English: sea
Bundjalung: burgar, burugar
Part of Speech: locative
Related Words:
With same English translation:   bahdjab   baluna   bilanggil   bubayeh   bunbar   burgar   burugar   buruhgan   dehriya, dehridjar   dumgan   ganyga-   gawgahri   gawgam (?)   gibin, gibin-gibin   guralnigar (?)   guwahyir   guwangmil   guyang   guygam   jerehr (?)   julim, julin   mangar-bah   mulang   murang   ngalawa-   ngamandjin   ngihr gawahny   ngihrgawany   ngudjal ba-   ngudjalbahy   nyawan(?), nyari nyawan   waba-   waringginy   winday   yagihr   yahgen   yahnbay-gubih   yarbam (yarabam?)  
Category: natural_environment
Comment: secondary meaning in Gd is 'ocean', which is a long way from Gidjabal country.
South West: Wa:Crowl burugar;
Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt burgar


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