| English: yesterday, tomorrow, one day away (past or future) |
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Bundjalung:
ngubu
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| Part of Speech: time |
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| Category: time |
| Comment: i.e. one day removed from the present. Can specify 'tomorrow' using ngubudjang (M:Liv). Gn has ba-ngubu 'tomorrow', ngububu 'yesterday' and bangubu 'tomorrow' (Gn); ngubugan 'morning'. |
| Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Sha:Culhm ngubu yesterday, tomorrow; Y:Holm ngubu Logn, tomorrow Fogty; Y:Allen mobo tomorrow, mobobo yesterday; Y:Watsn m |
| Lower Richmond: Bj:Sha:Turnbl ngubu; Bj:LWilsn ngubu; Bj:TMcD nguhbu tomorrow(?) yesterday(?); Bj:Holm:Fergn, Turnbl ngubu yesterday, tomorrow; Wi:Curr:Lismore nooba yesterday Wi:Curr:Richmond nobau yesterday, nobau tomorrow; Ny:Curr:Ballina wobbo yesterday, tomorrow, wooboo by-and-by; Bj:Sha:Turnbl ngubu warbu |
| South West: Wa:Crowl ngubu;Wa:Calley ngubu tomorrow ; Cas:Smy ; ngubu |
| Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Sci:Woodnbng noboo; Gn:JMathew bangubu tomorrow , ngububu yesterday; Gd:Sc:JThomas UClarnce noopeboo to-morrow , nooreboo warreboo yesterday ; Gn:Mathew bangubu tomorrow ; |
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Example:
bundjalung: ngubuh gunah (from G) English: 'yesterday' (this unseen one day off) |
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Example:
bundjalung: ngubuhwar (from G) English: 'two days away' |
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Example:
bundjalung: ngubuh-ya (from G) English: 'ignorant, greenhorn' |
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Example:
bundjalung: ngubu warbu (from Gd:JThoma) English: 'yesterday' |
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Example:
bundjalung: ba-ngubu (from G) English: 'tomorrow' |
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Example:
bundjalung: ngububu (from G) English: 'yesterday' |
