| English: black snake |
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Bundjalung:
nguhnyba
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| Part of Speech: noun |
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Related Words:
With same English translation: dirany ganggalur (?) gangguy gumgaye gunggay gungguyay jiyumgang juhm-guwang jumgung, jumgum, jumgu (?) wunyba |
| Category: reptile |
| Comment: Possibly wunyba (Y:Holm), or from nguhny 'charcoal' etc., given as generic snake (Calley and Geytenbeek), nguhnyba/nguhnybe is 'snake' (generic) in Gd, Wa, and Wu lists gunbi as 'carpet snake'. See wunyba and nginduny. |
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Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Holm:Logn wunyba; Mur:Sc:Hargrv unbee black snake; Ng:Sc:Cudgn ohenbah; GC:Talleb:Sc oonbie black snake Ng:Sc:Cudgn3/1903 ohenbah black snake; Ng:Sc:Mur unbee black snake;
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Lower Richmond: Wi:Curr:Richmond moinba; Wi:Curr:Lismore uanba snake; Bj:Sc:Coraki kumboie black snake; Ny:Sc:Ballina3/1903 rungagay (R?) black snake;
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