Yawuru language words

 

(Courtesy of the Yawuru people and spoken by Di Appleby)

Spelling authenticated by Doris Edgar and Di Appleby

 

 1.    Bagurdbagurd                      mudskipper

2.    Balarri                                shovelnose stingray

3.    Baninyburu                        carpet snake

4.    Banyjurda                          fish poison plant

5.    Barlgara                             turkey

6.    Barrgarna                           south-east time, June to August

7.    Barrjarnyiny                       agile wallaby

8.    Birna                                  witchety grub

9.    Biyarrambin                       honey fly

10.           Girrbaju                        honey

11.           Gurdurrwarany             brolga

12.           Gujuguju                      small dust clouds, willy-willy

13.           Gungkara                      conkerberry

14.           Gurrjungu                     stone fish trap

15.           Jarnun                           black kite

16.           Jigily                             bauhinia mother in law tree

17.           Jiribuga                         porcupine

18.           Jirrbiliny                       flower from the jigily tree

19.           Jugan                             dugong (nganarr)

20.           Langa                            catfish

21.           Lirrirngirn                     soap tree

22.           Nawula                         blackberry tree

23.           Ngamagarri                   white cockatoo

24.           Rarrgararrga                 sand dune spinifex

25.           Walgawalga                  salmon

26.           Yarrinyarri                    bush onion