| English: long ago, within the speaker's lifetime, |
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Bundjalung:
gurubu
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| Part of Speech: adverb |
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Related Words:
With same English translation: |
| Category: time |
| Comment: Possibly in person's lifetime. Holmer gives meaning as 'all', and Tw:Bray as 'alright', probably both incorrectly translated. cf gurihbu, guriyahbu, gurihny. Listed as 'alright' (Ng). |
| Gold Coast Tweed: Ydict kurubu; Y:Holm:Logn; Ng:Curr:Tweed:Bray koorooboo alright ; Tw:Curr:Bray koorooboo |
| Lower Richmond: Bj:TMcD gurubu long ago (in person's lifetime)? |
| South West: Cas:Smy gurubu ; |
| Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt ; |
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Example:
bundjalung: Gurubu nyahlidjahndu gumbi burbi gaye. (from G) English: 'Long ago we used to see many koalas here.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: bumani gurubu (from Y:Hol) English: 'killed or destroyed all' |
