kabolkwurlhme

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English Translation (Kun-balandaken)	the land is hot
Pronunciation (Bale ka-yime karri-ngeybun?)	listen to the audio, and pay attention to the glottal stop represented by the 'h' at the end of the -wurlh syllable and the retroflex 'rl' sound which is different to the ordinary 'l' sound.
Morphology (Karri-wokdjobdjobke)	ka- it (3 person singular) bolk 'place, land' -wurlhme 'be hot, heat up'
Notes (Njalenjale)	The noun kun-bolk is incorporated into the verb after the noun class prefix kun- is stripped off. Only certain nouns are allowed to be incorporated like this, including body parts and landscape terms.
Usage (Bale kabirri-yime?)	Bolkki kabolkwurlhme. Today the place is really hot.
Date (Balekeno)	19 Aug 2016

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