Yathaminyuk nyunya wirrengən.
That is a bad dog. or That dog is bad.
Pronunciation:
Say: Yarth-ar-miny-uuk nyuuny-yar wiirr-erng-ən.
Notes:
Vowels: Standard - 'a' as in ‘path’, 'i' as in 'sit', ‘u’ as in ‘put’, 'ə' neutral sound as in ‘the’. Variation - 'e' followed by 'ng' and a vowel is 'e' as in 'fern'.
Consonant combination: 'th' (dental plosive) combine 't' and 'h' with tongue right against the teeth (like 'd' in 'dad'), - 'ny' (palato-nasal) combine 'n' and 'y' while top of tongue touches hard palate plus nasal vibration. (Avoid the English 'nee' as in 'many'), - 'ng' (velar-nasal) combine 'n' and 'g' while back of tongue touches soft palate plus nasal vibration.

Literal Meaning:
Lit. Bad that dog.
Shows:
Noun, Pronoun
Explanation:
Simple statement describing a dog.
This is the usual order for this sort of sentence in Wamba Wamba where the pronoun like 'kinmer' (these) or 'nyunya' (that) 'nyunmer' (those) are being used.
Starts with the description 'wathaminyuk' (bad) then the pronoun saying which thing 'nyunya' (that one) followed by the name for the thing 'wirrengən' (dog).
(Note - if the speaker is not wanting to say 'these', 'that' or 'those' the order would change to 'Wirrengən yathaminyuk' (thing first followed by description) (dog bad, dogs bad, the dog is bad, the dogs are bad - depending on the context)
Learning Focus:
Communication, Describing, Grammar, Language Building
Learning Exercise:
Build: Look up 'Exercises for 1 and 2' in 'How to say things in Wamba Wamba' and complete 1 - 9.
Phrase Sentence:
Sentence
Words Associated:
nyunya - that one over there
wirrengən - dog
yathaminyuk - bad, nasty, ugly, deformed
Topics:
Animals - Mammals, Communication - Describing, People and Family - Feelings
Age Guides:
Yr 7-9, Yr 4-6
Reference:
'How to say things in Wembawemba': L.Hercus, TAFE Class, Mar. 2005'