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nungkurringkufromnungkuintransitive verbbecome full, become satisfiedafter eatingNungkurringkulalpi watjarnu, ‘Ngunytju, kapitjirratjarringu-rna.’When he was full (the child) said, ‘Mummy, I’m thirsty.’Means the same asparltjarringku
nungkutjirratjafromnungkuadverb 2desperately hungrySee alsonungkumunuparltjamunuMeans the same asparltjatjirratjamirrkatjirratja
nuyuadjectivebluntWartakartalpa nuyu.This axe is blunt.Means the same asnyultju
nuupalyanewadjectivenewKutjulpirtulpi-ya warntu nuupalya watjalpayi yarrngulypa.Long ago they would call new material ya̲r̲r̲n̲gu̲l̲ypa̲.
nuurru-nuurrurringkuintransitive verbhuddle together in fearRaapitalu nyakulalpi ngurlu pupama. Nyakulalpi nuurru-nuurrurringku, kapurturriku ngurlu pupama kurlkurlkunama.When the rabbits see it they crouch in fear. They huddle together in fear, that is, they come together and fearfully crouch down and shiver.sounds likenyuurru-nyuurrurringku
nuut(pa)variant ofnuutu
nuutunoughtalsonuut(pa)nountenNuutpa-rna kanyira.I’ve got ten.Nuutu.Ten (dollars).Means the same asyilil(pa)