English: wedge-tailed eagle, eagle or hawk (generic), eaglehawk (wedgetail)
Bundjalung: mibany
Part of Speech: noun
Related Words:
With same English translation:  
Category: bird
Comment: Cases gen. mibunnnya 'of an eagle', mibunnba 'to an eagle', mibunngo 'for an eagle', mibunnbaia 'with an eagle', mibunnbano 'from an eagle', mibunn-wallull 'eagles, mibunnya-wallull 'of eagles' Y:Allen; Y:Allen's case forms show mibany.
Gold Coast Tweed: Ng:Curr:TwPtD:Bray meebun eaglehawk; Ng:Sc:Mur mabon eagle hawk; Y:Sha:Culhm mibany , Y:Allen mibunn , Y:Watsn m
Lower Richmond: Bj:Sha mibany eaglehawk (wedgetail);
South West: Wa:Crowl eagle; Wa/Gd:Calley mibun, mibunj hawk; Cas:Smy mibanj wedge-tailed eagle;
Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt; Gn:JMathew eaglehawk; Gd:Sc:JThomas UClarnce miebun eagle hawk ; Gn:Mathew miban eaglehawk
Example:

Bundjalung : mibunn wallul (from Y:Alle)

English: 'eagles' (many eagles)


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