English: mouth, beak, lip
Bundjalung: jayang, jehng
Part of Speech: noun
Related Words: diyang/dirang 'teeth' - Y:Watsn's form may belong with 'teeth'   or else to be read as jiyang   Y:Holm also has jahng   see also dambur  
With same English translation:   jeyang, jehng, jayang  
Category: body_part
Comment: Possibly jeyal, see also diyang/dirang 'teeth' - Y:Watsn's form may belong with 'teeth', or else to be read as jiyang, Y:Holm also has jahng, see also dambur.
Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Sha:Culhm jayang , jehng, jeyang mouth , beak , lip; Y:Holm-jp jahng , Y:Holm:Logn , Fogty jehng; Y:Allen jeng; Y:Watsn diang , dhum'bur lip; Y:Watsn df'eng teeth; M:Sc chung mouth; Tw:Curr:Bray jerng mouth , chaung beak; Tw:Sc:Bray chaung mouth; Mur:Sc:Martn jairn mouth; AT:Curr:LandsWh chang , AT:Curr:JOConn jairn; Y:Hanlon jang mouth , beak , jahm lip


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