Phrase Detail

Say: nyarny-yi-mən kiny-a wil-e poorn-in?

Vowels: Standard - 'a' as in 'path' or 'car', 'i' as in 'sit',  'ə' neutral sound as in ‘the’. Variation - when ‘i’ follows a ‘p’  and is followed by a ‘r’,  the ‘i’ is rounded off like ‘tu’ in French. (top of the tongue touches the back of the palate).
Consonant combination - 'ny' (palato-nasal) combine 'n' and 'y' while top of tongue touches hard palate plus nasal vibration. (Avoid the English 'nee' as in 'many').

This question starts with a noun 'nyanyimən' (bad omen) followed by the pronoun 'kinya' (this), the noun 'wile' (brush tailed possum), and finishes with the verb 'pirna' (to arrive) with the past tense (already happened) ending 'in'. Being a question the rlsing tone can be used both at the end of 'nyanyimən' and at the end of the sentence. (Note: 'Nyanyimən?' on its own is used as a question (What's up? or What's wrong?)

Younger - Consider a chant 'Nyanyimən? What's up? Nyanyimən? What's wrong? Nyerndanda wemba. Nyerndanda wemba. I don't know. I don't know.' (alternative ending 'Murrengek lalaya' (my head aches) or 'Liyagek lalaya' (my foot hurts) ).
Older - Building - In groups script a short conversation between two Wamba Wamba young people. Start with 'Nyayi!?' (Hey) 'Nyanyimən' (What's wrong?) - The reply can begin with a verb with an 'anda' (I) ending. Once each group is 'tyipən' with the script, practice saying and act it out for the class.