Bundjalung Dictionary

English: many, much, all
Bundjalung: gumbih
Part of Speech: adjective
Related Words:
With same English translation:  
Comment: takes gender suffixes: m, arb gumbi:gali, gumbi: (fem) ; gumbi in We; gumbibu 'all' (Gd); gumbih-ngbil, gumbih-gali, gumbih-ngbiny.
South West: Wa:Crowl; Cas:Smy gumbi:, gumbi:jubu ; Wu:Calley gumbi:
Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt ;
Example:

Bundjalung : Nangany gumbih jawah gahmgu baygalgu. (from W)

English: 'Send plenty of food to the man.'

Example:

Bundjalung : Gurubu nyahlidjahndu gumbi burbi gaye. (from G)

English: 'Long ago we used to see many koalas here.'

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