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7. PILAWUK
In my language, Ngangiwumerri, we teach children to think of others and make others happy. We learn by 'doing' and by 'watching/observing'. Sometimes in life we want to 'do' fun things all the time. To grow up into a good person we also need to 'watch/observe' others having fun even if we are busting to 'do' the fun things. In my language when you are not chosen to 'do' the fun thing/activity and you have to
'watch/observe' we say 'nyinyi ta nginni' which means 'I'm happy for you!' Say this ('nyinyi ta nginni' and the person's name) in your head and SMILE. Keep smiling until all the sadness in your gut/tummy from not being picked has gone or until the activity has finished. Learn how to say it in your own language or other languages so that every time you are not chosen you can look forward to saying 'I'm happy for you
...(name) in different languages.
| 'Nyinyi ta nginni' syllable breakdown/pronounciation: nyin-yi ('nyin' sound the 'n' then say 'yin' as in 'yin yang', 'yi' as in the 'ye' in 'year') ta (the 'a' is an 'u' sound as in 'up') ngin-ni ('ng' as in 'sing', 'in' as in the English word 'in' & 'ni' as 'in knee') |
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