| English: possum | |
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Bundjalung:
guwany
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| Part of Speech: noun | |
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Related Words:
gulan
guran
With same English translation: gubi (?) gugahn guran guyahny, guwihny guyan, guwan nyuwang |
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| Category: animal |
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| Comment: Possum other than the big forest possum guyahn: (kuwihny) (Y:Hanln); see also guwahny, guwihny, gulan, gunam, guran, guruhna. | |
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Gold Coast Tweed: Ydict kuwany; Y:Holm:Paulsn,Fogty guyany, guwany; Y:Allen guran opossum; Mur:Sc:Hargrv gooall opossum; Tw:Curr:Bray quam; GC:Meston coopee, gooan opossum; Gees, Cudgn:Sc:Evans cooan opossum; Y:Hanln kooyan, koowan
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Example:
bundjalung: Yugam jalum, guwany ngalawah(?) (from Tw:Bra) English: 'Not fish, let's hunt possum.' |
