| English: want, like, desiring, wanting, wishing for, desiderative
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Bundjalung:
-gi (Wi), -gir (M)
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| Part of Speech: suffix
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Related Words:
With same English translation:
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Comment: can occur on nouns or verbs (Gd); -bi + -gi 'like, want'; see -bi.
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Gold Coast Tweed: M:Liv -gerry
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Lower Richmond: Bj:Holm -gi, -bigi;
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South West: Wa:Crowl; Cas:Smy - gi
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Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt
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Example:
Bundjalung : burehngibu (from G)
English: 'wants bread again'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Nyule nanganygi. (from G)
English: 'He wants food.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Gawarihgi nyule. (from G)
English: 'He wants to run.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Yagambeh wahlu numbuhligibu? (from G)
English: 'Do you not want to return home again?'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Nyahgi wudjeh? (from Ca)
English: 'What do you want?'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Nyanggur wudjeh ginyehrgi nanganygi? (from Ca)
English: 'Do you desire such food?'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Yagambe ngadju jahbigi. (from Ca)
English: 'I don't wish to eat it.'
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