Bundjalung Dictionary

English: me
Bundjalung: nganyi
Part of Speech: pronoun
Related Words:
With same English translation:   -an.ga-, -angga-   bahbany-bahbany   bahndjam   bahn-, bahna-, bahn.ga-, bahrwa-, baya-, barga   balbang   balgabari   balugahn   balugahn, balugan   bandang   bandi-   bandji-, banydji-   banggabigir   banggi   banggi-   banyahrgan   barahny-bunggi-   barahnyma-   barahnywen-   bargahn-bur   -bari   bariyahnbe   barung   barung(bah)   bawur bulahngi-   bawur-biriny   bay   baya-   bayahnydjang   baygalwan-   baygam   beh-   bidjang   bidjanggay   -bihny   bihyan   binangwan-   bin.gindjur   bira-   birbi   birihn   birihn (berin?)   birihnbal   -bu   buban.gan   budjalgan   budjigehn   bugahw   bugalma-   bugalwan-   bugalwen-   bugaw   bugul   bugurahn   buhbany   buhmbi-   bulngahn, burguwahm (?)   bulngarwan-   bura-   burdji-   buyahy   buyay   buyuh-wan-   dabahy   dabay, dabahy, dabari   dalabadjari   dalgayan-   daygil(gah)   deyulwan-   dilahr   dimbahlgan   dimbahng   dirahnggan   dirawang   dirgun   dubay-gali   dulihn (?)   dulungwan-   dunggaliba (?)   dungguny   dunma-   durung   gabuny   gadja-   gadjang   gadjang   gadjangwan-   gadjul-djam   gahba   gahbagan   gahbamir   gahbiya-, gangiya-   gahgi-, gahga-   gahri   gahya   gahye   galabal   galagirbah   galama-   gale   galinbi   -gan   ganay   gandang   gandi-   gandili-   gandjal   gandjal   ganduhl-gali   ganggehny   gannga-   garahnday   garahyganwan-   garamgal, garamgalgah   gargarbay   gargin   gari   garil   garinga-   garinybaw   gari, giri   gawarga-   gaye   gayehr   gayehr   gayibalima-/gayibilima-   gayugul   -ge   gehga-   geyehr   geyga-   gibin   gibingwan-   gibirah, jibirah   gidjiwan-   gigam   ging-an.ga-   ginggi-   girba-   girbam   giri   -gi(h)   gubandjahy   gudjim   gudjing, gudjin   guhndang   gulanybil   gulany-gulany, gulanybil   gulgidjang   gulnguhr   gulum   gulumgan   gumali   gumar   gumbanygir   gumbar   gumbawmir   gumbiwan-   gumbunywan-   gunah   gunahgan   gundi-   gungganbanywan-   guni-   gurgunma-   gurihbu   gurihny   guriyahbu, guruyahgu   gurubu   gurugu   guruwany   guway   guyban   guyguy   jabinma-   jabinma-   jabirngehny   jahnama-   jahnyngil   jahny(bil)   jalany-gali   jamburihm, jamburihn(y)   janang   jananggan   janba-   jangguhnggan   jangil   jangma-   janguy   janguywan-, janguywen- (Wa)   jangwan-   jangwany   jara-   jaragumbiny   jawin   jawinywen-, jawunywan-   jidji   jigihnywan-   jigindjay, jiginydjay   jihwarwan-   jiman   jinang   jinang juhla-   jindjung   jinggi-   jinggun   jirigay   jugal   jugi-jugi   jungurgal, jungurgul   jununggay   juriga-   -ma   mami-   mangga   manyeh, manyih   mar   marwan-   mayahgan   midjungwan-, midjungwen-   migani   mih bulahnggi-   mihm   milihm   mimbah-   minyang   minyangba-   minyangbal   min.ga-   muguhn, muhgan?   muh   mumga(h)-   mumugahy   munahmir   mundang   mundanggir   mundja, munydja   -n   -n   naba-   nabali-   nanmili-   narunyehn   nayi-   ngabarma-   ngabarmaya   ngadjah   ngagam   ngaguwan-   ngahng, ngong   ngahn, ngehn   ngahri   ngahrindi-   ngalu, ngalu(h)   ngambahr   ngandjar   nganyi nganyi nganyi   ngarahngbal   ngarah?wal   ngargahybi   ngarima-   ngayahdjil   ngayaram   ngaya(h)   ngeh gidja   ngehn, ngahn   ngehn, ngihn   ngihm ba-   ngihn (Wi), ngehn (M), ngahn (Ng)   ngihn, ngehn   ngihn.garah   ngin.ginbahn   ngong, ngahng   nguhn.gali-   nguhn.gu   nguhn.guwi-   nguhraldja   nguhwunywan-   ngulung   ngurahmwen-   nguyayma-   nimerdji(?)   ningwan-   num bunda-   num guni-   num guyili-   numbali-   numbihl   numbuh-   numbuhnggi-   numgir   nyabaywen-   nyahlu   nyam   nyang   nyanga-, nyangga-   nyangba-   nyanggalgir   nyanggalgir, nyanggalgan   nyanggay   nyangili-   nyang, nya-, nyah-   nyari   nyariba-   nyarima-   nyinahla, yinahla   nyirgi ba-   nyugum   nyuhm, nyuhmbi-   nyulabal   nyundil   nyunggulgan, nyanggalgir, nyangga (?)   waba-   wadji-   wahlu   wahng guyguy   wahngma-, wahng   walanywan-   walehng   wamahr   wamginy + -an.ga-   wamginy, wambin-   -wan   wan-, wana-, wara-   warahy   warahyma-   warahywan-   warah(y), warahy-bimba   waran   warang-warang   wardjam   wayan.gari   waygalga-   wayma-   wehn   -wehn   wen-, wen.ga-, wi-   werwa-   widjam   widjir   wihya   windji (winydji), yindji (yinydji)   wiyung   wuhngma-   wule   wulgalar   wumginy + -an.ga-   wungahn   wuruhraban   yaburbu   yagara-   yagay ba-   yahrum   yalabung   yamba   -yan   yanbihnyma-   yangbu   yanggiwa-   yanggiwa-, yan.giwa-   yangguwa-   yangguwa-, yangguwaba-   yangwen-   yargehnywan-   yawunwan-   yen.giwah!   yigam   yigi-yigi gimili-   yihba-   yila (Bj), yile (Ny), yili (M)   yile, yili, yila   yili   yinama-   yindji, windji   yindji, windji (nydj)   yiyili-   yubay   yuhnggan   yuri  
Comment: Object pronoun; nganyih 'me'; see 'I' and grammar notes.
Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Sha:Culhm nganyih; Y:Allen unyi; Y:Hanln g'naiool me , n'yunyee me;
Lower Richmond: Bj:Sha:Turnbl nganyi; Bj:Holm nga
Condamine Upper Clarence: Gn:Mathew nganyi me
Example:

Bundjalung : Wanah wabah nganyih. (from Y:Sha:Culh)

English: 'Don't tell on me (keep it a secret).'

Example:

Bundjalung : Guginmahla gulgun malahyu nganyih. (from Y:Sha:Culh)

English: 'He talks too quickly for me/to me.'

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