English: Beaudesert
Bundjalung: manaldjahli
Part of Speech: place name
Related Words:
With same English translation:  
Category: location
Comment: Manaljahli: Culham gave meaning of 'hard, baked ground', locality group of the Yugambeh situated about Beaudesert, Holmer lists manandjali, malandjali, manaldjali as 1. the name of the Manandjali language, the 'Beaudesert language' or 'Logan river language' (Y:Holm:Curry), 2. Beaudesert (Y:Holm:Fogty). cf manal.
Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Sha:Culhm manal , manaljahli , yilbagan Beaudesert
Example:

Bundjalung : Ngayu Manaldjahli, ngay waymalehla manaldjahli. (from Y:Sha:Culh)

English: 'I'm Manaldjahli, I speak Manaldjahli.'


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