wirn

ghost, spirit

Boordalan bal wen : Dying (Bardil; BATES XII 2B, 10 : 18)

Daaj werra : Decay, to (Woorgomirt; Bates XII 2B, 5 : 16)

Daaj'el-ee-wer-a : Decay, to (Kajaman; Bates XII, 2B, 11: 22)

Gwardo; Wanni. : Die, To (Moore 1842: 129)

Gwardo; Wanni. : Die, to (Moore 1884: 95)

Janăk wēn : Dead spirit, dead (Ngalbaitch; BATES XII 2B, 7b : 9)

Kooree warning : Dying (Ngalyart (Sarah Karil); BATES XII 2B, 9 : 24)

Kwejat wē-ning : Dying (Kajaman; Bates XII, 2B, 11: 23)

muḷi, weyaṇ, kanja-kanja, kunaŋinj : frightened, fearful, afraid (Douglas 1968: 90)

Mult-chin; Wyen. : Fear, To (Moore 1842: 132)

Mult-chin; Wyen. : Fear, to (Moore 1884: 97)

nootj, werni, winna : dead (deceased) (Whitehurst 1992: 33)

nyungar wern djulurr : dead person's bones (Douglas 1991: 16)

nyungar werna djulurr : dead person' bones (Douglas 1991: 30)

uainin : fear (Salvado 1851: 265)

Waia waia : Fear (Woolberr; Bates XII, 2B, 17: 19)

Waiawē : Fear (Balbuk; Bates XII, 2B, 15: 25)

Waiawē : Frightened (Balbuk; Bates XII, 2B, 15: 26)

Waiee-ning : Frightened (Ngalyart (Sarah Karil); BATES XII 2B, 9 : 25)

Waien : Fear (Bardeet; BATES XII 2B, 6 : 18)

Waien : Fear (Kajaman; Bates XII, 2B, 11: 24)

Waien : Fear (Ngalyart (Sarah Karil); BATES XII 2B, 9 : 25)

wai'enda : Afraid (Kajjilgarra; Bates XII, 2B, 23: 11)

Waienee : Fear (Monnop; Ballarruk; Bates XII, 2B, 24: 18)

Waienee : Frightened (Monnop; Ballarruk; Bates XII, 2B, 24: 19)

Wai-engăr : Frightened of dead man (Jakbăm; Bumblefoot; Bates XII 2B, 3b : 16)

Waiening : Frightened (Kajaman; Bates XII, 2B, 11: 24)

Waiening : Frightened (Woolberr; Bates XII, 2B, 17: 20)

Waiening : Frightened, to dread (Kaiari; Wirijan; BATES XII 2B, 8b : 19)

Waiening : Startle, to (Kajaman; Bates XII, 2B, 11: 34)

Waiening : Startle, to (Ngalyart (Sarah Karil); BATES XII 2B, 9 : 34)

Wai-en-ing : Startle, to (Woolberr; Bates XII, 2B, 17: 29)

Waiening buk : Afraid (being afraid) (Woolberr; Bates XII, 2B, 17: 15)

wai-e-waie : Fear (Woolberr; Bates XII, 2B, 17: 19)

wain, aout, quert : Dead (Graham Curr 1886: 351)

waine : died (Bussell 1930: 10)

wainie, wongagie : dead (Bussell 1930: 62)

waining : Dead (Goldsworthy Curr 1886: 341)

waining : Dead (Goldsworthy Curr 1886: 385)

waiyak : frightened or scared person (Brown, H 2002: 9)

Wâjăm : Ghost, spirit, devil (Ngalbaitch; BATES XII 2B, 7b : 22)

wajjurn, : Devil (Ngalbaitch; BATES XII 2B, 7a : 18)

Wal-e-nan : Startle, to (Monnop; Ballarruk; Bates XII, 2B, 24: 28)

waneing : Dead (Chester Curr 1886: 391)

waning : Dead (Hackett Curr 1886: 345)

wannagee : Dead (Small Curr 1886: 359)

wanneega : Dead (Armstrong Curr 1886: 335)

wanner : Dead (Gifford Curr 1886: 363)

Wanniga : Dead (Moore 1884: 94)

Wanniga; Nodytch;Kainbil; Ki-in. : Dead (Moore 1842: 129)

Wanning : Death (Ngalyart (Sarah Karil); BATES XII 2B, 9 : 23)

Wardong : Dead (Woolberr; Bates XII, 2B, 17: 18)

Wardong : Death (Woolberr; Bates XII, 2B, 17: 18)

Wardong : Die, to (Woolberr; Bates XII, 2B, 17: 18)

warna : Dead (Scott Curr 1886: 347)

Warnee wanneega : Dead (Ngalyart (Sarah Karil); BATES XII 2B, 9 : 23)

Warning, wanning : Die, to (Ngalyart (Sarah Karil); BATES XII 2B, 9 : 23)

Wata murnong : Die, to(I am going) (Joobaitch (Ngoorweel); Bates XII, 2B, 14: 25)

wâtamin gul : Frightened, afraid (Ngalbaitch; BATES XII 2B, 7b : 22)

wayarniny : afraid (of someone) (Whitehurst 1992: 29)

wayarniny : fearing (Anon n.d: 5)

Wayarniny : frightened (Davis n.d: 8)

Wē yen nardup dardagup : Dying (Balbuk; Bates XII, 2B, 15: 25)

we:n : dead, die (Laves 1931: 16)

wearnet : Dead (Monger Curr 1886: 323)

Weenaga : Die, to (Baaburgurt (Bulyen/George Eliot); Bates XII, 2B, 13: 23)

weern-wak : spirits like dead natives (Boordenam; Beereenan; Boongong; Werdabirt; Bates XII 2B, 4 : 19)

Weeyenee : Fear (Baaburgurt (Bulyen/George Eliot); Bates XII, 2B, 13: 24)

Weeyenee : Frightened (Baaburgurt (Bulyen/George Eliot); Bates XII, 2B, 13: 25)

Wen : Dead (Bardil; BATES XII 2B, 10 : 17)

Wen : Death (Baiungan Bates XII 2B, 1b 1912: 15)

Wen : Death (Bardil; BATES XII 2B, 10 : 17)

Wen : Death (Ngalbaitch; BATES XII 2B, 7a : 18)

Wen : Die, to (Bardil; BATES XII 2B, 10 : 17)

wen : disembodied (Douglas 1968: 87)

wen : to die (Dench 1994: 190)

weṇ : disembodied, dead, a spirit (Douglas 1968: 88)

weṇ : spirit of the dead (Douglas 1968: 98)

Wēn : Dead (Ngalbaitch; BATES XII 2B, 7b : 22)

wen : dead ( E) (Dench 1994: 188)

Wēn gor gool, jaanuk, wee'en : Ghost (Jakbum Wabbinyet Bates XXII B, 3a: 20)

Wēn gor gul, wēn kor kul : Dead spirit returned (Jakbăm; Bumblefoot; Bates XII 2B, 3b : 16)

weṇ kuḷinj : gone, dead and gone (see also 'go') (Douglas 1968: 90)

Wen ngoohdee : Dead (Baiungan Bates XII 2B, 1b 1912: 15)

Wēn ngoondin : Dead, He is (Ngalbaitch; BATES XII 2B, 7a : 27)

Wēn ngūndin : Lying dead (Ngalbaitch; BATES XII 2B, 7b : 23)

Wen ngwoondeeng : Die, to (Kajaman; Bates XII, 2B, 11: 23)

Wēn, jannuk wēn : Dead (Ngalbaitch; BATES XII 2B, 7a : 18)

wena : dead (SW) (Dench 1994: 188)

Wēna : Dead (Joobaitch (Ngoorweel); Bates XII, 2B, 14: 25)

Wēna : Death (Joobaitch (Ngoorweel); Bates XII, 2B, 14: 25)

Wena kwejjat : Body (dead) (Joobaitch (Ngoorweel); Bates XII, 2B, 14: 22)

wē-nan : Body (dead) (Monnop; Ballarruk; Bates XII, 2B, 24: 15)

Wēnee : Dead (Balbuk; Bates XII, 2B, 15: 24)

Wēnee : Death (Balbuk; Bates XII, 2B, 15: 24)

Wēnee : Die, to (Balbuk; Bates XII, 2B, 15: 24)

wenerip : died (Charlie Dabb von Brandenstein 1970: 207)

wenero-burdok : Dying (Monnop; Ballarruk; Bates XII, 2B, 24: 18)

Wengur : Death (Jakbum Wabbinyet Bates XXII B, 3a: 19)

Wēngur : Dead (Jakbum Wabbinyet Bates XXII B, 3a: 19)

Wēngur : Die, to (Jakbum Wabbinyet Bates XXII B, 3a: 19)

wening : Dead (Barlee Curr 1886: 355)

Wening : Dead (Kaiari; Wirijan; BATES XII 2B, 8b : 19)

Wening : Dead (Kajaman; Bates XII, 2B, 11: 22)

Wening : Dead (Monnop; Ballarruk; Bates XII, 2B, 24: 17)

Wening : Death (Kajaman; Bates XII, 2B, 11: 22)

Wening : Death (Monnop; Ballarruk; Bates XII, 2B, 24: 17)

Wening : Die, to (Monnop; Ballarruk; Bates XII, 2B, 24: 17)

We-ning : Death (Boordenam; Beereenan; Boongong; Werdabirt; Bates XII 2B, 4 : 19)

Wēning : Dead (Waienburt; Banyaitch; Bates XII, 2B, 21: 18)

Wēning : Dying (Ngilgee; Bates XII, 2B, 12a: 24)

wening : dead (N,SW} (Dench 1994: 188)

We-ning goordala winjin : Die, to (Ngilgee; Bates XII, 2B, 12a: 23)

Wēning gurda-la-winjin : Dying, heart "stopping" (Ngilgi; Bates XII, 2B, 12b: 35)

Wēning noyja jenga : Dead (Ngilgee; Bates XII, 2B, 12a: 23)

Wē-ning, jaanuk : Dead (Boordenam; Beereenan; Boongong; Werdabirt; Bates XII 2B, 4 : 19)

Wēning, noyja, janga : Dead (Ngilgi; Bates XII, 2B, 12b: 35)

weniny : dying (Brown, H 2002: 15)

wera : Decay, to, decayed (Notum; Wirijan; Kaiar; BATES XII 2B, 8a : 14)

wern : dead (Douglas 1991: 19)

wern : dead, disembodied (Douglas 1991: 14)

wern : dead, disembodied (Douglas 1991: 19)

wern : spirit of the dead (Douglas 1991: 22)

wern kurliny : dead and gone (lit.going) (Referring to the old people.) (Douglas 1991: 19)

wern yanginy : Lit.dead giving (Douglas 1991: 20)

Wern, korlung : Dead (Bardeet; BATES XII 2B, 6 : 17)

wern, wirn : spirit of the dead (Whitehurst 1992: 48)

werna djooloor : dead persons bones (Whitehurst 1992: 33)

Werneej : Dead (Woorgomirt; Bates XII 2B, 5 : 16)

werni : Dead (Hester Curr 1886: 361)

wernibangin : at the point of death (Douglas 1991: 14)

wernigangin : death,at the point of (Douglas 1991: 19)

werning : to die (Douglas 1991: 19)

Werning melyaruk : Die, to (Bardeet; BATES XII 2B, 6 : 17)

werniny : dying (Douglas 1991: 19)

wernitj : bad, spirity (Bennell 1978)

wernngunt, wernngarnt : dead and gone (Douglas 1991: 19)

Wēuk : Fear (Boordenam; Beereenan; Boongong; Werdabirt; Bates XII 2B, 4 : 20)

weyaṇ, kanja-kanja, muḷi : scared, frightened (Douglas 1968: 97)

weyarn : scared (Roberts; McCabe and Miniter 2001)

weyarniny : being afraid (Douglas 1982: 17)

Weya-we : Coward (Joobaitch (Ngoorweel); Bates XII, 2B, 14: 24)

Wē-ye-lăm : Coward (Ngilgi; Bates XII, 2B, 12b: 35)

Wē-yel-um : Coward (Ngilgee; Bates XII, 2B, 12a: 23)

Weyen : Alarm (Joobaitch (Ngoorweel); Bates XII, 2B, 14: 21)

Weyen : Dread, to (Bardil; BATES XII 2B, 10 : 17)

Weyen : Fear (Joobaitch (Ngoorweel); Bates XII, 2B, 14: 27)

Weyen : Fear (Ngilgee; Bates XII, 2B, 12a: 25)

Weyen : Frightened (Joobaitch (Ngoorweel); Bates XII, 2B, 14: 27)

Weyen : Startle, to (Bardil; BATES XII 2B, 10 : 27)

We-yen : Alarm (Bardil; BATES XII 2B, 10 : 14)

We-yen : Fear (Bardil; BATES XII 2B, 10 : 18)

We-yen : Frightened (Bardil; BATES XII 2B, 10 : 19)

We-yen : Frightened (Ngilgee; Bates XII, 2B, 12a: 25)

Wē'yen : Frightened, afraid (Ngalbaitch; BATES XII 2B, 7b : 22)

Wē-yen : Startle, to (Ngilgee; Bates XII, 2B, 12a: 37)

Wēyen dordagup : Swoon, to (Balbuk; Bates XII, 2B, 15: 38)

We-yen korgur de-jee : Dread, to (Ngilgee; Bates XII, 2B, 12a: 24)

Wēyen nardup dordagup : Faint, to (Balbuk; Bates XII, 2B, 15: 25)

Weyen, kuttitch : Alarm (Ngilgee; Bates XII, 2B, 12a: 19)

Weyen, wata mirning : Fear (Ngalbaitch; BATES XII 2B, 7a : 19)

Weyenan : Startle, to (Joobaitch (Ngoorweel); Bates XII, 2B, 14: 38)

Wēyenitch : Startle, to (Balbuk; Bates XII, 2B, 15: 36)

Wēyen-kor-gurdēji : To dread, to be frightened of (Ngilgi; Bates XII, 2B, 12b: 35)

Wi-en : Ghost, spirit of dead native (Jakbăm; Bumblefoot; Bates XII 2B, 3b : 16)

wiǝrn : spirit (Laves 1931: 16)

wiin, wirn : human spirit (Douglas 1991: 24)

wiin, wirn : human spirit (Douglas 1991: 31)

win : empty (Whitehurst 1992: 35)

wiṇ : spirit (of the dead) (Douglas 1968: 85)

winading : Dead (Whitfield Curr 1886: 327)

winatan : Dead (Salvado Curr 1886: 319)

Winatding : Dead (N.E. dialect) (Moore 1884: 94)

Winatding : Dead (N.E. dialect) (Moore 1842: 129)

winatj : dead (N,SW) (Dench 1994: 188)

winna : Dead (Knight Curr 1886: 333)

wirn, wirnitj : spirits (Brown, H 2002: 15)

wirndil : died (Harris; Thieberger 1986)

Wi-urn : Spirit (Waienburt; Banyaitch; Bates XII, 2B, 21: 18)

Wi-urn wăk : Spirits like dead natives (Waienburt; Banyaitch; Bates XII, 2B, 21: 18)

wiyarn, wern : spirit, ghost, devil (S) (Dench 1994: 179)

Won-na-ga : Dead (Symmons 1842:6)

wonnige : Dead (Barlee Curr 1886: 357)

wooern : spirit of recent dead (Baiungan Bates XII 2B, 1b 1912: 15)

Wy-en : fear (Symmons 1842:9)

Historical References

wooern : spirit of recent dead (Baiungan; Bates XII 2B, 1b 1912)
wooern : spirit of recent dead (Baiungan; Bates XII 2B, 1b 1912: 15)
Wē yen nardup dardagup : Dying (Balbuk; Bates XII 2B, 15: 25)
weern-wak : spirits like dead natives (Boordenam, Beereenan, Boongong, Werdabirt; Bates XII 2B, 4 : 19)
wâjăm : ghost, spirit, devil (Ngalbaitch; Bates XII 2B, 7a)
wajjurn, : devil (Ngalbaitch; Bates XII 2B, 7a)
Wē-yel-um : Coward (Ngilgee; Bates XII 2B, 12a: 23)
Wē-ye-lăm : Coward (Ngilgi; Bates XII 2B, 12b: 35)
wūyirn : ghost (Notum, Wirijan, Kaiar; Bates XII 2B, 8a)
Wi-urn : Spirit (Waienburt, Banyaitch; Bates XII 2B, 21: 18)
Wi-urn wăk : Spirits like dead natives (Waienburt, Banyaitch; Bates XII 2B, 21: 18)
wi-en : ghost, spirit of dead native (Jakbăm, Bumblefoot; Bates XII 2B, 3b)
Weya-we : Coward (Joobaitch aka Ngoorweel; Bates XII 2B, 14: 24)
Wata murnong : Die, to(I am going) (Joobaitch aka Ngoorweel; Bates XII 2B, 14: 25)
wuyern, wiurn : ghost, spirit (Kaiari, Wirijan; Bates XII 2B, 8b)
wiṇ : spirit (of the dead) (Douglas 1968: 85)
wen : disembodied (Douglas 1968: 87)
weṇ : disembodied, dead, a spirit (Douglas 1968: 88)
weṇ kuḷinj : gone, dead and gone (see also 'go') (Douglas 1968: 90)
weṇ : spirit of the dead (Douglas 1968: 98)
wernitj : bad, spirity (Bennell 1978)
nyungar wern djulurr : dead person's bones (Douglas 1991: 16)
wern : spirit of the dead (Douglas 1991: 22)
wiin, wirn : human spirit (Douglas 1991: 24)
nyungar werna djulurr : dead person' bones (Douglas 1991: 30)
wiin, wirn : human spirit (Douglas 1991: 31)
win : empty (Whitehurst 1992: 35)
wern, wirn : spirit of the dead (Whitehurst 1992: 48)
wiyarn, wern : spirit, ghost, devil (S) (Dench 1994: 179)
wen : to die (Dench 1994: 190)

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