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English Translation (Kun-balandaken) |
I am going down |
Pronunciation (Bale ka-yime karri-ngeybun?) |
IPA ŋaʔgolʊŋ Remember the glottal stop is not part of the main verb; it is a prefix that marks an immediacy. You should practice saying the word with and without the glottal stop. ŋaʔgolʊŋ / ŋagolʊŋ The audio file has the glottal stop.
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Morphology (Karri-wokdjobdjobke) |
nga- first person singular (W)
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Notes (Njalenjale) |
Here are the forms of the verb: -kolung 'non-past' (i.e. present and future)
The reflexive/reciprocal form -kolurren can be used to indicate plural subjects. Here's an example in Kundjeyhmi: Nabene mayh a-nang kam-kolurren kaddumbe djohboi arri-ngeybun mimkoy.
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Usage (Bale kabirri-yime?) |
You could say this to a child up in a tree: Yim-kolu warde yi-mankan!
Or if you're a passenger in a car: Ma, kondanj nga-kolung.
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Date (Balekeno) |
13 Jul 2013 |