kabirringun (W) kabarringun (Kdj)

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English Translation (Kun-balandaken)	they are eating
Pronunciation (Bale ka-yime karri-ngeybun?)	gabidi-ngoon, or if you know IPA [gabiriŋʊn] Kdj= [gabariŋʊn]
Morphology (Karri-wokdjobdjobke)	kabirri- is the 3rd person plural pronominal prefix (i.e. 'they') which also is marked for tense (present and future). -ngun is the verb to eat:
Notes (Njalenjale)	1. -ngu (imperative) Yi-ngu! 'You eat it!' 2. -ngun (present and future) Kaluk malayi nga-ngun. 'Tomorrow I will eat it.' 3. -nguneng (past perfective) Ba-nguneng. ʼS/he ate it.ʼ (Gdj) Nguneng. ʼS/he ate it.ʼ (W) 4. -nguyi (irrealis, something that didn't or should have happened). Minj birri-nguyi. ʼThey didn't eat it.ʼ (W) Minj barri-nguyi. ʼThey didn't eat it.ʼ (Gdj)
Usage (Bale kabirri-yime?)	Manme kabirri-ngun bedberre. (W) They are eating their food. Njale kabirri-ngun? (W) What are they eating? Bamurru an-kurladj kabarri-ngun. (Kdj) Magpie geese eat spike rush corms.
Date (Balekeno)	14 Oct 2012

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