Warami budyari naady'unya yagu!
Hello, good to see you today!
Mariyang means...
Emu!
What is the location suffix?
wa & a following vowels and consonants.
e.g Girrawi yarra-(wa)
Garuga translates to
Jump!
Ngaya mari bindhi budyari
I am very happy!
Ngiyini budyari?
Fish in the river
Magura dhurabunga
Translate:
"Yandyami"
Bugi
Swim
Dhyanai wayaunga
My mother
Respond to this question in Dharug:
Ngaan ngiyini giyara?
Ngaya giyara .... (name)
Naala! Girrawi yarrawa!
Look! Cockatoo in the tree!
These grammar structures tell us who is doing something. What do they tell us?
Wu -
Mi -
Wu - I
Mi - you
Ngara means:
Listen
Mii marri Dhiramin?
How many sisters?
Where to today?
Binyang Wummara
Bird flying
Tense markers:
dya -
dyu -
ba/ma -
Past - dya
Present - dyu
Future - ba/ma (ma after a word that ends in a nasal sound)
Translate: Waa naadyimi?
What do you see?
If I want to Travel to the North what direction would I say in Dharug?
Ngaya yanma Buwan
Translate from English to Dharug:
How many?
Mii marri?
Naady'u marri barra dhurabunga
I see a big Eel in the river.
This is an example of the Goal suffix (gu) - Translate to English:
Naala badugu
Look for water
Translate to English:
"Hello, good to see you today on Dharug country"
Warami, budyari naady'unya yagu Dharug ngurrawa.
As a team, state 5 kinship terms in Dharug. E.g. mother, father, brother...
Wayunga (Mother), Biyanga (Father), Guwalgang (Older bro), Ngaramada (little bro), Guwalgalyung (Elder sister), Ngarangalyung (little sister).