| Pirkak kinyam peng! |
Say: puir-kark kiny-yarm peng!
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Make up a song about this man! |
Communication - order or direction, Activities - Singing |
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| Pirnang-kat merterruk. |
Say: poour-narng-kart mert-err-uuk
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His bones are sticking out |
Communication - Describing, Animals - Mammals |
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| Pirnən nyawi. |
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The sun has risen |
Country - Sky, Communication - Time |
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| Pityakang kaliya kurrəkal. |
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Shingle backed lizard warming itself on the sand |
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| Popeny-kity karn. |
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Baby's dress |
People and Family - Children, Communication - Describing |
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| Puletya karndəli. |
Say: puul-ety-ar karnd-ə-li
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Two butcher birds |
Communication - Describing, Communication - Counting |
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| Puletya pa kepin kakat wariwin. |
puletya pa kepin (three), kakat (white ibis), wariwa (to go away, fly away), wariwin (flew away).
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The three White Ibis flew away |
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| Pulətayil ngarenyuk. |
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He has grey hair |
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| Pundin wirrengənku nyunya walangandakana. |
Bite-bit dog-doer that one over there us.
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That dog over there bit us |
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| Purinyata. |
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At night |
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| Purnggak kinyam wanap! |
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Blow that fire! |
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| Puthayanda kinyam wanap. |
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I am putting out this fire |
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| Putheka larnangin. |
Say: puud-eh-kah larn-ang-in
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He's going into your camp/house |
Activities - Moving |
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| Putheka telkuk. |
Say: puud-eh-kah terl-kuuk
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Hullo or Welcome |
Communication, Conversation |
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| Puthekang tumikalek. |
Say: puud-eh-kang tuum-ii-kah-lek
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He/she/it is entering my camp |
Activities - Moving |
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| Puyikin wanapa. |
Puyika (he/she/it falls) puyikin (he/she/it fell) wanapa (fire-towards).
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He/she/it fell into the fire |
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| Telkayarr? |
Say: terl-kai-yarr? (Use rising inflection at end to show it is a question)
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You are well? (or 'are you well', 'how are you?) |
Conversation, Communication - Question |
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| Telkayiny. |
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It will be all right |
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| Telkuk murenyuk. |
Say: terl-kuuk muur-erny-uuk
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He/she/it is clever |
People and Family - Adults, Communication - Describing |
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| Telkuk muyənyuk. |
Say: terl-kuuk muuy-əny-uuk
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He/she/it has a good character |
Communication - Describing |
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| Telkuk nya manya peng. |
Say: terl-kuuk nyah mahny-ah peng
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He is a good man |
People and Family - Feelings, Communication - Describing |
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| Tharrətangmarn. |
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A white cloud |
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| These people are good. |
Say: terl-kuuk kin-mer kuul-ii.
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Telkuk kinmer kuli. |
Communication - Describing |
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| Tirndak kinyam wirrengən! |
Lit: take-order (emphatic verb ending) this dog (away)!
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Take this dog away! |
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| Tirndiny ngakin. |
Demonstrates adaptive use of existing WW verb and noun. Lit. take-will shadow-your.
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He/she will take your photograph. |
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| Tulaya murengandak. |
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I am deeply ashamed 'my head is small' |
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| Tulu ngani. |
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Short waddy, yamstick |
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| Tyakilanda |
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I am eating. |
People and Family - Body |
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| Tyakin kurruluk-ku kapun. |
lit. eat-ate magpie-doer grub
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The magpie ate the grub |
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| Tyakinyanda pileny. |
Simple sentence. lit. eat-will-I too.
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I will eat too |
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