English: shut up
Bundjalung: ginggi-
Part of Speech: verb intransitive
Related Words:
With same English translation:   ningwan-, ningwen-  
Comment: (?), possibly 'do how', and 'shut up' sense from preceding wanah 'don't' in Y:Holm example; cf. ginda- and suffix -ginggi (Y:Holm).
Gold Coast Tweed: Ydict kinggi-; Y:Holm:QLong,Long


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