English: moth, butterfly, firefly, fireflies, dancing coloured lights
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Bundjalung:
jalngay-ngahriyan, jalngay
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Part of Speech: noun
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Category: insect
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Comment: Y:Watsn comments 'tchelngungai'marim (translated by Mr W.E. Hanlon), is, presumably, a slight corruption of tyalngai-ngarian and talngai-ngarima, meaning "dancing coloured light"'?? jalngay ngahriyan 'bright play/dance'); cf. jalngay 'shiny', ngahri- 'to play, dance'. Almost certainly (Sha) the term was applied to the large flocks of the Richmond Birdwing butterfly which was common before heavy white sttlement, and is now returning as people plant their food.
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Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Watsn ban'dhilan; tchelngungai'marim; Ngr:Gresty talgaimarram fire-fly; GC:Nerang:police talgi; Y:Hanlon tchel-n'gnaimarim , tchalln'gnaimahrim moth , tchelngaimarim butterfly; tchellung-nai-marim butterfly , moth , firefly
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