Wuthin tyarəmkuk karrəkuk nyenggin tyakal.
He put his spear and spear thrower down and sat down on the ground
Pronunciation:
Say: wuuth-in tyar-əm-kuuk karr-ə-kuuk nyeng-gin tyark-arl
Notes:
Vowels: Standard - 'u' as in 'put', 'i' as in 'sit', 'a' as in 'path' or 'car',  'ə' neutral sound as in ‘the’.
Consonant: 'th' (dental plosive) combine 't' and 'h' with tongue right against the teeth (like 'd' in 'dad').  - 'ty' (palatal stop) - combine 't' and 'y' while tip and blade of tongue touches hard palate and stops the breath. (Note: 'tch' is close but different to 'ty'.) - 'rr' roll or trill tongue, - 'ny' (palato-nasal) combine 'n' and 'y' while top of tongue touches hard palate plus nasal vibration. (Avoid the English 'nee' as in 'many') - 'ng' (velar-nasal) combine 'n' and 'g' while back of tongue touches soft palate plus nasal vibration
Literal Meaning:
lit. put down-he spear-his spear thrower-his sat-he ground-on
Shows:
Noun ending - action on - (k)al, Noun ending - his/her/its - (k)uk, Verb ending - has already happened (past) - in, Verb head-word
Explanation:
Sentence beginning with verb 'wutha' (to put down, to lower to the ground), 'wuthin' (past tense of wutha), 'tyarəm' (spear, general term), 'tyarəmkuk' ( his spear - added possessive suffix (k)uk ), 'karrək' (spear thrower + 'uk' - his), 'nyengga' (to sit), 'nyenggin' (sat), 'tyak' (ground), 'tyakal' (on the ground). The 'doer' of the action (subject) is contained within the verb 'wutha' - 'a' for he/she/it. It gets obscured by the 'in' (happened) ending but it is assumed to be still there. Context eg 'carrying spear and spear thrower' lets the speaker and the listener assume that the subject is 'he'.
Learning Focus:
Describing, Language Building, Composing, Culture, Grammar
Learning Exercise:
Build - start another sentence with 'wuthin' and include 'nyenggin' but this time include objects that suggest the 'doer' is 'she'.
Phrase Sentence:
Sentence
Words Associated:
wutha - to put down, to lower to the ground
tyarəm - spear: general term
karrək - spear-thrower
nyengga - to sit
tya - ground, soil, land
Topics:
Activities - Hunting/Fishing, Communication - Describing, Communication - Location, Activities - Moving, Country - Land
Age Guides:
Yr 10-12, Yr 7-9
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