| English: (in) front (of something), in front, ahead, first, before, forward (Gd)
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Bundjalung:
ngulung
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| Part of Speech: locative
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Related Words:
With same English translation:
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Category: location
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Comment: Forward Gd, in front Wa, in comparisons the compared item is in accusative case; ngulunggir 'immediately'; wayre ngulunggurrugin are those men in a tribe who the colonists call 'kings'; each of these gets a brass place with a suitable inscription, wear on his breast, as an emblem of his rank (M:Liv), Smythe also lists ngalung.
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Gold Coast Tweed: M:Liv ngulung, ngulungbo, ngulung-gerry; ngulungga; ngulunggurrugin; Ng:Curr:TwPt
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Lower Richmond: Bj:Holm:Fergn ngulung; cf Kattang ngulu, Dhanggati ngutu face, forehead;
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South West: Wa:Crowl; Cas:Smy ngalung, ngalungga, ng
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Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt ;
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Example:
Bundjalung : Ngundani nyulangi ngalungga (from Ca)
English: 'He waited for him in front.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Buwih wehlu ngulungimbanyu. (from Ca)
English: 'You pull in front.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Ngulungg??mbanyu wehlu bunyih. (from Ca)
English: 'You pull from in front.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Yanah wudjeh ngulunggu. (from Ca)
English: 'You go ahead.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Bulgun jahnala ngulunggmbadjah ngumbinydjah. (from Ca)
English: 'There's a wallaby standing in front of the house.'
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