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Word Stem |
djum |
Etymology |
ordinary kin term, usually vocative for a man addressing a sister |
Definitions |
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#1 |
ngaldjum you are my MMB, my sister, your kakkak ‘ZDD’. The entry is under the root -djum, but the ngal- prefix seems no longer productive (*na-djum does not exist). |
#2 |
ngal-djum you are my eB (male propositus), my Z, your Z. Reciprocal = ngaldjum The entry is under the root -djum, but the ngal- prefix seems no longer productive (*na-djum does not exist). |
#3 |
ngaldjum you are my yB (male propositus), my Z, your Z. The entry is under the root -djum, but the ngal- prefix seems no longer productive (*na-djum does not exist). |
#4 |
ngaldjum you are my MB, my sister, your ZD (male propositus). The entry is under the root -djum, but the ngal- prefix seems no longer productive (*na-djum does not exist). The synonym is also a term used by a male to refer to their sister wayarra ‘ghost’, yeng ‘sickness, tabooed thing’. |
#5 |
ngaldjum you are my mother, my sister, your daughter (female propositus). Reciprocal term = yabok The entry is under the root -djum, but the ngal- prefix seems no longer productive (*na-djum does not exist). The synonym is also a term used by a male to refer to their sister wayarra ‘ghost’, yeng ‘sickness, tabooed thing’. |
#6 |
ngal-djum, you are my mawah mSC, my sister, your mawah FFZ |