English: fingernail, toenail, claw, fishing line
Bundjalung: dungguny
Part of Speech: noun
Related Words:
With same English translation:  
Category: body_part
Comment: cf. danggan 'hand', jilang 'the whole bunch of talons' (Y:Hanlon); Watson form possibly dangguny; JThomas also lists something suspiciously like this for fishing hooks.
Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Sha:Culhm dungguny; Y:Allen dungoing nail of hand or foot; Y:Watsn d
South West: Cas:Smy dungunj claw, toenail, fishing line ; Wu:Calley dung:goin (v. short end) nail.
Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt; Gd:Sc:JThomas UClarnce dunegen nails, doongoon fishing hooks ;


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