English: a gunyah, a single humpy
Bundjalung: guhn
Part of Speech: noun
Related Words:
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Category: artifact
Comment: Watson says "a single 'ngumbin', a single hut". Cf. gadjin - possibly medial /dj/ lost here, also cf. gunala. Probably long vowel in guhn (i.e. not gun), as it is only one syllable.
Gold Coast Tweed: Ydict kuhn; Y:Watsn kun one hut; Y:Hanln koon a gunyah, kudjen a camp


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