purlka-purlkafrompurlka(nya)adjectivehalf-grown, middle-sizedWarlangu purlka-purlkanya. W̲a̲r̲l̲a̲n̲gu̲ means middle-sized.Purlkartu-purlkartu nyurnta yungarra parrapitjalalpayi.A half-grown joey goes about by itself.Ka-ya minarli purlka-purlka pirnilu nyinarra purtu nyangu-nyangu wantirra tjina mirtura wanarnu.Then all the middle-sized boys sat and looked unsuccessfully until they gave up and followed the tracks.
purlka-purlkarringkufrompurlka(nya)intransitive verbbecome biggerPalunyatjanu kulirnu, ‘Kuwarripa-tjuyayi nyina purlka-purlkarriwa.’Then she thought, ‘Let (the baby eagles) be for a while and they’ll get bigger for me.’
purlka(nya)adjective1big, largePalunyalu-pula yapu purlkanya nyakulalpi watjarnu, ‘Yarra-li tatiralpi tjurrkurlmarra nyawa, ’Wanytjanguru-li pitjangu?’’Then they saw a big mountain and said, ‘Let’s go and climb up and have a proper look, ‘Where have we come from?’’Nyangu-rna yuru purlkanya pitjangu.I saw a large amount of water had come along.Yuru purlkanyalu nyarrkalpungkula kutipitjaku.A big stream of water gouges out the earth and flows on.2heavyWirrtjala-rni yirringkarra ngaanya-rna purtu tjitira purlkanya.Come and help me with this. I can’t lift it because it’s too heavy.Kapi purlkalu-lanya pungkulayirnu tjirnturringu.Heavy rain fell until morning.3important, mature, seriousPurli parranintirayirnu, minyma-ya nyinarrayirnu wantitja. Palunyanya purlkanya wiya.He showed the hills where (the dreamtime) women sat. That isn’t important.Kungkawirrmira purlkanya wilpunypa.A mature teenage girl is slim.Pika ngarna-ngarnamaalpa purlkanya.It isn’t a small sickness but a serious one.4difficult5very, reallyKunmarnu palunyanya yiri purlkanya.That knife is very sharp.Ngurlu-rna purlkanya ngaralanytja.I was standing there very afraid.seemama purlkanyaMeans the same astjukumunu
purlkakuyarranoun1bloodshed, a big fightKutjulpirtu-yanyu pika wakalkitjalu-yanku yurrara tjalkilku mantangka tjunku kurlarta, mirru, kupulu, karli, tjara. Mantangka tjunkulalpi kantu-kantunma ngarala. Ka-ya nyakulalpi watjalku, ‘Wiya purlkakuyarra.’Long ago they say, when they would get ready for a spear fight, they would gather up spears, woomeras, hitting sticks, boomerangs and shields and put them on the ground. After putting them on the ground they would stamp around. And when (people) saw that they would say, ‘Oh, there’s going to be bloodshed.’2heavy rainYutuwari nyakulalpi watjalku, ‘Purlkakuyarra-lanya ngaanya punkarayilku mungangka purlkanya kanyirayilku tjarrpatjunku.’Someone will see the clouds and say, ‘This heavy rain will keep falling during the night until it submerges us.’
purlkalkufrompurlka(nya)transitive verb1make something bigger, enlarge somethingPurlkalku-rna?Shall I make (the pile of wood) bigger?2make something sound louder, raise the volumePurlkala.Make the tape play more loudly, turn it up.seekanyilku purlkalku
purlkaminymafrompurlka(nya)nouna big crowd of womenPurlkaminyma-ya kutipitjangu Sydneyku.An enormous group of women went to Sydney.
purlkanya kulilkufrompurlka(nya)think deeply, take it seriouslyPurlkanya-rna kulintjanu yanu purayimanu.After thinking deeply about it I went and prayed.Means the same astjatarrkukulilku
purlkarringkufrompurlka(nya)intransitive verb1become big, biggerNyangka kapi waralpa pitjangu, ka kapi purlkarringu parnangka.Then a heavy downpour came, and the pool got bigger on the ground.Mirangka mapurlkarringu.(The baby) grew really big in full view of (the sister).2become very ...Nyangkalta karlarlarringu, kurli purlkarringu.Then it became midday and got very hot.
purlkawatifrompurlka(nya)nouna big crowd of menKaarnkala-latju nyinangu purlkawati.A big crowd of us men stayed at K̲a̲a̲r̲n̲k̲a̲.
purlkayarnangufrompurlka(nya)nouna big crowd of peopleYalatja-ya purlkayarnangu mapakarnu. Nyangka wati kutjulu ngarala tjarlpa kuliranytja yankukitjalu wantirralpilta nyinarranytja.A big crowd of people set off on a trip. Then one man was waiting to see if there was room to go and then gave up and stayed home.
purlkurn(pa)adjectivevery bushy, having dense foliageKurlilypurru purlkurnpa.A cypress pine tree has dense foliage.Wiya, warta purlkurn-purlkurnta nyinarra.Oh, (the bird) is in the fairly bushy tree.
purlparraalkuintransitive verbcollapse, cave inPirlulku-pirlulku nyaku mularrpartu purlparrannyangka mantjilku pungku.You keep jabbing (the area around a goanna hole) and when you see where it’s caved in you get (the goanna) and kill it.Tarrtja pampalu tjawalku. Nyangka purlparraalku.An old woman might dig shallow holes (for the supporting poles of a shelter). Then it’ll cave in.See alsolurrmarlarralkumurrmalyarralkuMeans the same aspirlukatiku
purlparrpungkufrompurlparraalkutransitive verbcave something in, collapse somethingKaturringkulalpi tjawarnu purlparrpungu.She got up, dug and caved (the hole) in.Tirnkakurlu matjawara-wanala. Nyangka tangkatjurra. Nyangka wantirralpi pakala. Parrapirlulku-parrapirlulku purlparrpungku pungku.You know how you dig for 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 burrow and kill (the goanna).
purltju-purltjunounbaking powderMirrka purlakarra tampa palyaltjaku purltju-purltju wiya.There’s no baking powder to make a damper from the flour.See alsotarltuMeans the same astjurltu-tjurltu
pulyinounbrown fleausually found on the bodyTjitji ngaalu pulyi pirni kanyiranytja nyinpinytja.This child had lots of brown fleas in her eyelashes.See alsokirntinykatjirtuwirnka
pulyku1noun1sinew, tendon, muscleKurlarta ngaanya-rna pulykungka karrpirnu walurnu wantingu.I tied this spear up with sinew and made it firm.Yarnangu pirninya-ya tjina parrapitjaankutjanu pulyku yuru parrapitjaankupayi.All the people after going around on foot always walked everywhere with very supple muscles.2vein, arteryWati kutjulu-rni pikalu wakarnu pulyku wartunpungu. Ka-rni kurrurnpa maltampurraarnu.One man speared me and severed my artery. Then I went weak all over and blacked out.Means the same aspaarl(pa)
pulyku2NORTHERNnounpencil yamVigna lanceolatacreeper with an edible root slightly bigger than the t̲ji̲r̲r̲k̲a̲r̲l̲i̲. They grow on the flat east of the Warakurna rockhole.See alsotjirrkarli2
pulyku kartarntankufrompulyku1sever an artery -- thus causing person’s deathTjiinyanyu tirtu ngaparrpungkula ngalytjurrmara-ngalytjurrmara palunyangka pulyku kultura kartarntankunyangka mirrirringkupayi.It’s said that people who keep arguing and shouting loudly will die when someone spears them and breaks an artery.
pulyku walykulkufrompulyku1sever an artery -- thus causing person’s deathTjiinya-yanku pika purlkanya kapi kutjupangka wakarningi. Palunyalu wati kutju pulyku walykurnu kulturnu.They were having a big spear fight at another place. Then one man was speared and his artery was severed and he died.
pulypukaadjectivestrong, healthynot commonly usedPulypukaku-muntan mukurringkula kurri yarltikitjalu?Do you want to marry a strong (girl)?
pulypukamunufrompulypukaadjectiveweak, skinnyPulypukamunu yitjipungkutjamaaltu wantima.Don’t tease the weak little (child).Wanti-tju pulypukamunu yurntuntjamaaltu.Don’t push my weak little (child).Kuka ngaanya pulypukamunu. Warni-la wanti.This meat is skinny. Let’s throw it away.See alsonyurrka-nyurrka
