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English:
Soon I will lie down to sleep. (or - I will lie down to sleep soon.)
Wamba wamba:
Kilanda kumbiny.
Reference:
VLaLS:Hercus, Aboriginal-English Vocabularies: p183, Demonstrative adverbs p.59.
Description:

Demonstrates sentence beginning with adverb 'kila' (soon) with added first person ending 'anda' (I) and verb 'kumba' (to sleep) plus future tense ending 'iny'.

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Words Associated:
kila - that one close by, now, soon, by and by,
kumba - to lie down, to sleep