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tayirrakalkuscoop up somethingTayirrakala-rni nintila kapi kimpiringka.Scoop up a little water in a digging bowl and give it to me.Kampurarrpa-rna yurrara tjutilku-tjutilku pirtingka. Palunyalu ngurrakitjalu pakalku pitingka tayirrakara tjutilku katiku.I might gather a lot of bush tomatoes and pour them into a hole in the ground. Then when I’m ready to go home I’ll scoop them up and pour them into a dish and take them (home).Parna wirrangka tayirrakara tjutilku.You scoop up dirt in a digging bowl and pour it out.Wangurnutarrartu tayirrakara tjutilku.You also scoop up woollybutt-grass seed and pour it out.See alsotayinyaku
tii3teateaTii wiyarringkunyangka wangara kurrkaltjunkuWhen there’s no more tea left you can heat up sugar (solution).Mirrka karnpitjarra tiingka tjarrpatjunku. Palunyalu nyaku karltirr-karltirrpa tiingka ngarrirranyangka.If you put bread spread with margarine into tea, then you’ll see droplets of fat lying on top of the tea.See alsokapartimaruwangara
tii-tii1dryof waterhole or placePitjaku nyaku-ya, ‘Wiya, kapimaalpa tii-tii ngarala.’They’d come (to a waterhole) and see, ‘Oh, there’s no water, it’s dry.’Ngurra tii-tii yukiriwiya. Yayilurru purlkanya ngarala.This place is dry with no grass. It’s a severe drought.2flaky, dried outof skinNyangka-tjanampa palunyaku tjilku pirni mara puyilpa puru yiiku puyilpa nyinapayi. Nyangka tjilku palunyanya yiiku tii-tii nyinapayi.Their children had shiny hands and faces. But that child had a dry, scaly face.See alsonyintarra3dusty, covered with ashesTjitji-ya ngarlpurringkulanytja parna palyamunungka. Palunyatjanungka-ya tii-tii pirnipurlka ngarala.The children were playing in the bad (soft) earth. Because of that they’re all dusty.See alsomantapurunyiirl-nyiirl(pa)nyintjin-nyintjin(pa)pitjurn-pitjurn(pa)pulparli-pulparlitjiily-tjiilymunu
tii-tiilarralkufromtiilarralkusparks fly in all directionsTii-tiilarralku purli kutjarra yatunnyangka.Sparks fly up when you hit two stones together.Tii-tiilarralku warta tjangi kutjarra pungkunyangka.Sparks fly in all drections when you hit two firesticks together.
tii-tiirr(pa)very sore, severe hurt, severely burntPika tii-tiirrpa miraralpi ngaparrtjika pungku.When you feel severe hurt you hit that person in return.Kurlilu-rni kampanyangka-rna miri tii-tiirrpa miralku.When the sun burns me I’ll feel my skin get severely burnt.See alsotiirraalkutiirrtjingalku1
tii-tiirringkufromtii-tiibecome dryWalu tii-tiirringu ngarala kapimaalpa.This shallow waterhole on the rock surface has got dry and there’s no water here.Kutjulpirtulpi ngurra yukiritjarra ngarapayi. Nyangka kuwarri tii-tiirringu ngarala.A long time ago this place used to have green grass. But now it’s got dry.
tiil-tiil(pa)nankeen kestrel -- formerly Australian kestrelFalco cenchroidessoaring birdTiil-tiilpa wararrangka nyinapayi. Ka kuna punkanma. Nyangka tjilkulu-ya tiwanguru nyakulapi tatilku.Nankeen kestrels live in a cliff face. So their droppings keep falling (along it). Then children see them from a distance and climb up (to get the eggs or chicks).Tiil-tiiltu kultura tjarrpatjura tjarralparingka.The nankeen kestrel grabs (its prey) with its claws and puts it in a tree fork.
tiilarralkushoot outof sparksYarltanguru-rni tiilarrarnu kampangu.A spark flew off a hot coal and burned me.sounds liketiilyarralku
tiilpungkuvariant oftiipungku
tiirlpungku1break apart a piece of quartz -- by knocking two pieces togetherTjingurun purli tjalyirrpa kutjarra mantjiralpi tiirlpungku nyaku yiri purlkanyatjarra.You might get two pieces of quartz and knock them together and break them apart and you’ll see a piece with a sharp edge.2break open egg shellof chickNgunytju tjakipirrilu ngampu tjunkulayilku wantinyangka mama nyinatiku. Palunyalanguru kanyirayilku kurlunypa pirnilu-ya ngampunguru tiirlpungkula pakannyangka-tjananya katiku.When the mother emu lays the eggs and leaves them the father sits on them. Then he minds them and when all the little ones break (the egg shell) open and hatch out of the eggs he takes them with him.
tiily(pa)click, creakTiilypa tjukumunu.It was a big click (noise made by the iron cooling).
tiilyarralkufromtiily(pa)click, creakTjiinya warta tiilyarrarnu punkalkitja.The tree creaked when it was going to fall.Means the same asmintilyarralkusounds liketiilarralku
tiilyka1sharp white flake that breaks off a quartz stoneWaru-rna nyuyurnu nyinarranytja. Nyangka purli tjalyirrnguru warurringkulalpi pukulyarrarnu. Ka-rni tiilyka kurlunytju kampangu. Ka-rna mantjirnu warningu.I lit a fire and was sitting there. Then when a piece of quartz got hot it exploded. So a small flake burnt me. Then I got it and threw it away.2lens of the eye which appears whiteTjiinya-latju marlu katawara mantjilku. Palunyalu-latju kuru ngalkulalpi kaninytjarra nyaku kuru tiilyka.We get the head and neck part of the kangaroo. Then when we’ve eaten the eye we see its lens.Yirlpangka tirnkangka papangkatarrartu tjurlpungka ngarala tiilyka.The lens (of the eye) is there in perenties, sand goannas, dingoes, and birds.Puru-lanyatju yarnangungka kuru maru-maru ngarala katalarra. Nyangka kaninytjarra pirntalpa tiilyka nyinarra.Also in us humans the eye is dark on the top. But underneath the white lens is there.3single piece of emu fat shaped like a bladePaluru-rni tiilyka yungu.He just gave me a small piece of emu fat.Tjiinya tjakipirringka tjuningka kapangka ngarala tiilyka. Tjinguru-rna katapungku palunyangka tiilyka kurlunypa punkalku. Puru-rna ngalkulanyangka punka-punkanma.In the abdomen of the emu underneath the flap there are tiny pieces of fat. If I cut it, the small pieces of fat fall off. Also when I’m eating it, they fall off.See alsokuru tiilyka
tiilymankufromtiily(pa)make a click sound, make a creaking soundTiilymara-rna.I’m making a creaking sound (on the table).
tiilytjingalkufromtiily(pa)make click sound, make a creaking soundPurtu tiilytjingarnu nyangka puurlpa yaturnu.He clicked (the rifle) unsuccessfully and (the hammer) hit (the bullet) slightly (and the rifle didn’t go off).See alsomintilytjingalku
tiinmankumake a whistling sound‘Nyaapa nyarra tiinmarayirni?’ ‘Wiya, tukutapulayinpa pitjangu.’‘What’s that over there making a whistling sound?’ ‘Oh, it’s the flying doctor plane that’s come.’sounds liketiinymanku
tiintitenttent, tarpaulinTiinti-rna ngaanya karrpirnu walurnu wantingu.I tied this tent up and made it firm.Means the same aspirrily-pirrily(pa)
tiiny-tiiny(pa)fromtiiny(pa)flickeringWiya, nyarra tiwanguru tiiny-tiinypa pitjayirni. Waru tili.Oh, over there (a light) is coming along flickering. It’s the light of a firestick.Waru likarra-likarratjarra-ya pitjaku kukatjanu tiiny-tiinypa tiwanguru.They used to come home from hunting a long way off, each with a bark firestick flickering.
tiiny(pa)flickeringTiinypa wiyarringu.The flickering has stopped.
tiinyarralkufromtiiny(pa)flickerYurltu nyarranya mungangka tili wiya ngarangu-ngarangu tiinyarraralpi tili purlkarringu.That car had no lights at night and then its light flickered and shone brightly.
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