Nyanyararr kiya?
What are you talking about? or What are you saying?
Pronunciation:
Say: Nyany-ar-arr kii-yah

Notes:
Vowels: Standard - 'a' as in 'path' or 'car', 'i' as in 'sit'.
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:
Lit. what you speak
Shows:
Pronoun - head-word, Pronoun - interrogative, Pronoun - transferring, Question, Verb
Explanation:
Example of using the questioning (interrogative) pronoun 'nyanya' (what, how) to ask a question. It comes first in the sentence before the verb 'kiya'. The person marker 'arr' (you) - has been transferred from the verb to the pronoun at the start of the sentence.
Learning Focus:
Composing, Grammar, Interacting
Learning Exercise:
Build 1 - Think of, look up, write down and practice saying other questions which begin with 'Nyayararr ...' eg 'What are you making?'
Build 2 - How would you say in Wamba Wamba 'What was I saying?' (Clue - use the same pronoun and verb but add the ending for 'I' to 'nyanya' and ending for the past tense (or already happened) to the verb 'kiya')
Phrase Sentence:
Sentence
Words Associated:
nyanya - what? how?
kiya - to speak
Topics:
Communication - Question
Age Guides:
Yr 4-6, Yr 7-9, Yr 10-12
Reference:
Victorian Languages: A Late Survey: L.A. Hercus; p. 53, Interrogative clauses