b

sacred food provided to performers in mandiwala circumcision ritual).ritual).55.3.7.

(Entry on page 2 of printed dictionary)

-baG-

Pref

eye. (Used as compound initial for noun bagalan^g.)

ba-dun^ggalNcMana

big eye. P1ba-dun^ggu-run^ggal-in^yun^g.P1ba-dun^ggu-run^ggal-in^yun^g.116.2.4.

(Mana

is class of bagalan^g; final element isrun^ggal.)

Cpd. initial with verbs:

see =ririwan^yji-, =w₂adja-, ala:di,=w₂ urlha-, =w₁ urya-, =yaba-,=yibara-, =yijga-; also contained etymologically several stemsbeginning with ba but not further analysed here.

(Entry on page 2 of printed dictionary)

bagajalyara

mast (of boat/ship). Syn: gunda:ruru.

(Entry on page 2 of printed dictionary)

-bagajgaj-

Pref

(See =na- 'to see').

(Entry on page 2 of printed dictionary)

-ba=galhara-

(See =w₁alhara-).

(Entry on page 2 of printed dictionary)

ba-gala:di

blind; having poor vision, half-blind.

See ala:di.

(Entry on page 2 of printed dictionary)

bagalan^g

eye. 20.7.2, 20.8.4, 42.6.4, 47.13.2, 71.11.4, 73.8.2, 120.5.4, 127.5.1. (WithNC_der- also 'seed, nut'.)

NCder:

uG- 138.2.1; maG- 116.2.1, 116.6.1.

Cpd. initial usually-baG- (above), but the full form is attested with verb=yu-.

Etym:-baG- plus *-galan^g 'egg' (seegalan^g-, gagalan^g).

Syn:

munbarg (less common).

(Entry on page 2 of printed dictionary)

-ba=gamadha-

(See =w₁amadha-).

(Entry on page 2 of printed dictionary)

bagaraag

nut of (female) cycad tree n^gadhu). Text 116.

Four syllables (in speech of older informants).

Probably contains -baG-'eye' (cycad nuts are called 'eyes' in some neighboringlanguages).

Cf. a:r.

(Entry on page 3 of printed dictionary)

-ba=gara:da-

(See =w₁ara:da-).

(Entry on page 3 of printed dictionary)

bagarawadgarawad

squinting, peering, looking with difficulty.

Ex:

ni=yaran^gga:-' bagarawadgarawad 'He looked around squinting' (with=w₁aran^gga-).

Probably contains -baG-.

Fact: =bagarawadgarawad-ga-.

(Entry on page 3 of printed dictionary)

bagawaga:la

looking or facing this way. (Normally in predicative form).form).162.7.3pred.

Concrete form: bagawaga:lu:-'. 12.6.3pred.

Inch: =bagawaga:la-ma- 65.8.4.

Specialised rdp. of demonstrative adverb ba-ga:-'la and concrete ba-ga:-'lu:-‘‘from there (to here)'.

For opposite see buguwuguni.

(Entry on page 3 of printed dictionary)

=bagawulma-

VIntrA3

to have bad vision, to have trouble seeing.

Probably contains -baG-.

(Entry on page 3 of printed dictionary)

-ba=gaya-

(See =w₁aya-).

(Entry on page 3 of printed dictionary)

bagirilg

quarrelsome, bullying.

bagiril-jun^g. P1: ba-bagirilg. Syn:badijan.

(Entry on page 3 of printed dictionary)

-ba=gululudha-

bagumid-jun^g. P1: ba-bagumid.

(See =w₁ululudha-).

(Entry on page 3 of printed dictionary)

=baguma-

VIntrA1

to shut one's eyes. 10.12.4, 12.6.4, 12.7.5, 13.37.5.

Mult:

-n^gara-n^gu=baguma- 12.6.4, 13.35.2.

Caus: =bagumi-jga-.

Probably contains -baG-. Cf. =ririwan^yji-.

(Entry on page 3 of printed dictionary)

Ex:

nu-n^gu=bagumid n^gijan^g a:-da-nu:-''There you are stealing again!'

Refl of Fact:

=bagumid-gi-'- VIntrI1 to commit a theft. (simple Fact notused).

Syn: da:rawa. Cf. verb =amaja-.

(Entry on page 3 of printed dictionary)

ba:guru

to jump, shift position. 7.15.4, 163.5.2.

cloth headband.

(Entry on page 3 of printed dictionary)

-ba=guriyi-

VTrI1

(See =w₁uriyi-).

(Entry on page 3 of printed dictionary)

baj!

Cf.:

Cf. verbs =garaja-, =abi-.

Syn:

badabad!

(Entry on page 3 of printed dictionary)

-ba=jaba-

(See =yaba-).

(Entry on page 3 of printed dictionary)

-ba=jada-

(See =yada-).

(Entry on page 3 of printed dictionary)

bajbara

pandanus-fibre mat (used, e.g., for soaking wulburu yams). 155.3.6,156.3.4, 157.3.3.

Cf.:

Cf. n^ganiyalg, marin.

(Entry on page 3 of printed dictionary)

-ba=jibara-

(See =yibara-).

(Entry on page 4 of printed dictionary)

-ba=jijga-

(See =yijga-).

(Entry on page 4 of printed dictionary)

bigan^gi.

(Entry on page 4 of printed dictionary)

-ba=jirbi-

VIntrI1

(See =yirbi-).

(Entry on page 4 of printed dictionary)

=bajirijirin^ga-

or =bajirin^yjirin^ga

VTrYa

to poke in the eye.

Ref1:

=bajirin^yjirin^gi-'- 120.5.3._

Irregular derivative of -bac- and rdp. of =yirin^ga-.

(Entry on page 4 of printed dictionary)

-ba=jiyi-

VTrI1

(See =yiyi-).

(Entry on page 4 of printed dictionary)

ba:ju

spike, nail (metal).

(Entry on page 4 of printed dictionary)

balhabalha

fast, quick. (Frequently in predicative form.)

Ex: ba=balhabalha ba=ya:-ri: 'Go fast!' (Sg imperative).

n^gulun^gulug (more common). Cf.(n^g)albalan^g.

(Entry on page 4 of printed dictionary)

=balhu-

VTrU1

to cut (usually in sense of cutting something up or cutting into something,not cutting something off which is expressed by =w₁uldha-,=w₁ulguldha-). 10.18.3/4, 14.6.4, 31.1.4, 31.2.2, 55.8.3ff.,95.8.2rdp, 106.4.2, 109.3,3, 111.4.4, 111.4.4ff. rdp; 143.5.5, 161.20.2,161.27.3ff., 162.24.3. (Irregula.rly 'to circumcise' in 55.8.3ff.).

Much more common in simple form than synonym =a:yu-, but the latter is muchmore common in compounds. Cpds. with =balhu- :

-dan-n^gu=balhu-

to cut up guts of. 111.5.3/4.

-dhan^gumilm=balhi-'-

(Ref1) to have one's genitals cut up. 37.4.1, 37.5.6 (we expect*-dhan^gumil-n^gu=balhi-'-).

Syn:

=a:yu-. Cf. =w₁uldha-, =w₁ulguldha-.

(Entry on page 4 of printed dictionary)

-bal

Pref See -w₂al-.

(Entry on page 4 of printed dictionary)

man^gandayayagu. Opposite:w₂alawalamag.

(Entry on page 4 of printed dictionary)

balanu

Adv) or NAdj for good, permanently.

Ex as NAdj:

ni=balanu adaba 'He has (sc. gone) forever'.

Syn:

w₂uguwuguni (more common).

(Entry on page 4 of printed dictionary)

balan^gu

rope (for sail or anchor, in sailing).

Cf. n^gadugu.

(Entry on page 4 of printed dictionary)

balawudawuda

huge, very big. 100.5.5.

Emphatic of run^ggal 'big'.

Syn:

(n^gagara-)wugag,(n^gagara-)yiriwu(-yin^yun^g), bothmore common than balawudawuda.

(Entry on page 4 of printed dictionary)

balbara

friend, companion, mate.

balbara-yun^g. P1: ba-balbara (rdp. oftenomitted).

(Entry on page 4 of printed dictionary)

=balbin^yji-

VIntrI2

(group) to split up, to go in different directions. 163.6.3.

Probably contains Recip -n^yji-.

Syn:

=rajara-.

(Entry on page 4 of printed dictionary)

balga:ri

large bivalve shellfish sp. (c. 4 inches diameter).

(Entry on page 4 of printed dictionary)

-balguz

(See =w₂algu).

(Entry on page 5 of printed dictionary)

baligujanigujani

small hawk sp. (mainly a songword).

Syn: wadanawadana.

baliji

NcAnaWu type of liquor said to have been drunk by Macassans(man^gga:dhira), similar to aniji (q.v.).

(Entry on page 5 of printed dictionary)

ba:lmi

pelican (most common word).

ma:bulhu, bululja.

Syn:

gawira, burung^ggurg.

(Entry on page 5 of printed dictionary)

balamumu

name given by Nunggubuyu to Yuulngu (northeast Arnhem Land) clans other thanthose speaking Ritharngu (hence mainly Dhuwal and Dhay'yi clans, many of whomlived at Numbulwar until around 1975).

(Entry on page 5 of printed dictionary)

balara

a wattle with flower spikes, smallish leaves, and edible gum, Acaciadifficilis.

(Entry on page 5 of printed dictionary)

balawalaya

restless, active, talkative.

(Entry on page 5 of printed dictionary)

=balayida-

to slip or slide. 163.5.3.

-dha=balayida-

VIntrA2 to slip or slide.

(Entry on page 5 of printed dictionary)

balbalma

butterfly, moth (all types).

(Entry on page 5 of printed dictionary)

balbi

(Entry on page 5 of printed dictionary)

=baldha-

to stay behind (e.g., while others go on).

Caus:

=baldhi-jga-.

(Entry on page 5 of printed dictionary)

balman

violent northwest wind.

Syn: baralumbu. Cf. ba:ra.

(Entry on page 5 of printed dictionary)

balwal

flounder, sole (marine fish).

bandicoot (animal), esp. young. 13.12.2.

Syn:

wangurag (most common term).

(Entry on page 5 of printed dictionary)

(Entry on page 5 of printed dictionary)

bambarbambar

(less often NcWara) a type of ants with black and silver colors,Polyrachis spp.

(Entry on page 5 of printed dictionary)

bamundurga

smoking pipe (uncommon term).

laruwa.

(Entry on page 5 of printed dictionary)

-ban-

Pref smoke, steam.

Nc_der-n^gu-ban, unmarked form (an-)u-n^gu-banNcAnaWu 65.14.6, 120.3.5, 132.3.1.

As cpd. initial with verb:

see =lhan^gadba-.

(Entry on page 5 of printed dictionary)

banban

straight.

Syn: andhurg (more common).

(Entry on page 5 of printed dictionary)

-bandhagalalur

(See -w₂andhagalalur).

(Entry on page 5 of printed dictionary)

bandhara

Adv) (in the) middle; sea not far from coast (cf. creole "middle water"in this sense). 9.2.4, 65.14.5, 95.9.2, 113.5.5(sea).

bandhara-wala-yaj

along the coast. 29.4.1/3.

Cf.:

Cf. alagala, w₂ulun^ga.

(Entry on page 6 of printed dictionary)

bandiyan

king brown snake (term apparently a recent borrowing from local creole,ultimately from Roper R. area languages).

Du: bandiyan-ba: 20.14.3.

Syn:

n^guda-lhardharg (alphabetised under n^g).

(Entry on page 6 of printed dictionary)

=bandudula-

(object) to be smoking, emitting smoke.

Appears to contain ban-.

Syn: =bu:la- (more common).

(Entry on page 6 of printed dictionary)

bandula

NcWara

young masked plover (bird).

Adult: warbarg.

bangarmiri

or banganmiri NcAnaWu marine fish sp., apparently a small rock cod. (nand g pronounced separately.)

(Entry on page 6 of printed dictionary)

bangawudu

water goanna.

Syn: galamu (more common term).

(Entry on page 6 of printed dictionary)

=bann^ga-

to catch (fish) with hands, squatting in small creek.

Distinct from =w₂ann^ga- 'to dance; to tread on'(hardened form =bann^ga- after stop or nasal).

(Entry on page 6 of printed dictionary)

banami

Uncommon in Nunggubuyu (though common in Ritharngu, etc.); some informantsreject it, others accept it marginally).

brolga (bird).

NcMana marble tree, Oweniavernicosa. ('marble tree' is also applied in local English to other spp.)spp.)127.4.2, 131.1.1, 139.4.1.

gudargu (common term), etc.

(Entry on page 6 of printed dictionary)

Syn:

gilin^gingilin^gin (uncommon).

(Entry on page 6 of printed dictionary)

banumbil

morning or evening star (Venus). 41.17.5.

Syn:

yiriwila, lan^gguralma.

(Entry on page 6 of printed dictionary)

waragu (more common). Cf. badan^gu,yijburu.

(Entry on page 6 of printed dictionary)

=barama-

VIntrA1

to be constipated (have difficulty defecating). 123.2.5. (Some speakers usethis only in cpds.)

-w₁ara=warama-

to be constipated.

-dan=barama-

to be constipated (in guts). 123.2.6.

-gulmum=barama-

to be constipated (in belly).

These compounds all presuppose base form =w₂arama-.

(Entry on page 6 of printed dictionary)

=barawuda-

to throw; to throw down; to throw away. 16.21.2/3, 17.14.3, 27.6.5, 53.1.5rdp,61.2.3, 70.3.1, 111.4.3, 111.4.3rdp, 164.1.4.

-lhan^y-n^gu=barawuda-

to throw chopped wood (-lhaj-).

-ar-n^gu=barawuda-

to throw water. 63.3.3/5.

-al-n^gu=barawuda-

to throw floater (for dugong harpoon). 111.1.3/4, 112.2.3.

Syn:

=yarawa-, =w₂arga-.

(Entry on page 6 of printed dictionary)

=baruma-

=bawaruma-, or =ba:ruma-

to roll up or coil up. 53.2.1/2, 166.14.1.

Ref1:

=barumi-'-, =bawarumi-'- VIntrI1 to roll (oneself) up,become rolled up or coiled up. 21.7.3, 167.19.1.

-w₁

ara=waruma- or -w₁ara=wawaruma- VTrA1 to wrap(all) up.

-jam=bwarumi-'-

(Ref1) to have roots (-jan^g-) coiled.

-yina=bawarumi-'-

(Ref1) to be confused (have head coiled).

-ji=warumi-'-

(Ref1) to double back, change course sharply. 19.5.1, 21.7.4.

Note that the base form in cpds. is =w₂a(wa)ruma-.

(Entry on page 7 of printed dictionary)

=bara-

and -bara=wara-

VIntrN^gal

to be/become bent or crooked.

Long (rdp.) form tends to mean 'to zigzag, to be multiply bent' but takes alltense/aspect forms, e.g., past punctualni-bara=wara-n^ga-n^y 'He went along crookedly'. See See47.11.3/4.

Initial b becomes w₂ in compounds:

Comit:

-an^yji-wara=wara- to go crookedly with. 59.10.7.

-ji=wara-

or -ji-wara=wara- to double back, change course. 22.3.3.

Syn:

-ji=warumi-'- in preceding entry. Syn: =maraa-.

-lhal-wara=wara-

(country) to stretch out in crooked form. 97.4.5.

See also bara-waru-j and =baruga-, below. Syn: =murunda-.

For -dhan^y=bara- and -w₂ad=bara- see=w₂ara-.

(Entry on page 7 of printed dictionary)

ba:ra

northwest wind (common term). Text 62, 167.1.1ff., 169.1.1.

Syn:

barmilimili, barmilili.

Cf.:

Cf. amilmil, balman, baralumbu.

(Entry on page 7 of printed dictionary)

baragal

shrub sp. (unidentified) whose trunk is used to make spear shafts, possiblyPolyalthianitidissima.

Etym: widespread term in this area for 'spear shaft' or a tree sp. put to thisuse, but species reference differs widely from one language to another; notcommon in Nunggubuyu.

(Entry on page 7 of printed dictionary)

baralumbu

violent northwest wind.

balman. Cf. ba:ra.

(Entry on page 7 of printed dictionary)

bara-waru-j

crooked, bent, zigzagging.

Derived from =bara-, above. Becomes -w₂ara-waru-j in cpds.

Fact: see =baruga-, below.

(Entry on page 7 of printed dictionary)

barawu

boat (all kinds except canoes, usually applied to small and mid-sized modernboats). 62.2.4, 143.13.1, 164.1.6, 164.3.6, 166.4.1, 167.4.2, 168.10.4.

Macassan ships:

mijiyan^ga, marga:lhuwa. Cf. biribiri, -ramba-.

(Entry on page 7 of printed dictionary)

=barga-

to set (sticks, leaves) ablaze by blowing on embers or sparks from firedrill.firedrill.168.7.1. Rdp: -ba=barga-.

Distinct from =w₂arga- (hardened form =barga-).

Usual direct object is n^gura 'fire'.

-lha=barga-

to light (big campfire). Presupposes base =w₂arga-.

-lhan^y-n^gu=barga

to set (firewood) ablaze.

Both these cpds. have -lhaj-; the first is irregular.

(Entry on page 7 of printed dictionary)

=barguga-

to give to, to hand (something) to.

Uncommon stem; recipient is object-marker in verb.

Cf. =yi-/=w₁u- 'to give', also =bayara-ga- (s.v. bayara).

(Entry on page 8 of printed dictionary)

bari

n^ga:mbu=ya:-ri: bari-miri 'Let's go for a walk, Let's gowalkabout'.

Adv) hike, walkabout.

Ex. of instrumental:

As cpd. initial:

see n^gulun^gulug, w₂alwal, =n^gawi-'-

Syn:

lharug. Cf. also some entries below, this page.

(Entry on page 8 of printed dictionary)

barigud

buffalo (uncommon term). 162.18.6

Syn:

mu:ri (common term), etc.

(Entry on page 8 of printed dictionary)

bari-wan^yja:bu-ruj

Adv) or NAdj (See an^yja:bu).

(Entry on page 8 of printed dictionary)

bari-yal-n^garan^gara

(See n^garan^gara).

(Entry on page 8 of printed dictionary)

=barlha-

to be/become stiff or paralysed.

Caus: =barlhi-jga-.

As compound final has base form =w₂arlha- :

-w₁ara=warlha-

to be stiff, sore, paralysed (all over). 162.18.2.

-w₂an=barlha-

to have a bad (painful) ear.

-maram=barlha-

to have a bad (stiff, sore) hand.

Etym:

*=bar-dhV- including thematizing suffix; old rdp. is now separate root=w₂arbarlha- (q.v.), root also preserved as -war inbira-war (listed s.v. -war).

(Entry on page 8 of printed dictionary)

barmilimili

or barmilili

northwest wind (uncommon term).

Syn: ba:ra (common).

(Entry on page 8 of printed dictionary)

=baruga-

or -bara=waruga-

to cause (something) to zigzag or be crooked.

Both forms take complete tense-aspect paradigms; for punctual of long (rdp.)form see 40.3.1.

Probably from *=baru-j- plus Fact *-ga-; the underlying

NAdj now shows up as invariably reduplicated bara-waru-j.

Cf.:

Cf. also verb =bara- (above).

(Entry on page 8 of printed dictionary)

=bawalha-

VIntrA1

(See =w₂awalha-).

(Entry on page 8 of printed dictionary)

=bawaruma-

(See =baruma-).

(Entry on page 8 of printed dictionary)

(Entry on page 8 of printed dictionary)

bayabaya

rigging of Macassan ship (mijiyan^ga, marga:lhuwa).

(Entry on page 8 of printed dictionary)

bayara

(proper, just) share, reward.

Fact: =bayara-ga- to give (proper) share to.

(Entry on page 8 of printed dictionary)

bayir

female euro (rock kangaroo, murbungula). 92.1.1, 95.10.5.

Variant wayir from one speaker, rejected by others.

First textual citation incorrectly uses term for female antelopine kangaroo(correctly anda:lburu).

Syn: anjirwi.

(Entry on page 8 of printed dictionary)

-bi-

Pref

waist. (Cf. independent noun ga:j.)

Used in a few cpds.: see =yaba-, =yira-. Other sense with =lharma-.

(Entry on page 8 of printed dictionary)

NcAnaWu paper; (paper) money.

(Entry on page 8 of printed dictionary)

bibi

(my/our) mother's brother (uncle).

2nd/3rd possessor: nuran^gi,nuran^ga-yun^g. Dyadic: n^gali-j

Synchronically distinct from -w₂ibi 'mother' as inmij-bibi-yun^g (with w₂__ b), but etymologically thesame.

(Entry on page 9 of printed dictionary)

bidhan^ymiri

or NcAnaWu suckerfish, Remora sp.

(Entry on page 9 of printed dictionary)

bid!

to run, dart, move quickly. 71.23.3(series).

Cf.:

Cf. =rulmurda-, =yarba-, =jarara-,=w₂uwalga-.

(Entry on page 9 of printed dictionary)

bigan^gi

(metal) fishhook. 105.3.3, 166.14.1.

Fact:

=bigan^gi-wa-, =bigan^gi-ya- to make (wire) intofishhook.

Syn:

bajilan.

(Entry on page 9 of printed dictionary)

bijaja

(my/our) mother's father, mother's father's sister.

bun^ga:dhi, n^gayan^g (the normal term).

Etym: From Warndarang and other languages to the south, perhaps recently viaEng. creole.

(Entry on page 9 of printed dictionary)

=bilharga-

to seize, grab (with hand). 3.5.5, 5.7.1, 10.18.3, 112.3.5, 161.12.4.

Near-synonyms include =ma-, =w₂anaga-, =nima-.

Rf:

gudbij!.

(Entry on page 9 of printed dictionary)

bilin^yjiri

(Variant past tense form of =bilya-, below)

bullock (uncommon term).

Syn: bulugi (common).

(Entry on page 9 of printed dictionary)

=billhi-Ø

VIntr

(Entry on page 9 of printed dictionary)

biln^yalga

weak; shifting, unsteady (object).

Uncommon variant biln^yalga recorded.

If biln^yalga is oldest form, the bil- syllable may be related tothe root in =bilwila-, below; see also =bilya-.

(Entry on page 9 of printed dictionary)

bi:lu

Adv) windward, into the wind (sailing term).

Ex: bi:lu ba=wayama-ni 'Move into the wind!'

Opposite: dhu:ru.

(Entry on page 9 of printed dictionary)

=bilwila-

to sway, shake, tremble (e.g., small tree in the wind); to yield easily, to bepliant; (ground, mud) to be soft, to sink easily under the weight offootsteps.

In cpds. has base form =w₂ilwila-

-lham=bilbila-

or -mun=bilwila- to have soft (tender) foot.

-w₁ara=wilwila-

to shake, tremble; to shake all over.

-yi=wilwila-

to have a grim or solemn expression.

-mar=bilwila-

(spear) to shake, quiver. 13.32.3.

The related NAdj is bil-wilwilu-j, below.

Etym:

*-bil=bil-dhV- (rdp.), with root possibly seen also in biln^yalgaand =bilya-.

(Entry on page 9 of printed dictionary)

bil-wilwilu-j

weak (person or object); pliant, bending.

bil-wilwilu-Ø-jun^g (from /-j-yun^g/).

P1: bi-bil-wilwilu-j.

Related to verb =bilwila-, above.

Opposite:

dambilharu, w₂adawadad.

(Entry on page 9 of printed dictionary)

=bilya-

(Past₂ =bilya-y or =billhi-Ø)

VlntrN^ga2

or -bil=yi- VlntrN^ga2 (cpd. with =yi- 'to sleep') to betilted, to be standing in a tilted position.

Caus:

=bilya-n^gi-jga- 161.7.4.

-yina-n^gu=bilya-

to have head (i.e., prow of boat) tilted.

-raj=bilya-

to be tilted.

The first of these cpds. presupposes base =bilya-, the second base=w₂ilya-.

See comments for =bilwila-. Probably originally a compound of *-bil- and*-1ha- 'to stand' with some later reshaping.

(Entry on page 10 of printed dictionary)

bilaj

buttocks; corresponding parts of animals, etc., including skin flapps flankingtail of rays.

Cf. bira, bun^guran^g.

(Entry on page 10 of printed dictionary)

=biligaga-

to turn down request from (someone), to refuse to give something to.

(Entry on page 10 of printed dictionary)

bilyug

or bi:yug

black-faced cuckoo-shrike (bird).

(Entry on page 10 of printed dictionary)

binang

edible, sweet-tasting gum on bark of certain wattles, esp.min^yar(n^g) and balara; also used as term forthe first of these trees, Acaciatorulosa. 121.1.1ff.

(Entry on page 10 of printed dictionary)

=binima-

to hide behind (tree, etc.). 34.4.4.

Cf.:

Cf. =julubi-'- and next entry, below. Cf. also =jiji-bu-.

(Entry on page 10 of printed dictionary)

=binima-ja-

VlntrN^gal

to hide (oneself), to go into hiding.

Unusual intransitive derivative of =binima-.

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bin^garawu

name of a subclan of the numamudidi clan, with territorialcentre wuyagiba (just north of Roper R. mouth).

bin^garawi-n^yun^g.

yawun^garawu. Other subclan: num-barwar.

Both synonyms seem to contain -n^garawu (cf. n^garawu,name of a man in this subclan).

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Syn:

gulmun^g, variant dhulmun^g.

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maG- 'stern (of boat)' 158.1.5, niG- 108.3.1/3, (an-)uG- 157.6.1.

bira-yarmayarmaj

long anus. Used in expressiona-bira-yarmayarma-jin^yun^g 'of (i.e., having)long rear end', descriptive term for mud-whelk shells.

bira-war

(See -war).

Cf.:

Cf. bilaj, bun^guran^g.

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bira:yag

buffalo (uncommon term).

mu:ri (common term), etc.

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birbirg

Not to be confused with birbirg.

young koel bird (guwag).

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birgar!

Interjection

(call used in ritual). 71.20.3.

biradha

NcAnaWu rice (Macassan word, used when talking aboutMacassans).

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birbirg

NcWara

masked plover (bird).

Syn: warbarg (both synonyms common).

bandula.

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birbiru

a kind of top used in spinning wax.

Fact: =birbiru-wa- to spin (wax, etc.).

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biribiri

type of boat said to be used by sailors from Thursday Island.

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birijirbirijir

or birijibiriji

willy-wagtail (bird) and some large wren spp.

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n^ga=ya-n^ggi birina 'I went along on one side'.

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birir!

(sound of twigs and leaves being crunched underfoot, etc.). 43.11.6.

Cf. mariyarg.

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birn^ggilbirn^ggilg

young lotusbird or swamphen (birn^ggilg).

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birn^ggilg

lotusbird (jacana) or swamphen.

birn^ggilbirn^ggilg.

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birn^yalga

weak; shifting, unsteady.

birn^yalga-yun^g.

Variant:

biln^yalga. Syn: bil-wilwilu-j.

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=biyirimila-

to be/become dusk (twilight).

Subject is Ana class:

wu=biyirimili-n^y 'It has become dusk'.

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bi:yug

(See bilyug).

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biyulguyulgu

grey-crowned babbler (bird). Mostly in songs.

Usual term:

wulan^gan^gag,gulan^gan^gag.

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bubug

young swamp pheasant (wubug).

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bubunara

black-headed python, Aspiditesmelanocephalus.

yu:n, lha:ma(g).

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bu:dhun^g

string belt. 148.1.1.

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budjudug

small bird sp., perhaps a wren sp.

Cf. birijirbirijir.

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n^ganma, burgun. Cf. -lhan-, ji:ji.

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=buddha-

to carry on one's back. 45.2.2rdp.

to cook (covered with hot coals and sand or dirt). 36.3.5, 109.4.2, 115.7.1,115.7.2rdp, 116.6.2, 119.7.1/3, 120.3.2, 126.1.2.

Cf.:

Cf. =na- 'to burn, cook', =ru-bu-, =a:gamba-.

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budubud!

to jump, dive. 10.8.1.

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=bududuga-

=w₂argu- (more common).

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buduga

a shrub used in making firedrills and medicine, Clerodendrumfloribundum.

Functions as Inch of bugag.

lhuruman, ayan^ga (but some speakers claim that these terms applyto a distinct form of this sp.).

Cf.:

Cf. also (w)alburun^ggu.

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=buga-dhi-

VIntrI1

(person) to become old.

Syn:

=yiwan^ggu-dhi- (and =yiwan^ggu-ma-).

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buga-jun^g. P1: bu-bugag.

yiwan^ggu and n^gajiwan^ggu (much morecommon).

Not to be confused with -w₂ugag.

Inch =buga-dhi- listed above.

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bu-gu-ni

Adv) or NAdj to there, (going) that way.

Adverbial sense common (see grammar).

Ex. of NAdj form (with Concrete -u) as predicate: 14.18.1.

With NC prefix an-ubu-gu-ni.

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buguwuguni

(occasionally NcAna(Adv)) looking or facing away.

Concrete form buguwugunu:-'.

Inch:

=buguwuguni-ma-, =buguwugunu:-'-ma- 65.6.1, 65.12.5, 75.2.6(emend suffix from-ma:-' to -ma-n^g in last ex.).

Mult -n^gara-n^gu=buguwugunu:-'-ma- 65.10.1.

Etym: Specialised rdp. of bu-gu-ni, cf. bagawaga:la.

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buguwuluwulu

very small mullet sp. similar to langaj.

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bujbuj

a small bird sp. (onomatopoeic).

Homophonous with following item.

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bujbuj

withered, dried up (flower, fruit, etc., also formerly swollen wound,etc.).

Inch:

=bujbuj-ma- or =bujbun^y-ma-. 108.2.1.

Fact: =bujbuj-ga-.

Recip of Fact:

=bujbuj-ga-n^yji- 108.2.1(with -CVC- rdp.).

Benef of Mult Fact:

-a-gara-n^gu=bujbuj-ga- 139.9.2.

Syn:

dadarg. Cf. also verb =rira-. Cf.w₂adbir.

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=bujiga-

(two persons) to put knees together. 12.6.2.

-lan-n^gbuijiga-n^yji-

Only attestation, analysis tentative (cf. la:n 'knee' and Recip-n^yji-).

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bu:jun^g

feather tip of feathered stick (dha:mbulg).

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bujurbujur

sick and covered with sores (like leper). 28.6.3pred, 28.7.2pred.

Mult:

-w₁ara-n^gu=bujurbujur (all) covered with sores.

Syn:

ji:ji (more common), gundagunda.

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=bu:la-

(fire, etc.) to smoke, emit smoke. 96.1.4, 120.4.3, 132.2.4, 160.1.3/4.

Rdp: -bu=bu:la-.

Syn:

=bandudula- (much less common), =w₂ulwula-.

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bulayi

(Eng. loan)

(water) to bubble up; to boil. 63.2.3, 63.3.2.

billycan. 60.2.2, 119.3:3/4, 127.1.3, 142.3.3.

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=bulbayi-

VIntrI1

Caus: =bulbayi-jga-.

Cf.:

Cf. =badaraga-, =n^gangudhaga-.

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-bul=jaldha-

(splashing noise, as in stirring yams) 125.9.2(series).

(See =yaldha-).

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Syn:

bilin^yjiri (less common).

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buluru!

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bulwul

womb.

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=bula-

Ex. of past punctual for perfective sense:

to be happy, satisfied.

n^ga=buli-n^y adaba

am happy' (lit., 'I became happy').

-w₁urin^y-n^gu=bula-

to be happy. (w₁urij 'chest')

-ya:l-n^gu=bula-

to be happy.

Apparently unrelated to =w₂ula- (root found in cpds.only).

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bulan^ggan^gga

a shrub with edible fruit, Securinegavirosa.

Syn: lhunga (more common, but both terms well known).

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bulbar

dark red ochre used in body painting. 156.2.2, 170.2.2, 170.4.4. Verb:=w₁/w₂urbar-wu-. Cf. lhuni,bumada.

To say '(something) is red' we can say ama-bulbar-yi: 'like red ochre'ochre'156.2.2, but occasionally bulbar can be used as a predicative NAdj, hencewu=bulbar 'it is (dark) red'.

Inch =bulbar-ma-. 156.2.1.

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=bulin^yja-

to not wait for or not help (person), do without (him)

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=bulma-