| English: intensifier, very |
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Bundjalung:
-djang, -djahng
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| Part of Speech: suffix |
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Related Words:
With same English translation: |
| Comment: a little bit more Wa, very, strong intensifier Gd; Geytenbeek calls it a general word-level suffix which occurs on all word classes; in conjunction with -nyi it occurs on adjectives and verbs for comparison; Wa examples on time and locative words, more (comparative), too, very (strong internsifier; seems to intensify meaning a little; used in comparisons also. |
| South West: Wa:Crowl djahng |
| Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt -djahng ; |
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Example:
bundjalung: Ngay yan.gahny yuh, ngay yan.gahny yuhdjang. (from W) English: 'I'll be going later on.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Gahnyu juwi yehni bagardjahng. (from W) English: 'They went further down.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Malahna jambay jehrdjang nganyahnyi. (from W) English: 'His hand is bigger than mine.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Wabandidjahn nyulengi motorbike jaligu-djahng. (from G) English: 'The motorbike headed him straight for the tree' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Nyule-djahng wan.gahla. (from G) English: 'He is being very self-important.' |
