P - p

pa adv. far; distant. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.
padi [Note: check party]
pagit n. pocket. a garram iya la mai pagit Usage: Location: F. SD: D.
pai n. pie. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E.
paibol n. piebald animal. Usage: Location: F. SD: H.
pailap v. pile up. [Note: check]
pailimap v. pile up. [Note: check]
pailimapbat See main entry: pailimap.
pailit SynD: pailat 'Location: N'. n. pilot. Imbin sidan insaid la pailat She sat in the pilot's seat Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
pailitim vt. pilot. Usage: Location: N. SD: P.
pailitmen n. pilot. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
painwud n. kind of tree. Erythropleum chlorostachyum. Usage: Location: BN. Syn: ayonwud. SD: M.
paiya n. fire. Usage: Location: F. SD: E.
pajam vt. 1) pass; beat (in a race); go beyond. ibin pajim det taiyapat water came up over the tyres Usage: Location: BFN. SD: P.
2) be longer; have more. Ai pajam Mr. Robert neim. My name is longer than Mr. Robert's. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: Q.
pajimbek vt. return; hand over; pass an item back to the original possessor. pajimbek det beig, lilwan boi Usage: Location: F. SD: U.
pajoba vi. win in a clash of wills; get own way. yu kan pajoba la mi you won't budge me by asking for it repeatedly ai bin pajoba langa im I got my own way det parri bin pajoba langa mi that boy persisted till I got up and did what he asked Usage: Location: F. SD: R.
pak [Note: check park]
paketwan n. something in a packet. Usage: Location: F. SD: N.
pamp n. pump. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
panapul n. pineapple. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E; M.
panish vi. be punished. ai bin git panish fram kilimbat dog something bad happened because I always hit dogs Usage: Location: F. SD: T.
panishim vt. punish. don panishim yuself said of having a cold shower when you could have a hot one Usage: Location: BFN. SD: T.
panishimbat See main entry: panishim.
panishmen n. punishment. [Note: check]
panjimbat [Note: check fight]
pans SynD: pens. n. panties, women's underpants. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
paoda milk n. powdered milk. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E.
papit n. puppet; doll's house. Usage: Location: N. SD: D.
pappap n. puppy; young dog. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: H.
parralais adj. having DTs. ai bin drimin abat debuldebul ibin pudumat is hend wen ai bin lukum ai bin git parralais wen dei abum tumaj grog dei git parralais Usage: Location: F Location: F. SD: Q; Q. [Note: can't move or speak from seeing a pirla - can see it but can't tell people, be in a trance, out of control, taken sick from sorcery, burning hair, etc.]
parralaisim vt. paralyse; prevent action; cause all action to cease. det lat bin parralaisim mi tumaj dei bin teikimbekbat mani dei bin parralaisim mi they stopped me winning at cards by borrowing my money ai neba singat prapali wen det debul bin parralaisim mi Usage: Location: F. SD: U.
parrik n. fence. Usage: Location: F. SD: D.
pas adv. past. wen yu go pas Usage: Location: F. SD: V.
pasawei vi. die. Usage: Location: BN. Syn: dai, binij. Variant: basawei. Etym: pass away . SD: S.
pasim [Note: check check]
pasimran [Note: check pass him around pass em around]
pasoba Etym: passover . [Note: check]
paspas vi. pass by. Dei nomo bin teik nodis. Dei bin jis paspas. They didn't take any notice. They just passed by. Usage: Location: BN. SD: P.
pat Etym: part . [Note: check]
-pat aff. part of; part like; portion; section; (nominal suffix on adjectives, adverbs, nouns and sometimes verbs to form nouns). Insaidpat. Inner. Atsaidpat. Outer. Wotabat dis waitpat iya? What about this white part here? Yu wandam jinapat? Do you want ___? SD: N. [Note: Need to translate examples.]
pautj n. pouch; purse. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
pawa [Note: check power]
pawul n. fowl. Usage: Location: F. SD: J.
pedik n. 1) paddock. Usage: Location: BN. SD: G.
2) tray on big truck. Usage: Location: F. SD: D.
pedil n. petrol. Usage: Location: F. SD: D.
pedul n. paddle. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
pedulum SynD: pedulim. vt. paddle. Usage: Location: BN. SD: P.
pedulumbat See main entry: pedulum.
peg n. peg; stake; marker. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
peghos SynD: pekhos 'Location: B'. n. packhorse. Usage: Location: N. SD: H.
pegimap vt. pack up. Usage: Location: BN. SD: U.
pei n. pay; wages. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
peibek n. payback. [Note: check]
peidei n. pay; wages. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
peideiwik n. pay week. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.
peij n. page. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
pein n. pain. Usage: Location: BN. SD: S.
peindim vt. paint. Usage: Location: BN. See main entry: peintim. SD: U. [Note: old standard]
peining n. pain. Usage: Location: F. SD: N.
adj. sore; painful. am peining la millajinyangu i wos peining he was sore Usage: Location: F. SD: N.
peint n. paint; clay; ochre. Usage: Location: BN. SD: G.
peintim vt. paint. Variant: peindim. [Note: check]
peinting n. painting.
peipa n. paper; note book. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
peipabak n. paperbark. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M. [Note: Ng: mulumul]
peis n. face. Usage: Location: BN. SD: A.
peisim vt. confront; face up to a person. im no bin peisim mi yet Usage: Location: BN. SD: R.
peiwik n. pay week. Usage: Location: BN. See: peideiwik. SD: D.
peiyim vt. pay. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: U.
peiyimbat See main entry: peiyim.
peiyimbek vt. pay back; return either evil or good. Usage: Location: H. SD: U.
pejin n. person. Usage: Location: F. SD: B.
pek [Note: check pack]
pekbeg [Note: check pack]
pekimap vt. pack up. [Note: check]
peksedul Etym: packsaddle . [Note: check]
pelbid [Note: check pearl]
pelshel [Note: check pearlshell]
penkeik n. pancake. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E.
pensil n. pencil; pen. pensil garrim ingk ballpoint pen (Lit: pencil with ink) Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
pepul adj. purple. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.
pepulwan
pepulwan adj. purple.
perashut n. parachute. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
perrish vi. 1) be thirsty.
2) be famished. Usage: Location: BN. Etym: perish . SD: Q.
perrit n. parrot. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.
perritfis n. parrot fish. Usage: Location: BN. SD: K.
perrol n. petrol. Usage: Location: H. SD: D.
petj n. patch of vines growing together. wardamelin petj i go raun la marnuwiji tri Usage: Location: F. SD: M.
pidim vt. feed. Usage: Location: BN. SD: U.
pidjein n. no permission. Usage: Location: N. SD: O.
pigipigi n. pig. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: H.
pijin n. pigeon. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J. [Note: Mial: kolodok, kolototo, Rem: kopotit - black banded pigeon; Rem: dataa dapuka - rock pigeon, partridge pigeon; Mial: pokod pokod - chestnut quilled rock pigeon; Rem: taparra - partridge pigeon]
pikanini See main entry: biginini.
pikap vt. learn. a bin pikap a lat na Usage: Location: F. SD: R.
pikat vt. choose. Usage: Location: H. See: pikimat. SD: U.
pikimap SynD: pikamap. vt. pick up; learn. Martin bin pikamap mindupela Usage: Location: F. SD: U.
pikimapbat See main entry: pikimap.
pikimat vt. choose. Usage: Location: H. See: pikat. SD: U.
pikinik n. outing. wi garra go pikinik langa riba wi garra go pikinik kempinat Usage: Location: F. SD: C. [Note: includes fishing, take kids, can include overnight]
pikok n. peacock. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.
piksimap vt. repair; erect; mend. dei garra piksimap nyuwan teingk Usage: Location: F. SD: U. [Note: used of car repair, erection or repair of windmill, tank, etc. but not house]
pila [Note: check pillar]
pilam vt. feel. ibin pilambat pakit blanganda ki Usage: Location: F. SD: S.
pilitim vt. pilot. Usage: Location: B. See: pailitim. SD: P.
pinapek n. spinifex. Usage: Location: F. SD: M.
pinat n. peanut. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E; M.
pinij vi. finish; end; go completely. detlat taga bin pinij det woda bin pinij langa roud Usage: Location: F. SD: R.
pinijim SynD: finishibat, pinijimap. vt. complete; end; eat all food. parri payi don pinijimbat det taga don't eat it all yu finishibat ma greip Usage: Location: F. SD: T.
pinjim vt. 1) pinch; press; squash. Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
2) steal. Usage: Location: BN. SD: U.
pinsal n. pencil; pen. Usage: Location: BN. See: pensil. SD: D.
pipinat vi. peep out. Usage: Location: F. SD: S.
pipul n. people. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: B. [Note: may be black or white]
pirla n. lagijat na imin bon jat pirla bin insaid. Maitbi im binjimap jat pirla. Pirla tu strong. Ai sabi pirla. Usage: Location: F.
pirrki n. coals. Usage: Location: F. SD: E. [Note: BW and DB claim it's Kriol]
pirteita n. potato. Usage: Location: F. SD: E; M.
pis n. urine. Usage: Location: F. SD: A.
pitja n. picture; film; movie; slide. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: D.
pitjirrim vt. picture. Yu pitjirrim det sid na. picture it in your mind Usage: Location: N. SD: R.
piwi n. magpie lark. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.
plam n. 1) plum. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: E; M.
2) dried fruit; sultana; prune; raisin. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: E; M.
plandimbat vt. plant. Usage: Location: N. SD: T. [Note: blandimbat = hide Halls 8/85]
plat vi. stop work and sit in camp. im plat Usage: Location: BN. SD: S.
platat adv. quickly. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V. [Note: used with travelling]
plei v. play. wi garra plei $10 raun wi bin pleiying beltingap Usage: Location: BFN. SD: P.
pleibat v. play. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: P.
plein adj. plain; hairless. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.
pleinbala
pleinwan
plein1 SynD: eroplein. n. plain. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: G.
plein2 n. aeroplane. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: D.
plein keinggarru n. red kangaroo. Macropus rufus. Usage: Location: BN. SD: H.
pleiran vi. fool around. Usage: Location: BN. SD: P.
pleis n. place. bogi pleis boggy place Usage: Location: BN. SD: G.
pleit n. plate; dish. Usage: Location: F. SD: D.
pleiwan adj. toy. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
pleiyim vt. play with something. [Note: check]
pleiyimbat See main entry: pleiyim.
pleiying vi. play. Usage: Location: F. SD: P.
plen n. plan. Usage: Location: BN. SD: O.
plendam vt. hide. yu bin plendam det ki? (said by old people) Usage: Location: F. SD: U.
plendi adj. plenty; sufficient; large amount of. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: N.
plendibala plendibala mani
plenim vt. plan. [Note: check]
plent vi. be hidden. Dei nomo plent biyain la lif They (native figs) aren't hidden by the leaves Usage: Location: N. SD: Q. [Note: also used of deep sea diving gear - Andrews 1/85]
plentim vt. plant. [Note: check]
plentimbat See main entry: plentim.
pletim [Note: check]
plij SynD: plis. interj. please. geda woda fo mi plis Usage: Location: F. [Note: used only by educated]
plisboi n. Aboriginal tracker. Usage: Location: F. Ant: garria, habkas. SD: B.
plismen n. policeman; constable. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
plisteisan n. police station. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
plistrega n. police tracker. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
po1 SynD: fo. adj. four. Usage: Location: F. SD: N.
po2 prep. for; of; about. Usage: Light. Fitzroy Crossing dialect. See main entry: blanga. Etym: for . SD: V.
podabul adj. portable; transportable; shiftable. podabul kristjan, podabulwan, laiyalaiyawan someone who is a Christian in name only or for the convenience/benefit of it Usage: Location: N. SD: N; O.
poget v. forget. Usage: Location: BN. SD: R.
poindim v. [Note: point point at something check]
poindimbat See main entry: poindim.
poisin n. poison. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
poisin adj. poisonous. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.
poisinbala
poisinwan
poisinbala adj. poisonous. [Note: check]
poisinim vt. poison.
poisinwan adj. poisonous. [Note: check]
poka n. kind of card game based on poker. Usage: Location: F. SD: D. [Note: based on poker]
poket n. pocket. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
pokipain n. echidna. Usage: Location: BN. SD: H.
pokit [Note: check pocket]
pokum SynD: pok. vt. poke. Usage: Location: F. SD: T.
pol n. pole. jeya la det pol wea im jandimap there by that (power)pole Usage: Location: F. SD: D.
pomen [Note: check poor man poor people]
popo n. pawpay. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E; M.
porij n. porridge. Usage: Location: BN. Syn: anggultobi. SD: E.
posam n. possum. Usage: Location: BN. SD: H. [Note: Rem: yuluk yuluk, neteket - northern quol possum]
posam daga n. kind of plant. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
pot n. pot. [Note: check]
poto n. photograph. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
potri n. pottery. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
powan adj. [Note: poor]
prablam n. problem. [Note: check]
praibit adj. personal. Usage: Location: BN. SD: O.
praibitwan
prais n. price; charge. pudum prais Usage: Location: BN. SD: O.
pramis v. promise. Usage: Location: BN. SD: R.
n. promise. Usage: Location: BN. SD: O.
pramisim vt. promise. [Note: check]
pramisimbat See main entry: pramisim.
prapa SynD: praba. adv. very; really. praba longwei Usage: Location: BFN. SD: V.
prapa adj. real; genuine. Usage: Location: F. SD: O.
prapawan
prapawan adj. proper. [Note: check]
prapli adv. properly; well. Usage: Location: F. SD: O.
praudbala adj. proud. [Note: check]
praudbalawei adv. proudly. [Note: check]
prea n. prayer. Usage: Location: BN. SD: C.
vi. pray. Usage: Location: BN. SD: R.
predimat vt. deal (cards). Usage: Location: F. Syn: tjakam. SD: P.
prei vi. pray. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: R.
preijim vt. press. ibin preijim namba wan Usage: Location: F. See: presim. SD: T. [Note: light ?]
preimbat vi. pray. wi gin preimbat Usage: Location: F. SD: R.
preiprei See main entry: prei. [Note: check]
preipreibat See main entry: preiprei.
preis [Note: check praise]
preisim [Note: praise check]
preisimbat See main entry: preisim.
prem n. roof-rack of vehicle. Usage: Location: N. SD: D.
present SynD: presen. n. present. Usage: Location: BN. SD: O.
president n. president. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
presim vt. press; push; squash; pinch. presim batin. press the button Usage: Location: BN. Syn: pinjim. SD: T.
presin [Note: check]
preya n. prayer. [Note: check]
prik n. sound made by brolga. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.
prikli tri n. kind of tree. Carissa lanceolata. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
prisan n. prison. [Note: check]
prisana n. prisoner. [Note: check]
prisanamob n. prisoners. [Note: check]
prisanataim Etym: prisoner time . [Note: check]
priskul n. preschool. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
prub [Note: check]
pruf SynD: pruv. v. prove; have proof. Imin let ebribodi pruv bifo imin teikinap. He let everybody know the proof (of his resurrection) before he ascended. Imin shoim mijelb. Imin laigi pruv ebribodi im laibala. He showed himself. He wanted to prove to everyone that he was alive. Usage: Location: BN. SD: R.
pudemon See main entry: pudumon.
pudi adj. pretty. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.
pudiwan
pudibala
pudum SynD: pudim 'Location: N'; SynD: putum 'Location: F'. vt. put. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: U.
pudumap v. put up. [Note: check]
pudumat v. put out. [Note: check]
pudumbat See main entry: pudum.
pudumbek v. put back. [Note: check]
pudumdan SynD: pudimdan. vt. put down. Ai garra pudumdan det boks tidei I'll have the funeral today (lit. put the coffin down) Usage: Location: BN. SD: U.
pudumin v. put in. [Note: check]
pudumon v. put on. Variant: pudemon.
pudumran v. put round. [Note: check]
pudumwei v. put away. [Note: check]
pujum SynD: pushimbat; SynD: pujumbat 'Location: F'. v. push. don pushumbat mi don't keep on pushing me Usage: Location: F. SD: T.
pul1 n. pool; billiards. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
pul2 vt. pull. Usage: Location: F. SD: T.
pul3 adj. full. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.
pulap v. pull up; stop. Usage: Location: F. SD: P.
pulat v. pull out. [Note: check]
puldan SynD: foldan. vi. fall; lose balance. sampala kid bin pildaning langa send a mat foldan Usage: Location: F. SD: P.
pulijmen flai n. kind of fly-like insect slightly larger than a gad-fly. Usage: Location: F. Resembles a fly; has a nasty bite; reputed to be the cause of bungeye; disliked. SD: L. [Note: Walm. limpa]
pulteibul n. pool table. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
pulum SynD: pul 'Location: F'. vt. pull. wan fish bin pulum Usage: Location: F. [Note: used of a caught fish]
pulumap v. pull up. [Note: check]
pulumat vt. pull out; extract; take off; take away from. Imin pulumat im waif. He stole his wife. ibin pulumatbat Usage: Location: BFN. SD: U.
pulumatbat See main entry: pulumat.
pulumbat See main entry: pulum.
pulumbek v. pull back. [Note: check]
pulumdan v. pull down. [Note: check]
pulurrim vt. follow. Usage: Location: BN. SD: P.
pupa n. larva. Usage: Location: BN. SD: L.
pupala SynD: po:pala. interj. poor thing! popala al kam fo raid tjakim la mi pupala Usage: Location: F. SD: X.
purdi adj. pretty. Usage: Location: F. SD: N.
purdibala
purdiwan
purdibala adj. pretty. [Note: check]
purdibalawei adv. prettily. [Note: check]
purdiflawa SynD: purdiplawa. n. flower (generic). Usage: Location: F. SD: M.
purdiwan adj. pretty. [Note: check]
purduga n. kind of bush medicine. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
purrum1 prep. from; through. See main entry: burrum. Etym: from . SD: V.
purrum2 SynD: pudum. vt. put; place. pudim in da ting de put them in that thing Usage: Location: BFN. SD: U.
purrumdan vt. put; place. Usage: Location: F. SD: U.
purum vt. pour; spill; tip out. a bin purum blanga det lilboi ti don purum det juga langa gran Usage: Location: F. See: weist. SD: U. [Note: liquid or sugar either into a vessel (controlled) or onto ground (uncontrolled)]
pushum SynD: pushim. vt. push. Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
pushumat v. push out. [Note: check]
pushumbek v. push back. [Note: check]
pushumwei v. push away. [Note: check]
pusiket n. 1) domestic cat. Usage: Location: N. SD: H.
2) clubs (a card suit). Usage: Location: F. SD: D.
putato n. 1) potato. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E; M.
2) root vegetable. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E; M.
putpat n. footpath; sidewalk. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
puwating adj. poor thing; (showing emotional sympathy). Usage: Location: F. See: jari. SD: O.
pwima tri n. kind of tree. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
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