English: wash
Bundjalung: gimba-
Part of Speech: verb transitive
Related Words:
With same English translation:   guhri-   guwihyara-   janba-   jumbihnda-  
Comment: wash something, whether or not it becomes clean (Wa), throw water over something (Gd).
South West: Wa:Crowl,
Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt
Example:

Bundjalung : Gimbah mahny gumar nyabaydju. (from W)

English: 'Wash away the blood with water.'


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