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mayinbalknountree speciesLarge, round, pale green leaves, crushed and put in ashes when cooking to keep food clean, wood used to make spear shafts.PlantsArtefacts Constructions and Personal Objects
mayinmulnounheadland; pointElements
mayubarlnounyam speciesLike a potato in flavour, small, round in shape.Food Drink Cooking and FirePlants
mayunyadjectivehotFood Drink Cooking and Fire
midangmidangnounbird species; mistletoe birdLittle one with some blue and red colour.Birds
midbuwarnnounearly dry seasonSynonymjimurruTime
mijangnounMacassan prauAquatic
mijangmijangnounstarfish species; coastal seastarFish
mijanmijarrinountwo sided; barbed fighting spearHunting
mikalnounbig; flat-pointed fighting spear with painted barbsSynonymngarrkidbayukuHunting
mikbiknounstripe or checkColour Pattern and Texture
milbunounbird species; tropic birdBirds
milimumurrnoungreen slime
milirrnounlouseAnimals
milkabadinounplace nameNear Snake Bay.Names and Placenames
milwikajnounrootPlants
milwunjinounvine speciesCreeper vine, small black seeds, eaten by old people, leaves in 3's.Food Drink Cooking and FirePlants
minabujnounwoman's namePeople and Kinship
minakanounplace namePlace near Menganella.Names and Placenames
minangnouncattle tickAnimals
mindayalnounwoman's namePeople and Kinship
mingkalnounenclosed area; yardArtefacts Constructions and Personal Objects
mingunoundirty thingState
minjilangnounplace nameSite of town and mission at Mission Bay , Croker Island.Names and Placenames
minungnounnavelBody Parts and Products