na-bangardi / ngal-bangardi

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English Translation (Kun-balandaken)	subsection name
Pronunciation (Bale ka-yime karri-ngeybun?)	na-baŋaɖi / ŋal-baŋaɖi
Morphology (Karri-wokdjobdjobke)	na- is the male noun class prefix and ngal- is the female class prefix. The root is -bangardi. These are "western" subsection system terms. The "eastern" equivalent (around Maningrida) is kamarrang (male) and kamanj (female).
Notes (Njalenjale)	na-bangardi / ngal-bangardi (= Kunwinjku at Gunbalanya) na-bangardi / al-bangardi (= Gundjeihmi in Kakadu) kamarrang / kamanj (= Kuninjku, Kune near Maningrida)
Usage (Bale kabirri-yime?)	Ngaye ngal-ngarridj dja ngabbard nawu ngan-bornang na-bangardi. (Kunwinjku) I am ngal-ngarridj (skin) and my dad, the one who is my father is na-bangardi (skin). Kamanj la kamarrang bene-danginj. (Kuninjku) Kamanj and kamarrang skins are sister and brother. Al-bangardi galuk bolk gam-re. (Gundjeihmi) Al-bangardi is coming today.
Date (Balekeno)	23 Dec 2013

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