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Nyengga
To Sit
Part of speech:
(Vintr)
Sources:
Notes:
irregular intransitive verb, past basenyengin
Usage:
Alternate use:
Categories:
Moving, Actions
Example Phrases
English:
I see two butcher birds sitting on a dead branch
Language:
Nyakanda puletya karndəli nyenggang piyalkal wikən.
English:
Two major mitchell cockatoos sitting on a branch
Language:
Nyneggang puletya kalalək piyalkal.
English:
One reed warbler sitting on a branch
Language:
Kepin karrkun-karrkun nyenggang piyal-kal.
Associated Audio
Speaker:
Laura Ross
Subject:
nyengga_to sit