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wuulkurruthrobbing, so sore one can barely walkusually from a boilWuulkurru mapitjatjaku purtu kulira.You can’t think how to walk because it’s throbbing so much.
wuulkurrulkufromwuulkurruthrobYurnturrngutjarra ngarrirra yulangu tjirnturringkunyangka kutikatingu wuulkurruranyangka pukulytjingantjamunungka.Because she lay there and cried the whole night with a boil, he took her (to the clinic), because it was throbbing and she hadn’t burst it.See alsokuurnkuyatulkuwartartapungku
wuulurrupungkuswoop downWarlawurru wuulurrupungku kukangka.An eagle swoops down on meat.
wuurl-wuurl(pa)1fromwuurlarralkujumping, missing part of the song cycleNyurnta wuurl-wuurlpa mapitjangu.The joey went jumping along.Ngiirirraalku. Nyaarringamakurlu, wuurl-wuurlpa yanku.The gears clash. It’s like what happens when (the car) goes jumping forward.Wuurl-wuurlpa pitjayinma kakal-kakalta marlarrkungkatjanya kartakatinyangka.You come jumping up and down on the corrugations if (the shock absorbers) at the back have got broken.Wuurltu-wuurltu yinkarra.He’s missing part of the song cycle as he’s singing through it.See alsowararra-wararra
wuurl-wuurl(pa)2fromwuurlarralku1spinifex hopping mouseNotomys alexisplacental mammal that eats seeds, leaves, roots and insectsWuurl-wuurlpa: tarrkawara mingkiri talingkatja.The w̲u̲u̲r̲l̲-w̲u̲u̲r̲l̲pa̲ is the same as a t̲a̲r̲r̲k̲a̲w̲a̲r̲a̲, a mouse from the sandhills.Tjakura-ya wuurl-wuurlpa talingka nyinapayi.The desert skinks and the hopping mice live in the sandhills.2kultarr mouseAntechinomys laniger spencerimouse-size marsupial that eats insects and other small invertebratesMeans the same astarrkawara1
wuurlarralkujumpWuurlarralkitja paalyutingu.He was going to jump but fell down.Papa wuurlarralku wiltjanguru.A dog jumps down from a shelter.Means the same aswararrakatiku
wuurlmankufromwuurlarralkujump, jump up and downTjilku wuurlmara talingka.The child is jumping on the sandhills.
wuurlukatikualsowuurlutikuduck down, move down out of sightWiilyka ngarriku-ngarriku yarnangu watipitjalayinnyangka nyakulalpi wuurlukatiku.A feral cat lies there and when it sees a person going across, it ducks down out of sight.Yurltu yapungka tatira matakulukatiku mawuurlukatirra makukurraalku.A car climbs up the hill and goes over the other side, then moves out of sight and goes on.
wuurlutikuvariant ofwuurlukatiku
wuurntankusteal someone’s wife and childrenWiya, wati nyarralu pitjangu-ra tjilkutjarra wuurntanu kanyira.Oh, that man over there came and stole his wife and children and is keeping them.
wuuny(pa)whistle, whistlingNgana, watipitja-ya tiwa ngarama wuunytjarra. Pitjangu-rniyan kunkunpa kanara parrakukurraara tjurlpupirinytju.Hey, get out of the way and stand a long way away and stop whistling. You’ve come waking me up and running around like birds.Means the same asrukuny(pa)wurtin(pa)
wuunykampakumake someone feel hotWiya-rni wuunykamparranyangka kutikati tiwa-tiwa tjurra.Oh, take (the fire) and put it further away because it’s making me feel hot.Kurlilu-rni wuunykamparra.The heat is making me feel hot.Yarnangu ngamu nyinarranyangka watjalku, ‘Wuunykamparra-rni. Tiwa-tiwa nyina.’When a person is sitting close you say, ‘It’s making me feel hot. Sit further away.’See alsoyuunkampakuyuun-yuunmanku
wuupularnkatikuvibrate backwards and forwards, quiverPalunyangka kurlarta ngaanya mawayirntaralpi parnangkakutju murrungarala wuupularnkatirranytja.Then this spear went past him and was just standing there upright in the ground quivering backwards and forwards.Tjiinyakurlu mutukangka kurranyu waya murrutjurra wanti. Nyangka ngarala wuupularnkatima. Palunyapirinypa.Think about how you erect a whip aerial upright on a car. Then (as you drive along) it’s there vibrating backwards and forwards. It’s like that.Means the same askutarnmanku
wuuwarralku1lift head to lookof animalsMarlulu wuuwarrara nyaku.A kangaroo lifts its head and looks.2rise upof fireMarlu-ya katiku tjunku tjararrpungku waru tililku. Nyangka-ya nyakulalpi watjalku, ‘Marlu nyarra katinyangka waru wuuwarrarnu.’ Ngurrkarntanku-ya watjalku waru purlkanya kamparranyangka.They might bring a kangaroo and put it down, dig a hole and light a fire. Then when others see (the smoke) they’ll say, ‘The fire is rising up because they’ve brought a kangaro.’ They’ll recognise it and say that, because a big fire is burning.Tiwa tilirayinma yalatjatjanulu malikilu. Nyangka-ya nyakulalpi watjalku, ‘Waru wuuwarrarnu kamparra.’A stranger (arriving) after a trip might light a fire some distance away. Then the others will see it and say, ‘Fire is rising up and burning.’See alsotilurnmanku
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