Nyatyərruwarr withəwiny?
When will you go home?
Pronunciation:
Say: nyartyrr-uu-warr with-ə-winy
Notes:
Vowels: Standard - 'a' as in 'path' or 'car',  'ə' neutral sound as in ‘the’, ‘u’ as in ‘put’, 'i' as in 'sit'. Variation - when 'a' follows a 'w' and is followed by an ‘r’ it is 'a' as in 'war'.
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'), - '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'.)  (Avoid the English 'tee' as in 'city'.), 'th' (dental plosive) combine 't' and 'h' with tongue right against the teeth (like 'd' in 'dad'). - 'rr' roll or trill tongue.
Literal Meaning:
when-you go home
Shows:
Adverb head-word, Verb ending - you ( one person) do - arr
Explanation:
Sentence has an adverb head word 'Nyatyərruwa' (when) with the ending 'arr' (you) followed by the verb 'withəwa' (to go home) with the future tense ending 'iny'.
Learning Focus:
Communication, Interacting
Learning Exercise:
Build - Reply - Create, write and practice saying a reply to the question.
Build - Questions - Write questions and replies using each of these action words - 'kalpa', 'kumba', 'mapa'. Choose one of these to begin with the negative participle 'wemba'. Write one in 'future' tense, one in 'past tense' and one in 'continuative'. (Look up the verb tense endings in the Bound Forms resource p5 & 6)
Phrase Sentence:
Sentence
Words Associated:
withəwa - to return, to go home
nyatyərruwa - when?
Topics:
Communication - Location, Communication - Question, Communication - Time
Age Guides:
Yr 4-6, Yr 7-9
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