English: white
Bundjalung: dalahn
Part of Speech: adjective
Related Words:
With same English translation:   bargan-bargan   bibuy   binybar   dagarigay (m), dagarigaygan (f)   dagay milbir (?)   dagayu, dagayiyu   dahgan   dalang   dangdang   daygil(gah)   deber   dehbar   gabay   gamaran, gamaruhn   garabi(h)   gehnggah   gehr, gehrang   gibar   gurehlgam   jagay   jagiradji   jahgar   jalngay   jambul   jinggi-jinggil   jinggir-jinggihr, jinggir-jinggir, jingir-jingir, jigir-jigir   jiyil, jilil   jundal   malay, mali   miragan   ngamandjin   nugal dalang, nugal-dalahn   waymehrigan, wanymehri, wanymehrigan   winwin   wurguluhm   yahban   yirahli   yirahligan   yiraligan, yiragligan   yirali, yirahli   yirili   yiriligan   yirili, yirilih   yuwiny, yuwihngbil  
Category: colour
Comment:
Lower Richmond: Bj:Sha:Turnbl dala:n; Bj:Holm:Ferg,Turnbl dala:n
South West: Wa:Crowl; Wu:Calley dalan;
Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt;
Example:

Bundjalung : Jabumang bamalehn dalahnggu. (from Ca)

English: 'The boys painted themselves with pipe-clay.'


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