bambal

transitive verb

Definition

  • call by kinship term, "ngayu nyungunin bambal babi", "I call her grandmother"
  • choose in the sense of claim

Translations

claimkinshipfamily

Related Words

to sing, shout, cry loudly, "kaykay-kaykayangka wulngku bangka-bangkangan", "the children sang loudly"

gather, accumulate, "ngayu Brisbane dungan, toy, kambi bangkal-bangkan yabaju-karragna", "When I went to Brisbane, I got (gathered) toys and clothing for my younger brothers"

to feel something, "nyulu nguwul-nguwulbu torch baran-baral", "He was feeling for his torch in the dark"

escort, to take a person somewhere, "ngayu jinkurr barrman kaminda", "I took younger sister to grandmother"

to leave something or some place, "ngayu Bloomfield bawan, Mossman dungan", "I left Bloomfield and went to Mossman"