Phrase Detail

Say: Yiirr-ii tyil-kah wath-ii-pahng-ahl-ahk-ahng. Wath-ip-gin? 
(Rising inflection for 'wathipgin?' to show question)
(note: the 'h's are not sounded. They are suggesting 'a' as in 'path'.)

Vowels: Standard - ‘i’ as in ‘hit’, 'a' as in ‘path’ or ‘car’.
Consonant  - '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'.), - 'th' (dental plosive) combine 't' and 'h' with tongue right against the teeth (like 'd' in 'dad'), - 'ng' (velar-nasal) combine 'n' and 'g' while back of tongue touches soft palate plus nasal vibration, - 'rr' roll or trill tongue

Statement and question showing the exclusive noun possessive ending 'angalakang'. (belonging to two people but excluding the listener). Starts with the verb 'tyilka' (to be cheeky) followed by the noun 'wathip' (son) plus 'angalakang' (our, two owners, exclusive). Next is the question (rising tone) 'wathip' (son) plus '(g)in' (your's one person, the listener).

Build: Look up, write down and practice saying statements and question using 'angalakang' that is about their daughter, Uncle, cockatoo, and house. (Start with a verb or adverb.)