English: ocean, open sea
Bundjalung: dumgan
Part of Speech: noun
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Category: natural_environment
Comment: one of five language names for landscape features near Fingal (M:Fingl); see damgim also; sea(s), wave(s); Bj:Sc:Coraki records as 'bay', but the meaning of waves, or sea is its meaning in neighbouring dialects; Bj:TMcD:Cowl gives dun. gam.
Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Watsn tum'gun open sea, ocean; M:Meston toomgun; M:Fingal toomgun; Mur:Sc:AndsnFre tumcot the sea, the ocean; GC:Meston toomgan sea; Y:Hanln toomgun the open sea ;
Lower Richmond: Bj:TMcD:Cowl dungam wave/sea; Bj:Holm:Fergndumgan; Bj:Sc:Coraki doomgonbay
South West: Cas:Smy dumgan, dumng?an wave (water)
Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt wave (of sea);


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