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Warənguk kamak-kamak nya.
lit. left-hand-his/hers crippled indeed
Her left hand is really crippled
Wawangandin pulety manyə kali-para.
lit. he/she/it following-me ten dog-s

Ten dogs following me
Wemba ninyam tyakak pengguk parəkin pithiku.
Say: wemb-ar niny-arm tyark-ark peng-guuk par-ə-kin pith-i-ku
Don't eat this meat, it's flyblown Communication - order or direction, Communication - Describing, Activities - Hunting/Fishing, Activities - Cooking
Wemba pilpak.
Say: wemb-ar pil-park
Don't bang or 'stop banging that ....' Communication - order or direction
Wemba tuki perrma nyunga-kat.
Say: wemb-ar tuuk-ii perrm-ar nyuung-ar-kart
Don't move, that man here is sneaking (a bird) Communication - Describing, Communication - order or direction
Wemba tuki!
Say: wemb-ar tuuk-ii
Don't move!, keep still! Communication - order or direction
Wemba wermili.
Say: Wemb-ar werm-il-i
Don't bark (or stop barking!) Activities - Moving, Communication - order or direction
Wemba-kat kungaya
Say: wemb-ar-kart kung-aiy-ya
He is never quiet! Communication - Describing
Wemba-kat nyarnak. Karnyilarr.
Say: Wemb-ar-kart nyarn-ark. Karny-il-arr.
Don't worry! You are still breathing Conversation, Communication - order or direction
Wemba-min.
Say: wem-bah-min
No (thank you) said in answer to an offer Communication - answer
Wemba-wemba.
Say: wemb-ar-wemb-ar
Certainly not Communication - answer
Wembanda katima panəm!
Say: Wemb-arnd-ar kart-im-ar parn-əm
I haven't got any bread! Communication - Describing, Activities - Food
Wembanda nyuma kinyam lerrk.
Say: wemb-arnd-ar nyuum-ar kiny-arm lerrk
I don't know this woman Communication - answer, Communication
Wembanda tyakiny tyalingin!
Say: wem-barnd-ar tyark-ity tyarl-ing-in
I won't eat your food! Conversation, Communication, Activities - Food
Wembarr karndəla.
Say: wemb-arr karnd-əl-ar

You stop shouting Communication - order or direction
Werkuwerkuwi.

Quick! quick! it's urgent
Werrkak! Karndiyatyarr tyarrmba!
lit. Quickly! shout-order-you scare it off!

Quick! You shout out to scare it away!
Werrpaninanda kinyam wirrenggal.

I caught this perch
Wikanda.

I am hungry
Windya-kat.
Lit. where-emphasis.

Where indeed? I don't know!
Windyaluk muyəngin?
Literal meaning - Whereabouts thought-yours
Where is your mind? i.e. what are you thinking about?
Winmarr wurrukin kanyengkap.
lit. cover-you mouth-yours to-cough-inorderto
Cover your mouth to cough
Winyarr kalputiny wanap?
lit. who chop-will firewood

Who will chop up the firewood?
Winyarr karrkarin?
Winyarr (who) (Interrogative pronoun) karrakara (to cry out for help) + in (past tense - cried).

Who cried out for help?
Winyarr nyerndiny Wamba Wamba?
Demonstrates use of the Interrogative Pronoun (asks a question) 'winyarr' as the first or 'head word' of a sentence. (It likely contains the subject marker 'arr' (you, singular) ) Lit. who learn-will Wamba Wamba.
Who will learn Wamba Wamba?
Winyarr yukalin?
Lit. who friend-your?

Who is your friend? People and Family - Friends
Winyarruk pirnin?
An interrogative pronoun 'winyarr' with person tag 'uk' and verb 'pirnin' (came).

Who came?
Wira kurrkuk.

His blood is running (fast), i.e. he has a fever
Wirimbuluk.

His/her/its ears
Wirrang katən.
lit. flow-ing water.

Water is flowing, Flowing water