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Puletya karndəli.

: simple phrase with no possessive or case markers

Two butcher birds
Puletya pa kepin kakat wariwin.
puletya pa kepin (three), kakat (white ibis), wariwa (to go away, fly away), wariwin (flew away).
The three White Ibis flew away
Pulətayil ngarenyuk.

He has grey hair
Pundin wirrengənku nyunya walangandakana.

Bite-bit dog-doer that one over there us.

That dog over there bit us
Purinyata.

At night
Purnggak kinyam wanap!

Blow that fire!
Puthayanda kinyam wanap.

I am putting out this fire
Putheka larnangin.
Say: puud-eh-kah larn-ang-in
He's going into your camp/house Activities - Moving
Putheka telkuk.
Say: puud-eh-kah tel-kuuk
Hullo or Welcome Conversation
Puthekang tumikalek.
Say: puud-eh-kang tuum-ii-kah-lek

He/she/it is entering my camp Activities - Moving
Puyikin wanapa.

Puyika (he/she/it falls) puyikin (he/she/it fell) wanapa (fire-towards).

He/she/it fell into the fire
Telkayarr?
lit. telkaya (verb stative - to be well) + 'arr' (you - singular.) Sentence created with verb plus the person ending. 'Telkayanda' is 'I am well'.

You are well? (or 'are you well', 'how are you?)
Telkayiny.

It will be all right
Telkuk murenyuk.

lit. - 'good head-his'

He is clever
Telkuk muyenyuk.

He has a good character
Telkuk muyənyuk.

(Literal meaning - good-his character-his)

He has a good character
Telkuk nya manya pen.
Lit. 'good indeed that man'. Example of the use of a 'demonstrative pronoun' as an 'adjective'.

He is a good man
Tharrətangmarn.

A white cloud
Tirndak kinyam wirrengən!

Lit: take-order (emphatic verb ending) this dog (away)!

Take this dog away!
Tirndiny ngakin.
Demonstrates adaptive use of existing WW verb and noun. Lit. take-will shadow-your. 

He/she will take your photograph.
Tulaya murengandak.

I am deeply ashamed 'my head is small'
Tulu ngani.

Short waddy, yamstick
Tyakilanda
Say: tyah-kil-ahn-dah
I am eating. People and Family - Body
Tyakin kurruluk-ku kapun.
lit. eat-ate magpie-doer grub

The magpie ate the grub
Tyakinyanda pileny.

Simple sentence. lit. eat-will-I too.

I will eat too
Tyakinyangurr nyarri.
Shows an 'uninflected adverb of time' at end of sentence. Lit. eat-will-we-inclusive now.

We will eat now.
Tyakinyarr tyalinyuk.
lit. tyaka (to eat), iny (will), arr (you) tyalinyuk (tongue or food, his)
You will eat his food
Tyalanganda.

I am hot
Tyangek.

My own place, my birthplace
Tyangin.

Your chest