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ngahkurrme

ngahkurrme

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English Translation
(Kun-balandaken)
I am putting it.
Pronunciation
(Bale ka-yime karri-ngeybun?)

ŋa?gurmɛ

Morphology
(Karri-wokdjobdjobke)

nga- first person singular pronoun prefix
-h- glottal stop marks the present 'happening now'
-kurrme to put/place

Notes
(Njalenjale)

There are various senses of this verb. Here are a few:

1. Put.
Yawurrinj bandi-kurrmi. (Kdj)
Yawurrinj bindi-kurrmi. (W)
They [used to] put the young men in it (the bough-shade).

2. Put down.
Daluk ka-madjkurrme.
The woman puts the swag down.

3. Lay an egg
Ka-dabukurrme. (Kdj, Kuninjku)
Ka-wirlarrkkurrme. (W)
It lays an egg.

4. Drop off (a passenger).
Kan-kurrme kured. (W)
Drop me off at home.

Usage
(Bale kabirri-yime?)

Yikurrme kuwukku, yibawon. (W)
You put it in water and leave it.

Ngaye korroko manbang ngakurrmi.
I used to put down dingo baits.

Yi-bolkngeykurrmehkurrme rowk. (W)
Put down (in a notebook) all the place names.

Date
(Balekeno)
20 Apr 2013