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English Translation (Kun-balandaken) |
tree, wood, stick |
Pronunciation (Bale ka-yime karri-ngeybun?) |
GOON-doolk
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Morphology (Karri-wokdjobdjobke) |
kun- is the general or neuter noun class prefix as you already know.
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Notes (Njalenjale) |
Some people also use the word kun-dulk to refer to a coffin (and the deceased therein). Some other people use the word kun-kod 'paperbark' for the same thing. The primary meaning however of kundulk is for trees, wood, sticks. |
Usage (Bale kabirri-yime?) |
An-binik makka an-konomkuyeng kun-dulk kore kuwarddewardde.
(note this sentence is in the Kundedjnjenghmi and Kundjeyhmi dialects which use an- prefix instead of man- for the vegetal class. Either an- or man- in this sentence would be perfectly acceptable. Hyphens are used only to indicate noun class prefix breaks. The ku- on ku-warddewardde means 'at' or 'in' and is what linguists call a locative prefix, therefore 'in the rock country'). Nga-dulkbakke 'I'll break a stick' Here the stem -dulk is incorporated into the verb -bakke to break. The pronoun prefix nga- is the first person singular 'I'. |
Date (Balekeno) |
04 Aug 2012 |