-gimi

Wumirri Headword:

-gumu

Word Class:

Meaning:

While. This suffix is a temporal subordinate clause marker. It attaches to a verb marking that activity as the temporal frame for something else happening.

Kurungurr Example:

Winningindi ngidi gimi tye, taya wunu ngerim wurity.

While they waited for me, I fixed that tyre.

Kurungurr Example:

Firri winge gumu tye, darany fitit.

While he was still sleeping, he stood up.