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biɛl
/bîɛɛl/
noun
ŋuan:
biɛɛl
colour
noun;
plural:
colours
Cä biɛl kɔk pan.
I bought a color yesterday.
Cä biɛɛl kɔk pan.
I bought colors yesterday.
(
Bentiu dialect)
Noun paradigm (Bentiu and Jikany Gatjiok dialects)
Variant 1
SG
PL
NOM
biɛl
bɪ̂ɛɛl
biɛɛl
bɪ̂ɛɛɛl
GEN
biɛl
bɪ̂ɛl
biɛɛli
bɪ̂ɛɛɛlì̤
LOC
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Variant 2
SG
PL
NOM
biɛl
bɪ̂ɛɛl
biɛɛl
bɪ̂ɛɛɛl
GEN
bilä
bɪ̂ɪlʌ̤̀
biɛɛli
bɪ̂ɛɛɛlì̤
LOC
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