English: alive of animates
Bundjalung: miring
Part of Speech: adjective
Related Words:
With same English translation:  
Comment: But not of trees or plants (Gd); takes gender suffix m miringgali, f and arb miring.
South West: Wa:Crowl; Wa/Gd:Calley miring; Cas:Smy miring ;
Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt ;
Example:

Bundjalung : Wangah mahmang miringbu? (from Ca)

English: 'Is your father still alive?'


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