| English: be, become (Gd)
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Bundjalung:
werwa-
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| Part of Speech: verb intransitive
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Related Words:
With same English translation:
werwa-
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Comment: Form wan-/wara-, see -wan; irregular, suffixed to adjectives, occasionally to nouns, e.g. manal(u)wen- 'to ripen', wuhlil(u)wen- 'be satisfied', jang(w)en- 'go'; can reduce to n.ga after /l/ or /r/.
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South West: Wa:Crow
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Example:
Bundjalung : bugaln.gahla (from Wa:Crow)
English: 'getting better'
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Example:
Bundjalung : ngabarn.gahla (from W)
English: 'getting faster'
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Example:
Bundjalung : guygahrwen.gahla, guygahnrun.gahla (from W)
English: 'be hollow' (progressive) (from guygahr 'hole')
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Example:
Bundjalung : ngulahrwen, ngularun (from W)
English: 'be in flood' (incompletive)
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