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English Translation (Kun-balandaken) |
moon, month |
Pronunciation (Bale ka-yime karri-ngeybun?) |
Both the initial and final consonants are retroflex d sounds ɖɪːɖ. They could both be written 'rd' and in fact you may sometimes see this word spelt rdird but dird is also acceptable. Listen to the audio:
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Morphology (Karri-wokdjobdjobke) |
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Notes (Njalenjale) |
Other related words are: 1. dirdko 'moonlight, shadow of moon'
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Usage (Bale kabirri-yime?) |
Dird boken ka-ni.
Dird lirrk ba-kurrmeng. (Kundjeyhmi)
Dird nayuyhmi, namarnde kabarri-woyiknarren.
Kun-ngol mimbalhmeng dird.
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Date (Balekeno) |
18 May 2016 |