Land and environment

• hail

  dum-jarrayn-gurlk

• hail

  dum-gurrulk-ngayu

• liquid

  borna-

• lump

  dort

• moon

  dirt

• milky way

  mayombol

• middle water

  -ngornong

• liquid

  wak

• clouds running

  barlmarrk

• birthplace (male)

  mangal

• ant hole

  dun

• antbed (in/on...)

  bolwe-luk

• antbed

  bolwe

• area

  lerr

• arid country

  jombol

• antbed

  goya

• boughshade

  juwul

• arid country

  wak-werr

• bush

  lurlk

• bank (river…)

  gelk

• branch (river)

  bo-marnak

• bank (sheltered part)

  jumbay

• billabong

  langka

• birthplace (woman's)

  jaj

• black soil country

  marrawal

• bridge

  nawun-dengkurengku

• bubbles on water

  jarnarr

• bush

  buj

• burned grass

  ngurnalk

• bushfire

  jongoy

• cave

  bat-dun

• bushfire

  wurrk-mela(ng)

• cave

  (bat)-wele

• cave

  dun

• cave

  duwun

• cavity

  barrarn

• clay country

  gapbarr

• clear place

  (bolk)-morramorra

• cliff

  bat-gelk

• cloud

  ngol

• cloud

  bam-ngol

• cold weather

  barlmarrk

• cold weather

  malapbarr

• cold weather

  ngan-barlmarrk-gorrang

• comet

  mol

• comet

  morrortdo

• corner

  jorl

• country

  lerr

• country

  bolk

• crack

  berle

• creek

  mirniwarn

• crossing (river)

  joli

• crotch (in tree)

  jurlkbararrij

• crotch (of tree)

  dalakborrort

• cutting in hill

  barn

• dark (night)

  muynmuyn

• dark (water)

  jirrwirtbirt

• debris (floodwater)

  ngulngul

• deep

  marraman

• deep in water

  -ngornong

• deep place

  barrarn

• den

  yarra

• desert

  wak-werr

• desert

  jombol

• desert

  wurray

• dew

  bemarrk

• dirt

  yoyn

• dirty

  jirrwirtbirt

• drizzle

  ngan-gurl-mikmik

• dry foliage

  jawiyak

• dust

  jajulng

• earth (ground)

  yoyn

• edge

  deng

• edge

  nawun-dengkurengku

• edge

  gelk

• escarpment

  bat

• escarpment

  bat-guyangkuyang

• fallen tree (in water)

  layn-jumirl

• fire

  melang

• fire

  ngiyamo

• fire (surrounding)

  wurrk-mela(ng)

• flat surface

  ngerr

• flood

  jarrang

• flood plain

  yorrk

• flood plain

  yorrorn

• foliage

  marlaworr

• fork (of tree)

  dalakborrort

• fresh ground

  bolk-gayuk

• frost

  bemarrk

• gap

  barn

• ground

  yoyn

• hard ground

  yoyn-wirlangwirlang

• high up on river

  yorrk

• hill

  bat

• hill

  jangkal

• hole

  jorl

• hole

  duwun

• hole

  dun

• hole

  yarra

• hole

  dap

• hole (animal)

  dayn

• hole in ground

  gamorong

• hollow

  lorroklorrok

• hollow

  dun

• hollow

  duwun

• hollow log

  laynbol

• hollow tree

  layn-lorroklorrok

• hot

  worrwop-mi

• hot weather

  jungalk

• hot weather and rain period

  gurl-jungalk

• impress (of animal)

  jap

• imprint

  jopborlom

• island

  jarrwula

• joint

  garra

• kindling

  ngulngul

• lair

  dayn

• lair

  dap

• lair

  yarra

• lair (goanna)

  juyn

• lair (kangaroo)

  worrol

• land (in river)

  jarrwula

• level place

  wangwangmi

• level place

  bowok

• level place

  ngerr

• level place

  barlpburra

• lightning

  ngalyurr

• limestone

  bat-werrkwerrk

• limestone

  giyalkgin

• limestone

  (bat-)giyalkgin

• limey (water)

  wowk(wowk)

• moon (new)

  berramalmal

• mound

  dort

• mountain

  bat

• mountain (avoidance language)

  jangkal

• mud

  melwe

• Mushroom (generic)

  damdam

• new growth

  gerjjalk

• new shoots

  jendel

• new shoots

  jawerlk

• night

  ngek-marrk

• scarp (bluff)

  bat

• obstructed

  gortmuyn

• one place

  letbowula

• open country

  bolk-ngarrarrang

• open ground

  galal

• overcast

  ngol-malnguyn

• path

  domo

• path

  bulurr

• path

  gi

• path (narrow)

  nawun-dengkurengku

• place

  bolk

• place urinated on

  wor-murr

• plain

  wangwangmi

• plain

  bowok

• plain (open)

  barlaj

• pool

  gom

• quartz

  (bat-)jorriyn

• quartz

  jorriyn

• rain

  wak-gu

• rain

  gurl-

• rain cloud

  gurl-

• rain season

  ni-gurl-wu

• rain time

  guran

• rain time

  wakjilwu

• region

  lerr

• regional name

  Letburrirt

• ridge

  gelk

• rift

  barn

• river

  garlarr

• river

  bo-

• river crossing

  joli

• riverbank

  gelk

• road

  rod

• road

  mayombol

• road

  gey(w)ek

• road

  domo

• road

  gi

• road (our)

  domo-nyarrang

• rock

  jangkal

• rock

  bat

• rock-face

  bat-gelk

• rock/escarpment country (of…)

  nawun-bat-gu

• rockhole

  marli

• rockhole

  wak-marli

• rockhole

  wak-barrarn

• rockhole

  barrarn

• root (from tree)

  dakjarr

• saltwater

  ngan-borna-barang'barang

• sand

  garaj

• sand

  garajja

• sand (wet)

  gayinak

• sandy area

  garajja

• scrub

  buj

• scrub

  lurlk

• shade

  lorak

• shade

  jula

• shade

  juwul

• shadow

  juwul

• shallows

  Ni-dotdo

• short-cut

  bayungkay

• side

  deng

• sky

  ngol

• sky

  gulumarra

• slit

  berle

• slope

  ngarlk

• slope

  ngarlk-berk

• smoke

  bujji

• smokey country

  bolk-garlam-jorlok