Phrase Detail

Say: Nyahny-yah nyarr-iing-guuk niiny-ah

Vowels: Standard - 'a' as in ‘car’ or ‘path’, ‘i’ as in ‘hill’, ‘u’ as in ‘put’.
Consonant  - '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'.) - 'ng' (velar-nasal) combine 'n' and 'g' while back of tongue touches soft palate plus nasal vibration, - 'rr' roll or trill tongue.

Statement with two different types of pronoun 'nyanya' (what) an 'interogative pronoun' ie it asks a question and 'ninya' (this one right here) a 'demonstrative pronoun' ie it demonstrates 'which one' (this one right here - the thing being pointed at). 'nyarringuk' is 'his, her, it's name'.

This a good language phrase to use with a group or class to point at different objects eg in a poster and ask what they are or what their Wamba Wamba name is.

Build - How would you say in Wamba Wamba 'what's this bird?', 'what's this tree?'.