Manyaniya Nambrimbrii
Lets Start
Let you all start looking at simple verbs, the word for sleep is Nanga, when we add -la it translates to let's sleep.
Bada eat. Bada-la let's eat.
Ngalawayu badala. Sit down lets eat.
Banga make something. Banga-la
Gunama cook. Gunama-la
Gunamala gaban. Let's cook egg.
Wamma swim. Let's swim wamma-la
Wammala-wa gararragarang. let's swim in the ocean.
Nanga sleep: Nanga-la Let's sleep:
Wida drink. Let's drink wida-la
Wida-la badu. Let's drink water
Yan go. Yan-la Let's go
Yenma walk. Yenma-la
If we are gathered in a group of more than two the phrase includes:
Bada-libyila
Banga-libyila
Gunamalibyila
Wammalibyila
Widalibyila
Yanlibyila
Yenmalibyila
Example: everyone sit let's cook together and let's eat together
Ngalawayu gunamalibyila yuu badalibyila.
Use the above mentioned text to practice writing and creating your own phases in Tongue
Song Gulyangarri (Infant Children)
bada yenma wida nanga
bada-la yenma-la wida-la Nanga-la.
Word to practice Naminmabadanami (Show me) Naminmabadanami gulyangarri. (Show me children)