closed-set curated dictionary reconstruction; not sentence-translation evidence


baja

They hit the snake again and again with stones

jana kuljubu jarba kunin baja, kunin baja


wawu-dudaji

reflexive / general intransitive (§3.8.5.4)


<lexeme> bad spirit in form of crocodile


dabadaba dabu kalburiji mawal nakawarra wunba yarrka


buyi dabuy dabway dakwul-dakwul dakwurr-dakwun dawa-dawa dibirr-dibirr dijarr-dijin dikal dirrmbay diwalngku diwan dukunjulu dulku jaka jangkan jarruka jinabiju jiral-jiral jiway jiwurrmal juku-juku julurr-julurr juril-juril jurriyam kadanji kalbu kalin-kalin kalkuy kalmnbagarr karkunbay karrmbil kujuway kuludu kumurbina kurkumbay kurranday kurranji kurrbal kurrburrubun kurri-kurri kurrujuwa kurungka kuyir milman mirrki munwingkul muya ngarkay nili-nili waja wakuka walu-dalbaji wandi wungku yalngkurr yiki yindili yinjul


miyil-burra
miyil kabanji
miyil kari
wuyarr


bala

You became skinny from not having enough food


jukijuki

English "chook" (chicken/hen), via the adapted disyllabic loan juki; jukijuki is its full reduplication


<lexeme> child who has just learned to talk


badi

They are wailing because their older brother died

The birds were singing early in the morning

the dogs were howling because their master left them


dakandil

The man dropped the child because he was angry

Dingkarangka karrkay dakandin kuli-kadanymundu


bakal

Sister gave me a shot (pricked with a needle)


baway bujabay bukunjarra durral ngurrkul wada wanakan


baral

He was feeling for his torch in the dark


binanji dukal jarrangkal jilanji kumin wulku yinkunji


jarrangkal jilanji kumin mujarr ngurrkul yinkunji


Kangkaji

first bay south of bloomfield river along coast

<lexeme> First bay south of Bloomfield River along coast


badur

I'm fishing (sitting with hook and line)


balanbalan

When you camp out, you should build your shelter on flat ground

Yundu balnhi wunay, bayan ngara bubunga balanbalanba


dukal kawunjil mayi mujarr mukukanka murrkul ngalkarran


bangkal

When I went to Brisbane, I got (gathered) toys and clothing for my younger brothers

ngayu Brisbane dungan, toy, kambi bangkal-bangkan yabaju-karragna


jiba-ngulkurmal ngalu-ngalu wawurr-wawurr wawurr-wawurr-bungal wawurr-wuwurrmaniji


babi

Grand mother is looking after her grandchild


ngingkirr badi
ngingkirr wunay
nginja
nyinja
nyinja-kangal
yinju-kangal


mala bajaku
malaji
milka-murruji
murrunkal


warrkin

Watkins (name of an English settler; a place name)


baru

The child is spoiled - always wanting to be held


balibali

The house is leaky, the water is coming in


jilu jirrburr nalmbarril wali-wunay yulkur


bawal

the fish wouldn't bite so I quit fishing

Kuyungku kari bajaku baykan, ngayu badu bawanda


dawadawa dawa-dawa kurburrubun kurrburrubun


kajul kakaji kakan kurubarr kurunkal mangkurru marril miyilabu walbul-walbul


wungar jarra-jarra
wungar wangkar-wangkar


Kunkunbuku

<lexeme> mountain and river flowing from mountain


<lexeme> Nganjin dungan, ngingkirr nyajin


bajurr bangkarr-bajurr janjarr-janjarr ngandal-barin nyinjirri


dajil

<lexeme> nyulu present ngayku dajin, "he gave me a present"


babarr

The younger brothers went to their older sister for food


julul juwarru marku marrkabina marubu nikar yulba


bakikiri baku balabay balar banabila banbanba bangkal-ngaren barkamali bibikarrbaja bidin-damaja bijalabay binda-jalbu binda-milmal bulban burranga burra-warrija burrkaymba buru dikarr dilngku-baja dubu-mirrkirr dulmbill jajikal jangkarra jibul jijamali jijiniliji jilkurr jinjurri jiwaymba jiwukal jiwurru julay jungur kaba-kada kada-kada kalal-kalal kaliway kalkajaka kalmbakay kangkiji karu-kumbo kaway kija kulki kulngku kulngurbu kulngurk kumarkaji kuna kunyurrimba kurrbi malajakuy mangkalba manyi maramba marbaymba mawurmbu mijinan milbayarr milbija muja muliku mulujin munju-jubal muwul nambil-nambil ngalba-bulal ngalkunbu ngamujin ngara-bali-bali ngarri-murril ngiri ngiwa ngurra ngurrku walba-ngarra wankara wayal-wayal wujal-wujal wundu wungkabaja yibuy-karrbaja yida yubulu yuku-baja yumalba


janka kiray minday muna wawu-janka wunbu


<lexeme> Rattlesnake point - Fritz Creek


binalku
milka-binalku
milkabu manil
milka-dalkay
milkanga-kaday
milka nyajil


milka-bakal
milka-dalkay-manil
milka ngabal
milkanga-bungal


jurungu-jurungu jururr-jururr kajaka yabarrka


jiba-wulay wawu-daray wawu-karrbal wawy-kujiji yanji


bajurr-bangkan

I scolded my child because he broke the cassette

Ngayu kangkal bajurr-bangkan, nyulu cassette dumbarrinya


<lexeme> see and know someone before he sees and knows you


Kunyurrimba

sharp corner in the upper reaches of daintree river

<lexeme> sharp corner in the upper reaches of Daintree River


biwur

He is sitting with his hands holding his legs


bala

You became skinny from not having enough food


<lexeme> smoke the inside of a house after the owner dies


bakay
bubal
jarba
Jarba wali-yindu-wali-yindu
kungkun


<lexeme> someone who is continually talking


dabuy dajay dambun dambunji dimur-dimur dubu kuwinkan manu-kalkaji wawu-janbay wuyngkul

dajay

The woman died, that's why they want to find her spirit

Nyulu jalbu wulan, yinyayanka jana nyungu dajay warrmba-bunganka


bajanji
dukul-dandi
milka dudu
munju-dandi
walu-dandi
walu-walu


janbangaji
jurungu janbay-janbaji
kalkandiji


babal

I want to go fishing to try the place out

ngayu baduriji dungaka, yinya bubu babanka

While I'm cooking the food I'll taste it for salt

ngayu mayi wayjul-wayjul, babal saltmunku


<lexeme> that's nonsense, take no notice


landin

Landing (place name: confluence of Thompson Creek and Bloomfield River with a landing ramp)

<lexeme> the Aboriginal camp at Thompson Creek


<lexeme> The Daintree side of Rocky Point


<lexeme> the point between Kangkiji and Kaway


mara-duray mara-muna wurrmay wurrmay-baka


milkabu baykal
milkabu dumbarril
milkabu wukurril


bikarrakul marngkil marrabal marril wanjakan


dakandil

The man dropped the child because he was angry


balmbalka baway bijan bingkajiri bujabay bukunjarra bulbul buyukal dakumbar dalban dalkan dari dilbal dili dingki durral jabarr jalnji jama janbal jarrabi jarrangkal jilanji jilbar jina-jina jingajalka jinjajalka jinjay jirimandi jujabala juku julbal jundul jungka kabal kalbariji kalkuri karranda karrandal kawarr kawunjil kayjurr kingal kuji-kuji kulbar kumin kuralbi kuray-kuray kurrun kurruy kurunkal luku madu malurri marbaji marngkil marra marrabal marrakan marril milbarkal mili mingur mirrbangku miyil miyilabu mujarr mukukana mukukanka mungari mungka-mungka mura murrkul ngadil ngakun ngalkarran nganjirr ngurrkul nyumbil wada wanakan wanjakan wankar warka wawuburra wulngkurr wurmbariji yarun yinkunji yumba yumu yurrunji


jangka

<lexeme> tree (this term is very rarely used for money)


<lexeme> upper reaches of the Bloomfield River


bidin-damaja binda-jalbu binda-milmal burranga jangkarra jiwaymba jiwukal kalmbakay kunyurrimba milbija mulujin ngara-bali-bali wankara


bajarr kalal kalirrr mawar maya wangay warrur


badi

They are wailing because their older brother died

The birds were singing early in the morning

the dogs were howling because their master left them


<lexeme> want something but can't get it


waybala

white fellow / white man (< 'white' + Pidgin 'fellow')


bambayal biyangkal juwal kalkurr kawu ngakun wubali


ngulkurr

{'english': 'That food is very good', 'translation': 'Yinya mayi ngulkurr bajaku'}

{'english': "he doesn't do bad things (but) does good things", 'translation': 'nyulu kari buyun-damal; nyulu ngulkurrku bunday'}

<lexeme> {'english': "He doesn't do bad things (but) does good things", 'translation': 'Nyulu kari buyun-damal; nyulu ngulkurrku bunday'}


{'english': "he's well now after being sick", 'translation': 'nyulu bambaymun ngulkurrda'}

<lexeme> {'english': "He's well now after being sick", 'translation': 'Nyulu bambaymun ngulkurrda'}


wambal

{'english': 'i put out the food on the table', 'translation': 'ngayu mayi wamban tablebu'}

<lexeme> {'english': 'I put out the food on the table', 'translation': 'Ngayu mayi wamban tablebu'}


{'english': 'that food is very good', 'translation': 'yinya mayi ngulkurr bajaku'}

<lexeme> {'english': 'That food is very good', 'translation': 'Yinya mayi ngulkurr bajaku'}


kuku nyajil

{'english': 'the doctor man knows that woman will die'}

<lexeme> {'english': 'The doctor man knows that woman will die'}


diday-manil

{'english': 'yabaju kari diday-mana ngaykundu. ngayu babarr', 'translation': "don't say bad something bad about my younger brother to me. i'm his older sister."}

<lexeme> {'english': 'Yabaju kari diday-mana ngaykundu. Ngayu babarr', 'translation': "Don't say bad something bad about my younger brother to me. I'm his older sister."}