Bundjalung Dictionary

English: hiccup
Bundjalung: nyingbul
Part of Speech: noun
Related Words:
With same English translation:   nyungan   yungan  
Category: body_part
Comment: Probably nyihngbal (nyingba-l), from nyingba- 'say nying'. Note Y:Hanln has /g/, not /ng/, but cf. Gd yungan, Wa nyungan 'hiccup', nyinganba- 'to hiccup', which supports nyingbal.
Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Hanln neegbool hiccough

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