mara-yunggu
created from mara hand + yunggudja give.
created from mara hand + yunggudja give.
the sound and meaning of this word is not clear in the sources. More information is needed to understand how to use it.
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.
the sound and meaning of this word is not clear in the sources. More information is needed to understand how to use it.
the sound and meaning of this word is not clear in the sources. More information is needed to understand how to use it.
- the verb stem is the word that word endings are added directly onto. However, it is not clear what the verb stem is for this word, as it might have developed from a longer form gurri-wanggadja (supported also by related language records).- see community grammar book The fragments of Budderers waddy for details of how to use Nharangga verbs.
the ru ending seems to mean that it is an instruction.
- the verb stem is gurribunggu. Word endings are added directly onto the stem: gurribunggu-dja.- see community grammar book The fragments of Budderers waddy for details of how to use Nharangga verbs.- gurri means dance, corroboree, while bunggudja means hit, beat. So this word seems to refer to the beating of feet and percussion instrument during the dance.
- this may be a verb but it is uncertain whether it means give birth or be born.- the verb stem may be gungga. If this is correct, word endings would be added directly onto the stem.- see community grammar book The fragments of Budderers waddy for details of how to use Nharangga verbs.- may come from the same word as gunganya child, baby.
- guldu appears to be the verb stem. If this is correct, word endings would be added directly onto the stem: guldu-ra.- see community grammar book The fragments of Budderers waddy for details of how to use Nharangga verbs.