Bundjalung Dictionary

English: soldier bird (Y:Sha:Culhm)
Bundjalung: dihndin
Part of Speech: noun
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Category: bird
Comment: Possibly same as Y:Watsn gimbin, see bimbim, gimbin. Other sources have bimbim 'noisy minah', 'soldier bird', and in WA dihndin 'peewee'.
Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Sha:Culhm; Y:Allen Pimpama (bim-bim-ba) place of soldier birds, bim-bim solder bird

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