palunyalualsonyalufrompalunya-conjunction1then, and, and then, and soat the beginning of a sentence which has the same subject as the previous oneTjawalku murrutjunku, tjawalku murrutjunku. Palunyalu yartamparri watingarritjunku. Nyalu tjirtapaana pirni tjunama.You dig and erect several poles. Then you lay the cross-piece in place. Then you put the pieces of iron (on top).2as a result of that, after having done something, thatusually at the end of a sentenceKanunypa, walykunytjilpa palyarnu palunyalu.Someone might be unusually quiet because he’s done something really bad.Tjiinya walykunya-latju karrarnpa tjikira, kapi warulku palunyalu.These days we drink clear tea after we’ve boiled the water.Tjilku palalu mayura watjara karlaya ngampu ngalangu, palunyalu.That child is lying, saying that he ate an emu egg.Ngayulu-rna yara kutjupa-kutjupaku nintirringkula-wanarnu. Palunyalu kurrurnpa rapa nyinarra.I’ve learnt a lot of cultural routines. Because of that I’m confident (in regard to those things).See alsonyangka

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