Karri-borlbme Kun-wok

na-ngarridj / ngal-ngarridj

na-ngarridj / ngal-ngarridj

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

ŋal ŋariɟ

The accompanying audio file gives the female skin name ngal-ngarridj. The male equivalent is na-ngarridj.

Morphology
(Karri-wokdjobdjobke)

As you can see the female noun class prefix ngal- or the male prefix na- is attached to the stem -ngarridj. But be careful this is not the same category as Ngarridj or Ngarridjdjan as used in the eastern system.

Notes
(Njalenjale)

In Gundjeihmi the female prefix can drop off the intitial nasal to give al-ngarridj but the male name remains the same as in Kunwinjku na-ngarridj.
For more resources on subsections see all the downloadable charts and diagrams for your workplace / home study area here:

http://bininjgunwok.org.au/information/kinship/

Usage
(Bale kabirri-yime?)

Ngaye ngal-ngarridj, ngudda na-kamarrang, yawmey, karrard kan-yime. (W)
Aye al-ngarridj, udda na-gamarrang, yawmei, garrard gan-yime. (Gdj)

I am ngal-ngarridj skin and you are na-kamarrang, I am mother to you, you call me 'karrard' (mother).

Date
(Balekeno)
09 Nov 2013