-ngini

Wumirri Headword:

-ne

Word Class:

Meaning:

About, concerned with. Purposive marker. This suffix attaches to nouns marking them as the topic of a cognitive verb or a speech act verb (eg. what you know, think or talk about).

Kurungurr Example:

Detyeri werri ngaganim peke ngini.

I'm experienced at smoking .

Kurungurr Example:

Yerrmenytyi nyin ngunu yerrLafulafu ne.

You know that song, the one about Lafuganying.