| English: give
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Bundjalung:
wula-
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| Part of Speech: verb transitive
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Related Words:
With same English translation:
bugul
buhyiny, buhyiny-buhyiny
gali-
gulum
gulumgan
jahdjam bira-, jahdjam bura-
jahdjamwen-
jawga-
miyunggi-
nyamul bira-/burah-
nyariba-
nyirgi-gu
wiya-, windji-
yuwa-
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Comment: Either directly or in exchange for something; redup. wula-wula (Wa); person/creature given to is accusative case; if a person given, the person is also accusative case Gd; cf wulima- 'to find'; wulali- 'give something or anything' (Y:Holm) is probably reciprocal, cf. also wiya- (M:Liv); person given to inflected as accusative, other unmarked (Cas).
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Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Sha:Culhm wula, wulali; Y:Holm:Logn; Y:Alln pr wula, p wulani, pf wululian, f wulala; Y:Watsn wu'la, wu'lan
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Lower Richmond: Bj:Sha:LWilsn; Bj:Holm:Fergn wula- imp wula , term. wulani;
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South West: Wa:Crowl; Cas:Smy wul-a , wulani ;
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Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt ;
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Example:
Bundjalung : Wulah nganyi mala 'ring'. (from W)
English: 'Give me that ring.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Ngadju wulani nganyah janagani nyabay. (from W)
English: 'I gave my son some water.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Ngadju malahni wulani gala wagany gabaygu. (from W)
English: 'I gave him some catfish for some sugar.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Wulawulanibeh ngali mala mani. (from W)
English: 'We shared the kangaroo around.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Nyuleyu ngagam wulani nganyi. (from G)
English: 'He gave me a dog.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Nyuleyu yigam wulani ngagami. (from G)
English: 'He gave meat to the dog.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Ngay wahnyi wulahny gandjabulni. (from G)
English: 'I will give you to the constable.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Wulah nganyi bargan. (from Ca)
English: 'Give me a boomerang.'
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Example:
Bundjalung : Ngadju wulani nangany ngubuwarbu jananggani (from Ca)
English: 'I gave the boy food two days ago.'
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