| Pilotang-kat kinya nyawithe. |
Say: pil-ot-arng-kart kiny-ar nyar-with-eh
|
The sun is very glary |
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Communication - Describing, Country - Weather |
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Yr 4-6
Yr 7-9
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| Pirkak kinyam peng! |
Say: puir-kark kiny-yarm peng!
|
Make up a song about this man! |
Noun, Pronoun, Verb ending - ordering one person to do action to other - ak, Verb head-word |
Activities - Singing, Communication - order or direction |
Composing |
Yr 4-6
Yr 7-9
|
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| Pirnang-kat merterruk. |
Say: poour-narng-kart mert-err-uuk
|
His bones are sticking out |
Noun ending - his/her/its - (k)uk, Postposition - indeed! -kat(a), Verb ending - happening now - ang, Verb head-word |
Animals - Mammals, Communication - Describing |
Describing |
Yr 4-6
Yr 7-9
Yr 10-12
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| Pirnən nyawi. |
|
The sun has risen |
Noun, Verb ending - has been - ən, Verb head-word |
Communication - Time, Country - Sky |
Describing |
Yr 4-6
Yr 7-9
|
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| Pityakang kaliya kurrəkal. |
Say: pity-ar-karng kar-li-yar kuurr-ək-arl
|
Shingle backed lizard is warming itself on the sand |
Noun, Noun ending - action on - (k)al |
Animals - Reptiles, Communication - Describing, Communication - Location |
Describing |
Yr 4-6
Yr 7-9
|
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| Popeny-kity karn. |
|
Baby's dress |
Noun, Noun ending - living thing owns something - (k)ity |
Communication - Describing, People and Family - Children |
Describing, Grammar |
Yr 4-6
Yr 7-9
|
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| Puletya karndəli. |
Say: puul-ety-ar karnd-ə-li
|
Two butcher birds |
Noun |
Communication - Counting, Communication - Describing |
Describing |
ECH
Yr 1-3
|
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| Puletya pa kepin kakat wariwin. |
Say: puul-ety-ah pah kep-in kah-kaht war-i-win
|
The three White Ibis flew away |
Noun head-word, Statement, Verb ending - has already happened (past) - in |
Animals - Birds, Communication - Counting |
Describing, Language Building |
Yr 1-3
Yr 4-6
Yr 7-9
Yr 10-12
Advanced
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| Pulətayil ngarenyuk. |
Say: puul-ət-aiy-il ngar-eny-yuuk
|
He has grey hair |
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Communication - Describing, People and Family - Body |
Describing |
Yr 7-9
|
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| Pundin wirrengənku nyunya walangandakana. |
Say: puund-in wirr-eng-ən-kuu nyuuny-ah wahl-ahng-gahnd-ah-kahn-ah
|
That dog over there bit us |
Noun ending - do-er word - (k)u, Pronoun, Verb ending - has already happened (past) - in, Verb head-word |
Communication - Describing, Communication - Location |
Describing, Grammar, Language Building |
Yr 7-9
Yr 10-12
Advanced
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| Purinyata. |
|
At night |
Noun, Noun ending - action in - (k)ata |
Communication - Time, Communication - Location, Communication - Describing |
Describing |
Yr 4-6
Yr 7-9
|
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| Purnggak kinyam wanap! |
Say: puurng-gahk kiny-ahm warn-ahp
|
Blow that fire! |
Noun, Pronoun, Verb ending - ordering one person to do action to other - ak, Verb head-word |
Activities - Hunting/Fishing, Communication - order or direction |
Communication, Interacting, Language Building |
Yr 7-9
Yr 10-12
Advanced
|
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| Puthayanda kinyam wanap. |
Say: puuth-aiy-ahnd-ah kiny-ahm warn-ahp
|
I am putting out this fire |
Noun, Pronoun, Verb ending - I do - anda, Verb ending - way of being - aya, Verb head-word |
Activities - Camping, Communication - Describing |
Describing |
Yr 4-6
Yr 7-9
|
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| Putheka larnangin. |
Say: puud-eh-kah larn-ang-in
|
He's going into your camp/house |
Noun ending - yours - (g)in, Verb ending - he/she/it does - a, Verb head-word |
Activities - Moving |
Communication, Describing |
Yr 7-9
|
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| Putheka telkuk. |
Say: puud-eh-kah terl-kuuk
|
Hullo or Welcome |
Noun ending - his/her/its - (k)uk, Verb ending - he/she/it does - a, Noun, Verb |
Conversation, Communication |
Communication, Interacting, Language Building, Socialising |
Yr 1-3
Yr 4-6
Yr 7-9
|
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| Puthekang tumikalek. |
Say: puud-eh-kang tuum-ii-kah-lek
|
He/she/it is entering my camp |
Noun ending - mine - (d)ek, Verb ending - happening now - ang, Verb head-word |
Activities - Moving |
Communication, Describing, Grammar |
Yr 1-3
Yr 4-6
Yr 7-9
|
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| Puyikin wanapa. |
Say: puu-yik-in warn-ah-pah
|
He/she/it fell into the fire |
Noun ending - action towards - (k)a, Verb ending - has already happened (past) - in, Verb head-word |
Communication - order or direction, Conversation |
Describing, Language Building |
Yr 4-6
Yr 7-9
Yr 10-12
Advanced
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| Telkayarr? |
Say: terl-kai-yarr? (Use rising inflection at end to show it is a question)
|
You are well? (or 'are you well', 'how are you?) |
Verb ending - way of being - aya, Verb ending - you ( one person) do - arr, Verb head-word |
Communication - Question, Conversation |
Communication, Socialising |
Yr 4-6
Yr 7-9
Yr 10-12
|
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| Telkayiny. |
|
It will be all right |
Verb ending - will happen - iny, Verb head-word |
People and Family - Family |
Communication, Language Building |
Yr 7-9
|
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| Telkuk murenyuk. |
Say: terl-kuuk muur-erny-uuk
|
He/she/it is clever |
Noun, Noun ending - his/her/its - (k)uk |
Communication - Describing, People and Family - Adults |
Describing |
Yr 7-9
|
|
| Telkuk muyənyuk. |
Say: terl-kuuk muuy-əny-uuk
|
He/she/it has a good character |
Adverb head-word, Noun, Noun ending - his/her/its - (k)uk |
Communication - Describing |
Communication |
Yr 10-12
|
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| Telkuk nya manya peng. |
Say: terl-kuuk nyah mahny-ah peng
|
He is a good man |
Noun, Noun ending - his/her/its - (k)uk, Pronoun |
Communication - Describing, People and Family - Feelings |
Communication, Describing |
Yr 7-9
|
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| Telkuk-min kinyam kurrək murrendaya |
Say: tel-kuuk-min kiny-yahm kuurr-ək muurr-end-aiy-ah
|
a very good place to live. |
Pronoun, Verb ending - way of being - aya |
Communication - Describing, Country - Land |
Describing, Language Building |
Yr 10-12
Yr 7-9
|
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| Tharrətangmarn. |
|
A white cloud |
|
Communication - Describing, Country - Sky |
Describing |
Yr 7-9
Yr 4-6
|
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| These people are good. |
Say: terl-kuuk kin-mer kuul-ii.
|
Telkuk kinmer kuli. |
Adverb head-word, Noun, Pronoun |
Communication - Describing |
Communication, Community, Describing, Language Building |
Yr 4-6
|
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| Tirndak kinyam wirrengən! |
Say: tiirn-dahk kiny-yahm wiirr-eng-ən!
|
Take this dog away! |
Noun, Pronoun, Verb ending - ordering one person to do action to other - ak, Verb head-word |
Communication - order or direction, Animals - Mammals, Communication - Location |
Communication |
Yr 4-6
Yr 7-9
|
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| Tirndiny ngakin. |
|
He/she will take your photograph. |
|
Conversation |
Communication, Language Building |
Yr 7-9
|
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| Tulaya murrengandak. |
Say: tuul-aiy-ar muurr-eng-arn-dark
|
I am deeply ashamed 'my head is small' |
Verb ending - way of being - aya, Verb head-word |
Conversation, People and Family - Feelings |
Communication |
Advanced
|
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| Tulu ngani. |
|
Short waddy, yamstick |
Noun |
Activities - Gathering |
Culture, Describing |
Yr 7-9
Yr 4-6
Yr 1-3
|
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| Tyakilanda |
|
I am eating. |
Verb ending - I do - anda, Verb ending - often or still - ila, Verb head-word |
People and Family - Body, Communication - Describing |
Communication |
ECH
Yr 4-6
Yr 1-3
Yr 7-9
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