| English: go, walk |
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Bundjalung:
yan-, yana-, yan.ga-
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| Part of Speech: intransitive verb |
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Related Words:
With same English translation: yan-, yana-, yanba-, yan.ga- |
| Comment: Irregular, inflected forms yanga-, yanbali- (M:Liv); irregular: imperative yanbaylbahlbih (yuOnbai) and yanah; used with verb sequences e.g. 'go hunt'; used in compounds with e.g. dagay (go to death, die); but possibly confused with -ana-/-an.ga- ; yangah imperative (AT:Curr:LandsWh); listed as 'walk' in Curr lists, irregular forms shown by tp/jo (yanba-) and AT:Curr:LandsWh (yanga-); Y:Hanln forms include yena- forms, possible misreading forms yanbay (n.), yangahla; spelling yehgahla (Y: |
| Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Sha:Culhm yana; Y:Holm yana-, yanga-, yavg a variant, yanbali imper., yanbalila imperf; Y:Allen pr yana, p yani, pfyangian, fyangala go, walk; ngaio goenbunnei yana bullungi; neule yana barang molumm-wallull yana; yana!; Y:Watsn yan'ii, yan'l, yan'ian, yan '-gal'a; M:Liv yu |
| Condamine Upper Clarence: Gn:Mathew yena go, yauna walk |
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Example:
bundjalung: Wanah yanbah/yanah. (from M:Li) English: 'Don't go.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Ngay yanbalehla waybarah. (from M:Li) English: 'I'm going to the camp.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Yanah ngali jalum gahnggaleh. (from M:Li) English: 'Let's go and catch fish.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Yugam ngay yangngahny bambambu. (from M:Li) English: 'I cannot go with swollen feet.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Ngayu gunybaneh yanah bulangi. (from Y:Alle) English: 'I invite you to go.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Nyule yanah barang. (from Y:Alle) English: 'He goes now.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Mulam-walal yana. (from Y:Alle) English: 'The boys go.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Yanah! (from Y:Alle) English: 'Go!' (imper.) |
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Example:
bundjalung: Yan.gahla ngayu. (from Y:Hanl) English: 'I'm going.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Yangah! (from Y:Hanl) English: 'Get up, arise!' |
