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bunji

bunji noun: a mate; a kinsman.

Noun

bunji (plural bunjis)

  1. (Australian Aboriginal) A mate; a kinsman.
    • ‘Well, suit yourself bunji. I'm not sitting here getting cooked to death.’2018, Melissa Lucashenko, Too Much Lip, University of Queensland Press, published 2023, page 9

Forms of bunji

pluralbunjis
alternative formbunjie

Origin of bunji

From Warlpiri [Term?], and other related languages of the Northern Territory and northern Queensland.

Questions about bunji

What does bunji mean?
Bunji means a mate; a kinsman.
What part of speech is bunji?
Bunji is a noun.
What is the plural of bunji?
The plural of bunji is bunjis.

Words near bunji in the dictionary

  1. bunjarrees
  2. bunje
  3. bunjee
  4. bunjees
  5. bunjes
  6. bunji
  7. bunjie
  8. bunjies
  9. Bunjil
  10. bunjy
  11. bunk

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