English: in, at, on , past locative case
Bundjalung: -Di
Part of Speech: suffix
Related Words:
With same English translation:  
Category: location
Comment: Final consonant assimilates to match final nasal on noun. Holmer noted that dj probably assimilates to match final nasal on word; Holmer assumed ngumbinydji was for ngumbiny di.
Gold Coast Tweed: Ydict -Di; Y:Holm:Logn
Example:

Bundjalung : balundi (from Y:Hol)

English: 'on/at/in the river (in the past)'

Example:

Bundjalung :Holm Duwani jagundi. (from )

English: '(They) buried (them) in the ground.'


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