| English: eat, drink
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Bundjalung:
ja-
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| Part of Speech: verb intransitive
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Related Words:
jali-
jahbi-gubi
With same English translation:
jali-
jari-
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Category: food
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Comment: Irregular, jabay/bah/bih (c'ubbai) (imper); jabinma- 'feed someone' (M); pres. cont. jahlelah (Ny); jaliya 'to eat', jalehn 'food'; jahla, jabalehla, jabaleh (Y:Hanlon); others list as 'eat, drink'; forms jah imper., jabigi, jabigu intent (Y:Holm); see also jali-, jahbi-gubi. jaga- etc.
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Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Sha:Culhm ja-; Y:Holm:Logn jah , jabigi , jabigu , cf jali-; Y:Allen pr jar , p jarlen , pf jarlian , f jarla eat (as "drink
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Lower Richmond: Wi:Curr:Lism thangeay eat; Wi:Curr:Richmd tallala eat; Ny:Curr:Ballina theelala eat; Bj:Sha:Turnbl dja eat; Bj:TMcD:Morgn jaleh; Bj:Holm-Fergn djah- , dja: , dja:ni (Fergn , Turnbl) , dja:la , djalin , djalila , djalur , djabihgu , djabigi; djabigi , djabi:gu to eat;
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South West: Cas:Smy dj-a ; Wa:Crowl; We:Gordn; Wu:Calley djaleni , djele eat;
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Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt;
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Example:
Bundjalung : Wanah mahny jah gaygum. (from W)
English: 'Don't eat raw things.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Ngadju wulimahny man.gur jaliyah. (from W)
English: 'I'll find some resin to eat.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : jabihnmani (from G)
English: 'made (him) eat.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Jabihgi ngayu. (from Y:Holm:Log)
English: 'I want to eat.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : guybani jabihgu (from Y:Holm:Log)
English: 'roasted to eat'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Ngaw jahni. (from Y:Sha:Culh)
English: 'I ate it.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Jugi-jugi jalehla. (from Y:Sha:Culh)
English: 'The chooks are eating.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Wahrani guruhmani jiman.gu jaliyah. (from Y:Sha:Culh)
English: '(They) carried the kangaroo to the fire for eating.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Wahlu jah! (from Y:Sha:Culh)
English: 'Eat it!'
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Example:
Bundjalung : jarbe (from AT:Curr:Prio)
English: 'teeth'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Ngali jaliwah. (from Y:Sha:Culh)
English: 'Let's eat!'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Ngayu guybahla nungany jalihgu jahdjamgu. (from Y:Sha:Culh)
English: 'I'm cooking food to eat for the kids.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Wunah jah, jang mali bugaw nungany, junbar in it. (from Y:Sha:Culh)
English: 'Don't eat (it), that food is bad, it stinks, there's maggots/flies in it.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Jabihgu. (from Tw:Bra)
English: 'He's going to eat.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Ngabi jabehla. (from Tw:Bra)
English: 'Let's eat it.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Ngulungmay ngayu jahny (?) guyahny. (from Tw:Bra)
English: 'By-and-by I will eat opossum.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Wanah jabah. (from )
English: 'Don't eat.'
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