imin

Ingglish mining / English meaning:
he/she/it did/was

Mowa infameishin / notes:
Dijan wed im rili tubala wed mijimet: 'im' en 'bin' / This is actually a contraction of 'im' and 'bin', where 'bin' marks past tense.

Hau yu ridim brom Ingglish / How to read it in English:
IM-in

Langa sentens / Example sentence:
1. Imin lugubat dubala / He/she/it looked around for them (two)
2. Imin digidawei det pein / It took away the pain
3. Aa imin meigi dilbak det ti / Ah, he/she/it made the tea spill

grajim

Ingglish mining / English meaning:
dig, dig something up

Hau yu ridim brom Ingglish / How to read it in English:
GRAH-jim

Langa sentens / Example sentence:
1. No shabul dumaji bla grajim / Because we don't have a shovel to dig it (up with).
2. Wanim det pudeita thei oldei grajimbat ja? / What's that (bush) potato they're always digging (up) there?
3. Thei garra grajim grawun jeya / They're going to dig the earth there.

antil

Ingglish mining / English meaning:
until

Hau yu ridim brom Ingglish / How to read it in English:
until

Langa sentens / Example sentence:
1.Ai bin jidan iya gin, antil mela bin guwap la kolij / I lived right here, until we went up to college.
2.Imin weit ja antil dubala blijimen bin gajim im / S/he stayed there until the two policemen got him/her.
3.Ai bin gro iya la kantri antil ai bin faindim main bigwan san / I lived here in the bush until I had my eldest son.

Burrulula

Ingglish mining / English meaning:
Borroloola (link)

Hau yu ridim brom Ingglish / How to read it in English:
BOO-doo-loo-la, or if you can roll your Rs, say: BOO-rroo-loo-la.

Mowa infameishin / Notes:
Munanga oldei tok "boh-roh-LOO-la" / English speakers say "boh-roh-LOO-la"

Langa sentens / Example sentence:
1.Maitbi reinja than ja, from Burrulula, ngi? / That might be a ranger there, from Borroloola, right?
2.Mela bin gudan la Burrulula / We went down to Borroloola.
3.Ai irri dem Burrulula mob. Thei tok Kriol, bat ba alabat Kriol, indit? / I hear those guys from Borroloola. They speak Kriol, but their own Kriol, don't they?

yuwai

Ingglish mining / English meaning:
yes

Hau yu ridim brom Ingglish / How to read it in English:
you-why

Mowa infameishin / Notes:
Yang pipul oldei raitim dijan wed "uy" / Young people often write this word "uy"

Langa sentens / Example sentence:
1. Yuwai, ngabi. Than na. / Yeah isn't it. That's the one.
2. Yuwai kipgon gabarani / Yes keep going (talking) uncle.
3. Q: Yu bin luk? A: Yuwai, ai bin luk. / Q: Did you see it? A: Yes, I saw it.

met

Ingglish mining / English meaning:
brother-in-law, sister-in-law

Hau yu ridim brom Ingglish / How to read it in English:
MET

Mowa infameishin / Notes:
Im burru det Ingglish wed 'mate' / It comes from the English 'mate'.

Naja wed garrim seim mining / Synonym:
banji, fren

Langa sentens / Example sentence:
1. Ai bin gibit la yu met ja / I gave it to your brother/sister-in-law (over) there
2. Alo met! / Hi brother/sister-in-law!
3. Met, git na mi! / Brother/sister-in-law, give it to me!

jingat

Ingglish mining / English meaning:
call out, shout out

Mowa infameishin / Notes:
Im burru det Ingglish wed 'sing out' / It comes from the English 'sing out'.

Hau yu ridim brom Ingglish / How to read it in English:
JING-ut

Langa sentens / Example sentence:
1. Ai bin jingat, ai bin jingat. Najing alabat. / I called out and I called out. They weren't there.
2. Yu muluri bin jingat la yu / Your mother-in-law's brother called out to you.
3. Wakwak im jingat-jingat / The crow is calling out (crowing).