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Vocabulary

This page provides a Yukulta wordlist, arranged alphabetically, with English glosses.
An English wordlist, arranged alphabetically with Yukulta glosses may be found here.
A Yukulta wordlist grouped semantically according to parts of speech may be found here.

Yukulta - English

- k - l - rl - m - nh - n - rn - ny - ng - p - r - th - t - rt - ty - w - y -

kakaka spear grass
karrkarra chest
kirrka nose, face
laltha to drop
larwatha to cook in a ground oven
rlarlaatya to fall down tantrum-like
rlamuwa ornament made from wallaby teeth
makarlpitya to flash lightning-like
makarka ant bed
mirrara good
munirra nipple
muruku spear thrower
nhangkunhali grasshopper
nalpalthawurlu brolga
nalpartiwurlu grey-haired
nalta head
nirriya turtle shell
rnalatha to pick off
rnita name
rnururnura woman who has had a baby
nyilanyila space between top teeth
nyingka you (singular)
nyurrara smoke
ngaka who?
ngakiya cheek
ngarrara forehead
ngukarra chin
pakarla pimple
palalanyi old man
purlawanta corroboree ground
pultha hair of head, body
rangarra sweat
rangarwatha to be hot
rikarra warm (of person)
rimirimi file snake
thakulita left side
thuutya to swear, curse
takalta round
taatya to wear clothes, get dressed
tirrkalitya to creep (of vine)
rtakarlitya to hide
rtakarnrta awake
rturwaatya to chase
tyakalatha to clear up
tyungkayi master of ceremonies
tyumputyumpu dragonfly
tyuurra goanna camp
wakurtatyi organ-grinder lizard
walakanta lagoon
wampana scorpion
warlara mouth
yakayi wow, ouch
yakurli fish
yipirti coolamon
yuuta first

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