| English: out of way, behind, outside, back, rear |
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Bundjalung:
buram
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| Part of Speech: locative |
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Related Words:
With same English translation: |
| Category: location |
| Comment: Must take same case marking as the noun it qualifies Wa; 'rear, back of object' Gd; same in Gn dialect (Warwick area); buram(bih) in Y:Sha:Culhm probably shows past tense locative case, cf buramba in Gn locative. |
| Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Sha:Culhm buram; Y:Allen burum; Y:Watsn bu'rum |
| South West: Wa:Crowl ; Cas:Smy buram(ba) ; |
| Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt; Gn:Mathew buramba outside (prob. has loc case (Sharpe) ; |
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Example:
bundjalung: Buramu jalingu (from W) English: 'from behind the tree' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Ganngah manyihni yarbilehla bagarah burambah nguhmbinydjah. (from W) English: 'Listen to those singing behind the house out there (and who I haven't seen yet).' |
