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narntu-narnturringkufromnarntu-narntuintransitive verbbecome curled up, curved, twistedWayurta kupari narntu-narnturriku.A possum’s tail curls up.See alsokarli-karlirringku
narawarraalsonarawarranyanounbrown falconFalco berigorasoaring birdMeans the same askiirr-kiirr(pa)
narawarranyavariant ofnarawarra
narilarralkuintransitive verbstart hurting againWirtapi-rni nyaatjanu narilarrarnu?Why has my back started hurting again?See alsomanmaltjingalkumiirlarralkutiirraalkusounds likenarrilarralku
nariltjingalkufromnarilarralkutransitive verbpoke intousually one’s backTjinatarrartu ngarrirranytjalu nariltjingalku.Even a shoe lying under you might poke into your back.‘Nyaalu-rni wirtapi kultura?’ Warntu katuralpi-rna nyaku, ‘Warta purlkanya-parta ngarrirranytja? Warta ngaalu-rni pika nariltjingarnu.’‘What’s piercing my back?’ I might lift the blanket and see, ‘Do you mean to say that a big piece of wood was lying there? This piece of wood poked into my back and hurt me.’sounds likenarriltjingalku
narrilarralkuintransitive verb1move down or across the sky towards the westTjiinyakurlu tjukalpa pitjaku-pitjaku narrilarralku.It’s like when the Milky Way comes along and moves down the sky.Pirntirri narrilarralku.A star could fall down the sky.Tjirnturringkukitjangka munga narrilarralku. Ka tjirntu ngalyapakalku.When it’s nearly daybreak the night sky moves down. Then the sun comes up.2wobbleTjinguru wartangka narrilarralku punkalku.Maybe someone will wobble and fall from a tree (ladder).sounds likenarilarralku
narriltjingalkufromnarrilarralkutransitive verb1wobble somethingNarriltjingantjamaraltu kanyila. Ka-rnayi tatila.Don’t wobble (the tree ladder), hold it and let me climb up.2topple or push someone or something overWartalu narriltjingalku warniku ka punkalku.A log topples you right over and you fall.Palunyalu warta yintirri watinarriltjingarnu.Then he pushed the tree ladder over sideways.See alsoyurritjingalku3do something until a constellation (group of stars) goes downKukurrpa pitjangu-pitjangu tjukalpa narriltjingarnu.He came cruising along until the Milky Way went down (towards morning).sounds likenariltjingalku
narrmu-narrmualsonarrmul-narrmul(pa)adjectivejaggedPapalu warntu patjalku kartarntanku. Nyangka narrmu-narrmu ngarama.If a dog bites a blanket and tears it then there’s a jagged (hole).
narrmul-narrmul(pa)variant ofnarrmu-narrmu
natji-natjiadverb 2lively, jolly, merrilyNatji-natji yikarringkula malikiwana.She’s merrily laughing (going around) among strangers.Tjitji walykumunu natji-natji.She’s a lovely, jolly childMinyma pampatarrartu walykumunu natji-natji yikarringkulanytja.An old woman was nice too, and was laughing merrily.
nawurrpungkutransitive verbscoop something outMinyma kutjulu tjawara parna nawurrpungkula warnirranytja. Tjarrparralpi ngari yurrara warnirranytja.One woman was digging and scooping out the dirt and throwing it away. She got down in (the hole) and was gathering the honey ants and throwing them out.
nayikisnakenounany poisonous snakePakarnu tukutapirinytju mantjiranytja, nayiki pirni mantjiranytja. Ngaatja paakunintirnu palunya patjarnu yaanpungkutja.He got up and, like a doctor, was getting snakes (from the person’s body). They’d bitten him and made the sickness spread around his body.Means the same aslirruniikinyinngi
nayil(pa)nailnounnailNayilpa kakalpungku warniku.You push a nail out and throw it away.
nayili-nayiliadjective, adverb 2scatterbrained, absent-mindedNgananya ngaanya nayili-nayili pitjangu? Purtukulilpa.Who is this scatterbrained person who’s come? She can’t think straight.Nayili-nayili parrapitjayirni. Wataru-wataru parrapitjayirni, mirrkatarrartu mantjintjamaalpa.She’s going around absent-mindedly. She’s going about forgetfully not even getting food (for the family).See alsokawaru-kawaruwataru-wataruMeans the same asyati-yati
nayilymara ngarrikuintransitive verb coupletbe beautifulwith birds singing and lots of flowers giving off a pleasant scentYitjarnu purlkarringkunyangka purti palunyanya nayilymara ngarrirra.Since the green grass has proliferated that bushland area is beautiful with birds singing and flowers giving off a pleasant scent.
nayirrpungkutransitive verb1scrape the top off the ground around honey ants’ holePiirrpungku nyinakatiku nayirrpungku wirrangka.You scrape (the surface of the honey ants’ hole), sit down and scrape the top off the ground around the hole with the digging bowl.2pull things out, rummage through thingsNyarra nayirrpungkulanytjaku nintilkitjamunu.You won’t give anything to (a child) who rummages through your things.Yarnangulutarrartu mutukangkatjaku ngurrinma. Nyangka tjapilku, ‘Nyaakun pitjangu nayirrpungkula nyakula?’A person also might look for tools. So the (owner) asks, ‘Why have you come rummaging through my things looking for something?’See alsolikipungku
niikisnakenounany poisonous snakeNgayuku tjamulu mantjirnu parnaltji. Parnaltji mantjirnu ngayuku kaparli niikilu patjantja.My grandfather married a widow. He married a widow, my grandmother, the one who was bitten by a snake.Means the same aslirrunayikinyinngi
niil(pa)needlenounneedleKatinpa puru niilpa mantjira wirrtjala.Get a needle and cotton and come quickly.Tjitjalu-tjananya niilta tjilturrunkupayi.The nurse always gives them injections.
nikaniggernounignorant personNikalu pungu.She, an ignorant person, killed (one twin).Nikalu pungkula.She, an ignorant person, hits the (deaf child).Nika palyamunulu mantjirnu warningu.An ignorant person took (my cassette) and threw it away.
nikakutulkufromnikatransitive verbcall someone a nigger
nikirrpalavariant ofnikirrpalya
nikirrpalyanakedalsonikirrpalaadjectivenakedWati-ya minymatarra nyinapayi warntumaalpa nikirrpalya.The men and women also used to be naked, with no clothes.See alsokuna nikirrpalyamarna yartakaMeans the same asnikiti
nikitiEASTERNnakedadjectivenakedSee alsokuna nikirrpalyamarna yartakaMeans the same asnikirrpalya
ninngirraalkuintransitive verbbecome slightly crackedof boneTjakipirri tjarlpa yatulku palunyangka ninngirraalku. Ka pitjayilku tjirntu kutjarratjanu miralkunku purtu paltjuranytjalu.If you hit an emu’s leg (with a bullet, the leg) will be slightly cracked. Then (the emu) will come along and after a couple of days realise that it can’t walk.Tarrka ninngirraarnu.The bone has got slightly cracked.
nintiadjective, adverb 2know, knowledgeable, skilled, experiencedPitjayi watjala nintilu.Let him come and tell about it since he knows.Kurlartaku ninti.He knows (the pain) of a spear.See alsopina ninti