Bundjalung Dictionary

English: sky, blue (of sky), sky blue
Bundjalung: ngurun(g)
Part of Speech: noun
Related Words:
With same English translation:  
Category: natural_environment
Comment: Possibly a meaning shift from ngurun; also Culham gave dugun as 'sky', but probably means 'above'; see dugan, dugun, and ngurung, Gn form supports ngurun.
Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Sha:Culhm dugun , ngurun sky; Y:Allen ngorung sky , skyblue; Y:Watsn ng
Condamine Upper Clarence: Gn:Mathew ngurun sky

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