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| (''kun-'') ''djen'' || 'tongue' |
| (''kun-'') ''djen'' || 'tongue' |
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− | | (''kun-'') ''djikka'' || 'breast' |
+ | | (''kun-'') ''djikka'' || 'breast' |
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+ | | (''kun-'') ''kanem'' || 'ear' |
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| (''kun-'') ''kanj'' || 'flesh', 'muscle' |
| (''kun-'') ''kanj'' || 'flesh', 'muscle' |
Revision as of 03:48, 12 April 2018
The following table lists nouns that can be 'incorporated' into verbs, e.g. nga-bolk-nan I'm looking at the country, nga-madj-djirridjbun I'm washing my things, nga-kanj-ngun I'm eating meat.
Table: Incorporated body-parts
Noun | Meaning |
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(kun-) balem | 'fat', 'grease' |
(kun-) bard | 'knee' |
(man-) berd | 'penis' |
(kun-) berl | 'arm' |
(kun-) berre | 'chest' |
(kun-) bodme | 'back' |
(kun-) bid | 'hand' |
(kun-) dad | 'leg' |
(kun-) dang | 'mouth' |
(kun-) dedj | 'bottom' |
(kun-) denge | 'foot' |
(kun-) dile | 'urine' |
(kun-) djen | 'tongue' |
(kun-) djikka | 'breast' |
(kun-) kanem | 'ear' |
(kun-) kanj | 'flesh', 'muscle' |
(kun-) keb | 'nose', 'face' |
(kun-) kodj | 'head' |
(kun-) kom | 'neck', 'throat' |
(man-) kord | 'faeces' |
(kun-) kuk | 'body' |
(kun-) kurlah | 'skin' |
(kun-) kurlh | 'vomit' |
(kun-) milh | 'forehead' |
(kun-) mim | 'eye' |
(kun-) murrng | 'bone' |
(kun-) njam | 'guts', 'intestines' |
(kun-) nuk | 'pus' |
(kun-) yidme | 'tooth' |