English: resemble, act like, be like, be similar
Bundjalung: -ginggi-
Part of Speech: suffix
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:  
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'.
South West: Wa:Crowl ; Cas:Smy gingg-e; ng
Example:

Bundjalung : Mala ngay-ginggehla. (from Wa:Crow)

English: 'He looks like me.'

Example:

Bundjalung : Mala gawarehla nyabayginggehla. (from Wa:Crow)

English: 'It flows out like water.'

Example:

Bundjalung : Gale guwang-ginggehla. (from Ca)

English: 'It looks like rain.'


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