Spelling:
paku
Grammar:
Also bakujeli.
Mythology:
The word baku, [respectively] bakujeli, can be traced back to the Diari muramura
Darana, who petitioned the Mura for rain; but for a long time it did not come. His singing, respectively praying, (so he said), was baku.
Comparative:
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Wkng
futile, useless
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Kuj
futile, useless
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Ngam
futile, useless
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Tir
futile, useless
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Wkb
futile, useless
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Jaur
futile, useless
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Jandr
futile, useless
Addition:
Reuther notes that the forms above are used in intransitive clauses. The following forms are used in transitive clauses.
Comparative:
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Wkng
futile, useless
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Kuj
futile, useless
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Ngam
futile, useless
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Tir
futile, useless
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Wkb
futile, useless
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Jaur
futile, useless
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Jandr
futile, useless
Comparative:
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Diari
why did you hit me (who am blameless) for nothing?
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Wkng
why did you hit me (who am blameless) for nothing?
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Kuj
why did you hit me (who am blameless) for nothing?
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Ngam
why did you hit me (who am blameless) for nothing?
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Tir
why did you hit me (who am blameless) for nothing?
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Wkb
why did you hit me (who am blameless) for nothing?
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Jaur
why did you hit me (who am blameless) for nothing?
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Jandr
why did you hit me (who am blameless) for nothing?
- [1]
Example:
ngani baku wapana warai
I went out in vain
Context:
i.e. had no success.
- [2]
Example:
minandru jundru ngana bakujeli nandrai?
why are you hitting me for nothing?
Context:
without my having deserved it.