| English: valley, hollow, ditch, hole (Gd), deep, a hollow etc. (Wa), hole (in the ground), deep (Cas) |
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Bundjalung:
gubung
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| Part of Speech: noun, adjective |
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Related Words:
gugahr
With same English translation: |
| Category: natural_environment |
| Comment: cf. gulih (B), guluny (Wa) cf gubun; Y:Allen, 'deep; a hollow', etc. Wa; gubun; Y:Allen form guwang-gubungah 'water-hole', Y:Watsn gu-gubung(ah) 'water-hole'; cf also Y:Allen gubun 'hollow', and GC:Coomera:Sc <koofa> bee's nest, guba 'hole'. Y:Allen has two forms: gubun 'hollow' and gubung 'hole', but the distinction may not be correct; see also gugahr, guyiyar; cf also Gd gubung 'deep' (Gd, Cas) and gubung-gubuhng 'puddle-hole' (Gd). |
| Gold Coast Tweed: Ydict gubung, kubung; Y:Allen gub |
| Lower Richmond: Bj:Holm:Fergn gubung, gubungu hole in the ground |
| South West: Wa:Crowl hole; Cas:Smy gubung |
| Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt |
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Example:
bundjalung: Mala nyabay gubung malahgu janagan.gu. (from W) English: 'The water is too deep for the boy.' |
