English: blood, veins
Bundjalung: gumar
Part of Speech: noun
Related Words: less common word badjil  
With same English translation:  
Category: body_part
Comment: see also less common word badjil.
Gold Coast Tweed: Ydict kumar; Y:Sha:Culhm gumar; Y:Allen gumera; Y:Watsn gum 'era, pud'yi/; Ng:Sc:Mur:AndFrench coomera blood; Mur:Sc:HerbPenneAllen coom11leran blood (prob. misread); AT:Curr:Prior goonar; AT/w koomera; ATjo goomera; GC:Nerang:Curr:Fowlr pudgel; Tw:Curr:Bray budjul; Y:Hanln coomera, pudjil
Lower Richmond: Bj:Sha:Turnbl gumar blood, veins; Bj:TmcD:Morgn gumar blood; Bj:Holm:Fergn gumar, gumar gawarila; Wi:Curr:Lism kumerok blood; Wi:Curr:Richmd koomara blood; Ny:Curr:Ballina kumarra; M:Sc:Brunswk coomera blood
South West: Wa:Crowl; We:Gordn; Wu:Calley gumar(?); Cas:Smy gumar ;
Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt ; Gd:Sc:JThomas UClarnce coomera menstuation (sic) ;
Example:

Bundjalung : Mala gumar gawarehla malahya jigaydja. (from W)

English: 'The sore is bleeding.'


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