wangkanoun1talkingWangka kanmarrarringu.He went quiet (and had nothing to say).Kurntarringu-rna miinya pitjalayintja wangkamaralpa minyma murtu-murtu pirningka.I felt shy and was coming along without talking because of all the short women there (who were strangers).2word, message, what someone saysMinyma ninti, kaparlingka nyinangu purlkarringu. Wangka kamparntal-kamparntalku ninti.This woman is very knowledgeable because she grew up with her grandmother. She knows all the different meanings of words.Wangka ngaanya-munta-rna kamparntalmanku?Shall I change this word?Tungun-tungunarringkutjamaaltu ngayuku wangka kulinma. Ngayulu-rnanta kanyirnu tiipungu.Listen to my word and don’t be disobedient. I brought you up.3angry talk, argumentKutjupa-kutjupa kanyiranytjalu tirtu wangkama. Ka watjalku, ‘Nintila. Palunyatjanu-li wangkamaalpa nyinama rangka palya.’If you’ve got something, you keep on talking angrily (because your son keeps asking for it). So (your wife) might say, ‘Give it to him. Then we can live at peace without arguments.’4languageWangka kutju-ya wangkarranytja.They were all speaking one language.Tjiinya marlangkatja-marlangkatja-ya kutjupatjarranya Yingkilinytja warli-warlirringkulalpi nintipungku. Nyangka-lampa ngarltutjarra wangka wiyarringku.If some of the younger generation teach (Ngaanyatjarra) mixed with English, then it’ll be sad; our dear language will disappear.5our languageYingkilinypa katirra wangkangka kurrupungkula kanyintjamaaltu tjarra kanyinma ngulan walypalangka Yingkilinypa wangkakitjalu.Don’t bring English and conceal it among language (sentences). Keep it separate to talk English to the white man later on.6voiceTjiinya palunyaku wangka-ra karlta purlkanya.You see, his voice is very deep.7soundmade by birds or animalsKurunyumpunypa purtingkatja, wangka kurlunypa.The southern whiteface is found in thickets and (makes) a tiny sound.See alsotjaatjaminytjisounds likewanka1warnka

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