kabirri-djirdmang (W) kabarri-djirdmang (Kdj)

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English Translation (Kun-balandaken)	they steal, they are stealing
Pronunciation (Bale ka-yime karri-ngeybun?)	gabiriɟiʈmaŋ Look out for the retroflex stop written rd in the Kunwinjku. kabarri-djirdmang 'they are stealing' (Kundjeyhmi) kabirri-djirdmang 'they are stealing' (Kunwinjku)
Morphology (Karri-wokdjobdjobke)
Notes (Njalenjale)	The verb stem is -djirdmang. This verb belongs to those with the final -mang formative. On it's own -mang means 'get'. The forms of the verb with different tense, mood and aspect are as follows: kabirri-djirdmang 'they are stealing, they steal' birri-djirdmey 'they stole (it)' birri-djirdmangi 'they were stealing' birri-djirdmayi 'they might steal (it)' e.g. minj birri-djirdmayi 'they didn't steal (it)' yi-djirdma! (you singular) steal it! (command) Note how kabirri- 'they (3 or more)' changes to birri- in the past tenses.
Usage (Bale kabirri-yime?)	Nangale djirdmey kunmadj ngarduk? (Kunwinjku) Who stole my clothes? Nangale ba-djirdmey kunmadj ngarduk? (Kundjeyhmi) Duruk kadjirdmang kunkanj. The dog is stealing the meat.
Date (Balekeno)	26 Jan 2015

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