| English: very, more
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Bundjalung:
-djal
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| Part of Speech: suffix
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Related Words:
With same English translation:
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Comment: Ga variant of -djang.
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Condamine Upper Clarence: Ga:Smy -djal
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Example:
Bundjalung : biyangdjal muyumdjal (from Y:Hol)
English: 'father and son'
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Example:
Bundjalung : dubaydjal (from Y:Hol)
English: '(with) a woman'.
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Example:
Bundjalung : Gungdjam (from G)
English: 'without water'
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Example:
Bundjalung : nyahbidjam (from G)
English: 'without seeing'
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Example:
Bundjalung : nyuledjam (from G)
English: 'without him'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Nyula dalahndjam. (from G)
English: 'He has no white ones.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : ngalibahdjambebu (from G)
English: 'before our time.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : dirangdjam (from W)
English: 'having no teeth'
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Example:
Bundjalung : dubaydjam (from W)
English: 'having no wife'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Mala jahdjam guyir malahnyi dandaygambahnyi dirangdjambahnyi. (from W)
English: 'The child is frightened of the man with no teeth.' (contrast with Mala budjigehn jugalehla, yagambeh malahna yarany. 'The cat without any whiskers is drinking.')
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Example:
Bundjalung : Mala budjigehn jugalehla, yagambeh malahna yarany. (from W)
English: 'The cat without any whiskers is drinking.'
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