Yarkinarr nyunya tyelik-tyelik.
You looked around here yesterday.
Pronunciation:
Say: yark-in-arr nyuuny-ar tyerl-ik-tyerl-ik.
Notes:
Vowels: Standard - 'a' as in ‘path’, 'i' as in 'sit', ‘u’ as in ‘put’. Variation - 'e' followed by 'l' or 'r' is 'e' as in 'fern'.
Consonant combination - 'ng' (velar-nasal) combine 'n' and 'g' while back of tongue touches soft palate plus nasal vibration, - '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'.) - 'rr' roll or trill tongue.
Literal Meaning:
lit. look around-looked-you that one over here yesterday
Shows:
Noun, Pronoun, Verb ending - has already happened (past) - in, Verb ending - you ( one person) do - arr, Verb head-word
Explanation:
Simple statement with verb headword 'yarka+in+ar' (you looked around). Where the person looked around is described with the pronoun 'nyunya' (that one place/object/thing over there). When the person looked is described with the noun 'tyelik-tyelik' (yesterday). So structure is 'action', 'when', 'who', 'where', 'when'. (See simpler statement 'Nyakarr nyunya.' (You look over there.))
Learning Focus:
Communication, Composing, Grammar
Learning Exercise:
Simple change - change the time - how many different 'past tense' or 'already happened times' can you think of? Look up and replace 'tyelik-tyelik' with a 'noun' or 'pronound noun' combination.
Change 2 - change the place replace 'nyunya' with a different place or location. (this could be another pronoun or it could be a noun combination like 'my house'.
Create - Create a dance song or a rap with this sentence. For example it could start with 'Yarkinarr nyunya' sung and danced three times and then the 'tyelik-tyelik' twice.  It could be ended with a question that suggests why the looker was looking or a new statement about the looker.
Phrase Sentence:
Sentence
Words Associated:
yarka - to search for, to expect
nyunya - that one over there
tyelik-tyelik - yesterday
Topics:
Activities - Moving, Communication - Describing, Communication - Location, Communication - Time
Age Guides:
Advanced, Yr 10-12, Yr 7-9, Yr 4-6
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