Wirrengən yathiminyuk
The dog is bad. or The dogs are bad.
Pronunciation:
Say: wiirr-erng-gən yarth-ii-miiny-yuuk
Notes:
Vowels: Standard - ‘i’ as in ‘hit’, 'a' as in ‘path’, '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. 'rr' roll or trill tongue.

Literal Meaning:
Lit. dog/s bad
Shows:
Noun ending - his/her/its - uk (consonant), Noun head-word
Explanation:
Simple statement about a dog 'wirrengən' or dogs. It or they are bad 'yathaminyuk'. Because the speaker has no used a pronoun eg this or these or those, he/she has put the thing being described 'wirrengən' first and the description second 'yathiminyuk'. (See p.2 'How to say things in Wamba Wamba')
Learning Focus:
Communication, Describing, Language Building
Learning Exercise:
Build: Look up, write down and practice saying - 'The dog is sleepy.' 'That dog is fat'. 'The old woman is my grandmother.' 'That old man is my grandfather.' 'The fish is big.' 'Those fish are big.'
Check out: https://www.yarkuwa.org.au/wurrekangurr/phrases/340 and https://www.yarkuwa.org.au/wurrekangurr/phrases/317
Phrase Sentence:
Phrase
Words Associated:
wirrengən - dog
yathaminyuk - bad, nasty, ugly, deformed
Topics:
Animals - Mammals, Communication - Describing
Age Guides:
Advanced, Yr 10-12, Yr 7-9, Yr 4-6
Reference:
How to say things in Wembawemba': L.Hercus, TAFE Class, Mar. 2005