English: sea, beach, coast
Bundjalung: burugar
Part of Speech: noun
Related Words:
With same English translation:  
Category: natural_environment
Comment: possibly also burwar; appears to be a relative term: if at sea or on land it is 'beach', if on the beach it is 'the sea'; also listed as bay (Ng:Sc:Cudgn).
Gold Coast Tweed: Ng:Sc:Cudgn3/1903 boorogurah sea, a bay; Ng:Sc:TweedR:Bray booroogurra; Ng:Sc:Mur boora gurra sea; Ng:Sc:Mur:Martn burra-wurra
Lower Richmond: Bj:Holm burugar; Bj:Sc:Coraki booragoora sea; Bj:Sc:Coraki burwur sea; Ny:Sc:Ballina3/1903 burraga sea;
South West: Cas:Smy burugar, bulugal, buruwar, burug


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