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-lurrtjufromlurrtjuendingalso, tooMarlaku-latju kutipitjangu, kuka ngalangu mirrkalurrtju.We went back, ate meat and food too.See also-kamu-tarrartu-tjaka-tjaka
lurrtjulkufromlurrtjutransitive verb1put something together, join something, add somethingKurlarta purlkanya kultu -- yankarla kirtitjunku palunyatjanu lurrtjulku. Lurrtjuralpi warrmarltjunku.There’ll be the main part of a big spear -- you put gum on the additional piece and then join it. When you’ve joined it, you straighten it.Tjangi wiyarringkunyangka warta kutjupanya kartarntanku. Lurrtjulku tjunku yirringkara kampatjaku.When a firestick goes out you break off another piece of wood. You put it together (with the firestick) so that they burn together.2include someone elsein talking or swearingWiya, tjitji ngaalu-linyatju lurrtjura warrkirra.Oh, this child is including us both and swearing at us.Kutjupangka-kurlun katirra yarlamayura lurrtjura watjanma.Mind you don’t falsely include a story from someone else.3do additional thingsKatungkatjalu mularrpa palyalku lurrtjulku.The Lord Jesus truly does many things.See alsokapurtunkungungkutjunkuMeans the same astjungulku
lurrtjurringkufromlurrtjuintransitive verbmeet up with, come together, join up withTjina-ya nyangu maliki pirninya nyinarranyangka lurrtjurringkulalpi pukurlpa nyinarranytja tjukurrpa kulilkitja.When they saw tracks where strangers were living they met up with them and were sitting there happily (eager) to hear their news.Lurrtjurringkulalpi-pula paarnu mantjira wanaparri ngurraku yanu.When (the husband and wife) met up, they cooked (the kangaroo), picked it up and went home in single file.Nyangu-latju minyma kutjulu marlu papangka yirritjunu. Ka-latju lurrtjurringu.We saw that one woman had caught a kangaroo with the dogs and we joined up with her.See alsokapurturrikuMeans the same astjungurringku
lutjarlpungkutransitive verbpush something overof dogWiya, papa ngaalu kuka marlu ngurlura wanarnu patjarnu lutjarlpungu warningu.Oh, this dog chased a kangaroo, bit it and pushed it over.See alsotjannganpungku
luulyarralkuintransitive verbuproot itselfWarta ngaa luulyarralkitja ngarala.This tree is ready to be uprooted.
luulypinkualsoluulypungkufromluulyarralkutransitive verbloosen by pushing, uproot somethingNgirrikikukurlu warta luulypinama.You know how you uproot a tree by pushing it to get the grubs (in the roots).Luulypiralpi warningu warta.After uprooting the tree he threw it away.Yantarrma luulypungku maku ngalkunma.You uproot the flying saucer bush and eat the grubs (from the roots).Means the same aslukulku
luulypungkuvariant ofluulypinku
luurn(pa)nounred-backed kingfisherTodiramphus pyrrhopygiabird that tells when it’s summertimeYuru purlkanyalu nyarrkalpungkula kutipitjaku. Nyangka ngari-ngari ngarala-wananma. Nyangka luurntu tjarrparralpi ngampu tjunku.A big stream of water could gouge out the earth and go on. Then a steep bank continues along for some distance. So kingfishers go into it and lay their eggs there.
luurr(pa)loadnounloadTuraka luurrtjarra pitjangu ngururrkutjarra tjarrpalukatingu.A truck with a load came and got stuck in a (bog hole) along the way.
luurrtumankufromluurr(pa)transitive verbload things onto something