karlayaemuDromaius novaehollandiaePalunyalu yankula ngatji nyinapayi kuka karlaya-ya paaranyangka.Then he would go and sit nearby hoping to be given something when they were cooking an emu.Means the same astjakipirriyimiya
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karlaya kurufromkarlayamorning staremu eyeassociated with dreamtime storyTjiikurlu mungangka ngarri tjirntukutu nyawa karlaya kuru pakannyangka.Think about how you lie sleeping and towards morning you (wake up and) see the morning star come up.
karlayakartapungkufromkarlayablack-breasted buzzardHamirostra melanosternonlarge soaring birdKarlaya ngamputjarra pupama. Nyangka karlayakartapungkulu kumpiralpi nganpiku nyaku. Nyangka nyaku watikukantja ngurlu kukurraalku. Nyangka tjinalu purli nganytjara katiku, ngampu yatulku.An emu could be sitting on its eggs. Then when the black-breasted buzzard has hidden itself, he takes a peep at (the emu). When the emu sees (the buzzard) it mistakes it for a man, and runs away afraid. (The buzzard) then clasps a stone firmly in its claws and stones the eggs with it.
karliboomerangKarliku wangurri purlkanya nyinama.Someone could be a good dodger of boomerangs.See alsopinarn(pa)Means the same aswarlanu
karli-karlifromkarlicrooked, windingPalunyalu-ya kurlarta karli-karli warungka tjunku.Then they would put the crooked spears in the fire (to straighten them).Yiwarra karli-karli.It’s a winding track.See alsokupil-kupil(pa)lirru-lirrunampirr-nampirr(pa)pinkurr-pinkurr(pa)yartu-yartuMeans the same asturnkil-turnkil(pa)
karli-karlilkufromkarlibend somethingKarli-karliralpi yayinpa watitjunu.He bent the sheet of iron and put it across (the frame).
karli-karlirringkufromkarlibecome bentof elongated objectTjinalu kantulku ka karli-karlirriku.You stamp on it with your foot and it becomes bent.
karlintal(pa)1black-tailed native-henGallinula ventralisbird with turned-up tailKarlintalpa tjarlpa tjitirn-tjitirnpa.The black-tailed native-hen has red legs.2dusky moorhenGallinula tenebrosabird with a turned-up tailSee alsokapingkatjayirralangkatja
karliny-karliny(pa)honey grevilleaGrevillea aff. eriostachyaa spreading shrub growing in sandy areas. Its yellow flowers grow on the ends of the branches. It is highly prized for the nectar which is either sucked from the flowers, or the flowers are soaked in water to make a sweet drink.Karliny-karlinypa yiirltjankupayi.You always suck nectar from the honey grevillea flowers.
karlipitarl(pa)spleenTjiinya-latju ngurrirayilku marlu tjutupungku. Palunyalu tjuni wingarnpungku nyurtira katiku ngurrangka paalku wantirralpi tjuni paalku. Palunyalu mantjilku karlipitarlpa tjuningka ngaralanyangka kartarntankulalpi ngalku.We look for a kangaroo and shoot it. Then we gut it, roll it up and bring it back to camp. We leave it to cook and cook the stomach. Then we get the spleen that’s on the stomach, break it off and eat it.
karlipitu-pitu ngarrikuvariant ofkarlipitungarriku
karlipitungarrikulie on one’s sideTjiinya-rna mungangka warntungka ngarriku witjarra. Palunyalu-rna pinkurraalku karlipitungarriku.At night I might lie on my back under a blanket. Then I turn over and lie on my side.Puru kutjupatjarra-ya yarnangu mungangka ngarriku. Palunyalu karlipitu-pitu mangarrima.Also some people sleep at night for a while. Then they lie on their side and sleep (that way) for the rest of the night.See alsoyangkarlngarrikuMeans the same askantilyngarrikungumpingarrikuyininpa ngarriku
karlitjarrawith tail curled upwhen dogs move like this it indicates that they are angryPapa ngaanya nganyirri purlkanya karlitjarra watipitjaani.This dog is very fierce and going across with his tail curled up like a boomerang.See alsolarlitjarra
karlitjarrarringkufromkarlitjarra1coil upPapa patjalkitja wipu karlitjarrarringu.The dog has coiled up its tail because it’s going to bite someone.2rear upLirru tjiinya karlitjarrarringkulalpi-lu nguwanpa patjarnu.That snake reared up and almost bit him.
karlka-karlkapungkuvariant ofkarlkapungku
karlkarltjarratree fork, forked stick, stump or dead tree with roots still attachedKuka marlu yilytjanpa karlkarltjarrangka yurtitjunku wantiku.You put kangaroo meat up in a fork of a tree and leave it there.Karlkarltjarra punkarnu.A dead tree with roots still attached fell over.Wiltja palyalkitjalu karlkarltjarra katiku murrutjunku. Palunyalu murrutjunkulalpi warta puru parrka, tjanpitarrartu tjunama. Nyangka wiltja purlkanya ngarama.When someone wants to build a shelter she can bring a stump with roots, stand it upside down and put branches, leaves and spinifex on it. Then it’s a big shelter.See alsotarrpal(pa)tjarrakutjarratjarralpari
karlkapungkualsokarlka-karlkapungkurain with large dropsKarlkapungkulanyangka warntu-ra yurrara tjarrpatjurra.Because it’s raining with large drops, gather up her blankets and put them inside.Miltjarnpa purlkalu karlka-karlkapungku.Large drops of rain will fall.
karlkatjarrafromkarlkafemale childTjapilku, ‘Nyaapa?’ Ka watjalku, ‘Wiya, karlkatjarra.’Someone might ask (about a newborn baby), ‘What is it?’ Then someone else will say, ‘Oh, it’s a girl.’
karlkurlaSOUTH-WESTERNbush pear, bush bananaMarsdenia australis, formerly Leichhardtia australisvine that climbs on other trees and has edible fruitMeans the same asyurnturrngu2yurnala
karlpilku1bend something, lever or jolt something sidewaysKurlarta-rna karlpilku tjukarurrulku.I’ll bend the spear and straighten it.Wartan karlpira kartarntara.You’re bending the branch of the tree and breaking it.2twist a joint in the wrong directionYamirri-rnanta karlpilku kartarntanku.I’ll twist your arm and break it (at the elbow).See alsokuwintjitilku
karlpirr-karlpirr(pa)firebushSenna pleurocarpa, formerly Cassia pleurocarpalow-growing plant with yellow flowersMeans the same askintirr-kintirr(pa)
karlpurrurival for wife, rival for female animalKarlpurrulu-pulanku kungka kutjunguru wakalku.Two rivals might spear each other over one girl.Papa karlpurrurantu-pulanku patjanma.Two rival dogs bite each other.
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