| English: reflexive, antipassive |
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Bundjalung:
-li, -le
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| Part of Speech: suffix |
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Related Words:
With same English translation: |
| Comment: Basically a reflexive-reciprocal suffix in Wa; also 'antipassive', i.e. the subject of a transitive verb with this suffix is not marked for ergative case (Wa, Gd); vowel /i/ changes to /e/ before an aspect suffix with vowel length (-hla, etc.); a variant -ri attested by Livingstone; see Grammar Notes. |
| Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Sha:Culhm; Y:Holm |
| South West: Wa:Crowl ; |
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Example:
bundjalung: Burbalehn diranggir. (from Y:Hol) English: '(They) hid themselves in a (hollow) log.?? |
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Example:
bundjalung: Mahny dubay bamalehn banyargandu. (from W) English: 'The women rubbed each other with fat.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Buhwilehn nyula nyabaydja munah. (from W) English: 'He pulled himself out of the water.' |
