W - w

wa conj. when. Usage: Location: H. SD: V.
wadabat interr. what about. Usage: Location: N. SD: W.
wadaim interr. when?, what time? Usage: Location: N. SD: W.
wadbo interr. why? Usage: Location: N. SD: W.
wadi SynD: wadiwadi 'Location: H'. n. 1) stick; log; tree. Usage: Location: HN. SD: M.
2) penis; male genitals. Usage: Location: H. SD: A.
3) male person who urinates on himself.
4) man who exposes his genitals.
wadrim vt. water; spray. Usage: Location: N. SD: F.
wadul n. wattle. Acacia terulesa. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
waguwagu n. river oak; kind of tree like a silky oak. Casuarina cunninghamiana. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
wai interr. why? Usage: Location: N. SD: W.
waid adj. wide. Usage: Location: N. SD: N.
waidwan
waident n. white ant; termite. Usage: Location: BN. SD: L.
waif SynD: waip. n. wife. Usage: Location: FN. SD: B.
wail n. while. gudwail a good while Usage: Location: F. SD: V.
wail SynD: wayil. adj. 1) wild; untamed. wail enimul wild animals Usage: Location: FN. SD: N. [Note: wail is plural, wailwan is singular]
wailbala
wailwan wailwan enimul a wild animal See: bushmen. 2) angry; upset. i garra git wayil he'll get angry soon Usage: Location: FN. SD: O.
wail anyan n. wild onion; onion-like ground nut about lcm diameter. Usage: Location: BN. Nut-like or potato-like flavour. Grows in sandy ground. SD: E; M.
wail binana n. wild banana; kind of tree. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E; M.
wail dog n. wild dog; dingo. Usage: Location: BN. SD: H.
wail faul n. wild fowl. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.
wail gusaba n. wild cassava. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E; M.
wail juga n. wild sugar. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E; M.
wail juk n. black cormorant. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.
wail kokonat n. wild coconut tree. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E; M.
wail meinggo n. wild mango; kind of green fruit like a mango. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E; M.
wail melin n. wild melon; kind of green vine. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
wail piteta n. wild potato. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E; M.
wail rais n. wild rice. Oryza rufipegan. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E; M.
wail yem n. wild yam. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E; M.
wailbala adj. wild. [Note: check]
wailmen n. wild man. Usage: Location: N. SD: B.
wailwan adj. wild. [Note: check]
wailwei adv. wildly. [Note: check]
wailwin n. whirlwind. Usage: Location: N. SD: G.
wain n. wine. [Note: check]
wainpleis [Note: check]
wait adj. white.
wait adj. white; light yellow. Usage: Location: FN. SD: N.
waitbala
waitwan
wait gamtri n. white gum. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
wait hok n. whistling eagle. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.
wait karant n. white currant. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E; M.
waitbala n. non-Aboriginal person of European descent. Usage: Location: F. See: waitmen. SD: B.
waitmen n. non-Aboriginal person of European descent. Usage: Location: N. See: munanga, waitbala. SD: B.
waitwan adj. white. [Note: check]
waitwud n. white wood tree; (?)smoke tree. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
waiya n. 1) wire. Usage: Location: N. SD: D.
2) fishing spear. Usage: Location: N. SD: D.
waiya spiya n. fishing spear with three to five metal prongs. Usage: Location: N. SD: D.
waj n. watch. Usage: Location: N. SD: D.
wajameda interr. why? Usage: Location: N.
wajim1 SynD: wajam. vt. watch. Usage: Location: FN. SD: U.
wajim2 vt. wash; wet. Rein bin wajimbat mi. Usage: Location: FN. SD: U. [Note: English wash, shower, and bathe all have components of cleanliness. Kriol has one of wetness and freshness.]
wajing vt. wash. Usage: Location: F. SD: U. [Note: clothes, plates]
wakwak n. crow. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.
wal interj. well. Usage: Location: N. SD: X.
wal n. while. Det mob bin agyumenbat, bat afta a wal deibin sedildan. They were arguing, but after a while they settled down. Usage: Light.
walgarra n. kind of fish. Usage: Location: BN. SD: K.
walima adj. castrated. Usage: Location: N. SD: T.
Wamut n. male sub-section; skin group. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
Wamutjan n. female sub-section; skin group. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
wan1 conj. when. Usage: Location: N. SD: V.
wan2 adj. one; a. Usage: Location: FN. SD: N.
wanbala
-wan aff. 1) one; (nominalizer); (adjectival suffix found on some nominal stems when they function as adjectives). Alologwan ston. Stone with a cylindrical hole (like a hollow log).
2) (nominal suffix found on some adjectival stems when they function as nouns). See: -baga; -bala. Etym: one . SD: Y. Read: Sandefur 1979:100-103.
wanai n. card game term referring to a combination of cards totalling 11. Usage: Location: F. SD: D.
wanaklok adv. one o'clock. Usage: Location: N. SD: V.
wanbala adj. one. [Note: check]
wanbalawei adv. [Note: check]
wanbinji vi. united; of one accord. Usage: Location: N. SD: O.
wanda va. want; desire; intend. wan men ibin woking langa roud en ibin wanda silip lang Janjuwa wan nait wijei yu wanda go? Usage: Location: F. SD: Q. [Note: requires animate subject]
wandam See main entry: wandim.
wandei adv. one day. Usage: Location: N. SD: V.
wandi See main entry: wandim. [Note: check]
wandim vt. want; desire. Usage: Location: N. Variant: wandam. SD: Q.
wandimbat See main entry: wandim.
wandringran vi. wander around. Usage: Location: F. SD: P.
wanem interr. what? Usage: Location: N. SD: W.
wangulu n. widow; orphan; poor person. Usage: Location: N. SD: B.
wangulubala
wanguwangulu n. widows; orphans; poor people. Usage: Location: N. SD: B. [Note: plural of wangulu]
wanguwangulubala
wani va. will; want. Usage: Location: N. SD: Q.
wanim interr. what? Usage: Location: N. SD: W.
wanim blanga interr. why? Usage: Location: N. SD: W.
wanmo SynD: wanmoa. adv. 1) one more. Usage: Location: FN. SD: N.
2) again; repeat. Wanmo. Yumob silipsilip na, ngi? Again (he said,) Are you guys still sleeping? Usage: Location: FN. SD: V.
wanmo igin adv. once again. Usage: Location: N. SD: V.
wanmob [Note: check]
wanmotaim adv. again; once more; repeatedly. Usage: Location: F. SD: V. [Note: Nooley in church - sing wanmotaim and 3 songs followed]
wannait adv. one night. Usage: Location: N. SD: V.
wanpleis adv. a certain place; within a specified area. a bin siyim wan manga wanpleis langa is kemp siliping I saw one girl sleeping in her home only Usage: Location: FN. [Note: as staying at his own house all the time]
wansaid adv. to one side of; on the side of. det tupela bin sidindan wansaid Dubala yanggel bin jidan wansaid langa bilibong. Dubala yanggel bin jidan langa bilibong wansaid. Two girls sat down beside the billabong. Ref: Sandefur 1979:146. Usage: Location: FN. SD: V. 2) different route; separated from another group. mipela bin go wokabat wansaid en kambek disaid go wokabat wansaid tumaj mipela gowon riba (old men advise) don't interrupt them mipela garra put yupela wansaid not share in retaliation yupela bin put mi wansaid you didn't share your meat with us Gimi mani. Wotfo? Na. Ai garra gibim det dupela deya mani tumaj dupela sidindan wansaid without any money tjak main wan (dollar). Na mipela sidindan wansaid a side group at cards who tried previously to join the group. No we're sitting non-sharing, alone - you didn't give us any to join your group before so we won't give you now Usage: Location: FN. SD: V.
wantaim adv. one time; once. Usage: Location: FN. SD: V.
wantenth Etym: one tenth . [Note: check]
wanwan vi. doubt; question. Usage: Location: N. SD: R.
wanwanbat oldei askimbat det seim kwestjan. Yu libum wanwanbat na. Stap askimbat mi. always asking the same question. Quit doubting. Quit questioning me.
wanwanbat See main entry: wanwan.
wanwei Etym: one way . [Note: check]
wanwei job interj. good idea! Usage: Location: N. SD: X. [Note: comment made re pulling kids in a wagon instead of carrying them]
wanwik adv. one week. Usage: Location: N. SD: V.
wanwiktaim adv. in one weeks time. Usage: Location: N. SD: V.
wanyiyataim Etym: one year time . [Note: check]
wara interj. (exclamation). Usage: Location: F. SD: X. [Note: Walmajarri]
waral n. spirit. Usage: Location: N. SD: C.
warbiwarbi vi. be alone; be isolated. Imin warbiwarbi, imin jidan mijelb kantri. He was isolated, he was all alone. Usage: Location: N. SD: Q.
wardabirr n. sand ridge goanna. Usage: Location: BN. SD: I.
wardimelen n. watermelon. Usage: Location: F. SD: E; M.
wariyin adj. worrying; preoccupied with. Usage: Location: F. SD: Q.
warl v. desire; like; covet. Usage: Location: N. SD: Q.
warlal adj. long. Usage: Location: N. SD: N. [Note: Beswick, = longwan]
warlmbarl v. talk about; gossip(?). warlmbarl gija talk about each other Usage: Location: N. SD: R.
warnang interj. finished!; the end. Usage: Location: N. SD: X.
warngugu n. rock wallaby. Petrogale wilkinsi. Usage: Location: BN. SD: H.
warr v. grind; rub. Usage: Location: N. SD: T. [Note: grind yarlbun]
warral n. shadow. Usage: Location: N. SD: N.
was va. was. Usage: Location: F. SD: Q. [Note: light]
wasawei vi. wash away; be carried away by current or flood waters. Usage: Location: N. SD: T.
washim vt. wash. washim mijelb bingga wash one's hands Usage: Location: N. SD: U.
washimbat See main entry: washim.
washimwei [Note: wash_away check]
wat interr. what. Usage: Location: F. SD: W.
watfo interr. why? Usage: Location: N. SD: W.
watjam vt. watch. watjam det kid. i mait foldan Usage: Location: F. See: lugarta, lugunat. SD: U.
wattaim SynD: wadaim. interr. when; what time; how long. Wattaim yu bin sik? How long have you been sick? Usage: Location: FN. SD: W.
wawulaf n. werewolf. Usage: Location: N. SD: C. [Note: also known as bewulf]
we pro. who; which; that (relative pronoun). Usage: Location: F. SD: Z.
wea SynD: weya. interr. where? Usage: Location: FN. SynD: weya. SD: W. [Note: for direction or place]
conj. where. Usage: Location: FN. See: weya. SD: V.
wed1 SynD: we:d. n. word; speech; message; story; language. Usage: Location: FN. SD: C.
wed2 adj. wet. Usage: Location: F. SD: N.
wedpala det lon i wedpala, don sidan wi bin jampan wedpala langa modiga
wedwan am wedwan I'm wet [Note: check]
wedenim vt. wet; make wet. wedenim de faiya put it out wottaim morin garra wedenim mi? Morin bin wedenim mi det rein bin wedenim det roud en ibin meikim jilipriwan a bin wedenim jelp I wet myself to cool off - not a bogi Usage: Location: F. See: bogi. SD: U.
we:di interj. (expression of distaste). Usage: Location: N. SD: X.
weding [Note: wedding check]
wegan SynD: wegin. n. wagon; horse-drawn vehicle. Usage: Location: N. SD: D.
wei n. way. Usage: Location: N. SD: V.
-wei1 aff. way; (suffix on nouns, adjectives and adverbs to indicate direction or manner). This form occurs after vowels. Gudwei. Nicely. See: -an; -ap; -aran; -at; -awei; -bek; -dan; -in2; -oba; -of; -op; -ran. Variant: -awei. 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'.]
-wei2 aff. away; (suffix on verbs indicating direction away). Gowei. Go away. Ref: Hudson 1983:43. See: -an; -ap; -aran; -at; -bek; -dan; -in2; -oba; -of; -op; -ran. See main entry: -awei. SD: V; P. Read: Sandefur 1979:117-119; Hudson 1983:41-43. [Phon: This form occurs after vowels.]
weib Etym: wave . [Note: check]
weibweib vi. wave. Usage: Location: N. SD: P.
weid v. wait.
weidabat [Note: wait about check]
weiding v. waiting.
weidingabat See main entry: weid.
weigap SynD: weikap 'Location: F'; SynD: weigop 'Location: N'. vi. wake up. wi bin sidindan weik det boi bin weikap Usage: Location: FN. SD: S. [Note: from repose]
weigimap SynD: weikimap. vt. wake up; arouse. a bin weikimap det gowena prom baiya, ibin kukwan Usage: Location: FN. SD: U.
weijis n. wages. [Note: check]
weijit n. wages; pay. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
weik Etym: wake . [Note: check]
weikap Etym: wake up . [Note: check]
weikimap vt. wake. [Note: check]
weikimapbat See main entry: weikimap. [Note: check]
weil SynD: wael. n. whale. Usage: Location: BN. SD: H.
weist vi. spill accidentally, expend unprofitably. det oil bin weist langa gran Usage: Location: F. See: ranat. SD: U.
weistim vt. waste; expend unprofitably; use up foolishly; spill and lose. weistimbat taim wasting time, pass the time away det biliken garra hol en yu weistimbat det ti a bin weistimbat mani langa fu:d none left for Walkabout Shop dupela bin weist dei oil a bin weistim blanga im ti Usage: Location: FN. See: purum. SD: U. [Note: subject is held accountable]
weistimbat See main entry: weistim.
weit1 vi. wait. Yu weit mi iya. You wait for me here. wi bin weit langa im Usage: Location: FN.
weit2 n. weight; pressure; heaviness. al pudum dis weit langa dis peipa puda weit langa det jarrjurn tread on or use hand i garra weit i pudum weit la gran yu gat no weit you're not heavy enough Usage: Location: FN. SD: N.
weitdeya interj. wait; just a moment; wait a moment. Usage: Location: F. SD: X.
weitimbat vt. wait for. Usage: Location: N. SD: Q.
weitin vt. wait for. wi bin weitimbat det kid tumaj ibin abum so langa fut Usage: Location: F. SD: U. [Note: + la = loc]
weiv n. waves. Usage: Location: N. SD: F.
weiyim vt. weigh. [Note: check]
weiyimbat See main entry: weiyim.
wek SynD: we:k. n. work. Usage: Location: FN. SD: D.
vi. work. wen yu bilib la det ting, im wek la yu when you believe in that thing (sorcery) it is effective on you Usage: Location: N. SD: U.
wekam vi. work. Usage: Location: F. SD: U.
wekim [Note: check]
wekimat [Note: work out check]
wekin vi. work. i nat wekin mas oil seal in car not sealing properly Usage: Location: F. SD: U.
wekinboi Etym: working boy . [Note: check]
we:kinboi n. working man; disciple. Usage: Location: N. SD: B.
wekingel Etym: working girl . [Note: check]
wekinmen Etym: working man . [Note: check]
we:kinmen n. working man; disciple. Usage: Location: N. SD: B.
weks n. wax. Usage: Location: N. SD: D.
wel interj. well. Usage: Location: N. SD: X. [Note: subject introducer]
we:l n. world. Usage: Location: N. SD: G.
welai n. green parrot. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.
welkam Etym: welcome . [Note: check]
welnoun vi. know well. Yu welnoun la dis langgus. You know this language well. Im welnoun la det kantri. He knows that country very well. Usage: Location: N. SD: R.
welwin n. whirlwind. Usage: Location: N. SD: G.
wem n. worm. Usage: Location: BN. SD: L.
wen conj. when. i gedap from gran wen i irrim tharran Usage: Location: FN. SD: V. [Note: ? not time word]
Wensdei n. Wednesday. Usage: Location: N. SD: V.
wepan n. weapon. [Note: check]
weram vt. wear (clothes) ; put on (clothes). al weram going to try on a new dress Usage: Location: F. SD: U.
werdei interj. (expression of pleasure). Usage: Location: N. SD: X.
werrim vt. wear. [Note: check]
werrimat vt. rub out; erase. Ma, wujei raba ... mi labda werrimat na, dijan na ai bin meigim rong. Where's the rubber? I'll have to rub out this mistake. Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
werrimbat See main entry: werrim.
werrimon vt. wear. [Note: check]
werrimonbat See main entry: werrimon.
werte interj. You've done it the wrong way! Usage: Location: N.
wes n. west. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.
weship v. worship. [Note: check]
weshipbat See main entry: weship.
weshipimbat See main entry: weship. [Note: check]
weswan adj. worse. Usage: Location: N. SD: O.
wet adj. wet. Usage: Location: N. SD: N.
wetbala
wetwan
wetim [Note: wet check]
wetinim [Note: wet check]
wetinimat vt. extinguish a fire. Usage: Location: F. SD: T.
wetnayim vt. water; put out a fire. Usage: Location: N. SD: T.
wetsisan n. wet season. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.
wettaim n. wet season. Usage: Location: F. SD: V.
wetwan adj. wet. [Note: check]
weya pro. who; when; where. Usage: Location: N. SD: Z.
weya adv. where. Usage: Location: N. SD: V.
interr. where.
wi pro. we; (first person plural). Usage: Location: N. SD: Z. [Note: more than two]
wibin contraction of fv{wi bin}.
wibina [Note: check]
wi:d n. weed. Usage: Location: F. SD: M. [Note: light]
wida n. 1) widow. Usage: Location: N. SD: B.
2) single girl. Usage: Location: N. SD: B.
wido n. widow. Variant: wida.
widogel n. widow. Usage: Location: N. SD: B.
wigimap vt. open ground oven; remove meat from ground oven. Usage: Location: F. SD: P.
wijan pro. which. Usage: Location: N. SD: Z.
wijei interr. where. wijei yu wanda go? Usage: Location: FN. SD: W.
wijeijei interr. 1) where. Usage: Location: N. SD: W.
2) how. Usage: Location: N. SD: W. [Note: short form of wijeiwijei]
wijeiwijei interr. 1) where. Usage: Location: N. SD: W.
2) how. Usage: Location: N. SD: W.
wijidi n. witchety grub. Usage: Location: BN. SD: L.
wik SynD: wi:k. n. 1) week. Usage: Location: FN. SD: V.
2) Sunday. yu bin stap wan wik langa Darwin, yu bin go Mandei en yu bin kambek Sedidi en tharran wi kolam wik (13 days) Usage: Location: FN. SD: V.
wik adj. weak; tired. Usage: Location: FN. SD: N.
wikbala
wikwan wen tu parnanyjarra bin woking from longwei dupela bin wi:kwan en wen dei bin get langa kemp dei bin prapli wi:k
wikbala adj. weak. [Note: check]
wiken n. weekend. Usage: Location: N. SD: V.
wikitmen [Note: wicked man check]
wikitwan [Note: adj wicked check]
wikwan adj. weak. [Note: check]
wi:l Usage: light Location: F. See: wi; garra. Etym: we'll . SD: Q.
wil1 n. wheel. Usage: Location: N. SD: D.
wil2 vi. disappear; move out of sight suddenly. Usage: Location: F. SD: P. [Note: Walmajarri]
wilbera SynD: wilbara. n. wheelbarrow. Usage: Location: FN. SD: D.
wilimbek vt. rewind. Usage: Location: F. SD: P. [Note: of cassette]
wiliwegteil n. willy-wagtail. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.
wiliwili n. willy-willy; whirlwind. big wiliwili la si cyclone Usage: Location: FN. SD: G.
wilot SynD: wilat, wila. pro. we (including you); (first person plural inclusive). Usage: Location: F. SD: Z.
wilsten n. wheelstand. Usage: Location: N. SD: D.
wilya interr. what are you doing that for? Usage: Location: H. SD: W.
interj. don't do that. Usage: Location: H. SD: X.
win1 conj. when. Usage: Location: N. SD: V.
win2 n. wind; breath. big win kaminap im kan blo win he can't breathe Usage: Location: FN. SD: G.
win3 SynD: winam. vt. win. Adri mob bin win mela wel yu win Usage: Location: FN. SD: R.
wina n. winner. Jesus da wina na Usage: Location: FN. SD: B.
winbreik n. windbreak. Usage: Location: N. SD: D.
windo n. window. Usage: Location: N. SD: D.
wing n. wing. Usage: Location: N. SD: J.
winim SynD: winam, win. vt. defeat; win. Hawks mait winam Sharks. at basketball I mait winim ola mani. Usage: Location: FN. SD: R.
winimbek vt. win back. [Note: check]
wining vi. win. wel i mait wining wining not for basketball - must be continuing Usage: Location: F. SD: R.
winmil n. windmill. Usage: Location: F. SD: D.
winpaip n. exhaust pipe of a vehicle. Usage: Location: N. SD: D.
wintj n. winch. elafant wintj power take off winch toyoda wintj electric winch Usage: Location: N. SD: D.
wip1 n. whip. Usage: Location: N. SD: D. [Note: check]
wip2 vi. weep. Usage: Location: N. SD: S.
wip sinik n. whip snake. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: I. [Note: poisonous]
wipim vt. whip. Usage: Location: N. SD: T.
wirrim vt. wear. Usage: Location: N. SD: U.
wirrimon vt. wear; put on clothes. Usage: Location: N. SD: U.
wis pro. which. Usage: Location: F. SD: Z.
wish [Note: wish check]
wiska n. whiskers; beard. Usage: Location: N. SD: A.
wislingtri n. river oak. Casurina cunninghamiana. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
wisul n. whistle; air horn. Usage: Location: N. SD: D.
wisuldak SynD: wisildak, wislingdak. n. whistle duck, a kind of bird. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J. [Note: Rem: juluguibi - water whistle duck old standard]
wisuling vi. whistling. Usage: Location: F. SD: R.
wit [Note: wheat check]
witbiks n. WeetBix. Usage: Location: N. SD: E.
with prep. with. Usage: Light. See main entry: gadim. SD: V.
witnis Etym: witness . [Note: check]
wo Etym: war . [Note: check]
wo: n. war. Usage: Location: N. SD: D.
wobla n. large fishing line. Usage: Location: N. SD: D.
woda SynD: wada, wota 'Location: F'. 1) n. water. libin wada spring water Usage: Location: FN. SD: F. 2) liquid. im woda na frozen coke that has thawed out
wodabat interr. what about ; how about. Usage: Location: N. SD: W.
wodabeg n. water bag. [Note: check]
wodaberg n. dilly bag; carrying bag. Usage: Location: N. SD: D.
wodabidul n. water beetle. Usage: Location: BN. SD: L.
wodadram n. water drum. [Note: check]
wodafol n. waterfall. [Note: check]
wodahol n. waterhole. Usage: Location: N. SD: G.
wodalili n. 1) waterlily.
2) lily seed. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
wodamelanmen n. watermelon man; man who sells watermelons. Usage: Location: F. SD: B.
wodapleis Etym: water place . [Note: check]
wodaret n. water rat. Usage: Location: BN. SD: H.
wodasneik n. water snake. Usage: Location: BN. SD: I.
wodawan adj. watery. [Note: check]
wodrim SynD: wodrum, wodarum. vt. water; make wet. wodrum dis baiya put water on this fire Usage: Location: FN. SD: U.
wodrimbat See main entry: wodrim.
wo:fait n. war. dei bin abum rili wo:fait. They had a real (army) war Usage: Location: N. SD: D.
wojameda Etym: what's the matter . [Note: check]
wok vi. walk. Usage: Location: FN. SD: P.
wokabat n. walk; journey; trip; hunting trip. a bin kukum deya la riba en det Lili bin go wokabat lugaran gowena Usage: Location: FN. See: wok ; -abat. SD: P. [Note: may be short or long]
wokabatbat See main entry: wokabat.
wokaran vi. go around. modiga bin wokaran rait darrei a car went round there Usage: Location: F. SD: P.
wokawei v. walk away. [Note: check]
wokdan v. walk down. [Note: check]
wokinabat See main entry: wokin.
wokinmen n. workman.
wokinraun vi. travel; move about. det sineik bin wokinraun lots of tracks from one snake Usage: Location: F. Variant: wokin. SD: P. [Note: not young people - to them it means legs, BW not use it]
wokinstik n. walking stick.
wokpas v. walk past. [Note: check]
wokwok v. walk. [Note: check]
wokwokpas v. walk past regularly. [Note: check]
wol n. wall. Usage: Location: N. SD: D.
wolabi n. wallaby. Usage: Location: BN. SD: H. [Note: Rem: jatukun - white shouldered rock wallaby]
wolabi daga n. wallaby food; kind of plant eaten by wallabies. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
wolet n. wallet.
wom adj. warm. Usage: Location: N. SD: N.
wombala
womwan
womara n. woomera. Usage: Location: N. SD: D.
wombala adj. warm. [Note: check]
womim vt. warm. [Note: check]
womimbat See main entry: womim.
womum vt. warm. Usage: Location: N. SD: U.
wonim vt. warn; caution. Usage: Location: N. SD: R.
woning Etym: warning . [Note: check]
woningwan adj. Etym: warning one . [Note: check]
worde interj. (expression of pleasure). Usage: Location: N. SD: X.
wori vi. 1) worry. Usage: Location: N. SD: R.
2) be sorry. Usage: Location: N. SD: R.
woribat See main entry: wori.
woriwei adv. worriedly. [Note: check]
woriyin Etym: worrying . [Note: check]
woriyinabat Etym: worrying about . [Note: check]
wot SynD: wat. interr. what? wot di ting deya? what's the thing there? Usage: Location: F. SD: W.
wot blanga interr. What for? somebody wants you. Wot blanga? what for? Usage: Location: F. See: wotpo. SD: W.
wot dijan bla interr. what's this for? Usage: Location: F. See: wot disda. SD: W.
wot dijanda interr. what's this? Usage: Location: F. SD: W. [Note: adult word]
wot disda interr. what's this? Usage: Location: F. SD: W. [Note: child's word]
wot tharran da interr. what's that? Usage: Location: F. SD: W.
wotabat interr. what about. Wotabat Sandra en Ugi? What about Sandra and Ugi? Usage: Location: F. SD: W.
wotaim interr. when? Usage: Location: N.
wotakolum n. what-d'ye-call-it. Usage: Location: F. SD: N.
wotamelin n. watermelon. Usage: Location: F. SD: E; M.
wotdijan interr. what's the word? Usage: Location: F. See: wotna. SD: W.
wo:tengk n. tank. Usage: Location: N. SD: D.
wotfo SynD: wotpo. interr. why; for what reason. Usage: Location: FN. SD: W.
wotjim vt. watch. [Note: check]
wotjimbat See main entry: wotjim. [Note: check]
wotkain n. what kind; what type. Usage: Location: FN. SD: N.
wotkainabala
wotkainaba Etym: what kind of a . [Note: check]
wotna interr. what's the word? Usage: Location: F. See: wotdijan. SD: W.
wotrong interr. 1) what's wrong? what is the matter? Usage: Location: FN. SD: W.
2) why? why not? (in response to 'No'). yu no wotrong dei bin sendam rein? do you know why it rained? Usage: Location: FN. Syn: wajamarra (HC), warrang. SD: W.
wud n. wood; firewood; timber; log. wen gowena ranin la wud i gitin langa hol langa det log Usage: Location: FN. SD: E; M.
wudi interj. (expression of pleasure); (expression of mild surprise). Usage: Location: N. Syn: gardi. SD: X.
wudi:p n. wood pile. wi bin gedambat ola wud, dei bin katam wudi:p Usage: Location: F. SD: D. [Note: wood heap as at stations cut from large trees]
wujan [Note: whose one check]
wujanwujan [Note: check]
wujawei [Note: check]
wujei interr. where? Usage: Location: N. SD: W.
wujeiwujei [Note: check]
wul n. wool. [Note: check]
wulibak tri n. woolly butt tree. Eucalyptus papuana. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
wulijeim SynD: wulijim. conj. so; so that; in order that. Usage: Location: N. Variant: wulijim. SD: V.
wulijeim SynD: wulijim. adv. same as; like. Usage: Location: N. SD: N.
wulijim conj. so that.
adj. same as. Variant: wulijeim.
wuliwan adj. woolly. [Note: check]
wuman n. woman. [Note: check]
wumara n. woomera; spear-thrower. Usage: Location: N. SD: D.
wumun n. woman. u det wumun no weya bin kam tudei yu no det wumun weya i bin jidan langa yu Usage: Location: F. SD: B.
wunbun n. hornet. Usage: Location: BN. SD: L.
wundidwan adj. injured. Usage: Location: N. SD: N.
wurlida n. tree. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
wurramabala n. 1) rich person. Usage: Location: N. SD: B.
2) well known person. Usage: Location: N. SD: B.
3) playboy. Usage: Location: N. SD: B.
wuruk n. sound made by the jabiru. Usage: Location: N. SD: R.
wuruki
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