Phrase Detail

Say: kahl-piin kahn-ah-kuuk

Vowels: standard 'a' as in path, 'i' as in 'sit', 'u' as in 'put'. Emphasis on 1st syllable.

Shows: simple statement beginning with verb (kalpa) with third person subject (a) hidden by past tense ending (in) and the object or 'done to' word 'kanakuk' (his, her its heel).

Waripən - What else could he/she cut? Collect cut injury experiences from the class and make into a dance with a language song. Use 'ngayi' (Oh) or 'ngayi, ngayi, ngayi' after each injury line. End the lyrics with a different result line like 'he/she couldn't go to school, oh, oh, oh.' Could experiment with the difference between 'he/she cut his/her heel' and 'I cut my heel' and add them in.

For younger students could collect cut experiences, remember or look up the WW name for different body parts that could be cut (see learning list 'Body-Peng') Make a white board list. Have 5 cut students at front of class. When they take a turn to point at the cut site the class finds the right name for the body part and says 'Kalpin ......-kuk'. Repeat through all 'kepin manyə'. Could add the number of  'ngayi's' that that student represents at the end of their line. Could use 'wemba' and 'nongwe' in as well.  For example 'Kalpin kanakuk wemba. Kalpin murrenguk nongwe.'