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English:
Grandma cut the damper
Wamba wamba:
Kalpin kukaku panem.
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Description:
lit. cut-past grandmother-doer damper. Demonstrates use of 'subject' or 'do-er' word ending 'ku' to show that 'kuka' did the cutting. (Context would have inferred this but the use of 'ku' is a distinctive Wamba Wamba language technique.)
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Words Associated:
kalpa - to cut, to break
kuka - grandmother, grandchild,
panem - damper, bread