| English: canoe |
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Bundjalung:
gundal, gundul
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| Part of Speech: noun |
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Related Words:
With same English translation: nambargul |
| Category: artifact |
| Comment: Some listings suggest gandu(h)l, see gandul. Y:Hanln notes as mere coincidence the close similarity between the words 'goondool' and gondola; cf. bagul, wundal, galgir, nambargul. Y:Sha:Culhm lists gundul as 'bark of tree'. |
| Gold Coast Tweed: Ydict kundal, kundul; M:Liv kundalgoby for (a) canoe; kunddl nom, -10 erg, -Ie dat, -no abll. -la abl2; GC:Coomera:police boat coondaal; Ngr:Gresty kundohl boat; M:Liv kundal, kulgerry; AT:Curr:LandsWh koondool; AT:Curr:O'Conn gundool GC:Nerang:Curr:Fowlr condool; Tw:Curr:Bray cundool; Y:Hanln goondool. gundool, nambaragool |
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Example:
bundjalung: Yili jabalgan gilagubi gundalgubi? (from M:Li) English: 'Where is the paddle of that canoe?' |
