=rala-

Word Class: VTrA2

to shell (nuts), to remove the shell of , to hatch (egg)

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Notes: 113.10.8, 115.1.2, 115.2.6rdp, 116.1.1.ff.rdp. In sense to hatch (egg) , the subject and object are in the same noun class but the verb is not reflexive in form- the meaning is it (egg) hatched with the noun class denoting the species of bird, etc. Moreover, for Na class (e.g., ja[agag jungle-fowl bird ), the form taken by the transitive pronominal prefix is that appropriate for human 3MSg acting on human 3MSg (nu-) rather than the usual Na on Na form (ni-). For Ngarra class bird (e.g., waayin emu ) there is no formal difference between human 3FSg and Ngarra class. For Ana, Mana, and Warra class birds the transitive prefix is 0-, as usual. Ex: nu=rala-ngi it (jungle-fowl egg) hatched . Ex: ngu=rala-ngi it (emu egg) hatched . Ex: 0=rala-ngi it (egg of most bird spp.) hatched . Cf. =`a`a-, -`a-, -w1umurrng-. Possibly related etymologically to -ral-, =ralga-. Cf. homophonous noun stem, next entry.