| English: betrothal, marriage, place of betrothal or marriage |
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Bundjalung:
ngarbany
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| Part of Speech: noun |
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| Category: language |
| Comment: Smythe was doubtful about this word, but it is confirmed through Calley's anthropological work, as the term for a young man who spends time with his possible future in-laws for them to assess him. |
| South West: Cas:Smy ngarbanj |
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Example:
bundjalung: Gile nguy balugahn yehni babar buhnyibah ngarbanydjahgu dubaygu. (from Ca) English: 'Balugahn went north to the Bunya Mountains to become betrothed to a woman.' |
