| Puletya karndəli. |
Two butcher birds |
: simple phrase with no possessive or case markers
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| Puletya pa kepin kakat wariwin. |
The three White Ibis flew away |
puletya pa kepin (three), kakat (white ibis), wariwa (to go away, fly away), wariwin (flew away).
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| Pulətayil ngarenyuk. |
He has grey hair |
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| Pundin wirrengənku nyunya walangandakana. |
That dog over there bit us |
Bite-bit dog-doer that one over there us.
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| Purinyata. |
At night |
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| Purnggak kinyam wanap! |
Blow that fire! |
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| Puthayanda kinyam wanap. |
I am putting out this fire |
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| Putheka larnangin. |
He's going into your camp/house |
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| Putheka telkuk. |
Hullo or Welcome |
Say: puud-eh-kah tel-kuuk
Vowels: 'u', 'e' and 'a' are all standard ('u' as in 'put', 'e' as in 'pet', 'a' as in 'path').
Lit. to come into camp (place)-he/she/it good.
Exp. The speaker is saying " (I see) he/she/it coming into a camp or place. That is good.'
This is a short hand or casual way of welcoming a person or persons.
Can use for 'G'day', 'He/she/its here. Great'.
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| Puthekang tumikalek. |
He/she/it is entering my camp |
lit. putheka (to come in), puthegang (coming in, entering), tumikal (tent, camp), tumikalek (camp-mine)
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| Puyikin wanapa. |
He/she/it fell into the fire |
Puyika (he/she/it falls) puyikin (he/she/it fell) wanapa (fire-towards).
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| Telkayarr? |
You are well? (or 'are you well', 'how are you?) |
lit. telkaya (verb stative - to be well) + 'arr' (you - singular.) Sentence created with verb plus the person ending. 'Telkayanda' is 'I am well'.
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| Telkayiny. |
It will be all right |
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| Telkuk murenyuk. |
He is clever |
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| Telkuk muyenyuk. |
He has a good character |
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| Telkuk muyənyuk. |
He has a good character |
(Literal meaning - good-his character-his)
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| Telkuk nya manya pen. |
He is a good man |
Lit. 'good indeed that man'. Example of the use of a 'demonstrative pronoun' as an 'adjective'.
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| Tharrətangmarn. |
A white cloud |
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| Tirndak kinyam wirrengən! |
Take this dog away! |
Lit: take-order (emphatic verb ending) this dog (away)!
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| Tirndiny ngakin. |
He/she will take your photograph. |
Demonstrates adaptive use of existing WW verb and noun. Lit. take-will shadow-your.
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| Tulaya murengandak. |
I am deeply ashamed 'my head is small' |
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| Tulu ngani. |
Short waddy, yamstick |
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| Tyakin kurruluk-ku kapun. |
The magpie ate the grub |
lit. eat-ate magpie-doer grub
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| Tyakinyanda pileny. |
I will eat too |
Simple sentence. lit. eat-will-I too.
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| Tyakinyangurr nyarri. |
We will eat now. |
Demonstrates an 'uninflected adverb of time' at end of sentence. Lit. eat-will-we-inclusive now.
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| Tyakinyarr tyalinyuk. |
You will eat his food |
lit. tyaka (to eat), iny (will), arr (you) tyalinyuk (tongue or food, his)
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| Tyalanganda. |
I am hot |
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| Tyangek. |
My own place, my birthplace |
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| Tyangin. |
Your chest |
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| Tyarrəpak ninyamdoor! |
Shut this door! |
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