English: flint knife, knife
Bundjalung: jungur
Part of Speech: noun
Related Words:
With same English translation:  
Category: artifact
Comment: Also stone for knife Y:Watsn; Y:Hanlon possibly jungaru; also means cut inflicted by knife; name for Bindstead's Upper Coomera Crossing.
Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Allen j
South West: Wa:Crowl; Cas:Smy djungngur;
Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt djunguru ;
Example:

Bundjalung : Maliyu jungur gahnggan galgani burehn. (from Ca)

English: 'He took a knife and cut the bread then.'


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