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K. H. MATHEWS. 



Black, butu 

 Full, buruck 

 Quick, baro 

 Slow, wurral 

 Blind, munming 

 Deaf, kumbarobalong 

 Strong, bulbwul 

 Valiant, muttong 

 Afraid, jerrun 

 Right, budyer 

 Wrong, kuraji 

 Tired, wunal 



Blunt, as an edge, raundhagud 

 Fat, kurai 

 Lean, jarra jarra 

 Cold, tuggara 

 Angry, kular 

 Sleepy, nungga 

 Glad, mujar 

 Sorry, ngandu 

 Greedy, jirra 

 Grey-headed, warunggat 

 Sick, budjil 

 Stinking, kuja 

 Bald-headed, ngurranbulba 

 [lit. forehead bare] 

 Pregnant, bindhiwurra 

 Hollow, as a tree, etc., birreko 



Verbs. 

 Die, boi 

 Eat, patama 

 Drink, wittama 

 Sleep, nungare 

 Stand, dharage 

 Sit, ngulluwa 

 Talk, paialla 

 Tell, goanyi 

 Walk, yanna 

 Bun, wumerra 

 Bring, yalingeii 

 Take, maniau 



Make, bunggawurra 



Break, kidjikbane 



Strike, dutbara 



Wound, baiwurra 



Arise, boraga 



Fall down, bululbali 



Observe, nea 



Hear, ngarra 



Give, nguyangun 



Love, ngubaty 



Sing, burria 



Weep, dunga 



Cook, as food, kunnama 



Steal, karama 



Request, kullea 



Blow, with breath, bumbi 



Climb, kalua 



Conceal, dutba 



Jump, karuka 



Laugh, jandiga 



Scratch, jirranga 



Forget, bulala 



Stare at, mutbi 



Send, yenna 



Shine, killi 



Suck, wittama ngubbung, lit., 



to drink from the breast 

 Swim, waringa 

 Search for, pittuma 

 Spit, Juki 

 Smell, kunda 

 Throw, kurraibi 

 Roast, kunnama 

 Whistle, woinga 

 Pretend, wangit 

 Kiss, bonge 

 Yomit, muli 

 Dance, dungara 

 Dive, mulbari 

 Sting, windhurrame 



