lesley Joshua, N, 1974.]

langgus SynD: langwus, langweis, langwij, lenggwij. n. language; traditional Aboriginal language. deigidawei langgus/dagadagat langgus/terrimap langgus/bastimap langgus speak quickly or fluently Usage: Location: BFN. SD: C.

languna n. goose. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.

langurr n. name of a particular ceremony. Usage: Location: BN. SD: C.

lanswud n. lancewood tree. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.

larram v. let; allow; may. Usage: Location: H. SD: Q.

larrambat See main entry: larram.

larramdan v. let down.

larramgo vt. leave. Haiwei wi bin larramgo We've turned off the main road Usage: Location: N. SD: P.

las adv. at last; finally. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.

las adj. 1) last. Usage: Location: FN. SD: N.

las it n. last hit. Usage: Location: F. SD: T. [Note: last to touch others before separating]

lasnait adv. last night. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.

laswan n. last one.

laswik adv. last week. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: V.

lasyiya n. last year.

lat SynD: lada. adj. lot of; plenty. Usage: Location: F. SD: N. [Note: latsa is light]

lau n. law. [Note: check]

laudis adj. very loud. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.

laudwan [Note: check allowed loud]

laumen n. lawmen. [Note: check]

laus n. louse; lice. Usage: Location: BFN. See: lais. SD: L.

lebden n. left hand. Usage: Location: BN. See main entry: leften. SD: A. [Note: old standard]

lebden wolabi n. nail-tailed wallaby. Onychogalea_unguifer. Usage: Location: BN. SD: H.

lebdenjaid adv. left side. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.

lebelwan adj. level.

leben adj. eleven. [Note: check]

lebenbala adj. eleven. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.

lebul adv. 1) level; even. dubala bin lebul two planes flying in opposite directions at diferent heights but vertically lined up when the statement was made Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.

lebulum vt. level.

leda1 n. ladder. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: D.

leda2 n. letter; paper. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: D.

ledim SynD: ledam. vt. let; allow; leave alone. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: Q.

ledimgo vt. release; let go; allow to go. ai bin ledimgo mai kid langa pitja dei bin ledimgobat det sneik langa gras Usage: Location: F. SD: P.

lef adv. left; remaining. eni tinami:t lef? are there any tins of meat left?

lefdoba adj. left over; another left. Imbin abum wan lefdoba san said of a widow with only one child alive Usage: Location: N. SD: N.

leften n. left hand.

leftenbala adj. left handed.

leftensaid n. left side.

leftoba n. leftover.

leftobawan adj. leftover.

leg SynD: leig. n. 1) leg; thigh. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: A.

legpat n. extremity. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.

leidan vi. lay down. Usage: Location: BN. SD: P.

leidanbat See main entry: leidan.

leidaran adv. later on. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.

leidi n. lady. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.

leig n. lake. Usage: Location: BN. Variant: leik. SD: F.

leigpat n. leg of something.

leik See main entry: leig. [Note: old standard]

leim vt. lay (eggs). Usage: Location: BN. SD: P.

leim adj. lame. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.

leimbala n. lame person. [Note: check]

leimbalawan adj. lame. See main entry: leimbala.

leimwan adj. lame. See main entry: leim. [Note: check]

leisibala adj. lazy. Usage: Location: BN. SD: O.

leisiwan adj. lazy.

leisiwei adv. lazily.

leit adv. late. i get leit blanga wi Usage: Location: BFN. SD: V. [Note: time gone, sun moving to horizon]

leitbala adj. late. See main entry: leit.

leklek tri n. dead tree with sharp kind of wood. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M. [Note: Story about tree, where dead children cry from at night]

lektrik adj. electric. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.

lemen n. lemon. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E; M.

lemp n. lamp. [Note: check]

lempsten n. lampstand.

len SynD: le:n 'Location: B'. vi. learn. i garra len la mekanik he's going to learn to be a mechanic ai bin len tumaj I learned the language very well Usage: Location: BFN.

lenabat [Note: check learn]

lendim [Note: check lend]

lenim SynD: lenam 'Location: F'; SynD: le:nim 'Location: B'. v. teach; train. al lenam yu a bin lenam Walmajarri ola kid bin lenam tu sei bibi ola kid bin lenam dis parri Usage: Location: BFN. SD: R.

lenimbat See main entry: lenim.

Lenroba n. Landrover. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.

lenswud n. lancewood tree. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.

lepad See: leped. [Note: check]

leped n. leopard. Usage: Location: BN. SD: H.

lepisi n. leprosy. Usage: Location: BN. SD: A.

leprasi n. leprosy.

leprasimen n. leper. [Note: check]

les va. let's. les go dinataim let's go at dinnertime Usage: Location: F. SD: Q.

lesin n. lesson. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.

leta n. letter. Usage: Location: BN. See: leda. SD: D.

letha [Note: check leather]

lethawan adj. [Note: check leather]

lib vi. live. Usage: Location: BN. SD: S.

lib1 adj. left. i bin meik mi imti, najing lib it took all my money, I had nothing left for food Usage: Location: F. SD: N.

lib2 n. leaf. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.

liba n. liver. Usage: Location: BN. SD: A.

libdimap SynD: libtimap. vt. lift up; lift. Usage: Location: BN. SD: P. [Note: old standard]

libin SynD: libing. vi. live; be involved in. i libing langa jej woman always involved in church Usage: Location: F. SD: Q.

libt n. lift; free ride in a vehicle. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.

libum SynD: libam, libim. vt. 1) leave. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: P.

li:d vt. lead. ibin li:d dem bek en ai bin go li:d la yupelas Usage: Location: F. SD: P.

lid1 n. 1) in front; lead position. la lid Usage: Location: BFN. SD: V.

lid2 n. lid. Usage: Location: F. SD: D.

lida n. leader. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.

lidamob n. leaders. [Note: check]

lidawan adj. leading. [Note: check]

lidim vt. lead; go in front of. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: P.

lidimap vt. 1) lift up.

lidimbat vt. lead. Usage: Location: F. SD: P.

lidpat n. lid of something.

lif SynD: lip 'Location: BN'. n. leaf. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: M.

lijenam vt. hear. a kin lijenam frog I can hear a frog calling Usage: Location: F. SD: S.

lijinim vt. hear; listen to; understand. Usage: Location: F. SD: R.

lik vi. leak. Usage: Location: BN. SD: P.

likim SynD: likam. vt. lick. Usage: Location: F. SD: S.

liklik n. drizzle; very light rain. Usage: Location: N. SD: F.

lil adj. little; small. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: N.

lilbala adj. little.

lilbalamob See: lilbala. [Note: check]

lilbalataim See: lilbala. [Note: check]

lilbalawan adj. little. [Note: check]

lilbit adv. little amount; small amount; small quantity. i lilbit iya there are few here ai bin lukum lilbit elifen, riliwan ai bin lukum I've seen few eliphants nomo lilbit very much lilbit taim a little while, short time Usage: Location: BFN. Syn: lilwail. SD: N. [Note: it is a minimiser or limiter, used for distance and time, as an adjective for physical properties and dimension, as a noun, with tok and with verbs]

lilbitlilbit See main entry: lilbit.

lilboi n. little boy; boy between infancy & adolescence. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.

lilboitaim See: lilboitaim. [Note: check]

lilboiwan adj. boyish. [Note: check]

lilboiwei adv. boyishly.

lilgel n. little girl; girl between infancy & adolescence. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.

lili n. water lily. Nymphaea gigantea. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.

lili rut n. lily root. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.

lilil adj. little; small; tiny. Usage: Location: F. SD: N.

lililib n. lily pad; water lily leaf. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.

lililwan n. small things. Usage: Location: F. SD: N. [Note: always plural]

lilisid n. seed or fruit of the water lily. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E; M.

lilkid n. child. [Note: check]

lilkwin adj. lazy; of one who sits, not does; of one who just waits for something to happen. Usage: Location: N. SD: B.

lilmob [Note: check small group]

lilpleiwan adj. mini; very small; toy sized. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.

liltaim Etym: little time . [Note: check]

lilwail adv. little while; short time. Usage: Location: BFN. Syn: lilbit taim. SD: V.

lilwan adj. little; smal; tiny. Usage: Location: N. SD: N.

lilwanlilwan See main entry: lilwan.

lilwantaim adv. in childhood times; time when one was a small child; when one was a child. Usage: Location: F. SD: V. [Note: Fossil kid]

lim n. limb of tree. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.

lin v. lean. Usage: Location: BN. SD: U.

lindim vt. lend. Usage: Location: BN. SD: U.

linngu n. language. 1) traditional Aboriginal language.

lipda n. lift; car jack; crane; something used to lift something up. ai wanda gedim det lipda Usage: Location: F. SD: D.

lipdim vt. lift. Usage: Location: BN. SD: P.

lipdimap SynD: liptimap. vt. 1) lift. liptimap main det boks a wanda gedim det ting fo liptimbat I'll get something to lift it up Imin liptimap langa top. He put it above. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: P.

lirrga n. blue-tongue lizard. Usage: Location: BN. SD: L.

lisid SynD: lijid. n. inedible lizard. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: L. [Note: edible lizards are known by their own names]

lisin SynD: lijin. vt. listen; understand; obey; pay attention; respond to advice; act rationally. wen boi get big i kin lijin respond and think rationally yu garra lijinim wot det gardiya garra sei you must listen to what the white man says lijinim plein lijin la im wen dei bin lijin lagijat dei bin when they heard the new rules they lisin thru milimili hear it from someone reading it ai kan lisin brabli I can't understand that language Usage: Location: BFN. Ant: med. SD: R.

lisinbat See main entry: lisin.

lisining v. listen. Usage: Location: F. SD: R.

lita n. litre. [Note: check]

lo SynD: lou 'Location: F'. n. law. 1) traditional Aboriginal law, religion and culture.

lobala adj. low. [Note: check]

lod n. load. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.

loda adj. lots; many. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.

lodabum adv. lot of. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.

lodan adv. low down; below; downstream; down river. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.

lodanwan adj. low. [Note: check]

lodanwei adv. [Note: check lowly]

lodataim Etym: lot of time . [Note: check]

lodimap v. load up. Usage: Location: BN. SD: U.

loding n. load; cargo. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.

lofalofa [Note: check]

log n. log. Usage: Location: F. SD: M.

logabat vi. look around. Usage: Location: BN. SD: S.

lok n. lock. [Note: check]

lokap n. jail. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.

lokimap vt. lock up; imprison. Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.

loklok n. lizard. jodan im loklok that's a lizard Usage: Location: BN. SD: L.

lokpat n. lock. [Note: check]

lolevel n. Low Level Crossing, a place in Katherine.

loli n. lolly; sweet; candy. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E.

loliwoda n. lolly water; soft drink. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E.

long adj. 1) long. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: N.

longam adj. long-sleeved. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.

longbala adj. long. See main entry: long.

longes [Note: check]

longiswan adj. very long. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.

longnek te:tul n. long-necked turtle. Usage: Location: BN. SD: I.

longtaim SynD: longdaim. adv. long time ago. longtaim a bin go I went a long time ago Usage: Location: BFN. SD: V.

longtaimwan adj. [Note: check]

longtom n. long tom, k.o. fish. Usage: Location: BN. SD: K.

longwan adj. long. See main entry: long.

longwei adv. long way; distant; far. wi bin go longwei Usage: Location: BFN. SD: V.

longwei kantri n. foreign country. Usage: Location: BN. SD: G.

longweiwan adj. [Note: check]

los adj. lost. Det lilboi bin los brom det stori. the boy with the fish does not occur in the Luke and Mark accounts of the feeding of the 5000 Usage: Location: FN. SD: N.

lostim vt. lose. ai bin lostim main modiga ki langa riba Usage: Location: F. SD: U. [Note: not used of death]

lotitja n. important traditional owner. Usage: Location: F. SD: B. [Note: = olmen bos]

loud [Note: check load]

loudid [Note: check loaded]

louding [Note: check loading]

loudumap [Note: check load up]

lourr vi. hug. lourr la im hug him Usage: Location: H. SD: T.

lowa [Note: check]

lowan adj. low. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.

loya n. lawyer.

lua n. fishing lure. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.

lubis n. window louvres. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.

lubra n. Aboriginal woman. Usage: Location: BN derogatory. SD: B.

ludan adv. low down. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.

lugabdum vt. look after (someone); mind; take care of. Usage: Location: BN. See: lugarta. SD: U.

lugap vi. look up. Usage: Location: BN. SD: S.

lugaran vi. search; look around. fo frog mela bin lugaran lugaran fo kakaji Usage: Location: BFN. SD: S. [Note: lugaran +fo = luk + obj]

lugarta vt. look after; watch over. i garra lugarta modiga Usage: Location: F. See: lugabda. SD: S.

luginat vt. observe; watch; spy on. Usage: Location: BN. SD: S.

lugunat vi. look intensely; stare. yu lugunat blanga modika if i kam watch for the car don lugunat langa mi don't stare at me Usage: Location: F. Syn: lukumbat. SD: S. [Note: + langa, + blanga, can't take garra]

lujim vt. lose. [Note: check]

lujimbat See main entry: lujim.

luk vi. look; see. kip luk! stay awake! luk! minyu garra sidan deya ai gin luk dis komik? Usage: Location: BFN. SD: S.

lukabat v. 1) look; search. Usage: Location: BN. SD: S.

lukabatbat See main entry: lukabat.

lukaftum vt. look after. [Note: check]

lukaftumbat See main entry: lukaftum.

lukap vi. look up. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: S.

lukaran vi. look around. lukaran bo look for someone Usage: Location: BFN. SD: S.

lukaranbat See main entry: lukaran.

lukat vi. look out; take care. Usage: Location: BN. SD: U.

lukbek vi. look back; glance back. Usage: Location: BN. SD: S.

lukdan SynD: lukundan. vi. look down. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: S. [Note: look down from a height]

lukinat vt. observe; watch; spy on. Usage: Location: BN. SD: S.

lukinatbat See main entry: lukinat.

lukluk vi. be dead; die. Usage: Location: BN. SD: S.

lukum vt. see; look at. don lukumbat mi don't stare at me Usage: Location: F.

lumbuk n. pigeon. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.

lus1 v. 1) lose. yu bin bringam ebriting? wi bin lus sampela fishing lain langa riba a! i kan lus, au i garra lus, i ani yangwan? Usage: Location: F. SD: U.

lus2 adj. loose. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.

lusum SynD: lujim 'Location: N'; SynD: lujum 'Location: F'. vt. 1) lose. weya wi bin lujum matha bla wi det marnin bin lujum is ajbin marti wi garra lujum doctor's warning of fatal illness ola kid bin lujum mai mani/yu fishin lain lujum blok get angry or upset (= golajambap N) ai bin lusim sun to sleep late Usage: Location: BFN. SD: U. [Note: includes death]

luswan adj. [Note: check lost loose]