| English: hit with a missile, throw at something (whether or not you actually hit it), shoot |
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Bundjalung:
naba-
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| Part of Speech: verb transitive |
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Related Words:
With same English translation: |
| Comment: nababa 'to pelt harder' (Wa); 'to kill, shoot, hit hard' (Gd). |
| Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Sha:Culhm hit; Y:Allen pr nabun, p nabuni, pf nabunian, f nabala shoot (throw); Y:Watsn n |
| South West: Wa:Crowl; Cas:Smy nab-a, nabani hit, strike; |
| Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt ; |
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Example:
bundjalung: Nabani ngadju mala gawari-nyun mani. (from W) English: 'I shot the kangaroo while it was running.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Mahny jahdjam naba-nabalehla. (from W) English: 'The children are throwing things about.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Ngadju mala dabahy nabani jaliyu. (from W) English: 'I threw a stick at the dog.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Yirali yang giwadjahn duluhlbiyu nabayah baygalni. (from W) English: 'The whitemen came with guns to shoot the Aborigines.' |
