Bundjalung Dictionary

English: 'king' of a tribe
Bundjalung: wayri ngulungargin
Part of Speech: noun phrase
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Category: people
Comment: Colonists call these men 'kings' (ngulung 'in front, in the lead'), each of these gets a brass plate with a suitable inscription, to wear on his breast, as an emblem of his rank. This practice showed a lack of understanding of traditional Aboriginal authority structures.
Gold Coast Tweed: M:Liv waire ngulunggurrugin

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