English: cold, cool, freezing, winter
Bundjalung: waring, waring(gal)
Part of Speech: adjective
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Category: natural_environment
Comment: m waringgali, f waringgalingahgan, arb waringgali, also waringbil (Wa), Turnbull also gave Sharpe waringgal 'cold'; cf. Kattang warang; 'winter' waringbil (Ng:Sc:Tweed), cf wahgaru 'chilly'. Waringgal 'cold season'; 'winter' waringbil (Tw:Curr:Bray).
Gold Coast Tweed: M:Liv wurring cold; M:Sc:Brunswk wurring cold; Ng:Curr:TwPt D:Bray wurring cold ; Y:Sha:Culhm waring(gal); Y:Holm:QLong waring cold; Y:Alln wogoru chilly, wuring cold; Y:Watsn w
Lower Richmond: Bj:Sha:Turnbl waringgal cold; Bj:TMcD:LWilsn , Cowl cold , winter; Bj:Holm:Turnbl waring cold , winter; Ny:Curr:Ballina warring; Ny:Sc:Ballina3/1903 wuring winter , frost; Wi:Curr:Lismore wurring cold; Wi:Curr:Richmond worung;
South West: Wa:Crowl waring, waringbil; We:Gordn cold (temperature); Wa:Tabulm:Hargrv war-ring winter ; Cas:Smy waring ;
Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Calley waring; Gd:Geyt; Gd:Sc:JThomas UClarnce warring cold; Gd:Sci:Woodnbng warring;
Copmanhurst: Cop:Hargrv warring winter;
Example:

Bundjalung : Jagun gale waring bundahng. (from Ca)

English: 'This is a cold place.'

Example:

Bundjalung : Gale nangany waring. (from Ca)

English: The food is cold.

Example:

Bundjalung : Ngay waring. (from Ca)

English: 'I am cold.'

Example:

Bundjalung : Ngay waring. (from B)

English: 'I am cold.'


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