miri pilykaseepilykafrommiriperson with red ochre on skin during certain traditional ceremoniesMiri pilyka pirni-ya pitjanytja mirrka mantjilkitja.The people involved in the red ochre ceremonies came to get food.
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miri rapa-rapafrommiribold, brave, courageous, brazen, cheeky, insolentMiri rapa-rapa.He’s insolent (stoning the building).
miri rapa-raparringkufrommiribe braveMiri rapa-raparringkulalpi-yanku yungarralu palyanma.Be brave and do it yourselves.
miri warulkufrommirimake someone really angrymake someone’s skin hotKutjurtu-kutjurtu-rniya pika pungu-pungu miri warurnu wantingu.I’m the only one they’ve kept on hitting and they’ve made me really angry.
miri yarrngarringkufrommiriskin become goose-pimplyMinyarra yarrngarriku yalta kaamarrarriku.Your skin goes goose-pimply and you shiver with cold.Miri-rni yarrngarringku tjiinya-rni papangawurrtu nyakula ngawurrmaranyangka.My skin goes goose-pimply if a gecko is looking at me and snarling.See alsokaamarrarringkuyirrimarrarringku
mirilkufrommiriskin something, peel somethingNyangu-parturtu mirirnu wantitja ngarrirra.But he saw that (the dingoes) had been skinned and left lying there.Means the same asminyarranku
mirra1shoutMirra nyurrka-nyurrka.It was a thin-sounding shout.Mirralu-rni tjulurrtjingarnu.The shout gave me a fright.2shoutingto hunt gameMirraku-ya kutipitjangu. Ngalyamirrarra marlu tjirtinnyangka ngarala palkarranguru wakalpayi.They went to hunt game by shouting (lit. for a shout). When some shouted and scared the kangaroo towards them, others would spear it from a hide.
mirra-mirracamel-poison bush, wheel fruitGyrostemon ramulosusbright-green bush growing on sandhillssounds likemira-mira
mirrakatikufrommirrashout certain words in unison while walkingmen do this to announce the start of men’s ceremonies or the formal arrival of the group who have travelled with the special boyNgurrangkatjalu-ya nyinaku yirrkapiringuru warlupurrkukutu mamirrakatiku. Ka-ya minyma pakara yanku yiwarlakutu.The local men will be there and shout in unison as they move from the camp of the boy’s special relatives to the men’s ceremonial ground. Then the women get up and go to the community.Mungarrtji-tjinguru-ya mirrakatiku.This afternoon they’ll probably shout to announce the arrival of the people who’ve travelled with the special boy.See alsokayilurrupungku
mirrakufrommirra1shout, call out loudly, squawkMirrarra ngurriranytja palunyaku papaku.He was shouting and looking for his dog.Tjurlpu kurlunypa pirninya-ya mirrarranytja mirrkaku.All the little birds were squawking for their food.2wailKunmarnarranya pirnkurringu. Ka-ya mirrarra.
K̲u̲n̲m̲a̲r̲n̲a̲r̲r̲a̲ has lost her brother. So they’re wailing.3lose a son or daughterKunmarnarranya mirrarra tirnangka.
K̲u̲n̲m̲a̲r̲n̲a̲r̲r̲a̲ has lost his eldest child.Ngaangka mirrangu.He lost this one (pointing to a photo of a child who died in his teens).4siren soundMirraku ngula.The siren will sound later on.
K̲u̲n̲m̲a̲r̲n̲a̲r̲r̲a̲ has lost her brother. So they’re wailing.3lose a son or daughterKunmarnarranya mirrarra tirnangka.
K̲u̲n̲m̲a̲r̲n̲a̲r̲r̲a̲ has lost his eldest child.Ngaangka mirrangu.He lost this one (pointing to a photo of a child who died in his teens).4siren soundMirraku ngula.The siren will sound later on.
mirrarl-mirrarl(pa)1adjectiveproud, pleased with oneself, boastful, expertWati mama ngaalunku tjitji katja marninypungkulanytja kantul-kantulkunyu mirrarl-mirrarlpa.This father was praising his son because he was an expert on a pushbike.Yurltukutarrartu mirrarl-mirrarlpa watjalku.Someone could also say he’s a good driver (an expert with a car).2adverb 2boastfully, proudlyMirrarl-mirrarltu tirtu mantjira yurltu palanya parrakatirrayirni.He’s always getting that car and proudly driving it around.Minyma ngaalu-tjinguru watjalku, ‘Mirrarl-mirrarlpa-muntan pitjangu? Nganyirri-purlkalu-muntan pungkupayi?’A certain woman might say, ‘Have you come here boastfully? Are you a fierce fighter?’Means the same askarnany-karnany(pa)karnanytjarramarniny-marniny(pa)
mirrarl-mirrarlarrikufrommirrarl-mirrarl(pa)become proud, pleased with oneself, boastful, show offKutjukampa pungu-pungu palunya mirrarl-mirrarlarringu.She got proud because she’d hit someone without being hit back.Means the same askarnany-karnanyarrikumarniny-marninyarriku
mirrankurafrommirra1shouterMirrankura tirtu mirrarra.Being a shouter she shouts all the time.Mularrpa nyarranya mirrankura.Truly that person is a shouter.2chatterboxRawa tirtu wangkarra nyinama. Ka-ya mirrankura watjalku.If a person keeps talking for a long time, then they say she’s a chatterbox.See alsowangkarlanytjuwangkarlarany(pa)
mirrarnarralkufrommirrascreamMapitjalayintja minyma kutjarra purtiwanu. Nyangka minyma kutjulu kulirnu mirrarnarrantja. Nyangka tjapirnu, ‘Nyaarringu?’ Nyangka minyma kutjupalu watjarnu, ‘Wiya, lirru-rna nyangu.’Two women were going through the bush. Then one woman heard the other one scream. So she asked, ‘What happened?’ Then the other one said, ‘Oh, I saw a snake.’
mirratjingalkualsomirrantjingalkufrommirra1make someone shoutPalunyaku papa kurlunypa tjulyaralpi tjilku mirratjingarnu.When he grabbed his little puppy, he made the child shout.2toot horn, blow hornYurltu mirratjingarnu yiwarlangka.He tooted the horn of the car at the house.Yurltu mirrantjingarnu.He blew the horn of the car.3cause someone to lose a son or daughter in death
mirrawarnikupraise something, call out excitedly, exclaim excitedlybecause of abundance or size of somethingMirrawarniku, ‘Walykumunu!’You call out excitedly, ‘Wonderful!’Mirrawarniku, ‘Nyarra purlkanya ngarala.’You exclaim excitedly, ‘There’s a huge amount over there.’Mirrawarniku mirrka purlkanya ngarrirranyangka.Someone might exclaim excitedly because there’s a lot of fruit there.See alsomarninypungku
mirri1adjectivedeadTjiinya kutjulpirtulpi-ya mirri wakalpayi yikarringkulanyangka.Long ago they used to spear people dead if they laughed (at the wrong time).Palunyalu ... parrapitjangu nyangu tjilku palunyanya mirri ngarrirra.Then ... he came around and saw the child lying there dead.2adjectiveunconscious3adjectiveseriously illNyuntuku kurntili-latju mirri kanyira.We’re caring for your auntie who is seriously ill.Mirri-rniya kanyirnu-kanyirnu. Nyangka-rna walykunyakutju palyarringkulalpi nyinarra.They cared for me for a long time when I was seriously ill. It’s only recently that I’ve recovered.4noundead body, dead person or animalNgumpany-ngumpanypa-ya nyaapa watjalpayi mirri.Ghosts -- that’s what they call dead people.Mirri pirni raapita mantjira tjunkulanytja.She was getting all the dead rabbits and putting them down.Kutjulpirtu-ya mirri tuuntjuranytjalu wartakurrulpa katu tjunkupayi.Long ago when they were burying a dead person they used to put a pile of wood on top of the grave.5noungravecontaining a corpseTjinguru mirraku warta tiirrtjingalku mirrikutu pitjakitja.Maybe someone will shout and hunt the ghost out of the trees when they’re ready to come to the grave.6nounancestorsTjuma ngarnmanytjatja. Mirrilu-ya watjaranytja.It’s an old story. Our ancestors used to tell it.Means the same asyulisounds likemiri
mirri pungkufrommirrikill someone or somethingSee alsoyulirntankuMeans the same asmirrilkumirrirntanku
mirri tarrkafrommirriskeletonYarnangu kutjulu mapitjangu nyangu mirri tarrka ngarrirranyangka. Palunyalu pitjangu watjarnu. Ka-ya pirnilu yanu tjawarnu tuuntjunu.One person went and saw a skeleton lying there. Then he came and told everyone. So they all went and dug a grave and buried it.
mirrikupartuny(pa)frommirriabout to diePamparringkulalpi mirrikupartunypa tjinguru wantima.When a lady is old and about to die you shouldn’t bother her about anything.See alsopartunykuwiyakupartuny(pa)
mirrikutulkufrommirri1cause someone’s deathMakatingu mirrikuturnu purtingka.Someone took him and caused his death in the bush.2predict someone’s deathMinyma kutjulu watjalku, ‘Mirrirrikun walykunya.’ Tjiinya mirrikutura.One woman might say, ‘You’ll die today.’ It’s predicting her death.See alsomirritjunku
mirrilkufrommirrikill someone or somethingWarulu kamparrayirnu mirrirnu.The fire burned for a long time and killed her.Means the same asmirrirntankumirri pungku
mirrily-mirrily(pa)the turbinate bones under the bridge of the noseMirrily-mirrilypa-rni warurringu.The area under the bridge of my nose has got hot.Mirrily-mirrilypa pungkunyangka mirrirriku.When someone hits a person on the bridge of his nose he’ll die.
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