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Baleh yi-re?

Baleh yi-re?

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English Translation
(Kun-balandaken)
Where are you going?
Pronunciation
(Bale ka-yime karri-ngeybun?)

baleʔ yiɹe
That's a glottal stop at the end of the first word (represented by the letter 'h' in the spelling system).

Morphology
(Karri-wokdjobdjobke)

Baleh ʼwhere, whatʼ
yi- 'second person singular pronominal verb prefix'
-re 'to go, non-past tenses'

Notes
(Njalenjale)

This is the form you use when talking to one person. If you are addressing two people, the prefix on the verb will change:
Baleh ngune-re? 'Where are you 2 going?'
And if there are more than 2 people, you would say:
Baleh ngurri-re? 'Where are you (all) going?'

Usage
(Bale kabirri-yime?)

Here's a little conversation you can practice in Kunwinjku/Kuninjku:

Baleh yi-re Bulanj?
Nga-rrokme kured.
Ma, yi-rrokmen wanjh.

Where are you going Bulanj?
I'm heading off home.
OK, off you go then.

Date
(Balekeno)
19 May 2014