| English: Mt Barney |
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Bundjalung:
baga-bagah
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| Part of Speech: place name |
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Related Words:
With same English translation: budjurguhmu budjurngu |
| Category: location |
| Comment: bagah = 'shield'; Mt Barney is considered shield shaped. Another name budjurguhmu was recorded in Gd, and another source lists it as Boogah-Boogah 'go away', but the language is not necessarily Yugambeh. |
| Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Sha:Culhm baga bagah; Sunday Mail Color Magazine 10/10/71 Boogah-Boogah |
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Example:
bundjalung: bagah (from Y:Wats) English: 'shield made from cork tree' |
