Yirri kinya tyurrilang!
He is a really bad gossip!
Pronunciation:
Say: Yiirr-ii kiny-ah tyuurr-iil-ahng!
Notes:
Vowels: Standard - ‘i’ as in ‘hit’, 'u' as in 'put', 'a' as in ‘path’ or ‘car’.
Consonant combination - 'rr' roll or trill tongue. - 'ny' (palato-nasal) combine 'n' and 'y' while top of tongue touches hard palate plus nasal vibration. (Avoid the English 'nee' as in 'many'), - 'ty' (palatal stop) - combine 't' and 'y' while tip and blade of tongue touches hard palate and stops the breath. (Note: 'tch' is close but different to 'ty'.) - 'ng' (velar-nasal) combine 'n' and 'g' while back of tongue touches soft palate plus nasal vibration.
Literal Meaning:
lit. very this one a gossip
Shows:
Adverb head-word, Noun, Pronoun
Explanation:
Statement starting with the emphatic adverb 'yirri' followed by the pronoun 'kinya' (this one close by) to indicate 'who' and then the noun 'tyurrilang' created with the present participle of the verb 'tyurrila' (to gossip). (Note - whether the 'gossip' is male or female would depend on who was being looked at or indicated 'near bye'.)
Learning Focus:
Describing, Interacting, Language Building, Socialising
Learning Exercise:
Build - What else could this one close by 'be'? 'This one is really sick.' 'This one is very happy.'
Phrase Sentence:
Sentence
Words Associated:
tyurrilang - gossip, rumour mongerer
Topics:
Communication - Describing, Conversation
Age Guides:
Advanced, Yr 10-12, Yr 7-9
Reference:
WWDict., Hercus, p61, 'tyurrilang'. VLaLS: Hercus, AbtoEngVocab. p. 182.