Nyampuju kuruwarri kujurnu Paddy Nelson...

Nyampuju kuruwarri kujurnu Paddy Nelson Jupurrurlariu.

The next three syllables you will learn are ya, yi, and yu .The letter y in Warlpiri is used for the same y sound as in the English word yellow.

Read the words on the next five pages. If you don't know what a word means it may be a word which is not used in your community. Try looking it up in the short word list at the back of the book. If it is not there you will have to find it in the Warlpiri/English dictionary.If you can't work out how to say any of the words, ask some-one who has learned to read Warlpiri.Remember a = ar, i = ee, u = oo.

So y a = yar, yi = yee, u = yoo

yapa (people) will sound like yar-par.

yipa (ashes) will sound like yee-par.

yupuju(bush) will sound like yoo-poo-joo.

When a is followed by y in words like y a y i (sister) and y a y a (saiiver)

the sound of the first syllable is an ay sound as in the English word day.

Some-times the y at the beginning of a word can hardly be heard

especially when followed by i.

e.g. yinarlingi (echidna) sounds like inarlingi.

How does the word start? Write in the first syllable.

Nyiya-ngurlu kalu wangkami? Yirraka jilipurlu.

Ja languju_____ ___________ ____ __

Fill in the spaces to complete the syllable pattern.

(J ilipurlu -w ati yirraka junqarn irli.)

Ja langu ju___________________ _____ _

Ja langu ju_____________________________Put in the first syllable. (Jilipurlu yirraka.)

Read and draw. Put a ring around ya, yi, yu.

(Riirti-manta, pija yirraka. Warru-kirdi-kirdi yirraka ya, yi, yu.

Write in the last syllable. (Jilipurlu yirraka nviva-kurlu )

Ja langu ju__________ _ ___

Jalanguju.

Jalanguju.

The next three syllables you will learn are ka, ki, and ku.

The letter k in Warlpiri is used to cover these sounds; k, c and g.

Read the words on the next five pages. If you don't know what a word means it may be a word which is not used in your community. Try looking it up in the short word list at the back of the book. If it is not there you will have to find it in the Warlpiri/English dictionary.

If you can't work out how to say any of the words, ask some-one who has learned to read Warlpiri.

Remember a = ar, i = ee, u = oo.

So ka = kar, ki = kee, ku = koo

kaja (son) will sound like kar-jar.

kuyu (m eat) will sound like koo-yoo.

mukaki(bush plums) will sound like moo-kar-kee.

The Warlpiri sound that we write using the letter k, is in between the

English k and g sounds. It is not usually aspirated; that means no wind

comes out of the mouth as it is said.

k

kaki

ku

ai

u

karli

kiyi

kurlardq

n

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Ja lan gu ju_____________________________

How does the word start? Write in the first syllable.

Nyiya-ngurlu kalu wangkami? Yirraka jilipurlu.

Put in the first syllable. (Jilipurlu yirraka.)

Jalanguju__________________________

k a k i y i manu y a y i k a p a l a k a r r i m i y u j u k u r l a .

Ja langu ju_____________________________

Read and draw. Put a ring around ka, ki, ku.

(Riirti-manta, pija yirraka. Warru-kirdi-kirdi yirraka ka, ki, ku.

Jalanguju_

Jalanguju

Jalanguju.

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The next three syllables you will learn are na, ni, and nu.

The letter n in Warlpiri is used for the same sound as the letter n in English.

Read the words on the next seven pages. If you don't know what a word means it may be a word which is not used in your community. Try looking it up in the short word list at the back of the book. If it is not there you will have to find it in the Warlpiri/English dictionary.

If you can't work out how to say any of the words, ask some-one who has learned to read Warlpiri.

Remember a = ar, i = ee, u = oo.

So na = nar, ni = nee, nu = noo

nama (a n t) will sound like nar-mar.

mani (g e tt in g ) will sound like mar-nee.

panu ( lo ts ) will sound like par-noo.

There are two n sounds in Warlpiri. The other n sound is said w ith the

tongue curled back and it is w ritten rn. You will learn the syllables

rna, rni, rnu, later on.

Although the n sound at the beginning of words may sound like rn i t is

still w ritten as n, as in nalija.

j c i i c i i i y u ju_

Read and draw. Put a ring around na ni nu

Jalanguju

u m tui iM u j u _____________________________

How does the word start? Write in the first syllable.

Nyiya-ngurlu kalu wangkami? Yirraka jilipurlu.

Jalanguju_

Jalanguju

Ja langu ju__________________________

Write the words. (Yirdi-wati yirraka.)

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