English: resemble, act like, be like, be similar
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Bundjalung:
-ginggi-
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Part of Speech: suffix
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Related Words:
ginggi-
-ginggi; suffixes to a noun
sometimes in the possessive form
-ginggi creates an intransitive verb meaning 'to be similar to the referent of the stem
or its quality'
With same English translation:
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Comment: See also ginggi-, -ginggi; suffixes to a noun, sometimes in the possessive form, -ginggi creates an intransitive verb meaning 'to be similar to the referent of the stem, or its quality'.
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South West: Wa:Crowl ; Cas:Smy gingg-e; ng
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Example:
Bundjalung : Mala ngay-ginggehla. (from Wa:Crow)
English: 'He looks like me.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Mala gawarehla nyabayginggehla. (from Wa:Crow)
English: 'It flows out like water.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Gale guwang-ginggehla. (from Ca)
English: 'It looks like rain.'
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