QUESTIONS IN MURUWARI Flashcards
1
Q
What meat totem you?
A
Minjan widji bidjuru yindu?
2
Q
What?
A
Minjan?
3
Q
Who?
A
Ngaana?
4
Q
When?
A
Wandanj? or wandhu?
5
Q
Asks a straight question (this is a Q)
A
Wiya
6
Q
Why?
A
Minjan
7
Q
Where?
A
Dirra (or dhirra)
8
Q
Question - cold-becoming you?
A
Wiya marnda-m-indu?
9
Q
Question - think-you? (are you thinking of anything?)
A
Wiya binambi-ndu
10
Q
What chase-is-he? (what is he chasing?)
A
Minjan wanga-yi-bu
11
Q
What do-you? (what are you doing?)
A
Minjan dhanadu?
12
Q
What-for going-you? ((what do you want to go for?)
A
Minjan-gu yan-di-ndu
13
Q
Where eggs lay-you them? (where did you put the eggs?)
A
Dhirra gabunj wunandu dharrana
14
Q
Where-at is-being-he? (Whereabouts is he?)
A
Dhirra-ngga yindhirri-bu
15
Q
Who woman? (who is that woman?)
A
Ngaana muginj?
