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English Translation (Kun-balandaken)	arm
Pronunciation (Bale ka-yime karri-ngeybun?)	GOON-behrl If you know IPA [ˈgʊnbeɭ] Note the retroflex 'l' sound written 'rl' in the orthography.
Morphology (Karri-wokdjobdjobke)	noun class prefix kun-/gun- or man-/an- plus the noun stem -berl 'arm'
Notes (Njalenjale)	As for all body parts, this noun is incorporable (the -berl part can be put inside a verb like this: yiberlwayhmen 'lift your arm up' yi-berl-wayhme-n you-arm-lift-imperative manboberl 'tributary of a rive/creek' man-bo-berl vegetal.class-water[incorporated.form]-arm
Usage (Bale kabirri-yime?)	(W) Wardi yi-berl-wayhmen kaddum ku-kodj-ke. (proposition you-arm-lift.above at/on-head-your) (Kdj) Yi-berlwayhkerrimen kure ku-kodj nguddangki! (you-lift up your arm on/to at/on-head yours) Lift your arm up above your head! Yi-berl-wayhke-rri-men you-arm-lift.it.up-reflexive-imperative
Date (Balekeno)	06 Sep 2012

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