| English: rain
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Bundjalung:
guwang
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| Part of Speech: noun
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Related Words:
gung
gwanggum
and jabang
With same English translation:
badjili-
bangbang
bayili-
buluny-buluhny
daram daram
gabal
gabal-nginy
gaban, gabawin, gabany
galuhn
gam-gam
guwang badji-
guwang guwangga-
guwang-an.ga-
guwangmil
guwangwen-
jagam
jundjung
jung-jung
jun.gun
ngayahn
nyirgi
nyirgi ba-
nyirgi-gu
yaburahny
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Category: natural_environment
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Comment: Can contract to gwang ([guwong/gwong]); JThomas lists as storm; water, rain; listed as 'wet' (Y:Sha:Culhm); it appears Culham had forgotten the word for 'wet'; see also gung, gwanggum, and jabang.
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Gold Coast Tweed: M:Liv kwang, kwog; M:Sc:Brunswk quong rain; Ng:Curr:Tweed:Bray quong or koong rain; Ng:Sc:Cudgn koung rain; Ng:Sc:Mur:Martn quong rain; Ng:Sc:TweedR:Bray quong ; Ydict kuwang, gwong; Y:Sha:Culhm guwang wet; Y:Beaudst:Sc gual rain; Y:Beaudst:police guah; M:Liv kw
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Lower Richmond: Bj:Sha:Turnbl guwang; Bj:TMcD:Cowl guwang rain; Bj:Holm:Fergn guwang, guwang win; Wi:Curr:Lism koo-ung rain; Wi:Curr:Richmd koong; Bj:Sc:Coraki kuung rain ; Ny:Sc:Ballina3/1903 fuong (sic) rain;
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South West: Wa:Crowl; We:Gordn guwan badjilehla; Wu:Calley guang ; Cas:Smy g
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Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt rain; Gd:Sc:JThomas UClarnce go-ong storm
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Example:
Bundjalung : Gala buyan wahnydjarehnyi guwang mala yang giwahny. (from W)
English: 'If the wind changes, the rain will come.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Malahya guwang bin.gahla dagamba. (from W)
English: 'It's raining out of that cloud.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Guwangwehn balun-ngu mala ngulahrun. (from W)
English: 'It rained and the river flooded.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Mala mani yehn.gala nguhnmalehla guwanggu malahni bumanah. (from W)
English: 'The kangaroo is sitting there warming himself because he got caught in the rain.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Jang munah mugar gadji gehrbilehn guwang. (from W)
English: 'The storm was bad here and there was a lot of rain.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Guwang badjilehny bayahny. (from Ca)
English: 'It's going to rain today.'
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