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Nyakilangan kangi-kurrm-kurrk-parra-ku waripang puliwarl-para.
Those older teenage girls are watching the teenagers dancing
Pronunciation:
lit. watch-ing-those mid-teenage-girl-s-doer dance-ing teenager-s. Added to the action word 'nyakila' is 'ang' (happening now) and 'an' (they/those).
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nyakila - to look, to watch
kangi-kurrm-kurrk - girl, mid teenage
waripa - to dance, to corroboree
puliwarl - youth, late teenager
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