| English: Gaunggan, standard female character in Bundjalung stories and legends, and one type of female spirit-being, beautiful young girl ('fairy lady') |
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Bundjalung:
gawunggan
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| Part of Speech: noun |
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| Category: language |
| Comment: extended to a beautiful woman or to Mary (mother of Jesus); the heroine, also any young good looking girl, plural gawunggan.gir, adj beautiful, nice looking. Wa notes name of heroine. Gd, Wa: 'good looking, beautiful' (adj of woman); Wu: 'mythical heroine, woman seen when you go out'. |
| Lower Richmond: Bj:TMcD:Cowl gawunggan beautiful young girl ('fairy lady') |
| South West: Wa:Crowl ; Wu:Calley gaunggan ; Cas:Smy gaunggan |
| Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt |
