Land and water related words in Ngadjon
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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