English: scrub
Bundjalung: junbar guwil
Part of Speech: noun
Related Words:
With same English translation:   babar, babara(h)   bagi   bahndum(?)   baramban   bawyam   gabal   gabalgin, gabalginy   gaban, gabawin, gabany   gandjibuy (?)   garil   garu   gawlang   girbahm   gulambi   gulan (?)   gulany   gunydjil   jumgam, jumgan, jun.gam   juruhybil   meri   minin   muruwi   ngawra ngawra   nyanay   wagay   wagun   waguy   wanggim   wan.guny   wayan-wayan  
Category: plant
Comment: Light scrub frequented by ordinary fly; 'fly-(?)'. Possibly guwil is a variant of gabal 'scrub' (?), or the suffix -gal.
Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Beaudst:police juenburra-guel


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