-yanku1pronoun endingtheir all, for themselves, each other3rd person plural possessive, reflexive and reciprocalTjitjilu-yanku kutju-kutju kanyirnu.The children had one each.Mirrka-yanku mawurra-mawurralu mantjiranytja.They were all getting their own food.Palunyalu mapitjangu milyarnpungu. Ka-yanku kata yaturanytja.Then she went away and cried and everyone started hitting their heads with stones.Maruwaarrkulu-yanku pungama.Fellow Aboriginal people fight each other.2pronoun endingfor yourselves, your, among yourselves2nd person plural reflexive and reciprocalKantilytja-kantilytja-yanku warntu tjunkula-wanala.Put your blankets along each side (of the truck).Kartakutjarralu-yanku minymalukutju palunyanyatjarra wangkama.You women should talk about that issue separately.See also-tjanampanku3endingused to describe an abundance of somethingWara-yanku mirrka walykumunu kampurarrpa ngarala-warni yiwarrangka.Oh wow, look at all those lovely bush tomatoes growing on the side of the road.
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yantalkuNORTHERNbreak something offWati ngaalu-ya marnkurrtu kutipitjangu kurlarta yantarnu katingu.These three men went and broke off (roots for) spears and brought them back.
yantangarrikulie on one elbow -- with head propped on handYantangarrirra nyiku tjunkulalpi.He put his elbow down and is lying on one elbow.See alsokantilyngarrikungumpingarrikungurnkukultulku
yantarrmaflying saucer bushAcacia hillianalow flat-topped wattle bush with bright green leaves, edible seeds and grubs in the rootsYantarrma tjiinya makutjarra. Tjiinya-ya pirnilu Yurliyangka yilara. Yurntura-ya warnirra mantjira ngalkupayi. Tjiinya-ya yantarrma ngarala rirrangkatarrartu.The flying saucer bush has grubs. You know, lots of people pull them out in the Rawlinson Ranges. They push the bush right over and get (the grubs) and eat them. There are flying saucer bushes on the ironstone ridges too.
yantuly(pa)lightly, not properlyYantulypakutju-rna pungu wantingu.I just hit him lightly.See alsomanarrtjarratarril(pa)piwarr(pa)parnmirr(pa)Means the same aspuurl(pa)yaruny(pa)
yantjakicamping out overnight -- not at waterholePitjalayilku mangarriku yantjaki kuka pungkulayilku mungarrtjikutju pitjama, tjinguru tjirntu kutjarranguru.You come along and camp out, kill lots of game and come back in the afternoon, or maybe after two days.Tjiinyakurlu tjapila kulila watilu, ‘Kapi-munta ngamu ngarala?’ Nyangka watjalku, ‘Munulawu ngarala, tiwa purlkanya. Tjiinyan pitjayinku yantjaki kutjarratjanu parrapitjaku kapi palunyaku.’It’s like when a man asks, ‘Is the waterhole close?’ Then someone says, ‘It’s a long way away. You’ll keep going, and after camping out two nights, you’ll arrive at that waterhole.’Means the same asngarringka
yantji1furry tail of animal such as fox or dingoTuuka yantji purlkanyatjarra.A fox has a very furry tail.2brush-like flowerWitjinti yantji, yurltukunpa yantji, karliny-karlinypa yantji.The corkwood flowers, desert grevillea and honey grevillea are brush-like flowers.Kapi tjutiralpi tjulkulku. Palunyatjanulu yantji pirninya mantjilku warniku.After pouring water on (the honey grevillea flowers), you squeeze them. Then you get the brush-like flowers and throw them away.3protruding stamen, part that sticks out of the middle of some flowersof some eremophila, or emu, bushesNgarrankura yantjitjarra, tulypurrpa yantjitjarrartu.The desert fuchsia and weeping emu-bush flowers have protruding stamens.Puru tjurlpulu-ya tjurratja tjikilpayi tulypurrpa yantjingkatja.Birds suck nectar from the protruding stamens of the weeping emu bush.
yantjiwarafromyantjitype of pussy-tail or long-tailed plantPtilotus polystachyus, P. macrocephalus, etc.Yantjiwara tjiinya yalpurtarti. Pirni-ya pakarnu ngarala-warni purtingka yurirltatarrartu.
Y̲a̲n̲t̲ji̲w̲a̲r̲a̲ is a tall green and white pussy-tail. Lots of them have grown up and are everywhere in mulga woodland and in open spaces too.See alsopapayantjiMeans the same asyalpurtarti
Y̲a̲n̲t̲ji̲w̲a̲r̲a̲ is a tall green and white pussy-tail. Lots of them have grown up and are everywhere in mulga woodland and in open spaces too.See alsopapayantjiMeans the same asyalpurtarti
yanumarrasmall green edible grub found on grassthe larvae of one of the large hawkmoths, C̲e̲l̲e̲r̲i̲o̲ l̲i̲n̲e̲a̲t̲a̲ l̲i̲v̲o̲r̲n̲i̲c̲o̲i̲d̲e̲s̲. Has no snout, no ‘eye’ marks, is striped and has a horn.Nyarlpi yikirr-yikirrarringu. Yanumarralu ngalkulanytja.These leaves have got grub-eaten. The green grubs have been eating them.See alsokurupawupiikarli
yarnakirimoonlight, moonlit nightKulkurtala tjilkamarta nyinarra. Yarnakiringka-latju mantjilpayi.At Kulkurta there are spiny anteaters. We get them on moonlit nights.Yarnakiritjarra-ya kapi pirtinguru nyinarra wakalpayi nyatunya, marlu, karlaya, papa ngupanu kapiku-ya pitjalanyangka.When it’s moonlight, (men) sit by a waterhole and spear hill kangaroos, kangaroos, emus and dingoes when they come for water.See alsokitjirlikirnarapira
yarnangu1nounbodyof a living personWarlawurruku yurtalypanku yarnangungka tjunu turlku kantulkitjalu.He put eagle down on his body when he was ready to dance.2nounperson, someone, peoplePapa palunyanya yarnangu nyakula wawurlmara.That dog barks when it sees someone.Tjiitjanya yarnangu, tjukurrpa wiya.Jesus was a real person, not a character from a dreamtime story.Tjungurringu-ya yarnangu kutjupangka.They joined up with another group of people.Kutjulpirtunyu pangkalangu nyinarranytja pulpangka. Ka-yanyu yarnangu pirninya ngamu parrapitjayintjamunu.Once upon a time there was a giant who lived in a cave. So the people didn’t go near it.3nounthe whole of somethingYarnangu ngalku.You eat the whole (of that fruit).4nounform of somethingTurakan yarnangu nyangu?Did you see the truck? (We only heard it.)5adverb 2wholeheartedlyTjiinya-ya kutjupalu watjalpayi yarnangulu turlku yinkarra nyinakitjalu.Some people always say they want to sing a song wholeheartedly.
yarnangungkarringkufromyarnangucome around and into one’s bodyNgayuku tjamu-rni yarnangungkarringu.My grandfather(’s spirit) has come around and into my body.
yarnangupurufromyarnanguamong the crowdYarnangupuru kumpira yanu.There was quite a crowd so he slipped in between them and disappeared.
yarnangurrikufromyarnangu1become a human being, take on bodily formYarnangurringu nyinarranytja.(After God breathed into Adam) he became a living human being and was there.Yaarr-yaarrpa pirni nyinapayi pulpangka wartangkatarrartu. Palunyatjanu-ya yutirringkupayi. Palunyatjanu-ya yarnangurringkupayi, paparringkupayi, minymarringkupayi. Palunyatjanu kuwartjingara katipayi.The ya̲a̲r̲r̲-ya̲a̲r̲r̲ spirit-beings live in caves or trees. Then they become visible. They take on bodily form, of a dog or a woman. They confuse (people) and take them away.2become visible
yarnangurtu1wholeMarlu tjutupungu katingu ngurrakutu. Palunyalu-tjanampa yarnangurtu nintirnu paara ngalkutjaku.A man shot a kangaroo and brought it home. Then he gave them the whole kangaroo to cook and eat.Means the same aswankartu2very, hugein a restricted set of idiomatic expressionsWiya, kapi ngaanya yuru yarnangurtu waalkarrara karruwana pitjangu.Oh, this huge expanse of floodwater came along the creek.Warnanpa yarnangurtu pitjangu.A huge flood came.See alsowanka3
yarnangurtu watjalkuspeak directlyTjinguru kiti-kiti watjanma. Palalu pikakitjalu yarnangurtu puntura watjara.He should’ve spoken indirectly. He’s speaking directly to start a fight.See alsokuru watjalkupuntura watjalku
yarnangutjarramunufromyarnangu1not aroundPitjaku-rna tjapilku kulilku, ‘Nyawayin Kunmarnarranya?’ Ka watjalku-rniya, ‘Wiya-kulila yarnangutjarramunu. Yunguntjarralpi-rna nyangu nyangka wiyarringu. Kukakutarrartu yanu tjinguru.’I might come and ask, ‘Have you seen Kunmarnarra?’ Then they’ll say to me, ‘Look, he’s not around. I saw him this morning, but now he’s not here. He might have gone hunting.’2no one aroundPitjangu-rna nyangu yarnangutjarramunu ngaralanytja. Ngurra-parta-ya yiwarlangka kaninytjarra nyinarra tiipii nyakulanytja.I came and saw that there was no one around. But they were all inside the house watching TV.
yarnkulkucry out in pain, groan with painYarnkunma pikatjarra. Tjiinya kaarrngarala pika purlkanya ka yarnkunma.You cry out in pain when you’re wounded. It hurts a lot and you cry out in pain.
yarnkuru makanyilkufromyarnkurulisten to something further awayNyangka-lu wati nyarra mularrtu watjalku, ‘Tjuyi, ngurlulumpa-rna yarnkuru makanyira.’Then that man would say to him, ‘Psst, I’m nervously listening to hear what’s happening over there.’Yarnkuru makanyila munkarra.Listen carefully and see if you can hear what’s happening further over.Means the same aspina makanyilku
yarnparaised groundKukaku-pula ngurrirayirnu-ngurrirayirnu nyangu yarnpangka-pulampa yura kutjarra ngaralanytja.The two (women) searched for meat until they saw two hibernating goannas’ holes on the raised ground.Yarnpangka-ya wiltjalpayi tuunparrangka, kapingarri wantirraka.After leaving an area where the water runs, they’d build shelters on raised ground.Yarnpa partu yatu kapurtu.
Y̲a̲r̲n̲pa̲ is different (from t̲u̲r̲l̲t̲u̲-t̲u̲r̲l̲t̲u̲), it sticks up in one place.See alsotuntururruturltu-turltuMeans the same astuukulatuunparra
Y̲a̲r̲n̲pa̲ is different (from t̲u̲r̲l̲t̲u̲-t̲u̲r̲l̲t̲u̲), it sticks up in one place.See alsotuntururruturltu-turltuMeans the same astuukulatuunparra
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