katuriny(pa)1gently, softly, lightly, slightlyKaturinypa wangkama pika-pika wangkanytjamaaltu.Don’t talk aggressively, talk gently.Katurinypa parnayurirltu piirrpungu wantinyangka tirtu kakal-kakalpa yiwarra ngaralanytja.Because the grader scraped the road (only) slightly, it was still corrugated.Katurinypa-ya nyinama. Kuwarrinyartu-la yankukitja.Sit lightly (without making yourself too much at home). We’re ready to go any minute now.Mirrka-ya katurinytju ngalkunma. Kuwarrinyartu-la yankukitja ngurrakutu.Eat lightly. We’re going to go home any minute now.2light soft soundwhen talking of the pronunciation of r̲ as opposed to r̲r̲Katurinypa ngarala nyuri-nyuri.It’s a light sound, n̲yu̲r̲i̲-n̲yu̲r̲i̲ (as opposed to n̲yu̲r̲r̲i̲-n̲yu̲r̲r̲i̲).See alsopuriny(pa)purrkara
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katurringkufromkatu1get upKa katurringkulalpi parrapirlurnu. Ka tjitjilu watjarnu, ‘Tiwa-kulila kutikatingu.’She got up and jabbed around. But her child said, ‘Look here, (the burrow) goes a long way.’2riseof sun or moonNgarringu-latju mungangka nyangu kirnara katurringu.We lay down at night and saw that the moon had risen.3leave a place, come out of, get out of school, hospital, jailWarntu-latju karrpirnu ngalyakaturringu turaka kartalytja. Tjina-latju pitjanytja.We rolled up our blankets and left to come towards here because the truck was broken down. We came here on foot.Kuka tjawalku tjulyarayilku purntuntjuralpi ngurraku katurriku.You dig edible animals, keep on grabbing them, and after getting a lot, you leave for home.4respond to an altar-call in a church serviceKaturringu-ya mungangka turlkungka.A lot of people responded at the church service last night.5come up, appear, growof plants or seedsKarru-karruwana yukiri katurringu.The grass has come up along the watercourse.Pirriranyangka katurringkupayi.When you scratch (your head, dandruff) appears.6flashof lightningNyangka nyiimarra ngamurtu-ngamurtu katurringkulanytja tirtu.The lightning was still flashing at short intervals.Means the same aspakalku
katuwanafromkatu1full to the topYangkuwayi kapi purlkanya tarrtjamaalpa, purlkanya mularrpa katuwana ngarrirranytja.The creek was full of water, not shallow but really deep, full to the top.2loudlyKatuwanalu watjaranyangka-tjinguru kutjupanya mirrparnarriku.If you talk loudly someone might get angry.
katuwanalkufromkatumake something full to the top, make a high loadKurranyulu tatintjalu-ya warntu pirninya tjunkulayirnu-tjunkulayirnu katuwanarnu.The people who got on (the truck) first have piled it up with their blankets.
kartakatikualsokartatingkufromkartalku1become broken, break, break downMunytjulypa-rni kartakatingu.My wrist broke.Mawirrtjarnu-rna nyangu kurtaku yurltu ngaralanytja kartakatirralpi.I hurried off and saw my brother’s car standing there after it had broken down.2become discontinuous, break into small pools of water, break into separate areas of fireWarnanpa tjiitja mapitjangu kartakatingu ngarrirra lalypungka.The flowing stream went along over there and has broken up and is lying in depressions.Paruku pitjaku kartatiku ngarrima.A temporary lake forms, breaks into little pools and keeps lying there.Waru-rna tilirnu wantinyangka ngatalpartu kampangu kartakatingu wiyarringu.Where I lit the fire (in the bush) it only burned a short way and then broke into separate fires and went out.3become tornTjaarnpa kuwalymara kartakatingu wiyarringkutjatjanu.His shirt’s hanging down because it’s torn.
kartakutjarra1another way, bypassingYuwarnkarrantjamunungka yiwarra palunyangka kartakutjarra yanku, kiti-kitiwana.If someone doesn’t have permission he might go on that road bypassing the community, by the side route.Kartakutjarra-ya watipitjama. Ngurrawanalu pitjala warrukantuntjamaaltu wantima.Go across another way. Don’t come through our home intruding into our space.2facing awayKartakutjarralu nyaku -- ngurnti nyinama.(The women at men’s ceremonies) look another way -- they face away.Pakalkunyu parrtjartalurtu waru katirra nyuyulku-nyuyulku. Palunyalultanyu nyinakatiku kartakutjarra watinyinama. Kartakutjarra watinyinarranytjalurtultanyu turlku palunyanya mayinkaku.They say that the Quoll Man would get up and get a fire burning. Then they say he would sit facing away (from the other man). While facing away he would sing that song.3separatelyKartakutjarralu-yanku minymalukutju palunyanyatjarra wangkama.You women should talk about that issue separately.seenyakula kartakutjarra nyinaku
kartal(pa)hole in the groundKa Warlawurrulu pitjangu nyangu lungkarta pungu katingu naniku pirtingka ngarnartu kuniyapirinypa katu parrakatirrayirnu tjarrpatjunu wantingu kartalpa purlkanyangka.The Eagle Man came and saw a bobtail lizard, killed it and brought it with him and dragged the lizard around the top of the rabbit burrow, as though a carpet snake had gone into the big hole.See alsokatartaMeans the same aspirti
kartalirrkarasmall snake with black head and yellow belly, [?] ringed brown snake[?] Pseudonaja modestapoisonous and inedibleTjiinya-ya tjuma watjalpayi Mantamarula kalkurni yiwarrangka tjilku kutjarralu-pulanyu kartalirrkara katjanypa tjirtira mirtura wanarnu-wanarnu. Palunyalu-pula pungu paarnu ngalangu purlirringu nyinarra.They tell the story that this side of Jameson on the road two children frightened a small snake and tracked it. Then they killed it, cooked it, ate it, turned into rocks and are still there.Means the same asyurltukun-yurltukun(pa)tjuniwaarr-waarr(pa)
kartalku1cut something, cut an artefactNyinangu mungarringu ngarringu tjirntungka pakarnu mangka kartarnu.He sat until it was night, slept and the next morning got up and cut his hair.Tjakipirri waru kurlkungkatja mantjiralpi kartalku nyaku tjulku karltirr-karltirrpa ngarrirranyangka.If you get an emu out of the hot earth and cut it you see that the blood has fatty drops mixed with it.Minyma palunyalu kimpiri kartarnu.That woman cut out a digging bowl.Means the same askatapungku2stone something, hit something with a metal instrument (such as an axe), pound somethingKurrilunku kartarnu.He stoned his own wife.Wati palunyalunku ngalya kartarayirnu-kartarayirnu, yularrayirnu.That man hit his head for a while and wailed for a long time.See alsokurntalku(substitute foryatulku
kartaly-kartaly(pa)fromkartalkualmost broken, likely to break downYurltu kartaly-kartalypa-rni nintirnu.He gave me a car that was likely to break down.See alsokaarr-kaarr(pa)kiltu-kiltuyurltu-yurltu1
kartaly(pa)fromkartalku1broken, broken off, cut offKartalypa-munta ngarala?Is anything broken?Tjiinya-ya kutjulpirtulpi tjinayurltu tjarnara yankupayi kapi kutjupakutu. Tjiinyamarntu kartalypa.A long time ago they would piggyback a person without a foot and go to another waterhole. Because, you see, the foot was broken off.2broken down, doesn’t workof equipmentWarntu-latju karrpirnu ngalyakaturringu turaka kartalytja. Tjina-latju pitjanytja.We rolled up our blankets and left to come towards here because the truck was broken down. We came here on foot.
kartarntankufromkartalkubreak something, break something off, make something break downTjilku ngaalu kartarntankupayi.This child always breaks things.Kartarntarra kati palanya waarrangkatja, warta waarrangkatja.Break a branch off the upright one and bring it, from the upright tree.seengalku kartarntankupulyku kartarntankutjuni kartarntankuwangka kartarntanku
kartarntanu kanyirafromkartalkube exactly likea parentWati ngaalu yarnangu kartarntanu kanyira mamapirinypa.This man’s exactly like his father.
kartanypungku1cross over somethingTjinguru-pula wati minymalu mapitjaku karru kartanypungkula mapitjaku ngurrakutu.A man and woman might go along and after crossing over a creek, go on home.2interrupt a conversationKartanypungkulan wangkarra ngayunya wangkarranyangka.You’re talking and interrupting while I’m talking.3interrupt one’s sleep, get up in the middle of the nightNgarriku ngurra palunyalu kartanypungkula katurriku waru kurrkaltjunku.You lie down and sleep, then after getting up in the night you build up the fire.Mungangka-rna ngarringu munga kartanypungkula yanu pitjaanu ngurraku ngamuntirringkula parrapitjangu.I slept at night and then after getting up in the middle of the night, set out, came along until I got closer and arrived home.
kartatingkuvariant ofkartakatiku
kartatjunkuplace two logs across each other so that the fire will burn for a long time, light a fire in the middle of a big log, put a big log onto a fire so that it will burn through the middleWati ngaalu yuu palyaralpi ngurrangkanku waru kutjarra kartatjunu.After this man had made a windbreak, he placed two logs across each other to make a fire in his camp.Kartatjunku wantinyangka kampaku wiyarriku. Ka murintji ngarrima.When you light a fire in the middle of a log it all burns down. But the solid pieces lie there.Marlany, waru kartatjurra.Younger brother, put a big log on the fire so that it can burn through the middle.
kartawarnikudrop something headfirst, throw something down headfirst, let something fall headfirstmay roll a few times before landing on its headRinpipungkutjamaaltu wanti kartawarnitjakutarrartu.Don’t take (the baby) one after the other or you might drop him headfirst.Wiya, nyarra ngarltutjarra papa tjarlirnu kartawarningu parnangka.Oh, over there he lifted up that poor dog and threw it down on its head.Tjilku ngaalu mulyanguru kartawarningu.This child let (his younger sister) fall headfirst onto her face.See alsopaalyuwarnikupaalyangkupunkatjingalkuMeans the same aswalapatalku
karti-karti1bush tomato, desert raisinSolanum centraleSee alsokantumikulypal(pa)kulypurr(pa)tjantuwilurruwirrmirayirtuny(pa)Means the same askampurarr(pa)
karti-karti2with a spear held in the hand, without using a woomeraKarti-kartilu-rni wakarnu.He speared me with a spear held in his hand.Means the same asnyartu
karti-kartilkufromkarti-karti2take a spear in the hand -- without fitting it in a woomeraKarti-kartiralpi-rni warningu wakarnu.He took a spear in his hand, and threw it and speared me.Karti-kartiralpi mirrumaaltu wakalku.When you’ve taken a spear in your hand you spear someone without using a woomera.
kartilykamaggotPina pikatjarrangka-ya mimi minymangkatja tjutilku pinangka. Nyangka kartilyka yurnakamu pakalku.They would pour breast milk into sore ears. Then maggots and pus would come out.
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