Bundjalung Dictionary

English: sing
Bundjalung: yarbi-, yarbili-
Part of Speech: verb
Related Words:
With same English translation:   binggiribah   birbi   buhnda-   bulidju-   galagir   galagirbah   galigir   gangga-   gindilu jahna-   gindilu walanggi-   guhn   jahgari (?)   jalalah   jananggan   janigir(?)   julan   mindjihng-mindjihng   ngahriny-ngahriny   ngay (ngayi, ngayu)   ngaygil   ngeh gidja   ngehn, ngihn   ngihn, ngehn   ngudjal   ngudjal ba-   ngudjalbahy   -ngurgan   wahlu   wahlu   wahlu   wahnyi, wanyi   wanygal   weh, wih   wihlu   wihnyi   wiyeh   wudjah   wudjeh   wungah   wuranggari (?)   yalbi-   yamigan (?)   yan.gay   yarbi-   yarbil-gali   yarbilginy   yarbilgin, yarbilgin.gan   yehyin (yehny?), yangi (yangay)  
Category: language
Comment: yarbil 'song' listed by Tw:Sc:Bray.
Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Sha:Culhm yalbi , yarbilehla , yalbilehla; Y:Allen pr yarrabil , p yarrabilen , pf yarrabilian , f yarrabileila; Y:Watsn yar'rabil; yar'rabilen; yar'rabilian; yar'rabileta; M:Liv yerrube, yerrubilloro; Tw:Sc:Bray yerrabil song; Gem yarrabil sing; Y:Hanln yerrabay
Example:

Bundjalung : Janabi yarbiluru waybarabu. (from M:Li)

English: 'They were singing in the camp.'

Example:

Bundjalung : Yarbilehla/Yalbilehla. (from Y:Sha:Culh)

English: 'They are singing a song.'

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