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ruukanyilkutransitive verbkeep for remembrance, keep as a reminderTjimarringka palyalku parlkunpa ruukanyiratjaku.You make a raised scar with a sharp stone for someone to keep (on his body) for a long time.See alsopinaku kanyilku
ruukulilkutransitive verbremember, think over eventsTirtu-rna ruukulira yikarringkulanytja.I kept on remembering it and laughing about it.See alsorurrurulu kulilku
ruularollnounpaper, pageMununyanini ruula parrakatirrayirni.You carry all the papers you need around with you.Tjingurun ruulangka kutjupayarla walkatjunku wantitjalu purtu riitumalku wantirralpi yilykarrpungku warniku wantiku.If you write something incorrectly on a piece of paper you tear it into pieces and discard it because you can’t read it.Wirlkala ruula kutjupanya nyawa.Turn the page over and look at another one.See alsopayipa
ruulumankurolltransitive verbroll something up
ruum(pa)roomnoun1room in a house2spaceSee alsorumuyurirl(pa)
ruunyakutransitive verbvisualise, see with the mind’s eyeRuunyakutjakutarrartu yanu, ngarlpurringkulanytja ngarala.She went away so she wouldn’t visualise him standing playing there (after he had died).Ngayulu-rna ruunyakula wiltja tirtu ngaralanyangka.I can visualise my shelter still standing there.
ruurr(pa)tracknountrack, roadMantayurntiltu piirrpungku ruurrpa.A grader scrapes the top off the road.Means the same asyiwarra
ruurrmankuintransitive verbgrowlof perentie goannaTjawarnu wanarnu kulirnu ruurrmaranytja. Palunyalu tjawara-wanarnu kata pungu.She dug and followed along and heard a growling noise. Then she dug along and hit (the goanna’s) head.See alsoyuurnkarralkuyuurmankuyuurtakalku