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Say: puu-yik-in warn-ah-pah

Vowels: Standard - 'u' as in 'put', 'i' as in 'sit', 'a' as in 'path' or 'car' (2nd & 3rd 'a's). Variation - when 'a' follows a 'w' and is followed by an ‘m’, 'n', ‘ng’, ‘ny’ or ‘r’ it is 'a' as in 'war'. (1st 'a').

Simple sentence begining with the action word 'puyika' (to fall down) with the past tense ending (in) added to make it 'fell'. The he/she/it subject is understood as part of 'puyika' (the 'a' shows both present tense and 'he/she/it' 3rd person singular. If the sentence began with 'I fell down' it would be 'puyikinanda'.
The 'a' ending on the noun 'wanap' (fire) indicates 'towards' or in this case 'into the fire'. (See Bound Forms resource, 1st entry p1)

Build: Look up, write down and practice saying - 'I fell into the fire.' 'They fell into the fire.' 'That boy fell into the fire'.
Pronunciation: 'Wanapa' has two different pronunciations of the letter 'a' - the variation of 'a' as in 'war' and the standard 'a' as in 'car' or 'path'. Look up the Pronunciation of WW Vowels and Consonants resource to work out which are which. Use the word search to find 5 WW words that have the 'a' as in 'war' variation. Write them down and practice saying them. Use the public learning list 'Words with 'a' as in 'war' sound' to practice and learn these words. (Note: some of these words have complex pronunciation eg 'wanggərrel' and it is good to check the pronunciation in the detailed word view.)
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