| Windyalukarr? |
Say: win-dyahl-uu-karr? (Make voice higher from 'ahl' to end of word to indicate it is a question.)
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Where are you? |
Communication - Question |
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| Winmarr wurrukin kanyengkap. |
Say: win-marr wuurr-uu-kin kahny-eng-kahp
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Cover your mouth to cough |
People and Family - Health, Communication - order or direction |
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| Winyarr kalputiny wanap? |
Say: wiiny-arr kahl-puut-iny warn-ahp
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Who will chop up the firewood? |
Activities - Working, Activities - Camping, Activities - Gathering, Communication - Question |
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| Winyarr karrkarin? |
Say: wiiny-yarr karr-kar-in
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Who cried out for help? |
Communication |
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| Winyarr nyerndiny Wamba Wamba? |
Say: Wiiny-arr nyern-diiny Waem-bah Waem-bah?
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Who will learn Wamba Wamba? |
Activities - Learning, Communication - Question, Cultural - Traditional Knowledge |
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| Winyarr yukalin? |
Say: winy-arr yuuk-ahl-in?
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Who is your friend? |
Communication - Question |
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| Winyarruk pirnin? |
Say: winy-arr-uuk piurn-iin?
(Use rising tone for question.)
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Who came? |
Communication - Question |
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| Wira kurrkuk. |
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His blood is running (fast), i.e. he has a fever |
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| Wirimbuluk. |
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His/her/its ears |
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| Wirrang katən. |
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Water is flowing, Flowing water |
Communication - Describing, Country - Water |
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| Wirrengən-pula. |
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Two dogs |
Communication - Counting, Communication - Describing |
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| Wulman yangginy lanuka. |
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The old man will walk to his home |
Activities - Moving, Communication - Describing, Communication - Location |
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| Wuthin tyarəmkuk karrəkuk nyenggin tyakal. |
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He put his spear and spear thrower down and sat down on the ground |
Activities - Hunting/Fishing, Communication - Describing, Communication - Location |
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| Wuyipuwala mithəka. |
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Rainstorm is blowing up |
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| Yalang-yalang! Tyarrmbinarr Pirndety! Wurrekin Tulu. |
Say: Yahl-ahng-yahl-ahng! Tyarrm-bin-arr Puirn-dety! Wuurr-ek-in Tuul-uu.
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"Idiot! You scared it off Pirndety!" said Tulu |
Communication - Describing, Conversation, Activities - Playing |
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| Yandang nyerndiny Wamba Wamba! |
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I will learn Wamba Wamba! |
Activities - Learning, Communication - answer |
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| Yandang wawity Kirrkundity. |
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I would follow God |
Communication - Belief |
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| Yanggang poty-kata tyurung malanga. |
Say: yarng-garng poty-kart-ar tyuur-uung marl-arng-ar
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Walking through the long grass and far away. |
Activities - Moving |
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| Yanggang Werkul-tawa |
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Walking along the Wakool River |
Activities - Moving, Communication - Location, Country - Water |
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| Yanggangangurr nyawi-kata kirrkundity. |
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We are walking in the light of the lord |
Activities - Moving, Activities - Singing, Communication - Belief |
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| Yanggangurr. |
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We walk |
Activities - Moving |
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| Yanginyangal karrəlkuk. |
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We two will go for a walk tonight |
Activities - Moving |
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| Yarkarr nyunya. |
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You look around here |
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| Yarkinarr nyunya tyelik-tyelik. |
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You looked around here yesterday. |
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| Yarkuwanda wilkarr. |
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I am looking around for dingoes |
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| Yarkuwin lipkwilku tyak-tyak potykata. |
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The echidna searched for white ants in the grass |
Animals |
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| Yathaka liyanyuk. |
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He hasn't got any teeth |
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| Yemurraki-kata |
Say: yerm-uurr-ah-kii-kah-tah
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In the Dream Time |
Communication - Belief |
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| Yinga wira. (or Yinga wirrəka.) |
Say: ying-ah woora or ying-ah wiirr-ə
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He/she/it is hurrying along this way! |
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| Yiri kinya tyurrilang! |
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He is a really bad gossip! |
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