| English: give |
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Bundjalung:
wula-
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| Part of Speech: verb transitive |
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Related Words:
With same English translation: gali- yuwa- |
| Comment: Either directly or in exchange for something; redup. wula-wula (Wa); person/creature given to is accusative case; if a person given, the person is also accusative case Gd; cf wulima- 'to find'; wulali- 'give something or anything' (Y:Holm) is probably reciprocal, cf. also wiya- (M:Liv); person given to inflected as accusative, other unmarked (Cas). |
| Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Sha:Culhm wula, wulali; Y:Holm:Logn; Y:Alln pr wula, p wulani, pf wululian, f wulala; Y:Watsn wu'la, wu'lan |
| Lower Richmond: Bj:Sha:LWilsn; Bj:Holm:Fergn wula- imp wula , term. wulani; |
| South West: Wa:Crowl; Cas:Smy wul-a , wulani ; |
| Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt ; |
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Example:
bundjalung: Wulah nganyi mala 'ring'. (from W) English: 'Give me that ring.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Ngadju wulani nganyah janagani nyabay. (from W) English: 'I gave my son some water.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Ngadju malahni wulani gala wagany gabaygu. (from W) English: 'I gave him some catfish for some sugar.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Wulawulanibeh ngali mala mani. (from W) English: 'We shared the kangaroo around.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Nyuleyu ngagam wulani nganyi. (from G) English: 'He gave me a dog.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Nyuleyu yigam wulani ngagami. (from G) English: 'He gave meat to the dog.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Ngay wahnyi wulahny gandjabulni. (from G) English: 'I will give you to the constable.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Wulah nganyi bargan. (from Ca) English: 'Give me a boomerang.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Ngadju wulani nangany ngubuwarbu jananggani (from Ca) English: 'I gave the boy food two days ago.' |
