English: regent bird, regent bowerbird
Bundjalung: nyangga, nangga-nangga, nyanggar
Part of Speech: noun
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With same English translation:  
Category: bird
Comment: cf. 'sun' nyangga; the 'sun bird' (nyangga 'sun') because the flashing brightness of this bird suggested the glory of the sun (Y:Hanln); Y:Hanln also gives nyangginyanggi or nyanggay-nyanggay.
Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Allen nunga-nunga regent bird; Y:Watsn ny


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