| English: eat, drink |
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Bundjalung:
ja-
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| Part of Speech: verb intransitive |
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Related Words:
jali-
With same English translation: jali- jari- |
| Category: food |
| Comment: Irregular, jabay/bah/bih (c'ubbai) (imper); jabinma- 'feed someone' (M); pres. cont. jahlelah (Ny); jaliya 'to eat', jalehn 'food'; jahla, jabalehla, jabaleh (Y:Hanlon); others list as 'eat, drink'; forms jah imper., jabigi, jabigu intent (Y:Holm); see also jali-, jahbi-gubi. jaga- etc. |
| Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Sha:Culhm ja-; Y:Holm:Logn jah , jabigi , jabigu , cf jali-; Y:Allen pr jar , p jarlen , pf jarlian , f jarla eat (as "drink |
| Lower Richmond: Wi:Curr:Lism thangeay eat; Wi:Curr:Richmd tallala eat; Ny:Curr:Ballina theelala eat; Bj:Sha:Turnbl dja eat; Bj:TMcD:Morgn jaleh; Bj:Holm-Fergn djah- , dja: , dja:ni (Fergn , Turnbl) , dja:la , djalin , djalila , djalur , djabihgu , djabigi; djabigi , djabi:gu to eat; |
| South West: Cas:Smy dj-a ; Wa:Crowl; We:Gordn; Wu:Calley djaleni , djele eat; |
| Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt; |
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Example:
bundjalung: Wanah mahny jah gaygum. (from W) English: 'Don't eat raw things.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Ngadju wulimahny man.gur jaliyah. (from W) English: 'I'll find some resin to eat.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: jabihnmani (from G) English: 'made (him) eat.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Jabihgi ngayu. (from Y:Holm:Log) English: 'I want to eat.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: guybani jabihgu (from Y:Holm:Log) English: 'roasted to eat' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Ngaw jahni. (from Y:Sha:Culh) English: 'I ate it.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Jugi-jugi jalehla. (from Y:Sha:Culh) English: 'The chooks are eating.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Wahrani guruhmani jiman.gu jaliyah. (from Y:Sha:Culh) English: '(They) carried the kangaroo to the fire for eating.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Wahlu jah! (from Y:Sha:Culh) English: 'Eat it!' |
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Example:
bundjalung: jarbe (from AT:Curr:Prio) English: 'teeth' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Ngali jaliwah. (from Y:Sha:Culh) English: 'Let's eat!' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Ngayu guybahla nungany jalihgu jahdjamgu. (from Y:Sha:Culh) English: 'I'm cooking food to eat for the kids.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Wunah jah, jang mali bugaw nungany, junbar in it. (from Y:Sha:Culh) English: 'Don't eat (it), that food is bad, it stinks, there's maggots/flies in it.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Jabihgu. (from Tw:Bra) English: 'He's going to eat.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Ngabi jabehla. (from Tw:Bra) English: 'Let's eat it.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Ngulungmay ngayu jahny (?) guyahny. (from Tw:Bra) English: 'By-and-by I will eat opossum.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Wanah jabah. (from ) English: 'Don't eat.' |
