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<div style="font-size:280%;">🤗 '''Kaurna''' Greetings for Everyday Life</div> | <div style="font-size:280%;">🤗 '''Kaurna''' Greetings for Everyday Life</div> | ||
Hi Kaurna learners! 😃 | Hi Kaurna learners! 😃 | ||
Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in '''Kaurna'''? | Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in '''Kaurna'''? | ||
Kaurna is spoken by the peoples of the Adelaide Plains of South Australia. The Kaurna peoples are made up of various tribal clan groups. | |||
Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others. | Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others. | ||
If you’re planning a trip to | If you’re planning a trip to South Australia or are trying to learn Kaurna, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings. | ||
Revision as of 23:32, 14 December 2022
Hi Kaurna learners! 😃
Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in Kaurna?
Kaurna is spoken by the peoples of the Adelaide Plains of South Australia. The Kaurna peoples are made up of various tribal clan groups.
Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.
If you’re planning a trip to South Australia or are trying to learn Kaurna, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
Let’s get started! 🤗
Greetings
| English | Kaurna |
|---|---|
| general greeting | Marni |
| how are you? | Na marni purrutye? |
| how are you? spoken to one person | Niina marni? |
| how are you? spoken to two people | Niwa marni? |
| how are you? spoken to a group of people | Naa marni? |
| reply to Niina marni, Niwa marni, and Naa marni | Ne marniai, ninna? |
| reply to Niina marni, Niwa marni, Naa marni and Ne marniai, ninna | Marniai |
| reply to Niina marni, Niwa marni, Naa marni and Ne marniai, ninna | Marni |
| where are you going? spoken to one person | Wanti niina? |
| where are you going? spoken to two people | Wanti niwa? |
| where are you going? spoken to a group | Wanti naa? |
| welcome greeting spoken to one person | Marni niina budni |
| welcome greeting spoken to two people | Marni niwa budni |
| welcome greeting spoken to a group of people | Marni naa budni |
Sources
Polyglot Club thanks Jennifer Runner for her outstanding work in collecting some of the phrases for this Kaurna lesson. 👍
Her objective is, like the Polyglot Club, to promote intercultural communication and understanding and to raise awareness of linguistic diversity in the world. ✨
- More information on her website: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/