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English Translation (Kun-balandaken) |
I am climbing |
Pronunciation (Bale ka-yime karri-ngeybun?) |
The verb stem is bit-boon or in IPA: [ˈbɪtbun]
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Morphology (Karri-wokdjobdjobke) |
nga-h-bidu-n
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Notes (Njalenjale) |
-bidbun belongs to the class of verbs that end in -bun. There are many other pronoun prefixes that verbs can take. We have been using nga-h- meaning 'I [now]' for the verbs we have been learning because verb stems have to take a pronoun prefix of some kind. Remember the glottal stop represented by the 'h' means 'happening right now'. Here are some others prefixes for both Kunwinjku and Gundjeihmi. If you're learning Kuninjku or Kune, then it's the same as for Kunwinjku. ngarr-bidbun (W) arr-bidbun (Gdj)
If you want to brush up on the meanings of these pronoun prefixes, go back to the blog post here:
present and future -bidbun
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Usage (Bale kabirri-yime?) |
Kunwinjku example:
Gundjeihmi example:
Yi-bidbu! (W or Gdj)
Kalawan ka-bidbun ku-rrulk. (W)
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Date (Balekeno) |
14 May 2013 |