Year 5 - Yawuru Language 2025

Liyan

100

What is the Yawuru word for 'angry'? 

Bili

200

What is the Yawuru word for 'sad'? 

Bararrga

300

What is the Yawuru word for 'sick'? 

Dardarl

400

In English 'Ngaji liyan mingaran?' means....

How feeling you becoming? 

500

To say 'I am feeling scared or worried?'

Waja ngangaran

Animal Locations

100

What is the Yawuru word for 'pelican'? 

Jalinymarr

200

What is the word for 'mangroves'? 

lanyjilanyji

300

What is the Yawuru word for 'Country/Place/Time/Season'? 

Buru

400

What is the Yawuru word for 'rocks'? 

Warnangarri

500

What is the Yawuru word for 'Where/Place/Locations'? 

Jana

Body Parts

100

What is the Yawuru word for 'hands'? 

nimarla

200

What is the Yawuru word for 'shoulders'? 

Gurndijina

300

What is the Yawuru word for 'head'? 

Marru

400

What is the English translation for 'niminy'? 

Eyes

500

To say 'I have two strong hands' in Yawuru language is....

ngangangany jirril nimarla milijarri. 

Conversation

100

To say 'where are you going?' in Yawuru language is...

Janardi mindiran? 

200

English translation for 'yanggi nilawarl juju?' is...

What name you? (What is your name?)

300

Nilawarl means....

Name

400

The suffix 'ngan' means....

to 

500

To say 'I'm going to town beach' in Yawuru language is...

Guwarringan ngandiran

Greetings

100

What is the Yawuru word for 'no'?

Marlu

200

What does 'Mabu Ngurragarriny' mean? 

Good Morning

300

English translation for 'Ngaji Gurrjin?' is...

Hello, how are you all? (more than one person) 

400

'Ngạji mingan?' in Yawuru language means...

Hello, how are you? (one person)

500

English translation for 'Gala mabu yangarrjin' is...

We are all good.