Bundjalung Dictionary

English: The Saucepan, Orion's belt constellation
Bundjalung: wehl
Part of Speech: noun
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Category: natural_environment
Comment: Possibly wahl or wihl, possibly from waril 'river' by r-loss; however Orion's belt (3 stars) is not river-shaped, although as an equatorial constellation (rising and setting due east and west) it may have had this type of significance.
Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Watsn werl Orion's belt constellation

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