| English: underneath, under, below, bottom, base
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Bundjalung:
bala, balay, bala(y)
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| Part of Speech: locative, noun
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Related Words:
With same English translation:
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Category: location
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Comment: Must take same case marking as the noun it qualifies (loc case balayah); bale in Gd. Also balay 'under, underneath', balayah loc case.
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Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Sha:Culhm balayah underneath; M:Liv balli, ballia
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South West: Cas:Smy bela, belaja ; Wa:Crowl bala;
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Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt bale
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Example:
Bundjalung : Mul balaya bigiya. (from Ca)
English: 'The tobacco is under the coolamon.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Wangah yunamah wagar jaruli bala-gihmbadji. (from Ca)
English: 'Put your a (somewhere) under the stone.'
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