Telkuk-min kinyam kurrək murrendaya
A very good place to live.
Pronunciation:
Say: tel-kuuk-min kiny-yahm kuurr-ək muurr-end-aiy-ah
Notes:
Vowels: Standard - 'e' as in ‘pet’, 'u' as in 'put', 'i' as in 'pin', 'a' as in 'path' or 'car', 'ə' as in 'the'. Variation - 'a'  followed by 'y' and another vowel is pronounced 'ai' or 'i' as in 'ice'.
Consonant combination - 'ny' (palato-nasal) combine 'n' and 'y' while top of tongue touches hard palate plus nasal vibration. (Avoid the English 'nee' as in 'many'),  - 'rr' roll or trill tongue.
Literal Meaning:
good-indeed this place (for) live-ing
Shows:
Pronoun, Verb ending - way of being - aya
Explanation:
Phrase beginning with the possessive noun 'telkuk' with the emphasis 'min' (very or indeed) followed by the pronoun 'kinyam' (this), the noun 'kurrək' (place or country) and the verb 'murrenda' (to live) with the 'aya' (state of) ending.
Learning Focus:
Describing, Language Building
Learning Exercise:
Short: say 'this place'.
Build: copy the phrase but add different actions eg fishing, hunting, hiding plus 2 more.
Extend: how would you add 'that place across the river' instead of 'this'?
Phrase Sentence:
Phrase
Words Associated:
kinya - this one close by
kurrək - Country, place, sand
min - indeed, truly
murrenda - to be alive
telkuk - good, beautiful
Topics:
Communication - Describing, Country - Land
Age Guides:
Yr 10-12, Yr 7-9
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