| Wikanda. |
|
I am hungry |
People and Family - Feelings |
|
| Windya wirrengən? |
Say: wiind-yah wiirr-eng-ən
|
Where is the dog? |
Animals - Mammals, Communication - Question |
|
| Windya-kat. |
|
Where indeed? I don't know! |
Communication - Location, Communication - Question |
|
| Windyaluk muyəngin? |
Say: Wind-yahl-uuk muuy-əng-iin?
|
Where is your mind? i.e. what are you thinking about? |
Communication - Question |
|
| Windyalukarr? |
Say: win-dyahl-uu-karr? (Make voice higher from 'ahl' to end of word to indicate it is a question.)
|
Where are you? |
Communication - Question |
|
| Winmarr wurrukin kanyengkap. |
Say: win-marr wuurr-uu-kin kahny-eng-kahp
|
Cover your mouth to cough |
People and Family - Health, Communication - order or direction |
|
| Winyarr kalputiny wanap? |
Say: wiiny-arr kahl-puut-iny warn-ahp
|
Who will chop up the firewood? |
Activities - Working, Activities - Camping, Activities - Gathering, Communication - Question |
|
| Winyarr karrkarin? |
Say: wiiny-yarr karr-kar-in
|
Who cried out for help? |
Communication |
|
| Winyarr nyerndiny Wamba Wamba? |
Say: Wiiny-arr nyern-diiny Waem-bah Waem-bah?
|
Who will learn Wamba Wamba? |
Activities - Learning, Communication - Question, Cultural - Traditional Knowledge |
|
| Winyarr yukalin? |
Say: winy-arr yuuk-ahl-in?
|
Who is your friend? |
Communication - Question |
|
| Winyarruk pirnin? |
Say: winy-arr-uuk piurn-iin?
(Use rising tone for question.)
|
Who came? |
Communication - Question |
|
| Wirimbuluk. |
|
His/her/its ears |
Communication - Counting, Communication - Describing |
|
| Wirra kurrkuk. |
|
His blood is running (fast), i.e. he has a fever |
Communication - Describing, People and Family - Health |
|
| Wirrang katən. |
|
Water is flowing, Flowing water |
Communication - Describing, Country - Water |
|
| Wirrengən-pula. |
|
Two dogs |
Communication - Counting, Communication - Describing |
|
| Wulman yangginy lanuka. |
Say: wuul-mahn yahng-giny lahn-uuk-ah
|
The old man will walk to his home |
Activities - Moving, Communication - Describing, Communication - Location, People and Family - Elders |
|
| Wuthin tyarəmkuk karrəkuk nyenggin tyakal. |
Say: wuuth-in tyar-əm-kuuk karr-ə-kuuk nyeng-gin tyark-arl
|
He put his spear and spear thrower down and sat down on the ground |
Activities - Hunting/Fishing, Communication - Describing, Communication - Location, Activities - Moving, Country - Land |
|
| Wuyipuwala mithəka. |
Say: Wuu-yip-uu-wahl-ah mith-ə-kah
|
Rainstorm is blowing up |
Country - Weather |
|
| Yalang-yalang! Tyarrmbinarr Pirndety! Wurrekin Tulu. |
Say: Yahl-ahng-yahl-ahng! Tyarrm-bin-arr Puirn-dety! Wuurr-ek-in Tuul-uu.
|
"Idiot! You scared it off Pirndety!" said Tulu |
Communication - Describing, Conversation, Activities - Playing |
|
| Yandang nyerndiny Wamba Wamba! |
Say: Yahn-dahng nyern-diiny Waem-bah Waem-bah!
|
I will learn Wamba Wamba! |
Activities - Learning, Communication - answer |
|
| Yandang wawity Kirrkundity. |
Say: yahnd-ahng waou-wity Kiirr-kuun-dity
|
I would follow God |
Communication - Belief |
|
| Yanggang poty-kata tyurung malanga. |
Say: yarng-garng poty-kart-ar tyuur-uung marl-arng-ar
|
Walking through the long grass and far away. |
Activities - Moving |
|
| Yanggang Werkul-tawa |
Say: yahng-gahng Werk-uul-taou-wah
|
Walking along the Wakool River |
Activities - Moving, Communication - Location, Country - Water |
|
| Yanggangangurr nyawi-kata kirrkundity. |
Say: yahng-gahng-ahng-uurr nyaou-wii kiirr-kuund-ity
|
We are walking in the light of the lord |
Activities - Moving, Activities - Singing, Communication - Belief |
|
| Yanggangurr. |
|
We walk |
Activities - Moving, Communication - Describing |
|
| Yanginyangal karrəlkuk. |
Say: Yahng-iny-ahng-ahl karr-əl-kuuk
|
We two will go for a walk tonight |
Activities - Moving, Communication - Describing, Communication - Time |
|
| Yarkarr nyunya. |
|
You look over there |
Communication - Location, Communication - order or direction, Country - Places |
|
| Yarkinarr nyunya tyelik-tyelik. |
Say: yark-in-arr nyuuny-ar tyerl-ik-tyerl-ik.
|
You looked around here yesterday. |
Activities - Moving, Communication - Describing, Communication - Location, Communication - Time |
|
| Yarkuwanda wilkarr-para |
Say: yark-uu-warn-dah wilk-arr
|
I am looking around for dingoes |
Activities - Hunting/Fishing, Activities - Moving, Animals - Mammals, Communication - Describing |
|
| Yarkuwin lipkwilku tyak-tyak potykata. |
Say: yark-uul-win lip-kwil-ku tyahk-tyahk poty-kah
|
The echidna searched for white ants in the grass |
Animals |
|