kabolkbukmen

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English Translation (Kun-balandaken)	the land is drying up
Pronunciation (Bale ka-yime karri-ngeybun?)	Listen to the audio file: http://words.bininjgunwok.org.au/words/kabolkbukmen
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

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