Warami!
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?
Translate to Dharug:
Snake near or on the rock
Dyirabidgi gibawa
Translate:
"Yandyami"
Biraya
Sing
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
Ngaradya'wunya
I heard you
Mii marri Dhiramin?
How many sisters?
Dhamara bula + bula bula =
Dhamara wagul
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: naadyi'mi magura dhurabunga?
You see the fish in the river?
NAIDOC stands for
National Aboriginal Islander Day Observation Committee
Translate from English to Dharug:
Who is William Dawes and why is he significant in the revitalisation of Dharug language?
He was a British Colonel and the first person to record Dharug language on paper. This was through his interactions with a local Indigenous woman in Sydney (Dawes Point). His notebooks are a vital historical document the revitalisation and rediscovery of Dharug language vocabulary.
Naady'u marri barra baduwa
I see a big Eel in the river.
Provide an example of the associative suffix in Dharug.
Ngaya Richmond-birang
Translate to English:
"Hello, good to see you today on Dharug country"
Warami, budyari bayady'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).