English: enter, go through, continuous (Gd), go in, dive, set (sun or moon) (Wa)
Bundjalung: gayi-, gayeh-
Part of Speech: verb intransitive
Related Words:
With same English translation:  
Category: natural_environment
Comment: Wa to go out of sight from where previously visible; JThomas bathing.
South West: Wa:Crowl gaye:-;
Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt gayi-; Gd:Sc:JThomas UClarnce ky-air bathing, chongi kiyarie diving
Example:

Bundjalung : Miyingu gayehn barehny. (from G)

English: 'The splinter pierced the eye.' (eye-through)

Example:

Bundjalung : Gagahnyu ngali gayihndebeh gungge. (from G)

English: 'Let's dive into the water.'

Example:

Bundjalung : Ngali gahny nguhmbinydja gayehni. (from W)

English: 'We were going into these houses.'

Example:

Bundjalung : Gayehndinbeh birman.gu guhgargu. (from W)

English: 'He used to carry things inside the cave.'


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