B

baam

NOONGAR

strike, put

ENGLISH

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PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Boomak : to throw. (R M Lyon, 23/03/1833 – Language of Derbal)
boo-ma : beat, strike (Grey 1839)
Buma. : Strike, To (Moore 1842: 162)
Bu-ma : beat (Symmons 1842: 9)
Buma : beat, strike. (Brady 1845: 16)
Baming : Strike (Kajaman; Bates XII 2B, 11: 35)
Boma : Strike, to (Baaburgurt (Bulyen/George Eliot); Bates XII 2B, 13: 35)
Bōm : Assault, to (Balbuk; Bates XII 2B, 15: 20)
Bomain : Destroy, to (Joobaitch (Ngoorweel); Bates XII, 2B, 14: 25)
Baama : Thrash, to (Monnop, Ballarruk; Bates XII 2B, 24: 29)
bām : thrash (Ngalbaitch; Bates XII 2B, 7a)
Boma : Abuse, to (Ngilgee; Bates XII 2B, 12a: 19)
Baaming : Assault, to (Kajaman; Bates XII 2B, 11: 19)
bomign : do (Bussell 1930: 63)
baaminy : hit (Tommy Cowan, Tommy Kickett (O’Grady) 1960)
paminj : attack, to attack (Douglas 1968: 83)
Barminy : strike (Davis 1969: 3)
barminyiny : strike-to-kill (Bennell 1978)
paabur֘-puam : to be bashed (Von Brandenstein 1988: 43)
baminy : hitting (Douglas 1991: 23)
baaminy : hitting it (Whitehurst 1992: 38)
bam, boma : to hit (Dench 1994: 190)
Baaminy : attacking, hitting (Mippy (Rooney) 2002: 325)