Bundjalung Dictionary

English: betrothal, marriage, place of betrothal or marriage
Bundjalung: ngarbany
Part of Speech: noun
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Category: language
Comment: Smythe was doubtful about this word, but it is confirmed through Calley's anthropological work, as the term for a young man who spends time with his possible future in-laws for them to assess him.
South West: Cas:Smy ngarbanj
Example:

Bundjalung : Gile nguy balugahn yehni babar buhnyibah ngarbanydjahgu dubaygu. (from Ca)

English: 'Balugahn went north to the Bunya Mountains to become betrothed to a woman.'

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