| English: come here!, come on!
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Bundjalung:
guway
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| Part of Speech: imperative
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Related Words:
With same English translation:
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Comment: Aberrant form from guwa-, variant of giwa- 'to move in a direction specified by a preceding locational demonstrative or locational word'; a one word sentence - sounds like English 'go (a)way', but means the opposite!; given as wamgihny guway by Livingstone.
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Gold Coast Tweed: Ydict kuway; M:Liv kwe; AT:Curr:Prior guai come on; AT:Curr:LandsWh quowee; AT:Curr:O'Conn gooway; Tw:Curr:Bray qui; Ngr:Gresty kwee, kwee! come, come!; M:Liv Wimbin kwi come here; Ng:Curr:Tweed:Bray qui come on ;
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Lower Richmond: Bj:Holm:Fergn guwai come, come on, come here Wi:Curr:Lism qua, kurr come on; Wi:Curr:Richmd gouay come on; Ny:Curr:Ballina que come on;
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Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt ; Gn:Mathew kuai come ;
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