Karri-borlbme Kun-wok

kundalk

kundalk

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English Translation
(Kun-balandaken)
grass
Pronunciation
(Bale ka-yime karri-ngeybun?)

GOON-dulk
IPA [gĘŠndalk]

Morphology
(Karri-wokdjobdjobke)

kun- general or neuter noun class prefix
-dalk noun stem

Notes
(Njalenjale)

Again, this noun belongs to the class of nouns that can be incorporated into verbs (mostly body parts and landscape terms).

Usage
(Bale kabirri-yime?)

(Kuninjku dialect):
Nadjinem djukerre manih kangun manngamed mankarrarndalk la kundalk.
'The male and female black wallaroos eat whatsit, this spinifex (Triodia sp.) and grass.'

And in its incorporated form:
Nga-rralkdadjke.
I will cut the grass (or) I am cutting the grass.
(note that when the 'd' in -dalk has a prefix that ends in a vowel such as the nga- prefix here, the 'd' changes to a 'rr' tap sound).

Date
(Balekeno)
08 Aug 2012