Nyarrinduk.
His (her, its) name is ...
Pronunciation:
Say: nyarr-in-duuk
Notes:
Vowels: Standard - 'a' as in ‘car’ or ‘path’, ‘i’ as in ‘hill’, ‘u’ as in ‘put’.
Consonant combination - 'ny' (palato-nasal) combine 'n' and 'y' while top of tongue touches hard palate plus nasal vibration. (Avoid the English 'nee' as in 'many'), - 'rr' roll or trill tongue.
Literal Meaning:
name-his/her/its
Shows:
Noun ending - his/her/its - (k)uk
Explanation:
Learning Focus:
Socialising, Communication
Learning Exercise:
1) Learning list say aloud game - pick a short learning list eg 'Animals - Birds - first letter 'k' - 5', project either list view or pager view and say for each entry 'nyarrinduk ....' eg 'nyarrinduk kurng-kurng'. Teacher repeats the question and listens for the answers, makes corrections, increases question speed, models increasingly faster Wamba Wamba pronunciation speed for as long as appropriate and then moves to next slide. 

Variation for older students. Pause the slide view on each entry, do the above, ask one student to say what they see 'Sofie. Nyanyararr nyerna?' (What can you see?) Sofie then replies 'Nyernanda ...... .....' eg 'Nyernanda puletya kurng kurng' or whatever the slide shows. (note: this is a good opportunity to model the Wamba Wamba rising question tone on both the interrogative adverbs eg 'Nyanyararr' and at the end of the question.)
Phrase Sentence:
Phrase
Words Associated:
nyarringin - name (yours), your name
Topics:
Communication - Describing
Age Guides:
Yr 1-3, ECH
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