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Here is Mrs Watkin's class enjoying a lesson on Adnyamathanha words for family members.

The words were

  Baby Bivi
  Mother Ngami
  Father Vapi
  Big Sister Yaka
  Big Brother Nhungha
  Younger Brother or Sister Vilhali
  Mother's Father Vapapa
  Father's Father Nguarli
  Grandmother Atnyini
  Me Ngai

The lesson started with a circle and the children passing a ball saying "Ngatyu mityi Bruce" (My  name is Bruce) then the child next to them says "Nhanga Bruce" ( hello Bruce) and they pass the ball until everyone has had a go. We have fun trying to get faster at this every week.

Then Auntie Kaelene read the children a book called "Ngatyu ngankini wiriwiri" (My family)

After this the children were given a piece of paper and some magazines so they could cut out people representing their family and stick then on the paper, then label them. The children really enjoyed the lesson from the looks of it.