English: drink
Bundjalung: juwa-
Part of Speech: verb
Related Words:
With same English translation:   gung juga-   ja-   ja- gung   jaga-   jali-   jari-   jayinda-   juga-   juga-   jugah-gali   jugah-galigan   jugaligahl   juga-, juwa-   julung   julunggah-   julunggahlany   juwa-, juga-   nyihmanggal  
Category: body_part
Comment: Yugambeh uses ja- 'eat' for 'drink'; southern and inland dialects use juga- 'to drink', while Yugambeh uses juga- for 'to swallow'; juwa- has 'lightened' the /g/ to /w/.
Gold Coast Tweed: Ng:Tw:Curr:Bray tchoar to drink


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