| English: fly, fly away, creep, swim |
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Bundjalung:
yaruh-, yaruhli-
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| Part of Speech: verb |
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| Category: bird |
| Comment: 'Fly as a bird, creep'; yaruhli- probably yaruh- 'fly' + antipassive/continuous; also see bihra- (bira-) 'throw, fly', gayi 'swim' (etc.). |
| Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Sha:Culhm yaruh- swim , fly; Y:Allen pr yarole , p yarolen , pf yarolian , f yaro-yarolala fly, creep; Y:Watsn yar' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Ngaw yaruhlen gunggih barundi, gayeni balundi. (from Y:Sha:Culh) English: 'I swam in the water in the river, I entered the river.' |
