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English Translation (Kun-balandaken) |
I don't want [something] |
Pronunciation (Bale ka-yime karri-ngeybun?) |
ŋawaɳjak There are two nasal sounds in this word. The first one is in the nga- prefix and the second is in the root -warnyak and is represented by the digraph rn (two letters for the one sound). |
Morphology (Karri-wokdjobdjobke) |
nga- is the first person singular prefix 'I' -warnyak means 'not wanting, not feeling like doing something'. The final -yak part appears in other words and means 'not having' or in the words for 'no' kayakki or burrkyak. |
Notes (Njalenjale) |
-warnyak is what linguists might call a predicate adjective in that it describes a cognitive state. It also behaves a bit like a verb in that it can take some verb endings like this:
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Usage (Bale kabirri-yime?) |
Kundjeyhmi:
Kuninjku:
Kunwinjku:
B: Nga-warnyak.
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Date (Balekeno) |
31 Aug 2015 |