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English Translation (Kun-balandaken) |
I know, I am thinking |
Pronunciation (Bale ka-yime karri-ngeybun?) |
nguh-beng-gun
Remember that the 'h' is a glottal stop (a sudden stop in the flow of air) and has no similarity to how it is pronunced in English. You can leave the glottal stop out> ngabengkan. |
Morphology (Karri-wokdjobdjobke) |
nga-h-beng-ka-n
-bengkan = non-past tenses (know, think)
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Notes (Njalenjale) |
Remember that you can substitute any of the pronoun prefixes on the verb stem:
Note also, that the synonym -burrbun is more common in Gunbalanya Kunwinjku and -bengkan is more common in Maningrida Kuninjku and Kune. Both are used in Gundjeihmi. |
Usage (Bale kabirri-yime?) |
Med, nga-djalbengkan.
Wurdurd minj kabirri-bengkan.
Bedberre man-me.
That is their food.
Ngudda ngurri-bengkayi!
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Date (Balekeno) |
23 Feb 2013 |