Bundjalung Dictionary

English: young man, adolescent boy
Bundjalung: gibar
Part of Speech: noun
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Category: people
Comment: Connected with man-making intiation stage. GC:Coomera:police,Sc implies fricative /r/ or kibar-ja; cf. gamban.gir, man.gan, marawan.
Gold Coast Tweed: Ydict kibar; Y:Allen giberra male (from 20-25); Y:Watsn gi'bera young Aboriginal man; GC:Nerang:Curr:Fowlr murrowgwun; AT:Curr:Prior gibara; AT:Curr:LandsWh keeburra; AT:Curr:O'Conn jebur; GC:Coomera:police keefrezer/keeprezer; Tw:Curr:Bray kabera young man; GC:Coomera:Sc kuprezer young man; Ngr:Gresty keepera youth; Y:Hanln keeburra boy 10-15 years

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