B

bily, bilya

NOONGAR

river, navel

ENGLISH

z

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Be-il : Navel (King 1821: 145)
Peerle : River (Nind 1831: 49)
be-loe, gur-jyte ngoo-mon : river, stream (Grey 1839:135)
bil-ye : navel, the (Grey 1839:135)
Bil-ye : the navel (Grey 1841: 11)
Pe-il : the navel (KGS) (Grey 1841: 112)
Be-il : the navel, (see “Bil-ye.”) (KGS) (Grey 1841: 9)
Beel : a river (see “Belo.”) (KGS) (Grey 1841: 9)
Bil-yi; Ngowerit. : Navel (Moore 1842: 147)
Bilo. : River (Moore 1842: 154)
Bilo; Gărjyt. : Stream, A (Moore 1842: 162)
Bilyi : Navel (Symmons 1842: 3)
Bi-lo : river (Symmons 1842: 5)
Bilo : river (Brady 1845: 16)
bille; billo : river; stream (Salvado 1851: 256)
pillo : river; stream (Salvado 1851: 256)
pigli : the navel (Salvado 1851: 260)
pigli : navel (Salvado 1851: 264)
Bil-yi; Ngowerit. : Navel (Moore 1884: 105)
Bilo. : River (Moore 1884: 109)
Bilo; Gărjyt. : Stream, a (Moore 1884: 113)
bille, billo : River (Salvado (Curr) 1886: 320)
pillo : River (Salvado (Curr) 1886: 320)
Beela : River (Baaburgurt (Bulyen/George Eliot); Bates XII 2B, 13: 17)
Beela : Stream (Baaburgurt (Bulyen/George Eliot); Bates XII 2B, 13: 17)
Beela injala ngeering : River, Where is the? (Baaburgurt (Bulyen/George Eliot); Bates XII 2B, 13: 42)
Beelya : Navel (Baaburgurt (Bulyen/George Eliot); Bates XII 2B, 13: 5)
Beeluk : Creek (Balbuk; Bates XII 2B, 15: 14)
Beeloo : River (Balbuk; Bates XII 2B, 15: 17)
Beeloo dowel : Stream (Balbuk; Bates XII 2B, 15: 17)
Beeloo kargang : River, Bank of (Balbuk; Bates XII 2B, 15: 17)
Naaj kwel neeja beela : River, What is the name of that? (Balbuk; Bates XII 2B, 15: 45)
Winjal ngoondee beel : River, Where is the? (Balbuk; Bates XII 2B, 15: 45)
Beelya : Navel (Balbuk; Bates XII 2B, 15: 6)
Beel : Creek (Bardeet; Bates XII 2B, 6: 11)
Beel : River (Bardeet; Bates XII 2B, 6: 13)
Beal winjal : River, Where is the? (Bardeet; Bates XII 2B, 6: 30)
Beel yeeree yeeree bardin : Rising, The river is (Bardeet; Bates XII 2B, 6: 30)
Ngeen wel beel : River, What is the name of that? (Bardeet; Bates XII 2B, 6: 30)
Beel : River (Bardil; Bates XII 2B, 10: 12)
Beel : Stream (Bardil; Bates XII 2B, 10: 12)
Winjal beel : River, Where is the? (Bardil; Bates XII 2B, 10: 33)
Wanjeela gabbeela : River, Where is the? (Beedagooroo; Bates XII 2B, 19: 16)
Beela, warn : Creek (Beedagooroo; Bates XII 2B, 19: 7)
Beelee : River (Beedagooroo; Bates XII 2B, 19: 8)
Beel wa : River, Where is the? (Boordenam, Beereenan, Boongong, Werdabirt; Bates XII 2B, 4 : 32)
Beelya : Navel (Boordenam, Beereenan, Boongong, Werdabirt; Bates XII 2B, 4 : 5)
Beela : River (Monnop, Ballarruk; Bates XII 2B, 24: 11)
Beela : Stream (Monnop, Ballarruk; Bates XII 2B, 24: 12)
Naana allee beela : River, What is the name of that? (Monnop, Ballarruk; Bates XII 2B, 24: 34)
Beela : Creek (Monnop, Ballarruk; Bates XII 2B, 24: 9)
beel : creek (Ngalbaitch; Bates XII 2B, 7a)
beel : river (Ngalbaitch; Bates XII 2B, 7a)
beel : navel (Ngalbaitch; Bates XII 2B, 7a)
beel wa : river, where is the? (Ngalbaitch; Bates XII 2B, 7a)
bīl : navel (Ngalbaitch; Bates XII 2B, 7a)
bīl : creek, river, navel (Ngalbaitch; Bates XII 2B, 7a)
bīl wâ : river where ? (Ngalbaitch; Bates XII 2B, 7a)
Bīl : Navel (Ngalbaitch; Bates XII 2B, 7b)
Bīl : Creek, river, navel (Ngalbaitch; Bates XII 2B, 7b : 3)
Beeloo : Creek (Ngalyart (Sarah Karil); Bates XII 2B, 9 : 14)
Beeloo : River (Ngalyart (Sarah Karil); Bates XII 2B, 9 : 17)
Beeloo : Stream (Ngalyart (Sarah Karil); Bates XII 2B, 9 : 17)
Beeloo ngannee yella koolee : River, What is the name or that? (Ngalyart (Sarah Karil); Bates XII 2B, 9 : 42)
Beeloo winjee : River, Where is the? (Ngalyart (Sarah Karil); Bates XII 2B, 9 : 42)
Beelee, beelyee : Navel (Ngalyart (Sarah Karil); Bates XII 2B, 9 : 6)
Beela : River (Ngilgee; Bates XII 2B, 12a: 17)
Beela : Stream (Ngilgee; Bates XII 2B, 12a: 17)
Beela daa : River, mouth of (Ngilgee; Bates XII 2B, 12a: 17)
Beela yangar : River, Bank of (Ngilgee; Bates XII 2B, 12a: 17)
Alle beela naanup : River, What is the name of that? (Ngilgee; Bates XII 2B, 12a: 45)
Winjee beela : River, Where is the? (Ngilgee; Bates XII 2B, 12a: 45)
Beelya : Navel (Ngilgee; Bates XII 2B, 12a: 6)
Bilya : Navel (Ngilgi; Bates XII 2B, 12b: 2)
Bīla : River (Ngilgi; Bates XII 2B, 12b: 4)
Beela : River (Ngilgi; Bates XII 2B, 12c: 6)
Beela : Creek (Ngwoonbib; Bates XII 2B, 16: 10)
Beela : River (Ngwoonbib; Bates XII 2B, 16: 12)
Beelya : Navel (Ngwoonbib; Bates XII 2B, 16: 5)
beel : river (Notum, Wirijan, Kaiar; Bates XII 2B, 8a)
beel : creek (Notum, Wirijan, Kaiar; Bates XII 2B, 8a)
beel doombuet : pool (Notum, Wirijan, Kaiar; Bates XII 2B, 8a)
Bīlya : Navel (Waienburt, Banyaitch; Bates XII 2B, 21: 2)
Birl kal : River people (river fires or camps) (Waienburt, Banyaitch; Bates XII 2B, 21: 2)
Bīrl, bīl : River (Waienburt, Banyaitch; Bates XII 2B, 21: 2)
Birl karl : River people (Waienburt, Banyaitch; Bates XII 2B, 21: 5)
pea : Navel (Wall; Bates XII 2B, 50: 4)
Beeloo : Creek (Woolberr; Bates XII 2B, 17: 11)
Beeloo : River (Woolberr; Bates XII 2B, 17: 13)
Beeloo : Stream (Woolberr; Bates XII 2B, 17: 13)
Beeloo ngoonjal : River, Where is the? (Woolberr; Bates XII 2B, 17: 37)
Nyaanin beeloo : River, What is the name of that? (Woolberr; Bates XII 2B, 17: 37)
Beelyee : Navel (Woolberr; Bates XII 2B, 17: 4)
Beel : River (Woorgomirt; Bates XII 2B, 5 : 12)
Beel : Stream (Woorgomirt; Bates XII 2B, 5 : 13)
Beel bokoj winjee : River, What is the name of that? (Woorgomirt; Bates XII 2B, 5 : 22)
Winjal beel : River, Where is the? (Woorgomirt; Bates XII 2B, 5 : 22)
Beeroo : River (Goolaara; Bates XII 2B, 18: 9)
beel : creek (Indar, Joowel, Baiungan; Bates XII 2B, 1b 1912)
beel : river (Indar, Joowel, Baiungan; Bates XII 2B, 1b 1912)
bil : river, pool (Jakbăm, Bumblefoot; Bates XII 2B, 3b)
bīl : navel, river (Jakbăm, Bumblefoot; Bates XII 2B, 3b)
ngeen kwel beel : river, what is the name of that? (Jakbum, Wabbinyet; Bates XII 2B, 3a)
Beela, ngwanna : Creek (Joobaitch aka Ngoorweel; Bates XII 2B, 14: 15)
Beela goombar gwajjat-don-waddarn : River, Mouth of (Joobaitch aka Ngoorweel; Bates XII 2B, 14: 18)
Beela ngardar : River, Bank of (Joobaitch aka Ngoorweel; Bates XII 2B, 14: 18)
Beeia : Stream (Joobaitch aka Ngoorweel; Bates XII 2B, 14: 19)
Winjal beela : River, Where is the? (Joobaitch aka Ngoorweel; Bates XII 2B, 14: 47)
Beelya : Navel (Joobaitch aka Ngoorweel; Bates XII 2B, 14: 5)
bīl : river, creek (Kaiari, Wirijan; Bates XII 2B, 8b)
bīl dumbărt : pool in river (Kaiari, Wirijan; Bates XII 2B, 8b)
Beela : Creek (Kajaman; Bates XII 2B, 11: 13)
Beela : River (Kajaman; Bates XII 2B, 11: 16)
Beelya : Stream (Kajaman; Bates XII 2B, 11: 16)
Alle beela yeera : Rising, the river is (Kajaman; Bates XII 2B, 11: 42)
Alle naning beel : River, What is the name of that? (Kajaman; Bates XII 2B, 11: 42)
Winjal beel : River, where is the? (Kajaman; Bates XII 2B, 11: 42)
Beel-ya : Navel (Kajaman; Bates XII 2B, 11: 6)
Wandhala beeroo : River, Where is the? (Kajjilgarra; Bates XII 2B, 23: 22)
Beeroo : Creek (Kajjilgarra; Bates XII 2B, 23: 8)
Beeroo : River (Kajjilgarra; Bates XII 2B, 23: 9)
bealyer : navel (Bussell 1930: 35)
beeler : river (Bussell 1930: 40)
beeler : river (Bussell 1930: 57)
beeler : river (Bussell 1930: 9)
bi:l : river (Charlie Innell (Tindale) 1939)
pi:l : river (Tindale 1939)
Beeloo : River (Old Settlers of WA 1949: 75)
Bee-la : River (Samuel Isaacs; Brockman 1949: 17)
Yardi : river (Terry, F; Hamersley V (Old Settlers of WA) 1949: 67)
pilj : umbilicus, navel (Douglas 1968: 100)
pilj : umbilicus (Douglas 1968: 85)
piḷ : creek, gully (Douglas 1968: 87)
piḷ : gully, creek (Douglas 1968: 91)
pilj : navel, umbilicus (Douglas 1968: 94)
bierl : gully (Bennell 1978)
Bullaak : river sheoak (Coyne 1980: 2)
piily : navel (Von Brandenstein 1988: 53)
piül : river, creek, gully (Von Brandenstein 1988: 55)
birl : river, gully, creek (Douglas 1991: 18)
pirl : creek, river, valley (Douglas 1991: 18)
birl : river, gully, creek (Douglas 1991: 22)
pirl : gully, river, valley (Douglas 1991: 22)
bily : navel, umbilicus (Douglas 1991: 27)
pily : navel (Douglas 1991: 27)
bila, birla : river (Douglas 1991: 29)
pirl : river, valley (Douglas 1991: 29)
wiluk : river (Douglas 1991: 29)
bily : navel, umbilicus (Douglas 1991: 33)
birl : river, gully, creek (Douglas 1991: 33)
Pily : umbilicus, navel (Douglas 1991: 33)
birl : creek (Whitehurst 1992: 33)
birl : gully (Whitehurst 1992: 37)
bily : navel (Whitehurst 1992: 42)
bilya : river (Whitehurst 1992: 45)
bily : umbilicus cord (Whitehurst 1992: 51)
billy : navel ( E) (Dench 1994: 177)
bilya : navel (N,SW) (Dench 1994: 177)
bila : river (SW) (Dench 1994: 181)
bilu : river (N) (Dench 1994: 181)
bll : river (S,E) (Dench 1994: 181)
Bily : navel (Mippy (Rooney) 2002: 325)
Beely : the navel (Davis n.d)