muddika

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English Translation (Kun-balandaken)	car, truck, motor vehicle
Pronunciation (Bale ka-yime karri-ngeybun?)	ˈmʊdːikɑ But there are variant pronunciations also: murrika [ˈmʊrikɑ] murrikang [ˈmʊrikɑŋ] muddikang [ˈmʊdːikɑŋ]
Morphology (Karri-wokdjobdjobke)	single morpheme
Notes (Njalenjale)	From English, 'motor car'. Another word for 'car, motor vehicle' is man-dengeyi (literally 'having feet'). Murrika is in the man- (vegetal) class, probably by analogy with another big mode of transport, the canoe— made of wood.
Usage (Bale kabirri-yime?)	Muddika karri-re (W) Muddiga garri-re (Gdj). Let's go in the car / Let's go by car. Ngarduk muddika bakmeng. (W) Ngarduk muddiga ba-bakmeng. (Gdj) My car is broken down. Ngarduk murrika man-mak. My car is good (in working order).
Date (Balekeno)	28 Jun 2013

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