Chumburung – English


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ya 1V part if 2Conj
ya irreg. infl. of a
ya V part past tense marker in southern dialect (irreg. infl. a)
ya Aux V emphatic past tense
ya 1Aux V to go 2v to lie in rows
ya6 v 11 to be sharp; 2 to sharpen 2
ya7 v to wave the hand
yaa v 1to send 2to drive 3to go with
yaa v 1to shed 2
yaa v 1to found 2
Yaa P N day-name for a girl born on Thursday
yaaa Excl response to greetings
yaaa Id sound of wind
yaabraa n 1guinea-corn 2
Yaaka P N name of a girl born after three boys
yaale̱ŋpo̱ n 1strong person 2
yaare̱ v to hover
yaare̱-rɔ v 1to wander about 2
yaayee Excl 1yippee 2hurray 3
yabare̱ v 1to throw 2
Yafo̱-aye̱ P N a Chumburung village near Tokuranu
yake yake D N 1finely woven 2
Yaŋba P N name of the next child if same sex as one who died
yare̱ yare̱ 1?Adj useless 2Adj
yasaare̱e̱ n chicken with 6 claws