Pulətayil ngarenyuk.
He has grey hair
Pronunciation:
Say: puul-ət-aiy-il ngar-eny-yuuk
Notes:
Vowels: Standard - 'u' as in 'put', 'ə' neutral sound as in ‘the’, 'i' as in 'hill', 'a' as in 'path' or 'car', 'e' as in ‘pen’.
Consonant combination - 'ng' (velar-nasal) combine 'n' and 'g' while back of tongue touches soft palate plus nasal vibration, - 'ny' (palato-nasal) combine 'n' and 'y' while top of tongue touches hard palate plus nasal vibration. (Avoid the English 'nee' as in 'many').
Literal Meaning:
grey hair-his/her/its
Shows:
Explanation:
Phrase formed with two nominals. The first 'pulətayil' has a variation of the 'having' suffix 'yil' to give 'having greyness'. The second has the 'yuk' his/her/its possessive suffix.
Learning Focus:
Describing
Learning Exercise:
Build: How would you say - 'You know him. He has grey hair.'
Phrase Sentence:
Phrase
Words Associated:
pulətayil - grey
Topics:
People and Family - Body, Communication - Describing
Age Guides:
Yr 7-9
Reference:
VLaLS:Hercus, Aboriginal-English Vocabularies: WW p177