English: deaf, unhearing
Bundjalung: ganngah-djam
Part of Speech: adjective
Related Words:
With same English translation:   wangal, wangam  
Category: body_part
Comment: ganngah-djam 'hearing-without'; Hanlon suggests ganngah-djang; cf. wangal, wangam. ganngah-djam 'hear-without' (Y:Allen).
Gold Coast Tweed: Ydict kanngahjam; Y:Sha:Culhm wangal; Y:Allen wongul or kungajumm; Y:Watsn wun'gul unhearing, as in delirium; GC:Coomera:police, GC:Coomera:Sc wangam deaf; Y:Hanln kungnatchung not to know


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