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| English Translation (Kun-balandaken) |
adults, older people |
| Pronunciation (Bale ka-yime karri-ngeybun?) |
dap-bo-rrap-bolk |
| Morphology (Karri-wokdjobdjobke) |
Reduplicated and therefore plural form of dabbolk 'adult'. |
| Notes (Njalenjale) |
Also dabbolkmen 'become an adult'. |
| Usage (Bale kabirri-yime?) |
Yo birridoy andudjmi. Ya birrikang kondanj dabborrabbolk wanjh ngandibukkang ngadberre wanjh ngarrihdoy manih manbu kunwardde. ‘Yes, they used to pound the green plums. The old old people would take the fruit and show us and so we pounded up that green plum fruit with these [pounding] stones.' |
| Date (Balekeno) |
14 Feb 2018 |