English: tongue
Bundjalung: jurgung
Part of Speech: noun
Related Words:
With same English translation:   duruhm   gilge   gubagan   gubagan, gabugan   gubugan, gubu-gubugan   nyaram   yalany  
Category: body_part
Comment: See jayang, jehng, AT:Curr:Prior form also suggests duruhm/duruny (?), possibly Y:Holm:Munro's gilge belongs here, and AT:Curr:Prior's doroum possibly belongs here, some forms suggest jirgang.
Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Sha:Culhm; Y:Allen jorogohn; Y:Watsn dh
Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Sc:JThomas UClarnce chargong tongue ; Gn:Mathew tyurkung


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