English: canoe
Bundjalung: gundal, gundul
Part of Speech: noun
Related Words:
With same English translation:   bagul   bahwa-   galgar, galgir   galgir   galgirma-   gandul   gundul   jubulgan   nambargul   ngulbihny   yulgul  
Category: artifact
Comment: Some listings suggest gandu(h)l, see gandul. Y:Hanln notes as mere coincidence the close similarity between the words 'goondool' and gondola; cf. bagul, wundal, galgir, nambargul. Y:Sha:Culhm lists gundul as 'bark of tree'.
Gold Coast Tweed: Ydict kundal, kundul; M:Liv kundalgoby for (a) canoe; kunddl nom, -10 erg, -Ie dat, -no abll. -la abl2; GC:Coomera:police boat coondaal; Ngr:Gresty kundohl boat; M:Liv kundal, kulgerry; AT:Curr:LandsWh koondool; AT:Curr:O'Conn gundool GC:Nerang:Curr:Fowlr condool; Tw:Curr:Bray cundool; Y:Hanln goondool. gundool, nambaragool
Example:

Bundjalung : Yili jabalgan gilagubi gundalgubi? (from M:Li)

English: 'Where is the paddle of that canoe?'


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