English: old woman
Bundjalung: mirung, mirunggan
Part of Speech: noun
Related Words:
With same English translation:   marang   mirang   mirang, miranggan   mirunggan, marang   mirung, miruhng   waruhng, warung   yendjin  
Category: people
Comment: cf. miranggan; forms mirang, miragan, mirungmir also recorded; mirungmir 'some old women' (Y:Holm:Logn).
Gold Coast Tweed: Ydict mirung , mirunggan; Y:Sha:Culhm mirunggan , mirigan old woman; Y:Holm:Logn , jp , mirungmir (some) old women (ml); Y:Allen merungunn female (over 50 years); Y:Watsn old woman mer'ongun , mer'ingun , M:Liv merruv old woman; Tw:Curr:Bray murrungin , merrung; AT:Curr:Prior merougan; AT:Curr:LandsWh marungan; AT:Curr:JO'Conn merroongun; GC:Nerang:Curr:Fowlr mirrigwun; GC:Coomera:police merrigon old woman


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