| Nyakinanda kapit-kapit permila lana. |
Say: Nyar-kin-arnd-ar karp-it-karp-it perm-il-ar larn-ar
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I saw a wild blackfellow sneaking towards the camp |
Communication - Describing, Communication - Location |
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| Nyakinanda kepin manyə pulety pulety kathəkarr payikang lanka. |
Say: Nyark-in-arnd-ar kep-in many-ə puul-ety puul-ety karth-ə-karr paiy-i-karng larnk-ar.
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I saw nine corellas flying home. |
Communication - Describing, Communication - Location |
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| Nyakinyanda manyam perrpuk. |
Say: nyahk-iny-ahn-dah mahny-ahm perr-puuk
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I will see him tomorrow |
Communication - Time |
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| Nyakityarr-kat ninyam takin? |
Say: Nyah-kiity-arr-kart niiny-arm tark-in?
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Why did you hit him? |
Communication - Question |
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| Nya manmulakaty!. |
Say: nyah mahn-muu-lah-kahty
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How disgusting! |
Communication - Belief, People and Family - Feelings |
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| Nyanga-kat kinya nyawi. |
Say: Nyarng-kart kiny-ar nyaou-wi.
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The sun is burning. |
Communication - Describing |
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| Nyangən. |
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Burnt |
Communication - Describing, Country - Fire |
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| Nyanya kiya? |
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How to pronounce it? |
Communication, Communication - Question |
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| Nyanya nyarringuk ninya? |
Say: Nyahny-yah nyarr-iing-guuk niiny-ah
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What is this? or What's this? or What's this one called? |
Communication - Question |
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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 kiya? |
Say: nyahny-yar-arr kii-yah
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What are you saying? |
Communication - Describing |
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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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| 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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| 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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| Nyatyərruwarr withəwiny? |
Say: nyarty-ərr-uu-warr with-ə-winy
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When will you go home? |
Communication - Location, Communication - Question, Communication - Time |
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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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| 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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| 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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| 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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