English: dead
Bundjalung: dahba-, dahbalehn
Part of Speech: adjective
Related Words:
With same English translation:   balahn   balahn.gan   ban.gehn   birbah, birbi   dabalehn   dawargan, dawaragan   galang   gilang   gilang, gilangan, gilang-wehn (?)   gurulbu, gurabu   julbir   mugulbil   nguru wandehn   wagay   wuhrbay   yuban, yubany   yuhban  
Comment: Participle from verb not then used (M:Liv); possibly jahba; cf buwang (verb) die possibly 'dead'; possibly jahba-.
Gold Coast Tweed: M:Liv tabullen, GC:Nerang:Curr:Fowlr tarbillyan; Y:Hanln tahbalen


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