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KAURNA WARRA	ENGLISH
babandi	v.a. to dry a skin by stretching it on the ground.
bakka	s. dry bark; the husk or peel of anything.
bakkabakkandi	v.n. to trot; a term applied to horses.
bakkaburro	adj. having still the peel on; unpeeled
bakkaburrutti	adj. without peel; peeled.
bakkadla	s. hoarfrost; used for salt.
bakkamandi	v.a. to peel; skin.
bakkandi	v.a. to dig out roots etc.; digging out root vegetables, etc.
bakkayoko	a canoe, as used by the Murray tribes
bakkebakketti	s. a knife - derived from bakkendi
bakkendi	v.a. to cut ; as mangka bakkendi - to make incisions in the body
bakkirendi	v.r. to cut one's self
bakurta	s. body markings comprising dots cut on the chest and back of a person.
baltarta	adj. light; not heavy; the reverse of yurtni
bandi	v.n. to shine ; as tindo bandi - the sun shines
barkauwillo	s. one whose sister (yakkane) has died
barndandi	v.a. to wring out; squeeze; as kauwe barndandi - to wring out the water
barti	s. a grub or insect in general. There is a great variety of grabs in this country which constitute an essential and favourite article of food for the Aborigines. They display great sagacity in discovering and take much pains in procuring them. The grub is sometimes eaten raw sometimes roasted is very rich and of a delicious taste. General name for the largest or witchety grubs. These were an important part of Kaurna diet; eaten raw or cooked
battebattendi	v.a. to let go; loose; untie
battendi	v.a. to throw
battiappendi	v.a. to untie; to let go
battirendi	v.n. as winko battirendi - to breath
bauondi	v.a. to put wood to the fire; or to trim it; as gadla bauondi - to trim the fire
bidlandi	v.n. to pull the lip; be sulky; see tabidlarendi
bidlarendi	v.n. to pull the lip; be sulky; see tabidlarendi
bidna	s. charcoal
bikabika	adj. soft; pliable; flexible
bikabika	i.q. soft; pliable;
bikabikanendi	v. inch. to become soft, pliable, &c
billondi	v.a. to roll; to turn over or about
biltendi	v.a. to cut through or off ; as yoka biltendi - to cut the hair
biltilendi	v.n. to give way; to break
biltitti	s. a pair of scissors
bilyabilya	s. noise caused by much speaking
bilyabilyarti	ad. make a less noise
bilyondi	v.a. i.q. tauandi, which see
binna	s. an adult; grown up person. In compound words it expresses a strong inclination or desire of what the Word to which it is affixed denotes; mengkibinna, marngubinna
biri	see piri
birira	s. a vegetable growing near rivers, and much relished by the Kaurna; a good substitute for cabbage, like a cabbage; it has small, green succulant leaves which is steamed before being eaten. It is available during winter.
birki	s. a bit; small piece
birkiappendi	v.a. to make into pieces; to break; tear
birkibakkendi	v.a. to cut to pieces
birkibirki	s. peas (n.t.)
birkipaltandi	v.a. to beat to pieces; to pound
birkipaltapaltanya	adj. easily to be broken; fragile; brittle
birkiwaiendi	v.n. to go to pieces; break
birko	s. a troop of men; a company; band; as birko mangkondi - to accompany; escort; fetch
birko mangkondi	to accompany; escort; fetch
birra	postp. on account of; for; as nganna birra - what for, why; mai birra, on account of food
birri	s. nail of the fingers or toes; claw of animals; fingernail, toenail, claw
bitti	ad. first; before ; see itti
bittondi	v.a. to press
bitukka	adj. soft; pliable; i.q. bikabika
biturro	s. thunder
bokarra	s. the gully breeze, a north-westerly wind, which is very hot during the summer and indicates storm
bokkabokkanya	adj. frequently bathing; fond of bathing
bokkandi	v.n. to bathe
bokkayoko	bark canoe
bokra	rabbit eared bandicoot; also marti
bookartoo	(Adnyamathanha word) A place in the Flinders Ranges
budnabudnandi	v.n. to breath heavily; to be exhausted; see kandi budnabudnandi
budnandi	v.n. to come; return; to extend
budnappendi	v.caus. to make come ; to fetch; return; restore
budni	s. a large black bird, the eggs of which are found in the earth, and considered as a great luxury by the natives
bukki	adj. and adv. formerly; a long time ago; comparative - Bukkintyerlo - a very remote time
bukkiana	adj. old; ancient; as bukkiana meyu - an ancestor
bukkiana meyu	an ancestor
Bukkiana turla martunggga	in remembrance of a former quarrel.
bukkibukki	adv. intensively used; a very long time ago
bukkilya	s. late father; a father of a person who has died
bukkilyelo	adv. yesterday; kuma bukkilyelo - the day before yesterday
bukkintyerlo	adv. the comparative of Bukki of a very remote time
bukkobukko	adj. bald
bukkobukko	butcher bird
bulta	heart; bultawilta - stout-hearted; fearless; bold; brave
bultawilta	stout-hearted; fearless; bold; brave
bultaworta	s. the dorsal vertebrae
bulti	adj. asleep; as medo bulti - expired; deceased
bulto	s. place; stead; as wodli bulto - place of encampment; ninko bultungga - in your place; instead of you
bulto	postp. after; as ninko bulto, after you
bultoarra	adv. along; alongside
bultoburro	adv. before; first
bulturnendi	v.n. to go straight on; to fly; escape
bulturro	adj. dry; s. dry wind
bundi	mallee fowl
buntondi	v.a. to blow with the mouth
burka	adj. and s. old, of age, an adult, man. It is frequently as an affix in compound words, corresponding with the terminating syllable "er" in English; as pinnariburka - loiterer; nittatiburka - idler. In these examples the first or radical parts are verbs; but burka may be an affix to a substantive, for instance, wodli-burka, an inhabitant of the house. If affixed to a district of country, it implies that the individual is the proprietor and inhabitant; as mullawirraburka, dry-forest-man (King John's Kaurna name). If affixed to the name of a child, it means the father of the child; as ngultiburka, kudmoburka. See the word pankarra.
burka	old man
burkanendi	v.n. to be or become old
burko	s. dew
burko	adj. heavy; tiring
burkoburko	s. a small species of mouse
burkonendi	v.inch. to become heavy; tired; wearied
burlendi	v.n. to be satiated; satisfied
burnbondi	v.a. to embrace; surround; enclose
burnborendi	v.r. to embrace each other
burro	adv. afterwards, still; as pa burro ngandandi - he is still sick; burroburro - by and by.
burrobitti	adv. before, first
burroburro	by and by
burrueti	adv. not yet
burta	s. ashes
burtamandi	v.a. to stir or trim the fire; as gadla burtamandi
burtandi	v.n. to burn; to blaze
burtarti	p. pass. boiled or roasted (cooked); the reverse of timana - raw
burtonna	adj. old; an adult; worn out
burtonna	Stage 5 to manhood from mangkawitya
burtulto	s. the stump of a burnt tree
burtulto kuinyo	s. the same as ngarrakupa; which see
butto	an affix, denoting that a person or thing is in a great measure possessed of what the word to which it is affixed signifies; as turlobutto, wrathful; angry; yerabutto, full of earth; dirty
buttonendi	v. inch. to become full or replete of anything

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ENGLISH	KAURNA WARRA
bachelor	ngarilda
back, backside	ngurro turko, turro
bag	pinki (made from possum skin and used to carry magic implements), yammaru (foodbag), tando (women's kangaroo skin bag), tainkyedli (rush bag)
bag(net)	purno
bald	bukkobukko, (also pindapinda)
ball	parndo
bandicoot	marti
bareground	yertabukko
bark (to)	warruwarrukandi
bark (tree)	bakka, tidli (green bark)
barter	titta, bartering (titta binna)
bat	maityomaityo
bathe (to)	bokkandi
battle	ira
beach	wauwa
beard	malta
beat	palkandi, ipila (the beating of sticks to produce rhythm)
bed	idarti
bee	gadlabarti, peendi tubura (drone bee)
beetle	turlunjaru (water), turlayurra (lamellicorn), kurikerte (longicorn)
before	muna
belt	gadlotti (made from hair or fur)
berry (edible)	wodni (red, oval shaped), kangatta
bier	tirkatti
big	parto
bird	parriparu, purnkutta (small species), trunggu, tuttaipiti (small red breasted), walta (large bird)
birds (collectively)	wainnaityinnaitye
bit, piece (small)	birki
bite	paiarendi
bitter	kitya
black	pulyonna
black cockatoo	tiwu yutika, willampa (black cockatoo with white tail feathers)
blacksnake	ilya
bladder	tidiiumbo
blind, a blind person	padyotti
blister	pundurpa
blood	karro
blossom	medika, purrumba, kongolia (gum blossom), ngurreka
blowfly	tappo, tuburra
blue	karalta (also used for green)
bluegum	kura
bluetongue lizard	tuparra
blunt	mukartutanna
blush (to)	kurokarrendi
body (human)	nunno
boil	kambandi
bold	waiwilta, kurowilta
bone	warpo
born (be)	wornendi
boy	kurkurra, tinyara
brackish	kitya
brain	mukamuka
branch (tree)	parra
branch hut	watto
breakers	kunggurra
bream	kurka kurka
breast	kundo, ngammi (female breast)
breath	tawo
breath (to)	battirendi
breeze (evening)	karkawarri, kurrutti (cool breeze), maikurru, taworri
bridge (tree trunk)	wadlakatta
bring up (rear)	yerthoappendi
brother	yunga
brother-in-law	tarro
brown	purnkipurnki
brown snake	tunopaitja
brush (to)	kurlitti
bullfrog	kanto
bullroarer (large)	winnaityinnaitye
bullroarer (small)	kadnomarngutta
bullrush	warnpa (plant), minnokoora (roots)
burrowing animal)
bush	karrawadlo
bush (forest)	wirra
bustard	wolta
butcher bird	bukkobukko
butterfly	pilyabilya
button	titta

s. = substantive; v.a. = verb active; v.n. = verb neuter; v.r. verb rendi; v.i. verb inchoative; v.caus = verb causative; adj. = adjective; adv. = adverb; com = compound; postp. = postposition; dem.pron. = demonstrative pronoun; gen.case = genetive case; inter.affix = interrogative; suprl = superlative

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