nga-rerrkan

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English Translation (Kun-balandaken)	I sit down
Pronunciation (Bale ka-yime karri-ngeybun?)	ŋayɛrgan OR ŋaɹɛrgan The sound file has the r version. In Kuninjku and Kune spoken at Maningrida the y > r version is common. ŋaɹɛrgan There are two r sounds in this Kuninjku version of the word, the first is as in English 'red' and the second is the tapped sound written 'rr' in Bininj Kunwok alphabet.
Morphology (Karri-wokdjobdjobke)	nga- means 'I' (first person singular pronoun prefix) -yerrkan / -rerrkan 'to sit'
Notes (Njalenjale)	This is a verb that belongs to the class of those that end in -kan and so it has these forms: (either -yerrkan or -rerrkan) nga-yerrkan 'I am sitting/staying' nga-yerrkang 'I sat/stayed'. nga-yerrkani 'I was sitting, I was staying' yerrkayi 'she/he should have sat down/stayed' minj yerrkayi 'she/he didn't sit down/stay' yi-yerrka! Sit down! (command)
Usage (Bale kabirri-yime?)	In Kunwinjku: Ma, yi-yerrka! OK, sit down! Bonj yerrkang, minj kam-re. No, (s)he'll stay, (s)he's not coming.
Date (Balekeno)	20 Jul 2014

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