English: beaten track, track, road, footpath, spoor, track of a foot, footprint
Bundjalung: gulgan
Part of Speech: noun
Related Words:
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Category: natural_environment
Comment: Also gulagan (Cas). Possible forms jariya and jirar ngirada listed, q. v.
Gold Coast Tweed: Ydict kulgan; Y:Sha:Culhm road. track; Y:Allen kulgunn road; Y:Watsn kul'gim, gul'gun road, beaten track, defined track, footpath; AT:Curr:Prior goulgan; AT:Curr:O'Conn goolgun; Tw:Curr:Bray kulligau (prob. gan misread); Tw:Curr:Bray kfole kooligun long road; Y:Hanln koolgun road, track ; Ng:Curr:Tweed:Bray Hole kooligun a long road; Ng:Curr:TwD:Bray kulligau (prob. gan misread) track of a foot
Lower Richmond: Wi:Curr:Richmd koolgun track of a foot; Ny:Curr:Ballina kulgau (sic) track of a foot;
South West: Wa:Crowl; We:Gordn trail, path, road ; Wu:Calley gillgun road ; Cas:Smy gulagan, gulgan, gulagan ;
Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt track, path, road; Gd:Sc:JThomas UClarnce coolgun track, road;
Example:

Bundjalung : gayuli gulgan (from Tw:Curr:Bra)

English: 'a long road'.


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