English: head
Bundjalung: ganggar
Part of Speech: noun
Related Words: bawur 'head' and kanggalgali 'bull'  
With same English translation:   banggim   baru   bawur   bawur bulahngi-   bile-bileh   binang jumbur   birihnbal   birihnbar   bumbay, bumbuy   bunihnyba   dagan   dagin   dirawang   gabara   galgalang, galgurang   galgulang   galgulang, galgurang   galgurang/gulgulang   galuhndar   gam   gamaran, gamaruhn   ganam-gana(h)m   gandili-   garibay, garbay   gidjur   gidjurgin   ginygir   gubayi-   guhndan   guhndun   gulgulang   gunang-gali   gundan   gundan, guhndun   gundur   jalinggul, jaling, jalurgul (?)   jayuhm   jayuhmwen-   julihm-julihm   juluhnggi-   juluhr, julu   maluhn   mibaralany   minyangbal   ngamgir(?)   ngarah?wal   ngihl   ngihr   ngulung   ngulung-gah-bu   ngurahm-gali   wagay-wagay   wanday   yinmir  
Category: body_part
Comment: Holmer says possibly Paulson's father's language (Blackbutt), but Livingstone, Bray and Martin (both Murwillumbah) give as 'head'; ganggar is 'neck' Wa, 'nape of neck' Gd; bawur 'head' is more common. Possibly should mean 'neck', see ganggar. See also bawur 'head' and kanggalgali 'bull'.
Gold Coast Tweed: Ydict kanggar; Y:Holm:Paulsn ganggar head'; M:Liv konggՂ
Lower Richmond: Ny:Curr:Ballina congarra ;
Example:

Bundjalung : bayganah kanggar (from M:Li)

English: 'a man's head'


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