English: pass, win (as in a race)
Bundjalung: bagar(a)-wan-
Part of Speech: verb
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Comment: Literally 'to pass by and leave alone' (Y:Allen), as 'win' (Y:Allen). Probably literally 'beyond-leave' (Sharpe), so read as bagar, not bagir.
Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Allen pr buggerrawunna, p -wunani, pf -wunnandian, f -wunnala; Y:Watsn b


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