-w2alij

Word Class: Suff

couple, pair

Other information:

Notes: (especially: married couple). Ex: dhudabadi-nyum-balij white couple (husband and wife); pair of whites (not necessarily husband and wife) . Other exx.: see mandhaayung, (y)irrija. Possibly related to following item, but w2 (rather than w1) initial segment requires explanation in this case (analogy from Dual suffix =w2aa?). Cf. Ngandi -galitj other(s) .