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
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