| English: but |
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Bundjalung:
-wahr
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| Part of Speech: suffix |
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Related Words:
With same English translation: |
| Comment: A sentence clitic: introduces a new clause with a change of topic, conjunction-like, and attached to the first word in a clause, contrasting such a clause with the preceding one; in other usage it occurs with something implied or stated earlier in the narrative, or by a previous speaker in a conversation Gd; sometimes only one sentence (or clause) is marked with -wahr, sometimes both Wa. |
| South West: Wa:Crowl; Wa/Gd:Calley galwar this; |
| Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt |
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Example:
bundjalung: Nyulengah waybar gadji nyulaganah-war gahribeh. (from G) English: 'His fire/camp is right here, but hers is way over there.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Nyuleyu gidjahn nyulagani yagambeh-war ngadjahbagi. (from G) English: 'He said to her, But don't you want me?' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Gaybe-wahr-e numgire yan.gahnbu. (from G) English: 'They travelled yet another day.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Ngaywahr jambanggehn ngalawalehn gurihbu wihnyi. (from W) English: 'I tried to look for you a long time ago.' |
