Yamakarra                    

yes/no+SENS EVID      

How are you?

 

Ngathii     yuwi (your name) kara

I+GOAL   name                    be+PRES

My name is XXXX

 

Ngathu      Ngiyampaa   mayi       kara

I+DO/ER   Ngiyampaa   person    be+PRES

I am a Ngiyampaa person

 

Ngiyanu               kurunhthilanhi      Ngiyampaa       ngurrampaaka

we all+DO/ER     gather+PAST        Ngiyampaa      homelands+LOC

We are gathered on Ngiyampaa country

 

Pukiluthunuu                                                  ngiyanikii        ngurrampaaka      kara

happy-DOER=I+DO/ER=you+SOURCE        our+GOAL     homelands-LOC   be-PRES

I am happy to have you on our homelands

 

Marrathalpu         ngiyanu               ngurrampaanthi                   pathiyi

long ago+UNIV    we all+DO/ER     homelands+SOURCE         come+PAST

Since the beginning of time, we come from this country

 

Ngiyanu               winangangilakirri               ngiyanikii       pukayangkay     kukayangkaykamintii

we all+DO/ER     remember-CONT-PURP    our+GOAL    old man             old woman-ADD TOPIC

We must always remember our old men and old women (elders past and present)

 

Ngiyanu               winangangilakirri              thakun   kali       kukurramintii             tharrampiya

we all+DO/ER     remember-CONT-PURP   earth     water    tree-ADD TOPIC       love-PRES

We must always remember to take care of the earth, water and the trees

 

yata    punmalaka                ngurrampaa

well    change-ACT-L-FUT   homelands

and make our country well

 

Yata wiitya

well  be+COMM

Stay well