| English: nearly, almost |
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Bundjalung:
dagal
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| Part of Speech: adverb |
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With same English translation: |
| Comment: implies state or action of sentence was nearly attained but not quite realised; cf baginy(dja) - there is no apparent difference in these in use. |
| Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Allen duggull nearly; Y:Watsn duggel |
| South West: Wa:Crowl; Cas:Smy dagal almost; |
| Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt almost; |
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Example:
bundjalung: Dagal nganyi bumani ngadjangbinydju bargandu. (from W) English: 'Grandfather nearly hit me with a boomerang.' (ie he threw it, but missed); |
