| English: typified by, fond of
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Bundjalung:
-gali
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| Part of Speech: suffix
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Related Words:
With same English translation:
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Category: people
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Comment: Noun suffix, adjective suffix. On adjectives; can occur with all nouns other than personal names, place names, and pronouns Gd; gender suffix, usually masc (Gd).
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South West: Cas:Smy - gali ; Wa:Crowl;
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Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt
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Example:
Bundjalung : dubaygali (from Wa:Crow)
English: 'woman-mad' (of men)
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Example:
Bundjalung : jehrgali (from Wa:Crow)
English: 'particularly big'
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Example:
Bundjalung : ngurahmgali (from Wa:Crow)
English: 'sleepy'
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Example:
Bundjalung : wadjigali (from Wa:Crow)
English: 'talkative'
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Example:
Bundjalung : nanganygali (from G)
English: 'one fond of food'
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