| yak | vi. | yekyek |
| yam | n. | yarlma |
| · | · | yem |
| yam stick | n. | yemstik (1) |
| yam, wild | n. | wail yem |
| · | · | yarwok |
| yard | n. | yad |
| yard, put in | vt. | yadim |
| · | · | yadimap (1) |
| yarn | n. | yan |
| year | n. | Krismas (2) |
| · | · | yiya |
| yeast | n. | draibam |
| yellow | adj. | wait |
| · | · | yela |
| · | · | yelawan |
| yellow part | n. | yelapat |
| yes | interj. | labda |
| · | · | ya |
| · | · | ye |
| · | · | yes |
| · | · | yo |
| · | · | yowai |
| · | · | yu |
| · | · | yuwai |
| yesterday | adv. | yestadei |
| yet | adv. | yet |
| yield | vi. | givin |
| Yolngumatha | n. | Yulngumatha |
| you | pro. | yolabat |
| · | · | yu |
| · | · | yuwalabat |
| you know | interj. | yuno |
| you know what? | interr. | yunowot |
| you (plural) | pro. | yubala |
| · | · | yumob |
| you two | pro. | yundubala |
| you want | yumandi | |
| you will | yumandi | |
| young | adj. | yang |
| · | · | yangbalawan |
| young boy | n. | yangboi |
| young girl | n. | yanggel |
| young man | n. | yanggai |
| · | · | yangmen |
| young people | n. | yangbala |
| young son | n. | yangsan |
| youngest | adj. | yanggiswan |
| · | · | yangiswan |
| your way | adv. | yumobwei |
| yours | pro. | yuswan |
| yourself | pro. | miselp |
| · | · | yuselp |
| yourselves | pro. | miselp |