Bundjalung Dictionary

English: water

Bundjalung: gung, gwong

Part of Speech: noun

Related Words:
With same English translation: bimbim binggiribah bin.giny, bin.gihny bin.giny(gir) birany birbi birin, biren bubang buyin dibing ding-ding dirangu dugu(h) gabihng gabing gadjan(?) gahwang gali ganaybang, ganaybal garba(h) garbi gargarbay gawang gawari-, gohri- gayiwang gibin girahy gubunggah (gung-gubunggah), gung-gubung guhng guhnginy guhrwin gung gung juga- gungam, gunggayir gunggunggehr jabil jahgany jamigam jarahnygiray jubur ba- juburbay jurgahy juruhng(g)il juybam magil malung mirang mugihm, mugim mugul mulang murang muyum ngadjugam ngahri- ngahrin ngulahr nguruh nugan nyabay nyabay-nyabay nyugam, nyugan wuluwah wuranggari (?) yingir (yinggir?)

Category: natural_environment

Comment: Y:Allen lists guwang, but guwang is 'rain'. AT:Curr:JO'Conn possibly attests gunggi(r) 'want water'.

Gold Coast Tweed: Ydict kung, kwong; Y:Sha:Culhm guy; Ynh guy water, tea (gf); Y:Allen gwong; Y:Watsn kung; M:Liv kuy; Ng:Sc:Mur:AndFrench koong; Mur:Sc:Hargrv coong; TWs coon; Cudgn:Sc:Evans kung; Tw:Curr:Bray koong. koongga to water; AT:Curr:Prior yong; AT:Curr:LandsWh koong; AT:Curr:O'Conn coon water. coonge thirsty;GC:Nerang:Curr:Fowlr coong; GC:Meston goong; Y:Hanln n'goong water, rain, also guway;

Condamine Upper Clarence: Gn:Mathew kung water, kungu swim (prob. 'from water')

Example:

Bundjalung : gung-djam (from Y:Holm:Log)

English: 'without water'