English: beard
Bundjalung: yarany, jarany, yariny
Part of Speech: noun
Related Words:
With same English translation:   jarany   ningdjang (?)   nyaram   yarany-djam   yering   yugam yarany  
Category: body_part
Comment: 'Chin' (Y:Allen), also 'moustache' (Y:Hanln); possibly jarany in Tweed (Tw:Sc:Bray) and Murwillumbah.
Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Holm:QLong yarany beard; Y:Allen yaran chin , yarung whiskers; Y:Watsn yeran , yaran (also whiskers); M:Sc yerandera chin , yeran beard , ucum yeran beardless , ' Ngr:Gresty yerrin whiskers; AT:Curr:Prior yaran; AT:Curr:LandsWh yireen; AT:Curr:O'Conn yarund; GC:Nerang:Curr:Fowlr yerrin; Tw:Curr:Bray yarran; Tw:Sc:Bray terring hair of beard; Mur:Sc:Martn terrin hair of beard , ' Y:Hanln yerrin beard , includes moustache;
Condamine Upper Clarence: Gn:Mathew yaran beard
Example:

Bundjalung : yugum yarany (from M:S)

English: 'beardless'


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