Nharangga Word

manggudja

English Word

hold, pick up, carry, carry off

Sound

Dictionary Category
Children
Traditional
Lexical Category
verb
Main Sentence English
in the cold season, the men take boats and get butterfish.

Definition/Cultural Note

the verb stem is manggu. word endings are added directly onto the stem: manggu-dja.- see community grammar book the fragments of Budderers waddy for details of how to use Nharangga verbs.

Different ways of saying this word
manggwidja (more formal), mangkudja.
Sentence Original
buuya manggudja? (Nharangga Language Class 2003)