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Sound of letters in Bundjalung

u sounds like u in put or oo in good.

Jugi-jugi (pronounced chooky chooky – you can guess it was borrowed from English) a chook, a hen

jali (jall-ee) tree         waybar fire    (why-barr or web-barr)

Jugi-jugi jaliyah?       Jugi-jugi waybarah!

Is the chook in the tree? The chook is in the fire!

Guybahla mala!

They are roasting it!

More sounds

(Bundjalung bandjalahm)

butterfly

Bahbany jalum-nguhrgan.

Granny has fish

Baygal budjarbiny-nguhrgan. The man has flowers.

 

Yan.gahla

going        

 

nangany (nungany) vegetable food

 

Nyah nganyi! Look at me!

 

Gundur jaliyah! The rat in the tree!

gundur hair of head 

Dandaygam gandulah nyulangaha.

The old man in his boat.

 

 

Wagahn jaliyah.

The crow in the tree.

 

Yagay! Waringihn jinanggah nganyah!

Yah! There’s a caterpillar on my foot!