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English Translation (Kun-balandaken) |
I am crying |
Pronunciation (Bale ka-yime karri-ngeybun?) |
ŋaʔnalkbʊn |
Morphology (Karri-wokdjobdjobke) |
-nalk is formative in kun-mimnalk (kun-mim-nalk) 'tears'
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Notes (Njalenjale) |
Verbs that end in -bun all behave the same way when you change the tense and other forms (such as aspect or mood). Other words in the -bun class are: -burrbun 'to know'
The 'h' between the nga- and the -nalkbun is a glottal stop sound that marks that the action is happening right now. nga-nalkbun 'I cry'
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Usage (Bale kabirri-yime?) |
Kah-nalkbun wurdyaw munguyh! (W) Gah-nalkbun wurdyau munguih! (Gdj)
Yi-djare bun, yi-nalkbun wanjh?
Yun yi-kaybun wardi ka-nalkbun.
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Date (Balekeno) |
15 Dec 2014 |