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"