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English Translation (Kun-balandaken) |
young women |
Pronunciation (Bale ka-yime karri-ngeybun?) |
yawkyawk
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Morphology (Karri-wokdjobdjobke) |
Probably related to the formative yaw which means 'young, offspring, woman's child'. |
Notes (Njalenjale) |
The word can sometimes take the feminine noun class prefix ngal- (W) / al- (Kdj):
Can be used as a term of address: Ma, yawkyawk ngurrim-ray! 'Ok you girls, come here!' |
Usage (Bale kabirri-yime?) |
Barrih-nami kebborlh yawkyawk albu mararradj barri-karrmi. (Kdj)
Yawkyawk ben-royhmeng. (W)
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Date (Balekeno) |
08 Sep 2014 |