Kalinangurr wirrakang karrthi-kata.
We love swimming in summer.
Pronunciation:
Say: karl-in-arng-uur wiirr-ar-karng karr-thi-kart-ar
Notes:
Vowels: Standard - 'a' as in ‘car’ or ‘path’, ‘i’ as in ‘hit’, ‘u’ as in ‘put’.
Consonant combination: - 'ng' (velar-nasal) combine 'n' and 'g' while back of tongue touches soft palate plus nasal vibration, - 'th' (dental plosive) combine 't' and 'h' with tongue right against the teeth (like 'd' in 'dad'), - 'rr' roll or trill tongue.
Literal Meaning:
love-we swim-ing summer-in
Shows:
Verb head-word, Verb ending - we (all of us) do - angurr, Verb ending - happening now - ang, Noun ending - action in - (k)ata
Explanation:
Sentence beginning with verb 'kalina' (to love) with person ending for 'we all' ie 'kalin-angurr'. This is followed by 'wirrakang' ie 'wirraka' to swim plus the 'ang' present participle ending.
Sentence ends by describing 'when we love swimming' - karrthi-kata (in summer). Karrthi-kata is the noun for summer + the 'in' ending 'kata'. 

Learning Focus:
Language Building, Describing
Learning Exercise:
1) What else do we 'love' doing and when? For some activities there might not be a Wamba Wamba word and you might have to add Wamba endings to English words. For example 'at North Bakery' could be 'North-Bakery-kata'. 'Going to netball' could be 'tukang netball-ka'.
2) Make a song or rap or poem in Wamba Wamba with 3 things you like or love doing.
Phrase Sentence:
Sentence
Words Associated:
kalina - to love
karrthi - summer
wirraka - to swim
Topics:
Activities - Moving
Age Guides:
Advanced, Yr 10-12, Yr 7-9
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