English: grandmother
Bundjalung: gami
Part of Speech: noun
Related Words:
With same English translation:   bahbany, bahbuny   gami   gami, gahmi   gami(djargan)   nyuguhm  
Category: people
Comment: in southern dialects (except Casino dialect) father's mother; Allen, Watson and Livingstone give as 'father's mother', but Y:Sha:Culhm and Smythe's Casino listing as 'mother's mother'; reciprocal term, i.e. also used for 'son's child' (M:Liv); ngami (Y:Holm:QLong).
Gold Coast Tweed: Ydict kami; Y:Sha:Culhm gami mother's mother; Y:Allen kumi father's mother; Y:Watsn kum


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