| English: curlew, stone plover |
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Bundjalung:
buyuhlgan, buruhlgan, buruwagan(?)
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| Part of Speech: noun |
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Related Words:
With same English translation: buyuhlgan, buruhlgan, buruwagan(?) |
| Category: bird |
| Comment: 'mountain'-feminine. |
| Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Sha:Culhm buyuhlgan; Y:Watsn buruagun, bu'ruag |
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Example:
Bundjalung : Ngayu nyahni yanbalehla ngandur(a)ni buyuhlgu. (from ) English: 'I saw somebody going up the hill.' |
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Example:
Bundjalung : Yanggiwani buyulnu. (from Y:Hol) English: '(A kangaroo) came from the mountain.' |
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