| English: where?, somewhere |
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Bundjalung:
yindji, windji
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| Part of Speech: interrogative locative |
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With same English translation: |
| Category: location |
| Comment: An answer when the speaker does not know what the questioner wants to know (Sharpe's conclusion from other examples). |
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Gold Coast Tweed: M:Liv inji , winji; inji-go where to, inji-gal where from; Ng:Sc:11/1899:Bray ingee I do not know; Ng:Curr:TwPtD:Bray winge-go
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Example:
bundjalung: Yindjigu wiya? (from Ng:Curr:Bra) English: 'Where are you going to?' |
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Example:
bundjalung: Yindjigal wiya? (from Ng:Curr:Bra) English: 'Where are you coming from?' |