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duɔɔŋ
/dʊ̀ɔɔɔŋ/
noun
ŋuan:
doŋ
bead (made from ostrich eggshell)
noun;
plural:
beads
Cä duɔɔŋ kɔk pan.
I bought an eggshell bead yesterday.
Cä doŋ kɔk pan.
I bought eggshell beads yesterday.
(
Jikany Gatjiok dialect)
Noun paradigm (Bentiu and Jikany Gatjiok dialects)
Variant 1
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PL
NOM
duɔɔŋ
dʊ̀ɔɔɔŋ
doŋ
dʊ̂ŋ
GEN
duɔŋ
dʊ̂ɔŋ
doŋni
dʊ̂ŋnì̤
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Variant 2
SG
PL
NOM
duɔɔŋ
dʊ̀ɔɔɔŋ
doŋ
dʊ̂ŋ
GEN
dooŋä
dʊ̀ʊʊŋʌ̤́
doŋni
dʊ̂ŋnì̤
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