B

baan

NOONGAR

clear, exposed

ENGLISH

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PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

ban-dak : outside, in the open air (Grey 1839:135)
Barna. : Ownerless (Moore 1842: 149)
Burnaija : Plain (Baaburgurt (Bulyen/George Eliot); Bates XII 2B, 13: 31)
Burnaitch : Parched up (Balbuk; Bates XII 2B, 15: 32)
Boonan-boonan : Full of holes (all holes) (Joobaitch (Ngoorweel); Bates XII, 2B, 14: 27)
Burneej : Country (open) (Kajaman; Bates XII, 2B, 11: 13)
Barna : Orphan (Monnop, Ballarruk; Bates XII 2B, 24: 2)
Barnaa : Without (Ngilgee; Bates XII, 2B, 12a: 41)
paann : bare, open, plain, flat, bald, surface, sea level (Von Brandenstein 1988: 45)
bandak : out doors (Whitehurst 1992: 43)
barnatj : flat country, plain (SE) (Dench 1994: 181)
Burna : Sand (Possible names for new Post Offices – supplied by the Native Affairs Department (date unknown))