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English Translation (Kun-balandaken) |
I want [something] |
Pronunciation (Bale ka-yime karri-ngeybun?) |
nga-jah-re
Remember the word djarre 'long way, far' we had on 29 September? It contrasts with -djare because of the difference with the 'r' and the 'rr'. It is what linguists would call a minimal pair:
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Morphology (Karri-wokdjobdjobke) |
nga- is the pronoun prefix for the first person singular i.e 'I' and -djare is the stem of the verb. |
Notes (Njalenjale) |
Whilst nga- is the prefix here in this example, any of the other subject pronoun prefixes (I, you, they, we etc) can of course also be used (hyphens are used to show word parts): yi-djare 'you (singular) want [object]'
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Usage (Bale kabirri-yime?) |
W, I, E:
Gdj:
W/Gdj:
Ngadjare ngamarnewokdi.
Minj ngadjare.
Kadjare kunwardde (W)
Kabimarnedjare (W)
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Date (Balekeno) |
20 Nov 2012 |