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English Translation (Kun-balandaken)	I take
Pronunciation (Bale ka-yime karri-ngeybun?)	IPA ˈŋagan (or) ˈagan
Morphology (Karri-wokdjobdjobke)	nga- / a- 'I' (first person singular) pronoun prefix plus the verb stem -kan
Notes (Njalenjale)	I have been using hyphens after the pronoun prefixes to show the meaningful parts of the words (or morphemes), thus nga-kan.
Usage (Bale kabirri-yime?)	1. Nga-kan kumekke nga-kurrme. I'll take it and put it there. 1a. Ka-mak kan-kan kan-kurrme kured? Can you take me [in a car] and drop me at home? 2. Barri-darrkidmangi, barri-kani, barri-munkeweyi. (Kdj) They picked (the snake) up alive, carried it along and let it go. 3. Kaben-kan. He/She is leading them. 4. Kun-yidme an-kan. (Kdj) My tooth is hurting. (literally, 'the tooth is taking me') 5. Yi-bengkan yi-kan muddikang? Do you know how to drive a car?
Date (Balekeno)	25 Mar 2013

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