| English: be, become |
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Bundjalung:
-an.ga-, -angga-
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| Part of Speech: verb intransitive |
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Related Words:
With same English translation: wan-, wana-, wara- |
| Comment: -wehn imperfect aspect, often where English would use past tense; suffixable to nouns and adjectives etc. to make verb. Occasionally found as wana-/wan.ga-, from which -an.ga- is derived. Past tense -wehn. |
| Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Sha:Culhm; Y:Holm; M:Liv |
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Example:
bundjalung: Ngulungmay waring-an.gahla. (from Y:Sh) English: 'It's getting cold./It will get cool.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Gumbinywehn nyula. (from Y:Hol) English: 'That was the end of him.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Jangan.gehn gidjung. (from Y:Sh) English: 'The old man is no good.' |
