Werrki! Karndiyatyap tyarrmba!
Quick! You shout out to scare it away!
Pronunciation:
Say: Werr-ki! Karnd-i-yaty-ahp tyarrm-bah!
Notes:
Vowels: Standard - 'a' as in ‘path’, ‘i’ as in ‘hit’. Variation - 'e' followed by 'l' or 'r' is 'e' as in 'fern'.
Consonants: - 'rr' roll or trill tongue, - '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'.)  (Avoid the English 'tee' as in 'city'.)
Literal Meaning:
lit. Quickly! shout-so that you (plural) can scare it off!
Shows:
Verb head-word
Explanation:
Sentence with three verbs. The first 'werrka' (to be quick) has the 'i' order ending. The second 'karnda' (to shout out) has the 'ordering more than one person to do something 'iyaty' and the 'in order to' 'ap' ending. The third verb is 'tyarmba' to scare away.

Learning Focus:
Communication, Spoken
Learning Exercise:
Build - Look up, write down and practice saying - 'Quickly! Hide so he won't find you!'
Phrase Sentence:
Sentence
Words Associated:
werrkak, werrki - quickly! hurry up!
karnda - to shout, to yell
tyarrmba - to yell at, to scare off
Topics:
Communication - order or direction
Age Guides:
Yr 10-12, Yr 7-9, Advanced
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