| English: head
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Bundjalung:
bawur
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| Part of Speech: noun
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Related Words:
With same English translation:
banggim
baru
bawur bulahngi-
bile-bileh
binang jumbur
birihnbal
birihnbar
bumbay, bumbuy
bunihnyba
dagan
dagin
dirawang
gabara
galgalang, galgurang
galgulang
galgulang, galgurang
galgurang/gulgulang
galuhndar
gam
gamaran, gamaruhn
ganam-gana(h)m
gandili-
ganggar
garibay, garbay
gidjur
gidjurgin
ginygir
gubayi-
guhndan
guhndun
gulgulang
gunang-gali
gundan
gundan, guhndun
gundur
jalinggul, jaling, jalurgul (?)
jayuhm
jayuhmwen-
julihm-julihm
juluhnggi-
juluhr, julu
maluhn
mibaralany
minyangbal
ngamgir(?)
ngarah?wal
ngihl
ngihr
ngulung
ngulung-gah-bu
ngurahm-gali
wagay-wagay
wanday
yinmir
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Category: body_part
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Comment: Plural bawur-gali; usual word for 'head', but sometimes given for hair of head.
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Gold Coast Tweed: M:Sc:Brunswk bower head or hair; Ng:Curr:Bray bowra hair of head; Ng:Sc:TweedR:Bray powra hair of head; Ng:Sc:Mur:Martn bowah hair of head
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Lower Richmond: Bj:Sha:Turnbl bawur; Bj:McDon:Cowl bawur head; Bj:Holm:Fergn bawur, bawura jigai 'a headache'; Wi:Lism:Curr pooera, poora hair of the head; Wi:Curr:Richmd bowra; Bj:Sc:Coraki, Bj:Sc:Coraki5/1903 baur head; Ny:Curr:Ballina bowrra hair of head; Ny:Sc:Ballina5/1903 bowra head;
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South West: Wa:Crowl; Cas:Smy bour ; Wu:Calley bo:urd; Wa:Sc:Tabulm:Hargrv pow-wa;
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Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt ; Gn:Mathew bauru ; Gd:Sc:JThomas UClarnce bowra head; Gd:Sci:Woodnbng boural;
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Example:
Bundjalung : Bawur ngay gala jangurwahla wahnydjarinyun. (from W)
English: 'My head got dizzy from spinning round.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Maliyu dunmani mala dawgay bawuru. (from W)
English: 'He (a mythical hero) split the rock with his head.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Maliyu jahdjambu jangmani malahni bawur dunganahyu. (from W)
English: 'The child made her head ache by crying.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Jangwerwahla nganyah bawur. (from W)
English: 'My head is aching.'
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