Tyerrikang kakat kepin karkukal.
White ibis standing on one leg
Pronunciation:
Say: Tyerr-i-karng kar-kart kep-in kark-kuuk-al.
Notes:
Vowels: Standard - 'a' as in ‘path’, 'i' as in 'sit', ‘u’ as in ‘put’.  Variation - 'e' followed by 'l' or 'r' is 'e' as in 'fern'.
Consonant  - 'ty' (palatal stop) - combine 't' and 'y' while tip and blade of tongue touches hard palate and stops the breath. (Note: 'tch' is close but different to 'ty'.) - 'ng' (velar-nasal) combine 'n' and 'g' while back of tongue touches soft palate plus nasal vibration, - 'rr' roll or trill tongue.
Literal Meaning:
lit. stand-ing white-ibis one leg-its-on
Shows:
Noun, Noun ending - action on - (k)al, Noun ending - his/her/its - (k)uk, Verb ending - happening now - ang, Verb head-word
Explanation:
tyerrika - to stand, tyerrikang - standing. kark - leg, karkuk - its leg, karkukal - on its leg
Learning Focus:
Describing
Learning Exercise:
Build - Look up, write down and practice saying 'my young brother standing on one leg'
Extend - what was the young brother doing while he was standing on one leg? 'was singing', 'was watching us play netball' - make up your own and write it down and practice saying. (clue you can look up pronunciation of individual stem words in Word Detail view eg 'to watch' or  in phrase search.)
Phrase Sentence:
Phrase
Words Associated:
kakat - white ibis
kar - leg
tyerrika - to stand, to stand up
Topics:
Animals - Birds, Communication - Describing
Age Guides:
Yr 4-6, Yr 7-9
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