Nharangga Word

dhigadja

English Word

1.sit down; 2.set

Sound

Dictionary Category
Children
Traditional
Lexical Category
verb
Main Sentence English
I am sitting down.

Definition/Cultural Note

- Newchurch/Black say this is also the instruction form when talking to more than one person. More information is needed to assess this.- the verb stem is dhiga. Word-endings are added directly onto the stem: dhiga-dja.- see community grammar book The fragments of Budderers waddy for details of how to use Nharangga verbs.- the word as shared with related languages also extends this meaning to live (somewhere).

Different ways of saying this word
dhikadja, thigadja, thikadja
Sentence Original
dhindu dhigadja. (S.Newchurch/H.Richards in Black)