Bundjalung Dictionary

English: go in an unspecified direction
Bundjalung: giwa-
Part of Speech: verb intransitive
Related Words:
With same English translation:  
Comment: Must always be accompanied by some kind of direction specifier; e.g. yang giwa- 'to come' (Wa); move in a direction specified by a preceding locational demonstrative or locational word (Gd); variant guwa- (Gd).
Lower Richmond: Wi:Smy do, act
South West: Wa:Crowl;
Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt ;
Example:

Bundjalung : Ngadju gahmuni wuhnybani yang giwayahbu. (from G)

English: 'I whistled to them to come back'

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