Bundjalung Dictionary

English: long grass
Bundjalung: widjanggam, wiyanggam
Part of Speech: noun
Related Words:
With same English translation:   wiyanggam  
Category: plant
Comment: widjang + -gam 'lots of'. Appears to be variant of yihdjang(gam), which is the form attested by GC:Talleb:Sc. Note variant renderings of same handwritten source in GC:Nerang:Sc, police.
Gold Coast Tweed: GC:Nerang:Sc wujungum; GC:Talleb:police weyungum; GC:Talleb:Sc ejuncum long grass

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