manmak

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English Translation (Kun-balandaken)	good (thing of man- class)
Pronunciation (Bale ka-yime karri-ngeybun?)	MUNN-muck IPA [manmak]
Morphology (Karri-wokdjobdjobke)	man- noun class prefix + -mak 'good'
Notes (Njalenjale)	-mak is the adjective that means good. There are other prefixes, both noun class and pronoun prefixes that can go on this stem. noun classes e.g. na-mak, ngal-mak, kun-mak pronouns ka-mak 'good, it's good' birri-mak 'they are good' You can also add -mak 'good' to other nouns: -manj 'taste' > man-manjmak 'good tasting food' nga-njilngmak 'I feel good' nga- 'I', -njilng 'feeling', -mak 'good' To read more about noun class prefixes (na-, ngal-, man- and kun-) see: http://bininjgunwok.org.au/2012/06/page/3/
Usage (Bale kabirri-yime?)	Bu yiman ngurri-re muddika, manbu man-mak muddika ngurri-re. 'If you are going to travel by car, go in a good quality car.'
Date (Balekeno)	19 Jul 2012

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