Appendix:Limilngan word list

Limilngan word list from Harvey (2001):

Harvey (2001)

English gloss	Limilngan
arm	-arnung
armpit	manybal
back	-urlkgurlk
back of neck	manybirwarli
beard	mamal
belly	-uwum
belly	malam
blood	makbangi
boil	mimalkgalk
bone	-ambirriwirlurl
brain	uwarrkbi
breast	uyung
bum	-muk
cheek	murirri
chest	-mirrmarr
cicatrices	mangalk
collarbone	marnalk lamuk
cough	limiji
ear	-arlurl
eye	-milk
eye	mumaralk
face	-mil
faeces	magun
foot	imal
forehead	-alinyman
front of neck	marnalk
hair	imarr
hand	iyirr
head	lulikbi
heart	lanbayk
hip	umugarnbarl
kidney	gurnumburr
knee	-wungal
kneecap	ulikbily
leg	warlun
liver	umarnung
lower	urlanginy
lung	manbayk
mouth	-uykgal
mucus	irritjbul
naiI	maminybal
navel	limilirriny
nose	-inan
penis	murluk
pubic hair	dan
rib	maykgurnikgun
shadow	iminybikbuk
shoulder	-mirnay
shoulder blade	-arrangul
shoulderblade	milingigi
skin	-imilngalngay
small of back	-adlingi
spit	minyulkgulk
stomach	marnitjjingi
sweat	ungan
tail	arrk
tendon	lalkgalk
testicles	larl
thigh bone	-umuditjbal
throat	marluk
tongue	ijalk
tooth	irarr
urine	ilyiwin
vagina	babu
vomitus	uwarrkbi
boy	arningan
ceremonial leader	banyan
child	wingiwigi
children	-urnu
eldest child	umurningi
ghost	iyinbayk
half-caste	ditjgan
initiated man	nabararr
man	murlugan
married couple	ngulugalkbiyi
old man	wadlangan
old woman	arnikgan
older brother	garli
person	-murlkgiji
policeman	biyan
white man	barragut
woman	uginy
young woman	umarlikgan
aunt	ngil-ngany
brother	garli, walykga
brother-in-law	n-iminy
daughter	ngil-ambiny, ngil-ayi
father	gagi
father-in-law	n-awi
granddaughter	ngil-ani, ngil-iyu, walykga
grandfather	garli, n-angil, n-iminy
grandmother	mangi, ngil-a
grandson	n-ani, n-iyu, walykga
husband	n-ani
mother	giji
mother	giyi
mother-in-law	ngil-a
nephew	n-ambiny, n-anganyi
niece	ngil-ambiny, ngil-inginyi
sister	ngil-angil, walykga
son	n-ambiny, n-ayi
son-in-law	n-angil
uncle	n-awi
wife	ngil-iyugalk
animal	lulayi
bandicoot	urugalitjbagi
cattle	bulikgi
dingo	dimarrkginyan
dog	ngiliyi
dugong	anmat dumuligan
echidna	mumuligan mamban
flying fox (black)	mumalingan
flying fox (red)	lumarninyan damban
horse	nandu
kangaroo	anmat dumuligan
mouse	liyil
native cat	dirdatj
native cat	gitjbi damban
old man kangaroo	madlingi minyayan
possum	lulikbi dinyayan
sugar glider	marnijurrkgurrk
tree rat	luwarli
wallaby (agile)	bungal minyayan
wallaby (short-eared rock)	itbilinyngan
wallaroo (black)	lunybim
black-headed python	iwirli
black whip snake	lamurr
blue tongue lizard	mimiluk minyayan
Burton's legless lizard	laminy dagiyan
carpet snake	irrun damban
crocodile	latdinyayan
death adder	iyatdururr
file snake	bitjjurnurnu
freshwater crocodile	linan dirrinyan
frill-necked lizard	lam
goanna sp.	mirtbinalk mamban
goanna sp.	birnirriny
goanna	limiji damban
golden tree snake	lagun
keelback snake	limin biyal
king brown	alinyman dinyayan
lizard sp.	badambip
lizard sp.	lanay
lizard sp.	liminalk
lizard sp.	minyim binyayan
long-necked turtle	lulayk
Macleay's water snake	layi
olive python	lumuwat dumuligan
short-necked turtle	lamuk dikbugan
skink	imin mirlarli
slaty grey snake	lambirli
turtle leg	milingbi
water goanna	ngugun dagiyan
water snake	lambugay
western brown snake	iyaturu
bird sp.	jitbulkbulk
bird sp.	luwutjgi
bittern	nawarral
black cockatoo	lurrilmal
black kite	limin binal
brolga	lurrilyarr
bustard	dumugarnyi
butcherbird	minbulungbulung
comb-crested jacana	liyiny
cormorant (large species)	lumuwulkbarl
crow	lagurr
curlew	girriluk ~ limiluk
darter	iminy
dove	guluduk
eagle (white-bellied sea)	imbinyman
eagle (wedge-tailed)	malungan
egg	umunngayan
egret	lurliny
emu	langitj
feather	lumulkban
flycatcher	wijit
galah	bilarrkbilarrk
goose	lamay
jabiru	larryal
jungle fowl	larnmingi dinyayan
kookaburra	lirrgi
long-tailed finch	mawitjbitj
magpie	jilalarr
magpie-lark	liwitjbut
masked lapwing	barrapbarrap
mopoke	gumitgumitgan
native hen	bibarrk
owl	mukmuk ilamirl
parrot (red-winged)	miyilarrk
pelican	marninyi mambirri
pheasant	mambarr birrinyan
pigeon (Torresian imperial)	lalkgi
plover	gurlawirtwirt
pygmy goose	laliny
quail	ligi
rainbow bee eater	malarr
tern	larnung dirrinyngan ~ liwirarr dinyayan
whistling duck (plumed)	laminyanbarr
whistling duck (wandering)	danyarnngi
whistling kite	limarrambi
white cockatoo	ditjgan
white-throated grass wren	lamugarn
willy wagtail	jigirritj-jigirritj
wing	larnung
barramundi	diyan diminyan
black bream	luwitjbarl
catfish	gurdumardi
crab	makbangi dinyayan
crab	makbangi majan
eel	imilung dajan
fish	iwan
frog sp.	bagartbagart
garfish	jukjuk ilamirl
longbam	wugul-wugul
mangrove oyster	ulikbily
manta ray	langinyngan
mermaid	marung
mullet	ilyiwin muluman
mussel	liyinmungi
oyster	lumbangmam
prawn	lilkgany
sea snake	umalikgan
shark	arli
shellfish sp.	galpbangarruk
stingray	mumburarr
ant sp.	darnman
anthill	ayirri
blowfly	luwunbun
bullant	luralkgalk
butterfly	mambirri
centipede	lurluk
dragon fly	liwijul
flea	manum birrinyan
fly	lalykgi
green ant	girralpbung
grub	limiyuk
hornet	uwurnitj
leech	lugi
little fly	luwutjgi
louse	limbi
louse egg	miyimbi
mangrove worm	dirrinyngangan
marchfly	lalk
mosquito	lanbayk
sandfly	mimilanitj
scorpion	lurngun
snail	lirrul
tick	mirtbinalk
wasp	malinyngan
bamboo man	marluman
ceremony ground	marakbitj
clapstick	jubuk
dream	iminybikbuk
female ritual leader	ngalmugan
Jesus	jiwarnitj
language	arluk
language name	limilngan
name	uwulk
nosepeg	inan jinbirlan
pubic cover	lalawan
red ochre	ochre
singing man	marniyilkgan
sky spirit	minarriny
song	marnalk
story	imitj
white ochre	irrun
yellow ochre	magarr
axe	walyimba
boomerang	matjbulinan
canoe	marnitj
car	mudikga
clothes	anngay
didgeridoo	marlam
digging stick	iwirli
dilly bag	lumarninyan
fishing line	nidirr
house	dak
knife	marrimarri
net	nalarr
nullanulla	bambarl
paperbark raft	milanyarl
rope	iminbayk
round fighting stick	manbiral
spear	linngulitj
spear	mumuligan
spear type	darrin
stone axe	layi
stone spear	jimbirlang
swag	dararr
town	dak lambangi
woomera	langinyngan
ashes	milalkgal
beef	langan
charcoal	angalk
damper	lawa
fire	uwagi
firestick	luwutjbil
grog	diyan
head of the sugarbag	mingilngan
rice	lurliny
smoke	umal
sugarbag	wannginy
tobacco	bangbang
tucker	mimilung
water	ngugun
afternoon	miliji
cloud	imirrmarr
dew	mumajul
lightning	larrng
middle night	wiwinbirrali
moon	darnmayngi
morning	atjban
night	linyangitj
rain	umurnitj
rainbow	larliny dajan
shade	mumalay
sky	marnanggurr
Southern Cross	milingigi
star	magarritjbamirl
steady persistent rain	wirditj
sun	imirri
today	aykgirnani
tomorrow	atjbungaji
whirlwind	iminybikbuk
wind	anbayk
year	ilyarr
yesterday	milijan
behind	alkgiji
billabong	ulungaruk
camp	manngulan
cave	lamuk
creek	lumanyuk
dense tree cover	miyimil
dirt	maywilal
dust	iyin
front	wangulwa
ground	iluk
high country	angul-diyan
high country thicket	ayi
high country, upcountry, topside	mirnan
hill	wamun
hole	imingatj
jungle, monsoon forest	lagurl
north	duwarnngan
other side	murnikgay
other way	nuwikgay
plain	mumuningi
river	iwirarr
road	ayal
saltwater	imimi
saltwater mud	langa
sand	murarri
scrub country	birnalk
sea	liminyi
stone	darlirli
bamboo	mirnalitj
Banksia dentata	mambirram
banyon	minukban
billy goat plum	layi
black currant tree	manguk
black plum	miminikgitj
black wattle	iwirli
bush onion	lagurr
bush potato	bawitj
crab's eye vine	bakgarl
cycad	uwarrkbi
flower	mimilngan
grass	marniyi
grass (knife)	barram
green plum	ilidamban
Grewia retusifolia	magangurl
Haemodorum coccineum	wilwil ilam
ironwood	marral
ironwood wax	nguwuk
leaf	luwutjgi
lily (grass)	minumbirr
lily (red)	uwukgi damban
lily bulb (white)	minayuk
lily flower (white)	manyal
lily stem (white)	ulikbily
lily tuber (white)	mingililuk
dense tree cover	miyimil
milkwood	mimilugutj
palm species	dilimin langan
palm species	mulpbay
pandanus nut	langitj
Pandanus spiralis	liyarr
paperbark	agal
Persoonia falcata	latjji
Phragmites	lamitj
pig tucker tree	laliny
red apple	mamun birritj ~ mamun burrnginy
root	madlingi
scrub	lalagan
seaweed	malngi
stringybark	linngulitj
tea tree	agi-agi
tree	bangi
unidentified plant species	miyingal
white apple	lalykgi damban
white cedar	liwirnal
white gum	limin balyi
wild banana	langinyngan
wild peanut tree	imiligarnmi
woollybutt	muwurn ditjgan
yam (long)	limbi
yam (round)	mirnngayal
yam (water)	darndamban
all together, in one group	marni-marni
alive	-bulngan
bad	-makgayan
bad	-makgayay
between	dirrikgirruk
big	-alkgan, -ajan
bitter	-linyayan
black	-agiyan
by foot	wambarr
cheeky	-mayan
cheeky	mamulk birrinyan
clever	-mangmung
close	lakgarni
cold	-imirrinan
cold	imirrini
deep	-inyayan
different	-imiliny wulun
different	-inangan
dirty	maywilalngan
far	ambuk
fast	-iligan
fat	ladli
five	iyirr murnikgay
flat	umbugarliny
good	-linan
greasy	iwi
hard	-muligan
heavy	-inmuyngan
high	angul
hollow	marlam dinyayan
hot	-walikgan
hungry	aykgurnitjjin
inside	jirrpbungi
lightweight	-alirrngan
long	-irrinyngan
long time	iwarnitj
lots	-amban
mature	lambangi
nothing	-ajan
one	ajun ~ ajunini
other	wulun
outside	darlarl
pregnant	bungal
quiet	darnmigan
same	-urnitjgan
short	ambat-daygwan
sick	urlirliny
skinny	-wunung
small	-alkgan
soft	-nugikgan
strong	-idlungminan
three	aykgurrajun
together	-aminy
trouble	iyin
two	aykgurr
wet	anyan
wrong	-majuk
already	dinngagi
also	inyan
Follow me!	darnmiga
forever	itjbagini
I don’t want it!, Leave it!	alijiyi
maybe	jakgigak
nearly	iwitjbi
no, not	gija
still	ulik
to laugh	arli
to lie, to deceive	ambili
yes	i