| English: dig, bury |
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Bundjalung:
duwa-
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| Part of Speech: verb transitive |
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Related Words:
With same English translation: |
| Comment: duwaba- 'to dig faster'; bilang duwahny 'large bandicoot sp.' (she-oak dug up); possibly juwa- in one occurrence (Y:Sha:Culhm) ; duwahn listed as 'buried' (Ng:Sc:Mur); duwani 'buried' listed (Ny:Sc:Ballina). |
| Gold Coast Tweed: Ng:Sc:Cudgn toarem chuchendah buried; Ng:Curr:TwD:Bray toanee chockunda grave; Ng:Sc:Mur dwan burried (sic) ; Y:Sha:Culhm duwa; Y:Holm:Logn dua-, duani, duana (accidental); Y:Allen pr duwa, p duwun, pf duwian, f duwala v dig; Y:Watsn du'wa; du'wen; du'wian; du'w |
| Lower Richmond: Bj:Holm:Fergn duwa-, duwa, duwala, duwani; Bj:Sc:Coraki dwone buried; Bj:Sc:Coraki dowier burried [sic] ); Ny:Sc:Ballina3/1903 tooane buried; |
| South West: Wa:Crowl; We:Gordn; Cas:Smy du:w-a; |
| Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt to dig; |
| Copmanhurst: Cop:Hargrv toowalla 'burried' (sic) |
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Example:
bundjalung: Gahny dam ngadju duwanah malahyamah dugul-duguhla yunamah. (from Wa:Crow) English: 'Put these yams that I dug up in the dilly-bag' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Mala ngayal duwah malahgu baygalgu. (from Wa:Crow) English: 'Dig up the ground for that man.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Duwah mahnyu julga ngayala. (from Wa:Crow) English: 'Dig for some worms in the ground.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Ngadju munah darigan duwani ngayala. (from Wa:Crow) English: 'I buried the bone in the ground.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: duwalehla (from W) English: 'digging' |
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Example:
bundjalung: duwalihgubih (from G) English: 'a spade.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Duwah gubung. (from Bj:Hol) English: 'Dig a hole!' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Duwani ngali nyulangi. (from Bj:Hol) English: 'We buried him.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Duwahla ngali. (from Bj:Hol) English: 'We are digging out (a tree).' |
