English: abscess, sore, ulcer |
Bundjalung:
jigay
|
Part of Speech: noun |
Related Words:
With same English translation: jigay |
Category: body_part |
Comment: As adj sore, painful. |
Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Sha:Culhm; Y:Allen adj sore jigai sore or wound jiggai; Y:Watsn dhig'ai, wound dhi'gai; Y:Hanlon jiggai |
Lower Richmond: Bj:TMcD:Morgn jigeh sore; Bj:Holm:Fergn djigai djambai 'sore hand' ; |
South West: Wa:Crowl noun, adj; Cas:Smy djigei ; |
Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt noun; |
Example:
Bundjalung : Mala gumar gawarehla malahya jigaydja. (from W) English: 'The sore is bleeding.' |
Example:
Bundjalung : Jigay wangah yagambehwen. (from W) English: 'Your sores have disappeared.' |
Example:
Bundjalung : Maliyu ngihmani jigay malahya ganggila. (from W) English: 'He squeezed the sore on his arm.' |
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