djarre

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English Translation (Kun-balandaken)	distant, long way off
Pronunciation (Bale ka-yime karri-ngeybun?)	JAH-rre ... or if you know IPA [ˈɟaːrɛ]
Morphology (Karri-wokdjobdjobke)	one single morpheme (meaningful word unit)
Notes (Njalenjale)	Djarre is spelt the same way in both Kunwinjku and Gundjeihmi. A variant pronunciation sometimes has a glottal stop on the end and in this case it would be spelt djarreh. A related word is djarrehbe 'from a long way off' Djarrehbe kumwam (W). Djarrehbe gumwam (Gdj). He/she came from a long way away.
Usage (Bale kabirri-yime?)	Minj kan, djarre kumekke. I can't take you (give you a lift), it's too far there. A: Korroko karung? Is it cooked yet? B: Med, djarre. Not yet, a long time (yet). Gunrodjbe Borroi djal gun-rodjbe barri-wurlebmi barri-mangi gobohbanj wanjh barri-barurreni barri-rei djarreh dja barri-warlbuni maih (Gdj) At Gunrodjbe Borroi (a place on the Arnhem Highway) they used to swim to get red ochre, those old people (ancestors), and then they painted their bodies with it and would walk a long way to go hunting.
Date (Balekeno)	29 Sep 2012

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