English: swim in order to go from one place to another
Bundjalung: yaruhma-, yaruma-
Part of Speech: verb intransitive
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Comment: Can be reduplicated yaru-yaruhma- (Wa); yaruhmaba- 'to swim faster' (Wa); yaruhm malehla 'swimming' (We:Gordn).
South West: Wa:Crowl yaruhma , yaruma; We:Gordn(bhg) yaruhm ma-; Wu:Calley yaruma? swim (across?)
Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt yaruhm ma-;


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