Bundjalung Dictionary

English: habitual action
Bundjalung: -du
Part of Speech: suffix
Related Words:
With same English translation:  
Comment: occurs only after incompletive suffix -hn, often also when the verb has -dja in Wa.
South West: Wa:Crowl
Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt
Example:

Bundjalung : Ngay nganyah jahdjam mabehr yehn.gandu gadji. (from Wa:Crow)

English: 'My children and I all used to stay here.'

Example:

Bundjalung : Mala guriyabu jugalidjahndu wareng-warehng. (from W)

English: 'He used to drink beer a long time ago.'

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