Nyingak kinyam nyelinyuk.
Wipe off the snot (from the child's face)
Pronunciation:
Say: nying-ark kiny-arm nyel-iny-uuk
Notes:
Vowels: Standard - ‘i’ as in ‘hit’, 'a' as in ‘path’, 'u' as in 'put'. Variation - 'e' followed by 'l' or 'r' is 'e' as in 'fern'.
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').
Literal Meaning:
wipe-off! (order) this snot
Shows:
Noun, Noun ending - his/her/its - (k)uk, Pronoun
Explanation:
Sentence starts with a verb head word 'nyinga' (wipe off) with the order one person ending 'ak' followed by the pronoun 'kinyam' (this) and finishes with the noun 'nyelinyuk' (his/her/its snot). (Whose snot would have been who was there with snot on their nose eg the child being looked at.)
(Note: In the Green Book on p.41,  Hercus had 'Nyipak kinyam nyelinyuk!'. The 'nyipak' is most likely to be a transcription error caused by the fact that 'nyipa' is immediately after 'nyinga' on p42. In the earlier VHaLS on p.190 Hercus has 'nyingak' in IPL script.)
Learning Focus:
Communication, Socialising
Learning Exercise:
Build - How would you say 'Wipe off that blood quickly! hurry up!'
Phrase Sentence:
Sentence
Words Associated:
nyelinyuk - snot
kinya - this one close by
nyinga - to wipe, to wipe off
Topics:
Communication - order or direction, People and Family - Body, People and Family - Children, People and Family - Health
Age Guides:
Yr 4-6, Yr 7-9
Reference:
VLaLS:Hercus, Aboriginal-English Vocabularies: p190