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Wilekity-kat mityuk
Possum's skin
Pronunciation:
Say: wiil-e-kiity-kart miity-uuk
Notes:
Vowels: Standard - ‘i’ as in ‘hit’, 'u' as in 'put', 'e' as in ‘pet’, 'a' as in 'path' or 'car'.
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:
Lit. brush tailed possum-owns-definitely skin-its
Shows:
Noun ending - his/her/its - uk (consonant), Noun ending - living thing owns something - (k)ity, Noun head-word
Explanation:
Phrase with two nouns. Shows the 'belongs to' ending '(k)ity', the 'emphasis' ending '-kat' and the 'possessive' ending '(k)uk'.
Learning Focus:
Describing, Grammar, Language Building
Learning Exercise:
Build: How would you say and write? - 'a dogs tail', 'an Emu's track', 'a magpies feather', 'grandma's walking stick'
Phrase Sentence:
Phrase
Words Associated:
mityuk - skin (his)
wile - brush-tail possum
Topics:
Animals - Mammals
Age Guides:
Advanced, Yr 10-12, Yr 7-9, Yr 4-6
Reference:
WWDict: Hercus, p.72 - Case markers.