tangkatjunkufromtangkablock off hole behind itself with compacted dirtgoanna does this in dry groundTirnkakurlu matjawara-wanala. Nyangka tangkatjurra. Nyangka wantirralpi pakala. Parrapirlulku-parrapirlulku purlparrpungku pungku.You know how you dig a goanna and follow the burrow along. Then it blocks off the hole behind itself. Then you leave it and get up. You jab around until you collapse the ground and kill (the goanna).See alsonyutjitjunkupitjilytjunkuwarnitjunkuyuratjunku
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tangkurr(pa)half of a piece of meat, half of a small animal cut lengthwiseYamirri tangkurrpa-rni yuwa.Give me half of the front leg.Tjiinya kutjupalu-rni katiku kuka marlu kantilypa nintilku. Palunyangka-rna yarlipiri katapungkulalpi tangkurrpungku nintilku. Palunyalu-rnatju kutjupa tangkurrpa nyimiri kanyilku.Somebody might bring the ribs of a kangaroo and give them to me. Then after cutting the shoulder I’ll break off half and give it to someone. Then I’ll keep the other half of the ribs for myself.Means the same asyangkurr(pa)
tangkurraalkufromtangkurr(pa)1break off, snap offTjilku ngana, tirtun purnungka tikalpakara ngarlpurriku-ngarlpurriku palunyangkalta purnu tangkurraalku. Palunyangkan punkalku.Hey kid, if you keep climbing and playing in the tree the branch will break off. Then you’ll fall.Mutuka kurlunytjarra-rna mawirrtjarnu. Nyangka mirna tangkurraarnu.I went along quickly driving a little car. Then the wishbone in the front suspension snapped off.2become dislocated, become loose at a jointYilantjamaaltu wanti yarlipiri tangkurraaltjaku. Purinytju yamirrira kati.Don’t pull (his arm), or his shoulder might become dislocated. Gently take his hand and bring him.Tjiinya-latju mutukatjarralu marluku ngurrirayilku nyaku marlu ngaa pakara mapitjaku. Nyangka-latju purtalku-purtalku tulu wiyarrinyangka ngurlulku-latju parrawanaraanku tjaka-tjakalku. Nyangka wilurru kutjarranya tangkurraannyangka purtu paltjulku punkalku ngarrima.We might look for kangaroos with a car and see a kangaroo get up and go off. Then we’ll shoot at it until all the bullets are finished. Then we’ll chase it around and make it exhausted. When its two thighs get loose it won’t be able to walk and it’ll fall down and lie there.
tangkurrpungkufromtangkurr(pa)break something off at the joint, pull something loose at the jointPitjalanku-latju mutukangka tjilkutarrartu. Ngurrirayilku nyaku nganurti ngaralanyangka tjutupungku paalku mantjilku palyalku. Palunyalu tangkurrpungku wilurru nintilku.We might come along in a car, a child as well. We’ll search around and when we see a bush turkey standing there we’ll shoot it, cook it, get it (out of the fire) and cut it up. Then we’ll break the leg off and give it (to the child).Tjiinya-pulanku kurrirarralu pika payilku-payilku mirrparnarringkulalpi tjilku kurlunypa watimirntanytju yamirri kutjupa witurrpungku. Ka minymamirntanytju yamirri kutjupanya witurrpungku. Palunyalu-pula pulupungku-pulupungku tjinguru yamirri kutjunguru tangkurrpungku. Tjilku ngarltutjarra.A husband and wife might growl at each other until they get really angry and the man will hold on to one arm of the little child. The woman might hold the other arm. Then the two of them might pull until they pull the arm loose on one side. The poor kid.
taparlarralku1come apart, come offTawurrtji yarla kurlunypa ngaralanytja. Ka wati kutjupalu mantjirnu maralu lipinnyangka taparlarrarnu.The trousers had a narrow hole (in them). But when another man made it wider with his hand, they came apart.2come openKuurltjunu-rna. Ka-rni pina taparlarrarnu.I swallowed and my ear came open.3feel sudden reliefKurrurnpa-rna ngampa-ngampa nyinarranytja. Watilukurlu wakala kurlarta murrutjurra wanti wilurrungka. Nyangkalta palykarrpungku yilannyangka kurrurnpa taparlarralku. Ngalyatarrartu taparlarralku nyintji yilannyangka. Palunyapirinypa.My spirit felt shut in. You know how a man spears someone and makes the spear stick out of his thigh. Then when someone cuts the flesh and pulls it out, his spirit feels sudden relief. His mind also feels sudden relief when it’s pulled out. It’s like that.seepina taparlarralkuMeans the same astaparltjalkaku
taparlpungkufromtaparlarralku1open somethingYililpa witu-witu. ‘Nintila-rni ka-rna taparlpuwa ngayulu.’The tin is hard (to open). ‘Give it to me and let me open it.’2break something apartNganalu ngaanya tuu taparlpungu wantingu?Who’s broken this door apart?3force people apart, separate peopleWartalpitjanu taparlpungkukitjamunu. Yangupalalu kanyira kurri ngaparrtjika.It’s too late, you can’t separate them. A young man has a wife for a change.
taparltjalkakufromtaparlarralkuspring open, feel reliefTjayilpakurlu kaninytjarra ngampa-ngampa nyinama. Nyangka purlinymantalukurlu walatjurra. Kurrurnpa, yarnangu pirninyatarrartu taparltjalkaku. Palunyapirinypa.You know how you feel claustrophobic in jail. Then the policeman releases you and your spirit and whole body feels relief. It’s like that.Means the same astaparlarralku
tapultjankueat something in one mouthfulNyirti ngaanya-la tapultjarra purlkamunu.Let’s just eat this goanna fat in one mouthful, it’s not much.Kuka purlkamunu-rna tapultjanu.It wasn’t much meat, I ate it in one mouthful.See alsokuurltjunkungalkumungulku
tariankleTari, murti, ngurnku, munytjulypa ngunngilyarralku.An ankle, knee, elbow or wrist might get sprained.Means the same askarrtjul(pa)walaparawarungantjil(pa)2
tarrapungkustir somethingMaaka kaninytjarra-tjinguru wangara tirtu ngarrima tarrapungkutjamunungka.Maybe sugar will still be lying in the bottom of a mug because it hasn’t been stirred.
tarrarravery fast, quicklyof movementNyangu mamamirntanynga tarrarra mapitjayinkunyangka.He saw the father (emu) going away very fast.Kakarraranguru tarrarra ngalyakukurraarnu.The car sped towards us very quickly from the east.Tarrarralu ngurlurnu wanarayirnu pungu wiilyka.She chased the wild cat very quickly and killed it.See alsowala
tarrarrarrikufromtarrarrabecome fastof movementTarrarrarringu pungu.She moved very fast and killed it.
-tarrartualso-taarrartu-tarra-taarra1too, also, as wellKarlkurla palunyanya karrpil-karrpilpa puru ngarala. Puru kutjupa-kutjupatarrartu.That bush pear is also a creeper. There are also different (creepers) as well.2orWarlawurrulu tjakarlpinkupayi marlu kurlunypa pinytjataarnpatarrartu.An eagle always hooks its claws into a small kangaroo or a rabbit.3might, might even, probablyPitjaku kakalarraralpi punkalkutarrartu.You might come along and after tripping over something, you’ll probably fall over.Marlutarrartu wati kutjulu pitjaanku wakaralpi nyurti latulkirra katima.One man might even come along and after spearing two kangaroos bring both of them back on his head, one on top of the other.See alsokamu1-kamu-lurrtju-tjaka-tjaka
tarril-tarril(pa)variant oftarril(pa)
tarril-tarrilangkuvariant oftarrilangku
tarril(pa)alsotarril-tarril(pa)not properly, ineffectual, blunderingTarrilpa-rnanta kulira purtu.I can’t hear you properly.Tarrilpa purtu yilalku.Someone might ineffectually pull (a splinter) out.Tarril-tarrilpa watjalku.She’ll haltingly tell it.Tarrilpa pungku -- parnakutju pungku.You don’t hit it properly -- that is, you just hit the ground.Tarrilpa-rna palyara yanu.I went away after not doing (the course) properly.See alsomanarrtjarrapuurl(pa)yantuly(pa)yaruny(pa)Means the same asparnmirr(pa)piwarr(pa)
tarrilangkualsotarril-tarrilangkufromtarril(pa)fail to accomplish objective, try to do something to no availusually occurs with pu̲r̲t̲u̲, unsuccessfullyYapungka yirlitjura tarrilangkula. Yapuly-yapulytja purtu tarrilangkula.Because of the rock I’m feeling around unsuccessfully. Because of the rocky ground I can’t do it.Purtu-rna tarrilangkula kapi kurlunypa ngarrirranyangka.I can’t get any because there’s only a little water lying there.
tarrilarralkufromtarril(pa)slip, make a mistakeWirrmilnguru tarrilarrarnu punkarnu.He slipped from the windmill and fell.Warta pungkulanyangka wartakartalpa tarrilarralku.When you’re chopping a tree the axe might slip.seetjaa tarrilarralkuMeans the same aspiwarraalku
tarrilkupungkufromtarril(pa)strike at someone without connecting, try to hitTarrilkupungku kultu.Someone might try to hit another person on the chest.Tarrilkupungu pikalu. Watjalku, ‘Wiya-rna purtu tarrilkupungu. Ngarapalka ka-rna puwa.’You might try to hit someone and say, ‘Oh, I didn’t hit him properly. I wish he’d stand still so I could hit him.’Minyma pampalu kurutjarralu tarrilkupungku. Ka-ya tjitji ngurlu kukurraalku.A blind old woman strikes out without hitting anyone. So the children run away frightened.
tarriltjingalkufromtarril(pa)be unable to do something properlyMiltjitjarramunu-rna tarriltjingara purtu.Because I haven’t got long fingernails I can’t get (the splinter out) properly.
tarrka1nounboneKuka-ya ngalkulayilku tarrka tjunku wantiku.People might eat meat and put a bone aside for later.Means the same asmiltjan(pa)2nounstalk, inedible stemMingkurlpa tarrka ngaraku -- pulparru wiyartu. Ka watjalku, ‘Tarrka palanya pulparrupuwa lingkirrtu.’There might be a stem of tobacco -- no powder. Then you’ll say, ‘Grind that stem hard.’Wirupungku nyangka tarrka pirntalarriku.You scrape off the bark and the stalk is white.3adjectivebare areaKatjararra-pula yurirlpa tarrkangka nyinarranytja.The mother and son were in the bare open area (desert).See alsoyurirl-yurirl(pa)4adjectivebony, skinnyderogatoryKantilypa tarrka!Skinny ribs!seekata tarrkayilkari tarrka
tarrka kaninytjarra kulilkufromtarrkathink deeply, listen carefullyWatilu mantangka tjitjururru pirnku purrkutjarra ngarritjuranytjalu watjalku, ‘Tarrka kaninytjarra kuliranytjamaaltu katurinypa kulira milyarnpungama.’As a man makes bereaved relatives lie on the ground to cry he says, ‘Don’t think deeply just think a little and cry.’Mutukangkan ngarlpurriku-ngarlpurriku punkalku mirrirringkutjakutarra mula-mularringkula tarrka kaninytjarrawanalu kulila wanka nyinakitjalu.So that you don’t keep playing around in the car and have an accident and die, be serious and think deeply so that you can stay alive.Tarrka kaninytjarralu kulinma.Listen carefully.
tarrka kartarntankufromtarrkabreak someone’s leg or armNgulartu-ngulartu-rnanta pungku tarrka kartarntanku. Kan mula-mularriku.Next time I’ll hit you and break your leg. Then you’ll believe me.
tarrka kurluny(pa)fromtarrkayoungsmall boneKulila, parrawirrtjalku-parrawirrtjalkun tarrka kurlunypartu mirrirringku ngarrima.Listen, if you keep rushing around you’ll die while you’re still young.
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