Phrase Detail

Say: karr-wit-ku kahl-ii-pahng kuum-ah tyek-iil-kahl

Vowels: standard - 'a' as in 'path', 'i' as in 'sit', 'u' as in 'put', 'e' as in 'bed
Consonant combinations - 'ng' (velar nasal) 'n' and 'g' combined as top of tongue touches soft palate above teeth plus nasal vibration, 'ty' (dental stop) 't' and 'y' combined as tip of tongue touches back of teeth, 'rr' role

Karrwit (Marsh Tern) karrwitku (doer ending) kalipa (to collect) kalipang (collecting) kuma (food) tyekilka (lake) tyekilkal (on the lake). Shows subject or 'do-er' ending 'ku' and 'kal' noun ending to show that the action is done 'on something'. Demonstrates a 'normal statement' with transitive verb, subject, object & location.

Write and say Wamba Wamba for: 'the galahs are eating seeds in the grass', 'older sister is painting yam sticks at Yarkuwa', 'an Echidna is eating ants in the sand'. (Note: these are all verbs that take an object and therefore the subject (the do-er word) will need a 'ku' ending. Don't forget the 'locative ending' on the place.) Make up some more sentences with subject, object and location.