Pirkak kinyam peng!
Make up a song about this man!
Pronunciation:
Say: puir-kark kiny-yarm peng!
Notes:
Vowels: Standard - 'a' as in ‘path’, ‘i’ as in ‘pin’ Variation - when ‘i’ follows a ‘p’  and is followed by a ‘r’, ‘rn’ or ‘rt’ but not ‘rr’, the ‘i’ is rounded off like ‘tu’ in French. (top of the tongue touches the back of the palate).- 'e' followed by ‘m’, ‘n’, ‘ng’, ‘ny’ in the same syllable and is not immediately followed by a vowel it is long and slightly nasalised.
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') - 'ng' (velar-nasal) combine 'n' and 'g' while back of tongue touches soft palate plus nasal vibration.
Literal Meaning:
make up a song about somebody! this man
Shows:
Noun, Pronoun, Verb ending - ordering one person to do action to other - ak, Verb head-word
Explanation:
Shows - how to tell one person to do something. ('ak' is used when the action (ask) is 'done to something' otherwise the 'i' ending is used).
Learning Focus:
Composing
Learning Exercise:
Build: How would you say 'Make up a song about your friend?'
Phrase Sentence:
Sentence
Words Associated:
pirka - to make up a song about somebody
Topics:
Activities - Singing, Communication - order or direction
Age Guides:
Yr 4-6, Yr 7-9
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