| English: to fall, to form (of frost), to set (of sun, moon)
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Bundjalung:
bin-, bin.ga-, birwa-
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| Part of Speech: verb intransitive
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Related Words:
With same English translation:
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Category: natural_environment
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Comment: Irregular; ban- in Gd; cf banihndi- 'fall, collapse', binbihnyma- 'drop, let fall'.
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South West: Wa:Crowl; Cas:Smy bin-a, behn, behni
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Example:
Bundjalung : Ngay behn jalingu malahnu. (from W)
English: 'I fell out of the tree.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Malahya guwang bin.gahla dagamba. (from W)
English: 'It's raining out of that cloud.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Mala yalgan birwahla. (from W)
English: 'The sun is setting.'
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