Giya

Gee-yah

Bungunna kari (good day) in Giya, a language of North Queensland. The Giya language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Whitsunday Regional Council, particularly the towns of Bowen and Proserpine.

Giya country
Language

Words to know

Good dayBungunna kari
Handmala
Onewarpa
Shieldgulmari
Sunkari
Waterkamoo
About the Giya People

The Giya people Bungunna kari (good day) in Giya, a language of North Queensland. The Giya language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Whitsunday Regional Council, particularly the towns of Bowen and Proserpine.

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