Lesson 3: Describing Words & Word Order
When introducing who you are, you may like to provide more information to describle yourself. rrala means strong. It belongs to a category of words called describing words (adjectives). Listen to the following palawa kani word. Then have a go at saying it out loud!
rrala
strong
Auio
In palawa kani sentences are put together in a different word order than they are in English. This is common in many Australian Aboriginal languages. In palawa kani, describing words always come after the noun ( , etc) or pronoun ( , etc) that they describe.
nina
luwana
mina
Palawa
To read more on this, see page 10 of the mina tunapri nina kani palawa kani Dictionary, 2019.
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Auio
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Lesson 3: Describing Words & Word Order
See examples below of palawa kani word order.
mina luna rrala
mina waypa rrala
I woman strong
I man strong
(I am a strong woman)
(I am a strong man)
mina rrala
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Auio
I strong
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(I am strong)
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Lesson 3: WORD ORDER
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Lesson 3: Describing Words & Word Order
When introducing who you are, you may like to provide more information to describle yourself. rrala means strong. It belongs to a category of words called describing words (adjectives). Listen to the following palawa kani word. Then have a go at saying it out loud!
rrala
strong
Auio
In palawa kani sentences are put together in a different word order than they are in English. This is common in many Australian Aboriginal languages. In palawa kani, describing words always come after the noun ( , etc) or pronoun ( , etc) that they describe.
nina
luwana
mina
Palawa
To read more on this, see page 10 of the mina tunapri nina kani palawa kani Dictionary, 2019.
Let's see how this words on the next page!
NEXT >>
Auio
Audio
Lesson 3: Describing Words & Word Order
See examples below of palawa kani word order.
mina luna rrala
mina waypa rrala
I woman strong
I man strong
(I am a strong woman)
(I am a strong man)
mina rrala
Activity Language Library
Auio
I strong
1. Click the speaker icon to hear the sentences 2. Repeat the sentences out loud three times 3. Write & voice record the sentences in your language library
(I am strong)
Auio
Audio
BACK <<
NEXT >>
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod.
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