| English: (in) front (of something), in front, ahead, first, before, forward (Gd) |
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Bundjalung:
ngulung
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| Part of Speech: locative |
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Related Words:
With same English translation: |
| Category: location |
| Comment: Forward Gd, in front Wa, in comparisons the compared item is in accusative case; ngulunggir 'immediately'; wayre ngulunggurrugin are those men in a tribe who the colonists call 'kings'; each of these gets a brass place with a suitable inscription, wear on his breast, as an emblem of his rank (M:Liv), Smythe also lists ngalung. |
| Gold Coast Tweed: M:Liv ngulung, ngulungbo, ngulung-gerry; ngulungga; ngulunggurrugin; Ng:Curr:TwPt |
| Lower Richmond: Bj:Holm:Fergn ngulung; cf Kattang ngulu, Dhanggati ngutu face, forehead; |
| South West: Wa:Crowl; Cas:Smy ngalung, ngalungga, ng |
| Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt ; |
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Example:
bundjalung: Ngundani nyulangi ngalungga (from Ca) English: 'He waited for him in front.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Buwih wehlu ngulungimbanyu. (from Ca) English: 'You pull in front.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Ngulungg??mbanyu wehlu bunyih. (from Ca) English: 'You pull from in front.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Yanah wudjeh ngulunggu. (from Ca) English: 'You go ahead.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Bulgun jahnala ngulunggmbadjah ngumbinydjah. (from Ca) English: 'There's a wallaby standing in front of the house.' |
