English: far, long
Bundjalung: gawal, gawul
Part of Speech: adverb
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Comment: takes loc case suf.; gawal-djang 'further', gawalbanggil 'furthest' (Y:Watsn); gawulah 'far-loc', gawul-djang 'very far' possible meanings from Y:Hanln forms. Cf. also giwal 'deep': Bray appears to have giwal for 'deep', and 'long'.
Gold Coast Tweed: Ydict kawaI, kawul; Y:Sha:Culhm gawulah; Y:Allen gauwull, gauwulljunng farther, gauwullbunngil farthest; Y:Watsn gau'w
Example:

Bundjalung : Yugambeh gawulah ngumbiny. (from Y:Sha:Culh)

English: 'The house is not far.'


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