| Nyinga nyumilin, nyanya kila. |
Then he thought, what is this now? |
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| Nyipak kinyam nyelinyuk. |
Wipe off the snot (from the child's face) |
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| Nyneggang puletya kalalək piyalkal. |
Two major mitchell cockatoos sitting on a branch |
lit. sitt-ing two Major-Mitchell-Cockatoos branch-on
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| Nyuka ninyam tirndak!. |
Bring it over here! |
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| Nyuka wari. |
Come here! |
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| Nyuka yanggi! |
Come here! |
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| Nyukaty kulikaty. |
Belonging to these people |
This phrase uses the 'katy' (belonging to) ending on both words - 'kuli' (people) and 'nyuka' (this way here)
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| Nyuminyandarr mumbelmkungin. |
I will recognise you by your hat |
nyum-iny-and-arr = 'nyum(a)' to recognise, 'iny' future tense suffix, 'and(a)' I, 'arr' - you (singular). mulmbelm-ku-ngin = hat, (k)u with or by, (ng)in your
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| Nyuwa-mana tharrə-karuk. |
A policeman is coming right here |
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| Pambanda, tyerrikang ngarəngek! |
I'm scared, my hair is standing on end! |
pamba - to be frightened, pambanda - I am frightened
lit. to be afraid-I stand-ing hair-mine
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| Parenginyanda kinmer kawir kawir. Nyakilarr. |
I will chase those close emus. You watch. |
Sentence demonstrating use of 'kinmer' a demonstrative plural pronoun.
Lit. chase-will-I these-ones-closeby emus. Watch-you (sing.)
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| Paringguk. |
His/her/its track |
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| Parngganda. |
I am thirsty |
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| Partaminyangana prrityak. |
I'll wrestle (with) you on the bare ground |
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| Pathanggila. |
Hail is beating down |
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| Pathemak. |
Try it! |
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| Pawang kepin manyə kar-para. |
Five grubs cooking in the ashes |
lit. cook-ing (in the ashes) five root grub-s
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| Payiki, werrki kinya peng! |
Get up, quick, there is a man coming |
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| Peligmən lar. |
Police office |
lit. peligman (police man) lar (camp or home)
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| Penggandak. |
To myself |
lit. Peng (self) andak (my)
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| Pertayak ninyam karn. |
Dry that dress |
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| Pilotang-kat kinya nyawithe. |
The sun is very glary |
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| Pirkak kinyam peng! |
Make up a song about this man! |
Shows - how to tell one person to do something. ('ak' is used when the action (ask) is 'done to something' otherwise the 'i' ending is used).
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| Pirnang-kat merterruk. |
His bones are sticking out |
A compound that became a fixed language use created with 'pirna' (to appear, come, arrive, rise), 'ang' - present participle (happening now), '-kat' (emphasis) and 'merrterruk' (bone).
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| Pirnən nyawi. |
The sun has risen |
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| Pityakang kaliya kurrəkal. |
Shingle backed lizard warming itself on the sand |
pityaka - to warm onself, pityakang - warming onself
lit. stand-ing sleepy-lizard sand-on
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| Popeny-kity karn. |
Baby's dress |
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| Puletya karndəli. |
Two butcher birds |
: simple phrase with no possessive or case markers
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| Puletya pa kepin kakat wariwin. |
The three White Ibis flew away |
puletya pa kepin (three), kakat (white ibis), wariwa (to go away, fly away), wariwin (flew away).
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