Asking Questions About Location
In palawa kani the word for 'where' is ngamala
- ngamala means 'where'
ngamala can occur before a pronoun (i.e nina) or a naming word (i.e John, girl) to request location. These questions follow the sentence pattern: ngamala + [pronoun/naming word]
Example:
Select the speaker icon below to hear the palawa kani questions. Then have a go at saying them out loud!
ngamala nina? Where are you? where you
Auio
ngamala John? Where is John? where john
ngamala pliri? Where is the boy? where boy
Next
Auio
Audio
Asking Questions About Location
Let's take a look at how these questions look in a Question & Answer scenario.
Select the speaker icon below to hear the palawa kani questions & answer. Then have a go at saying them out loud!
Example:
where are you?
where you
ngamala nina?
Auio
mina Layrapinthi-ti
I am in Mussel Roe
I Mussel Roe in
Back
Next
Auio
Audio
Take a look a more examples on the next page!
Asking Questions About Location
Select the speaker icon below to hear the palawa kani questions & answers. Then have a go at saying them out loud!
Example:
ngamala Alex?
Where is Alex?
where Alex
Alex is in the Pieman River
Alex Pieman River in
Alex Ruyinrim-ti ?
Auio
Next
Auio
Back
Audio
Let's take a look at some more examples on the next page!
Asking Questions About Location
Select the speaker icon below to hear the palawa kani questions & answers. Then have a go at saying them out loud!
Example:
where girl
Where is the girl?
ngamala girl?
luwana Tipina-ti ?
The girl is in Midway Point
girl Midway Point in
Auio
Remember: palawa kani dosen't have linking words like 'in', 'is' or 'the'
Auio
Audio
Back
Finish
nayri!
Good!Now, continue to the interactive activity by selecting the BLUE 'next' button below!
Lesson 2: Asking Questions About Location
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Created on October 30, 2025
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Asking Questions About Location
In palawa kani the word for 'where' is ngamala
- ngamala means 'where'
ngamala can occur before a pronoun (i.e nina) or a naming word (i.e John, girl) to request location. These questions follow the sentence pattern: ngamala + [pronoun/naming word]
Example:
Select the speaker icon below to hear the palawa kani questions. Then have a go at saying them out loud!
ngamala nina? Where are you? where you
Auio
ngamala John? Where is John? where john
ngamala pliri? Where is the boy? where boy
Next
Auio
Audio
Asking Questions About Location
Let's take a look at how these questions look in a Question & Answer scenario.
Select the speaker icon below to hear the palawa kani questions & answer. Then have a go at saying them out loud!
Example:
where are you?
where you
ngamala nina?
Auio
mina Layrapinthi-ti
I am in Mussel Roe
I Mussel Roe in
Back
Next
Auio
Audio
Take a look a more examples on the next page!
Asking Questions About Location
Select the speaker icon below to hear the palawa kani questions & answers. Then have a go at saying them out loud!
Example:
ngamala Alex?
Where is Alex?
where Alex
Alex is in the Pieman River
Alex Pieman River in
Alex Ruyinrim-ti ?
Auio
Next
Auio
Back
Audio
Let's take a look at some more examples on the next page!
Asking Questions About Location
Select the speaker icon below to hear the palawa kani questions & answers. Then have a go at saying them out loud!
Example:
where girl
Where is the girl?
ngamala girl?
luwana Tipina-ti ?
The girl is in Midway Point
girl Midway Point in
Auio
Remember: palawa kani dosen't have linking words like 'in', 'is' or 'the'
Auio
Audio
Back
Finish
nayri!
Good!Now, continue to the interactive activity by selecting the BLUE 'next' button below!