kankararrarringkufromkankararraarrive at the topPalunyatjanu tikalpakarayirnu kankararrarringu parrapitjangu manngukutu.Then he climbed until he got to the top and came to the nest.
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kankarrangarrikulie on one’s back, be upside downTjii tjilkunku punkarnu kankarrangarrirra.Your child has fallen down over there and is lying on his back.Yurltu punkaralpi kankarrangarrima.When a car has had an accident it might be upside down.Means the same aswitjarrangarriku
kanmanarrikuvariant ofkanmarrarriku
kanmarr(pa)quietly, silentlyKanmarrtu kulila-rni.Listen to me quietly.Pawarramaalpa kanmarrpa nyinama.Sit quietly without all that noise.See alsoraaly(pa)Means the same asyaarntja
kanmarrarrikualsokanmanarrikufromkanmarr(pa)be quiet, become quietWangka kanmarrarringu.He went quiet (and didn’t say anything).Palunyaku ngunytjulu payirnu, ‘Tjitji, kanmarrarri. Kukan tjirtira.’Her mother told her off, ‘Be quiet child. You’re scaring the game away.’See alsonaarukanyilku
kanmarrmankufromkanmarr(pa)quieten someone, silence someoneMurtilyalu kanmarrmanu nintirnu kuka ngalkutjaku.The big boy quietened her and gave her meat to eat.
kanmarrtjingalkufromkanmarr(pa)quieten someone, silence someone, make someone be quietWatilu kanmarrtjingarnu payirnu.The man growled at her and made her be quiet.
kanparrka1centipede2person able to do many things at oncePalya-munta-rna kanparrka?Do you think I can do everything at once?
kantarrpungkutear somethingKantarrpungkunku nyuntuku warntu. Palunyakutarra-rni nintila.You’ll tear your clothes. Give them to me so that doesn’t happen.See alsowilyparnpungkuMeans the same asnalpurrpungkungantarrpungkuwartunpungkuyilykarrpungku
kanti-kanti1chiselKanti-kanti-rni kati.Bring me the chisel.2quartz flake hafted into the end of a spear-thrower and used as a cutting toolKanti-kanti mirrungka tjunkupayi. Kutjulpirtu-ya tjalyirrta palyalpayi.A quartz flake is put on the end of a woomera. Long ago they used to chip wood with it.See alsotjalyirr(pa)tjitil(pa)
kantily-kantily(pa)fromkantily(pa)side of, edge ofKantily-kantilytja nyinakun punkalku.If you sit on the edge of the truck you’ll fall off.Kapiku minymalu witulku tjitji watjalku, ‘Nyarra yapu kantily-kantilytja ngarala mulyangka.’A woman sends a child for water and says, ‘It’s over there on the side of the range at the end.’
kantily(pa)1nounribs, rib portionWarlawurrulu marlu wakalku katiku Kaarnkaku yungku marlu wirtapi kantilypa kutjarra, yamirri yurltu puru tjina kutjarra.The Eagle Man would spear a kangaroo and bring it and give the Crow Woman the back, the two rib portions, the front legs with no meat on and the two feet.2adjectivealongside, edge or side of somethingKantilytja-rnin nyinarra.You’re sitting alongside me.Tirtu wanarnu-wanarnu nyangu kapi kantilywana kuwarripa tjarrparra mapitjayirnu.He kept following her until he saw her at the edge of the water where she’d just gone in.See alsokiti-kitingantjarr(pa)tjarrtjarr(pa)tjitirr(pa)Means the same asnyimiri
kantilyngarrikufromkantily(pa)lie on one’s sideKutjupalu mapitjaku nyaku mutuka kantilyngarrirranyangka nyaku wantiku.Someone might go and see a car lying on its side and take no notice of it.See alsoyantangarrikuyangkarlngarrikuMeans the same askarlipitungarrikungumpingarrikuyininpa ngarriku
kantilypa tarrkafromkantily(pa)skinny, thinbony ribsalso used as a term of abuseKantilypa tarrka mirrkatjirratja.He was very thin because he hadn’t had much food.Wati nyarranyampanyu walykumunu. Wiya, kuru nyarrkalpa, kantilypa tarrka.That man thinks he’s fine. But he’s got hollow eyes and his ribs stick out.See alsonyurrka-nyurrkatarrka-tarrka
kantilytja-kantilytjafromkantily(pa)on either side of, on each side of, on both sidesKantilytja-kantilytja-yanku warntu tjunkula-wanala.Put your blankets along each side (of the truck).Means the same asngantjarrpa-ngantjarr(pa)
kantirr-kantirr(pa)button grassDactyloctenium radulanslow grass with edible seedKantirr-kantirrpa wangurnupirinypa.Button grass (seed) is like woollybutt grass (seed).Yurltu-yurltu karltirlti-karltirltingka. Yurralku mirrka. Yurninypa purlkanya.(Button grass) has hollow stems and grows in swampy areas. You gather food (from it). It has a lot of seed.
kantu-kantulkufromkantulku1stamp one’s feet, stamp (with heel to cave in goanna’s hole)Nyangka tjina kantu-kantura makukurraarnu talingka matatirnu kapi matjikilkitjangka minyma ngunytjulu yurnturnu.Then stamping his feet he ran across and climbed up the sandhill but when he was just going to drink the water his mother pushed him.Kantu-kantura.She’s stamping on the ground with her heel to make the goanna’s hole cave in.2pedal, ridea bikeWiya, patjikilpa nyinapayinya nyarraku-rna wirrmirara tarrka wirrmiraluyi kantu-kantunma.Oh, I’m making the bike seat higher so the long-legged child can ride it.
kantul-kantul(pa)fromkantulkubikeTjitji ngaanya kantul-kantultjirratja yularrayirnu punkarnu ngarrirranytja.Because this child wanted a bike he cried for a long time, fell down and was lying (on the ground).Means the same aspatjikil(pa)
kantulku1stamp one’s feet, tread on somethingWatjarnu, ‘Wiya-rni kanturnu pulukalu!’She said, ‘Oh, a bullock trod on me!’2kick something3press something with the footTjiinyakurlu warungka witala. Palunyalu kantunma tjinalu tjukarurrurringkutjaku.It’s like when someone heats (spearwood) in the fire. Then he presses it with his foot so that it’ll be straight.4dance with stamping stepstypically done by menTurtungka-yanku watilu nyirtilpayi turlku kantulkitjalu.Men smear red ochre on each other when they’re going to dance.5cross over something, pass through a placeKarru-latju kantura wayirntanu.We crossed over the creek bed and went past.Kampurarrpirti kantura mapitjangu Tjuuny-tjuunytjarraku.After passing through Kampurarrpirti he went to Tjuuny-tjuunytjarra.
kantulku tjarrpatjunkufromkantulku1outnumber a groupTjilkatja-latju pitjangu ngurrangkatja kanturnu tjarrpatjunu.When we came as a ceremonial party accompanying the special boy we outnumbered the local people.2at top speedMutuka ngaanya kanturnu tjarrpatjunu pitjaankutja wala purlkanya.This car came at top speed, very fast.Tjitji palunyanya kanturnu tjarrpatjunu pitjaankutja patjikiltjarra.That child came at top speed riding a bicyle.
kantumiedible bush tomatoSolanum gilesiiKayilinguru-ya nyirtu ngalkupayi kantumitarra.In the north they would eat nut bush seeds and k̲a̲n̲t̲u̲m̲i̲ too.See alsokampurarr(pa)kulypal(pa)kulypurr(pa)tjantuwilurruwirrmirayirtuny(pa)
kantura warni-warnikufromkantulkudo something all the time because you like it so muchtramp and throwMani purlkanya mantjiralpi-ya yanku kantinangka kantura warni-warniku.When they get a large amount of money they go to the shop and excitedly buy the shop out.Minyma palalu pitjangu palyayarrkaralpi kantura warni-warningu pirrtja pirni palyara.That woman came and tried painting and now she likes it so much she’s doing lots of paintings.See alsokukuta-kukutarriku
kanturalilyirr(pa)alsokanturatiltirr(pa)brown songlarkCincloramphus cruralissmall bird that flies like a helicopter
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