Karri-borlbme Kun-wok

kabolkbukmen

kabolkbukmen

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English Translation
(Kun-balandaken)
the land is drying up
Pronunciation
(Bale ka-yime karri-ngeybun?)

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Morphology
(Karri-wokdjobdjobke)

ka-bolk-bukmen 'it-land-become dry'

Notes
(Njalenjale)

This verb has incorporated the noun kun-bolk 'place/land'. Kabukmen means 'it is drying up'. The noun kun-bolk is incorporated by stripping away the noun class prefix kun- and then inserting -bolk after the ka- prefix.

Usage
(Bale kabirri-yime?)

Kabolkladmen kabolkbukmen wanjh.
The land is getting really hot and drying out.

Korroko bolkbukminj.
The land has already become dry.

Date
(Balekeno)
11 Nov 2016