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badi

Kuku Yalanji Dictionary|

Definitions

  1. to wail, mourn. "jana banbadi yaba wulanya", "They are wailing because their older brother died"
  2. to sing. "Dikal yalibalaku banbadin", "The birds were singing early in the morning"
  3. to howl. "kaya-kaya banbadin majangka bawanya", "the dogs were howling because their master left them"
  4. to cry, "karrakay badin mayika", "the child cried for food"

Translations

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