English: spirit
Bundjalung: wagay, wagahy
Part of Speech: noun
Related Words:
With same English translation:   balugahn   budjarbalahgan   buyuhny   dirahnggan   dirahnggan   gargin   gawunggan   guluy   gumbar   jabihnginy   jabirngehny   jandjari   janung ba-   janunggahy   janunggahybay   jigindjay, jiginydjay   jurbihl   maguy   malung   marbil, marabil   ngadjang-gali   ngudjal   ngudjal ba-   ngudjalbahy   ngudjal-gali   nguru wandehn   wagahy (Gd), wagay (Wa)   wagay   waydjang (waydjung, wahdj-)  
Category: language
Comment: 'Shadow, reflection' in Wa, wagahy 'spirit of a living person' in Gd, 'spirit' Calley. See wagahy.
South West: Wa:Crowl wagay; Wa/Gd: Calley wo:gai wogainin
Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt wagahy;


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