Karri-borlbme Kun-wok

ngabbard

ngabbard

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

Listen to the audio, where you'll hear it said three times. Listen for the the final 'rd' retroflex sound and the long 'bb'.
http://words.bininjgunwok.org.au/words/ngabbard

Morphology
(Karri-wokdjobdjobke)

Notes
(Njalenjale)

If you are addressing your father you say 'ngabba' which drops off the final 'rd' sound "ngab-ba". You can also refer to one's father by use of a kinship verb -bornan 'to father someone' e.g. Ngan-bornan 'he is my father/she is my father's sister'. We will post about these kinship verbs another day.

Usage
(Bale kabirri-yime?)

Bu ngal-kurrng ngun-marneyime 'nabbolo' ngun-rdebikan ngabbard ke.

If your wife's mother refers to 'nabbolo' that means she is using triangular kinship terminology in reference to your father.

Ngabbard ngaye ngan-marneyimeng marrek ngurri-yimonan korlonj wardi yi-rrowen.
My father said to me, "Don't look at those bones otherwise you might get sick."

Date
(Balekeno)
03 Dec 2015