| English: above, up there, top, up, upwards, north, over there, sky
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Bundjalung:
babar
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| Part of Speech: locative
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Related Words:
With same English translation:
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Category: location
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Comment: Takes loc case suffix We, Gd; must take same case marking as the noun it qualifies Wa, cf babarah.
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Lower Richmond: Bj:Holm:Fergn babar;
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South West: Cas:Smy babar Wa:Crowl; We:Gordn; Wu:Calley babar;
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Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt; Gd:Sc:JThomas UClarnce bubbura up creek
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Example:
Bundjalung : Wagaynin gilahni baygalnah wandehn baba(r) balugahnba. (from Wu:Calle)
English: 'The man's spirit goes to the spirit-land (to Balugahn).'
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Example:
Bundjalung : dagam babarah (from W)
English: 'cloudy above'
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Example:
Bundjalung : babarah (from G)
English: 'above'
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Example:
Bundjalung : babarahdjang (from G)
English: 'straight above'
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