QUESTIONS IN MURUWARI Flashcards
What meat totem you?
Minjan widji bidjuru yindu?
What?
Minjan?
Who?
Ngaana?
When?
Wandanj? or wandhu?
Asks a straight question (this is a Q)
Wiya
Why?
Minjan
Where?
Dirra (or dhirra)
Question - cold-becoming you?
Wiya marnda-m-indu?
Question - think-you? (are you thinking of anything?)
Wiya binambi-ndu
What chase-is-he? (what is he chasing?)
Minjan wanga-yi-bu
What do-you? (what are you doing?)
Minjan dhanadu?
What-for going-you? ((what do you want to go for?)
Minjan-gu yan-di-ndu
Where eggs lay-you them? (where did you put the eggs?)
Dhirra gabunj wunandu dharrana
Where-at is-being-he? (Whereabouts is he?)
Dhirra-ngga yindhirri-bu
Who woman? (who is that woman?)
Ngaana muginj?
When return-self-will-you? (When are you returning?)
Wandanj gularrigundu?
When (there) going-you? (When are you going?
Wandhu ngara yan-mi-ndu?
