English: black
Bundjalung: duhndun, duwan-duwan, duwun
Part of Speech: adjective
Related Words: duwan; Y:Hanln has verb form also   duhndunma-   duwanma-  
With same English translation:   balireh, biliran   bawyam   bigargin   bigargin   bigar, bigargah   bigar(gah), bigara   bilgan, birgan   bilirgan (bilergan?)   biragan, biligan   biyargin   bugam(gah)   dahringen   dangdang   dirany   dundanngahw   duwan, duwan-duwan   duwun, duhndun   gabalgin, gabalginy   gahr   ganam   ganam-gana(h)m   ganggalur (?)   gangguy   gawal   gibay-gibay   gihny   gilgir   ginibi   ginygar   giny-giny   girayir, gireh   gudjabunggal   gudjalany   guginy(?)   gumgaye   gunam, gunum   gunggay   gungguyay   gunum, gunam   guwan   jagabar   jagali   janduhr, jandur   jinggir-jinggihr, jinggir-jinggir, jingir-jingir, jigir-jigir   jingir-jingi(h)r   jiyumgang   juhm-guwang   juluhngay   jumaw   jumbay, juhmbay   jumgam, jumgan, jun.gam   jumgung, jumgum, jumgu (?)   magay   malang   marun   muru-dalang, muru-gudjihny   muru-gudji   muyum   ngagu   ngaguwan-   ngandir   ngarehr   nguhny   nguhnyba   nguny-nguny   ngunyung   nyaminy   wayilahr   wayilany   wayileh(r)   wunyba   wurguluhm  
Category: colour
Comment: see also duwan; Y:Hanln has verb form also, duhndunma-, duwanma-.
Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Sha:Culhm duhndun; Y:Allen doan-doan black, darkness; Y:Watsn d


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