English: tongue
Bundjalung: yalany
Part of Speech: noun
Related Words:
With same English translation:   duruhm   gilge   gubagan   gubagan, gabugan   gubugan, gubu-gubugan   jurgung   nyaram  
Category: body_part
Comment: [yalayn, yelayn]; GC:Nerang:Curr:Fowlrs forms suggests medial /b/, Tw:Sc:Bray???s an initial /d/ or /j/ Y:Hanln???s yalanyama- ???lick??? shows the final /ny/. Cf. yalany ???tongue??? in Gd, C, Wa.
Gold Coast Tweed: M:Sc yellin; GC:Nerang:Curr:Fowlr yebbin; Tw:Curr:Bray tell in; Y:Hanln yellin-n


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