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Lesson 1: Talking About Location

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Created on October 23, 2025

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Talking About Location

palawa kani uses word endings called attachements to show location.

- ti means 'in'

This attachment is added to the place where someone or something is 'in'. It only attaches to naming words (nouns) or pronouns (mina, nina etc), NOT to describing words (adjectives) or action words (verbs).

Example: These sentences follow the sentence pattern: [place]-ti

Click the speaker icon below to hear the sentences. Then, repeat them three times aloud.

Auio

Kanamaluka-ti

In Launceston

Lutruwita-ti

In Tasmania

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Auio

Audio

Talking About Location

To say you are 'in' a location, we can use follow the sentence pattern: mina + [place]-ti I place -in

1. Press the speaker icon to listen to the sentence2. Say the sentence aloud three times 3. Write & voice record the sentences in your Language Library

mina Nipaluna-ti

I Hobart in

(I am in Hobart)

Auio

mina Larapuna-ti

I Bay of Fires in

(I am in the Bay of Fires)

NEXT >>

Auio

Audio

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Exploring the palawa kani Place Names Map

Thes activities use the interactive palawa kani Place Names Map. To access this, click on the map

ngamala nina? (where are you)

1. Go to the palawa kani Place Names Map2. Find your location & the language word for that place 3. Listen & repeat the place name three times aloud 4. Write a sentence using the sentence pattern: mina+[place]-ti (I am in___) 5. Write & voice record the sentence in your language library

Auio

Auio

Audio

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Exploring the palawa kani Place Names Map

palawa kani Place Names Search

1. Go to the palawa kani Place Names Map2. Find the following palwa kani place names a)Tribunnna b) George Town c) Eaglehawk Neck d) Trial Harbour 3. Listen & repeat the place name aloud three times 5. Write & voice record the locations in your language library

Auio

Auio

Audio

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FINISH

nayri!

Good!You've compeleted Lesson 1 of ngamala nina? Now continue onto Lesson 2: Aksing Questions About location