Ayapathu form | Gloss |
'aalman | hair |
'agu | land |
'aku | lip |
'angkarradha (nga'a -) | groper |
'an.gu (minha -) | plain turkey |
'athu | sugarbag |
'aya | language |
'eka | head |
'engka (nga'a -) | saratoga fish |
'inchan (minha -) | frilly lizard |
'ingki | shoulders |
'okanji (yuku -) | hibiscus |
'olonbo (thata -) | frog sp. |
'onchon | dry season |
'onyon | dilly bag sp. |
'othogo (minha -) | northern quoll, "native cat" (Dasyurus hallucatus) |
'oynggo | vomit |
'uchan | young man |
'umu | chest |
'untu | testicles |
'uthu | dead |
'uuwa | leech |
'uyu | all, many |
achamba (minha -) | emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae |
Ayapathu | language name |
chewu (mayi -) | tree with edible root (young shoots only) |
chokerre | red |
chokolong (minha -) | scrub hen, Alectura lathami |
ka'arra (mayi -) | round yam |
kaa | nose |
kaa walu | cheeks |
kaawa | east |
kabam | storm |
kachin | yamstick |
kaje (minha -) | white crane |
kalbi (yuku -) | Leichhardt tree |
kaleny | uncle |
kalimbang (minha -) | galah |
kampin | dilly bag sp. |
kamu | blood, blood red |
kancha | tooth |
kangka (yuku -) | leaf |
kangkang (minha -) | sea eagle |
kanhe (minha -) | freshwater crocodile |
kanji | bone |
kapi | moon |
kayemen | resin pallet |
kayew (minha -) | black and white ibis |
keka | spear |
kicha (wati -) | paperbark tree |
ko'adhe (mayi -) | white berries |
ko'anji | blind |
ko'ele | three |
ko'on (minha -) | magpie goose |
koche (minha -) | lizard sp. |
komanh | young woman |
kome (yuku -) | sandpaper fig tree |
komo (minha -) | brown hawk, eaglehawk |
kompo | young man |
konkon (minha -) | laughing kookaburra |
kono | ear |
koone (minha -) | burdekin duck |
kothembang (minha -) | masked plover |
koyngkon (yuku -) | cabbage palm tree |
ku'a | dog |
kuche | two |
kudin | navel |
kuja (minha -) | kangaroo |
kul'a | rock |
kuman | leg |
kumba (mayi -) or (yuku -) | black fruit tree for making woomera |
kumpu | urine |
kuna | shit |
kunchi | penis |
kungka | north |
kunjan (yuku -) | pandanus |
kuuwa | west |
kuuyu | string |
kuypang (nga'a -) | black bream |
ma'a | hand, thumb, palm |
ma'alang (minha -) | brown crane |
maga (yuku -) | wongay tree |
maji | hungry |
mankan (nga'a -) | rock cod |
mano | neck |
mantabal (minha -) | plain turkey |
mayi | food |
mee | eye |
migu (minha -) | freshwater catfish |
minha | meat |
miwun (minha -) | pygmy goose |
molanh | red ant |
monte (minha -) | jabiru |
moo | body |
moo (yuku -) | tree trunk |
moyerre | cousin |
muno | bum |
muuwa (minha -) | white cockatoo |
nga'a | fish |
ngala | 1st person dual accusative pronoun |
ngalabi (yuku -) or (keka -) | spear rod, spear rod tree |
ngalang | 1st person dual possessive pronoun |
ngale | 1st person dual nominative pronoun |
ngampa | 1st person plural nominative pronoun |
ngana | 1st person plural accusative pronoun |
nganang | 1st person plural possessive pronoun |
nganyi | 1st person singular accusative pronoun |
ngathi | father |
ngathu | 1st person singular possessive pronoun |
ngaya | 1st person singular nominative pronoun |
ngoton | black |
nhampi (minha -) | emu |
nheke | chin |
nhepa | breath |
nhiiya | 2nd person plural nominative pronoun |
nhiiyang | 2nd person plural accusative pronoun |
nhiiyang | 2nd person plural possessive pronoun |
nhila | 3rd person singular nominative pronoun |
nhingku | 2nd person singular possessive pronoun |
nhingu | 3rd person singular possessive pronoun |
nhinha | 2nd person singular accusative pronoun |
nhinta | 2nd person singular nominative pronoun |
nhipa | 2nd person dual nominative pronoun |
nhipang | 2nd person dual possessive pronoun |
nhipang | 2nd person dual accusative pronoun |
nhompo (minha -) | black eagle |
nhucha | star |
nhuna | 3rd person singular accusative pronoun |
nhunku | cough |
paba | mother |
pach | white |
pacha | bald |
pache (yuku -) | flowers |
pama | man |
panchi | eyelash |
pangku (minha -) | wallaby |
panthen (mayi -) | bulguruw |
papa | father |
parrpa (minha -) | brown hawk |
pe'en | skin |
pepinyi (minha -) | white chest ibis |
pigo | hit |
pinba (minha -) | rainbow lorikeet |
pinchi (minha -) | saltwater crocodile |
pinhi | awake |
pintan (mayi -) or (yuku -) | monkeynut tree |
pinyerrel | aunty |
po'ol (mayi -) | nonda apple |
ponenye | little brother |
ponthe (yuku -) | messmate tree |
ponto | little brother |
pu'u | vagina |
puchalam (yuku -) | orchid |
puku | child |
puku 'arrka | baby boy |
pula | 3rd person dual nominative pronoun |
pulang | 3rd person dual accusative pronoun |
pulang | 3rd person dual possessive pronoun |
punche (minha -) | long neck turtle |
punga | sun |
punpen (mayi -) | grass lily |
puntha | arm |
puntha | creek |
puntha | elbow |
puparrang (minha -) | wangu lizard |
pupi (yuku -) | firestick, firestick tree |
putu (yuku -) | bloodwood tree |
puunyi | hornet |
tha'u | foot |
tha'u puku | toe |
thaa | mouth |
thachi (minha -) | sand goanna |
thagwa | old woman |
thala | centipede |
thampe (minha -) | black duck |
thana | 3rd person plural nominative pronoun |
thanang | 3rd person plural possessive pronoun |
thanang | 3rd person plural accusative pronoun |
thangkarr | semen |
thata | frog |
thipi | belly, guts |
thono | one |
thudu | breasts, milk |
thuli | woomera |
thuma | fire |
thunta (mayi -) | white apple |
thupinh | pregnant |
thutamba (minha -) | wallaby |
thuuwenye | niece, nephew |
titalang (minha -) | peewee |
wa'awa | river |
waanga | tooth |
wachin (nga'a -) | barramundi |
wadha (minha -) | crow |
wage (yuku -) | white gum tree |
waka | grass |
wali (minha -) | bluetongue lizard |
walu | face |
wanchi | sick |
wanchu | wife |
wangga | dilly bag sp. |
wangka | long yam |
wanthaji (yuku -) | forest cotton |
wanthi | good |
wati | paperbark, paperbark tree |
waya | bad |
wayi | Interogative pronoun |
wayinang | Interogative possessive pronoun |
weba | sleep |
wendho | deaf |
wewam | red |
wika | language |
wileny | little sister |
winchin (waka -) | sugar grass |
wonggan | liver |
woyodho (minha -) | whistle duck |
wudu | old man |
wudukerre | big uncle |
wunya | big brother |
ya'a | none |
yakalba (minha -) | red kangaroo |
yangan | hair |
yapany | big sister |
yenggwe (mayi -) | lady apple |
yenken | bone |
yi'i | eyebrow |
yib | south |
yongko (yuku -) | ironwood, ironwood wax |
yorrpe (mayi -) | black berries |
yoyko | mountain |
yuku | tree |
yuuwa | sky, cloud |