English: fish (generic), mullet, young mullet, mangrove mullet
Bundjalung: jalum
Part of Speech: noun
Related Words:
With same English translation:  
Category: fish
Comment: AT:Curr:JOConn claims no general term for fish. Y:Hanlon says ???this word would appear to be the same as the generic ???tchaloom??? and the standard word for piscine life???. Wa mullet, Jogwar, possibly jehlam.
Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Sha:Culhm jalum fish (generic), mullet (?); Y:Holm jalum (jalam?) fish (Paulsn); Y:Allen jalumm fish (different word given for mullet); Y:Watsn dha
Lower Richmond: Bj:TMcD:Gomes jellum fish; Bj:Holm:Fergn djalum, djalumbu, djalumgugidjun gam djalum; Wi:Curr:Lism tullum; Bj:Sc:Coraki talum fish; Ny:Curr:Ballina thallum; Ny:Sc:Ballina3/1903 challumfish
South West: Wa:Smy dje:lum
Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt; Gd:Sc:JThomas UClarence no word for fish generally;


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