English: red
Bundjalung: gudjin, gudji(h)n, gudji, gudjing
Part of Speech: adjective
Related Words:
With same English translation:   barul-barul   bilay   budjaram   bunaw   danggahla   dan.gahla (danggahla?)   dibing   ding-ding   duhng   dumgahm   dundul, dunduhl   durang   gabay   gahri, gahli   galuhl   ganygahr   garamgal, garamgalgah   garang   garbin(y)   garil   gibin, gibin-gibin   gidji-gidji   gidjur   gihdjar-bawur   girihban, girihwan   girihny   gudji   gudjihn   gudjihng, gudjihny   gudjihny   gudjihny   gudjin malu   gudjing   gudjing, gudjin   gudjir   gumbaw   gumbu   gunam-gunam   jagi   jahra, jayir(i)   jalngay-ngahriyan, jalngay   jang bawur   jang-jahng   janguy   jayir(i), jahra   jigihnywan-   jihwar   jihwarwan-   jin.gan   jirigan   junggan   juwir   magihny   malay, mali   mamilgah   marahng   marba-   mih bube   munil   ngamandjin   ngandam (?)   ngarehr   ngawiny, ngawing   nguyagal   nugal dalang, nugal-dalahn   nyuruhng biray   wagay-wagay   wahwar   wudje(h), wudjeh   wulbuh   yuwahn  
Category: colour
Comment: light red gudji (Y:Watsn), paint, ochre (Y:Sha), red clay (Y:Watsn); Coochimudlo 'red clay' Y:Hanln; ct. Coodjungburry clan. Cudgen listed as creek (M:Livn). Cf. gudjin malu.
Gold Coast Tweed: Ydict kudhin, kudhi(h)n, kudhi, kudhing; Y:Sha:Culhm gudhin paint, ochre, gudhihn red; Y:Allen gogin red (light), goging (= dark red); Y:Watsn kut'dhi light red; Y:Watsn kut'dhin red clay or pigment; M:Liv kuji, kujin, M:Liv kujin, kuj-arim (m), kuj-ari-gun (f), kuj-ari (n). kujin-na; M:Meston Cudgen creek; M:Fingl:Jordan; Mur:Sc:AndFrench & Mur:Sc:HerbPenneAllen cudgen red; Ngr:Gresty coogeen red; Mur:Sc1O Coodging (place of Coodging or red clay used by blacks to paint themselves with);
Condamine Upper Clarence: Gn:Mathew kuthing red


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