Bundjalung Dictionary

English: dilly bag
Bundjalung: gulgany
Part of Speech: noun
Related Words:
With same English translation:   bindan   dili, jila  
Category: artifact
Comment: Made of swamp rushes or vine string; Y:Watsn ambiguous about first vowel, whereas Y:Hanln shows /u/ ; Y:Watsn's two forms suggest final /ny/ not /n/ . The word gulgan 'track' suggests this word is distinct and therefore gulgany is corrrect.
Gold Coast Tweed: Ydict kulgany; Y:Watsn kul'gan bag of swamp rush; kul'gin bag made of reeds; Y:Hanln koolgun bag of swamp rush

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