| Wembanda katima panəm! |
Say: Wemb-arnd-ar kart-im-ar parn-əm
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I haven't got any bread! |
Activities - Food, Communication - Describing |
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| Wembanda nyernda. |
Say: Wehm-bahn-dah nyern-dah
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I don't understand. |
Communication, Communication - Describing, Conversation |
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| Wembanda nyuma kinyam lerrk. |
Say: wemb-arnd-ar nyuum-ar kiny-arm lerrk
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I don't know this woman |
Communication, Communication - answer |
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| Wembanda telkaya. |
Say: wem-bahn-dah terl-kaiy-ah
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I'm not well. |
Conversation, People and Family - Health |
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| Wembanda tyakiny tyalingin! |
Say: wem-barnd-ar tyark-ity tyarl-ing-in
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I won't eat your food! |
Activities - Food, Communication, Conversation |
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| Wembanda tyemularr. |
Say: wemb-ahnd-ah tyerm-ul-arr
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I can't find you. |
Activities - Playing, Communication - Location, People and Family - Children |
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| Wemba ninyam tyakak pengguk parəkin pithiku. |
Say: wemb-ar niny-arm tyark-ark peng-guuk par-ə-kin pith-i-ku
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Don't eat this meat, it's flyblown |
Activities - Cooking, Activities - Hunting/Fishing, Communication - Describing, Communication - order or direction |
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| Wemba pilpak. |
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Don't bang or 'stop banging that ....' |
Communication - order or direction |
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| Wembarr karndəla. |
Say: wemb-arr karnd-əl-ar
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You stop shouting |
Communication - order or direction |
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| Wemba tuki! |
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Don't move!, keep still! |
Communication - order or direction |
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| Wemba tuki perrma nyunga-kat. |
Say: wemb-ar tuuk-ii perrm-ar nyuung-ar-kart
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Don't move, that man here is sneaking (a bird) |
Communication - order or direction, Communication - Describing |
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| Wemba-wemba. |
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Certainly not |
Communication - answer |
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| Wemba wermili. |
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Don't bark (or stop barking!) |
Communication - order or direction, Activities - Moving |
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| Werrki! Karndiyatyap tyarrmba! |
Say: Werr-ki! Karnd-i-yaty-ahp tyarrm-bah!
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Quick! You shout out to scare it away! |
Communication - order or direction |
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| Werrkuwerkuwi. |
Say: werrk-uu-werk-uu-wii
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Quick! quick! it's urgent |
Activities - Working, Communication - order or direction |
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| Werrpaninanda kinyam wirrenggal. |
Say: werr-pahn-in-ahnd-ah kiiny-ahm wirr-eng-gahl
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I caught this perch |
Activities - Hunting/Fishing, Communication - Describing |
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| Wikanda. |
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I am hungry |
People and Family - Feelings |
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| Wilekity-kat mityuk |
Say: wiil-e-kiity-kart miity-uuk
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Possum's skin |
Animals - Mammals |
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| Windya-kat. |
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Where indeed? I don't know! |
Communication - Location, Communication - Question |
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| Windya kumbinyarr? |
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Where will you sleep? |
Communication - Question, Conversation |
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| Windyalukarr? |
Say: win-dyahl-uu-karr? (Make voice higher from 'ahl' to end of word to indicate it is a question.)
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Where are you? |
Communication - Question |
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| Windyaluk muyəngin? |
Say: Wind-yahl-uuk muuy-əng-iin?
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Where is your mind? i.e. what are you thinking about? |
Communication - Question |
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| Windyarr murrenda? |
Say: Wind-yarr muurr-en-dah?
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Where do you live? (to one person) |
Communication - Question |
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| Windyarr yumin? |
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Where have you been? Where did you live? |
Communication - Question, Conversation |
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| Windya wirrengən? |
Say: wiind-yah wiirr-eng-ən
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Where is the dog? |
Animals - Mammals, Communication - Question |
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| Winmarr wurrukin kanyengkap. |
Say: win-marr wuurr-uu-kin kahny-eng-kahp
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Cover your mouth to cough |
People and Family - Health, Communication - order or direction |
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| Winyarr kalputiny wanap? |
Say: wiiny-arr kahl-puut-iny warn-ahp
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Who will chop up the firewood? |
Activities - Working, Activities - Camping, Activities - Gathering, Communication - Question |
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| Winyarr karrkarin? |
Say: wiiny-yarr karr-kar-in
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Who cried out for help? |
Communication |
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| Winyarr ngin? |
Say: Winy-arr ngin?
(rising tone to indicate question)
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Who are you? |
Communication - Question |
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| Winyarr nyerndiny Wamba Wamba? |
Say: Wiiny-arr nyern-diiny Waem-bah Waem-bah?
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Who will learn Wamba Wamba? |
Activities - Learning, Communication - Question, Cultural - Traditional Knowledge |
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