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Yawuru Language
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Kalia mabu dyunu. Everything is fine.
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Kalia mabudyan. All is good.
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Mabu ngangan. I am good.
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Kalia yangardidyin. We (more than two) are good.
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Narli nganka ngandyun. I am telling the truth.
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Karti burragan. I don't know.
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Banu mankarlargun. East Crab Creek.
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Inarr lurran mayi dyimbin. The food is cooking inside.
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Nana lurdan mayi. I am cooking.
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Ngandiran mayi ngan. I am going to get food.
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Kalia yangardidyin mabadyan. Us two good.
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Mabudyan yangardidyan. We are good.
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Oora dyia. You are telling lies.
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Mandya kalia yangardidyan mabudyin. We are all good.
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Kurrkarda wamba mabu dyunu. You two men are very good.
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Mandya dyandu yarrdeirr. (We are) many women here.
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Nana langkan ngayu ni. I know.
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Walyulga dyanu. You tell me.
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Walyulga dyina. You tell him.
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Ruga nangeran ramada ingaram ngayu. I got black from the sun.
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Karkab ngandirra. You go there.
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Karri burugan bibi dyanu. I don't know where my mother is.
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Bagu dyina. He or she is coming.
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Bagu dyia. He or she is coming this way.
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Bibi dyanu goolarr indiran. My mother has gone to the west.
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    This list was compiled by Mick Manolis of Broome.