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jackass guguburra.
Curlew gurebun. Plain turkey gumbal. Mallee hen yûnggai. Quail
gunâma. Plain lark dyilburi. Lark buraigarama. Eaglehawk mullian.
Emu nguruñ. Native companion burolgang. Common magpie gurruba.
Black magpie wibu. Peewee guliridyi. Black duck budhanbang. Pelican

gulaiguli. Ibis bururgen. Swan dhûndhu. Mopoke ngugung. Pigeon
(bronze wing) yammar or wubba. Rosella parrot bulanbulangang.
Ground parrot burañ. Green parrot gunungburdyang. Parrokeet
dhungañ. Common hawk walga. Fish hawk bibbidya. Kingfisher dhalir.
White cockatoo murañ. Plover bullaradyara. Blue crane murgu. Grey
crane burragang or gungarung.
ANIMALS--Fishes.
Perch gagalen. Black bream gubir.
ANIMALS--Reptiles.
Tree iguana gugar. Ground iguana guda or dhuli. Jew lizard nhurran.
Sleepy lizard burrendhar. Shingle-back lizard buggai. Death adder
dhummiñ. Frog gulangga. Turtle gudumang. Carpet snake yubba.
Black snake Kullendyuliñ or budhang. Brown snake warraleng.
Common grey lizard guddhañ.
ANIMALS--Invertebrates.
Locust, large kalangkalangLocust, small inggal. Blowfly buga. Louse

munhu. Nit of louse thundin. Jumper ant yalgo. Bulldog ant burungang.
Centipede gen. Mosquito kummun. Scorpion dhunbuñ. Greenheaded
ant gunama. Mussel bindugañ.
TREES AND PLANTS.
A "squeaking-tree" maburan. Leaning tree dhalgang. Dead tree yalgu.
Hollow tree ngarl. Apple tree gubbut. Stringy bark gûndai. Wattle
yanagang. Ironbark muggar. Yellow-box bargang. White-box biri.
Cherry-tree bumborean. White gum yarra. Jeebung bumbadhulla.
WEAPONS.
Tomahawk dhauain. Koolamin marin. Yamstick kunnai. Spear, wood
thuli. Spear, reed dyirril. Spear-thrower wommar. Spear, shield
girran-girran. Waddy shield ngummal. Fighting club bundi. Hunting

club birrang. Boomerang burgan, bulgang. Net bag kalbon. Fish net
mia. Nose-peg bun-gal.
ADJECTIVES.
Alive murun. Dead bullu. Large munun or binnal. Small bubadyul.
Long bâmirr. Short bumbandhul. Good, right murrumbang. Bad, wrong
nunnaibiddi. Hungry ngurran. Thirsty gullinginda. Red girri-girri. White
burra-burra. Black budhang. Green, as grass gidyen-gidyen. Quick
burrai. Slow indang-yunne. Bilnd mugiñ. Deaf mugudha. Strong
yûrdhura. Weak or light wura. Heavy bunggawal. Valiant mirringan.
Afraid gelgel. Sweet nguddhai. Bitter burradyung. Straight dhulu.
Crooked wulliwulli. Tired birrabumain. Silent dyilmung. Ripe yigi.
Unripe gumba. Blunt edge mugu. Sharp edge yunggalli. Fat wammu.
Lean nunnaigan. Hot wogil. Cold
balludhai. Clear ngullar. Dirty
dhuggungir. Angry dhullai. Sleepy yurai. Glad guddhang. Sorry ngurrar.
Greedy miral. Grey-headed yiribang. Sick yinggal. Stinking buga. Wide
munnar. Narrow kurbandul. Baldheaded gumbu. Many muddu. Few
gulbir. Some bubadyul. Jealous ngulbuldhai. Lame wirgannha. Near
kuginda. Far birrungga. Deep ngurambul. Shallow gunnan. Pregnant
burbimbal. Hard wallan. Soft bunya. Dry burung. Wet giddha. Scarce
burambe. Plentiful muddu. Easy yeddung. Difficult nhunnai.
VERBS.
Die bullung. Eat dhurra. Drink widyara. Sleep yurai. Stand wurrannha.
Sit winya. Lie wirrinya. Come dhanyana. Go yunyunna. Talk yerra.
Walk yanninna. Run bunbunna. Bring
dhangangga. Take gangga. Carry
dyirramurra. Make dhurburra. Break bungamurra. Beat bumulli. Fight
bumullinnha. Kill bullubuni. Arise burrangga. Fall bundinya. See ngaga.
Stare at muramia. Hear winnunga. Know winnungumma. Think
ngunnulla. Grow yurûnnha. Give ngûngga. Love
guraimurra-dhunganang. Hate widdabu-dyingandulla. Sing bubbilli.
Weep yungga. Play wagagi. Cook gyu-walli. Marry burramullina.
Cough kurra. Steal mundubang. Burn gunnannha. Beg ngundadha.
Barter ngungiladha. Bite buddha. Blow with breath bumbe. Catch
burrama. Climb kulliana. Conceal kurugunber. Cut bangadya. Frighten
gelgel. Fly (as a bird) burrannha. Hang up bielgumbirra. Hold murama.

Jump burubidya. Keep wirrimbir. Laugh gindadha. Scratch wunyadha.
Leave off yalu. Lose nhunnainmi. Pinch nyimma. Praise
murrambambungan. Rejoice guddhabungan. Remember
winungadhunnal. Forget wangganyi. Go ahead muramuddha. Turn off
waiambiddya. Turn back ngulungguggi. Send wannamumbia. Shake
dyllinga. Shine gudhara. Spread billaima. Suck widyarra. Swim
yawidya. Taste nguddha. Touch yudê. Twist waiama. Rub nânma. Seek
wurrâbinya. Spit dyûmber. Smell budadha. Throw birrumba. Pitch
wannungga. Help yamma. Sweat ngulwai. Roast giwa. Whistle
wilbuddha. Avenge dhullaibungando. Pretend or lie yambulyala. Kiss
wiûmbannhal. Vomit mulama. Dance wuggama. Dive wubunginya.
Sting dhni. Dream yeddharmurra.
Vocabulary of Ngunawal Words.
The following vocabulary contains 290 of the most commonly used
words in the Ngunawal language, with their English equivalents. Every
word has been noted down carefully by myself from the lips of old men
and women in the native camps.
A man murriñ. Husband ma-ung. Clever man muyulung. Youth
warrumbul. Boy bubal. Elder brother dyiddyang. Younger brother
gugañ. Elder sister dhaddung. Younger sister gulwan. A woman bullan.
Wife mân. Girl mullangan. Child (neuter) gudha. Children gudhaiar.
THE HUMAN BODY.
Head guddagang. Hair of head dherrung. Eye migalaity. Nose nyigity.
Back of neck nhun. Throat guddity. Ear guri. Mouth dhambir. Teeth
yerra. Breast, female ngumminyang. Navel nyurra. Belly bindhi. Back
bengal. Arm nhurung. Hand murrangga. Fingers yulu. Finger-nails
birril. Thigh dhurra. Knee ngumung. Foot dyunna. Heart gauar. Blood
dyinggi. Fat bewan. Bone wiak. Penis dhun. Testicles gurra. Pubic
Hair buruwarri. Sexual desire burundunnung. Copulation
yangiliri.
Masturbation natymiliri. Semen burung. Vulva binnañ. Anus dhula.
Excrement gunung. Urine dyungur. Venereal middyung.
INANIMATE NATURE.

Sun winyu. Moon kubbadang. Stars dyurra. Pleiades dyin-ding-gang.
Clouds gurrang. Sky mindyigari. Thunder murungul. Lightning
meup-meup. Rain garrit. Dew dyingidyirrang. Frost dhugguru. Water
ngadyung. Ground dhaura. Dust dhungul. Mud murung. Stone gurbung.
Sand dyardyar. Charcoal murrungga. Light dhurrawang. Darkness
buranya. Heat gunnama. Cold gurrita. Dawn birrimbigang. East wind
bulyanggang. West wind guraguma. Whirlwind wingguraminya.
Pipeclay gubbity. Red ochre gubur. Fire kanbi. Smoke muril.