kanyilku tiipungkufromkanyilkubring up someone or somethingTungun-tungunarringkutjamaaltu ngayuku wangka kulinma. Ngayulu-rnanta kanyirnu tiipungu.Don’t be disobedient. Listen to my words. I brought you up.sounds liketiipungkutiilpungku
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kanyilku wantikufromkanyilku1visit someone for a few daysKatjalu-yanku pitjala kanyira-kanyira wantirra palunyartu kutipitjama.Her sons should come and visit her for a while and then go.2look after someone until they dieWiya, mapitjangu pikatjarra kanyirnu wantirra mapitjangu.Oh, she went and looked after the sick person until he died.
kapa1flap of meatTjiinya tjakipirringka tjuningka kapangka ngarala tiilyka.In the abdomen of the emu underneath the flap there are tiny pieces of fat.2area below belly buttonMirrparnarrirra watjalku, ‘Kapa tinyki! Kultu tinyki!’ Mirrparntu-yanku payilpayi minymalu.(A woman) might get angry and say, ‘Skinny belly! Skinny chest!’ Women growl at each other like that when they’re angry.Kapa witinypa.(That man) is narrow around the hips.Karilpa kurlupa tjarrpatjunu nyangka kapa witinymanu kanyiranytja.She put on a narow skirt and it made her stomach narrower.See alsoyintiriny(pa)kapulyurrupalkal(pa)
kaparli1grandmother, grandmaKaparli pirnilu-latju watjalpayi.We grandmothers always say (that nickname).2granddaughterMinyma ngaalunku kaparli pirni kanyira.This woman has a lot of granddaughters.
kaparli-kaparlired-capped robinPetroica goodenoviismall bird with red chest and headMeans the same astjatjawari-wari
kapaman(pa)governmentgovernment worker, public servantPaanypungkutjaku watjarnu kapamantu.The government worker told (the woman) to reject (her child, that is, offer it for adoption).
kaparticup of teacup of tea, drink of teaKaparti nintinnyangka paanypungku.When she gives a cup of tea someone might refuse it.Yurltungka pitjalayilku ngaraku. Nyangka watilu watjalku, ‘Kaparti-la palyala tjikila.’You might come along in a car and stop. Then the man might say, ‘Let’s make some tea and have a drink.’See alsowangara
kapi1waterKapiku-latju pitjangu.We’ve come for water.2rainPulpangka-la yarra tjarrpa kapingkatarra.Let’s go over there and and go into the cave because of the rain.3waterholeKutjulpirtulpi-ya nyinarranytja ngurra kapi purlkala.Long ago they were living at a big waterhole.See alsowirtaMeans the same askumpurli
kapi ngalyafromkapithundercloud with white topKapi ngalya purlkanya pitjangu. Ka pakala wiltjala.A big thundercloud has come. So get up and make a shelter.Means the same astjirtampirr(pa)
kapi wankafromkapideluge, abundance of rain, large expanse of waterYutuwarilu-pula pirriyalukamu kapi wanka katirrayirni.Clouds and wind are bringing a deluge.Kutjulpirtu yarnangu-ya pilawana yalatja yanku. Palunyalu-ya kapi pirti purtu nyaku. Palunyalu wayirntanku pitjayilku-ya ngarringka ngarriku. Palunyalu mungayurntulku. Palunyalu-ya kapi nyaku ngarrirranyangka. Kapi yirrala wanka tjikilku.Long ago people would go on a trip through a spinifex plain and wouldn’t be able to find a waterhole. Then they would go past (some water without seeing it) and come along and camp there. Then they would get up early in the morning and see some water there. They would drink from the large pool.
kapi-kapilkufromkapimake something watery, add water to somethingWangara ngaanya kapi-kapila waru purlkanya ngaralanyangka.Add some water to this tea because it’s very hot.
kapilarli1distasteful, bad-tasting, sourespecially of fruitMirrka palyamunu, kapilarli.It’s bad fruit and has a horrible taste.Tjiinya mirrka kapilarli purtu yarrkalku wantirralpi kampupalya ngalku.You could taste sour fruit and not like it and leave it and eat some sweet fruit.2offensive, unpleasantYarnangu palanya kapilarli. Wangka pikawanalukutju wangkapayi.That person is offensive. He only talks belligerently.seetjuni kapilarlilkuSee alsowalta-walta
kapingarrifromkapiarea where water runs, swampy areaYarnpangka-ya wiltjalpayi tuunparrangka, kapingarri wantirraka.After leaving an area where the water runs, they’d build shelters on raised ground.See alsokarltirltiparltjuwarnanngarriMeans the same asyurungarri
kapingka tjarrpatjunkufromkapibaptise someoneput someone into the waterNyaaku-rna tjukurrtjunu? Ngurra-watjala kapingka tjarrpatjunkukitjalu.Why did I have that dream? It turned out that (I) was to baptise (people).
kapingkatjafromkapi1water birdincludes ducksSee alsokarlintal(pa)karuwapirtunykuratirri-tirriyirralangkatjayurungkatja2fish, anything that lives in waterPalunyalu tawurrtji murtu-murtutjarra kapingka tjarrpangu kuka kapingkatja tjulyalkitja.Then he went into the water with shorts on to catch fish.3car radiatorYurltu ngayuku kartakatingu. Kapingkatja yarlarringu ngarala.My car has broken down. There’s a hole in the radiator.
kapingurr(pa)pregnantsensitive languageSee alsokarin(pa)mukalamulyakalturr(pa)mulyakarlurr(pa)multuny(pa)ngartin(pa)tjarturr(pa)
kapirringkufromkapibecome weak as waterWakurnu, nyangka yamirri kapirringu nyantulyarringu.She raised her arm to hit her, but her arm went as weak as water and was harmless.
kapitu-kapitufromkapifrom rockhole to rockholeNgayulu-latju tjina yankulanytjalu kapitu-kapitu matjikirayira ngurra kutjupangka matjarrpaku.We would go on foot from rockhole to rockhole drinking from each one until we arrived at another place.Tjina-rna yanu palunyalu yiwarrangka nyakulayintja kapitu-kapitu mangarrirra-wanarayintja.I went on foot and was looking at never-ending water all along the road. (lit. I went on foot and was looking at (the water) that stretched from rockhole to rockhole all along the road.)Mirlirrtjarralanguru kapitu-kapitu katirrayirnu mamulyatjunu Puntitjarrala.There was water all along the road from Mirlirrtjarra to Puntitjarra. (lit. From Mirlirrtjarra (the water) went along from rockhole to rockhole and came to an end at Puntitjarra.)
kapitjanufromkapinot thirstyPalya-ya mapitja wiyatjanu. Ngayunya-rna kapitjanu nyinarra.You can go (and get a drink) since you haven’t had one. I’m not thirsty.See alsowirta yuruMeans the same aslirri yuru
kapitjanulkufromkapi1cause someone to quench their thirst, give someone waterMapitjangu-rna nyangu wati kutju nyinarranyangka kapi wiya. Nyangka-rna ngarna kapitjanurnu.I went and saw a man sitting there without any water. It’s only that I gave him water (or he’d have been in a bad way).2relieve oneself, urinate on somethingpolite way of speakingYanku-rna nyarratja kapitjanulku.I’ll go over there and relieve myself.See alsokapurltungkukumpurangku
kapitjanurringkufromkapiquench one’s thirstTjina-latju pitjayirnu matjunu nyinarrayirnu katurringu kapi wiyana-wiyanangka purtu manyakulalpi mangarringu. Pitjangu mungarrtji nyanturnu kapitjanurringu.We came along on foot, made camp and stayed for a while then left and because there was no water, we slept out. We came along and in the afternoon drank and quenched our thirst.Means the same aswirtatjanurringku
kapitjikil(pa)fromkapi1grub, larva of the hepialid mothwhich climbs up a silken vertical tube for water and returnsKapitjikilpa ngaralanytja pukulyarralkitja.A grub was there ready to burst out.Pitjakun nyaku pukulypa ngaralanyangka parranyakun nyaku kapitjikilpa yurnturnu ngaralanyangka.You come and see a hole that something has burst out of and you look around and see the grub has pushed up and is standing there.Nyaku kapitjikiltu mulyalu yurntulku parna ngaralanytja.You see the nose of the grub push up the ground and stay there.2silken vertical tubeof the larva of the hepialid mothTjutangkatja kapitjikilpa pirni-ya ngarala. Palunyangka nyakun palunyalu kapitjikilpa yarlapungku mulyangka. Kapi tjutilku nyangka palkaparti palunya pakarayilku kaninytjarranguru katu-katurringku. Palunyangkan yurrkulku.There are lots of silken tubes near a gum tree. When you see one, you open the tube at the end. You pour water in and the grub comes right up from underneath. Then you can pull it out.See alsoyimpi
kapitjirratjafromkapithirstyMapitjangu-latju nyangu kilykilykarri tjurlpu kutjupatjarratarrartu-ya lirrmu-lirrmu ngarrirranytja kapitjirratja.We went and saw budgerigars and other birds too lying aound all over the place because they were thirsty.Means the same askapiyilumarrkuwirtatjirratjayilu
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