Djiringandj Dictionary
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
ABOUT THE DICTIONARY
Pronunciation Guide for Djiringandj Language
Phonemes - vowel and consonants
| a pronounced as | u in cup |
| u pronounced as | oo in foot |
| i pronounced as | i in fit |
| aa pronounced as | ar in far |
| ii pronounced as | ee in feel |
| r pronounced as | a rolled r |
Digraphs - a combination of letters representing a sound
| dh pronounced as | dh in duty |
| dj pronounced as | j in judge |
| nj pronounced as | ni in onion |
| ng pronounced as | ng in sing |
| ii pronounced as | ee in feel |
| ngg pronounced as | ng in finger |
| Dhawa | English | Audio |
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| ‘-(n)bi |
2s object - past/future tense |
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| ‘-a |
subject of a transitive verb - the ergative is attached to the noun that is the subject of a sentence and is only used when the subject is acting on something else |
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| ‘-a |
'near, at, on' possibly 'in' object location |
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| ‘-ba |
tense past - (the time the action took place) |
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| ‘-bala |
tense future - (the time the action took place) |
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| ‘-biyala |
the purposive case marker is put on a noun to indicate that the verb is done for the purpose of the noun |
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| ‘-bu |
which way did he go?/where is he? |
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| ‘-bu |
which way did he go?, where is he? - (question) |
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| ‘-bula |
after a consonant |
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| ‘-da |
put on a noun to indicate that the noun is a tool that is used for something |
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| ‘-dha |
1s - my or mine - attach to nouns |
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| ‘-dja |
put on a noun to indicate that the noun is a tool that is used for something |
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| ‘-djaga |
things people do to each other at the same time |
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| ‘-djan |
motion 'away from' place/object of reference, prior location |
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| ‘-dji |
'near, at, on' possibly 'in' object location |
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| ‘-djin |
motion 'away from' place/object of reference, prior location |
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| ‘-djin |
2s - mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs - attach to nouns |
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| ‘-djiya |
1s - my or mine - attach to nouns |
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| ‘-du |
put on a noun to indicate that the noun is a tool that is used for something |
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| ‘-dya |
1s - my or mine - attach to nouns |
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| ‘-ga |
subject of a transitive verb - the ergative is attached to the noun that is the subject of a sentence and is only used when the subject is acting on something else |
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| ‘-ga |
put on a noun to indicate that the noun is a tool that is used for something |
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| ‘-ga |
'near, at, on possibly in' |
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| ‘-ga |
possessor - the genitive case marker is put on a noun or pronoun to indicate that this noun possesses another noun in the sentence. the possessor follows the possessed in a sentence. |
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| ‘-ga |
1s subject - past tense |
