ngah-dolkkan

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English Translation (Kun-balandaken)	I'm getting up.
Pronunciation (Bale ka-yime karri-ngeybun?)	ˈŋɑʔdolkgɑn In Kundjeyhmi you can leave the initial velar nasal off (the ŋ sound, written 'ng'). In Kunwinjku / Kuninjku it should be there.
Morphology (Karri-wokdjobdjobke)	nga-h-dolkka-n I-immediate-get.up-non.past
Notes (Njalenjale)	There is also (in Kunwinjku): -dolkkang (past perfective) -dolkkani (past imperfective) -dolkkayi (negative or should/might i.e. didn't get up, should get up, might get up) -dolkka (imperative)
Usage (Bale kabirri-yime?)	In Kundjeyhmi: Djama ba-rrangemeninj, ba-rrolkkang, ba-mankang. He couldn't stand up, he stood up and fell down again. In Kuninjku (Maningrida side): Bene-dolkkang yawoyhno bene-djowkkeng kabono na-barrkid. The two got up again and crossed another (i.e. a different) creek. Yi-dolkka! Get up! Korroko dolkkang? (W) Korrogo ba-rrolkkang? (Kdj) Is he/she up yet (out of bed)?
Date (Balekeno)	25 Jul 2013

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