English: one's child
Bundjalung: mudjum
Part of Speech: noun
Related Words:
With same English translation:  
Category: people
Comment: Any related child on that generation level except male's sister's child and female's brother's child; see juguhn, f mudjumdjar-gan, mudjum-gir-gan ('daughter', etc.), plural mudjumgir Wa, mudjumbin Calley.
South West: Wa:Crowl; Wa:Tabulm:Hargrv moo-thum;
Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt; Gd:Sc:JThomas UClarnce mergam son , mergamgun daughter; Gn:JMathew mudyumgira ; Gd:Calley mud:jumb ? n son (poss. your son);
Example:

Bundjalung : ngirihmangah mudjumbihny (from Wu:Calle)

English: 'your (plural) sons' (your child-your own)


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