English: go across, go over
Bundjalung: ngaringbin-
Part of Speech: verb intransitive
Related Words:
With same English translation:   naringga-   ngaringga-  
Comment: Literally 'across-fall'; includes a form Smythe saw as a location 'away, elsewhere'.
South West: Cas:Smy ngaringbin-a , ngaringbe:n , ngari:ngbina
Example:

Bundjalung : Ngaringbehn balunahnu burbambamalehn. (from Ca)

English: 'He crossed from Ballina on a raft.'


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