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Student Instructions
Hint: Download the Wonnarua Language APP. to help you identify animal names.
Listen to the instructions and complete the activities.
1a. Mitji (small) anang (that) ---choose an animal eg. tulan (mouse) That mouse is small
1b. kawal (big) anang (that) .....................
1c. puray (tall) anang (that) .......................
1d. tuluwin (thin/ narrow) anang (that) ....................
1e. kilipiynpiyn (glorious) anang (that) ..................
2 
Draw a) wakul (One) kawul (big) yatangkan (frog)
b) pulawarr (two) purray (tall) marin (emu's)
c) waran (four) makurr (fish) tuluwin (thin/ narrow)
3. A) Ala (Hello) anti (this) = Hello this is one big frog
Now try 3B by yourself
4. Minyang patjikang anang (What animal is that)
*Complete the find a word and circle the leftover letters to fill in the sentence.
(Hint* Piyampalang means large)
Teacher Notes (not visible to students)
**Print the example for teachers notes and further instruction, then delete the example prior to assigning to students. Lesson prepared by Linda L'Green using source: A salvage grammar and wordlist of the language from the Hunter River and Lake Macquarie, Amanda Lissarrague. I would also like to acknowledge the past, present, and future Wonnarua people, Korreil Wonnai AECG - Cessnock & Kurri Kurri and Amanda Lissarrague for their support to return Australian Aboriginal Languages to our people.
