Popeny-kity karn.
Baby's dress
Pronunciation:
Say: pop-eny-kity karn
Notes:
Vowels: Standard - 'o' as in ‘on’, ‘i’ as in ‘hit’, 'a' as in ‘path’ or ‘car’. Variation - 'e' followed by ‘ny’ in the same syllable and is not immediately followed by a vowel it is long and slightly nasalised.
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')
Literal Meaning:
lit. baby-owns dress
Shows:
Noun ending - living thing owns something - (k)ity, Noun
Explanation:
Simple phrase with two nouns. - '-kity' is added to 'popeny' to show that the 'baby' owns the 'dress'.
Learning Focus:
Grammar, Describing
Learning Exercise:
Build - Look up, write and practice saying - 'boy's shoes', 'Grandpa's stick', 'Dad's hat'.
Build 2 - Look up, write and practice saying - 'I found Dad's hat in the tinny.' (Note - start with the verb 'to find', for 'tinny' use the English and add the noun ending for 'right in'. See Bound Forms resource p2 )
Phrase Sentence:
Phrase
Words Associated:
pepeny, popeny - baby
karn - dress
Topics:
People and Family - Children, Communication - Describing
Age Guides:
Yr 7-9, Yr 4-6
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