Phrase Detail

Say: Nyahny-yah Muung-in Kol-ety?

Vowels: Standard - 'a' as in ‘path’, ‘o’ as in ‘on’, 'e' as in ‘pet’, 'u' as in 'should', 'i' as in 'pin'.
Consonant - 'ny' (palato-nasal) combine 'n' and 'y' while top of tongue touches hard palate plus nasal vibration. (Avoid the English 'nee' as in 'many') - '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'.), - 'ng' (velar-nasal) combine 'n' and 'g' while back of tongue touches soft palate plus nasal vibration.

Simple question/statement demonstrating the use of the 'interrogative' (questioning) pronoun 'nyanya'. Interrogative pronouns like 'nyanya' always come first in a sentence and are said with emphasis eg 'Nyanya mungin Kolety? They often take a subject marker from the verb or action word. For example: 'How did you catch the fish?' would be 'Nyanyararr werrpanin yarwirr?  The 'arr' in 'Nyanyararr' has been tranferred from the verb 'werrpaninarr' leaving the verb as 'werrpanin'. If the sentence has a distinct object eg 'Kolety' or 'yarwirr' it usually follows the verb. If there is a distinct subject it is usually befpre the verb.

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