Loan Words from other languages used by the Ngadjon

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Loan Words from other languages used by the Ngadjon

Loan Words
Ngadjon English
banigin pannikin
bawurra dynamite
baybu pipe
baygi bag
bayil file
bigibigi Pig
bigibigi Pig
bilaynggirr blanket
biligan billy can
biliji plate
binyjin petrol (benzine)
bugu fork
buji cat
bulijiman policeman
bulin bullet
bulugi bullock
bunarra bow and arrow
burranda verandah
buun spoon
dawun town
dibul table
duwa door
gaba cup
gadin cotton
garijin kerosene
gawu cow
gawun dress (gown)
gilaji glass
ginayga Kanaka
gurrugu grog (Loan Word)
guwum comb
jalgi sulky, dray
jarjin sergeant
jarrunyja trousers
jiya chair
jubu soap
juwa store, shop
lada ladder
lawam lamp
layin clothes line
mama white woman
mani money
milgi milk
mudaga motor car
naybu knife
ngama hammer
nganggija handkerchief
ngayan iron
raygi rag
waya wire
waybala white man
winda window
wiyil wheel
yinyjin train

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