English: black snake
Bundjalung: juhm-guwang
Part of Speech: noun
Related Words:
With same English translation:   dirany   ganggalur (?)   gangguy   gumgaye   gunggay   gungguyay   jiyumgang   jumgung, jumgum, jumgu (?)   nguhnyba   wunyba  
Category: reptile
Comment: Probably literally 'black/smoky water'; cf. Y:Hanlon form jiyumgang (?).
Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Sha:Culhm jumgung;Y:Allenjom-gwong black snake (smoke-water); Y:Watsn dh
Condamine Upper Clarence: Gn:Mathew tyumgo black snake


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