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Steamer, musk duck; Biziura lobata—Gatdarra.

Steep—Mordăk.

Steep, to, in water—N-yogulăng.

Step, to tread—Gannow.

Step, to, on one side to avoid a spear or a blow—Gwelganow; Quelkan (Upper Swan).

Stick, a, any piece of wood—Garba.

Sticks—

1. The throwing stick—Dyuna; Dowak; Walga; Juwul.
2. Woman's stick or staff—Wanna.
3. Crook for pulling down the Banksia flowers—Kalga.
4. Stick or skewer for fastening the cloak—Balbir Bindi.
5. Peeled ornamental stick, worn in the head at a Corroberry by the dancers—Inji; Mărromărro; Jingăla.

Stick, to, to stick half way, to get jammed—Ngarrăn.

Stiffened, benumbed—Nan-yar.

Still, yet—Kalga.

Still, to, the wind by enchantment—Kalbyn.

Stingray fish—Bamba.

Stingy—Guning; N-yelingur.

Stinking—Bidjak.

Stirring up—Yurirăngwin.

Stolen—Ngagyn.

Stomach—Kobbălo.

Stone—Bu-yi.

Stony—Bu-yi billanăk.

Stoop, to—Dărbow.

Stop!—Nannăp.

Stop up, to—Didin; Dtandidin.

Stopped or stayed behind—Băngal.

Stout—Boyn-gadăk; Ilyn ngomon.

Straight, in a direct line—Wiring; Durgul; Tolol; Kange; Yungitch.

Straight, upright—Wyămăk.

Strange—Mogang.

Stranger—Wurrar bo-yăng; Yyinăng; Mogang.

Stranger, not related—Nanning.

Stray, anything found without an owner—Bărna.

Straying, having lost one's road—Waummărăbbin.

Stream, a—Bilo; Gărjyt.

Strike, to—Buma.

Strike, to, so as to stun or kill—Dăr-gang.

String—Madji.

String of a bag—Ngwonna; Nalba.

Strong—Murduin; Bidi murduin.

Strongly—Gwidjar.

Strutting—Wumbubin.

Stuck in—Nungurdul.

Stun, to—Dargangăn.

Stunted—Gorad; Gorada.

Sufficient—Gyn-yăk; Bel-lăk.

Sugar—Ngon-yăng; this, which is the name of a saccharine juice, exuding from the red gum-tree, is applied to sugar, on account of its sweetness.

Sulky—Mul-yabin.

Summer—Birok.

Sun—Nganga; Batta; Djat.

Sunbeams—Batta mandu; Nganga batta.

Sun-set, time of—Garrimbi.

Sun, shine and heat—Monak.

Superfluously—Darrajăn; as Darrajăn Yong-a; to give more than is expected.

Superior (adj.)—Belli.

Surround, to—Engallang; Tergur

Swallow, of the throat—Gunidi.

Swallow, to—Ngannow.