| English: arm, upper arm, wing of bird, front leg of animal
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Bundjalung:
ganggil
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| Part of Speech: noun
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Related Words:
With same English translation:
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Category: body_part
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Comment: Whole arm (Y:Sha:Culhm), upper arm and shoulder (Y:Watsn, Y:Hanln), upper arm and bird's wing (Tw:Curr:Bray) 'hand', others 'arm' (AT:Curr:JO'Conn). Y:Hanln has gunggil (koongil).
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Gold Coast Tweed: Ydict kanggil; Y:Sha:Culhm gaggil arm incl. shoulder; Y:Allen guhngil arm (with shoulder); Y:Watsn gun 'gil arm including shoulder; M:Liv kuggal; Ms cungle arm, lower arm; AT:Curr:JO'Conn kungal hand; Tw:Curr:Bray kungill; Tw:Sc:Bray kungle arm; Mur:Sc:Martin kungill arm; Y:Hanln koongil arm;
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South West: Wa:Crowl; Wu:Calley gung gil arm ; Cas:Smy ganggil upper arm
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Condamine Upper Clarence: Gn:Mathew kanggil arm ; Gd:Geyt; Gd:Sc:JThomas UClarnce kongil arm ;
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Example:
Bundjalung : Ngadju gahny gahnggany ganggila. (from W)
English: 'I'll carry these in my arms.'
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