Land and water related words in Ngadjon

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Land and water related words in Ngadjon

Land and Water
Ngadjon English
bajala flat rock
balilum water swirling at corner
bana water (generic)
barrabarra ripple
bayan pocket in scrub
biimarra flood
biirrum intersection
bilmba hole
binda waterfall
biriny salt water
bugan clearing
bugun spring
bulin lake, lagoon
burraya cave
burrbuny gravel, coarse sand
burmyja animal pad/regular track
buyabarra quartz stone
buyu scrub
dangii river bank
digaa steep bank
digarra coast
dirran edge of scrub
dirrba bare place
dugu water blocked eg log
duugu thick scrub
gambii tablelands
gamburr clay - white
garraja current
gudu thick jungle
gujirri steep bank
guwirr clay - red
guyan white quartz, glass
jaambuu mud
jabu earth
jabu ground, dirt
jarrba gully with no water
jarrba very small creek
jarrga gully with running water
jawaa mouth of river
jiinjii bubble (on water)
jurru ridge on top of mountain
juuga small hill, little ridge
magirram clay - yellow
malan main river (runs all year)
malan coast
mungan mountain
munggu clay - soft, kids can eat it
murrmun lots of stones
nambanamba narrow place, gorge
nanggaa stone
ngagu waterhole
nyarri hole
wagii sand
warrgin forest
winyju creek
wugu flat top on mountain
wurrgulum foam in fresh water
wuuwii steam
yaagaa track, road
yabala flat country
yirrgaa side of hill

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