Kurre-para-ku tyaka poty.
Grey kangaroos eat grass.
Pronunciation:
Say: kurr-e-par-ar-ku tyak-ar poty'
Notes:
Vowels: Standard 'u' as in 'foot' or 'put', 'e' as in 'bed', 'a' as in 'path', 'o' as in 'pot'.
Consonant combination  - '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'.)  (Avoid the English 'tee' as in 'city'.)
Literal Meaning:
grey kangaroos eat grass
Shows:
Verb
Explanation:
Simple sentence demonstrating the use of 'para' for plural and the addition of the 'subject' or 'do-er word' ending to end of 'kurre-para-ku'. The 'ku' is needed in this case because 'tyaka' (to eat) is a transitive verb ie it takes an object or 'done to word'. (Wamba Wamba does not use an 'object' or 'done to' ending.)
Learning Focus:
Language Building, Describing
Learning Exercise:
1) Create a sentence that uses the 'ku' ending on the subject or 'do-er' word. (You might use 'kalpa', 'parrangguna', 'munga' or 'pirka' in your sentence. Find other ones as well.)
2) Create a song in Wamba Wamba that starts with 'Kurre-para-ku tyaka poty.' Add two more lines that what other animals eat. Finish with the fourth line that says 'I eat .....' (add what ever it is you like eat, preferrably something with a Wamba Wamba name.)
Phrase Sentence:
Phrase
Words Associated:
kalaya - to ask, to question
Topics:
Communication - Describing, Animals - Mammals
Age Guides:
Yr 7-9, Yr 4-6
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