English: flood, waterfall
Bundjalung: ngulahr
Part of Speech: noun
Related Words:
With same English translation:  
Category: natural_environment
Comment: cf. also nulara 'tears', possibly both should be ngulahr; Wa has ngulahr 'flood'.
Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Sha:Culhm ngulahr flood; Y:Allen ngulara flood; Y:Watsn ngul'ara flood, waterfall, ngul'ar
South West: Wa:Crowl; Cas:Smy ngula:r ;
Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Sc:JThomas UClarnce nool-lurrah flood in creek fishing (fishing poss. subtitle for next entries) ;
Example:

Bundjalung : Gahnggany maliyu ngulahru gahri juwi. (from W)

English: 'The flood will take you a long way down there.'


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