Garrwa
Nouns table
| gloss | layer | erg | nom | acc | dat | loc | all | abl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| water | lexeme | wabudawanyi | wabudanyi | wabudana | wabudarri | |||
| water | stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem |
| water | suffix | wanyi | zero | zero | nyi | na | rri | nanyi |
| that | lexeme | nanangini | nanankanyi | nananyina | nanankurri | nanamunanyi | ||
| that | stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem |
| that | suffix | ngini | zero | zero | nkanyi | nyina | nkurri | munanyi |
| we (excl) | lexeme | nurru | nurru | nurranya | nurrungi | nurrunbu | nurrundurri | |
| we (excl) | stem | #stemA | #stemA | #stemB | #stemA | #stemA | #stemA | #stemA |
| we (excl) | suffix | zero | zero | nya | ngi | nbu | ndurri | nanyi |
| I | lexeme | ngayu | ngayu | ngana | ngaki | ngakindu | ngakinburri | ngakindunanyi |
| I | stem | #stemA | #stemA | #stemB | #stemC | #stemC | #stemC | #stemC |
| I | suffix | zero | zero | zero | zero | ndu | nburri | ndunanyi |
Verbs table
| gloss | layer | unm | purp | sub | ss | ds | irr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| make (1) | lexeme | yabimba | yabimbiji | yabimbijiwa | yabimbijina | yabimbikurri | yabimbikanyi |
| make (1) | suffix | mba | mbiji | mbijiwa | mbijina | mbikurri | mbikanyi |
| throw (1) | lexeme | janyba | janybiji | janybijiwa | janybijina | janybikurri | janybikanyi |
| throw (1) | suffix | ba | biji | bijiwa | bijina | bikurri | bikanyi |
| walk (2A) | lexeme | jilajba | jilaji | jilajiwa | jilajina | jilakurri | jilakanyi |
| walk (2A) | suffix | jba | ji | jiwa | jina | kurri | kanyi |
| uncover (2B) | lexeme | dulaba | dulaji | dulajiwa | dulajina | dulakurri | dulakanyi |
| uncover (2B) | suffix | ba | ji | jiwa | jina | kurri | kanyi |
| fall (2C) | lexeme | yirrba | yirrji | yirrjiwa | yirrjina | yirrkurri | yirrkanyi |
| fall (2C) | suffix | ba | ji | jiwa | jina | kurri | kanyi |
| sleep (3) | lexeme | kuluka | kulukanki | kulukankiwa | kulukankina | kulukankurri | kulukankanyi |
| sleep (3) | suffix | zero | nki | nkiwa | nkina | nkurri | nkanyi |
Garrwa notes
Verbs
- Class 1 verbs include the stem-forming element --mbV attached to roots. --mba is used for unmarked form of verbs, -mbi is used for inflected forms. Where the root ends with a nasal, the --m- is deleted. Only class 1 verbs have nasal-final roots (-ny and -n).
- Class 2A: -j occurs in all inflections, inc. unmarked form
- Class 2B: /j/ appears in inflected forms but not unmarked forms
- Class 2C: set of roots that end with /rr/ or /l/, no --j stem affix in any inflection
- Class 3: root form as unmarked form
References
Mushin, Ilana. 2012. A grammar of (Western) Garrwa. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton.