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English Translation (Kun-balandaken) |
1. knee 2. node on stem of plants |
Pronunciation (Bale ka-yime karri-ngeybun?) |
GOON-bart (bart as in a north American pronunciation of "Bart Simpson")
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Morphology (Karri-wokdjobdjobke) |
kun-/gun- is the noun class prefix and -bard is the noun stem. |
Notes (Njalenjale) |
Body parts mostly start with a kun-/gun- prefix. If we are referring to the nodes on a plant— bamboo for example, then we would use the vegetal noun class prefix: man-bard (W) an-bard (Gdj).
The nodes of spear grass (wet season sorghum grass) feature in some traditional mythology and kunborrk genre music in Western Arnhem Land. |
Usage (Bale kabirri-yime?) |
Ngabardlurlmeng 'my knee has swollen'
You can also use this word in a predicate noun construction:
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Date (Balekeno) |
09 Sep 2012 |