| English: scrape, carve, trim, sharpen, clean (of fish) |
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Bundjalung:
jarwa-
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| Part of Speech: verb transitive |
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Related Words:
With same English translation: |
| Category: food |
| Comment: To scrape something to remove surface or change shape; carve, trim, sharpen, clean (of fish). |
| South West: Wa:Crowl; |
| Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt to trim |
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Example:
bundjalung: Mala baygal nguyaymalehla jarwali-nyun mala bargan. (from W) English: 'The man is speaking while carving the boomerang' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Ngadju mala ngayal jarwahla. (from W) English: 'I'm scraping the ground.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Nyang wehlu gumbinymani jarwani bargan? (from W) English: 'Have you finished making the boomerang?' |
