| English: blow cool, blow out, extinguish, put out (fire)
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Bundjalung:
baluba-, baluma-
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| Part of Speech: verb transitive
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With same English translation:
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Category: food
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Comment: Blow on something, whether or not you make it cooler or blow it out altogether Wa; make low, extinguish of fire, or lamp Gd.
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Gold Coast Tweed: M:Liv palloma
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Lower Richmond: Bj:Holm:Fergn baluba-;
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South West: Wa:Crowl; Cas:Smy balub-a ;
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Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt ;
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Example:
Bundjalung : Ngadju gahny balubahny nangany (from W)
English: 'I'll blow the food to make it cool'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Ngayal ngadju birahny galahya waybara balubayah. (from W)
English: 'I'll throw some dirt onto the fire to put it out.'
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