larrngu-larrngulku1burn someoneMatjutula warulu-rni larrngu-larrnguranyangka.Cover the fire over because it’s burning me.2heat someone excessivelyTjilku-tju larrngu-larrngura, tjukulypa warurringu.It’s burning my child, her head has got hot.See alsokampaku
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lataltjunkube caught, become stuckYililta papa lataltjunu.The dog was caught in a tin.Tjarrpatjunu-rna kulirnu, ‘Ayi, lataltjunu-rna.’I put (the trousers) on and thought, ‘Hey, I’ve got stuck.’Turirrtu-rni lataltjunu kanyiranytja.I couldn’t get out of (the dress). (lit. I was stuck, (the dress) was holding me.)See alsonyapulku
latulkirra1two on top of each other, one on top of the otherMarlutarrartu wati kutjulu pitjaanku wakaralpi nyurti latulkirra katima.One man might even come along and spear two kangaroos and bring both of them back on his head, one on top of the other.2two side by sideWiya-pula latulkirra ngarringu yuun-yuunpa nyirlparringu warntu kutjungkartu.Oh, those two slept the night side by side and were warm under just one blanket.Means the same askatulkirra
laturlpinkudig into the skinwith fingernailMiltji yirilu-rni nganalu laturlpinu?Who has dug into my skin with sharp fingernails?
lartifrom corner of eye, with sideways lookKaturri ngurnti manyinama. Lartilu nyawa.Get up and keep sitting with your backs turned. Look from the corner of your eyes.Tjiinya kartakutjarrarriku wati pirninya. Ka minymalu lartilu nyaku.The men cut across in another direction and the women watch out of the corner of their eyes.
lartinytjakalkufromlartilook from the corner of the eye, look sidewaysKa nyakulalpi wirta warnirra mangarangu ngurntirringkula wantirralpi ngaralanytja, lartinytjakarnu wantirralpi.So once he’d seen them, he spat and stood there facing the other way, after he’d looked from the corner of his eye.Lartinytjakalku kungkalu watilutarrartu ...... mirnu tjunarnta nyinatiku.Women and men too look sideways ..... the new young man sits down in the smoke.
-latjuwe all (not you)1st person plural exclusive subjectTjinguru-ya puu wakanma. Ka-latju nyinama.They should have sunk a bore. Then we could have stayed there.
lawuhollow, depressionPalunyalu-ya waru lawungka tilirnu.Then they lit a fire in the hollow.Walykumunu ngaanya lawu karu-karu.(This boil) is very painful. The depression (behind the knee) is sensitive.See alsolawunykari-lawunykariMeans the same aslalypu
lawunykari-lawunykarifromlawuseries of depressions in an area of flat higher groundNyangu-ya lawunykari-lawunykaringka mirrka kampurarrpa pirni-ya ngarala-warninyangka.They saw lots of desert raisins everywhere in the depressions in the area of flat higher ground.Waalkarrara nyangama, ‘Ngaanya pila lawunykari-lawunykari makatirrayirni.’ Nyangka pukurltu parrangarala tirnka pungama.You emerge and see, ‘Here’s a spinifex plain in a series of depressions going (as far as the eye can see).’ Then you happily go around and kill goannas.See alsolawu
layirl(pa)halfKuka-rni yilytjanpa layirlpa yuwa.Give me half of the steak.Mirrkayi murtuny-murtunypa ngarrima? Layirlpa-rni kartaralpi yuwa.Are there any pieces of damper there? Cut one in half and give it to me.See alsotampirr(pa)
layirlarralkufromlayirl(pa)break apart in the middle, break in halfNgampu layirlarralku tjurlpu kurlunypa pakannyangka.An egg breaks apart in the middle when the chick has come out.
layirlpungkufromlayirl(pa)break something into two piecesAyi, layirlpuwa-tju nintila.Hey, break it in half and give me a piece.Layirlpungu ngalangu.He broke (the banana) in half and ate one piece.
lii-lii1deserted, no visible or audible sign of lifeTjinguru kukurrpa mapitjayilku yurltutjarralu ngurra kutjupangka purtu nyaku yarnangu-ya wiyartu. Ka-ya kaninytjarra nyinarra-warnima warringka. Purtu nyakulalpi watjalku, ‘Wiya-kulila lii-lii ngarala ngurrakutju.’You might go cruising along in a car and (arrive) at another place and not be able to see any people. But they’re all sitting inside because of the cold. Because you can’t see anyone you’ll say, ‘Oh, the place must be deserted.’2unusually quietas if no one were thereTjukurrpa watjaranyangka wangka wiya lii-lii ngarama. Nyinarrakutju kulinma kanmarrtu.When (the preacher) is telling the message there will be no talking. It will be unusually quiet. They’ll just sit and listen quietly.See alsonaaru-naarutjirturu-tjirturu3shortage of foodYayilurru purlkanyangka lii-lii ngaraku.When there’s a big famine there’s a shortage of food.Lii-lii palunya yayilurru purlkanya.A l̲i̲i̲-l̲i̲i̲ is a severe shortage of food.See alsoyayilurru
liilwarrirailwayrailway lineKutjulpirtu-ya yankupayi liilwarriwanu.Long ago they used to go along the railway line.Kalgoorlielanguru liilwarri katirrayirnu tjarrpatjunu Lavertonta kutjulpirtulpi. Kuwarrinya-partu wiyarringu.From Kalgoorlie the railway line ran as far as Laverton long ago. But now it doesn’t.
liirr(pa)lidlidLiirrpatarrartu tjunku wantinyangka lapulpungku papalu ngalku wiyalku.When you put a lid on something, a dog might lever it off and eat all (the contents).
li / -linwe two (you and I)1st person dual inclusive subjectKa-pula watjarnu, ‘Ngaanguru-li kumpila ngarala nyangama.’Then those two said, ‘Let’s hide on this side and stand and watch.’Murtilyalu watjarnu, ‘Ngunytjumaralpa-li. Ngaanya-li wangulyara kutjarra nyinarra.’The big boy said, ‘We have no mother. We’re two orphans.’Mungarrtjirrirralpi watilu watjarnu, ‘Yunguntjarra-lin yaaltjirriku?’When it became late afternoon the man said, ‘What shall we do tomorrow?’
likarrabark of treeLikarra-ya mantjira tilira nyangka kawurnarringkula.They’re getting bark (off gum trees) and setting fire to it and it’s turning into white ash.Maralu lalyura tjunama. Likarrangka nyiltjitjunku.You spoon out (woollybutt seed mixture) and put it (in the hot earth). Then you cook it by holding some burning bark next to it.See alsominyarramiriMeans the same astjiin(pa)
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