Nouns

This page contains common words (mostly nouns). Click on the column headings to sort.

Kunwok	English
bakki	tobacco
baleh	where
bengwarr	deaf person
berluh	aunty
bikbik	pig
bim	painting
bininj	person, aboriginal person, man
birriwern	everyone
bobo	bye bye
bod	fly
bokenh	two
dabborrabbolk	elders, old people, ancestors
daluk	woman
delek	white clay
djalangkarridj-djalangkarridj	dragonfly
djarrang	horse
djedje	woman's child
djenj	fish
duruk	dog
karrang	mother
korlonj	man's child
kornkumo	father
korroko	just now, a long time ago
kudjewk	year, wet season
kukak	night
kukku	water
kunak	fire
kunbard	knee
kunberl	arm
kunberr	fun
kunbid	hand
kunbirli	light, flame
kunbolk	country
kundad	leg
kundang	mouth
kundedj	buttocks
kundenge	foot
kundjikka	milk, breast
kundulk	tree
kundung	sun, hour
kunj	kangaroo
kunkanj	meat
kunkeb	nose
kunkodj	head
kunkurlah	skin
kunmadj	personal effects
kunmim	eye
kunngarbek	hair
kunngey	name
kunngorrk	waist
kunngudj	strength
kunwardde	stone, money
kunwok	language
kured	camp
kurrung	build up season
lod	loaf
mah	ok
mako	gun, didjeridoo
malaywi	morning, tomorrow
manberlnginj	clapstick
manbolh	track
manbuyika	next, previous
mankabo	river
mankung	honey
manlabbarl	waterhole
manme	food
manngarre	bushes
marladj	orphan
mayh	animal
milh	forhead
mimih	spirit being
modjarrkki	freshwater crocodile
mudika	truck, car
nakurrng	poison cousin
namarrkon	lightning
namud	family
nayin	snake
ngadburrung	sibling
ngadjadj	uncle
ngalekke	she
ngalkohbanj	old lady
ngalng	yabby
ngalyod	rainbow serpent
nganabbarru	buffalo
ngardduk	my, mine, nb "rdrd"
ngarradj	sulphur-crested cockatoo
ngaye	I
ngudda	you
rdardda	younger sibling
rdird	moon, month, usually written "dird"
wakih	prawn
wakwak	crow
wilarrk	egg
wolewoleh	afternoon, yesterday
yabok	sister
yawkyawk	young woman
yawudinj / yawurrinj	young man
wurdurd	child
yoh	yes

Common Loanwords from English

• bakki tobacco
• bikbik pig
• bulikki cattle
• dabulin tarpaulin
• djukdjuk chicken
• delebon telephone
• mededjin medicine
• mudika truck, car