| English: do (what), do something (with), make (something), make what with, paint, do what with, know what to do with |
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Bundjalung:
nyanga-, nyangga-
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| Part of Speech: verb |
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| Comment: Can substitute for a verb which doesn't come to mind; irregular nyanga-/nyangga- but Crowley states nyangga- required an answer telling what one is doing, final vowel of stem changes to /i/ before -li. |
| Lower Richmond: Bj:Holm:Fergn nyanga- , term. nyangani , imm. fiangany , rr-imp. nyangili. prog. nyangilila , past hab. nyangilur; nyangga- , imp. nyangga , imm. nyanggan |
| South West: Wa:Crowl; We:Gordn; Cas:Smy njangg-a, njangg |
| Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt nyangi- ; |
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Example:
bundjalung: Nyanggahla wahlu? - Ngadju bawgahla nguhmbiny. (from W) English: 'What are you doing? - I'm building a house.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Yagambeh ngadjuy ganngahla nyangbih ngadju. (from W) English: 'I don't know what to do.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Nganyah banahmbu bilahr mala nyangani. (from W) English: 'My brother made a spear.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Nyangani gunah ganyahl. (from W) English: 'What happened to the fishing lines?' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Maliyu gudjandu nyanggahla mahnyu nangany. (from W) English: 'She uses a stone to make/prepare the food.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Nyangani nyulayu? (from W) English: 'What did he say? (What did he do?)' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Gumbiyu nyangani? (from W) English: 'Did they all do it?' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Ngadju nyangani galgir ngaguyahbu. (from Ca) English: 'I made the canoe this morning.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Ngay nyangbih. (from Ca) English: 'I wish to make it, would like to make it.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Nyanggahy ndjur wehlu munah? (from Ca) English: 'What are you going to do with that?' |
