Lower Burdekin languages


The Lower Burdekin languages were probably three distinct Australian Aboriginal languages spoken around the mouth of the Burdekin River in north Queensland. One short wordlist in each was collected in the 19th century, and published in the second volume of The Australian Race in 1886. These languages have since gone extinct, with no more having been recorded. Due to the paucity of the available data, we know almost nothing of their grammatical structure.
The O'Connor language goes by the name Yuru, and may have been Dyirbalic; others may have been Maric. However, Breen analyzed two of the lists and concluded that they were different languages, neither Maric. He presumes that one of them was Bindal.
EnglishCunningham
vocabulary
Gorton
vocabulary
O'Connor
vocabulary
Kangaroohoorawoothaarragoo
Opossummoongannagoongonehunger
Tame dogoogiermindeoodoodoo
Emukowwerragoondalookarboonmillery
Black duckyammooroobuggininullihoorooburry
Wood duckmumboogoobadettoculburh
Pelicanboloonabooloondooroomully
Laughing jackasskowurgurrakookaburrakarcoobura
Native companionbrarooganbuberenullikooroogowgun
White cockatoodigooibuginabunginna
Crowwyagunawethergunwombugah
Swanwoergerella
Eggwyoordawerroogunnoo
Track of a footdooigooburrayulmun
Fishweenburrakooiaweambura
Lobsterkoongooyagoonawayboogurrie
Crayfishgoombarrooinundah
Mosquitokowearoodeehoonhoono
Flykaroovellanin
Snakeoongullabwormbalooboongi
The Blacksmurredulgooh
A Blackfellowdulgooh
A Black womanwurrungooagungantudgegun
Noseurrooawoodroowuneary
Handmobirramulbroowurrumby
2 Blacksblarin dulgooh
3 Blackswungoo dulgooh
Onewarminawarrin
Twoblareenaboolblarin
Threekudjuakawungoo
Fourkulburramurragi
Fatherkiyayaba, yaboabah
Motheryoungayangayunguma
Sister—Elderkoothakooda
Brother—Elderwabooakudun
A young mankarrebellathillagaldeebahgul
An old manbooingermunnabunganannuganugamun
An old womanboingergunnabulnagunbundeyun
A babymullererammoocowla
A White manyooarrooyuarroo
Childrenerroomunnamoolaramoo
Headkurriakabbonkarboyan
Eyemudjuradeburrideebara
Earawbilla wobbillakungun
Mouthdayawirraunga
Teethirrawoonungdingull
Hair of the headgunnarritarguinn
Beardthungierthungitalba
Thunderdegoroodigoroburrahroo
Grasswudthoorquwythonarahminie
Tonguethullamiadulling
Stomachbunboonaborloboonda
Breastswoorgawuggunnadulnbinn
Thightoomburrathoomburduburrin
Footdingooburrabulligerdingooburra
Bonebulbannamimmoon
Bloodgwiburrimoondthaqueeberry
Skinyoolannaulinemindeer
Fattowiekoonoo, goomoboongaroo
Bowelsgurroonakullingayaboo
Excrementgoonnagoonnaguno
War-spearnirremoowoomburrowoolunbura
Reed-spearwollaburra
Wommera or throwing-stickbirranabuddurrie
Shieldgoolmurrigooldinarepoodda poodda
Tomahawkbulgooanubaninoolun
Canoekobbethebabettel-bettelkarbeyal
Sunburgorrikartrimulloun
Moonbowarriwaboonburra
Starbunjolditor, bangaladirilger
Lightburgungubbabaragunna
Darkwooroowobbamoonoowulhurrie
Colddidooradettoorbehgun
Heattowarroomoondo moondo
Daywoorabundaunbur
Nightwooroongawoormooga
Firewygunnaboonininneebull
Waterkowarathoolanoodunjun
Smoketoogardoongin
Groundnanniernumeradingur
Windquioonaqueeyonuinne
Rainyooganabroothimarroo
Wooddooladullamoora
Stoneburreeaburtheroobungil
Campyaambayambamidera
Yesyeaumbayu yow
Nokurrakatekakarbil
Iiyooauda
Youyindooaninda
Barkbulganboogoobulgun
Goodboongoon
Badkooyooadiga
Sweetkowangubbagoondi
Foodigangodungee, ogoo
Hungrynagnoorakabbilgaroo
Thirstydthunginnaarmboo yulburana
Eatigangodulgee ogoo
Sleepboogooraboogoorooboog oggba
Drinkbithungobitthanakudge ogoo
Walkkunnaigowarin
Seetimmithimmina
Sitthunnangothunaraduri
Yesterdayyambowerroedirrierih
To-daynillanillacudgin
To-morrowburgendaburringaburrigunda
Where are the Blacks?ondia murre?ulba dalgul?
I don't knowkurra miracarbilbrather
Plentyqniarilla murrgi
Bigwiarrayunga
Littlewa-baw-au-boonawabungamarbooro
Deadwaulgoonawolgoonwalgoon
By-and-bythagooboodinhi
Come onkowakooa