| English: go, go away, travel, walk |
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Bundjalung:
yan-, yana-, yan.ga-, yanba-
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| Part of Speech: verb intransitive |
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| Comment: Irregular; yanbali- 'to walk around'; yan.gahla 'going, walking', yanbalehla 'going' (We); yanbay 'walk, visitor' (Wa), 'traveller' (Gd); possibly yen- in Gn, but yauna given for 'walk'; present participle in Wu:Calley ya (yanyun) can take gender suffixes m -gali, f -galigan, no arb form, as can other present participles. |
| South West: Wa:Crowl; We:Gordn; Wu?:Calley janjun, gilerjin yenbelela 'who's that walking?', yunggain going (plur.); |
| Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt; Gn:JMathew yena go, yauna walk ; |
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Example:
bundjalung: Ngali yan.gahn dahbalamna bulahbu jubuny yunahny. (from W) English: 'We used to go to Tabulam, and we would stay two nights.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Yilah wudja yangahla? (from W) English: 'Where are you going?' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Gumar yehyani muruya nganyahya. (from W) English: 'My nose is bleeding.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Nyugum yan.gahla (from W) English: '(He's) got a runny nose.' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Wulah nganyi mala dugul-duguhl yanbali-nyun. (from W) English: 'Give me the dilly-bag while we're walking around.' |
