| English: sun |
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Bundjalung:
yalgan
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| Part of Speech: noun |
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Related Words:
numgir
With same English translation: bigi jalngany (?) jiru nyangga nyangguri (?) yelgan, yalgan |
| Category: natural_environment |
| Comment: Also for 'summer' and 'daytime' (Y:Sha:Culhm); cf also yalnan; nyangga also found in the more northerly parts with the same meaning range; see also numgir. |
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Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Sha:Culhm sun (daytime), summer; Y:Holm sun yalgan (Logn), yalga (QLong); M:Sc yelkin sun; AT:Curr:Prior yalgan; AT:Curr:LandsWh yallgay; AT:Curr:O'Conn yalgun ; M:Sc:Brunswk yelkin sun
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Lower Richmond: Bj:Sha:Turnbl yalgan; Bj:TMcD:Gomes yelgan sun; Bj:Holm:Turnbl jalgan; Wi:Curr:Lismore yalkun; Wi:Curr:Richmond yalgun; Bj:Sc:Coraki yeljim sun; Ny:Curr:Ballina yelkin; Ny:Sc:Ballina3/1903 yelcan sun;
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South West: Wa:Crowl; We:Gordn; Wa:Tabulm:Hargrv yul-gun; Wa:Tabulm:Hargrv yul-gun ; Cas:Smy j
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Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt; Gd:Sc:JThomas UClarnce yalgun sun; Calley ya:lgun sun;
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Example:
bundjalung: Mala yalgan bahn.gala numgir mala-ngu gibam jubunydja. (from W) English: 'The sun comes out in the day and the moon comes out at night.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Mala yalgan birwahla. (from W) English: 'The sun is setting.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Munah yalgan gayehn. (from W) English: 'The sun has set.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Galiyu yangandu mahny gulalung bumgahnyi manalwehn. (from W) English: 'If the sun shone on the peaches, they would ripen.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: yalgan behni (from Gd:UClarnc) English: 'sunrise' |
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Example:
bundjalung: yalgan gayehn (from Gd:UClarnc) English: 'sunset' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Yalgan gayiwahla. (from Ca) English: 'The sun is setting.' |
