English: death adder
Bundjalung: mundjeralgan, munulgum, mandulgam, mandulgum, manduhr-gam, munduhrgam
Part of Speech: noun
Related Words:
With same English translation:   gulgan-gulgan   jambin   manduhr-gam, mandulgam, mandulgum   mundulgam   mundulguhm(?)   mundurguhm   munulgum   nunduhrgam   nyindumba  
Category: reptile
Comment: And possibly related to mundur 'naked' (Gd); place name Mundoolun = mundulgunn 'death adder' (Y:Hanln); sometimes shortened ('corrupted') to mundulun (Y:Watsn).
Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Sha:Culhm munulgum; Y:Holm:Logn mundurngu , Y:Holm:Jackie mundulgan; Y:Allen mundulgumm , mundoolun (mundulgunn) death adder; Y:Watsn m


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