Tyilkayang peng.
Really conceited and flashy person or man
Pronunciation:
Say: tyil-kaiy-ahng peng
Notes:
Vowels: Standard - 'u' as in 'put', 'a' as in 'path' or 'car', 'e' as in ‘pet’.  Variation - 'a'  followed by 'y' and another vowel is pronounced 'ai' or 'i' as in 'ice'.
Consonant  - '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.
Literal Meaning:
conceited-being man
Shows:
Noun, Verb ending - happening now - ang, Verb ending - way of being - aya, Verb head-word
Explanation:
tyilkaya (to be conceited) (this has the 'aya' state of ending), tyilkayang (being conceited or flashy), tyilkayang peng (man being conceited or flashy).
Learning Focus:
Describing
Learning Exercise:
Build: Who or what else could be flashy or conceited? How would you change the tense? eg 'He was a really flashy man.'
Phrase Sentence:
Phrase
Words Associated:
tyilkaya - to be conceited
peng - man, human being, body, self
Topics:
Communication - Describing, Conversation
Age Guides:
Yr 10-12, Yr 7-9
Reference:
WWDict p59 (tyilkaya), VLaLS:Hercus, Aboriginal-English Vocabularies: p181