2024 · open round · B · 10 points

Finding Your Place in Warlpiri

NACLO 2024 Problem Committee · morphology · phonology · rule discovery

Warlpiri is a language spoken by about 3,000 people in Central Australia. The Warlpiri people are originally from the Tanami Desert in Australia's Northern Territory; most still live in that area, but many also live in other parts of Australia. In Warlpiri-speaking communities, such as Lajamanu, Yuendumu, Willowra, and Nyirripi, schools offer bilingual education programs in both Warlpiri and English.

B1. Below are some sentences in Warlpiri, along with English translations. Write the sentences that should go in the two blank spaces.

	Warlpiri	English
1.	Maliki ka marlungka karrimi.	The dog is standing on the kangaroo.
2.	Maliki ka marlungka nyinami.	The dog is sitting on the kangaroo.
3.	Maliki ka karntangka karrimi.	The dog is standing on the woman.
4.	Marlu ka nantuwurla karrimi.	The kangaroo is standing on the horse.
5.	Karnta ka kuurlurla ngunami.	The woman is lying in the school.
6.	Maliki ka nantuwurla ngunami.
7.		The kangaroo is sitting in the school.

Here are some more sentences. Study them, and then answer the questions below.

	Warlpiri	English
8.	Nantuwu ka yaparranjirla nyinami.	The horse is sitting on the teenage boy.
9.	Luurnpa ka mardukujarla nyinami.	The kingfisher bird is sitting on the woman.
10.	Yaparranji ka paarlparla nyinami.	The teenage boy is sitting on the calf (of the leg).
11.	Mardukuja ka pirlingka ngunami.	The woman is lying on the hill.
12.	Pirli ka raangka nyinami.	The hill is sitting in the clearing.

B2. Two of the Warlpiri words in the following list have the same meaning as each other. Identify these two words: karnta, luurnpa, mardukuja, ngunami, pirli

B3. Answer each of the following questions by writing A or B.

Wati means "man", so "on the man" is: A. watirla B. watingka
Warlu means "fire", so "in the fire" is: A. warlurla B. warlungka
Jaaji means "church", so "in the church" is: A. jaajirla B. jaajingka
Wulpayi means "creek", so "in the creek" is: A. wulpayirla B. wulpayingka
Ngurra means "home", so "at home" is: A. ngurrarla B. ngurrangka
Yama means "shade", so "in the shade" is: A. yamarla B. yamangka

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Questions

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Two of the Warlpiri words in the list have the same meaning as each other. Which two?

List the two words with the same meaning (separated by a comma).

Answer each of the following by writing A or B.

i. Wati means "man", so "on the man" is: A. watirla B. watingka

ii. Warlu means "fire", so "in the fire" is: A. warlurla B. warlungka

iii. Jaaji means "church", so "in the church" is: A. jaajirla B. jaajingka

iv. Wulpayi means "creek", so "in the creek" is: A. wulpayirla B. wulpayingka

v. Ngurra means "home", so "at home" is: A. ngurrarla B. ngurrangka

vi. Yama means "shade", so "in the shade" is: A. yamarla B. yamangka

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