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Words below are listed using the Nyoongar phonetic spelling system agreed at the 1992 Narrogin meeting. Learn about the sounds →
Showing 60 words starting with b
| Nyoongar | English | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| Another Test Word | Another | |
| ba | and | |
| baal | he, she, it | |
| baalang | their | |
| baalap, balgap, balgan | they | |
| baalapang | all their | |
| baam | strike, put | |
| baan | clear, exposed | |
| baanan | to clean, to clear away | |
| babin | friend | |
| baboor | ripple (onomatopoeia) | |
| bakan | bite | |
| bakidjap | battleground | |
| bakitj | fight | |
| balarin | hidden | |
| balay | caution, watch out | |
| balbit | foolish | |
| bangal-baam | revenge | |
| bara-koorl | go astray, become lost | |
| barang | grasp | |
| bardang | jump, fly | |
| bardip | deception, story | |
| ben | light, daylight | |
| benang | tomorrow | |
| benar | lightning, meteor, one that is light | |
| bibi | breast, milk | |
| bidabab | tired, lazy, weak, unwell, useless | |
| biidi, biit | path, energy | |
| biidiyar | boss, leader | |
| biidiyar-bt | leaderless | |
| biit-bt | lost, weak | |
| bilang | flash, sparkle | |
| bily, bilya | river, navel | |
| bindari | thunderstorm | |
| bindjal | bubbles | |
| birn | dig, scratch, pinch | |
| birok | hot season, summer, Birak | |
| biyoo | awake | |
| bo | far | |
| bokadja | there, over there, distant | |
| bokal | grave, mound, lower back | |
| bonyin | kiss | |
| boodjar | earth, land, country | |
| bookor | brave | |
| boola | much, plenty | |
| boolain | more | |
| boolya | magic | |
| boolyaka | evacuate, flee | |
| boolyakadak | sorcerer, doctor | |
| boondong | money | |
| boorda, boordawan | soon, later, by-and-by | |
| boordawan | later | |
| boorditj | thump (onomatopoeia) | |
| boorn | tree, wood, stick | |
| boorong | heavy rain | |
| booyang | strange | |
| booyi | smoke | |
| bordok | close | |
| born | cut | |
| boya | stone |
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