Sample of YAWURU language words

(Courtesy of the Yawuru people and spoken by Di Appleby) Spelling authenticated by Doris Edgar and Di Appleby

1. Bagurdbagurd mudskipper 2. Balarri shovelnose stingray 3. Baninyburu carpet snake 4. Banyjurda fish poison plant 5. Barlgara turkey 6. Barrgarna south-east time, June to August 7. Barrjarnyiny agile wallaby 8. Birna witchety grub 9. Biyarrambin honey fly 10. Girrbaju honey 11. Gurdurrwarany brolga 12. Gujuguju small dust clouds, willy-willy 13. Gungkara conkerberry 14. Gurrjungu stone fish trap 15. Jarnun black kite 16. Jigily bauhinia mother in law tree 17. Jiribuga porcupine 18. Jirrbiliny flower from the jigily tree 19. Jugan dugong (nganarr) 20. Langa catfish 21. Lirrirngirn soap tree 22. Nawula blackberry tree 23. Ngamagarri white cockatoo 24. Rarrgararrga sand dune spinifex 25. Walgawalga salmon 26. Yarrinyarri bush onion