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Heads Shoulders

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Words and sound file

Heads and shoulders knees and toes

 

Bawur, walagan, kindil, jinang Head(s), shoulder(s), knee(s), toe(s)

Kindil, jinang, kindil jinang

Bawur, walagan kindil jinang   Head, shoulder(s), knee(s) toe(s)

Jalgahla danggandu                             Clapping with your hands.

 

Note that in general there is not a suffix like English –s to mark plurals.

 

Mih, binang, muru, jehng                     Eye(s), ear(s), nose(s), mouth(s)                     

Muru, jehng, muru, jehng

Mih binang, muru, jehng

Jalgahla danggandu.                            Clapping with your hands.

 

Dumirgan, muhng, waran, jarang          Chest, belly, hips, thighs

Waran, jarang

Dumirgan, muhng, waran, jarang          Chest, belly, hips, thighs

Waran, jarang

Banggahla jinanggu.                            Stamping with your feet.

 

Mih, binang, muru, jehng                     Eye(s), ear(s), nose(s), mouth(s)                     

Muru, jehng, muru jehng

Mih binang, muru, jehng

Jalgahla danggandu.                            Clapping with your hands.

 

Dumirgan, muhng, waran, jarang          Chest, belly, hips, thighs

Waran, jarang

Dumirgan, muhng, waran, jarang          Chest, belly, hips, thighs

Waran, jarang

Banggahla jinanggu.                            Stamping with your feet.

 

Stressed syllables marked ´, secondary stress `

Báwur, wálagan, kíndil, jínang  Head(s), shoulder(s), knee(s), toe(s)

Kindil, jinang, kindil jinang

Báwur, wálagan, kíndil, jínang  Head, shoulder(s), knee(s) toe(s)

Jalgáhla dánggandù                             Clapping with your hands.

 

Mih, bínang, múru, jehng (not long syllables always get stress and a bit of length.

 

Dúmirgan, muhng, wáran, járang

 

Note that in general there is not a suffix like English –s to mark plurals.


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