| Nyanyararr kiya? |
Say: nyahny-yar-arr kii-yah
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What are you saying? |
Communication - Describing |
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| Nyanyararr kiya? |
Say: Nyany-ar-arr kii-yah
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What are you talking about? or What are you saying? |
Communication - Question |
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| Nyanyararr pirnin? |
Say: Nyarny-ar-arr piurn-in
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How did you get here? |
Communication - Question |
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| Nyanyararr wantima? |
Say: Nyany-ar-arr warnt-im-ah
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What do you want? |
Communication - Question |
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| Nyanyimən kinya wile pirnin? |
Say: nyarny-yi-mən kiny-a wil-e poorn-in?
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It is a bad omen that this possum came |
Communication - Question |
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| Nyanyuk-nyanyuk-min mumbelm. |
Say: narny-uuk-narny-uuk-min muum-belm
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A different hat (every day) |
Communication - Describing, Communication - Question |
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| Nyaparr karrthi karrthi? |
Say: nyar-parr karr-thi karr-thi
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How old are you? |
Activities - Learning, Communication - Counting |
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| Nyaparr pembengguwin? |
Say: Nyar-parr pem-beng-guu-win?
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How many children have you got? |
Communication - Question, People and Family - Children |
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| Nyarninyangurr wemba. |
Say: Nyarn-iny-arng-urr wem-ba
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No worries |
Conversation |
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| Nyarrindek. |
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My name is ........ |
Conversation |
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| Nyarrinduk. |
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His (her, its) name is ... |
Communication - Describing |
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| Nyarringin ...? |
Say: nyarr-ing-in (use rising tone to indicate question)
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Your name is? |
Communication - Describing, Communication - Question, Conversation, Cultural |
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| Nyarringuk ninya Wirrengən. |
Say: nyarr-iing-uuk niny-ah Wiirr-eng-ən
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This is a dog. |
Animals - Mammals, Communication - Describing |
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| Nyarrəmbən-pula. |
Say: nyarr-əm-bən-puul-ar
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Two old men |
Communication - Describing, People and Family - Elders |
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| Nyawikal. |
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in the daylight |
Communication - Describing, Communication - Location, Communication - Time |
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| Nyenggang puletya kalalək piyalkal. |
Say: nyeng-gahng puuleh-tyah kahl-ah-lək piih-yahl-kahl
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Two major mitchell cockatoos sitting on a branch |
Animals - Birds, Communication - Describing, Communication - Location |
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| Nyenggarr kiki. |
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You sit here |
Communication - Location, Communication - order or direction |
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| Nyerninbula ngakata piyal-para. |
Say: nyern-iin-buul-ah ngah-kaht-ah piiy-yahl-pah-rah
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They both sat down to listen in the shade of the red gums |
Activities - Camping, Communication - Describing, Communication - Location, Country - Plants |
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| Nyernənbula wilək-wilək-para payikang piyalka. |
Say: nyern-ən-buul-ah wiil-ək-wiil-ek-paar-ah paiy-yah-kahng piy-yahl-kah.
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They both heard galahs flying towards the trees |
Animals - Birds, Communication - Describing, Communication - Location, Activities - Moving |
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| Nyetenyangurr |
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We play or Let's play.
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Activities - Moving, Activities - Playing, Conversation, People and Family - Children |
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| Nyingak kinyam nyelinyuk. |
Say: nying-ark kiny-arm nyel-iny-uuk
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Wipe off the snot (from the child's face) |
Communication - order or direction, People and Family - Body, People and Family - Children, People and Family - Health |
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| Nyuka ninyam tirndak!. |
Say: nyuuk-ar niny-arm tirn-dark!
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Bring it over here! |
Communication - Location, Communication - order or direction |
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| Nyuka wari. |
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Come here! |
Communication - Location, Communication - order or direction |
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| Nyuka yanggi! |
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Come here! |
Communication - Location, Communication - order or direction, Conversation |
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| Nyukaty kulikaty. |
Say: nuuk-aty kuul-i-katy
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Belonging to these people |
Communication - Describing, Cultural |
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| Nyuminyandarr mumbelm-gin. |
Say: nyuum-iny-arnd-arr muum-belm-gin
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I will recognise you by your hat |
Communication - Describing, Conversation |
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| Nyuwa piyala |
Say: nyuu-wah pii-yarl-ar
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Near a red gum tree |
Communication - Describing |
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| Nyuwa-mana tharrə-karuk. |
Say: Nyuu-wah-marn-ar tharr-ə-kar-uuk
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A policeman is coming right here |
Activities - Moving, Communication - Describing, Communication - Location, Conversation |
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| Pambanda, tyerrikang ngarəngek! |
Say: parm-barn-dar, tyerr-i-karng ngar-əng-ek!
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I'm scared, my hair is standing on end! |
Communication - Describing, People and Family - Feelings |
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| Parenginyanda kinmer kawir kawir. Nyakilarr. |
Say: Par-eng-iny-and-ar kin-mer kaou-wir kaou-wir. Nyark-il-arr.
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I will chase those close emus. You watch. |
Conversation, Activities - Hunting/Fishing, Animals - Birds, Communication - Time |
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