ngadjare ngawokdi Kunwinjku

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English Translation (Kun-balandaken)	I want to speak Kunwinjku.
Pronunciation (Bale ka-yime karri-ngeybun?)	ŋaɟaɹɛ ŋawɔkdi gʊnwiɲgʊ Remember that the language name Kunwinjku has the 'ny' (written nj) palatal nasal sound at the end of the second syllable: kun-winj-ku. It is NOT kun-wing-ku. The words nga-djare and nga-wokdi have the ng velar nasal sound at the start of the word. English speakers need to practice how to make this sound in this position as in English it only appears at the end of syllables.
Morphology (Karri-wokdjobdjobke)	-djare is the verb for desire or want, -wokdi is the verb to talk/speak and Kunwinjku is the name of the language, the variety of Bininj Kunwok with the biggest number of speakers. The prefix on these verbs is the first person singular nga- which means 'I'.
Notes (Njalenjale)
Usage (Bale kabirri-yime?)	Ngadjare ngawokdi Kundjeyhmi I want to speak Kundjeyhmi. Ngadjare ngawokdi Kunbalanda. I want to speak English. Ngadjare ngawokdi Djabbani. I want to speak Japanese. Ngadjare ngawokdi Dalabon. I want to speak Dalabon.
Date (Balekeno)	31 Mar 2016

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