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Phrase Detail

Kilanda kumbiny.
Soon I will lie down to sleep. (or - I will lie down to sleep soon.)
Pronunciation:
Say: kill-ahn-dah kuum-biiny
Notes:
Vowels: standard - 'i' as in 'sit', 'a' as in 'path', 'u' as in 'put'
Consonant combinations - 'ny' - palatal stop - say 'n' and 'y' together as tip of tongue touches hard palate just above top teeth
Literal Meaning:
Soon-I lay-down-to-sleep-will
Shows:
Verb ending - will happen - iny, Verb ending - I do - anda, Adverb - transferring
Explanation:
Demonstrates sentence beginning with adverb 'kila' (soon) with added first person ending 'anda' (I) and verb 'kumba' (to sleep) plus future tense ending 'iny'.
Learning Focus:
Communication
Learning Exercise:
Create a simple statement beginning with a transferring adverb and person ending, add a verb with tense ending.
Create a song with three different transferring adverb simple statements.
Phrase Sentence:
Sentence
Words Associated:
kila - that one close by, now, soon, by and by,
kumba - to lie down, to sleep
Topics:
People and Family - Body, Communication - Describing
Age Guides:
Advanced, Yr 10-12, Yr 7-9
Reference:
VLaLS:Hercus, Aboriginal-English Vocabularies: p183, Demonstrative adverbs p.59.