Bundjalung Dictionary

English: old
Bundjalung: gurilah
Part of Speech: adjective
Related Words:
With same English translation:   bagil, bangin   balin-balihn   banggi   barambuhny   buhyma-   burbul(?)   dandahygam   danigam   dihndin   gabungil   gahng-, gahnga-, gahngga-   gidjang   gidjang-gidjargan(y), gidjargan(y)   gidjuhm   gidjuhmdja   gidjuhmgil   gidjuhnygam   gidjuhr   gidjung   ginyalgahy   ginyilga-   gugamay   guhl   gulungbay   gulungbay   guramanunya   guridjir, guridja   guriyahbu, guruyahgu   guruhman, guruman   jabu, jabuyil, jabudjil   jang-guriyahbu   jangur   jirigay   mabahng, mabang   mabang, mawahng   marang   meru   mirang   mirang, miranggan   mirindjin, mirangdjin (?)   mirunggan, marang   mirung, miruhng   mirung, mirunggan   mubang   mubig (?)   muruny   nama-   naminbah   nanahng   nedjuram   ngahrindi-   ngarahngbal   wangan   waringgalwan-   waringginy   waring, waring(gal)   waruhng, warung   wayal   yendjin   yiba-   yihmimi  
Comment: cf. gurila(h)bu, gurubu 'long ago', also gidjuhm, mirang. Forms given: gidjuhm (m), mirang (f) (Mn); probably of things, time (Ng).
Gold Coast Tweed: Ydict kurilah; Y:Sha:Culhm gurilah old; M:Liv kurella, kurella (n), kurella-na (arb); Mur:Sc:Hargrv coreelah old; Y:Hanln kidjong, kooralah ; Ng:Sc:Mur coreelah old

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