English: shark
Bundjalung: wadjam, waryam
Part of Speech: noun
Related Words:
With same English translation:   jahgan   jalumbil   jargan   ngalumbe   nyirang   wagay   wardjam   wardjam   waryam, wardjam, wadjam  
Category: fish
Comment: cf. wardjam which is probably the full form.
Gold Coast Tweed: Ydict wadham , waryam; Y:Sha:Culhm wadham; Y:Holm waryam eel or a monster (= mundangara QLong) , bunyip , a spirit , 'sea monster' GCurry , 'hippopotamus' Thmpsn; GC:Coomera:police warriom


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