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| English Translation (Kun-balandaken) |
close (not far) |
| Pronunciation (Bale ka-yime karri-ngeybun?) |
DARN-gee Or if you know IPA [daɳgiʔ]. The 'rn' is retroflex. |
| Morphology (Karri-wokdjobdjobke) |
one single morpheme |
| Notes (Njalenjale) |
Sense include both spatial closeness as well as the adverbial sense of 'almost'. There is some variation in pronunciation with the final glottal stop 'h' sometimes present, sometimes not. |
| Usage (Bale kabirri-yime?) |
These 3 examples are in Kunwinjku: 1. Kawarre bu kamre manwurrk darnki.
2. Darnki ngamankayi.
3. Darnkih mankabo ngarriyoy.
This example is in Kundjeyhmi: 4. Nameke bininj darnkih karrowen.
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| Date (Balekeno) |
26 Sep 2012 |