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keny

NOONGAR

one, alone

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PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Kain : One (Nind 1831: 50)
gyne, kain : one (Grey 1839)
gyne-yung : one, one more, another (Grey 1839)
kine : one (Grey 1839)
Gyne, Kain : One (Eyre 1840: 495)
Gyn; Dombart. : One (Moore 1842: 149)
Gyn : One (Symmons 1842: 7)
Gain, Kain, Gyne : One (Brady 1845)
Gyn : one (Brady 1845: 23)
Gyn-yarr : once. (Brady 1845: 23)
Kyn : one. (Brady 1845: 28)
chegn : one (Salvado 1851: 257)
cunggi; tombar : one (Salvado 1851: 257)
cungi : alone (Salvado 1851: 265)
Cane : One (Ranford 1875: 146)
kain : One (Barlee (Curr) 1886: 354)
kain : One (Barlee (Curr) 1886: 356)
Gyn; Dombart : One (Moore 1884: 106)
kain, kuddee : One (Adam (Curr) 1886: 382)
gyne, doombart : One (Armstrong (Curr) 1886: 334)
kaen : One (Chester (Curr) 1886: 390)
kane : One (Gifford (Curr) 1886: 362)
kane : One (Goldsworthy (Curr) 1886: 340)
kane : One (Goldsworthy (Curr) 1886: 384)
kehn : One (Graham (Curr) 1886: 350)
kein : One (Hackett (Curr) 1886: 344)
kean : One (Hester (Curr) 1886: 360)
kain : One (Hossell, Knight & Spencer (Curr) 1886: 388)
kain : One (Knight (Curr) 1886: 332)
kain : One (Monger (Curr) 1886: 322)
kein : One (Salvado (Curr) 1886: 318)
kain : One (Small (Curr) 1886: 358)
kain : One (Whitfield (Curr) 1886: 326)
Geyening : Alone (Baaburgurt (Bulyen/George Eliot); Bates XII 2B, 13: 19)
Ge-yen-ning : Lonely (all alone) (Baaburgurt (Bulyen/George Eliot); Bates XII 2B, 13: 29)
Geeyening, geeyening : One (Baaburgurt (Bulyen/George Eliot); Bates XII 2B, 13: 30)
Geyening : Single (Baaburgurt (Bulyen/George Eliot); Bates XII 2B, 13: 34)
gen : lonely (Baiungan; Bates XII 2B, 1b 1912)
kain, gain : one (Baiungan; Bates XII 2B, 1b 1912)
Gen : Lonely (Baiungan; Bates XII 2B, 1b 1912: 19)
Kain, gain : One (Baiungan; Bates XII 2B, 1b 1912: 20)
Gēn : Alone (Balbuk; Bates XII 2B, 15: 20)
Gēn : Lonely (Balbuk; Bates XII 2B, 15: 30)
Gēn : One (Balbuk; Bates XII 2B, 15: 32)
Gēn : Single (Balbuk; Bates XII 2B, 15: 35)
Gēn : Alone (Bardeet; Bates XII 2B, 6: 15)
Gen : One (Bardeet; Bates XII 2B, 6: 22)
Ken, gēn : Single (Bardeet; Bates XII 2B, 6: 24)
Gen : Alone (Bardil; Bates XII 2B, 10: 14)
Gen : Lonely (Bardil; Bates XII 2B, 10: 22)
Gen : One (Bardil; Bates XII 2B, 10: 23)
Gen : Single (Bardil; Bates XII 2B, 10: 26)
Gēn : Alone (Boordenam, Beereenan, Boongong, Werdabirt; Bates XII 2B, 4 : 16)
Gen : Lonely (Boordenam, Beereenan, Boongong, Werdabirt; Bates XII 2B, 4 : 22)
Gen : Once, one (Boordenam, Beereenan, Boongong, Werdabirt; Bates XII 2B, 4 : 23)
Gen : Single (Boordenam, Beereenan, Boongong, Werdabirt; Bates XII 2B, 4 : 26)
Gen : Alone (Monnop, Ballarruk; Bates XII 2B, 24: 14)
Gen : One (Monnop, Ballarruk; Bates XII 2B, 24: 24)
Gen : Single (Monnop, Ballarruk; Bates XII 2B, 24: 27)
gen : alone (Ngalbaitch; Bates XII 2B, 7a)
gen : one (Ngalbaitch; Bates XII 2B, 7a)
gēn : one, alone, single (Ngalbaitch; Bates XII 2B, 7a)
Gēn : Alone (Ngilgee; Bates XII 2B, 12a: 19)
Gēn : Lonely (Ngilgee; Bates XII 2B, 12a: 29)
Gen : Once, one, only (Ngilgee; Bates XII 2B, 12a: 32)
Gēn : Single (Ngilgee; Bates XII 2B, 12a: 35)
Gēn : One, alone, singly (Ngilgi; Bates XII 2B, 12b: 12)
Mata gen : One leg, common ancestor (Ngilgi; Bates XII 2B, 12c: 3)
Gen koojal : One, two (Ngilgi; Bates XII 2B, 12c: 7)
Gēn : One (Ngwoonbib; Bates XII 2B, 16: 14)
gen : one (Notum, Wirijan, Kaiar; Bates XII 2B, 8a)
gen : single (Notum, Wirijan, Kaiar; Bates XII 2B, 8a)
Gen : One, single, alone (Waienburt, Banyaitch; Bates XII 2B, 21: 6)
Gen nyining : Doing nothing, sitting by one’s self, “alone sitting” (Waienburt, Banyaitch; Bates XII 2B, 21: 7)
Gaan : Alone (Woolberr; Bates XII 2B, 17: 15)
Gaan : One (Woolberr; Bates XII 2B, 17: 25)
Gaan : Single (Woolberr; Bates XII 2B, 17: 28)
Ken : One (Woorgomirt; Bates XII 2B, 5 : 18)
gen : one (Deebungool; Bates XII 2B, 1a)
Koonjeree : One (Goolaara; Bates XII 2B, 18: 12)
gen : alone (Indar, Joowel, Baiungan; Bates XII 2B, 1b 1912)
gain : one, alone (Jakbăm, Bumblefoot; Bates XII 2B, 3b)
kain : once, one, only (Jakbum, Wabbinyet; Bates XII 2B, 3a)
Kēn, yinding : Alone (Joobaitch aka Ngoorweel; Bates XII 2B, 14: 21)
Kēn : Lonely (Joobaitch aka Ngoorweel; Bates XII 2B, 14: 31)
Gen : Single (Joobaitch aka Ngoorweel; Bates XII 2B, 14: 37)
gēn : one (Kaiari, Wirijan; Bates XII 2B, 8b)
Gēn : Alone (Kajaman; Bates XII 2B, 11: 19)
Gēn nyinning : Lonely (Kajaman; Bates XII 2B, 11: 28)
Gēn : One (Kajaman; Bates XII 2B, 11: 30)
Gēn : Single (Kajaman; Bates XII 2B, 11: 33)
Goonjee : One (Kajjilgarra; Bates XII 2B, 23: 16)
ghain : one, a (Bussell 1930: 42)
gaingel : single (Bussell 1930: 67)
kaen : One (Hammond 1938: 1)
ke:ng : one (Charlie Innell (Tindale) 1939)
ke:ng : one (Tindale 1939)
Kane : One (Old Settlers of WA 1949: 21)
Kunjerri Kiamo : One (Old Settlers of WA 1949: 69/2)
Meidora : One (Old Settlers of WA 1949: 69/2)
keny : alone (Tommy Cowan, Tommy Kickett (O’Grady) 1960)
kenj : alone, one (Douglas 1968: 82)
kenj : one kenj (Douglas 1968: 95)
ken : one (Bennell 1978)
keny : alone (Harris; Thieberger 1986)
qääyün : one (Von Brandenstein 1988: 69)
miyal keny : one eye (Douglas 1991: 16)
keny yok : one female (Douglas 1991: 17)
miyal keny : one eye (Douglas 1991: 20)
mara keny : one hand (Douglas 1991: 21)
mara keny : one hand (indicating five) (Douglas 1991: 23)
keny : one (Douglas 1991: 27)
keny yok : one female (Douglas 1991: 27)
keyiny : one (numeral) (Douglas 1991: 27)
kunyok : one child (Douglas 1991: 27)
miyel keny : one eye (Douglas 1991: 27)
kany, keny, keyiny : one (Whitehurst 1992: 43)
mara keny : one hand (Whitehurst 1992: 43)
kany, keny : one (Dench 1994: 187)
bokiny : one hit (Roberts; McCabe and Miniter 2001)
Kaen : One (Davis n.d: 10)
Kaen : one (Davis n.d: 7)