| Lerrinyuk. |
lit. lerri (claw, fingernail), nyuk - its
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Claw (its), the claw of any animal or bird, also any hard shell, e.g. of a crayfish |
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| Mambar. |
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You are tired |
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| Mambarr tyerrika kurnwila. |
(literal perhaps-you to stand snake-on). Hercus states that 'the General Oblique Case is very widely use. Its basic meaning is that of 'movement towards'. Normal suffix is 'a' after consonants and 'ga' after vowels.
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You might step on a snake |
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| Mambayanda. |
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I am worn out |
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| Marrku katimən karrinyuk-murreng. |
lit. that other one - marrku (that other one) katiman (to have) katimən (has) karrinyuk (big, wide) - murreng (head)
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That other one has a big, wide head |
People and Family - Body |
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| Milak-milak-warən. |
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Covered in ashes |
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| Milakang. |
Phrase is created with 'milak' plus 'ang' - the noun suffix showing moving away from (the ablative case)
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Out of the ashes |
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| Milpa-milpa-kat pathingguk. |
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He is bending his knees, he is kneeling down |
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| Moyiku tyak. |
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Down to the ground |
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| Mumbelmek |
Mumbelm - hat, ek - 1st person singular possessive suffix (my).
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My hat |
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| Mungak kinyam wanap. |
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Make this fire |
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| Mungin karnuk puləty piyal. |
Lit. munga (to make) + 'in' (made), karnuk (handle of axe or tomahawk), puləty (Box Tree), piyal (stick)
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He made an axe handle from a box tree stick |
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| Mungin ngalukugek karn tirtenayuk. |
lit. make-made aunty-doer-my dress new
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My aunty made a new dress |
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| Munginarr kalingality-karren. |
lit. make-made-you cane grass knecklace
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You made a cane grass necklace |
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| Ngakata. |
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In the shade |
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| Ngarnin. |
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He went round cadging (food) |
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| Ngarupanda kinyam pengguk pongən. |
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I can smell this rotten meat |
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| Ngatananda nyernin. |
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I have heard already, 'already-i hear-past' |
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| Ngatha kinya tyurpa! |
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Goodness, it is absolutely pouring! |
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| Nguanda tyerrika. |
Nguanda is formed with the auxiliary verb 'nguwa' plus the first person subject ending 'anda' ( i ). (the connecting 'w' in 'nguwa' has been dropped in the process). The main verb 'tyerrika' (to stand) has the tense ending only - 'a' for present tense. 'nguanda tyerrika' literally 'unwilling-I stand'.
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I don't want to stand. |
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| Ngunyama-kat kinya lerrk. |
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This woman makes one feel sorry |
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| Ngupanda-kat. |
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I've had enough |
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| Ngupayin-kat. |
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Have you had too much? |
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| Ngupən-min-kat luthəkin. |
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Is your belly (at last) full? |
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| Ngurkinanda pithik. |
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I swallowed a fly |
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| Nngare pambin payikin wariwin. |
lit. black-duck frightened flew away
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The black duck got a fright and flew away |
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| Nongwe. Pertayatang pileny. |
Lit. Yes. Drying-it-is as well. (pertayatang is a present participle of 'pertaya' (to dry) ) Demonstrates a conversation. (Response to a previous statement eg 'It's hot today.'
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Yes. It's dry as well. |
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| Nya manmulakaty!. |
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How disgusting! |
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| Nyakamuni!. |
lit. - nyakamuna (to look out) - i (order one person)
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Look out! |
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| Nyakanda puletya karndəli nyenggang piyalkal wikən. |
lit. see-I two butcher birds sit-ting branch-on dead
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I see two butcher birds sitting on a dead branch |
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