English: bear, give birth (of woman)
Bundjalung: jahdjam bira-, jahdjam bura-
Part of Speech: verb
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Category: body_part
Comment: Possibly literally 'throw child'; jahdjam-bira noun 'birth' (Y:Watsn); Y:Allen form suggests jahdjum bura-.
Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Allen pr jajumbora , p -borani , pf -boralian , f -borala bring forth (human); Y:Watsn dhadhum-birra


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