▼ Document details

Title: Kaiar and Wirijan of Katanning Vocabulary Katanning Kurin wonga Kaiar (about 65) and Wirijan (65)

Language: Noongar

1
Kaiar and Wirijan of Katanning
Vocabulary Katanning Kurin wonga
Kaiar (about 65) and Wirijan (65)
d, = "dh"
āas in father
âas in fall
ăas in but (short "u" sound)
2
A, B
Ali-wâ Look out
AleThat
BēlokAnkle
BītVein
Bā-in, bānPerspiration
BinjonginTo wink, or pinch (the eye)
BalartSpecies of opossum or squirrel
BibilyerWild turkey, bustard
BunjakCrane
ButalăngPelican
BurolămQuail or plover
BālăkSpecies of Xanthorrhoea exuding brown gum
BōrSpecies of Xanthorrhoea exuding yellow gum
BărabăraLittle lizard
BūjinLittle ant
Berd, bertGrub (edible)
BābăkRain clouds
BīlRiver, creek
Bēn gulingDaylight coming
BujărThe earth, ground
Bīl gumbarBig river, floods
BīukGum
Bīl dumbărtPool in river
BēnjerLake or swamp
BindariLightning
BobiMud
BoyRock, stone, hill
BāmTo beat
BamingBeating
BurnorAutumn
BālbitNative axe
BīdawaInitiation of youth
Bal,bolShe, he
BībBreasts
Bal yining Mixing it up (with water)
3
Burdon, boril, băngal Three kinds of spears
BīrăkSummer
BīrunguKingfisher (nests in tunnel underground)
BirinCrayfish (species of)
BwailRed clay
BiringBlackboy tree
Balăk, bōrRoot of blackboy
BāringScars
Barn gulingNaked, bare
BărnăpOrphan
Bukal, bugalBack (Bukal-kal-nyini = the fire was in his back)
Butăl yog kulingMeteor (yog = woman; kuling = going)
BurnWood, or tree
BertToday
Bul, bulā, boilAbundance, plenty, a lot
BigărtRed kangaroo
BwonitchKnee
BiatThroat
Birn-birnLittle birds
BēlSqueaker crow
BakatingBattle
BugărSulky
BurduBy and by
Buarij-ijTo hide, to conceal
BoylMagic, to charm, to bewitch
BilyinClay, white lime
Bujar bēningTo dig
Bara guling To go astray
Bwăr-orl To go in, or inside
BirartAsh coloured, "half caste"
Bărdong gulingTo hop
Bugal-el-ngorHump-backed
BalaHis, hers, him, her
BordinyăkHungry
BwărIn, within, inside
4
BoyagărIncest
BărdonginTo jump
Bam wura kulingTo kill
Boyn nyiningTo kiss, kissing
Bwonitch-bwonitch jitalong nyiningKneeling
BardibinStory, lie, to tell a lie
Băring-yira-inTo lift up
BadanijTo lose
Ben bărda gulingLover, to love
BetSore, scab
Bulā, bulārangMany, plenty
BamburuMessage sticks
BelyonginTo mix
Bwok bărtNaked, cloak not
Binjongin, bīrningTo pinch
BenSpecies of edible root
BeyăngalPrickles
BwōningTo pluck out fur or feathers
Burda kuling nganaPresently (will) come I
Bul bărongărTo steal, to rob, rogue
BwokCloak of female kangaroo skins
BīningTo scrape, to scratch
Bīnt Skewer of wood, wooden pin or awl for fastening cloak
Bu-i Smoke of fires
Bam jirăng werdingTo split
BardinyăkA tale, a story
Buyăng,Stranger
BāmingStriking, beating
Bōng, bōng abinTo swell, swelling
BokătchThere, over threre
Bīn guling yit-barDigging a tunnel or burrow
BalaThey, their, them
BamTo beat
Boy mōwernBlack stone (for making native axe)
5
Bara bomingTo measure distance with the feet
BurdaTo wait, wait
Bwăr nyinaCome in, "within sit"
Bula yual gulingThey (a number) are coming
BalăpLet it alone
Bokoji wonginTo boast, "over there talking"
Be-ingEdible salt bush
BalălSpecies of bat
BwôlokTwo brothers
BolongărEvening
BīwerSpecies of wattle bird - red billed
BilabăngFlat, low country
Bernbăra"Many backs" - a wanton man or woman
Bīrda bōming nobaHeavily pregnant, about to give birth
BenEdible roots of tuart and warnt trees (gum trees)
Bīmb Fire made between camp and grave, "spirit" fire
D
Da-int Ankle
DwonkEar
Del jamanTo spit
DauelThigh
Dāling, talingTongue
DāngăningYawning
DargărtWindpipe
DājMeat food
DardilSpecies of bat
DalgaitNative cat
DīdārSpecies of quail
DīdārSpearwood, wood from which spears were made
DebărnSqueaker crow
DongarăkWattle bird
DubitchSpecies of snake
DonăkYellow snake
DorămWhite or yellow clay
DwoilFog, dew, mist
6
DordăkAlive
Databăng kulatingTo abduct, or abscond
DauăkClub
Dāp, tāpKnife
DardilBat, flying fox
DalgaitchSpecies of squirrel
Dā-auSpecies of grub
DāgărningTo break
DandonginTo climb
Dwonga bartDeaf
Dwert daierDog's tail headdress
Dărding, jerdingGreyheaded
Derding Thicket
Delyina kororl gul To tell a lie
Dāning bwokTo mend a cloak
DorămMourning, white lime
Dugăp bāmingTo pound up roots, pounding roots
DabăkanSlowly, quietly
Daja maningTo quiver, (flesh)
DardongRaw, uncooked
Dabitch wâringTo roll over
Dit-gulingTogether
Durubirăp kurdingVain, proud
DugărnCook
Dwonga bărt(I) do not understand
DulyongărEdible gum
DilFresh, new, newmade cloak (fur)
Dwonk mēnBack of the ear, behind (inside) the ear
Dokărn, kontCave
DabulilăpCountry where dead natives go
DalgarBlackboy rushes
D,ald,alainNoise the logs or wood make when burning
Daling gumbar Big flames, big blaze
7
Gāp, gaip, kaip, gāb Water
Gāp nganinTo drink, "water eat"
GwelăkHipbone
GēnOne
GobelBelly, stomach
GumalGrey opossum
Guning-gumingSquirrel-like animal
GuyaSpecies of frog
Gab dabatRain falling
Gab murdakDeep water
Gab garăpSalt water lake or hole
Gab gwapFresh water
GumbarBig, large, plenty, heavy
GutBag
Gij [mistyped as 'Bij'] tardăkBarbed spears (tar = barb of spear)
GijSpear
GwerămăkMosquito
GunăkMud, soft
Girl-girl, gir-girSmall bird, like a parrot
GumbarinBundle
Gab nguguningA little drink
GwâbGood, nice
Gurt weraHeart no good, grief, sadness
GwâbărtHandsome, pretty
GurdadăkA lover, to love
Gap ngura, gap torderNative well or spring
Gurt gwabTo be pleased, "heart good"
Gert Quickly
Gătăk Having or possessing
GorăpA sharp edge
Gij-el-doningTo throw a spear
GeningStamping, dancing
Gab el wara ngundinTo swim, "water lying on"
GwertTo throw
GwâbadăkVery good
Gab jinang yual gulongin Rain is just coming
8
I, J
Inyagăr Fresh, new
JīrangFat
Jen bugalInstep
JupKidney
JinăngTo see, jinăngin = seeing
JerdamShoulder
Jen ngangkGreat toe
JertBird
Jert maiBird's nest
JabărnSqueaker crow
Jiti-jitiWagtail
Ji-uk, jiwăkKingfisher - nests in trees
JelgiSpecies of crayfish
Jon'g'Frog, species of (onomatopoeia)
JirSpecies of lizard
JūtăkWattle tree grub
Jelap, japGrass
JumbarFeather
JārilJarrah tree
JiritHeat, summer
JindăngStars
JenFoot, track, road
JungNose stick, hair stick
Juman gwerdingTo spit, spitting
JutitchNative cat
JiukWild cherry
JōrăngLarge black lizard
Jerding, dardingOld, aged, greyheaded
Jenăk Spirit, ghost, white man
Jenăk kont White man's house
JumbungainTo bury
JulagărBony
Jiwo, jioFur
Jelap-al-ngorlingGrazing, to graze
Jinik birdip nyinIdle, lazy
9
Jimbal-jimbalainItch
Juting, dutingLittle (applied to the young of animals)
Jal-el-darningTo mend
JunakPerhaps
Junak ngain kuling a maPerhaps I might go
JalyeroShavings
JilbaSeason of spring
JinongainTo stare at
JirnanginTearing, to tear
Jitar dâningTo tickle
Jen bărtNo track, trackless
Jirit Sparks
K
Karnding Bush mice
KwējBone
KailgătCheek
KātHead
Kāt ji-auHair
KurdHeart
KăniăngWest
KālgămCrow
KulingTo walk
Kwernt, kwentBandicoot
KarakBlack cockatoo, red tail
KānyaCrane
KwârabilSpecies of duck
KutăpLittle eagle, or eaglehawk
KămbegorOwl
KămbairnCurlew
KurbardiMagpie
KauerParrot, species of
KalgărtLittle fish
KarderIguana (large long tailed)
KalariIguana (little)
KirăpSpecies of snake (yellow bellied)
10
KwăntSpecies of snake
KarertLittle black ant
KatartLarge black ant
KililSergeant ant
KanbărHorsefly
KulLouse
KārSpider
KulnarCabbage tree (Nuytsia floribunda)
Kalerăk, karamăkAfternoon, evening
KontCave
Kargain Sparrow hawk
Kalerang Frost
KānapFeather
Karl, kalFire
KogilSpecies of grass
KutăngManna
KulārăpPleiades
KādărRoot of tree
KwelSheoak, name
KwonertSeeds
KolyăngWattle tree
KwerdamingTo assault
KugărdaBarbless spears
Kata barder, kata bampBald headed
KwejăngatBefore, in front of
Kor băliBehind
Kēl, kail, kairlBoomerang
KogarEast
Koj, koitchNative axe
KujalTwo
KwărBrush kangaroo
Kwer-barntSpecies of duck
KătiyăkDusk
KātHill; kat gumbar = big hill, kat nob = little hill
KulyăkPaperbark tree
KauinTo amuse, to laugh
11
Karăng gătăkTo be angry, having anger
Kart nyiningBetween sitting
KorăbBlunt
Kalăk nāringTo burn
Kaia,Yes, certainly
Kārl birdl, kārl bidlCinder
Kôp Charcoal
Kwerding Edible root
KardilVomiting, to vomit
KeningDance, corroboree
Kalăk dugărningTo cook
Katăk yugardingDog's tail head ornament
Kāl dālingFlame of fires
Kongan dāj gedingGiving or exchanging food, etc.
KobăngFriend
Kobăng gătăkHaving friendship
Kōr gulingTo go back
KordHusband, wife
KordmatHusband stock, wife stock
Kauarditch bōmingJeering, jesting
Karăm wetaginThrow it away
Ken bin wetTo kick
KwejălărThin, lean
KătitchTo hear, listen
KurāLong ago
Kāt wariLong hair
Kata weraMad, head no good
Kalăng nyinTo marry
KurdingSpecies of native radish
Kondarn, kō-entScab
Kulmēring, kurndaShame, ashamed, shy
KurertShort
KāgalyangSlippery
KarertStraight, to put straight
KăneăngWest
Karl karlongMake a fire
Kaia indikYes indeed, yes truly
12
Kaiak nokDon't
KaitHere it is
Kenăng weraNo good
Kairt gulFast, quick
Kala dunadăp Joint owners of ground
M
Mūl Berries (edible) of ground creeper
MārăkLower arm
MarHand, wind
MialEye
MiningEyelash, moustache
MimbatEyebrow
MōnHeel
MātLeg, road, track, family or tribe
MuilNose
MaierLiver
MōbSkin
Moilya gwerdingSneezing
MelyernTears
Mar ngangkThumb (Hand mother)
Mal, KwentBandicoot
MogainFemale dingo
Murdit, murtMouse (pouched)
ManitchWhite cockatoo
MularCoot
MinminFishhawk
MuritchPigeon
MiniyitRobin
Māle, wilarSwan
MajetShark
MaijăkSpecies of frog
MăleSnake, species of
MăngartJamwood tree
Mōrăp"May" fly
MulitchWhite ants' eggs
13
MăngartJamwood tree
MujarCabbage tree
MărdarRed ochre
MărerdăngDark, night
Maia kōr ngereningEcho
MulărtFrost
MariSpecies of gum tree
Mulăl A long time ago
Mai-ar Leaf of tree or shrub
MiăkMoon
MiăkongMoonlight
Miǎk jenik bǎrt, miǎk weningWaning moon
Miǎk danel wari nyining; miak birWaxing moon
MirdăpMushroom
Matăk gulingWalking along the road or track
Mama gărt, mamangărtThe sea
MulgarThunder
MulgargǎtǎkHaving "thunder"; possessing magical powers
Māt ngelinBandy legged
MōwernBlack
MirSpear-throwing board
Mial bărtBlind
MaiNative camp
Mēlyin wēlinTo cry out, to cry with tears
Manitch-el-dăkDying
MurardăpEnough
Murnong, kogarEast
MolokShadow
MurartFull, filled up, satisfied
MōtGrave
MīnEdible gum from jamwood tree
Māt jungHairstick or nose stick of "leg bone"
MātHandle of native axe
MurditchHard
Mindik bam wura ngăningTo hurt, to injure
MindikSick, ill
14
MinăpJealous
Minăpin, minăpwărJealousy
Mīn dugurningTo melt gum
Murăr Mourning
Mulyert Nose piercing
Mulăk munăng ngatangTo pierce through
Mărding, moThree
Mwogain, mogainDingo (female)
Myil gijPointed spear (spear with "nose")
MurărtRelatives, blood relations
MurărtăngRelationship
MejerăkSpecies of wild fig
Maia wonk, maia kēdiningTo sing
Mal malSilly
Mining, minăngSouth
MerăkWest, meragăr nungar = western natives
Mogăr, nyīrabinWinter
MērinVegetable food (generic)
Murnong, kogarEast
Murdi bul, mat mat gulFast, quick
Murn, birăkSummer
MularCoot
Mat jungLeg bone, as nose or hair stick
Mara bărongărtinTo knock down
Maning wilburuLittle swallow
MărningFurred and pouched animals, like a tamar
MulernHigh country, upland
Marak ngundinLying flat on the back
MutchWrong class marriage, adultery
Măngaitch Flowering banksia (honey-bearing)
15
N
Nānăk Neck
Narnăk, ngarnăkBeard, chin
NumbatAnteater
NurugălyetTop of the head
NurăkBird's egg
NongartSparrowhawk
Nin-ninHawk
NyităngitWagtail
NornBlack snake
NurtBlowfly, rot, to decay
NēmimLeech, also name applied to policeman
NulyamMosquito
NumarManna from certain species of gum tree
NyurdăngRainbow
NotShade, shadow
Nyindăk-il-wonkYou ask
NulbănBelt of human hair
NoitchDead body, spirit of dead native, dead
Nyent ba nyăngaTo divide amongst several
Ning bărong nyongGive it to him
NyănginTo give
Noban yăngGive me a bit
NābinTo grease, to rub over, to smear
Nobin jirin nyăngGive me half
Ni, nijHere
NyirakItch
Nob, nyerlemăkBaby
Nut nyiningOut of breath, panting
Nil Pinion, wing
Nyin Sit
Nyin ngărdaSit down
NyiningSitting
NanStop
NyiThis
NajWhat
16
Nuarn nuningWhistle
Nyindok, nyinokYou
NyinăngYours
Nugărt ngundinLying asleep
Ni, kaitHere it is
NurerlYou two
NyingarnPorcupine
NyănginTo give
NyăngGive
Ning baring nyongGive it to him
Nājak ngau ngauingWhat is that noise ("shouting")
Nāj wurdingWhat are you doing?
Nyimerăk wurbilyăkSpecies of wild duck, mountain duck
NurdăngRainbow
Nyerliak, nyerlimăkBaby just born
Nyauerlim Ghost, spirit
NG ?
Ngarnăk, narnăk Beard, chin
Ngup, ngōbBlood, to bleed
NgaderăkCollar bone
NgorntChest
NganinTo eat, to bite
Ngā-ilHair under armpits
NgērilRibs
NgorlokTeeth
NgwărBlack opossum
NgulakBlack cockatoo, white tail
NgālyinCoot, swamp hen
Ngabăngat, ngunern, nguninSpecies of duck
NgauerSpecies of owl
NgauNative pheasant, species of mallee hen
NgarilCentipede
NgurdăngGrub of jamwood tree
Ngiting, malgărnCold, cold time, "long long ago"
NgărdikLake
NgangkSun, mother
17
Ngangk bulongaiSunrise
Ngangk-el-wenSunset
Ngarak guling, ngarak ngarakMarching in a row
NgalăkBoth of us, we, us
Ngin bărongatBring it, to bring
NgarăngaitchCovered, shut
Ngărdăgan gulTo creep on game, to crawl
NgelinCrippled, crooked
Ngărdi, ik-ik Down, below
Ngurndongin To dream
Ngarling, yaueringDrunk, giddy
Ngain wetchEnough
NgainI, me, my
NgundingTo fall, to lie down
NgubarYellow
Ngaralong gulTo go out
NganMine, my own
NguraNative spring, or well
Ours
Ngā-inPanting, to pant, to breathe heavily
NgărditchSalt
NgombainScars
Ngau ngauingTo scream, to shout
NgardongainStalking game
NgardarăpA kind of spear
NgātSaplings for hut building
NgukSweet
Nganong kurlGo to your (father's mother)
Ngaijela ni nyăngo, ale nyongI give you this (you) that give, exchanging
Nginyat-a-nginyatUgly
NgărdaUnder, underneath
Ngărda wund wundinyaUpside down
NgīnWho
Ngan yongGive me
NgilgaitchAnimal like a bandicoot
18
Ngulăk Forbidden (applied to forbidden foods)
Ngulart guling Behind go
Ngabin, babin, kobŏngFriend, friendship between two persons of opposite phratries
Ngarder nguntLie down
Ngalak walabart gumbara bōrunyinWe will have big rain drops falling
NgōkHoney
NgulanguruDay after tomorrow
Ngairl-warl Brother and sister
P, T
Tauern, tu-in Parrot
Mouth
Tēl, tīlWhite quartz
TanAbundance, plenty
TarBarb of a spear
Totl, tătlDried, parched up ground
Tā bărt, tāling bărtDumb; mouth not, tongue not
TāpKnife
Tamar Species of wallaby or small kangaroo
W
Wornok Shoulder, upper arm
WulitchCalf of leg
WēlingTo cry
WalyalLung
WongaTo speak
WiuAnteater
WârtThroat
WôlKangaroo rat
Wol, woilWallaby
WâmpBlack opossum
Went, kwentBandicoot
WordăngCrow
WârăpCuckoo
WâlitchEaglehawk
Wârin-wârinWagtail (Shepherd's Conpanion)
19
WiluCurlew
WirgălbărtSpecies of parrot
Wau-wauShag
Wilar, māleSwan
WēbinCobbler fish
WurditLittle fish
WurgilSpecies of frog
WâgălCarpet snake, "magic" snake
WitWhite ant
WarntWhite gum
WalgaLightning
Wulyan, walganăng Rainbow
Wening Dead
WârilThicket, the "scrub"
Wadarn, mamagărtThe sea
WarlThe sky
WulalTomorrow
WanbarWhirlwind
WaiăkAfraid
Wām an yoganAdultery, taking the wrong woman or a different woman
Wat mutagainTo abscond
WāmAnother, different
Wonk, wongaTo ask
WeraBad
WârdanăkAutumn
Wundung gătăkForbidden (applied to mother-in-law)
Wej-a-wejBony
WilăkRed ochre
Wart birningTo choke, choking
WiaruClub
War gauer gărMaking a cloak (of war = female kangaroo skin)
WaieningFrightened, to dread
Wēnya bulabin, wēlabinTo dream
WareritNightmare
WurārFar away
20
WugariFillet of hairstring, forehead band
WâbinA game, playing
Wuyern, wiurnGhost, spirit
WatagulGo away
Wura ngunt To hide, hidden
Wuri Long, tall
WīlNorth
WondonginTo point
WelgardiScream or shout, long sustained
WuntShield
WabelăkSly, cunning
WânWoman's stick
WetingTo spill, to upset
WundartStrangers
Wart birningTo Strangle
WeraUgly, no good
WinjalWhere
WinjamWhich
Warda warda melanHe has been killed
Welăng gătăk, kobong gătăkFriends
WutingLarge white ants' nest
WejEmu
Wardi-wardiSpecies of sorrel - edible
WulalTomorrow
WererSpecies of little snake
Wongin bolShe said, she told (me)
WārlokWeir placed across river
Wam, yurongărAn adopted child, no near relation
Wat wat gulingRunning after other men, wanton
Wera murnongMenstruation, the menstrual period
WanăngSpecies of banksia, honey-bearing
WidangaraRolling the "damper" (flour or seed cake)
Wirdangin Making the seed cake
21
Y
Yēt Chin
YinăngWidower, widow
YimăngForehead
YabaruN.W.
YājThigh bone
Yap, waijatTemples
Yāgin, yāgainTurtle, native dog
WonggarMale kangaroo
YondiIguana (species of)
YuernStump-tailed Iguana
YōberakLong tailed iguana (species of yuern)
YerndilGum tree
Yauing, muikMoon [Mistyped as 'Paperbark tree']
Yorl, yorlbăl Paperbark tree
YogalărăngPleiades, a "lot of women"
Yālyer, yā-ilSand
YuērtAshes
YukEdible root
YogWoman, female
Yira yauinTo arise
Yuat yuat yungardingNothing nothing giving
Yual wart nyăngeringTo exchange
YaueringDrunk, giddy
Yira gulTo get up, get up
YiraHigh
YagarlKnowing no better, ignorant
Yuat No, never, nothing, nobody, none
Yerar A plume
Yar-a-gulingTo run
YurangainTo shake, to quiver
Yiragul watTo get up and go away
YubarlSparks
Yā-ilSugar (sand)
YumărnTired, lazy
YorlVessel made from paperbark tree
22
YarnWhat, why
Yinok, nyinokYou
Yual gulCome here
Yual in nyinaCome and sit
Yinok ngīn kwēlWhat is your name (you what name)
YurdabililTaking the wrong woman
MānapChildren of same father stock marrying each other
YulartA species of iguana with white stripes or lines
YakNative "shovel", also a dark spot in the Milky Way
Today
YambaSpecies of eaglehawk
YunbălaGiving the wrong phratry or Class name
YertJust for fun
Yarn, yain, băla Joking, pretence

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

The moral rights of the speakers are asserted