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ya interjection. yeah, well. also interjections such as um or ah. Ya, ngarranyi ngawungu ngarragi warrgam’burranthangarri bilij dejin. Well, my mother and father used to work at the police station. Category: Interjections.
yaarri pronoun, personal. we, us. 1st person unrestricted. Maaningga yaarriingga baga’arra yajili’arra buga. At night we sleep and we dream of children. Category: Pronouns.
yaninyja Variant: yaninjawurru. See: wilagurru.
interjection. okay, alright, that’s all, finished, enough. Yaninyja, nyirraji thangani ngindaji. All right, that’s the story. Yaninja, buga thaya’wurra ngirrginyi. Okay, they gave food to the hungry kids. Category: Interjections.
YADGA- verb. stop. transitive, MA2. Note: DO WITH BODY TO X yadga’ma s/he stopped him/her. yadga’wurrma they stopped him/her. Category: Verbs: Impact. [Knight (2/98:p.15)]
YAD- verb. growl (col.), chastise. transitive, RA2. Note: DO WITH BODY TO X OVER TIME yad’gira s/he chastised him/her. yad’burra they chastised him/her. ngayi yad’gunyaa yungu giylimanganggi. I’m not growling you I’m just telling you (for your own good). Category: Verbs: Impact. [Knight (2/98:p.33)]
YAJILI- Variant: YADJILI-. verb. dream about/of. transitive, RA2. Note: DO WITH BODY TO X OVER TIME yajili’ra s/he dreamed about it. yajili’wurra they dreamed about it. Maaningga yaarriingga baga’arra yajili’arra buga. At night we sleep and dream about children. Category: Verbs: Speech.
yalu nominal. navel, belly button. Category: Body Parts, Gun.gunma.
yamadi See: garinya.
nominal. coolamon. ngindajiway Wanggura Jiyani yamadi wurrga’wuda biliga baga’ray. These two, Crow and Nightbird, put down their coolamons (and their husband), he slept in the middle. See: baadi. Category: Artifacts.
yambarra nominal. hair on head/body, hair on body, body hair. Category: Body Parts, Gun.gunma.
YANDURRGA- verb. go down, burn down. intransitive: WU. Category: Food and Cooking. Note: SOURCE FOCUSSED MOTION yandurrga’waniy s/he went down. yandurrga’wurraniy they went down. Lingga’rangarri winthali yandurrga’waniynyangarri winthali. He’d wait while the fire burned down to coal. Category: Verbs: Motion. [Knight (1/97:p.107)]
yaninggaya nominal. new, young. larrgariy wadba’wirrmangarri jilya mayi yaninggaya [groimabnga’ninyangarri they would get the nut when it was still green, before it gets ripe we grew up on it. Larrgariy wadba’wirrmangarri jilya mayi yaninggaya. They would get the nut when it was still young, before it gets ripe. Category: Describers.
yaningi adverb. Variant: yaninga. now, today, present. burradiya gurrijga’wunagi yaningi gilinymanayuwa forever now he’s keeping them today on the moon. Category: Time and Location.
yanarri nominal. town. Wadgurragiali nyana’nhingi yanarri They came from the big city or town. Category: Country.
YARRADGA- verb. ripen, dry, become, BECOME. intransitive: NI. yarradga’niy it became dry. yarradga’wudiy they became dry. bawulunhingi ganji wudara’wudiy yarradga’wudiy yaninja thawunuingga wad’girangarri jamijami’rangarri when the seeds from pigweed plants had dried and fallen out the ants would then carry them off and heap them up. Category: Verbs: State and Change of State.
yarrara nominal. pandanus tree, tree, pandanus. Category: Plants.
YARRAYA- (1) Variant: YARRA-. verb. follow. transitive: WU2. Note: BAD EFFECT;SEPARATE/COMBINE yarraya’wunu s/he followed him/her. yarraya’wurrunu they followed him/her. Yarraya’nginduninthangarri, ngambangarriingga. The two would follow along behind me, husband and wife. Yarraya’yinduningarri mabili buga. They’d follow along behind us little kids. Category: Verbs: Motion.
YARRAYA- (2) Variant: YARRA-. verb. follow, lead, show the way. transitive: RA2. Note: DO WITH BODY TO X OVER TIME yarraya’ra s/he followed him/her. yarraya’wurra they followed him/her. Tharra nhu yarraya’wubinagi. His dogs followed him. Category: Verbs: Motion.
YARRAYA- (3) Variant: YARRA-. verb. follow. intransitive: RA1. Note: DO WITH BODY TO X OVER TIME yarryarra’ray s/he followed. yarryarra’wurray they followed. Tharra nhu yarryarra’ray, tharra wad’binagi. All his dogs followed, he took his dogs. Category: Verbs: Motion.
yarrangi Variant: yarrangu; yarranggu. pronoun, possessive. our. 1st person unrestricted. Category: Pronouns.
YARRINYIN- verb. cry. intransitive: MAL+NI. Note: GG marker yarrinyin’maniy s/he cried. yarrinyin’malbudiy they cried. Category: Verbs: Body Functions, Gun.gunma.
yathayathau nominal. saddle. literally ‘sit-sit-for’. Category: Artifacts.
YATHA- (1) verb. sit (for long time). intransitive: MA. Note: DO WITH BODY yatha’miy s/he sat for a long time. yatha’wurrmiy they sat for a long time. Gurama wiyi yathatha’wunmiyngarri. The men and women sat down for a long time. Manjarri ngindaji yathatha’wurrma wu’burragingarri. there they are they’re all sitting over there cooking. Category: Verbs: State and Change of State.
YATHA- (2) verb. intransitive: RA. sit, stay, be. Note: DO WITH BODY OVER TIME yatha’ray s/he sat. yatha’wurray they sat. Winthali duwiya’manya niy girrgara’ma wurrba’ni, rawurra yatha’ra. Where there’s smoke from a campfire he comes quickly and sits down, above he sits. Category: Verbs: State and Change of State.
yawada nominal. horse. Category: Animals: Mammals.
YAWAGA- (1) verb. hide, put away. transitive: NGARRI. Note: VIEW yawaga’ngarriy s/he hid it. yawaga’wurrarriy they hid it. Ngarrangganiyaingga gayiingga yawaga’ngarriy winthali, baburru yawaga’ngarriy. The Dreamtime crocodile kept fire hidden away, he hid it way down deep. Category: Verbs: Holding and Transfer.
YAWAGA- (2) verb. go down (and hide). intransitive: WU. Note: SOURCE FOCUSSED MOTION yawaga’waniy s/he went down. yawaga’wurraniy they went down. Yawaga’waniy burradiya. He went down again for good, staying in that one place. Category: Verbs: Motion.
yawu interjection. yes. Category: Interjections, Gun.gunma.
yanganja nominal. cork tree, tree, cork. Biyirri yamadi gayga’wurrmantha, yanganja, lundu. Those two cut wood, a cork tree, for a coolamon. Category: Plants, Artifacts.
YILAGA- verb. undo. transitive: MA2. Note: DO WITH BODY TO X OVER TIME yilaga’ma s/he undid it. yilaga’wurrma they undid it. Category: Verbs: Impact.
YILAYGA- (1) Variant: YILAJGA-. verb. transitive: MA2. take out (of fire). Category: Food and Cooking. Note: DO WITH BODY TO X yilayga’ma s/he took it out of the fire. yilayga’wurrma they took it out of the fire. Jalungurruyanga yilajga’warrma. When the damper is good (becomes cooked) we will take it out of the fire. Category: Verbs: Holding and Transfer.
YILAYGA- (2) verb. uncoil, unwind. transitive: MA2. Note: DO WITH BODY TO X yilayga’ma s/he uncoiled it. yilayga’wurrma they uncoiled it. Category: Verbs: Impact. [Knight (2/98:p.59)]
YILGA- (1) verb. see, look at. transitive: MA2. Note: DO WITH BODY TO X yilga’ma s/he saw it. yilga’wurrma they saw it. Category: Verbs: Body Functions, Gun.gunma.
YILGA- (2) verb. see, look. intransitive: MAL+NI. Note: DO WITH BODY TO X yilga’maniy s/he saw. yilga’malbudiy they saw. Category: Verbs: Body Functions, Gun.gunma.
YILIBIRRA- verb. cave in, e.g. the sand falls down into tracks made by a car or feet on sand, covering them over. intransitive: WU. Note: SOURCE FOCUSSED MOTION yilibirra’waniy it caved in. yilibirra’wurraniy they caved in. Category: Verbs: Impact. [Knight (2/98:p.54)]
YILIGA- (1) verb. intransitive: WU. rain. Note: SOURCE FOCUSSED MOTION yiliga’waniy it rained. [Knight (NSM193;204)] Category: Verbs: State and Change of State.
YILIGA- (2) verb. dig. MA2; transitive: Note: DO WITH BODY TO X yiliga’ma s/he dug it. yiliga’wurrma they dug it. yiliga’arrma lundugudaya we dig them out by the roots with a stick. Yiliga’arrma lundugudaya. We dig them out by the roots with a stick. Category: Verbs: Impact.
Yilimbirri nominal. Ellinberri Springs. Category: Country. Note: Check English spelling and also that it is ok for this place name to go in.
yilngarri adverb. altogether, forever, completely. Yilngarri wadga’arra winthaliyuwa wug’arra. We take out (the lily plant) altogether and cook it in the fire. Category: Manner, Time and Location.
yimangali nominal. small. Category: Describers, Gun.gunma.
yimanjarri nominal. one. Category: Describers, Gun.gunma.
yimiyandi nominal. two. Category: Describers, Gun.gunma.
YINBARRA- verb. hit, kill. intransitive: MAL+NI. Category: Verbs: Impact. Note: GG marker yinbarra’maniy s/he hit. yinbarra’malbudiy they hit. Category: Gun.gunma.
YINGARAGA- verb. hiccup. intransitive: MA. Note: DO WITH BODY yingaraga’miy s/he hiccupped. yingaraga’wurrmiy they hiccupped. Category: Verbs: Body Functions. [Knight (2/98:p.12)]
YININGGA- (1) verb. do (like that). transitive: YHA. Note: TRANSFER yiningga’yha s/he did it just like that. yiningga’wuda they did it just like that. Yiningga’nginja (warrgam) jiyirrmiygngarri. I worked like that, we’d all do it. Yiningga’nginja. I’d do it like that.
YININGGA- (2) verb. do (the same), do (just like that). intransitive: MA. Note: DO WITH BODY yiningga’miy s/he did the same. yiningga’wurrmiy they did the same.
YININGGA- (3) verb. move away (just like that). intransitive: WU. Note: SOURCE FOCUSSED MOTION yiningga’waniy s/he moved away just like that. yiningga’wurraniy they moved away just like that. Yini,ga’wunggurrugu thurrngurrulga. You move away just like that, shift away. Category: Verbs: Motion.
yiningga Variant: yininggaya. nominal. just like that, same. Jirali yininggaya miy, thirrba’mangarri milha girrgara’ra. In the past he did it just like that, grabbed the meat and rushed away with it. Category: Language. [Knight (2/98:p.58)]
yininggawurru interjection. that’s right!, that’s the way! Category: Interjections. [Knight (2/98:p.48)]
yinnganay nominal. yam. Category: Plants, Food and Cooking.
yirabanggu nominal. frightened, cowardly. Category: Describers.
YIRIRRA- verb. move backwards, walk backwards, reverse. intransitive: WU. Note: SOURCE FOCUSSED MOTION yirirra’waniy s/he reversed. yirirra’wurraniy they reversed. Category: Verbs: Motion. [Knight (2/98:p.9)]
YIRIYIRIYGA- (1) verb. straighten by heating. used in reference to spears. Variant: YIRIYIRIY-; YIRIJYIRIJGA-. transitive: RA2. Note: DO WITH BODY TO X OVER TIME yiriyirij’gira s/he straightened it by heating. yiriyirij’burray they straightened it by heating. Winthali barrga’wudangarri yiriyirij’burrangarri. They’d light a fire and they’d straighten the spears.
YIRIYIRIYGA- (2) verb. straighten by heating. used in reference to spears. intransitive: RA. Note: DO WITH BODY OVER TIME yiriyirijga’ray it straightened by heating. yiriyirijga’wurray they straightened by heating. Category: Verbs: Impact.
YIRRARI- verb. talk incessently (talk-talk). intransitive: MA. Note: DO WITH BODY yirrari’miy s/he talked and talked. yirrari’wurrmiy they talked and talked. Category: Verbs: Speech.
YIRRGIYA- (1) verb. give to. Variant: YIRRGI-. transitive: YHA. Note: TRANSFER yirrgiya’yha s/he gave him/her. yirrgiya’wuda they gave him/her. Category: Verbs: Holding and Transfer, Gun.gunma.
YIRRGIYA- (2) verb. give. intransitive: MAL+NI. Note: TRANSFER yirrgiya’maniy s/he gave. yirrgiya’malbudiy they gave. Category: Gun.gunma, Verbs: Holding and Transfer.
yirrimbali nominal. good, gentle, quiet. Category: Describers, Gun.gunma.
yiyuwurru nominal. bad, old. Category: Describers, Gun.gunma.
yinggirrantha pronoun, possessive. your (dual). 2nd person dual. Category: Pronouns. Note: check with MO and PB together
yinggirrangi Variant: yinggirranggi. pronoun, possessive. your (plural). 2nd person plural. Category: Pronouns. Note: check with MO and PB together
yinggirri pronoun, personal. you (non-singular). 2nd person non-singular. yingirriyani you mob. Category: Pronouns.
yingiy Variant: yingi. nominal. name. Ganday gurama jaminyi ngarragi yingiy Gaminangu. My old grandfather named Gaminangu. Category: Language, People.
yingiy ngayi Variant: yingi ngayi. nominal. no name. This term is used to replace a name which has become taboo. If a person passes away and you have the same name for that person you may be referred to as yingiy ngayi. (literally name no/not). Category: Language, People.
YUNGGA- verb. let go, send ahead. transitive: YHA. Note: TRANSFER yungga’yha s/he let him/her go. yungga’wuda they let him/her go. Yungga’wunbidangarri, marrija barrba ban.ga’wurrayngarri muwayyawu. They’d let them go, they’d go back to their country. Category: Verbs: Impact.
YUNIYA- verb. show. transitive: MA2. Note: DO WITH BODY TO X yuniya’ma s/he showed him/her. yuniya’wurrma they showed him/her. Category: Verbs: Holding and Transfer.
YURA- (1) verb. frighten away. transitive: NGARRI. Note: VIEW yura’ngarriy s/he frightened him/her away. yura’wurrarriy they frightened him/her away. Category: Verbs: Impact. [Knight(2/98:p.74)]
YURA- (2) verb. frighten. transitive: RA2. Note: DO WITH BODY TO X OVER TIME yura’ra s/he frightened him/her. yura’wurra they frightened him/her. Category: Verbs: Impact. [Knight(2/98:p.74)]
YURA- (3) verb. fear, live in, fearful, be. instransitive: RA. Note: DO WITH BODY OVER TIME yura’ray s/he lived in fear. yura’wurray they lived in fear. Category: Verbs: State and Change of State. [Knight(2/98:p.74)]
YURA- (4) verb. fear. intransitive: MA. Note: DO WITH BODY yura’miy s/he was frightened. yura’wurrmiy they were frightened. Category: Verbs: State and Change of State. [Knight(2/98:p.74)]
YURA- (5) verb. frighten away. transitive: WU2. Note: BAD EFFECT;SEPARATE/COMBINE yura’wunu s/he frightened him/her away. yura’wurrunu they frightened him/her away. Category: Verbs: Impact. [Knight(2/98:p.74)]
YURGULA- verb. pass by. transitive: WU2. Note: BAD EFFECT;SEPARATE/COMBINE yurgula’wunu s/he passed by him/her. yurgula’wurrunu they passed by him/her. Category: Verbs: Motion.
YURRA- (1) verb. drown. transitive: NGARRI. Note: SOURCE FOCUSSED MOTION yurra’ngarriy s/he drowned it. yurra’wurrarriy they drowned it. Category: Verbs: Impact.
YURRA- (2) verb. intransitive: WU. drown. Note: SOURCE FOCUSSED MOTION yurra’waniy s/he drowned. yurra’wurraniy they drowned. Yaninja, yurra’waniy garuwa nyirraji. Alright, he drowned in this water. Category: Verbs: Impact.
YURRGA- verb. transitive: RA2. water, pour. yurrga’ra s/he watered it. yurrga’wurra they watered it. Garuwa wadba’wuluma yurrga’wula. I’ll get water and water it (add water to it). Category: Body Actions.
yuwana nominal. one. Yuwana wiyi yatha’ra. One woman is sitting. Category: Describers.
yuway interjection. yes. Category: Interjections.
YUWID- verb. transitive: RA2. copulate with, fuck. Note: DO WITH BODY TO X OVER TIME yuwid’gira s/he fucked him/her. yuwid’burra they fucked him/her. Category: Verbs: Body Functions, Sensitive.
yuwurragi nominal. dingo. Category: Animals: Mammals.
YUWURRA- verb. swarm, rush in. intransitive: MA. Note: DO WITH BODY yuwurra’miy s/he rushed in. yuwurra’wurrmiy they rushed in. Wad’burrayngarri diyga’wunbirrarriyngarri “Manjarri ngindaji yathatha’wurrma wu’burragingarri.” They went and they found them “There they are, they’re all sitting over there cooking.” Category: Verbs: Motion.
yunggu nominal. scrub, bush. Category: Plants, Country.
yungu adverb. sort of, little bit. ngayi ngiyirrangi yungu gurrijga’yiyirrabiyirrangi, It’s not ours but we sort of look after it for them. Category: Manner.
-yani nominal suffix. plural, many, more than two. Bugayani ban.ga’wunggurragali. All you kids come back here. This number marker goes on the end of nominals. It is used to tell you that a group is involved. If a case marker is used as well, the case marker follows the number marker. See: -arri. Category: Suffixes.
-yarra nominal suffix. perhaps, maybe. Wad’binagiyarra. Perhaps she will take all of us. Wad’binagiyarra. Perhaps she will take all of us. Note: Note that this suffix may occur on either nominals or verbs. Category: Suffixes.
-yarrangi pronoun suffix. us, for. Variant: -yarrangu; -yarranggu. 1st person unrestricted. Category: Pronouns, Suffixes.
-yawu Variant: -jawu. case marker, allative. to, into, towards. wad’jay yanarriyawu. He went to town. This case marker goes on the end of nominals. It tells you where something has moved to or is moved to. If a number ending is used as well, the case marker follows the number marker. Note: The form -yawu is used when the nominal ends in a vowel and -jawu when the nominal ends in a consonant. Nominals ending in consonants are usually borrowings from English, eg. jab shop; jabjawu to the shop. Category: Suffixes.
-yinggirrangi Variant: -yinggirrangg. pronoun suffix. you, for (plural). Category: Pronouns. 2nd person plural.
-yinggirrantha pronoun suffix. you, for (dual). 2nd person dual. Category: Pronouns, Suffixes.
-yuwa nominal suffix. Variant: -juwa. at, on, in, near, when. wurrga’yhanhingi bidi-yuwa ngindaji nganggi bunda he put her on his lap and said this is your promised wife. Category: Suffixes.