mungulku1eat only what food can be scavengedTjiinya-ya tjilku yurlta nyinarranytjalu marlu tarrka tjinatarrartu nyinarra mungulpayi.The children who were at home were sitting eating what they could scavenge from the kangaroo bones and feet.Yanku-rna nyaa-munta mungulku?I haven’t got anything to eat. (lit. I’ll go and I wonder what I’ll be able to scavenge to eat?)Kukalka-rna tarrka munguranytja. Nyuntunyampa-yan kuka walykumunutjarra nyinarra.Of course, I’ve only got meat that’s not very good. But you people have got the choicest meat.2eat somethingTjilku palalu mirrka munguntjatjanu pitjangu nyinarra.That child came here after eating some food.(substitute forngalku3travel in a group going to a traditional ceremonyred ochreWangu murtuny-murtunytju-ya kuwarrinya ngalyamungulku ngurra ngaaku.A convoy of people (men, women and children) will be coming to this place on cultural business.Pirnilu-ya watjaranytja kuwarri-yanyu ngalyamungulku ngurra ngaaku.A lot of people are saying that today the people who are travelling for traditional ceremonies will be coming to this place .
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mungurlivariant ofmungurli-mungurli
mungurli-mungurlialsomungurlidark hairedKata mungurli-mungurli maru.A head of dark hair is black.Ngayunya-rna mungurli.I’m dark haired.
mungurr-mungurr(pa)belligerent, always fighting, belligerentlyderogatory language used to childrenTjilku palyamunu mungurr-mungurrpa.You’re a bad child always wanting to fight.Tjilku palalu pitjangu mungurr-mungurrtu pungkula kunpu-kunpu.That child has come along and is belligerently hitting (others) for nothing.Means the same asmaru-maru
mungurr(pa)alsomungurr-mungurr(pa)1adjectiveblackTurirrpa pala mungurrpa-rni yuwa.Give me that black dress.Tjinguru pirntalpa nintilkitjangka watjalku, ‘Wiya, mungurr-mungurrpa-rnitju nintila.’If someone offers you a white (garment) you might say, ‘No, give me a black one.’See alsomarumaru-maru2nounteadrink, or dry leavesNgunytjulu witurnu palunyaku yurntalpa mungurrpa yankula payipungkutjaku.The mother sent her daughter to go and buy (a packet of) tea.See alsokarlpikiilimpitii3yulypu
mungutja1not wanted, neglected, discarded, of no valueMirrka mungutja wintangka ngarrirra.Tomatoes are lying (seemingly) unwanted near the window.Tjilku-ya mungutja nyinapayi.Her children are always neglected.Mungutja parnangka warniku.Something discarded is thrown on the ground.2not tabooNgaanya yirli mungutja ngarala. Nyarratja yirlitarrartu mayaka.In this country the rock fig isn’t taboo. Over there even the rock fig is sacred.3nothing to do with, unrelated to topic under discussionWiya, mungutja-rnatju.No, I’ve got nothing to do with that.Palunyalu-ya watjalpayi, ‘Wanytjangurun pitjanytja? Tjilkun palyamunu. Mungutjan mularrpa.’Then they’d say, ‘Where did you come from? You’re a bad child. You’re really nothing to do with (us).’
mungutjamunufrommungutja1valuedTuu mungutjamunu-kulila.Look, that door is still valued.2importantTurlku walykumunu yinkarra, mungutjamunu.They’re singing good songs over there. They’re important.3sacred
mungutjarrikufrommungutjabecome unwanted, become discardedYurnturnu wirrupungu. Palunyangka mungutjarringu.She was pushed right out. Because of that she was unwanted (by the man who had relinquished claim to her).Mungutjarringu.(The table) was discarded.
munymuny(pa)1resentfully, holding a grievance, complainingTjinguru pika-rni payilku. Ka-rna ngayulu munymunyarringkula watjanma. Nyangka-rni watjalku, ‘Munymunytjukutju-rnin parrangarala watjara. Pika palunyanya wiyarringu.’Maybe a person will growl at me. Then I might get upset and keep talking about it. Then someone might say to me, ‘You’re just going around talking resentfully about the grievance. That fight is finished.’Yanku-rna munymunypa nyinama.I’m going to go away and stay there aggrieved.Munymunymaralpa-lanyu nyinama.Let’s not complain shall we?2very sensitive, prone to cry for nothingTjitji yularranyangka watjalku, ‘Munymunypa tirtu yularra.’When a child is crying you say, ‘He’s sensitive and always crying.’Nguutjunkunyangka yulaku munymunypa. Palunyalu yanku palunyaku ngunytjungka watjalku. Nyangka payilku, ‘Ngurrpalurtu kulirnu mularrpalkanyu pungu. Ngurra-parta nguutjunu.’When someone threatens him the child cries, being sensitive. Then he tells his mother, so she growls at him, ‘I thought that someone had really hit you. But he only threatened to hit you.’3tender to touchPalangka ngamu nyinakatinytjamaaltu wanti. Pikatjarra palanya munymunypa ngarrirra.Don’t sit close to her. She’s lying there with a sore that’s tender to touch.
munymunyarrikufrommunymuny(pa)1become upset, touchy, complain‘Tjinguru ngayunya-rni yanyanarringkula watjara.’ Nyangka minyma kutjupalu watjalku, ‘Wiyan-kulila kunpu-kunpu munymunyarringkula.’‘She’s probably talking hatefully about me.’ But another woman might say, ‘No, look here, you’re getting upset for nothing.’2feel soreas a result of previous illness or injuryPikatjarra-rna tatirnu pitjayirnu kakal-kakalta munymunyarringu.I was sick when I got on (the vehicle), came along and felt sore on the corrugations.3cry quietly when disturbedPilyirrpa kunkunpa ngarriku. Ka watarrku wankannyangka munymunyarriku.A baby might lie asleep and if you suddenly wake it up it’ll cry quietly.
munytjaalsomunytja-munytjasatisfied with a little, small eateropposite of greedyKungka ngaalu munytja-munytjalu ngalku nintilku.This girl, being satisfied with a little, eats (some) and gives (some to someone else).Ngaanya munytja-munytja. Ngaanya ngayarrka purlkanya.This person is satisfied with a little. This one is very greedy.Munytja-rna nyinarra kapiku.I’m satisfied with a small amount of water.
munytja-munytjavariant ofmunytja
munytjuly(pa)wristMunytjulypa-rni kartakatingu.My wrist got broken.
munytjurrpungku1cut deeply2cut something into pieces, sever something with a sharp instrumentKuka munytjurrpungku wantinyangka pirnilu-ya pitjaku mantjilku yini watjara yarltinyangka.After (kangaroo) meat has been chopped into pieces, everyone comes and gets their share when their names have been called out.Yarlkarangka marlu wirtapi munytjurrpungku.You cut the back part of kangaroo meat with an axe.See alsokatapungkukartalkukurntalkuMeans the same askalytjurrpungkumulytjurrpungku
mupungaraku1stick up in the airKurlarta wirrirlipungu. Ka pitjaanu yiringuru mupungarangu.Someone threw a spear from a woomera and it came along and stuck up in the air from the point.2stand upside down, stand with head down, face downwards in a holeMinymalu mupungarala tjawaranytja pinytjataarnpa.A woman was facing down in a hole when she was digging rabbits.3go straight downTirnka-rna tjawarnu. Ka mupungarangu. Ka-rna wantingu.I dug a goanna. But (the hole) went straight down. So I gave up.4point downwards towards the horizonof heavenly bodies about to setMeans the same asmurrungaraku
muputjunku1erect something uprightPurnu tjawarnu muputjunu wiltja palyalkitjalu.She dug and erected the pole upright in the hole to make a shelter.2cause a spear to be embedded in someone or something and stick up3hold something upside downMeans the same asmurrutjunku
muralkuhave sexual intercoursecrude term not used in polite conversationSee alsongarritjunku
muri-murimuscle above the buttocks, gluteal muscle of the buttocksTjinguru karilpa purtu tjarrpatjunku. ‘Wiyan muri-muri purlkanya. Purtun tjarrpatjura. Wanti nyangka nyurrka-nyurrkaluru tjarrpatjurra.’Maybe a woman won’t be able to put a skirt on. ‘Oh, that muscle above your bottom is big. You can’t put it on. Give up and let a thinner person put it on.’
murily-murily(pa)frommurily(pa)1round and smoothPurli murily-murilyku-ya ngurrilpayi kutjulpirtu yurirlwanulu.They used to look for smooth round rocks in the open a long time ago.2short and solidof firewoodNgula waru murily-murilypakutju ngurrkarntara mantjira kati waru tililtjaku.Next time just choose and bring short solid bits of firewood so that I can light a fire.
murily(pa)1grinding stone to pound seeds withRulyupungkula walungka purli murilytja.She’s grinding on a flat stone with a grinding stone.2round stoneMurilypa pirni-ya yurraranytja.(The children) were collecting round stones.Murilypa nyaarringu? -- lalyparringu.The round biscuits have gone what-d’ye-call-it? -- gone flat.See alsotjungaritjiwawalu
murilymankufrommurily(pa)make something round and smoothPalunyalu yapu yaturayilku murilymanku.Then they’d hit the stone (with another stone) until they made it round and smooth.Mangka-ya katapungu murilymanu.They cut their hair and made their heads round and bare.
murintjishort solid pieces of firewoodabout 1 metre longWarta murintji pirni yurrala katima.Collect and bring lots of short solid pieces of wood.Kartatjunku wantinyangka kampaku wiyarriku. Ka murintji ngarrima.When you light a fire in the middle of a log it all burns down. But the solid pieces lie there.See alsomurily-murily(pa)
muru1short spear without an extension, broken spearWati ngaalu kurlarta wirrmira kanyiranytja. Nyangka pika-yanku wakarnu. Nyangka kurlarta kartakatingu muru pirni-ya ngarrirranytja. Nyangka mantjirnu parlkatjunu. Ka kurlartarringu wirrmirarringu. Nyangka kanyiranytja.This man had a long spear. Then they were fighting. The spears broke and there were lots of short spears lying there. So he picked them up and put the extensions on them and they became long spears. He had (good spears again).2spear shaftKurlarta muru mantjiralpi tjirrkarli kurranyu tjunku. Palunyalu marlarrku parlkatjunku.You get the spear shaft and put the point on the front. Then you put the extension on the back.See alsokirrtjurn(pa)3short stickoften used for a walking stickMuru-rni mantjira kati. Nyangka-rna tjukarratjurra mapitja.Bring me a short stick. Then I can place it down firmly and lean on it and go (over there).Palan muru kanyira.You’ve got a short (pencil) there.
murrkarn(pa)making out to be something, putting on airsWati ngaa kutjarralu-pulanku pikalu palunyapirinypa watjanma pikangka, ‘Murrkarnpa mayurayirni nyuntulu, tjunta yawarra-yawarramunulu.’These two men might growl at each other and speak like this in a fight, ‘You’re just making out. You haven’t got any scars on your thighs (to show that you’re a real fighter).’Kutjupalu-tjinguru tjukurrpa watjaranyangka wati ngaalu-lu ngalyawatjalku, ‘Wiya-kulila yarla murrkarnpan watjara. Wanytjawaran pika wakalpayi? Wiyartu.’When somebody is telling a story maybe this man says to him, ‘Look, you’re telling lies. When did you spear people? You didn’t do that.’Wiya, murrkarnpan.No, you’re not that, you’re nothing.seekuna murrkarn(pa)
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