kunkurlk

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English Translation (Kun-balandaken)	ground, earth, soil
Pronunciation (Bale ka-yime karri-ngeybun?)	GOON-goorlk If you know IPA [gʊnguɭk] Note that the 'l' sound is a 'retroflex lateral approximant' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retroflex_lateral_approximant
Morphology (Karri-wokdjobdjobke)	kun- general or neuter noun class prefix -kurlk noun stem
Notes (Njalenjale)	kunkurlk Kunkurlk is also a noun that can be incorporated into verbs after the prefix is dropped (as in the example sentence).
Usage (Bale kabirri-yime?)	Kun-kurlk yi-rrong mahni yi-kurlkdong wanjh kam-durndeng ngurrurdu. 'You strike the ground, strike it here (like this) and then the emu will come back.' (Jack Djandjomerr describing emu hunting techniques based on their curiosity and attraction to unusual or strange sounds)
Date (Balekeno)	11 Aug 2012

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