English: north, north people
Bundjalung: gugin
Part of Speech: locative
Related Words:
With same English translation:  
Category: location
Comment: People of Queensland, Queensland, Tweed Heads, any place north of one; cf birihn 'the north, the north people'. Richmond River Aborigines call the Clarence River 'berrin' and the Tweed 'kokin'; Tweed R. people call the Richmond 'berrin' and the Logan 'kokin'.
Gold Coast Tweed: Ydict k
South West: Cas:Smy gugin
Example:

Bundjalung : gugin.gahl (from M:Li)

English: 'from the north'


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