English: hot, warm, heat
Bundjalung: nguhwuny
Part of Speech: adjective, noun
Related Words:
With same English translation:  
Comment: M nguhwuny gali, f nguhwuny galigan, arb nguhwuynahgan; probably from ngurun with loss of /r/, cf nguhn in some dialects.
South West: Cas:Smy ngouwunj , ngowunjdji 'with the heat'(?)
Example:

Bundjalung : Ngay gale nguwuny bundahng. (from Ca)

English: 'I am very hot.'


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