yangupalayoung fellow1unmarried man -- from new manhood to marriageKungka ngarnmanytjatjalu mukurringkulanytja yangupala ngaanya.An older woman was desiring this young man.Means the same asnyiwayi2young personKitaa ngaralanyangka-ya yangupala pirni rilyi-rilyilpayi.When there’s a disco the young people crowd around.
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yangurawhite interior edible part of bloodwood apple/bush coconut (insect gall on Eucalyptus opaca), edible grub found inside itMiipurrpa yapungka kartaralpi yangura ngalku.You break the bloodwood apple open with a stone and eat the inside part.See alsomiipurr(pa)Means the same asnguku-nguku
yanyan-yanyan(pa)fromyanyanarriku1disliking, hatefully, spitefullyYanyan-yanyanpa-rna nyinarranytja watiku, murtilyaku.I used to have a dislike for men and teenage boys.Yitjiny-yitjinypa ngarltutjarra nyinarra. Tjinguru yanyan-yanyantu watjaranytja.The poor thing was always picked on. Maybe someone was hatefully talking about him.2tired of, sick ofNgunytju-ra yanyan-yanyanpa tjilku palaku.Her mother is sick of that child.See alsokarurr-karurr(pa)
yanyan-yanyanarrikufromyanyanarrikubecome fed up with someone or somethingMirrka kutjunyartu ngalangu-ngalangu yanyan-yanyanarringu.He ate the same food and got fed up with it.See alsokarurr-karurrarriku
yanyanarrikudislike someone or somethingMinyma tjurtulunku marlanypa yanyanarrirra payilpayi warrkipayi.The older sister was always disliking, growling and swearing at her younger sister.See alsokarurr-karurrarrikuwalykurringku
yanyanpungkufromyanyanarrikuact hatefully towards someone, speak hatefully to someone, refuse to cooperate with someoneWiya, minyma ngaalu-rni pitjangu tirtu yanyanpungkula mamu-rnara nyinarranyangka.Oh, this woman has come and is always speaking hatefully to me because I’m like a devil to her.Walypala ngaalu-rni mani nintiranytjamunungka-rna yanyanpungama tirtu.Because this white man hasn’t given me any money I always refuse to cooperate with him.Yanyanpungkulanyangka-rna parrangarala, purtu kulira lurrtjurringkula nyinakitjalu.Because they speak hatefully to me I’m standing around. I can’t join up and sit with anyone.
yanyanpurufromyanyanarrikuunpopularNgurra ngaangka-rna yanyanpuru nyinangu mapitjangu ngurra kutjupangka yulangka tjarrpangu.I was very unpopular in this place and then I went to another place where I sat with people who were sympathetic towards me.
yanyantjufromyanyanarrikudisliking strongly, don’t likeYutuwariku-rna yanyantju.I don’t like clouds.See alsokarurr-karurr(pa)Means the same askarurrtju
yanytjul-yanytjul(pa)fromyanytjulku1undeterred, keep coming backWiyangka-rna wangkangu wiyarringu. Ka-rnin yanytjul-yanytjultu tirtu nyakula watjara.I’ve already talked angrily and stopped. But you keep coming back and criticising me.2unexpectedly friendly -- after a fightMinyma ngaalu warrkirrayilku yanyanarringkulayilku nguwanpa pungkulayilku. Ngarriku tjirnturriku watiwirrtjalku kalyparringku tjukurrpa wangkarra nyinama. Ka watjalku, ‘Nyawa yanytjul-yanytjulpa watinyinarra wangkarra kalyparringu.’This woman might swear and be hateful and almost hit someone. The next morning she might go across and be peaceful and sit there telling stories. Then someone will say, ‘Look, she’s unexpectedly friendly sitting across there and talking, (she must have) calmed down.’
yanytjulku1lick someone or somethingPapalu yanytjulpayi.Dogs always lick (people).Marlulu yanytjurnu katurringkula mapitjangu.The kangaroo licked itself, got up and went away.2preen feathersof birdNyangka-litju pitjangu nyangu tjurlpu katurringu ngampunguru. Palunyatjanu ngunytju pitjangu yanytjuranytja.Then we came and saw a bird get up off the eggs. The mother bird came and was preening herself.
yanytjulku warnikufromyanytjulkumake something clear, clean or really nice, renovate somethinglick right overWati ngaalu-tjinguru yiwarra nyakulalpi watjalku, ‘Wiya, yiwarra ngaanya yanytjurnu warningu.’A certain man might see a road and say, ‘Oh, this road has been graded.’Pitjakurlu nyawa, ‘Walykumunu ngaanya yanytjurnu warningu.’ Marninypungama.Think about how you come and see, ‘This is really nice. Someone has cleaned it up.’ You praise it.Tjiya yanytjurnu warningu. Ka walykumunu ngarala. Pitjakurlu nyawa, ‘Walykumunu ngaanya yanytjurnu warningu.’Someone completely renovated the seats and they’re good. Think about how you come and see something, ‘This is excellent. Someone completely renovated it.’
yanytjura watjalkufromyanytjulkupick on someone for no reason, accuse someone without causeKutjupatjarralu-ya yanytjura watjalpayi pikakitjalu.Some people accuse someone for no reason so they can start a fight.Yarnangu yakuri yanytjura.He’s accusing him for no reason.Nyuntulu-rnin pikakitjalu yanytjura watjara watarrku-rna nyinarranyangka.You’re trying to start a fight picking on me for no reason when I wasn’t thinking about anything like that.
yanyusame as beforeYanyukutu tjinguru kutitjangu.Maybe he’s gone to the same place.Yanyunyartu pungu yawarra.Someone hit that very same wound.Tjingurunta wati kutjupalu pika wilurru wakalku wantinyangkan nyinama. Nyangka tjinguru kutjupalunta pika yawarra palunyanyartu wakalku. Nyangkan pika yanyutjarrartu ngarrima.Maybe a man will spear you in the thigh and you’ll get better. Then maybe another man will spear you on that same wound. Then you’ll lie about with that same sore place.‘Wiya, yarrapulayinpa pitjangu wayirntara kutipitjangu.’ ‘Wiya-kulila watipitjayilku tjurrkurlarriku nyinakatikitja yanyungkanku.’‘Oh, the plane has come and gone past.’ ‘No, look it will come across and straighten out to land in its usual place.’
yanyungkartufromyanyuin the same place where someone or something has been beforeSee alsoyungarrangkartu
yanyutjafromyanyusecondhand, someone else’sKurlarta yanyutjangkatja mantjintjamaaltu wanti. Kurlarta yungarrangka pika tjilturrunama.Don’t get someone else’s spear. Fight with your own spear.Mirrka yungarralu paara ngalama, yanyutjaku nyinanytjamaraltu.Cook and eat your own food, don’t sit there waiting for someone else’s.Yanyutjan yarltingu.You’ve married someone else’s wife.Tjilkutarrartu yanyutjaku nyinaku ngunytju yankunyangka.A child also stays with someone else if his mother goes away.
yapakatjahalf-castepart Aboriginal person, half-casteMeans the same asmarta-martamulyamiiny(pa)nyamikatja
yapalypungkuplaster something with a wet substance, plaster something into or onto somethingTampa yarrpalytja yapalypungku palunyalu ngalku.You plaster the damper with jam and then eat it.Tjilkulu pilkingka yarnangu yapalypungku. Ka ngunytjulu nyakulalpi payilku.A child might plaster somebody with mud. Then when his mother sees it she’ll growl at him.Means the same aslapalypungku
yapantjunkumove in coverKa watimaralku katurringkula yapantjura wirrtjalku.Then he’d crawl across, get up and come quickly moving in cover.See alsokumpilku
yapustone, rock, pebble, hill, mountain rangeYapulu yurntulku ka kakinarralku.A stone will trip you up and you’ll stumble.Pitjayirnu nyangu ngaa yapu yurnturanyangka.He came along and saw that right there something was pushing the rock.Minymalu watjalpayinku kaparli yapukutu yankutjamaalpa nyinarratjaku.A woman used to tell her granddaughter not to go to the mountain.Kapiku minymalu witulku tjitji watjalku, ‘Nyarra yapu kantily-kantilytja ngarala mulyangka.’A woman will send a child for water and say, ‘It’s over there on the side of the range at the end.’Means the same aspurli
yapu kurtirraarnu nyinarrafromyapudisobedient, unheeding, uncooperativestone rolled over and sitting thereof child.Means the same aspurli kurtirraarnu nyinarra
yapu parntafromyapubase of a hillKa wati palunyanya yapu parntangka ngarringu.Then the man slept at the base of the hill.Means the same aspurli parnta
yapuly-yapuly(pa)fromyapurocky groundRirra ngaanya ngarala yapuly-yapulypa.This rocky ridge is rocky ground.Means the same aspurlily-purlily(pa)purlilyurlilyu
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