| English: long ago, within the speaker's lifetime,
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Bundjalung:
gurubu
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| Part of Speech: adverb
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Related Words:
With same English translation:
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Category: time
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Comment: Possibly in person's lifetime. Holmer gives meaning as 'all', and Tw:Bray as 'alright', probably both incorrectly translated. cf gurihbu, guriyahbu, gurihny. Listed as 'alright' (Ng).
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Gold Coast Tweed: Ydict kurubu; Y:Holm:Logn; Ng:Curr:Tweed:Bray koorooboo alright ; Tw:Curr:Bray koorooboo
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Lower Richmond: Bj:TMcD gurubu long ago (in person's lifetime)?
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South West: Cas:Smy gurubu ;
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Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt ;
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Example:
Bundjalung : Gurubu nyahlidjahndu gumbi burbi gaye. (from G)
English: 'Long ago we used to see many koalas here.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : bumani gurubu (from Y:Hol)
English: 'killed or destroyed all'
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