English: hill, mountain, hillock, knob
Bundjalung: dugun
Part of Speech: adverb, noun
Related Words:
With same English translation:  
Category: natural_environment
Comment: Holmer also supports high land or island; mountain; plural dugun-duguhn (Wa).
Lower Richmond: Bj:Sha:Turnbl dugun; Bj:TMcD-Cowln dugun mountain; Bj:Holm-Ferg: dgun, dugunda, dugun.gu; Bj:LWilson word not known; Bj:Sc:Coraki: dujun large hill, dugun small mountain; Bj:Sc:Coraki dugan large mountain, bethungi dugan small hill; Ny:Sc:Ballina3/1903 toogun hill; Ny:Sc:Ballina3/1903 toogun nob or hillock, nimbara toogun small hill, kidguan toogun large hill
South West: Wa:Crowl; We:Gordn; Wu:Calley du:gun ; Cas:Smy dugun ;
Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt; Gd:Sc:JThomas UClarnce dooggoon mountain;
Example:

Bundjalung : dugundah (from B)

English: 'up (on the hill)'

Example:

Bundjalung : dugun.gu (from B)

English: 'up the hill, the island.'


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